FNF Reports Third Quarter 2023 Financial Results

JACKSONVILLE, Fla., Nov. 7, 2023 /PRNewswire/ — Fidelity National Financial, Inc. (NYSE:FNF) (“FNF” or the “Company”), a leading provider of title insurance and transaction services to the real estate and mortgage industries and a leading provider of insurance solutions serving retail annuity and life customers and institutional clients through its majority-owned, publicly traded subsidiary F&G Annuities & Life, Inc. (NYSE:FG) (“F&G”), today reported financial results for the third quarter ended September 30, 2023.

Net earnings attributable to common shareholders for the third quarter of $426 million, or $1.57 per diluted share (per share), compared to $362 million, or $1.32 per share, for the third quarter of 2022.  Net earnings attributable to common shareholders for the third quarter of 2023 includes $155 million of net favorable mark-to-market effects and $62 million of other unfavorable items; all of which are excluded from adjusted net earnings attributable to common shareholders.

Adjusted net earnings attributable to common shareholders (adjusted net earnings) for the third quarter of $333 million, or $1.23 per share, compared to $272 million, or $0.99 per share, for the third quarter of 2022. The Title Segment contributed $245 million for the third quarter, compared to $298 million for the third quarter 2022.  The F&G Segment contributed $102 million for the third quarter, compared to an adjusted net loss of $12 million for the third quarter 2022.  The Corporate Segment had an adjusted net loss of $14 million for the third quarter, compared to an adjusted net loss of $14 million for the third quarter of 2022. The results reflect Title’s considerable decline in volumes as compared to the prior year given higher mortgage rates.  In addition, F&G’s adjusted net earnings include alternative investment returns below our long-term expectations by $0.09 per share.  Please see “Segment Financial Results” for F&G under “Non-GAAP Measures and Other Information” for further explanation.

Company Highlights

Solid Title Revenue: For the Title Segment, total revenue of $1.9 billion, an 18% decrease from $2.3 billion in the third quarter of 2022. Total revenue, excluding recognized gains and losses, of $1.9 billion for the third quarter, which, although an 18% decrease from $2.3 billion in the third quarter of 2022, is more comparable with historical levels as seen in 2018 and 2019Steady F&G Segment gross sales and record assets under management: For the F&G Segment, gross sales of $2.8 billion for the third quarter, a 3% decrease from the third quarter of 2022, reflecting lower retail channel sales offset by higher institutional market sales. F&G achieved record assets under management (AUM) of $47.4 billion as of September 30, 2023Ample deployable capital in a challenging market: FNF paid common dividends of $0.45 per share for $123 million and ended the third quarter with $949 million in cash and short-term liquid investments at the holding company

William P. Foley, II, commented, “Our third quarter Title results highlight the strength of our business and the competitive advantage that we continue to maintain and grow.  While residential purchase applications hit their lowest levels since 1995, we once again delivered an industry leading adjusted pre-tax title margin of 16.2%, further demonstrating our ability to navigate an extremely challenging environment.  Our results also display the increasingly important contribution of F&G’s counter cyclical business whose assets under management grew to a record $47 billion in the quarter, while the F&G segment’s adjusted net earnings contributed 31% of FNF’s consolidated adjusted net earnings.”

Mr. Foley continued, “Given the market backdrop, we have maintained excess liquidity given the impact of higher rates on the real estate market and the risk that interest rates could stay higher for a prolonged period.  As a result, we ended the third quarter with $949 million in cash and short-term liquid investments which compares to $885 million at the end of the second quarter.  We continue to be committed to our quarterly cash dividend and are well positioned to take advantage of opportunities that could arise from any market dislocation.”

Summary Financial Results

(In millions, except per share data)

Three Months Ended

Year to Date

September 30,
2023

September 30,
2022

2023

2022

Total revenue

$            2,778

$            3,206

$      8,320

$      9,008

F&G total gross sales1

$            2,781

$            2,873

$      9,070

$      8,535

F&G assets under management1

$          47,437

$          41,988

$    47,437

$    41,988

Total assets

$          74,002

$          61,725

$    74,002

$    61,725

Adjusted pre-tax title margin

16.2 %

17.1 %

14.3 %

17.7 %

Net earnings attributable to common shareholders

$               426

$               362

$         586

$      1,299

Net earnings per share attributable to common shareholders

$              1.57

$              1.32

$        2.16

$        4.66

Adjusted net earnings1

$               333

$               272

$         758

$      1,215

Adjusted net earnings per share1

$              1.23

$              0.99

$        2.80

$        4.35

Weighted average common diluted shares

271

275

271

279

Total common shares outstanding

272

273

272

273

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1 See definition of non-GAAP measures below

 

Segment Financial Results 

Title Segment
This segment consists of the operations of the Company’s title insurance underwriters and related businesses, which provide core title insurance and escrow and other title-related services including loan sub-servicing, valuations, default services, and home warranty products.

