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Principal Financial (PFG) Q3 Earnings and Revenues Miss
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Principal Financial Group, Inc.’s (PFG - Free Report) third-quarter 2020 operating net income of 85 cents per share missed the Zacks Consensus Estimate by 42.2%. Also, the bottom line decreased 30.9% year over year.
Principal Financial witnessed lower revenues across most of its business lines, offset by lower expenses.
Principal Financial Group, Inc. Price, Consensus and EPS Surprise
Operating revenues decreased 27.9% year over year to nearly $3.2 billion, primarily due to lower premiums and other considerations, fees and other revenues and net investment income. The top line missed the Zacks Consensus Estimate by nearly 9%.
Total expenses decreased 26.2% year over year to $3 billion due to lower benefits, claims and dividends to policyholders as well as reduced operating expenses.
Principal Financial’s AUM as of Sep 30, 2020 was a record $731.3 billion, up 4% year over year.
Segment Update
Retirement and Income Solution: Revenues decreased 38.6% year over year to about $1.6 billion.
Pretax operating earnings increased 65.6% year over year to $281.1 million on account of solid performance at Retirement and Income Solution — Fee as well as Spread business.
Principal Global Investors: Revenues of $382.8 million were up 3.5% from the prior-year quarter.
Operating earnings increased 14.6% year over year to $140.9 million primarily due to higher operating revenues less pass-through expenses and lower operating expenses.
Principal International: Revenues decreased 44.3% year over year to $225.3 million in the quarter.
Operating earnings decreased 46% year over year to $58.7 million primarily due to foreign currency translation headwinds.
U.S. Insurance Solution: Revenues decreased 5.9% year over year to $1.1 billion.
Operating loss was $134.1 million against operating earnings of $120.1 million in the prior-year quarter, primarily due to poor performance at the Specialty Benefits Insurance business and Individual Life Insurance.
Corporate: Operating loss of $69.7 million was narrower than $102.1 million loss incurred a year ago, primarily due to expense management actions and interest received from a tax settlement.
Financial Update
As of Sep 30, 2020, cash and cash equivalents were $3.6 billion, up 11.2% year over year.
At third-quarter end, debt was $4.3 billion, up 13.7% year over year.
As of Sep 30, 2020, book value per share (excluding AOCI other than foreign currency translation adjustment) was $45.10, up 1.9% year over year.
Capital Deployment
Principal Financial paid out $153.7 million in dividends.
The board of directors approved fourth-quarter dividend of 56 cents per share, up 3% year over year.
Among the investment managers that have reported third-quarter results so far, Affiliated Managers Group Inc. (AMG - Free Report) and BlackRock, Inc. (BLK - Free Report) beat the respective Zacks Consensus Estimate for earnings. However, SEI Investments Co. (SEIC - Free Report) missed the same.
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Principal Financial (PFG) Q3 Earnings and Revenues Miss
Principal Financial Group, Inc.’s (PFG - Free Report) third-quarter 2020 operating net income of 85 cents per share missed the Zacks Consensus Estimate by 42.2%. Also, the bottom line decreased 30.9% year over year.
Principal Financial witnessed lower revenues across most of its business lines, offset by lower expenses.
Principal Financial Group, Inc. Price, Consensus and EPS Surprise
Principal Financial Group, Inc. price-consensus-eps-surprise-chart | Principal Financial Group, Inc. Quote
Behind the Headlines
Operating revenues decreased 27.9% year over year to nearly $3.2 billion, primarily due to lower premiums and other considerations, fees and other revenues and net investment income. The top line missed the Zacks Consensus Estimate by nearly 9%.
Total expenses decreased 26.2% year over year to $3 billion due to lower benefits, claims and dividends to policyholders as well as reduced operating expenses.
Principal Financial’s AUM as of Sep 30, 2020 was a record $731.3 billion, up 4% year over year.
Segment Update
Retirement and Income Solution: Revenues decreased 38.6% year over year to about $1.6 billion.
Pretax operating earnings increased 65.6% year over year to $281.1 million on account of solid performance at Retirement and Income Solution — Fee as well as Spread business.
Principal Global Investors: Revenues of $382.8 million were up 3.5% from the prior-year quarter.
Operating earnings increased 14.6% year over year to $140.9 million primarily due to higher operating revenues less pass-through expenses and lower operating expenses.
Principal International: Revenues decreased 44.3% year over year to $225.3 million in the quarter.
Operating earnings decreased 46% year over year to $58.7 million primarily due to foreign currency translation headwinds.
U.S. Insurance Solution: Revenues decreased 5.9% year over year to $1.1 billion.
Operating loss was $134.1 million against operating earnings of $120.1 million in the prior-year quarter, primarily due to poor performance at the Specialty Benefits Insurance business and Individual Life Insurance.
Corporate: Operating loss of $69.7 million was narrower than $102.1 million loss incurred a year ago, primarily due to expense management actions and interest received from a tax settlement.
Financial Update
As of Sep 30, 2020, cash and cash equivalents were $3.6 billion, up 11.2% year over year.
At third-quarter end, debt was $4.3 billion, up 13.7% year over year.
As of Sep 30, 2020, book value per share (excluding AOCI other than foreign currency translation adjustment) was $45.10, up 1.9% year over year.
Capital Deployment
Principal Financial paid out $153.7 million in dividends.
The board of directors approved fourth-quarter dividend of 56 cents per share, up 3% year over year.
Zacks Rank
Principal Financial currently carries a Zacks Rank #2 (Buy). You can see the complete list of today’s Zacks #1 Rank (Strong Buy) stocks here.
Performance of Other Investment Managers
Among the investment managers that have reported third-quarter results so far, Affiliated Managers Group Inc. (AMG - Free Report) and BlackRock, Inc. (BLK - Free Report) beat the respective Zacks Consensus Estimate for earnings. However, SEI Investments Co. (SEIC - Free Report) missed the same.
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