earnings
confidence high
sentiment negative
materiality 0.75
Kemper reports Q1 net loss $80.1M ($1.25/sh); adjusted loss $65.2M; $0.31 dividend
KEMPER Corp
2023-Q1 EPS reported
-$1.25
revenue$1,294,800,000
- Net loss of $80.1M ($1.25 diluted EPS); prior year Q1 net loss was $86.3M ($1.36).
- Adjusted consolidated net operating loss of $65.2M ($1.02/sh) vs $51.6M ($0.81) a year ago.
- Results hit by catastrophe losses, prior-year adverse development, and higher-than-anticipated frequency.
- CEO expects return to underwriting profitability by end of 2023; rate actions and tightened underwriting underway.
- Quarterly dividend declared at $0.31 per share, consistent with prior rate.