earnings
confidence high
sentiment negative
materiality 0.75
First American Q1 revenue down 29% to $1.45B; EPS $0.44 vs $0.88 YoY
First American Financial Corp
2023-Q1 EPS reported
$0.44
revenue$1,446,100,000
- Total revenue $1.45B, down 29% YoY; diluted EPS $0.44 vs $0.88; adjusted EPS $0.49 excl. net investment losses.
- Title Insurance pretax margin 6.5% (down from 11%); commercial revenues $148M, down 39%.
- Direct title orders closed down 48% YoY; open orders 172,600 vs 279,000; average revenue per order up 15%.
- Investment income $125M, up 136% due to higher rates; provision for policy losses reduced to 3.5% from 4.0%.
- Bought back 555,524 shares for $30M; debt-to-capital 28.4%; CEO notes April open orders up 5%+ vs March.