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Issuer:     AMERICAN FINANCIAL GROUP INC (AFG)
CIK:        0001042046
Form:       8-K
Filed at:   2024-02-07T23:59:59+00:00
Accession:  0001193125-24-025964
Event type: earnings
Sentiment:  positive
Materiality: 0.75
Item codes: 2.02, 8.01, 9.01
LLM model:  deepseek-v4-flash:cloud@v2

AFG reports Q4 core EPS $2.84, full-year core EPS $10.56; special dividend $2.50/share
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- Q4 net earnings $263M ($3.13/sh) vs $276M ($3.24/sh) YoY; core net operating earnings $238M ($2.84/sh) vs $255M ($2.99/sh).
- Full year 2023 core operating ROE 19.8%; book value per share + dividends grew 24.1%.
- P&C combined ratio 87.7% for Q4; net written premiums up 8% for the year to $6.692B.
- Board declared special cash dividend of $2.50/share, payable Feb 28, 2024 to holders of record Feb 16, 2024.
- Company will cease providing annual EPS guidance; expects 2024 core EPS ~$11.00 and ~20% core operating ROE.

Source:
  EDGAR index:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1042046/000119312524025964/0001193125-24-025964-index.htm
  Primary doc:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1042046/000119312524025964/d766797d8k.htm
  HTML page:      https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001193125-24-025964

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