Stewart Reports Second Quarter 2023 Results
- Total revenues of
($549.2 million on an adjusted basis) compared to$550.3 million ($844.1 million on an adjusted basis) in the prior year quarter$850.7 million - Net income of
($15.8 million net income on an adjusted basis) compared to$18.9 million ($61.7 million on an adjusted basis) in the prior year quarter$70.4 million - Diluted EPS of
($0.58 on an adjusted basis) compared to prior year quarter diluted EPS of$0.69 ($2.26 on an adjusted basis)$2.58
Second quarter 2023 results included
"Our second quarter results improved compared to the first quarter as we moved into the seasonally stronger summer selling season. The elevated interest rate environment continued throughout the second quarter as mortgage interest rates reached almost seven percent, keeping transaction volumes from increasing as in a normal market," commented Fred Eppinger, chief executive officer. "Our long-term strategies of creating a stronger and more resilient company remain our primary focus, and I am pleased with our progress on these important initiatives. We continue to balance cost discipline with investments in managing our operations in this challenging environment."
Selected Financial Information
Summary results of operations are as follows (dollars in millions, except per share amounts, and amounts may not add as presented due to rounding):
Quarter Ended June 30, | Six Months Ended June 30, | ||||
2023 | 2022 | 2023 | 2022 | ||
Total revenues | 549.2 | 844.1 | 1,073.5 | 1,697.0 | |
Pretax income before noncontrolling interests | 25.2 | 86.8 | 15.0 | 166.4 | |
Income tax expense | (5.4) | (19.9) | (0.5) | (37.6) | |
Net income attributable to noncontrolling interests | (4.0) | (5.2) | (6.9) | (9.2) | |
Net income attributable to Stewart | 15.8 | 61.7 | 7.6 | 119.6 | |
Non-GAAP adjustments, after taxes* | 3.1 | 8.7 | 4.5 | 6.7 | |
Adjusted net income attributable to Stewart* | 18.9 | 70.4 | 12.1 | 126.2 | |
Net income per diluted Stewart share | 0.58 | 2.26 | 0.28 | 4.37 | |
Adjusted net income per diluted Stewart share* | 0.69 | 2.58 | 0.44 | 4.61 | |
* Adjusted net income and adjusted net income per diluted share are non-GAAP measures. See Appendix A for explanation |
Title Segment
Summary results of the title segment are as follows (dollars in millions, except pretax margin):
Quarter Ended June 30, | ||||
2023 | 2022 | % Change | ||
Operating revenues | 466.7 | 761.1 | (39 %) | |
Investment income | 12.1 | 6.7 | 80 % | |
Net realized and unrealized gains (losses) | 2.0 | (8.8) | (123 %) | |
Pretax income | 35.5 | 93.6 | (62 %) | |
Non-GAAP adjustments to pretax income | 1.7 | 11.5 | ||
Adjusted pretax income* | 37.2 | 105.1 | (65 %) | |
Pretax margin | 7.4 % | 12.3 % | ||
Adjusted pretax margin* | 7.8 % | 13.7 % | ||
* Adjusted pretax income and adjusted pretax margin are non-GAAP financial measures. See Appendix A for explanation |
Title segment operating revenues for the second quarter 2023 decreased
Total employee costs and other operating expenses in the second quarter 2023 decreased
The title segment's net realized and unrealized gains in the second quarter 2023 were primarily driven by
Direct title revenues information is presented below (dollars in millions):
Quarter Ended June 30, | ||||
2023 | 2022 | % Change | ||
Non-commercial: | ||||
Domestic | 184.5 | 234.4 | (21 %) | |
International | 25.9 | 41.2 | (37 %) | |
210.4 | 275.6 | (24 %) | ||
Commercial: | ||||
Domestic | 41.5 | 67.1 | (38 %) | |
International | 6.1 | 8.4 | (27 %) | |
47.6 | 75.5 | (37 %) | ||
Total direct title revenues | 258.0 | 351.1 | (27 %) | |
Total non-commercial domestic revenues in the second quarter 2023 decreased
Real Estate Solutions Segment
Summary results of the real estate solutions segment are as follows (dollars in millions):
Quarter Ended June 30, | ||||
2023 | 2022 | % Change | ||
Operating revenues | 71.4 | 82.9 | (14 %) | |
Pretax income | 3.3 | 6.1 | (46 %) | |
Non-GAAP adjustments to pretax income | 7.1 | 6.1 | ||
Adjusted pretax income* | 10.3 | 12.2 | (15 %) | |
Pretax margin | 4.6 % | 7.4 % | ||
Adjusted pretax margin* | 14.4 % | 14.7 % | ||
* Adjusted pretax income and adjusted pretax margin are non-GAAP financial measures. See Appendix A for an explanation |
