Lincoln Financial Group Reports Third Quarter 2023 Results
- None.
- None.
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Net income available to common stockholders of
$4.79 -
Adjusted operating income available to common stockholders of
$0.23 -
Net unfavorable notable items of
$0.84 -
An additional unfavorable impact of
$0.41
-
Net unfavorable notable items of
- Group Protection earnings were impacted by higher life severity and weaker disability incidence, though underlying margin expansion remains on track
- Sequential sales growth in Retail Solutions businesses and strong sales pipeline in Workplace Solutions businesses heading into the fourth quarter
- Expenses increased year-over-year, pressuring earnings across all four business segments
-
Favorable credit experience this quarter as credit portfolio continues to be
97% above investment grade -
Estimated RBC ratio was stable and ended the quarter in the 375 -
385% range - Significant progress made towards expected close of Fortitude Re transaction
“Our earnings this quarter did not meet our expectations and reflect that our progress will not always be linear, but I am confident in our path forward,” said Ellen Cooper, Chairman, President and CEO of Lincoln Financial Group. “Our Group business, which produced notably strong performance in the first half of the year, delivered lower than anticipated results this quarter largely driven by higher severity in group life. Across the enterprise, expenses are elevated and are a critical area of focus and opportunity as we look forward. We achieved sequential sales growth in our Retail Solutions businesses and have strong sales pipelines in all four of our businesses heading into the fourth quarter. Additionally, this year’s annual assumption review was comprehensive, and I feel confident in our go-forward assumptions. Our risk-based capital position was stable in the quarter as we continue to be focused on executing on our strategy to rebuild capital.”
The company reported net income available to common stockholders for the third quarter of 2023 of
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As of or For the
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As of or For the
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(in millions, except per share data) |
2023 |
2022 (2) |
2023 |
2022 (2) |
Net Income (Loss) |
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|
|
|
Net Income (Loss) Available to Common Stockholders |
819 |
(1,777) |
410 |
537 |
Net Income (Loss) per Diluted Share Available to Common Stockholders(1) |
4.79 |
(10.47) |
2.40 |
3.10 |
Revenues |
4,203 |
4,672 |
10,946 |
14,969 |
Adjusted Income (Loss) from Operations |
73 |
(1,949) |
715 |
(1,301) |
Adjusted Income (Loss) from Operations Available to Common Stockholders |
39 |
(1,950) |
642 |
(1,309) |
Adjusted Income (Loss) from Operations per Diluted Share Available to Common Stockholders(1) |
0.23 |
(11.49) |
3.77 |
(7.63) |
Average Basic Shares |
169.6 |
169.7 |
169.5 |
171.6 |
Average Diluted Shares |
170.9 |
171.1 |
170.6 |
173.4 |
Net Income (Loss) Return on Equity ("ROE") |
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NM |
|
|
Adjusted Income (Loss) from Operations Available to Common Stockholders, Excluding AOCI and Preferred Stock ROE |
|
- |
|
- |
Adjusted Income (Loss) from Operations ROE |
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- |
|
- |
Book Value per Share (BVPS), Including AOCI |
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Book Value per Share, Excluding AOCI |
63.03 |
57.46 |
63.03 |
57.46 |
Adjusted Book Value per Share |
63.53 |
68.53 |
63.53 |
68.53 |
(1) |
In periods where a net loss or adjusted loss from operations is presented, basic shares are used in the diluted EPS and adjusted diluted EPS calculations, as the use of diluted shares would result in a lower loss per share. |
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(2) |
Prior-year numbers have been adjusted to reflect LDTI accounting. |
The current quarter’s adjusted income from operations available to common stockholders included net unfavorable notable items of
In addition to the impact of unfavorable notable items, this quarter’s adjusted income from operations available to common stockholders included an unfavorable impact of
-
$0.13 -
$0.13 -
$0.09 -
$0.06
The prior-year quarter included an unfavorable impact of
Third Quarter 2023 – Segment Results
Annuities
Annuities reported income from operations of
Total annuity sales of
Average account balances, net of reinsurance, for the quarter of
Life Insurance
Life Insurance reported a loss from operations of
Total Life sales of
Group Protection
Group Protection reported income from operations of
The total loss ratio was
Insurance premiums of
Retirement Plan Services
Retirement Plan Services reported income from operations of
Total deposits for the quarter of
Average account balances for the quarter of
Other Operations
Other Operations reported a loss from operations of
Third Quarter Highlights - Realized Gains, Losses, and Other / Impacts to Net Income
Realized gains/losses and other impacts to net income (after-tax) in the quarter were primarily driven by:
-
$1.0 billion -
$369 million $164 million
Unrealized Gains and Losses
The company reported a net unrealized loss of
Capital and Liquidity
Holding company available liquidity was
As of September 30, 2023, the estimated RBC ratio was in the 375
Versus the prior-year period, as of September 30, 2023, book value per share, including AOCI, decreased
There was no negative impact to statutory capital related to the annual review of reserve assumptions.
