earnings
confidence high
sentiment positive
materiality 0.85
Aflac Q3 net loss $93M on investment losses; adjusted EPS $2.16; Miller named President
AFLAC INC
2024-Q3 EPS reported
$6.23
revenue$13,524,000,000
- Q3 net loss $93M ($0.17/share) vs prior-year net income $1.6B ($2.64); hit by $1.4B net investment losses on yen moves.
- Adjusted earnings $1.2B (+10.6%); adjusted EPS $2.16 (+17.4%); variable investment income $27M below expectations.
- Aflac Japan pretax adjusted earnings up 25.5% in yen; profit margin 44.7% (32.8% a year ago).
- Aflac U.S. net earned premiums +2.8%; pretax adjusted earnings down 26.8% due to higher claims and lower remeasurement gains.
- Q4 dividend $0.50/share (+19% YoY); Q3 repurchased $500M shares; Virgil Miller promoted to President effective Jan 1, 2025.