earnings
confidence high
sentiment neutral
materiality 0.65
Aflac Q4 net earnings $185M on FX losses; adjusted EPS up 0.8%; dividend raised 5%
AFLAC INC
2022-FY EPS reported
$6.59
revenue$19,502,000,000
- Net earnings $185M ($0.30 diluted) vs $1.0B ($1.57) YoY; includes $521M net investment losses driven by FX.
- Adjusted earnings $806M, adjusted EPS $1.29 (+0.8%); revenue $4.0B vs $5.4B due to yen weakness.
- Aflac Japan Q4 sales +11.4% to ¥16.2B; U.S. sales +17.4% to $545M.
- Board declares Q1 dividend $0.42/share, +5% from $0.40; 40th consecutive annual increase.
- Share repurchases $600M in Q4, $2.4B full year; $116.6M remaining authorization.