Mike Nolan, Chief Executive Officer, said, “We ended the third quarter in a strong position.  Over the last year, we have been reducing our expenses as residential orders have declined while continuing to invest in exceptional talent, technology and acquiring businesses that, taken together, position FNF for long term growth.  We have done this while also maintaining our market presence, industry leading profitability and our strong balance sheet.  While we expect interest rates will moderate and mortgage volumes will improve at some point, we stand ready for the difficult market conditions to persist and will be opportunistic as we strive to expand our business and capabilities now and in the future.”

Mr. Nolan added, “Our scale, profitability and balance sheet provide us with the ability to invest through cycles while returning cash to our shareholders.  During the first nine months of 2023, we have continued to invest in acquisitions and technology, while returning $366 million to our shareholders through our common dividend.”

Third Quarter 2023 Highlights

Total revenue of $1.9 billion, compared with $2.3 billion in the third quarter of 2022Total revenue, excluding recognized gains and losses, of $1.9 billion, an 18% decrease from third quarter of 2022Direct title premiums of $524 million, a 24% decrease from third quarter of 2022Agency title premiums of $728 million, a 25% decrease from third quarter of 2022Commercial revenue of $263 million, a 31% decrease from third quarter of 2022Purchase orders opened decreased 7% on a daily basis and purchase orders closed decreased 13% on a daily basis from the third quarter of 2022Refinance orders opened decreased 25% on a daily basis and refinance orders closed decreased 35% on a daily basis from third quarter of 2022Commercial orders opened decreased 10% and commercial orders closed decreased 27% from third quarter of 2022Total fee per file of $3,618 for the third quarter, in line with third quarter of 2022

Third Quarter 2023 Financial Results

Pre-tax title margin of 13.2% and industry leading adjusted pre-tax title margin of 16.2% for the third quarter of 2023, compared to 14.6% and 17.1%, respectively, in the third quarter of 2022Pre-tax earnings from continuing operations in Title for the third quarter of $248 million, compared with $335 million for the third quarter of 2022Adjusted pre-tax earnings in Title for the third quarter of $311 million compared with $400 million for the third quarter of 2022. The decrease from the prior year quarter was primarily a result of the considerable decline in residential and commercial volumes due to higher mortgage rates

F&G Segment
This segment consists of operations of FNF’s majority-owned subsidiary F&G, a leading provider of insurance solutions serving retail annuity and life customers and funding agreement and pension risk transfer institutional clients.

Chris Blunt, President and Chief Executive Officer, commented, “We generated gross sales of $2.8 billion in the third quarter driven by strength in our institutional markets.  Net sales were $2.3 billion, and we ended the quarter with $52.9 billion in assets under management before flow reinsurance, up 20% over $44.0 billion at the end of the third quarter of 2022.  Of note, we have added a second flow reinsurance partner and increased our flow reinsurance to 90% of MYGA sales starting in September.  Overall, the demand environment continues to be healthy, and we remain on track to achieve $12 to $13 billion of full year sales having delivered total gross sales of $9.1 billion thus far in 2023.”

Mr. Blunt concluded, “We continue to execute on our initiatives to grow our business while delivering margin expansion and enhanced returns.  Additionally, the credit quality of our portfolio remains strong as we continue to conservatively manage our investment portfolio.  Taken together, the business is performing well as we head into the final quarter of the year.”

Third Quarter 2023

Gross sales: Gross sales of $2.8 billion for the third quarter, a decrease of 3% from the third quarter of 2022, driven by lower retail channel sales offset by higher institutional market salesProfitable Retail channel sales of $1.9 billion for the third quarter, a 17% decrease from $2.3 billion in the third quarter of 2022. Coming off record sales in the first half of the year, retail sales were intentionally lower in the quarter as we finalized our reinsurance agreements and enhanced product features to position us to finish strong in 2023 and create momentum for 2024Strong Institutional market sales of $0.9 billion, comprised of $0.5 billion pension risk transfer and $0.4 billion funding agreements, compared to $0.6 billion of pension risk transfer in the third quarter of 2022Net sales of $2.3 billion for the third quarter, compared to $2.2 billion in the third quarter of 2022. In addition, F&G has increased flow reinsurance to 90% of MYGA sales in September of 2023Assets under management (AUM) of $47.4 billion as of September 30, 2023, an increase of 13% from $42.0 billion as of September 30, 2022, driven by net new business flows, stable inforce retention and net debt proceeds over the past twelve months. AUM before flow reinsurance was $52.9 billion as of September 30, 2023Net earnings attributable to common shareholders for F&G Segment of $259 million for the third quarter due to favorable mark-to-market movement, compared to $187 million for the third quarter of 2022 which included favorable mark-to-market movementAdjusted net earnings for F&G Segment of $102 million for the third quarter, compared to adjusted net loss of $12 million for the third quarter of 2022. F&G’s adjusted net earnings (loss) reflect significant items and alternatives investment portfolio short-term mark-to-market movement that differs from long-term return expectation. As compared to the prior year, adjusted net earnings reflect asset growth, product margin expansion and earnings from accretive flow reinsurance. In addition, the third quarter of 2023 includes short term investment income from alternative investments, whereas the third quarter of 2022 included short term investment losses from alternative investments. Please see “Segment Financial Results” for F&G under “Non-GAAP Measures and Other Information” for further explanation.

