
• | Fourth quarter 2019 net income attributable to Prudential Financial, Inc. of $1.128 billion or $2.76 per Common share versus $842 million or $1.99 per share for the year-ago quarter. |
• | Fourth quarter 2019 after-tax adjusted operating income of $950 million or $2.33 per Common share versus $1.035 billion or $2.44 per share for the year-ago quarter. |
• | Net income attributable to Prudential Financial, Inc. for 2019 of $4.186 billion or $10.11 per Common share versus $4.074 billion or $9.50 per share for 2018. |
• | After-tax adjusted operating income of $4.845 billion or $11.69 per Common share for 2019 versus $5.019 billion or $11.69 per share for 2018. |
• | Book value per Common share of $155.88 versus $116.34 per share for the year-ago; adjusted book value per Common share of $101.04 versus $96.06 per share for the year-ago. |
• | Capital returned to shareholders of $906 million in the quarter versus $752 million for the year-ago quarter, including dividends of $1.00 per Common share. |
• | Parent company highly liquid assets of $4.1 billion versus $5.5 billion for the year-ago. |
• | Assets under management amounted to $1.551 trillion versus $1.377 trillion for the year-ago. |
• | Today, the Company declared a quarterly dividend of $1.10 per share of Common stock, payable on March 12, 2020, to shareholders of record as of February 18, 2020, representing an increase of 10% over the prior year dividend level and a 4.4% annualized yield on adjusted book value. |
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• | Reported adjusted operating income of $281 million in the current quarter, compared to $216 million in the year-ago quarter. The increase reflects higher net investment spread results. |
• | Account values of $500 billion, a record high, were up 16% from the year-ago quarter, reflecting market appreciation and net flows over the year. Net inflows in the current quarter totaled $4.0 billion with $4.3 billion from Institutional Investment Products, primarily from pension risk transfer transactions, partially offset by $0.3 billion of Full Service net outflows. |
• | Reported adjusted operating income of $61 million in the current quarter, compared to $33 million in the year-ago quarter. The increase reflects higher net investment spread results and more favorable underwriting results. |
• | Reported earned premiums, policy charges, and fees of $1.2 billion in the current quarter were consistent with the year-ago quarter. |
• | Reported adjusted operating income of $450 million in the current quarter, compared to $445 million in the year-ago quarter. The increase reflects higher net investment spread results and an unfavorable impact from changes in market conditions on estimates of profitability in the year-ago quarter, partially offset by lower fee income, net of distribution expenses and other associated costs. |
• | Account values of $170 billion, a record high, were up 12% from the year-ago quarter, reflecting market appreciation over the year, partially offset by net outflows. Gross sales of $2.1 billion in the current quarter reflect our continued diversification strategy with 65% of sales coming from less equity market sensitive products. |
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• | Reported adjusted operating income of $58 million in the current quarter, compared to a loss of $26 million in the year-ago quarter. The increase reflects an unfavorable impact from changes in market conditions on estimates of profitability in the year-ago quarter and higher net investment spread results, partially offset by less favorable underwriting results. |
• | Sales of $209 million in the current quarter were up 8% from the year-ago quarter, primarily reflecting higher variable life sales. |