The tables attached to this release define and reconcile the non-GAAP measures adjusted income (loss) from operations, adjusted income (loss) from operations available to common stockholders, adjusted income (loss) from operations available to common stockholders, excluding AOCI and preferred stock ROE, adjusted income from operations ROE, book value per share, excluding AOCI, and adjusted book value per share to net income (loss), net income (loss) available to common stockholders, net income (loss) ROE and book value per share, including AOCI, calculated in accordance with GAAP.
This press release contains statements that are forward-looking, and actual results may differ materially. Please see the Forward-looking Statements – Cautionary Language at the end of this release for factors that may cause actual results to differ materially from the company’s current expectations.
For other financial information, please refer to the company’s third quarter 2023 statistical supplement available on its website http://www.lincolnfinancial.com/investor.
Conference Call Information
Lincoln Financial Group will discuss the company’s third quarter results with investors in a conference call beginning at 10:00 a.m. Eastern Time on Thursday, November 2, 2023.
The conference call will be broadcast live through the company website at www.lincolnfinancial.com/webcast. Please log on to the webcast at least 15 minutes prior to the start of the conference call to download and install any necessary streaming media software. A replay of the call will be available by 1:00 p.m. Eastern Time on November 2, 2023 at www.lincolnfinancial.com/webcast.
About Lincoln Financial Group
Lincoln Financial Group helps people to plan, protect and retire with confidence. As of Dec. 31, 2022, approximately 16 million customers trust our guidance and solutions across four core businesses – annuities, life insurance, group protection and retirement plan services. As of September 30, 2023, the company had
Explanatory Notes on Use of Non-GAAP Measures
Management believes that adjusted income (loss) from operations (or adjusted operating income), adjusted income (loss) from operations available to common stockholders, adjusted income (loss) from operations available to common stockholders, excluding AOCI and preferred stock ROE, adjusted income (loss) from operations ROE, adjusted operating revenues, and adjusted income (loss) from operations per diluted share available to common stockholders better explain the results of the company’s ongoing businesses in a manner that allows for a better understanding of the underlying trends in the company’s current business as the excluded items are unpredictable and not necessarily indicative of current operating fundamentals or future performance of the business segments, and, in most instances, decisions regarding these items do not necessarily relate to the operations of the individual segments. Management also believes that using book value, excluding accumulated other comprehensive income (“AOCI”), and adjusted book value per share enables investors to analyze the amount of our net worth that is primarily attributable to our business operations. Book value per share, excluding AOCI is useful to investors because it eliminates the effect of items that are unpredictable and can fluctuate significantly from period to period, primarily based on changes in interest rates. Adjusted book value per share is useful to investors because it eliminates the effect of items that are unpredictable and can fluctuate significantly from period to period, primarily based on changes in equity markets and interest rates.
For the historical periods, reconciliations of non-GAAP measures used in this press release to the most directly comparable GAAP measure may be included in this Appendix to the press release and/or are included in the Statistical Reports for the corresponding periods contained in the Earnings section of the Investor Relations page on our website: www.lfg.com/investor.