Conference Call
We will host a call with investors and analysts to discuss FNF’s third quarter 2023 results on Wednesday, November 8, 2023, beginning at 11:00 a.m. Eastern Time.  A live webcast of the conference call will be available on the Events and Multimedia page of the FNF Investor Relations website at fnf.com.  The conference call replay will be available via webcast through the FNF Investor Relations website at fnf.com. The telephone replay will be available from 3:00 p.m. Eastern Time on November 8, 2023, through November 15, 2023, by dialing 1-844-512-2921 (USA) or 1-412-317-6671 (International). The access code will be 13735002.

About Fidelity National Financial, Inc.
Fidelity National Financial, Inc. (NYSE: FNF) is a leading provider of title insurance and transaction services to the real estate and mortgage industries.  FNF is the nation’s largest title insurance company through its title insurance underwriters – Fidelity National Title, Chicago Title, Commonwealth Land Title, Alamo Title and National Title of New York – that collectively issue more title insurance policies than any other title company in the United States.  More information about FNF can be found at fnf.com. 

About F&G
F&G is part of the FNF family of companies. F&G is committed to helping Americans turn their aspirations into reality. F&G is a leading provider of insurance solutions serving retail annuity and life customers and institutional clients and is headquartered in Des Moines, Iowa. For more information, please visit fglife.com.

Use of Non-GAAP Financial Information
Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP) is the term used to refer to the standard framework of guidelines for financial accounting. GAAP includes the standards, conventions, and rules accountants follow in recording and summarizing transactions and in the preparation of financial statements. In addition to reporting financial results in accordance with GAAP, this earnings release includes non-GAAP financial measures, which the Company believes are useful to help investors better understand its financial performance, competitive position and prospects for the future. These non-GAAP measures include adjusted net earnings per share, adjusted pre-tax title earnings, adjusted pre-tax title earnings as a percentage of adjusted title revenue (adjusted pre-tax title margin), adjusted net earnings attributable to common shareholders (adjusted net earnings), assets under management (AUM), average assets under management (AAUM) and sales. 

Management believes these non-GAAP financial measures may be useful in certain instances to provide additional meaningful comparisons between current results and results in prior operating periods.  Our non-GAAP measures may not be comparable to similarly titled measures of other organizations because other organizations may not calculate such non-GAAP measures in the same manner as we do.

The presentation of this financial information is not intended to be considered in isolation of or as a substitute for, or superior to, the financial information prepared and presented in accordance with GAAP.  By disclosing these non-GAAP financial measures, FNF believes it offers investors a greater understanding of, and an enhanced level of transparency into, the means by which the Company’s management operates the Company.

Any non-GAAP measures should be considered in context with the GAAP financial presentation and should not be considered in isolation or as a substitute for GAAP net earnings, net earnings attributable to common shareholders, net earnings per share, or any other measures derived in accordance with GAAP as measures of operating performance or liquidity. Further, FNF’s non-GAAP measures may be calculated differently from similarly titled measures of other companies. Reconciliations of these non-GAAP financial measures to the most directly comparable GAAP measures are provided below.

Forward-Looking Statements and Risk Factors
This press release contains forward-looking statements that involve a number of risks and uncertainties. Statements that are not historical facts, including statements regarding our expectations, hopes, intentions or strategies regarding the future are forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements are based on management’s beliefs, as well as assumptions made by, and information currently available to, management. Because such statements are based on expectations as to future financial and operating results and are not statements of fact, actual results may differ materially from those projected. We undertake no obligation to update any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise. The risks and uncertainties which forward-looking statements are subject to include, but are not limited to: changes in general economic, business, political and COVID-19 conditions, including changes in the financial markets; weakness or adverse changes in the level of real estate activity, which may be caused by, among other things, high or increasing interest rates, a limited supply of mortgage funding or a weak U. S. economy; our potential inability to find suitable acquisition candidates; our dependence on distributions from our title insurance underwriters as a main source of cash flow; significant competition that F&G and our operating subsidiaries face; compliance with extensive government regulation of our operating subsidiaries; and other risks detailed in the “Statement Regarding Forward-Looking Information,” “Risk Factors” and other sections of FNF’s Form 10-K and other filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).