• | Reported adjusted operating income of $394 million in the current quarter, compared to $349 million in the year-ago quarter. The increase reflects business growth, higher net investment spread results, an unfavorable impact from changes in market conditions on estimates of profitability in the year-ago quarter, and more favorable underwriting results. These items were partially offset by higher expenses. |
• | Constant dollar basis sales of $379 million in the current quarter were up 17% from the year-ago quarter, driven by our Korea, Taiwan, and Brazil operations. |
• | Reported adjusted operating income of $403 million in the current quarter, compared to $387 million in the year-ago quarter. The increase primarily reflects higher net investment spread results, partially offset by higher expenses. |
• | Constant dollar basis sales of $283 million in the current quarter were down 14% from the year-ago quarter, primarily reflecting lower U.S. dollar-denominated fixed annuity sales in the Life Consultant channel. |
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(1) | Description of Non-GAAP Measures: |
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Financial Highlights | |||||||||||||||
(in millions, unaudited) | |||||||||||||||
Three Months Ended | Year Ended | ||||||||||||||
December 31 | December 31 | ||||||||||||||
2019 | 2018 | 2019 | 2018 | ||||||||||||
Adjusted operating income (loss) before income taxes (1): | |||||||||||||||
PGIM | $ | 288 | $ | 243 | $ | 998 | $ | 959 | |||||||
U.S. Businesses: | |||||||||||||||
U.S. Workplace Solutions division | 342 | 249 | 1,586 | 1,278 | |||||||||||
U.S. Individual Solutions division | 508 | 419 | 1,930 | 2,148 | |||||||||||
Assurance IQ division | (9 | ) | — | (9 | ) | — | |||||||||
Total U.S. Businesses | 841 | 668 | 3,507 | 3,426 | |||||||||||
International Businesses | 797 | 736 | 3,359 | 3,266 | |||||||||||
Corporate and Other | (738 | ) | (329 | ) | (1,766 | ) | (1,283 | ) | |||||||
Total adjusted operating income before income taxes | $ | 1,188 | $ | 1,318 | $ | 6,098 | $ | 6,368 | |||||||
Reconciling Items: | |||||||||||||||
Realized investment gains (losses), net, and related charges and adjustments (2) | $ | 133 | $ | (264 | ) | $ | (889 | ) | $ | 150 | |||||
Market experience updates | 60 | — | (462 | ) | — | ||||||||||
Divested and Run-off Businesses: | |||||||||||||||
Closed Block division | 31 | (40 | ) | 36 | (62 | ) | |||||||||
Other Divested and Run-off Businesses | 11 | 51 | 452 | (1,535 | ) | ||||||||||
Equity in earnings of operating joint ventures and earnings attributable to noncontrolling interests | (32 | ) | (12 | ) | (103 | ) | (87 | ) | |||||||
Other adjustments (3) | (47 | ) | — | (47 | ) | — | |||||||||
Total reconciling items, before income taxes | 156 | (265 | ) | (1,013 | ) | (1,534 | ) | ||||||||
Income before income taxes and equity in earnings of operating joint ventures | $ | 1,344 | $ | 1,053 | $ | 5,085 | $ | 4,834 | |||||||
Income Statement Data: | |||||||||||||||
Net income attributable to Prudential Financial, Inc. | $ | 1,128 | $ | 842 | $ | 4,186 | $ | 4,074 | |||||||
Income attributable to noncontrolling interests | 10 | 7 | 52 | 14 | |||||||||||
Net income | 1,138 | 849 | 4,238 | 4,088 | |||||||||||
Less: Earnings attributable to noncontrolling interests | 10 | 7 | 52 | 14 | |||||||||||
Income attributable to Prudential Financial, Inc. | 1,128 | 842 | 4,186 | 4,074 | |||||||||||
Less: Equity in earnings of operating joint ventures, net of taxes and earnings attributable to noncontrolling interests | 5 | 7 | 48 | 62 | |||||||||||
Income (after-tax) before equity in earnings of operating joint ventures | 1,123 | 835 | 4,138 | 4,012 | |||||||||||
Less: Total reconciling items, before income taxes | 156 | (265 | ) | (1,013 | ) | (1,534 | ) | ||||||||
Less: Income taxes, not applicable to adjusted operating income | (17 | ) | (65 | ) | (306 | ) | (527 | ) | |||||||