Definitions of Non-GAAP Measures Used in this Press Release
Adjusted income (loss) from operations, adjusted income (loss) from operations available to common stockholders, adjusted operating revenues, adjusted income (loss) from operations available to common stockholders, excluding AOCI and preferred stock ROE and adjusted income (loss) from operations ROE (in each case including and excluding the effect of average goodwill), book value per share, excluding AOCI, and adjusted book value per share are financial measures we use to evaluate and assess our results. Adjusted income (loss) from operations, adjusted income (loss) from operations available to common stockholders, adjusted operating revenues, adjusted income (loss) from operations available to common stockholders, excluding AOCI and preferred stock ROE, adjusted income (loss) from operations ROE, book value per share, excluding AOCI, and adjusted book value per share, as used in the press release, are non-GAAP financial measures and do not replace GAAP net income (loss), net income (loss) available to common stockholders, revenues, net income (loss) ROE and book value per share, including AOCI, the most directly comparable GAAP measures.
Adjusted Income (Loss) from Operations
Adjusted income (loss) from operations is GAAP net income (loss) excluding the after-tax effects of the following items, as applicable:
- Items related to annuity product features, which include changes in MRBs, including gains and losses and benefit payments (“MRB-related impacts”), changes in the fair value of the derivative instruments we hold to hedge GLB and GDB riders, net of fee income allocated to support the cost of hedging them, and changes in the fair value of the embedded derivative liabilities of our indexed annuity contracts and the associated index options we hold to hedge them, including collateral expense associated with the hedge program (collectively, “net annuity product features”);
- Items related to life insurance product features, which include changes in the fair value of derivatives we hold as part of VUL hedging, changes in reserves resulting from benefit ratio unlocking associated with the impact of capital markets, and changes in the fair value of the embedded derivative liabilities of our IUL contracts and the associated index options we hold to hedge them (collectively, “net life insurance product features”);
- Credit loss-related adjustments on fixed maturity AFS securities, mortgage loans on real estate and reinsurance-related assets (“credit loss-related adjustments”);
- Changes in the fair value of equity securities, certain derivatives, certain other investments and realized gains (losses) on sales, disposals and impairments of financial assets (collectively, “investment gains (losses)”);
- Changes in the fair value of reinsurance-related embedded derivatives, trading securities and mortgage loans on real estate electing the fair value option (“changes in the fair value of reinsurance-related embedded derivatives, trading securities and certain mortgage loans”);
- Income (loss) from the initial adoption of new accounting standards, regulations and policy changes;
- Income (loss) from reserve changes, net of related amortization, on business sold through reinsurance;
- Transaction and integration costs related to mergers and acquisitions including the acquisition or divestiture, through reinsurance or other means, of businesses or blocks of business;
- Gains (losses) on modification or early extinguishment of debt;
- Losses from the impairment of intangible assets and gains (losses) on other non-financial assets; and
- Income (loss) from discontinued operations.
Adjusted Income (Loss) from Operations Available to Common Stockholders
Adjusted income (loss) from operations available to common stockholders is defined as after-tax adjusted income (loss) from operations less preferred stock dividends and the adjustment for deferred units of LNC stock in our deferred compensation plans.
Adjusted Operating Revenues
Adjusted operating revenues represent GAAP revenues excluding the pre-tax effects of the following items, as applicable:
- Changes in the fair value of the derivative instruments we hold to hedge GLB and GDB riders, net of fee income allocated to support the cost of hedging them, and changes in the fair value of the embedded derivative liabilities of our indexed annuity and IUL contracts and the associated index options we hold to hedge them (collectively, “revenue adjustments from annuity and life insurance product features”);
- Credit loss-related adjustments;
- Investment gains (losses);
- Changes in the fair value of reinsurance-related embedded derivatives, trading securities and certain mortgage loans;
- Revenue adjustments from the initial adoption of new accounting standards; and
- Amortization of deferred gains arising from reserve changes on business sold through reinsurance.
Adjusted Income (Loss) From Operations Available to Common Stockholders, Excluding AOCI and Preferred Stock ROE
Adjusted income (loss) from operations available to common stockholders, excluding AOCI and preferred stock ROE measures how efficiently we generate profits from the resources provided by our net assets.
- It is calculated by dividing annualized adjusted income (loss) from operations available to common stockholders by average stockholders’ equity, excluding AOCI and preferred stock.
- Management believes this metric is useful to investors because it eliminates the effect of market movements on ROE that are unpredictable and can fluctuate significantly from period to period, primarily related to changes in interest rates.
- Management evaluates ROE by both including and excluding the effect of average goodwill.
Adjusted Income (Loss) from Operations ROE
Adjusted income (loss) from operations ROE is calculated based upon a non-GAAP financial measure.