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SOURCE:  Fidelity National Financial, Inc.; F&G Annuities & Life, Inc.

 

FIDELITY NATIONAL FINANCIAL, INC.

THIRD QUARTER SEGMENT INFORMATION

(In millions, except per share data)

(Unaudited)

Consolidated

Title

F&G

Corporate and
Other

Three Months Ended

September 30, 2023

Direct title premiums

$            524

$            524

$             —

$                  —

Agency title premiums

728

728

Escrow, title related and other fees

1,196

577

582

37

Total title and escrow

2,448

1,829

582

37

Interest and investment income

686

92

578

16

Recognized gains and losses, net

(356)

(46)

(309)

(1)

Total revenue

2,778

1,875

851

52

Personnel costs

734

654

58

22

Agent commissions

564

564

Other operating expenses

380

313

38

29

Benefits & other policy reserve changes

292

292

Market risk benefit (gains) losses

(49)

(49)

Depreciation and amortization

153

39

108

6

Provision for title claim losses

57

57

Interest expense

44

24

20

Total expenses

2,175

1,627

471

77

Pre-tax earnings (loss) from continuing operations

$            603

$            248

$           380

$                (25)

  Income tax expense (benefit)

141

73

74

(6)

  Earnings (loss) from equity investments

15

15

  Non-controlling interests

51

5

47

(1)

Net earnings (loss) attributable to common shareholders

$            426

$            185

$           259

$                (18)

EPS attributable to common shareholders – basic

$          1.58

EPS attributable to common shareholders – diluted

$          1.57

Weighted average shares – basic

270

Weighted average shares – diluted

271

 

FIDELITY NATIONAL FINANCIAL, INC.

THIRD QUARTER SEGMENT INFORMATION

(In millions, except per share data)

(Unaudited)

Consolidated

Title

F&G

Corporate and
Other

Three Months Ended

September 30, 2023

Net earnings (loss) attributable to common shareholders

$                426

$                185

$           259

$                (18)

Pre-tax earnings (loss) from continuing operations

$                603

$                248

$           380

$                (25)

 Non-GAAP Adjustments

  Recognized (gains) and losses, net

43

46

(4)

1

  Market related liability adjustments

(237)

(237)

  Purchase price amortization

26

17

5

4

  Transaction costs

1

1

Adjusted pre-tax earnings (loss)

$                436

$                311

$           145

$                (20)

Total non-GAAP, pre-tax adjustments

$              (167)

$                  63

$         (235)

$                    5

  Income taxes on non-GAAP adjustments

33

(15)

49

(1)

  Non-controlling interest on non-GAAP adjustments

29

29

  Deferred tax asset valuation allowance

12

12

Total non-GAAP adjustments

$                (93)

$                  60

$         (157)

$                    4

Adjusted net earnings (loss) attributable to common shareholders

$                333

$                245

$           102

$                (14)

Adjusted EPS attributable to common shareholders – diluted

$               1.23

 

FIDELITY NATIONAL FINANCIAL, INC.

THIRD QUARTER SEGMENT INFORMATION

(In millions, except per share data)

(Unaudited)

Consolidated

Title

F&G

Corporate and
Other

Three Months Ended

September 30, 2022

Direct title premiums

$            688

$            688

$             —

$                  —

Agency title premiums

966

966

Escrow, title related and other fees

1,371

623

702

46

Total title and escrow

3,025

2,277

702

46

Interest and investment income

411

62

340

9

Recognized gains and losses, net

(230)

(48)

(140)

(42)

Total revenue

3,206

2,291

902

13

Personnel costs

796

725

46

25

Agent commissions

747

747

Other operating expenses

430

372

28

30

Benefits & other policy reserve changes

570

570

Market risk benefit (gains) losses

(68)

(68)

Depreciation and amortization

126

38

82

6

Provision for title claim losses

74

74

Interest expense

28

6

22

Total expenses

2,703

1,956

664

83

Pre-tax earnings (loss)

$            503

$            335

$           238

$                (70)

  Income tax expense (benefit)

136

93

51

(8)

  Earnings from equity investments

  Non-controlling interests

5

5

Net earnings (loss) attributable to common shareholders

$            362

$            237

$           187

$                (62)

EPS attributable to common shareholders – basic

$          1.33

EPS attributable to common shareholders – diluted

$          1.32

Weighted average shares – basic

273

Weighted average shares – diluted

275

 

FIDELITY NATIONAL FINANCIAL, INC.