Total reconciling items, after income taxes | 173 | (200 | ) | (707 | ) | (1,007 | ) | ||||||||
After-tax adjusted operating income (1) | 950 | 1,035 | 4,845 | 5,019 | |||||||||||
Income taxes, applicable to adjusted operating income | 238 | 283 | 1,253 | 1,349 | |||||||||||
Adjusted operating income before income taxes (1) | $ | 1,188 | $ | 1,318 | $ | 6,098 | $ | 6,368 | |||||||
See footnotes on last page. | |||||||||||||||
Financial Highlights | |||||||||||||||
(in millions, except per share data, unaudited) | |||||||||||||||
Three Months Ended | Year Ended | ||||||||||||||
December 31 | December 31 | ||||||||||||||
2019 | 2018 | 2019 | 2018 | ||||||||||||
Earnings per share of Common Stock (diluted): | |||||||||||||||
Net income attributable to Prudential Financial, Inc. | $ | 2.76 | $ | 1.99 | $ | 10.11 | $ | 9.50 | |||||||
Less: Reconciling Items: | |||||||||||||||
Realized investment gains (losses), net, and related charges and adjustments (2) | 0.33 | (0.63 | ) | (2.16 | ) | 0.36 | |||||||||
Market experience updates | 0.15 | — | (1.12 | ) | — | ||||||||||
Divested and Run-off Businesses: | |||||||||||||||
Closed Block division | 0.08 | (0.09 | ) | 0.09 | (0.15 | ) | |||||||||
Other Divested and Run-off Businesses | 0.03 | 0.12 | 1.10 | (3.60 | ) | ||||||||||
Difference in earnings allocated to participating unvested share-based payment awards | — | 0.01 | 0.02 | 0.03 | |||||||||||
Other adjustments (3) | (0.12 | ) | — | (0.11 | ) | — | |||||||||
Total reconciling items, before income taxes | 0.47 | (0.59 | ) | (2.18 | ) | (3.36 | ) | ||||||||
Less: Income taxes, not applicable to adjusted operating income | 0.04 | (0.14 | ) | (0.60 | ) | (1.17 | ) | ||||||||
Total reconciling items, after income taxes | 0.43 | (0.45 | ) | (1.58 | ) | (2.19 | ) | ||||||||
After-tax adjusted operating income | $ | 2.33 | $ | 2.44 | $ | 11.69 | $ | 11.69 | |||||||
Weighted average number of outstanding common shares (basic) | 400.7 | 412.7 | 404.8 | 417.6 | |||||||||||
Weighted average number of outstanding common shares (diluted) | 403.7 | 421.2 | 410.9 | 426.2 | |||||||||||
For earnings per share of Common Stock calculation: | |||||||||||||||
Net income attributable to Prudential Financial, Inc. | $ | 1,128 | $ | 842 | $ | 4,186 | $ | 4,074 | |||||||
Earnings related to interest, net of tax, on exchangeable surplus notes | — | 5 | 12 | 21 | |||||||||||
Less: Earnings allocated to participating unvested share-based payment awards | 12 | 10 | 45 | 47 | |||||||||||
Net income attributable to Prudential Financial, Inc. for earnings per share of Common Stock calculation | $ | 1,116 | $ | 837 | $ | 4,153 | $ | 4,048 | |||||||
After-tax adjusted operating income (1) | $ | 950 | $ | 1,035 | $ | 4,845 | $ | 5,019 | |||||||
Earnings related to interest, net of tax, on exchangeable surplus notes | — | 5 | 12 | 21 | |||||||||||
Less: Earnings allocated to participating unvested share-based payment awards | 11 | 13 | 53 | 58 | |||||||||||
After-tax adjusted operating income for earnings per share of Common Stock calculation (1) | $ | 939 | $ | 1,027 | $ | 4,804 | $ | 4,982 | |||||||
Prudential Financial, Inc. Equity (as of end of period): | |||||||||||||||
GAAP book value (total PFI equity) at end of period | $ | 63,115 | $ | 48,617 | |||||||||||
Less: Accumulated other comprehensive income (AOCI) | 24,039 | 10,906 | |||||||||||||
GAAP book value excluding AOCI | 39,076 | 37,711 | |||||||||||||
Less: Cumulative effect of foreign exchange rate remeasurement and currency | |||||||||||||||
translation adjustments corresponding to realized gains/losses | (1,835 | ) | (2,344 | ) | |||||||||||
Adjusted book value | 40,911 | 40,055 | |||||||||||||
End of period number of common shares (diluted) (4) | 404.9 | 422.2 | |||||||||||||
GAAP book value per common share - diluted (5) | 155.88 | 116.34 | |||||||||||||