- It is calculated by dividing annualized adjusted income (loss) from operations available to common stockholders by adjusted average stockholders’ equity.
- Management believes this metric is useful to investors because it eliminates the effect of market movements on ROE that are unpredictable and can fluctuate significantly from period to period, primarily related to changes in equity markets and interest rates.
- Management evaluates ROE by both including and excluding the effect of average goodwill.
Book Value Per Share, Excluding AOCI
Book value per share, excluding AOCI, is calculated based upon a non-GAAP financial measure.
- It is calculated by dividing (a) stockholders’ equity, excluding AOCI and preferred stock, by (b) common shares outstanding.
- We provide book value per share, excluding AOCI, to enable investors to analyze the amount of our net worth that is primarily attributable to our business operations.
- Management believes book value per share, excluding AOCI, is useful to investors because it eliminates the effect of items that can fluctuate significantly from period to period, primarily based on changes in interest rates.
- Book value per share is the most directly comparable GAAP measure.
Adjusted Book Value Per Share
Adjusted book value per share is calculated based upon a non-GAAP financial measure.
- It is calculated by dividing (a) stockholders’ equity, excluding AOCI, preferred stock and MRB-related impacts by (b) common shares outstanding.
- We provide adjusted book value per share to enable investors to analyze the amount of our net worth that is primarily attributable to our business operations.
- Management believes adjusted book value per share is useful to investors because it eliminates the effect of market movements that are unpredictable that can fluctuate significantly from period to period, primarily based on changes in equity markets and interest rates.
- Book value per share is the most directly comparable GAAP measure.
Other Definitions
Notable Items
Notable items are items which, in management’s view, do not reflect the company’s normal, ongoing operations.
- We believe highlighting notable items included in adjusted income (loss) from operations enables investors to better understand the fundamental trends in its results of operations and financial condition.
Holding Company Available Liquidity
Holding company available liquidity consists of cash and invested cash, excluding cash held as collateral, and certain short-term investments that can be readily converted into cash, net of commercial paper outstanding.
Special Note
Sales
Sales as reported consist of the following:
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Annuities and Retirement Plan Services – deposits from new and existing customers; Universal life insurance (“UL”), indexed universal life insurance (“IUL”), variable universal life insurance (“VUL”) – first-year commissionable premiums plus
5% of excess premiums received; -
MoneyGuard® linked-benefit products – MoneyGuard® (UL),
15% of total expected premium deposits, and MoneyGuard Market Advantage℠ (VUL),150% of commissionable premiums; -
Executive Benefits – insurance and corporate-owned UL and VUL, first-year commissionable premiums plus
5% of excess premium received, and single premium bank-owned UL and VUL,15% of single premium deposits; -
Term –
100% of annualized first-year premiums; and - Group Protection – annualized first-year premiums from new policies.
Lincoln National Corporation |
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Reconciliation of Net Income to Adjusted Income from Operations |
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(in millions, except per share data) |
For the
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For the
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2023 |
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2022 |
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2023 |
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2022 |
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| Net Income (Loss) Available to Common Stockholders – Diluted | $ |
819 |
|
|
(1,777 |
) |
$ |
410 |
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$ |
537 |
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Less: |
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|
|
|
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Preferred stock dividends declared |
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(34 |
) |
|
- |
|
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(71 |
) |
|
- |
|
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| Adjustment for deferred units of LNC stock in our deferred compensation plans (1) |
|
- |
|
|
(1 |
) |
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(2 |
) |
|
(8 |
) |
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Net Income (Loss) |
|
853 |
|
|
(1,776 |
) |
|
483 |
|
|
545 |
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Less: |
|
|
|
|
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Net annuity product features, after-tax |
|
1,045 |
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|
893 |
|
|
850 |
|
|
2,591 |
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Net life insurance product features, after-tax |
|
85 |
|
|
20 |
|
|
(133 |
) |
|
16 |
|
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Credit loss-related adjustments, after-tax |
|
(21 |
) |
|
(104 |
) |
|
(41 |
) |
|
(96 |
) |
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Investment gains (losses), after-tax (2) |
