NASDAQ$ACT

Enact Holdings Inc · Q1 2024 earnings

Q1 2024 earnings · · Investor relations

Briefing

Enact announced a dividend increase and a new share repurchase program.

Enact Holdings announced a 16% increase to its quarterly dividend and a new $250 million share repurchase program, reflecting the company's strong financial position and confidence in its business.

  • Enact's Board of Directors declared a quarterly dividend of $0.185 per common share, a 16% increase from the prior quarter.
  • The dividend is payable on June 13, 2024, to shareholders of record on May 29, 2024.
  • Enact authorized a new share repurchase program, allowing the company to purchase up to $250 million of its common stock.
  • As of April 26, 2024, $24 million remains available under the current $100 million share repurchase program.

Headline financials

Total Revenue

$292M

Previous: $281M+3.8%
EPS (adj)

$1.04

Previous: $1.08-3.7%
Net Income

$161M

Previous: $176M-8.5%
Gross Profit

$292M

Previous: $281M+3.8%
Stock-Based Comp

$3.94M

Previous: $2.18M+80.7%

Revenue & EPS history

Enact · Revenue · Quarterly

$292M

Q1 2024+3.8%vs Q1 2023
Beat estimate in 6 of 13 quarters(46%)
ActualEstimate

Revenue by segment

Enact · $278M total across 2 segments · Q4 2022

  • Premiums
    $233M-1.8%
  • Net Investment Income
    $44.9M+28.3%

Forward guidance

Enact's share repurchase program allows for opportunistic purchases of common stock, depending on various factors.

Tailwinds

  • Share repurchases can be made through open market purchases.
  • Share repurchases can be made through privately negotiated transactions.
  • Purchases may be made under Rule 10b5-1 trading plans.
  • Purchases may be made under Rule 10b-18 trading plans.
  • Enact has entered into an agreement with Genworth Holdings, Inc. to repurchase its Enact shares on a pro rata basis as part of the program.

Headwinds

  • The timing and amount of share repurchases will depend on Enact’s share price.
  • The timing and amount of share repurchases will depend on capital availability.
  • The timing and amount of share repurchases will depend on business and market conditions.
  • The timing and amount of share repurchases will depend on regulatory requirements.
  • The timing and amount of share repurchases will depend on debt covenant restrictions.

Historical earnings impact

How earnings announcements have historically affected this stock's price.

Avg. return before/after earnings

Based on 20 quarterly earnings reports · overlaid with Q1 2024

Historical avgQ1 2024

+0.2%

Avg return

Earnings day

+1.0%

Avg return

5 days after

+1.8%

Avg return

30 days after

61%

14 / 23 earnings

Positive

+8.9%

Q4 2025

Best reaction

-8.3%

Q4 2022

Worst reaction

Earnings price reactions
QuarterReport dateReaction (Day 0)+5 days+30 days
Q1 2026-3.3%+1.3%-1.3%
Q4 2025+8.9%+5.1%+2.8%
Q3 2025+2.2%+4.7%+5.7%
Q2 2025+1.0%+4.3%+9.4%
Q1 2025+2.2%+1.3%-1.1%
Q4 2024+1.5%+1.0%+1.4%
Q3 2024+2.1%+5.2%+7.0%
Q1 2024+0.9%+5.3%+3.3%
Q4 2023-4.6%-2.1%+3.2%
Q3 2023+1.2%+1.4%+1.2%
Q2 2023+3.6%+6.6%+5.4%
Q1 2023-7.7%-0.8%+4.9%
Q4 2022-8.3%-3.0%-2.4%
Q3 2022+1.8%+0.4%-3.3%
Q2 2021+4.5%+3.9%-1.0%
Q2 2022+7.9%+12.8%+6.2%
Q1 2021-4.4%-8.9%+2.4%
Q1 2022+5.8%+1.2%+7.1%
Q4 2020-5.1%-4.7%+6.1%
Q4 2019-5.1%-4.7%+6.1%
Q4 2021-1.1%-3.8%-5.6%
Q3 2020-0.6%-3.9%-9.4%
Q3 2021+1.1%+0.6%-7.5%
Q2 2020
Q1 2020
Q3 2019
Q2 2019
Q1 2019
Q1 2015
Q4 2014

Discussion

Share your read of this quarter. Sign-in carries your eToro identity.

Join the conversation

Sign in with eToro to post your read of this quarter and vote on others'.

Sign in with eToro