GAAP book value excluding AOCI per share - diluted (5) | 96.51 | 90.50 | |||||||||||||
Adjusted book value per common share - diluted (5) | 101.04 | 96.06 | |||||||||||||
See footnotes on last page. | |||||||||||||||
Financial Highlights | |||||||||||||||
(in millions, or as otherwise noted, unaudited) | |||||||||||||||
Three Months Ended | Year Ended | ||||||||||||||
December 31 | December 31 | ||||||||||||||
2019 | 2018 | 2019 | 2018 | ||||||||||||
PGIM: | |||||||||||||||
PGIM: | |||||||||||||||
Assets Managed by PGIM (in billions, as of end of period): | |||||||||||||||
Institutional customers | $ | 552.8 | $ | 493.5 | |||||||||||
Retail customers | 282.8 | 240.1 | |||||||||||||
General account | 472.6 | 427.8 | |||||||||||||
Total PGIM | $ | 1,308.2 | $ | 1,161.4 | |||||||||||
Institutional Customers - Assets Under Management (in billions): | |||||||||||||||
Gross additions, other than money market | $ | 16.4 | $ | 18.9 | $ | 60.8 | $ | 75.1 | |||||||
Net additions (withdrawals), other than money market | $ | 0.7 | $ | (0.5 | ) | $ | (6.5 | ) | $ | 14.1 | |||||
Retail Customers - Assets Under Management (in billions): | |||||||||||||||
Gross additions, other than money market | $ | 19.6 | $ | 14.1 | $ | 61.2 | $ | 53.0 | |||||||
Net additions (withdrawals), other than money market | $ | 1.2 | $ | (2.6 | ) | $ | 5.7 | $ | (0.4 | ) | |||||
U.S. Workplace Solutions Division: | |||||||||||||||
Retirement: | |||||||||||||||
Full Service: | |||||||||||||||
Deposits and sales | $ | 8,322 | $ | 6,639 | $ | 36,394 | $ | 33,116 | |||||||
Net additions (withdrawals) | $ | (262 | ) | $ | 697 | $ | 688 | $ | 6,686 | ||||||
Total account value at end of period | $ | 272,448 | $ | 231,669 | |||||||||||
Institutional Investment Products: | |||||||||||||||
Gross additions | $ | 8,575 | $ | 8,843 | $ | 31,101 | $ | 21,310 | |||||||
Net additions | $ | 4,268 | $ | 5,519 | $ | 14,358 | $ | 5,901 | |||||||
Total account value at end of period | $ | 227,596 | $ | 200,759 | |||||||||||
Group Insurance: | |||||||||||||||
Group Insurance Annualized New Business Premiums (6): | |||||||||||||||
Group life | $ | 21 | $ | 24 | $ | 254 | $ | 376 | |||||||
Group disability | 6 | 13 | 159 | 183 | |||||||||||
Total | $ | 27 | $ | 37 | $ | 413 | $ | 559 | |||||||
U.S. Individual Solutions Division: | |||||||||||||||
Individual Annuities: | |||||||||||||||
Fixed and Variable Annuity Sales and Account Values: | |||||||||||||||
Gross sales | $ | 2,081 | $ | 2,238 | $ | 9,720 | $ | 8,270 | |||||||
Sales, net of full surrenders and death benefits | $ | (388 | ) | $ | 181 | $ | 346 | $ | (688 | ) | |||||
Total account value at end of period | $ | 169,681 | $ | 151,080 | |||||||||||
Individual Life: | |||||||||||||||
Individual Life Insurance Annualized New Business Premiums (6): | |||||||||||||||
Term life | $ | 47 | $ | 55 | $ | 200 | $ | 213 | |||||||
Guaranteed universal life | 26 | 29 | 95 | 97 | |||||||||||
Other universal life | 42 | 51 | 155 | 150 | |||||||||||
Variable life | 94 | 58 | 278 | 163 | |||||||||||
Total | $ | 209 | $ | 193 | $ | 728 | $ | 623 | |||||||
International Businesses: | |||||||||||||||
International Businesses: | |||||||||||||||
International Businesses Annualized New Business Premiums (6)(7): | |||||||||||||||
Actual exchange rate basis | $ | 651 | $ | 642 | $ | 2,605 | $ | 2,740 | |||||||
Constant exchange rate basis | $ | 662 | $ | 651 | $ | 2,639 | $ | 2,752 | |||||||
See footnotes on last page. | |||||||||||||||
Financial Highlights | |||||||
(in billions, as of end of period, unaudited) | |||||||
Three Months Ended | |||||||
December 31 | |||||||
2019 | 2018 | ||||||
Assets and Assets Under Management Information: | |||||||
Total assets | $ | 896.6 | $ | 815.1 | |||
Assets under management (at fair market value): | |||||||
PGIM | 1,308.2 | 1,161.4 | |||||
U.S. Businesses: | |||||||
U.S. Workplace Solutions division | 91.6 | 86.1 | |||||
