earnings
confidence high
sentiment positive
materiality 0.80
AXIS Capital Q1 net income $388M ($4.53/share) vs $173M prior; operating ROACE 18.2%
AXIS CAPITAL HOLDINGS LTD
2024-Q1 EPS reported
$4.53
revenue$1,424,557,000
- Net income available to common shareholders $388M ($4.53 diluted EPS), compared to $173M ($2.01) in Q1 2023.
- Operating income $220M ($2.57 diluted EPS); annualized operating ROACE 18.2%; combined ratio 91.1%.
- Gross premiums written grew 11% YoY; specialty insurance achieved record Q1 premiums of $1.6B with combined ratio 86.6%.
- Net investment income up 25% to $167M on higher fixed maturities yields; book yield 4.3% vs 3.7% a year ago.
- Book value per diluted share $57.13, up 5.7% from Dec 31, 2023; returned $100M to shareholders ($62M buybacks, $38M dividends).