THIRD QUARTER SEGMENT INFORMATION

(In millions, except per share data)

(Unaudited)

Consolidated

Title

F&G

Corporate and
Other

Three Months Ended

September 30, 2022

Net earnings (loss) attributable to common shareholders

$                362

$                237

$                187

$                (62)

Pre-tax earnings (loss) from continuing operations

$                503

$                335

$                238

$                (70)

Non-GAAP Adjustments

  Recognized (gains) and losses, net

65

48

(25)

42

  Market related liability adjustments

(237)

(237)

  Purchase price amortization

26

17

5

4

  Transaction costs

7

4

3

Adjusted pre-tax earnings (loss)

$                364

$                400

$                (15)

$                (21)

Total non-GAAP, pre-tax adjustments

$              (139)

$                  65

$              (253)

$                  49

  Income taxes on non-GAAP adjustments

27

(16)

54

(11)

  Non-controlling interest on non-GAAP adjustments

(1)

(1)

  Deferred tax asset valuation allowance

23

12

11

Total non-GAAP adjustments

$                (90)

$                  61

$              (199)

$                  48

Adjusted net earnings (loss) attributable to common shareholders

$                272

$                298

$                (12)

$                (14)

Adjusted EPS attributable to common shareholders – diluted

$               0.99

 

FIDELITY NATIONAL FINANCIAL, INC.

YTD SEGMENT INFORMATION

(In millions, except per share data)

(Unaudited)

Consolidated

Title

F&G

Corporate and
Other

Nine Months Ended

September 30, 2023

Direct title premiums

$        1,493

$         1,493

$          —

$               —

Agency title premiums

1,991

1,991

Escrow, title related and other fees

3,288

1,629

1,523

136

Total title and escrow

6,772

5,113

1,523

136

Interest and investment income

1,915

252

1,622

41

Recognized gains and losses, net

(367)

(74)

(257)

(36)

Total revenue

8,320

5,291

2,888

141

Personnel costs

2,166

1,908

167

91

Agent commissions

1,534

1,534

Other operating expenses

1,134

939

107

88

Benefits & other policy reserve changes

1,921

1,921

Market risk benefit (gains) losses

(20)

(20)

Depreciation and amortization

438

115

302

21

Provision for title claim losses

157

157

Interest expense

129

71

58

Total expenses

7,459

4,653

2,548

258

Pre-tax earnings (loss) from continuing operations

$            861

$            638

$       340

$          (117)

  Income tax expense (benefit)

245

165

99

(19)

  Earnings (loss) from equity investments

16

16

  Non-controlling interests

46

11

36

(1)

Net earnings (loss) attributable to common shareholders

$            586

$            478

$       205

$             (97)

EPS attributable to common shareholders – basic

$          2.17

EPS attributable to common shareholders – diluted

$          2.16

Weighted average shares – basic

270

Weighted average shares – diluted

271

 

FIDELITY NATIONAL FINANCIAL, INC.

YTD SEGMENT INFORMATION

(In millions, except per share data)

(Unaudited)

Consolidated

Title

F&G

Corporate and
Other

Nine Months Ended

September 30, 2023

Net earnings (loss) attributable to common shareholders

$                586

$                478

$           205

$                (97)

Pre-tax earnings (loss) from continuing operations

$                861

$                638

$           340

$              (117)

Non-GAAP Adjustments

  Recognized (gains) and losses, net

210

74

100

36

  Market related liability adjustments

(95)

(95)

  Purchase price amortization

81

54

16

11

  Transaction costs

8

3

5

Adjusted pre-tax earnings (loss)

$             1,065

$                766

$           364

$                (65)

Total non-GAAP, pre-tax adjustments

$                204

$                128

$             24

$                  52

  Income taxes on non-GAAP adjustments

(48)

(31)

(5)

(12)

  Deferred tax asset valuation allowance

19

11

8

  Non-controlling interest on non-GAAP adjustments

(3)

(3)

Total non-GAAP adjustments

$                172

$                108

$             16

$                  48

Adjusted net earnings (loss) attributable to common shareholders

$                758

$                586

$           221

$                (49)

Adjusted EPS attributable to common shareholders – diluted

$               2.80

 

FIDELITY NATIONAL FINANCIAL, INC.

YTD SEGMENT INFORMATION

(In millions, except per share data)

(Unaudited)

F&G

Nine Months Ended

Consolidated

Title

Corporate and
Other

September 30, 2022

Direct title premiums

$        2,314

$        2,314

$                  —

$                  —

Agency title premiums

3,268

3,268

Escrow, title related and other fees 

3,449

1,994

1,369

86

Total title and escrow

9,031

7,576

1,369

86

Interest and investment income

1,352

124

1,216

12

Recognized gains and losses, net

(1,375)

(472)

(863)

(40)

Total revenue

9,008

7,228

1,722

58

Personnel costs

2,458

2,322

110

26

Agent commissions

2,521

2,521

Other operating expenses

1,329

1,178

77

74

Benefits & other policy reserve changes

396

396

Market risk benefit (gains) losses

(187)

(187)

Depreciation and amortization

361

105

238

18

Provision for title claim losses

251

251

Interest expense

89

23

66

Total expenses

7,218

6,377

657

184

Pre-tax earnings (loss) from continuing operations

$        1,790

$            851

$             1,065

$              (126)

  Income tax expense (benefit)

494

261

254

(21)

  Earnings from equity investments

16

16

  Non-controlling interests

13

14

(1)

Net earnings (loss) attributable to common shareholders

$        1,299

$            592

$                811

$              (104)

EPS attributable to common shareholders – basic

$          4.69

EPS attributable to common shareholders – diluted

$          4.66

Weighted average shares – basic

277

Weighted average shares – diluted

279

 

FIDELITY NATIONAL FINANCIAL, INC.