|
(306 |
) |
|
10 |
|
|
(880 |
) |
|
5 |
|
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Changes in the fair value of reinsurance-related embedded derivatives, trading securities and certain mortgage loans, after-tax |
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(23 |
) |
|
(12 |
) |
|
(21 |
) |
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(36 |
) |
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Impairment of intangibles |
|
- |
|
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(634 |
) |
|
- |
|
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(634 |
) |
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Transaction and integration costs related to mergers, acquisitions and divestitures, after-tax (3) |
|
- |
|
|
- |
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(7 |
) |
|
- |
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Total adjustments |
|
780 |
|
|
173 |
|
|
(232 |
) |
|
1,846 |
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Adjusted Income (Loss) from Operations |
$ |
73 |
|
$ |
(1,949 |
) |
$ |
715 |
|
$ |
(1,301 |
) |
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|
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Earnings (Loss) Per Common Share – Diluted (4) |
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|
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Net income (loss) |
$ |
4.79 |
|
$ |
(10.47 |
) |
$ |
2.40 |
|
$ |
3.10 |
|
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Adjusted income (loss) from operations |
|
0.23 |
|
|
(11.49 |
) |
|
3.77 |
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(7.63 |
) |
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Stockholders’ Equity, Average |
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|
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Stockholders’ equity |
$ |
4,509 |
|
$ |
6,057 |
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$ |
5,567 |
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$ |
11,645 |
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Less: |
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|
|
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Preferred stock |
|
986 |
|
|
- |
|
|
986 |
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|
- |
|
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AOCI |
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(6,792 |
) |
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(4,610 |
) |
|
(5,425 |
) |
|
852 |
|
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Stockholders’ equity, excluding AOCI and preferred stock |
|
10,315 |
|
|
10,667 |
|
|
10,006 |
|
|
10,793 |
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MRB-related impacts |
|
986 |
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(2,177 |
) |
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(95 |
) |
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(2,359 |
) |
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GLB and GDB hedge instruments gains (losses) (5) |
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(1,519 |
) |
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N/A |
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(921 |
) |
|
N/A |
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Adjusted average stockholders’ equity |
$ |
10,848 |
|
$ |
12,844 |
|
$ |
11,022 |
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$ |
13,152 |
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Return on Equity |
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|
|
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Net income (loss) ROE |
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75.7 |
% |
|
NM |
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|
11.6 |
% |
|
6.2 |
% |
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| Adjusted income (loss) from operations available to common stockholders, excluding AOCI and preferred stock ROE |
|
1.5 |
% |
|
-73.1 |
% |
|
8.6 |
% |
|
-16.2 |
% |
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| Adjusted income (loss) from operations ROE |
|
1.4 |
% |
|
-60.7 |
% |
|
9.3 |
% |
|
-13.3 |
% |
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(1) |
We exclude deferred units of LNC stock that are antidilutive from our diluted earnings per share calculation. |
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(2) |
Includes a |
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(3) |
Includes costs pertaining to the Fortitude Re reinsurance transaction. |
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(4) |
In periods where a net loss or adjusted loss from operations is presented, basic shares are used in the diluted EPS and adjusted diluted EPS calculations, as the use of diluted shares would result in a lower loss per share. |
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(5) |
For periods beginning on or after January 1, 2023, gains (losses) on our GLB and GDB hedge instruments are excluded from adjusted stockholders' equity to align to the updated hedge program. |
Lincoln National Corporation |
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Reconciliation of Book Value per Share |
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As of September 30, |
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2023 |
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2022 |
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Book Value Per Common Share |
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Book Value Per Share |
