earnings
confidence high
sentiment negative
materiality 0.75
Old Republic Q4 operating income down 21%; Title premiums fall 23% amid rate headwinds
OLD REPUBLIC INTERNATIONAL CORP
2023-FY EPS reported
$2.10
revenue$7,258,300,000
- Q4 pretax operating income $237.1M, down 21.1% YoY; diluted operating EPS $0.69 vs $0.80.
- Full-year pretax operating income $938.4M, down 11.4%; combined ratio 92.6% vs 91.0%.
- Title Insurance net premiums fell 22.8% in Q4 and 33.2% for full year due to higher mortgage rates.
- General Insurance premiums grew 10.6% in Q4; net investment income up 19.1%.
- Definitive agreement to sell mortgage insurance business to Arch Capital; $45.6M loss on sale recorded in Q4.