YTD SEGMENT INFORMATION

(In millions, except per share data)

(Unaudited)

Consolidated

Title

F&G

Corporate and
Other

Nine Months Ended

September 30, 2022

Net earnings (loss) attributable to common shareholders

$             1,299

$                592

$           811

$              (104)

Pre-tax earnings (loss) from continuing operations

$             1,790

$                851

$       1,065

$              (126)

Non-GAAP Adjustments

  Recognized (gains) and losses, net

493

472

(19)

40

  Market related liability adjustments

(751)

(751)

  Purchase price amortization

70

43

16

11

  Transaction costs

4

8

(4)

Adjusted pre-tax earnings (loss)

$             1,606

$             1,366

$           319

$                (79)

Total non-GAAP, pre-tax adjustments

$              (184)

$                515

$         (746)

$                  47

  Income taxes on non-GAAP adjustments

23

(124)

158

(11)

  Deferred tax asset valuation allowance

78

67

11

  Non-controlling interest on non-GAAP adjustments

(1)

(1)

Total non-GAAP adjustments

$                (84)

$                458

$         (588)

$                  46

Adjusted net earnings (loss) attributable to common shareholders

$             1,215

$             1,050

$           223

$                (58)

Adjusted EPS attributable to common shareholders – diluted

$               4.35

 

FIDELITY NATIONAL FINANCIAL, INC.

SUMMARY BALANCE SHEET INFORMATION

(In millions)

September 30,
2023

December 31,
2022

(Unaudited)

(Unaudited)

Cash and investment portfolio

$         53,639

$         47,656

Goodwill

4,830

4,635

Title plant

417

416

Total assets

74,002

65,143

Notes payable

3,695

3,238

Reserve for title claim losses

1,768

1,810

Secured trust deposits

853

862

Accumulated other comprehensive (loss) earnings

(3,067)

(2,870)

Non-controlling interests

426

453

Total equity and non-controlling interests

6,584

6,569

Total equity attributable to common shareholders

6,158

6,116

Non-GAAP Measures and Other Information

Title Segment

The table below reconciles pre-tax title earnings to adjusted pre-tax title earnings.

Three Months Ended

Nine Months Ended

(Dollars in millions)

September 30,
2023

September 30,
2022

September 30,
2023

September 30,
2022

Pre-tax earnings

$                   248

$                    335

$                   638

$                   851

Non-GAAP adjustments before taxes

  Recognized (gains) and losses, net

46

48

74

472

  Purchase price amortization

17

17

54

43

Total non-GAAP adjustments

63

65

128

515

Adjusted pre-tax earnings

$                   311

$                    400

$                   766

$               1,366

Adjusted pre-tax margin

16.2 %

17.1 %

14.3 %

17.7 %

 

FIDELITY NATIONAL FINANCIAL, INC.

QUARTERLY OPERATING STATISTICS

(Unaudited)

Q3 2023

Q2 2023

Q1 2023

Q4 2022

Q3 2022

Q2 2022

Q1 2022

Q4 2021

Quarterly Opened Orders (‘000’s except % data)

Total opened orders*

318

347

308

266

363

443

522

536

Total opened orders per day*

5.0

5.4

5.0

4.3

5.7

6.9

8.6

8.5

Purchase % of opened orders

80 %

79 %

78 %

76 %

76 %

75 %

62 %

53 %

Refinance % of opened orders

20 %

21 %

22 %

24 %

24 %

25 %

38 %

47 %

Total closed orders*

224

233

188

216

278

348

380

477

Total closed orders per day*

3.6

3.6

3.0

3.5

4.3

5.4

6.2

7.6

Purchase % of closed orders

80 %

81 %

78 %

76 %

76 %

71 %

55 %

51 %

Refinance % of closed orders

20 %

19 %

22 %

24 %

24 %

29 %

45 %

49 %

Commercial (millions, except orders in ‘000’s)

