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Principal Financial (PFG) Up 2% Since Last Earnings Report: Can It Continue?
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A month has gone by since the last earnings report for Principal Financial (PFG - Free Report) . Shares have added about 2% in that time frame, underperforming the S&P 500.
Will the recent positive trend continue leading up to its next earnings release, or is Principal Financial due for a pullback? Before we dive into how investors and analysts have reacted as of late, let's take a quick look at the most recent earnings report in order to get a better handle on the important catalysts.
Principal Financial Q2 Earnings Beat, Revenues Lag
Principal Financial's second-quarter 2020 operating net income of $1.46 per share beat the Zacks Consensus Estimate by 11.5%. However, the bottom line decreased 3.9% year over year.
Principal Financial witnessed lower revenues across most of its business lines, offset by lower expenses. Behind the Headlines
Operating revenues decreased 20.5% year over year to nearly $3.2 billion, primarily due to lower premiums and other considerations, and net investment income. The top line missed the Zacks Consensus Estimate by nearly 17%.
Total expenses decreased 25.7% year over year to $2.6 billion due to lower benefits, claims and settlement expenses as well as reduced operating expenses.
Principal Financial’s AUM as of Jun 30, 2020 was a record $701.8 billion, up 0.8% year over year.
Segment Update
Retirement and Income Solution: Revenues decreased 31.5% year over year to about $1.5 billion.
Pretax operating earnings decreased 16.5% year over year to $213.9 million on account of poor performance at Retirement and Income Solution — Fee as well as Spread business.
Principal Global Investors: Revenues of $352.9 million were down 1.8% from the prior-year quarter.
Operating earnings declined 6.2% year over year to $108.4 million primarily due to lower transaction and borrower fees, and higher sales compensation, partially offset by lower operating expenses.
Principal International: Revenues decreased 32.8% year over year to $276.4 million in the quarter.
Operating earnings increased 1.4% year over year to $94.5 million primarily due to more favorable encaje performance, partially offset by foreign currency translation headwinds.
U.S. Insurance Solution: Revenues grew 0.1% year over year to $1.1 billion.
Operating earnings of $155 million increased 5.9% year over year, driven by strong performance at the Specialty Benefits Insurance business.
Corporate: Operating loss of $84 million was narrower than $98.1 million loss incurred a year ago, primarily due to expense management actions.
Financial Update
As of Jun 30, 2020, cash and cash equivalents were $3.1 billion, down 5% year over year.
At second-quarter end, debt was $4.2 billion, up 10.6% year over year.
As of Jun 30, 2020, book value per share (excluding AOCI other than foreign currency translation adjustment) was $44.47, up 1.6% year over year.
Capital Deployment
Principal Financial paid out $153.5 million in dividends.
The board of directors approved third-quarter dividend of 56 cents per share, up 3% year over year.
How Have Estimates Been Moving Since Then?
In the past month, investors have witnessed an upward trend in estimates review.
VGM Scores
At this time, Principal Financial has a poor Growth Score of F, however its Momentum Score is doing a lot better with an A. Following the exact same course, the stock was allocated a grade of A on the value side, putting it in the top quintile for this investment strategy.
Overall, the stock has an aggregate VGM Score of B. If you aren't focused on one strategy, this score is the one you should be interested in.
Outlook
Estimates have been trending upward for the stock, and the magnitude of these revisions looks promising. It comes with little surprise Principal Financial has a Zacks Rank #2 (Buy). We expect an above average return from the stock in the next few months.
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Principal Financial (PFG) Up 2% Since Last Earnings Report: Can It Continue?
A month has gone by since the last earnings report for Principal Financial (PFG - Free Report) . Shares have added about 2% in that time frame, underperforming the S&P 500.
Will the recent positive trend continue leading up to its next earnings release, or is Principal Financial due for a pullback? Before we dive into how investors and analysts have reacted as of late, let's take a quick look at the most recent earnings report in order to get a better handle on the important catalysts.
Principal Financial Q2 Earnings Beat, Revenues Lag
Principal Financial's second-quarter 2020 operating net income of $1.46 per share beat the Zacks Consensus Estimate by 11.5%. However, the bottom line decreased 3.9% year over year.
Principal Financial witnessed lower revenues across most of its business lines, offset by lower expenses.
Behind the Headlines
Operating revenues decreased 20.5% year over year to nearly $3.2 billion, primarily due to lower premiums and other considerations, and net investment income. The top line missed the Zacks Consensus Estimate by nearly 17%.
Total expenses decreased 25.7% year over year to $2.6 billion due to lower benefits, claims and settlement expenses as well as reduced operating expenses.
Principal Financial’s AUM as of Jun 30, 2020 was a record $701.8 billion, up 0.8% year over year.
Segment Update
Retirement and Income Solution: Revenues decreased 31.5% year over year to about $1.5 billion.
Pretax operating earnings decreased 16.5% year over year to $213.9 million on account of poor performance at Retirement and Income Solution — Fee as well as Spread business.
Principal Global Investors: Revenues of $352.9 million were down 1.8% from the prior-year quarter.
Operating earnings declined 6.2% year over year to $108.4 million primarily due to lower transaction and borrower fees, and higher sales compensation, partially offset by lower operating expenses.
Principal International: Revenues decreased 32.8% year over year to $276.4 million in the quarter.
Operating earnings increased 1.4% year over year to $94.5 million primarily due to more favorable encaje performance, partially offset by foreign currency translation headwinds.
U.S. Insurance Solution: Revenues grew 0.1% year over year to $1.1 billion.
Operating earnings of $155 million increased 5.9% year over year, driven by strong performance at the Specialty Benefits Insurance business.
Corporate: Operating loss of $84 million was narrower than $98.1 million loss incurred a year ago, primarily due to expense management actions.
Financial Update
As of Jun 30, 2020, cash and cash equivalents were $3.1 billion, down 5% year over year.
At second-quarter end, debt was $4.2 billion, up 10.6% year over year.
As of Jun 30, 2020, book value per share (excluding AOCI other than foreign currency translation adjustment) was $44.47, up 1.6% year over year.
Capital Deployment
Principal Financial paid out $153.5 million in dividends.
The board of directors approved third-quarter dividend of 56 cents per share, up 3% year over year.
How Have Estimates Been Moving Since Then?
In the past month, investors have witnessed an upward trend in estimates review.
VGM Scores
At this time, Principal Financial has a poor Growth Score of F, however its Momentum Score is doing a lot better with an A. Following the exact same course, the stock was allocated a grade of A on the value side, putting it in the top quintile for this investment strategy.
Overall, the stock has an aggregate VGM Score of B. If you aren't focused on one strategy, this score is the one you should be interested in.
Outlook
Estimates have been trending upward for the stock, and the magnitude of these revisions looks promising. It comes with little surprise Principal Financial has a Zacks Rank #2 (Buy). We expect an above average return from the stock in the next few months.