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$ |
13.04 |
|
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$ |
16.45 |
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Less: |
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|
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|
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AOCI |
|
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(49.99 |
) |
|
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(41.01 |
) |
Book value per share, excluding AOCI |
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|
63.03 |
|
|
|
57.46 |
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Less: |
|
|
|
|
|
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MRB-related gains (losses) |
|
|
9.11 |
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|
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(11.07 |
) |
GLB and GDB hedge instruments gains (losses) (1) |
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(9.61 |
) |
|
|
N/A |
|
Adjusted book value per share |
|
$ |
63.53 |
|
|
$ |
68.53 |
|
(1) |
For periods beginning on or after January 1, 2023, gains (losses) on our GLB and GDB hedge instruments are excluded from adjusted stockholders’ equity to align to the updated hedge program. |
Lincoln National Corporation |
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Digest of Earnings |
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(in millions, except per share data) |
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For the
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2023 |
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2022 |
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Revenues |
$ |
4,203 |
|
|
$ |
4,672 |
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|
|
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Net Income (Loss) |
$ |
853 |
|
|
$ |
(1,776 |
) |
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Preferred stock dividends declared |
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(34 |
) |
|
|
- |
|
|
Adjustment for deferred units of LNC stock in our deferred compensation plans (1) |
- |
(1 |
) |
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Net Income (Loss) Available to Common Stockholders – Diluted |
$ |
819 |
$ |
(1,777 |
) |
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Earnings (Loss) Per Common Share – Basic |
$ |
4.82 |
|
|
$ |
(10.46 |
) |
|
Earnings (Loss) Per Common Share – Diluted (2) |
|
4.79 |
|
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(10.47 |
) |
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Average Shares – Basic |
|
169,645,881 |
|
|
|
169,706,526 |
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Average Shares – Diluted |
|
170,890,502 |
|
|
|
171,095,360 |
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For the
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|
2023 |
|
2022 |
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Revenues |
$ |
10,946 |
|
|
$ |
14,969 |
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|
|
|
|
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|
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Net Income (Loss) |
$ |
483 |
|
|
$ |
545 |
|
|
Preferred stock dividends declared |
|
(71 |
) |
|
|
- |
|
|
Adjustment for deferred units of LNC stock in our deferred compensation plans (1) |
(2 |
) |
(8 |
) |
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Net Income (Loss) Available to Common Stockholders – Diluted |
$ |
410 |
$ |
537 |
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|
|
|
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|
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Earnings (Loss) Per Common Share – Basic |
$ |
2.43 |
|
|
$ |
3.18 |
|
|
Earnings (Loss) Per Common Share – Diluted (2) |
|
2.40 |
|
|
|
3.10 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
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Average Shares – Basic |
|
169,529,509 |
|
|
|
171,647,108 |
|
|
Average Shares – Diluted |
|
170,625,444 |
|
|
|
173,396,079 |
|
|
(1) |
We exclude deferred units of LNC stock that are antidilutive from our diluted earnings per share calculation. |
|
(2) |
In periods where a net loss or adjusted loss from operations is presented, basic shares are used in the diluted EPS and adjusted diluted EPS calculations, as the use of diluted shares would result in a lower loss per share. |
FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS – CAUTIONARY LANGUAGE
Certain statements made in this press release and in other written or oral statements made by Lincoln or on Lincoln’s behalf are “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 (“PSLRA”). A forward-looking statement is a statement that is not a historical fact and, without limitation, includes any statement that may predict, forecast, indicate or imply future results, performance or achievements. Forward-looking statements may contain words like: “anticipate,” “believe,” “estimate,” “expect,” “project,” “shall,” “will” and other words or phrases with similar meaning in connection with a discussion of future operating or financial performance. In particular, these include statements relating to future actions, trends in Lincoln’s businesses, prospective services or products, future performance or financial results and the outcome of contingencies, such as legal proceedings. Lincoln claims the protection afforded by the safe harbor for forward-looking statements provided by the PSLRA.