Total commercial revenue

$      263

$      263

$      241

$      344

$      381

$      436

$      374

$      546

Total commercial opened orders

49.1

50.2

48.5

44.9

54.8

64.2

66.1

64.5

Total commercial closed orders

25.6

27.7

24.7

30.5

35.2

39.7

37.4

46.1

National commercial revenue

$      128

$      128

$      118

$      173

$      191

$      220

$      196

$      313

National commercial opened orders

18.9

19.3

18.5

17.8

22.1

26.7

27.5

26.0

National commercial closed orders

9.2

9.9

8.5

11.9

14.0

15.3

14.6

18.1

Total Fee Per File

Fee per file

$   3,618

$   3,598

$   3,446

$   3,649

$   3,621

$   3,557

$   2,891

$   3,023

Residential fee per file

$   2,861

$   2,897

$   2,601

$   2,542

$   2,697

$   2,695

$   2,188

$   2,158

Total commercial fee per file

$ 10,300

$   9,500

$   9,800

$  11,300

$ 10,800

$  11,000

$  10,000

$  11,800

National commercial fee per file

$ 13,900

$  12,900

$  13,900

$  14,600

$ 13,600

$  14,400

$  13,400

$  17,300

Total Staffing

Total field operations employees

10,400

10,600

10,400

10,700

12,000

12,700

13,400

13,600

Actual title claims paid ($ millions)

$       69

$        67

$        62

$        79

$       65

$        55

$        54

$        62

 

Title Segment (continued)

FIDELITY NATIONAL FINANCIAL, INC.

MONTHLY TITLE ORDER STATISTICS

Direct Orders Opened *

Direct Orders Closed *

Month

 / (% Purchase)

 / (% Purchase)

July 2023

107,000

80 %

74,000

81 %

August 2023

114,000

79 %

80,000

80 %

September 2023

97,000

79 %

70,000

80 %

Third Quarter 2023

318,000

80 %

224,000

80 %

Direct Orders Opened *

Direct Orders Closed *

Month

 / (% Purchase)

 / (% Purchase)

July 2022

119,000

76 %

92,000

75 %

August 2022

132,000

76 %

98,000

75 %

September 2022

112,000

76 %

88,000

76 %

Third Quarter 2022

363,000

76 %

278,000

76 %

* Includes an immaterial number of non-purchase and non-refinance orders

 

F&G Segment

The table below reconciles net earnings (loss) attributable to common shareholders to adjusted net earnings attributable to common shareholders.  The F&G Segment is reported net of noncontrolling minority interest.

Three Months Ended

Nine Months Ended

(Dollars in millions)

September 30,
2023

September 30,
2022

September 30,
2023

September 30,
2022

Net earnings attributable to common shareholders

$                 259

$                 187

$               205

$                 811

Non-GAAP adjustments(1):

Recognized (gains) losses, net

(4)

(25)

100

(19)

Market related liability adjustments

(237)

(237)

(95)

(751)

Purchase price amortization

5

5

16

16

Transaction costs

1

4

3

8

Income taxes on non-GAAP adjustments

49

54

(5)

158

Non-controlling interest on non-GAAP adjustments

29

(3)

Adjusted net earnings (loss) attributable to common shareholders(1)

$                 102

$                 (12)

$               221

$                 223

 

Adjusted net earnings of $102 million for the third quarter of 2023 included $97 million, or $0.36 per share, of investment income from alternative investments. Alternative investments investment income based on management’s long-term expected return of approximately 10% was $121 million, or $0.45 per share.Adjusted net loss of $12 million for the third quarter of 2022 included $11 million, or $0.04 per share, of investment loss from alternative investments and $11 million, or $0.04 per share, of other net expense items. Alternative investments investment income based on management’s long-term expected return of approximately 10% was $106 million, or $0.39 per share.Adjusted net earnings of $221 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2023 included $250 million, or $0.92 per share, of investment income from alternative investments, $4 million, or $0.02 per share, of bond prepay income, partially offset by $31 million, or $0.12 per share, tax valuation allowance expense. Alternative investments investment income based on management’s long-term expected return of approximately 10% was $349 million, or $1.29 per share.Adjusted net earnings of $223 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2022 included $161 million, or $0.58 per share, of investment income from alternative investments, $66 million, or $0.24 per share, gain from actuarial assumption updates, $24 million, or $0.09 per share, income of CLO redemption gains and other investment income, partially offset by $38 million, or $0.14 per share, tax valuation allowance expense and $11 million, or $0.04 per share, of other net expense items. Alternative investments investment income based on management’s long-term expected return of approximately 10% was $306 million, or $1.10 per share.

 

The table below provides a summary of sales highlights.

