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Brighthouse (BHF) Q4 Earnings Beat Estimates, Revenues Miss
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Brighthouse Financial Inc.'s (BHF - Free Report) fourth-quarter 2020 adjusted net income of $3.03 per share surpassed the Zacks Consensus Estimate by 10.9%. Moreover, the bottom line improved 23.2% year over year.
The reported quarter witnessed continued sales growth in annuities and lower expenses. For 2020, adjusted net income was $10.19 per share.
Brighthouse Financial, Inc. Price, Consensus and EPS Surprise
Total revenues of $131 billion missed the Zacks Consensus Estimate by 93.7%. Moreover, the top line declined 57.2% year over year, mainly due to derivative loss of $2.4 billion.
Premiums of $191 million decreased 8.6% year over year.
Adjusted net investment income was $1 billion in the quarter under review, up 15.3% year over year. The improvement was driven primarily by higher alternative investment income. Investment income yield was 4.56%.
Corporate expenses of $236 million pretax decreased 16.6% year over year. Total expenses declined 14.4% year over year to $1.4 billion due to a decrease in policyholder benefits and claims and interest expense on debt.
Quarterly Segmental Update
Annuities reported adjusted operating income of $293 million, up 10.6% year over year, reflecting lower expenses, higher net investment income, higher fees, and lower deferred acquisition costs (DAC) amortization. Annuity sales increased 57.7% to $2.9 billion.
Life generated adjusted operating income of $13 million, down 82.7% year over year due to lower underwriting margin, partially offset by higher net investment income and lower expenses. Life insurance sales were $15 million, which compared favorably with the prior-year sales of $12 million.
Adjusted operating earnings of Run-off were $25 million, up 316.7% year over year, reflecting higher net investment income, partially offset by a lower underwriting margin.
Adjusted operating loss at Corporate & Other was $142 million, which was wider than the prior-year loss of $64 million.
Financial Update
The company’s cash and cash equivalents were $4.1 billion, up 42.8% year over year.
Shareholders’ equity of $18 billion at the end of the quarter increased 11.4% year over year.
Book value per share, excluding accumulated other comprehensive income (AOCI), was $124.10 as of Dec 31, 2020, up 5.1% year over year.
Share Buyback Program
Brighthouse bought back shares worth $97 million in the quarter under review. Moreover, the company also announced repurchase of up to an additional $200 million of common stock.
Fourth-quarter earnings of Chubb Limited (CB - Free Report) , Reinsurance Group of America, Incorporated (RGA - Free Report) , and Markel Corporation (MKL - Free Report) beat the respective Zacks Consensus Estimate.
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Brighthouse (BHF) Q4 Earnings Beat Estimates, Revenues Miss
Brighthouse Financial Inc.'s (BHF - Free Report) fourth-quarter 2020 adjusted net income of $3.03 per share surpassed the Zacks Consensus Estimate by 10.9%. Moreover, the bottom line improved 23.2% year over year.
The reported quarter witnessed continued sales growth in annuities and lower expenses. For 2020, adjusted net income was $10.19 per share.
Brighthouse Financial, Inc. Price, Consensus and EPS Surprise
Brighthouse Financial, Inc. price-consensus-eps-surprise-chart | Brighthouse Financial, Inc. Quote
Behind the Headlines
Total revenues of $131 billion missed the Zacks Consensus Estimate by 93.7%. Moreover, the top line declined 57.2% year over year, mainly due to derivative loss of $2.4 billion.
Premiums of $191 million decreased 8.6% year over year.
Adjusted net investment income was $1 billion in the quarter under review, up 15.3% year over year. The improvement was driven primarily by higher alternative investment income. Investment income yield was 4.56%.
Corporate expenses of $236 million pretax decreased 16.6% year over year.
Total expenses declined 14.4% year over year to $1.4 billion due to a decrease in policyholder benefits and claims and interest expense on debt.
Quarterly Segmental Update
Annuities reported adjusted operating income of $293 million, up 10.6% year over year, reflecting lower expenses, higher net investment income, higher fees, and lower deferred acquisition costs (DAC) amortization. Annuity sales increased 57.7% to $2.9 billion.
Life generated adjusted operating income of $13 million, down 82.7% year over year due to lower underwriting margin, partially offset by higher net investment income and lower expenses. Life insurance sales were $15 million, which compared favorably with the prior-year sales of $12 million.
Adjusted operating earnings of Run-off were $25 million, up 316.7% year over year, reflecting higher net investment income, partially offset by a lower underwriting margin.
Adjusted operating loss at Corporate & Other was $142 million, which was wider than the prior-year loss of $64 million.
Financial Update
The company’s cash and cash equivalents were $4.1 billion, up 42.8% year over year.
Shareholders’ equity of $18 billion at the end of the quarter increased 11.4% year over year.
Book value per share, excluding accumulated other comprehensive income (AOCI), was $124.10 as of Dec 31, 2020, up 5.1% year over year.
Share Buyback Program
Brighthouse bought back shares worth $97 million in the quarter under review. Moreover, the company also announced repurchase of up to an additional $200 million of common stock.
Zacks Rank & Peer Releases
Brighthouse currently carries a Zacks Rank #3 (Hold). You can see the complete list of today’s Zacks #1 Rank (Strong Buy) stocks here.
Fourth-quarter earnings of Chubb Limited (CB - Free Report) , Reinsurance Group of America, Incorporated (RGA - Free Report) , and Markel Corporation (MKL - Free Report) beat the respective Zacks Consensus Estimate.
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In addition to the stocks you read about above, would you like to see Zacks’ top picks to capitalize on the Internet of Things (IoT)? It is one of the fastest-growing technologies in history, with an estimated 77 billion devices to be connected by 2025. That works out to 127 new devices per second.
Zacks has released a special report to help you capitalize on the Internet of Things’s exponential growth. It reveals 4 under-the-radar stocks that could be some of the most profitable holdings in your portfolio in 2021 and beyond.
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