Forward-looking statements are subject to risks and uncertainties. Actual results could differ materially from those expressed in or implied by such forward-looking statements due to a variety of factors, including:
- Weak general economic and business conditions that may affect demand for our products, account balances, investment results, guaranteed benefit liabilities, premium levels and claims experience;
- Adverse global capital and credit market conditions that may affect our ability to raise capital, if necessary, and may cause us to realize impairments on investments and certain intangible assets, including goodwill and the valuation allowance against deferred tax assets, which may reduce future earnings and/or affect our financial condition and ability to raise additional capital or refinance existing debt as it matures;
- The inability of our subsidiaries to pay dividends to the holding company in sufficient amounts, which could harm the holding company’s ability to meet its obligations;
- Legislative, regulatory or tax changes, both domestic and foreign, that affect: the cost of, or demand for, our subsidiaries’ products; the required amount of reserves and/or surplus; our ability to conduct business and our captive reinsurance arrangements as well as restrictions on the payment of revenue sharing and 12b-1 distribution fees;
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The impact of
U.S. federal tax reform legislation on our business, earnings and capital; - The impact of regulations adopted by the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”), the Department of Labor or other federal or state regulators or self-regulatory organizations relating to the standard of care owed by investment advisers and/or broker-dealers that could affect our distribution model;
- The impact of new and emerging privacy regulations that may lead to increased compliance costs and reputation risk;
- Increasing scrutiny and evolving expectations and regulations regarding ESG matters that may adversely affect our reputation and our investment portfolio;
- Actions taken by reinsurers to raise rates on in-force business;
- Declines in or sustained low interest rates causing a reduction in investment income, the interest margins of our businesses and demand for our products;
- Rapidly increasing interest rates causing policyholders to surrender life insurance and annuity policies, thereby causing realized investment losses;
- The impact of the implementation of the provisions of the European Market Infrastructure Regulation relating to the regulation of derivatives transactions;
- The initiation of legal or regulatory proceedings against us, and the outcome of any legal or regulatory proceedings, such as: adverse actions related to present or past business practices common in businesses in which we compete; adverse decisions in significant actions including, but not limited to, actions brought by federal and state authorities and class action cases; new decisions that result in changes in law; and unexpected trial court rulings;
- A decline or continued volatility in the equity markets causing a reduction in the sales of our subsidiaries’ products; a reduction of asset-based fees that our subsidiaries charge on various investment and insurance products; and an increase in liabilities related to guaranteed benefit riders, which are accounted for as market risk benefits, of our subsidiaries’ variable annuity products;
- Ineffectiveness of our risk management policies and procedures, including our various hedging strategies;
- A deviation in actual experience regarding future policyholder behavior, mortality, morbidity, interest rates or equity market returns from the assumptions used in pricing our subsidiaries’ products and in establishing related insurance reserves, which may reduce future earnings;
- Changes in accounting principles that may affect our consolidated financial statements;
- Lowering of one or more of our debt ratings issued by nationally recognized statistical rating organizations and the adverse effect such action may have on our ability to raise capital and on our liquidity and financial condition;
- Lowering of one or more of the insurer financial strength ratings of our insurance subsidiaries and the adverse effect such action may have on the premium writings, policy retention, profitability of our insurance subsidiaries and liquidity;
- Significant credit, accounting, fraud, corporate governance or other issues that may adversely affect the value of certain financial assets, as well as counterparties to which we are exposed to credit risk, requiring that we realize losses on financial assets;
- Interruption in telecommunication, information technology or other operational systems or failure to safeguard the confidentiality or privacy of sensitive data on such systems, including from cyberattacks or other breaches of our data security systems;
- The effect of acquisitions and divestitures, restructurings, product withdrawals and other unusual items;
- The inability to realize or sustain the benefits we expect from, greater than expected investments in, and the potential impact of efforts related to, our strategic initiatives, including the Spark Initiative;
- The adequacy and collectability of reinsurance that we have obtained;
- Pandemics, acts of terrorism, war or other human-caused and natural catastrophes that may adversely impact liabilities for policyholder claims, affect our businesses and increase the cost and availability of reinsurance;
- Competitive conditions, including pricing pressures, new product offerings and the emergence of new competitors, that may affect the level of premiums and fees that our subsidiaries can charge for their products;
- The unknown effect on our subsidiaries’ businesses resulting from evolving market preferences and the changing demographics of our client base; and
- The unanticipated loss of key management, financial planners or wholesalers.
The risks and uncertainties included here are not exhaustive. Our most recent Form 10-K, as well as other reports that we file with the SEC, include additional factors that could affect our businesses and financial performance. Moreover, we operate in a rapidly changing and competitive environment. New risk factors emerge from time to time, and it is not possible for management to predict all such risk factors.
Further, it is not possible to assess the effect of all risk factors on our businesses or the extent to which any factor, or combination of factors, may cause actual results to differ materially from those contained in any forward-looking statements. Given these risks and uncertainties, investors should not place undue reliance on forward-looking statements as a prediction of actual results. In addition, Lincoln disclaims any obligation to update any forward-looking statements to reflect events or circumstances that occur after the date of this press release.
The reporting of Risk-Based Capital (“RBC”) measures is not intended for the purpose of ranking any insurance company or for use in connection with any marketing, advertising or promotional activities.
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