Three Months Ended

Nine Months Ended

(In millions)

September 30,
2023

September 30,
2022

September 30,
2023

September 30,
2022

Total annuity sales

$              1,858

$             2,217

$              6,870

$               5,853

Indexed universal life sales

38

36

117

92

Funding agreements (FABN/FHLB)

415

871

1,443

Pension risk transfer

470

620

1,212

1,147

Gross sales(1)

$              2,781

$             2,873

$              9,070

$               8,535

Sales attributable to flow reinsurance to third parties

(513)

(660)

(2,381)

(1,440)

Net Sales(1)

$              2,268

$             2,213

$              6,689

$               7,095

Footnotes:

       1. Non-GAAP financial measure. See the Non-GAAP Measures section below for additional information.

 

DEFINITIONS  

The following represents the definitions of non-GAAP measures used by the Company.

Adjusted Net Earnings Attributable to Common Shareholders (Adjusted Net Earnings)

Adjusted net earnings is a non-GAAP economic measure we use to evaluate financial performance each period. Adjusted net earnings is calculated by adjusting net earnings (loss) attributable to common shareholders to eliminate:

i. Recognized (gains) and losses, net: the impact of net investment gains/losses, including changes in allowance for expected credit losses and other than temporary impairment (“OTTI”) losses, recognized in operations; and the effect of changes in fair value of the reinsurance related embedded derivative and other derivatives, including interest rate swaps and forwards;

ii. Market related liability adjustments: the impacts related to changes in the fair value, including both realized and unrealized gains and losses, of index product related derivatives and embedded derivatives, net of hedging cost; the impact of initial pension risk transfer deferred profit liability losses, including amortization from previously deferred pension risk transfer deferred profit liability losses; and the changes in the fair value of market risk benefits by deferring current period changes and amortizing that amount over the life of the market risk benefit;

iii. Purchase price amortization: the impacts related to the amortization of certain intangibles (internally developed software, trademarks and value of distribution asset (“VODA”)) recognized as a result of acquisition activities;

iv. Transaction costs: the impacts related to acquisition, integration and merger related items; 

v. Certain income tax adjustments: the impacts related to unusual tax items that do not reflect our core operating performance such as the establishment or reversal of significant deferred tax asset valuation allowances in our Title and Corporate and Other segments;

vi. Other “non-recurring,” “infrequent” or “unusual items”:  Management excludes certain items determined to be “non-recurring,” “infrequent” or “unusual” from adjusted net earnings when incurred if it is determined these expenses are not a reflection of the core business and when the nature of the item is such that it is not reasonably likely to recur within two years and/or there was not a similar item in the preceding two years;

vii. Income taxes: the income tax impact related to the above mentioned adjustments is measured using an effective tax rate, as appropriate by tax jurisdiction; and

viii. Non-controlling interest on non-GAAP adjustments: the portion of the non-GAAP adjustments attributable to the equity interest of F&G that FNF does not own

While these adjustments are an integral part of the overall performance of FNF, market conditions and/or the non-operating nature of these items can overshadow the underlying performance of the core business. Accordingly, management considers this to be a useful measure internally and to investors and analysts in analyzing the trends of our operations. Adjusted net earnings should not be used as a substitute for net earnings (loss). However, we believe the adjustments made to net earnings (loss) in order to derive adjusted net earnings provide an understanding of our overall results of operations.

Assets Under Management (AUM)

AUM is comprised of the following components and is reported net of reinsurance qualifying for risk transfer in accordance with GAAP:

(i) total invested assets at amortized cost, excluding investments in unconsolidated affiliates and derivatives;
(ii) investments in unconsolidated affiliates at carrying value;
(iii) related party loans and investments;
(iv) accrued investment income;
(v) the net payable/receivable for the purchase/sale of investments; and
(vi) cash and cash equivalents excluding derivative collateral at the end of the period.

Management considers this non-GAAP financial measure to be useful internally and to investors and analysts when assessing the size of our investment portfolio that is retained.

AUM before Flow Reinsurance

AUM before Flow Reinsurance is comprised of components consistent with AUM, but also includes flow reinsured assets.

Management considers this non-GAAP financial measure to be useful internally and to investors and analysts when assessing the size of our investment portfolio including reinsured assets.

Average Assets Under Management (AAUM)

AAUM is calculated as AUM at the beginning of the period and the end of each month in the period, divided by

the total number of months in the period plus one.

Management considers this non-GAAP financial measure to be useful internally and to investors and analysts when assessing the rate of return on retained assets.

Sales 

Annuity, IUL, funding agreement and non-life contingent PRT sales are not derived from any specific GAAP income statement accounts or line items and should not be viewed as a substitute for any financial measure determined in accordance with GAAP.  Sales from these products are recorded as deposit liabilities (i.e. contractholder funds) within the Company’s consolidated financial statements in accordance with GAAP. Life contingent PRT sales are recorded as premiums in revenues within the consolidated financial statements. Management believes that presentation of sales, as measured for management purposes, enhances the understanding of our business and helps depict longer term trends that may not be apparent in the results of operations due to the timing of sales and revenue recognition.

 

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SOURCE Fidelity National Financial, Inc.