The segment's operating revenues in the second quarter 2023 decreased
Corporate and Other Segment
The segment's results for the second quarter 2023 included net realized losses of
Expenses
Consolidated employee costs in the second quarter 2023 decreased
Total other operating expenses in the second quarter 2023 decreased
Other
Net cash provided by operations in the second quarter 2023 was
Second Quarter Earnings Call
Stewart will hold a conference call to discuss the second quarter 2023 earnings at 8:30 a.m. Eastern Time on Thursday, July 27, 2023. To participate, dial (800) 343-4849 (
About Stewart
Stewart (NYSE:STC) is a global real estate services company, offering products and services through our direct operations, network of Stewart Trusted Providers™ and family of companies. From residential and commercial title insurance and closing and settlement services to specialized offerings for the mortgage and real estate industries, we offer the comprehensive service, deep expertise and solutions our customers need for any real estate transaction. More information can be found at http://www.stewart.com, subscribe to the Stewart blog at http://blog.stewart.com or follow Stewart on Twitter® @stewarttitleco.
Cautionary statement regarding forward-looking statements. Certain statements in this earnings release are "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, as amended. Such forward-looking statements relate to future, not past, events and often address our expected future business and financial performance. These statements often contain words such as "may," "expect," "anticipate," "intend," "plan," "believe," "seek," "will," "foresee" or other similar words. Forward-looking statements by their nature are subject to various risks and uncertainties that could cause our actual results to be materially different than those expressed in the forward-looking statements. These risks and uncertainties include, among other things, the volatility of economic conditions; adverse changes in the level of real estate activity; changes in mortgage interest rates, existing and new home sales, and availability of mortgage financing; our ability to respond to and implement technology changes, including the completion of the implementation of our enterprise systems; the impact of unanticipated title losses or the need to strengthen our policy loss reserves; any effect of title losses on our cash flows and financial condition; the ability to attract and retain highly productive sales associates; the impact of vetting our agency operations for quality and profitability; independent agency remittance rates; changes to the participants in the secondary mortgage market and the rate of refinancing that affects the demand for title insurance products; regulatory non-compliance, fraud or defalcations by our title insurance agencies or employees; our ability to timely and cost-effectively respond to significant industry changes and introduce new products and services; the outcome of pending litigation; the impact of changes in governmental and insurance regulations, including any future reductions in the pricing of title insurance products and services; our dependence on our operating subsidiaries as a source of cash flow; our ability to access the equity and debt financing markets when and if needed; our ability to grow our international operations; seasonality and weather; and our ability to respond to the actions of our competitors. These risks and uncertainties, as well as others, are discussed in more detail in our documents filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2022, and if applicable, as supplemented by any risk factors contained in our Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q, and our Current Reports on Form 8-K filed subsequently. All forward-looking statements included in this earnings release are expressly qualified in their entirety by such cautionary statements. We expressly disclaim any obligation to update, amend or clarify any forward-looking statements contained in this earnings release to reflect events or circumstances that may arise after the date hereof, except as may be required by applicable law.