U.S. Individual Solutions division | 118.4 | 100.4 | |||||
Total U.S. Businesses | 210.0 | 186.5 | |||||
International Businesses | 32.7 | 29.4 | |||||
Total assets under management | 1,550.9 | 1,377.3 | |||||
Client assets under administration | 291.6 | 233.3 | |||||
Total assets under management and administration | $ | 1,842.5 | $ | 1,610.6 | |||
(1) | Adjusted operating income is a non-GAAP measure of performance. See FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS AND NON-GAAP MEASURES within the earnings release for additional information. Adjusted operating income, when presented at the segment level, is also a segment performance measure. This segment performance measure, while not a traditional U.S. GAAP measure, is required to be disclosed by U.S. GAAP in accordance with FASB Accounting Standard Codification (ASC) 280 – Segment Reporting. When presented by segment, we have prepared the reconciliation of adjusted operating income to the corresponding consolidated U.S. GAAP total in accordance with the disclosure requirements as articulated in ASC 280. | |||||
(2) | Realized investment gains (losses), net, and related charges and adjustments now includes results previously disclosed as investment gains (losses) on assets supporting experience rated contractholder liabilities, net and change in experience rated contractholder liabilities due to asset value changes. Prior periods have been reclassified to conform to current period presentation. | |||||
(3) | Represents adjustments not included in the above reconciling items. “Other adjustments” include certain components of the consideration for the Assurance IQ acquisition, which are recognized as compensation expense over the requisite service periods, as well as changes in the fair value of contingent consideration. | |||||
(4) | Diluted shares as of December 31, 2018 include 6.1 million shares due to the dilutive impact of conversion of exchangeable surplus notes (“ESNs”) when book value per common share (i.e., book value per common share, book value excluding AOCI per common share, and adjusted book value per common share) is greater than $82.16. The $500 million of ESNs were converted into 6.2 million shares of Common Stock in the third quarter of 2019. | |||||
(5) | The exchangeable surplus notes are subject to customary antidilution adjustments and the exchange rate is accordingly revalued. In order to calculate book value per common share as of December 31, 2018, equity is increased by $500 million and diluted shares include 6.1 million shares reflecting the dilutive impact of ESNs when book value per common share is greater than $82.16. The $500 million of ESNs were converted into 6.2 million shares of Common Stock in the third quarter of 2019. | |||||
(6) | Premiums from new sales are expected to be collected over a one-year period. Group insurance annualized new business premiums exclude new premiums resulting from rate changes on existing policies, from additional coverage issued under our Servicemembers' Group Life Insurance contract, and from excess premiums on group universal life insurance that build cash value but do not purchase face amounts. Group insurance annualized new business premiums include premiums from the takeover of claim liabilities. Excess (unscheduled) and single premium business for the Company's domestic individual life and international operations are included in annualized new business premiums based on a 10% credit. | |||||
(7) | Actual amounts reflect the impact of currency fluctuations. Constant amounts reflect foreign denominated activity translated to U.S. dollars at uniform exchange rates for all periods presented, including Japanese yen 105 per U.S. dollar and Korean won 1,110 per U.S. dollar. U.S. dollar-denominated activity is included based on the amounts as transacted in U.S. dollars. | |||||