earnings
confidence high
sentiment neutral
materiality 0.60
White Mountains Q1 book value per share $1,752 (+0.4%); Ark combined ratio 94%, gross premiums up 27%
WHITE MOUNTAINS INSURANCE GROUP LTD
2025-Q1 EPS
reported $13.19
vs consensus -$14.14
▲ beat
(+193.3%)
- Comprehensive income $35M vs $236M prior year; MediaAlpha unrealized loss $37M vs gain $211M.
- Ark gross written premiums $1,108M (+27% YoY); combined ratio 94% includes $75M California wildfire losses.
- Bamboo MGA adjusted EBITDA $20M (3x YoY); managed premiums $147M (+63%); $160M wildfire losses within reinsurance.
- Kudu adjusted EBITDA $16M (+14% YoY); trailing 12-month ROE 13%; completed Homestead farmland investment.
- Total consolidated portfolio return ex-MediaAlpha 2.3% vs 1.2% prior year; undeployed capital ~$550M after April deployments.