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STEWART INFORMATION SERVICES CORPORATION CONDENSED STATEMENTS OF INCOME (Unaudited) (In thousands of dollars, except per share amounts and except where noted) | |||||
Quarter Ended June 30, | Six Months Ended June 30, | ||||
2023 | 2022 | 2023 | 2022 | ||
Revenues: | |||||
Title revenues: | |||||
Direct operations | 257,994 | 351,122 | 465,864 | 668,956 | |
Agency operations | 208,755 | 409,931 | 457,775 | 814,076 | |
Real estate solutions and other | 71,387 | 88,186 | 133,978 | 211,415 | |
Total operating revenues | 538,136 | 849,239 | 1,057,617 | 1,694,447 | |
Investment income | 12,123 | 6,739 | 18,722 | 10,361 | |
Net realized and unrealized losses | (1,105) | (11,905) | (2,883) | (7,820) | |
549,154 | 844,073 | 1,073,456 | 1,696,988 | ||
Expenses: | |||||
Amounts retained by agencies | 171,776 | 339,847 | 377,514 | 671,039 | |
Employee costs | 182,666 | 210,246 | 353,217 | 415,228 | |
Other operating expenses | 129,333 | 162,008 | 250,073 | 351,756 | |
Title losses and related claims | 19,802 | 26,398 | 37,476 | 55,619 | |
Depreciation and amortization | 15,528 | 14,288 | 30,434 | 28,037 | |
Interest | 4,875 | 4,507 | 9,724 | 8,918 | |
523,980 | 757,294 | 1,058,438 | 1,530,597 | ||
Income before taxes and noncontrolling interests | 25,174 | 86,779 | 15,018 | 166,391 | |
Income tax expense | (5,392) | (19,894) | (454) | (37,594) | |
Net income | 19,782 | 66,885 | 14,564 | 128,797 | |
Less net income attributable to noncontrolling interests | 3,967 | 5,225 | 6,939 | 9,240 | |
Net income attributable to Stewart | 15,815 | 61,660 | 7,625 | 119,557 | |
Net earnings per diluted share attributable to Stewart | 0.58 | 2.26 | 0.28 | 4.37 | |
Diluted average shares outstanding (000) | 27,444 | 27,293 | 27,402 | 27,377 | |
Selected financial information: | |||||
Net cash provided (used) by operations | 35,107 | 83,312 | (15,995) | 118,187 | |
Other comprehensive (loss) income | (1,290) | (20,992) | 6,017 | (40,455) |
Second Quarter Domestic Order Counts: | |||||||||||
Opened Orders 2023: | Apr | May | June | Total | Closed Orders 2023: | Apr | May | June | Total | ||
Commercial | 1,034 | 1,071 | 1,189 | 3,294 | Commercial | 1,069 | 1,212 | 1,304 | 3,585 | ||
Purchase | 18,032 | 21,408 | 19,197 | 58,637 | Purchase | 12,606 | 15,098 | 15,378 | 43,082 | ||
Refinancing | 7,055 | 6,160 | 5,427 | 18,642 | Refinancing | 3,302 | 3,605 | 3,767 | 10,674 | ||
Other | 1,270 | 1,619 | 1,722 | 4,611 | Other | 767 | 1,026 | 1,112 | 2,905 | ||
Total | 27,391 | 30,258 | 27,535 | 85,184 | Total | 17,744 | 20,941 | 21,561 | 60,246 | ||
Opened Orders 2022: | Apr | May | June | Total | Closed Orders 2022: | Apr | May | June | Total | ||
Commercial | 2,134 | 1,594 | 1,802 | 5,530 | Commercial | 1,647 | 1,652 | 1,833 | 5,132 | ||
Purchase | 25,065 | 24,115 | 22,904 | 72,084 | Purchase | 18,716 | 18,275 | 18,363 | 55,354 | ||
Refinancing | 9,629 | 7,853 | 7,471 | 24,953 | Refinancing | 9,112 | 7,434 | 6,131 | 22,677 | ||
Other | 340 | 335 | 404 | 1,079 | Other | 790 | 380 | 549 | 1,719 | ||
