earnings
confidence high
sentiment negative
materiality 0.70
Mercury General Q3 net income sinks to $1.3M, combined ratio 99.0%, dividend raised to $0.635
MERCURY GENERAL CORP
2021-Q3 EPS reported
$3.93
revenue$2,944,084,000
- Net income $1.3M ($0.02/diluted) vs $118.9M ($2.15) a year ago; operating income $35.7M ($0.64/diluted).
- Combined ratio worsened to 99.0% from 94.3%; catastrophe losses net of reinsurance $25M in Q3.
- Dividend declared $0.635/share payable Dec 30 to holders of record Dec 16 (increase from prior).
- Board appointed Vicky Wai Yee Joseph as director; she is wife of Chairman George Joseph.
- Net premiums earned $940.9M, up 4.6% YoY; realized investment losses after tax $34.4M.