earnings
confidence high
sentiment negative
materiality 0.75
Donegal Group Q1 net income falls 60% to $5.2M; premium growth 8%, combined ratio 101.2%
DONEGAL GROUP INC
- Net income $5.2M ($0.16/diluted Class A) vs $13.1M ($0.43) in prior-year Q1, down 60%.
- Combined ratio 101.2% (vs 95.8%); weather losses $14.1M and large fire losses $10.9M pressured underwriting.
- Net premiums earned +8.0% to $215.2M; net premiums written +8.6% to $237.3M.
- Book value per share $15.01 (down 10.2% from $16.72); annualized ROE 4.3% vs 10.0%.
- Personal lines net premiums written up 17.7%; management cautious on inflation, raising rates.