Total | 37,168 | 33,897 | 32,581 | 103,646 | Total | 30,265 | 27,741 | 26,876 | 84,882 |
STEWART INFORMATION SERVICES CORPORATION CONDENSED BALANCE SHEETS (Unaudited) (In thousands of dollars) | ||
June 30, 2023 | December 31, 2022 | |
Assets: | ||
Cash and cash equivalents | 190,039 | 248,367 |
Short-term investments | 26,566 | 24,318 |
Investments in debt and equity securities, at fair value | 680,153 | 710,083 |
Receivables – premiums from agencies | 40,601 | 39,921 |
Receivables – other | 96,343 | 85,111 |
Allowance for uncollectible amounts | (7,853) | (7,309) |
Property and equipment, net | 81,763 | 81,539 |
Operating lease assets, net | 128,167 | 127,830 |
Title plants | 73,358 | 73,358 |
Goodwill | 1,074,678 | 1,072,982 |
Intangible assets, net of amortization | 204,509 | 199,084 |
Deferred tax assets | 2,582 | 2,590 |
Other assets | 86,932 | 80,005 |
2,677,838 | 2,737,879 | |
Liabilities: | ||
Notes payable | 445,027 | 447,006 |
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities | 167,564 | 196,541 |
Operating lease liabilities | 146,649 | 148,003 |
Estimated title losses | 524,141 | 549,448 |
Deferred tax liabilities | 28,462 | 26,616 |
1,311,843 | 1,367,614 | |
Stockholders' equity: | ||
Common Stock and additional paid-in capital | 332,025 | 324,344 |
Retained earnings | 1,074,458 | 1,091,816 |
Accumulated other comprehensive loss | (45,326) | (51,343) |
Treasury stock | (2,666) | (2,666) |
Stockholders' equity attributable to Stewart | 1,358,491 | 1,362,151 |
Noncontrolling interests | 7,504 | 8,114 |
Total stockholders' equity | 1,365,995 | 1,370,265 |
2,677,838 | 2,737,879 | |
Number of shares outstanding (000) | 27,267 | 27,130 |
Book value per share | 49.82 | 50.21 |
STEWART INFORMATION SERVICES CORPORATION SEGMENT INFORMATION (In thousands of dollars) | |||||||||
Quarter Ended: | June 30, 2023 | June 30, 2022 | |||||||
Title | Real | Corporate | Total | Title | Real | Corporate | Total | ||
Revenues: | |||||||||
Operating revenues | 466,749 | 71,387 | - | 538,136 | 761,053 | 82,862 | 5,324 | 849,239 | |
Investment income | 12,099 | 24 | - | 12,123 | 6,737 | 2 | - | 6,739 | |
Net realized and unrealized gains (losses) | 1,977 | - | (3,082) | (1,105) | (8,755) | - | (3,150) | (11,905) | |
480,825 | 71,411 | (3,082) | 549,154 | 759,035 | 82,864 | 2,174 | 844,073 | ||
Expenses: | |||||||||
Amounts retained by agencies | 171,776 | - | - | 171,776 | 339,847 | - | - | 339,847 | |
Employee costs | 165,585 | 12,538 | 4,543 | 182,666 | 193,438 | 12,839 | 3,969 | 210,246 | |
Other operating expenses | 78,960 | 49,311 | 1,061 | 129,332 | 98,267 | 57,549 | 6,192 | 162,008 | |
Title losses and related claims | 19,802 | - | - | 19,802 | 26,398 | - | - | 26,398 | |
Depreciation and amortization | 8,883 | 6,280 | 365 | 15,528 | 7,489 | 6,381 | 418 | 14,288 | |
Interest | 360 | - | 4,515 | 4,875 | 1 | - | 4,506 | 4,507 | |
445,366 | 68,129 | 10,484 | 523,979 | 665,440 | 76,769 | 15,085 | 757,294 | ||
Income (loss) before taxes | 35,459 | 3,282 | (13,566) | 25,175 | 93,595 | 6,095 | (12,911) | 86,779 | |
