Prudential Financial, Inc. Announces First Quarter 2023 Results
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Net income(1) attributable to Prudential Financial, Inc. of
$1.46 2 billion$3.93 $493 million $1.33
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After-tax adjusted operating income of
$990 million $2.66 $1.19 1 billion$3.10
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Book value per Common share of
$85.33 $76.77 $97.29 $102.09
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Parent company highly liquid assets(2) of
$4.6 billion $3.6 billion
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Assets under management(3) of
$1.41 7 trillion$1.62 0 trillion
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Capital returned to shareholders of
$718 million $250 million $468 million $837 million $1.25 5% yield on adjusted book value.
Charles Lowrey, Chairman and CEO, commented on results:
“Our first quarter operating earnings reflect underlying business growth, including the benefits from a higher interest rate environment, offset by lower variable investment and fee income, and elevated seasonal mortality experience.
We continue to make progress on our transformation to become a higher growth, less market sensitive, and more nimble company. We are advancing our programmatic M&A strategy through the recently announced asset management acquisition which will expand our alternative capabilities and generate additional fee-based revenue, and we are continuing to invest in products and solutions that will drive long-term, sustainable growth and deliver value for our customers.
As we look ahead, our rock solid balance sheet, mix of mutually enhancing businesses, and growth strategy put us in a strong position to navigate the current macroeconomic environment on behalf of our stakeholders and be a global leader in expanding access to investing, insurance, and retirement security for people around the world.”
Consolidated adjusted operating income and adjusted book value are non-GAAP measures. A discussion of these measures, including definitions thereof, how they are useful to investors, and certain limitations thereof, is included later in this press release under “Non-GAAP Measures” and reconciliations to the most comparable GAAP measures are provided in the tables that accompany this release.
RESULTS OF ONGOING OPERATIONS
The Company’s ongoing operations include PGIM,
PGIM
PGIM, the Company’s global investment management business, reported adjusted operating income of
PGIM assets under management of
Retirement Strategies, consisting of Institutional Retirement Strategies and Individual Retirement Strategies, reported adjusted operating income of
Institutional Retirement Strategies:
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Reported adjusted operating income of
$396 million $515 million
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Account values of
$253 billion 6% from the year-ago quarter and reflects business growth driven by significant pension risk transfer transactions. Net outflows in the current quarter totaled$1.6 billion $3.8 billion $2.8 billion $0.5 billion
Individual Retirement Strategies:
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Reported adjusted operating income of
$441 million $431 million
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Account values of
$124 billion 27% from the year-ago quarter, reflecting the sale of a block of legacy variable annuities, market depreciation, and net outflows. Gross sales of$1.7 billion
Group Insurance:
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Reported adjusted operating income of
$25 million $115 million
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Reported earned premiums, policy charges, and fees of
$1.4 billion 2% from the year-ago quarter, primarily driven by growth in disability and supplemental health.
Individual Life:
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Reported a loss, on an adjusted operating income basis, of
$102 million $18 million
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Sales of
$149 million
International Businesses
International Businesses, consisting of Life Planner and Gibraltar Life & Other, reported adjusted operating income of
Life Planner:
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Reported adjusted operating income of
$522 million $578 million
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Constant dollar basis sales(4) of
$282 million 13% from the year-ago quarter, primarily driven by growth inBrazil , as well as higher sales inJapan .
Gibraltar Life & Other:
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Reported adjusted operating income of
$318 million $373 million
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Constant dollar basis sales(4) of
$239 million 16% from the year-ago quarter, primarily driven by the Life Consultant channel.
Corporate & Other
Corporate & Other reported a loss, on an adjusted operating income basis, of
NET INCOME
Net Income in the current quarter included
Net loss for the year-ago quarter included
EARNINGS CONFERENCE CALL
Members of Prudential’s senior management will host a conference call on Wednesday, May 3, 2023, at 11:00 a.m. ET to discuss with the investment community the Company’s first quarter results. The conference call will be broadcast live over the Company’s Investor Relations website at investor.prudential.com. Please log on 15 minutes early in the event necessary software needs to be downloaded. Institutional investors, analysts, and other interested parties are invited to listen to the call by dialing one of the following numbers: (877) 407-8293 (domestic) or (201) 689-8349 (international). A replay will be available on the Investor Relations website through May 17. To access a replay via phone starting at 3:00 p.m. ET on May 3 through May 17, dial (877) 660-6853 (domestic) or (201) 612-7415 (international) and use replay code 13733990.
FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS
Certain of the statements included in this release, including those regarding our strategy to become a higher growth, less market sensitive, and more nimble company, our plan to reduce historical sources of earnings volatility, the expected impact of our programmatic M&A strategy, including the planned asset management acquisition, our plan to drive long-term, sustainable growth and deliver value for our customers, and other business strategies, constitute forward-looking statements within the meaning of the
NON-GAAP MEASURES
Consolidated adjusted operating income and adjusted book value are non-GAAP measures. Reconciliations to the most directly comparable GAAP measures are included in this release.
We believe that our use of these non-GAAP measures helps investors understand and evaluate the Company’s performance and financial position. The presentation of adjusted operating income as we measure it for management purposes enhances the understanding of the results of operations by highlighting the results from ongoing operations and the underlying profitability of our businesses. Trends in the underlying profitability of our businesses can be more clearly identified without the fluctuating effects of the items described below. Adjusted book value augments the understanding of our financial position by providing a measure of net worth that is primarily attributable to our business operations separate from the portion that is affected by capital and currency market conditions, and by isolating the accounting impact associated with insurance liabilities that are generally not marked to market and the supporting investments that are marked to market through accumulated other comprehensive income under GAAP. However, these non-GAAP measures are not substitutes for income and equity determined in accordance with GAAP, and the adjustments made to derive these measures are important to an understanding of our overall results of operations and financial position. The schedules accompanying this release provide reconciliations of non-GAAP measures with the corresponding measures calculated using GAAP. Additional historic information relating to our financial performance is located on our website at investor.prudential.com.
Adjusted operating income is a non-GAAP measure used by the Company to evaluate segment performance and to allocate resources. Adjusted operating income excludes “Realized investment gains (losses), net, and related charges and adjustments". A significant element of realized investment gains and losses are impairments and credit-related and interest rate-related gains and losses. Impairments and losses from sales of credit-impaired securities, the timing of which depends largely on market credit cycles, can vary considerably across periods. The timing of other sales that would result in gains or losses, such as interest rate-related gains or losses, is largely subject to our discretion and influenced by market opportunities as well as our tax and capital profile.
Realized investment gains (losses) within certain businesses for which such gains (losses) are a principal source of earnings, and those associated with terminating hedges of foreign currency earnings and current period yield adjustments, are included in adjusted operating income. Adjusted operating income generally excludes realized investment gains and losses from products that contain embedded derivatives, and from associated derivative portfolios that are part of an asset-liability management program related to the risk of those products. Adjusted operating income also excludes gains and losses from changes in value of certain assets and liabilities relating to foreign currency exchange movements that have been economically hedged or considered part of our capital funding strategies for our international subsidiaries, as well as gains and losses on certain investments that are designated as trading. Adjusted operating income also excludes investment gains and losses on assets supporting experience-rated contractholder liabilities and changes in experience-rated contractholder liabilities due to asset value changes, because these recorded changes in asset and liability values are expected to ultimately accrue to contractholders. Additionally, adjusted operating income excludes the changes in fair value of equity securities that are recorded in net income.
Adjusted operating income excludes "Change in value of market risk benefits, net of related hedging gains (losses)", which reflects the impact from changes in current market conditions, and market experience updates, reflecting the immediate impacts in current period results from changes in current market conditions on estimates of profitability, which we believe enhances the understanding of underlying performance trends. Adjusted operating income also excludes the results of Divested and Run-off Businesses, which are not relevant to our ongoing operations, and discontinued operations and earnings attributable to noncontrolling interests, each of which is presented as a separate component of net income under GAAP. Additionally, adjusted operating income excludes other items, such as certain components of the consideration for acquisitions, which are recognized as compensation expense over the requisite service periods, and goodwill impairments. Earnings attributable to noncontrolling interests is presented as a separate component of net income under GAAP and excluded from adjusted operating income. The tax effect associated with pre-tax adjusted operating income is based on applicable IRS and foreign tax regulations inclusive of pertinent adjustments.
Adjusted operating income does not equate to “Net income” as determined in accordance with
Adjusted book value is calculated as total equity (GAAP book value) excluding accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) and the cumulative effect of foreign currency exchange rate remeasurements and currency translation adjustments corresponding to realized investment gains and losses. These items are excluded in order to highlight the book value attributable to our core business operations separate from the portion attributable to external and potentially volatile capital and currency market conditions.
