NASDAQ$ACT

Enact Holdings Inc · Q3 2023 earnings

Q3 2023 earnings · · Investor relations

Briefing

Enact's Q3 2023 financial results were announced, demonstrating strong performance driven by record insurance in force, higher investment income, and expense discipline.

Enact reported a net income of $164 million, or $1.02 per diluted share, and an adjusted operating income of $164 million, or $1.02 per diluted share. The company achieved a record primary insurance-in-force of $262 billion, an 8% increase from the previous year, and maintained a PMIERs sufficiency of 162%.

  • Net income was $164 million, or $1.02 per diluted share.
  • Adjusted operating income was $164 million, or $1.02 per diluted share.
  • Primary Insurance-In-Force reached a record $262 billion, up 8% year-over-year.
  • Persistency was 84%, increasing from 82% in the third quarter of 2022.

Headline financials

Total Revenue

$299M

Previous: $275M+8.7%
EPS (adj)

$1.02

Previous: $1.17-12.8%
New Insurance Written (NIW)

$14B

Previous: $15B-6.7%
Primary Insurance In-Force (IIF)

$262B

Previous: $242B+8.3%
Primary Persistency Rate

84.0%

Previous: 82.0%+2.4%
Net Income

$164M

Previous: $191M-14.0%
Operating Income

$164M

Previous: $191M-14.0%
Gross Profit

$299M

Previous: $275M+8.7%
Cash & Equivalents

$678M

Previous: $536M+26.5%
Total Assets

$6B

Previous: $5.72B+4.9%
Stock-Based Comp

$4.11M

Previous: $2.36M+74.2%

Revenue & EPS history

Enact · Revenue · Quarterly

$299M

Q3 2023+8.7%vs Q3 2022
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 is committed to returning $300 million to shareholders by year-end, with future dividends subject to Board approval.

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 Q3 2023

Historical avgQ3 2023

+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

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