Six Months Ended: | June 30, 2023 | June 30, 2022 | |||||||
Title | Real | Corporate | Total | Title | Real | Corporate | Total | ||
Revenues: | |||||||||
Operating revenues | 923,639 | 133,978 | - | 1,057,617 | 1,483,032 | 172,238 | 39,177 | 1,694,447 | |
Investment income | 18,665 | 57 | - | 18,722 | 10,344 | 17 | - | 10,361 | |
Net realized and unrealized gains (losses) | 164 | - | (3,047) | (2,883) | (4,983) | - | (2,837) | (7,820) | |
942,468 | 134,035 | (3,047) | 1,073,456 | 1,488,393 | 172,255 | 36,340 | 1,696,988 | ||
Expenses: | |||||||||
Amounts retained by agencies | 377,514 | - | - | 377,514 | 671,039 | - | - | 671,039 | |
Employee costs | 319,862 | 24,971 | 8,384 | 353,217 | 378,465 | 26,245 | 10,518 | 415,228 | |
Other operating expenses | 155,127 | 91,835 | 3,112 | 250,074 | 193,262 | 119,947 | 38,547 | 351,756 | |
Title losses and related claims | 37,476 | - | - | 37,476 | 55,619 | - | - | 55,619 | |
Depreciation and amortization | 16,986 | 12,581 | 867 | 30,434 | 13,631 | 13,177 | 1,229 | 28,037 | |
Interest | 709 | - | 9,015 | 9,724 | 2 | - | 8,916 | 8,918 | |
907,674 | 129,387 | 21,378 | 1,058,439 | 1,312,018 | 159,369 | 59,210 | 1,530,597 | ||
Income (loss) before taxes | 34,794 | 4,648 | (24,425) | 15,017 | 176,375 | 12,886 | (22,870) | 166,391 |
Appendix A
Non-GAAP Adjustments
Management uses a variety of financial and operational measurements other than its financial statements prepared in accordance with United States Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP) to analyze its performance. These include: (1) adjusted revenues, which are reported revenues adjusted for net realized and unrealized gains and losses, and other adjustments (revenues of sold real estate brokerage company), and (2) adjusted pretax income and adjusted net income, which are reported pretax income and reported net income after earnings from noncontrolling interests, respectively, adjusted for net realized and unrealized gains and losses, executive severance expenses, state sales tax assessment expense (which was related to an acquisition), and other adjustments (pretax results of sold real estate brokerage company). Adjusted diluted earnings per share (adjusted diluted EPS) is calculated using adjusted net income divided by the diluted average weighted outstanding shares. In addition to these adjustments, acquired intangible asset amortization are excluded in the calculation of adjusted pretax income for the title and real estate solutions segments. Management views these measures as important performance measures of core profitability for its operations and as key components of its internal financial reporting. Management believes investors benefit from having access to the same financial measures that management uses.
Below are reconciliations of the non-GAAP financial measurements used by management to the most directly comparable GAAP measures for the quarter and six months ended June 30, 2023 and 2022 (dollars in millions, except share and per share amounts, and amounts may not add as presented due to rounding).