FOOTNOTES
| (1) | On January 1, 2023, the Company adopted Accounting Standard Update 2018-12 for Targeted Improvements to the Accounting for Long-Duration Contracts, which provided new authoritative guidance impacting the accounting and disclosure requirements for long-duration insurance and investment contracts issued by the Company. Prior-year amounts have been adjusted to reflect this guidance. |
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Highly liquid assets predominantly include cash, short-term investments, |
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| (3) | For more information about assets under management, see the section entitled “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations – Results of Operations – Segment Measures” included in Prudential Financial, Inc.’s Annual Reports on Form 10-K and Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q. |
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| (4) | For more information about constant dollar basis sales, see the section entitled “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations – Results of Operations by Segment – International Businesses” included in Prudential Financial, Inc.’s Annual Reports on Form 10-K and Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q. |
Prudential Financial, Inc. (NYSE: PRU), a global financial services leader and premier active global investment manager with approximately
Financial Highlights |
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(in millions, unaudited) |
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Three Months Ended |
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March 31 |
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2023 |
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2022 |
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Adjusted operating income (loss) before income taxes (1): |
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PGIM |
$ |
151 |
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$ |
188 |
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760 |
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813 |
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International Businesses |
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840 |
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951 |
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Corporate and Other |
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(485 |
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(416 |
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Total adjusted operating income before income taxes |
$ |
1,266 |
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$ |
1,536 |
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Reconciling Items: |
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Realized investment gains (losses), net, and related charges and adjustments |
$ |
369 |
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$ |
(1,721 |
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Change in value of market risk benefits, net of related hedging gains (losses) |
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75 |
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(304 |
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Market experience updates |
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48 |
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121 |
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Divested and Run-off Businesses: |
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Closed Block division |
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(4 |
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27 |
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Other Divested and Run-off Businesses |
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107 |
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(271 |
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Equity in earnings of operating joint ventures and earnings attributable to noncontrolling interests |
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(5 |
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(29 |
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Other adjustments (2) |
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(9 |
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(17 |
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Total reconciling items, before income taxes |
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581 |
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(2,194 |
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Income (loss) before income taxes and equity in earnings of operating joint ventures |
$ |
1,847 |
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$ |
(658 |
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Income Statement Data: |
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Net income (loss) attributable to Prudential Financial, Inc. |
$ |
1,462 |
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$ |
(493 |
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Income (loss) attributable to noncontrolling interests |
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15 |
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(13 |
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Net income (loss) |
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1,477 |
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(506 |
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Less: Earnings attributable to noncontrolling interests |
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15 |
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(13 |
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Income (loss) attributable to Prudential Financial, Inc. |
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1,462 |
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(493 |
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Less: Equity in earnings of operating joint ventures, net of taxes and earnings attributable to noncontrolling interests |
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(3 |
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21 |
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Income (loss) (after-tax) before equity in earnings of operating joint ventures |
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1,465 |
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(514 |
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Less: Total reconciling items, before income taxes |
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581 |
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(2,194 |
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Less: Income taxes, not applicable to adjusted operating income |
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106 |
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(489 |
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Total reconciling items, after income taxes |
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475 |
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(1,705 |
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After-tax adjusted operating income (1) |
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990 |
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1,191 |
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Income taxes, applicable to adjusted operating income |
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276 |
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345 |
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Adjusted operating income before income taxes (1) |
$ |
1,266 |
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$ |
1,536 |
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Financial Highlights |
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(in millions, except per share data, unaudited) |
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Three Months Ended |
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March 31 |
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2023 |
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2022 |
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Earnings per share of Common Stock: |
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Net income (loss) attributable to Prudential Financial, Inc. |
$ |
3.93 |
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$ |
(1.33 |
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Less: Reconciling Items: |
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Realized investment gains (losses), net, and related charges and adjustments |
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1.00 |
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(4.54 |
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Change in value of market risk benefits, net of related hedging gains (losses) |
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0.20 |
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(0.80 |
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Market experience updates |
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0.13 |
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0.32 |
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Divested and Run-off Businesses: |
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Closed Block division |
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(0.01 |
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0.07 |
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Other Divested and Run-off Businesses |
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0.29 |
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(0.71 |
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Difference in earnings allocated to participating unvested share-based payment awards |
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(0.01 |
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0.03 |
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Other adjustments (2) |
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(0.02 |
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(0.04 |
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Total reconciling items, before income taxes |
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1.58 |
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(5.67 |
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Less: Income taxes, not applicable to adjusted operating income |
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0.31 |
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(1.24 |
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Total reconciling items, after income taxes |
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1.27 |
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(4.43 |
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After-tax adjusted operating income |
$ |
2.66 |
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$ |
3.10 |