Quarter Ended June 30, | Six Months Ended June 30, | ||||||
2023 | 2022 | % Chg | 2023 | 2022 | % Chg | ||
Total revenues | 549.2 | 844.1 | (35 %) | 1,703.5 | 1,697.0 | (37 %) | |
Non-GAAP revenue adjustments: | |||||||
Net realized and unrealized losses | 1.1 | 11.9 | 2.9 | 7.8 | |||
Other adjustments | - | (5.3) | - | (39.2) | |||
Adjusted total revenues | 550.3 | 850.7 | (35 %) | 1,076.3 | 1,665.6 | (35 %) | |
Pretax income | 25.2 | 86.8 | (71 %) | 15.0 | 166.4 | (91 %) | |
Non-GAAP pretax adjustments: | |||||||
Net realized and unrealized losses | 1.1 | 11.9 | 2.9 | 7.8 | |||
Executive severance expenses | 1.7 | - | 1.7 | - | |||
State sales tax assessment expense | 1.2 | - | 1.2 | - | |||
Other adjustments | - | (0.4) | - | 0.9 | |||
Adjusted pretax income | 29.3 | 98.2 | (70 %) | 20.9 | 175.1 | (88 %) | |
GAAP pretax margin | 4.6 % | 10.3 % | 1.4 % | 9.8 % | |||
Adjusted pretax margin | 5.3 % | 11.5 % | 1.9 % | 10.5 % | |||
Net income attributable to Stewart | 15.8 | 61.7 | (74 %) | 7.6 | 119.6 | (94 %) | |
Non-GAAP pretax adjustments: | |||||||
Net realized and unrealized losses | 1.1 | 11.9 | 2.9 | 7.8 | |||
Executive severance expenses | 1.7 | - | 1.7 | - | |||
State sales tax assessment expense | 1.2 | - | 1.2 | - | |||
Other adjustments | - | (0.4) | - | 0.9 | |||
Net tax effects of non-GAAP adjustments | (1.0) | (2.7) | (1.4) | (2.1) | |||
Non-GAAP adjustments, after taxes | 3.1 | 8.7 | 4.5 | 6.7 | |||
Adjusted net income attributable to Stewart | 18.9 | 70.4 | (73 %) | 12.1 | 126.2 | (90 %) | |
Diluted average shares outstanding (000) | 27,444 | 27,293 | 27,402 | 27,377 | |||
GAAP net income per share | 0.58 | 2.26 | 0.28 | 4.37 | |||
Adjusted net income per share | 0.69 | 2.58 | 0.44 | 4.61 | |||
Quarter Ended June 30, | Six Months Ended June 30, | ||||||
2023 | 2022 | % Chg | 2023 | 2022 | % Chg | ||
Title Segment:
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Revenues | 480.8 | 759.0 | (37 %) | 942.5 | 1,488.4 | (37 %) | |
Net realized and unrealized (gains) losses | (2.0) | 8.8 | (0.2) | 5.0 | |||
Adjusted revenues | 478.8 | 767.8 | (38 %) | 942.3 | 1,493.4 | (37 %) | |
Pretax income | 35.5 | 93.6 | (62 %) | 34.8 | 176.4 | (80 %) | |
Non-GAAP revenue adjustments: | |||||||
Net realized and unrealized (gains) losses | (2.0) | 8.8 | (0.2) | 5.0 | |||
Acquisition intangible asset amortization and other expenses | 3.3 | 2.5 | 6.0 | 4.3 | |||
Severance expenses | 0.4 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 0.3 | |||
Adjusted pretax income | 37.2 | 105.1 | (65 %) | 41.1 | 185.9 | (78 %) | |
GAAP pretax margin | 7.4 % | 12.3 % | 3.7 % | 11.9 % | |||
Adjusted pretax margin | 7.8 % | 13.7 % | 4.4 % | 12.5 % | |||
Real Estate Solutions Segment:
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Revenues | 71.4 | 82.9 | (14 %) | 134.0 | 172.3 | (22 %) | |
Pretax income | 3.3 | 6.1 | (46 %) | 4.6 | 12.9 | (64 %) | |
Non-GAAP revenue adjustments: | |||||||
Acquisition intangible asset amortization expense | 5.8 | 6.1 | 11.6 | 12.5 | |||
State sales tax assessment expense | 1.2 | - | 1.2 | - | |||
Adjusted pretax income | 10.3 | 12.2 | (15 %) | 17.5 | 25.4 | (31 %) | |
GAAP pretax margin | 4.6 % | 7.4 % | 3.5 % | 7.5 % | |||
Adjusted pretax margin | 14.4 % | 14.7 % | 13.1 % | 14.7 % |
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