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Weighted average number of outstanding common shares (basic) |
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366.5 |
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376.1 |
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Weighted average number of outstanding common shares (diluted) |
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367.7 |
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379.1 |
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For earnings per share of Common Stock calculation: |
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Net income (loss) attributable to Prudential Financial, Inc. |
$ |
1,462 |
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$ |
(493 |
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Less: Earnings allocated to participating unvested share-based payment awards |
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18 |
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7 |
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Net income (loss) attributable to Prudential Financial, Inc. for earnings per share of Common Stock calculation |
$ |
1,444 |
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$ |
(500 |
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After-tax adjusted operating income (1) |
$ |
990 |
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$ |
1,191 |
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Less: Earnings allocated to participating unvested share-based payment awards |
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13 |
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17 |
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After-tax adjusted operating income for earnings per share of Common Stock calculation (1) |
$ |
977 |
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$ |
1,174 |
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Prudential Financial, Inc. Equity (as of end of period): |
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GAAP book value (total PFI equity) at end of period |
$ |
31,385 |
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$ |
29,289 |
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Less: Accumulated other comprehensive income (AOCI) |
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(3,825 |
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(8,553 |
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GAAP book value excluding AOCI |
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35,210 |
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37,842 |
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Less: Cumulative effect of foreign exchange rate remeasurement and currency translation adjustments corresponding to realized gains (losses) |
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(575 |
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(1,107 |
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Adjusted book value |
$ |
35,785 |
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$ |
38,949 |
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End of period number of common shares (diluted) |
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367.8 |
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381.5 |
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GAAP book value per common share - diluted |
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85.33 |
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76.77 |
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GAAP book value excluding AOCI per share - diluted |
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95.73 |
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99.19 |
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Adjusted book value per common share - diluted |
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97.29 |
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102.09 |
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(in millions, or as otherwise noted, unaudited) |
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Three Months Ended |
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March 31 |
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PGIM: |
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PGIM: |
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Assets Managed by PGIM (in billions, as of end of period): |
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Institutional customers |
$ |
561.2 |
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$ |
593.7 |
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Retail customers |
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314.4 |
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364.7 |
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General account |
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394.2 |
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456.2 |
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Total PGIM |
$ |
1,269.8 |
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$ |
1,414.6 |
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Institutional Customers - Assets Under Management (in billions): |
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Gross additions, other than money market |
$ |
13.9 |
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$ |
16.8 |
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Net additions (withdrawals), other than money market |
$ |
(10.2 |
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$ |
0.3 |
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Retail Customers - Assets Under Management (in billions): |
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Gross additions, other than money market |
$ |
12.6 |
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$ |
20.2 |
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Net withdrawals, other than money market |
$ |
(3.8 |
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$ |
(4.6 |
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Retirement Strategies: |
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Institutional Retirement Strategies: |
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Gross additions |
$ |
3,828 |
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$ |
2,278 |
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Net withdrawals |
$ |
(1,646 |
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$ |
(2,621 |
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Total account value at end of period |
$ |
252,952 |
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$ |
239,102 |
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Individual Retirement Strategies: |
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Actively-Sold Protected Investment and Income Solutions and, Discontinued Traditional VA and Guaranteed Living Benefits: |
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Gross sales (3) |
$ |
1,667 |
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$ |
1,518 |
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Sales, net of full surrenders and death benefits |
$ |
187 |
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$ |
(645 |
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Total account value at end of period |
$ |
123,804 |
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$ |
168,794 |
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Group Insurance: |
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Group Insurance Annualized New Business Premiums (4): |
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Group life |
$ |
162 |
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$ |
180 |
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Group disability |
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157 |
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130 |
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Total |
$ |
319 |
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$ |
310 |
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Individual Life: |
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Individual Life Insurance Annualized New Business Premiums (4): |
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Term life |
$ |
23 |
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$ |
24 |
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Universal life |
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17 |
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22 |
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Variable life |
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109 |
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104 |
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Total |
$ |
149 |
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$ |
150 |
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International Businesses: |
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International Businesses: |
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International Businesses Annualized New Business Premiums (4)(5): |
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Actual exchange rate basis |
$ |
365 |
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$ |
461 |
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Constant exchange rate basis |
$ |
521 |
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$ |
456 |
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Assets and Assets Under Management and Administration: |
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Total assets |
$ |
709.3 |
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$ |
881.5 |
Assets under management (at fair market value): |
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PGIM |
$ |
1,269.8 |
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$ |
1,414.6 |
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126.0 |
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151.9 |
International Businesses |
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15.3 |
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13.8 |
Corporate and Other |
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5.9 |
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39.8 |
Total assets under management |
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1,417.0 |
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1,620.1 |
Assets under administration |
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158.6 |
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370.7 |
Total assets under management and administration |
$ |
1,575.6 |
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$ |
1,990.8 |
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Adjusted operating income is a non-GAAP measure of performance. See 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 |
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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 |
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Source: Prudential Financial, Inc.
