NASDAQ$BHF

Brighthouse Financial Inc · Q2 2021 earnings

Q2 2021 earnings · · Investor relations

Briefing

Brighthouse Financial reported strong results, maintained balance sheet strength, grew sales, managed expenses, and repurchased common stock.

Brighthouse Financial announced its financial results for the second quarter ended June 30, 2021. The company reported a net income available to shareholders of $10 million, or $0.11 per diluted share. Adjusted earnings, less notable items, were $458 million, or $5.32 per diluted share. The company also announced a new repurchase authorization of up to an additional $1 billion of common stock.

  • Announced a new repurchase authorization of up to an additional $1 billion of common stock
  • The company repurchased $246 million of its common stock year-to-date through August 4, 2021
  • Estimated combined risk-based capital ("RBC") ratio between 480% and 500%; holding company liquid assets of $1.6 billion
  • Annuity sales increased 25% over the second quarter of 2020 and Life sales increased 117% over the second quarter of 2020

Headline financials

Total Revenue

$1.68B

Previous: -$922M+281.8%
EPS (adj)

$5.32

Previous: $0.41+1197.6%
Book Value Per Share

$175.19

Previous: $216.25-19.0%
Book Value ex AOCI

$120.62

Previous: $162.85-25.9%
Holding Company Liquid Assets

$1.6B

Previous: $1.3B+23.1%
Ending Common Shares Outstanding

86.1M

Previous: 94.8M-9.2%
Free Cash Flow

$31M

Previous: -$1.99B+101.6%
Net Income

$31M

Previous: -$1.99B+101.6%
Operating Income

-$163M

Previous: -$2.79B+94.2%
Gross Profit

$445M

Previous: -$2.21B+120.1%
Cash & Equivalents

$4.88B

Previous: $7.33B-33.4%
Total Assets

$254B

Previous: $235B+7.9%

Revenue & EPS history

Brighthouse Financial · Revenue · Quarterly

$1.68B

Q2 2021-281.8%vs Q2 2020
Beat estimate in 13 of 16 quarters(81%)
ActualEstimate

Revenue by segment

Brighthouse Financial · $2.39B total across 4 segments · Q2 2021

  • Net Investment Income
    $1.21B+85.9%
  • Universal Life & Policy Fees
    $919M+11.1%
  • Premiums
    $162M-16.1%
  • Other Revenues
    $101M+8.6%

Forward guidance

Brighthouse Financial announced a new repurchase authorization of up to $1 billion of its common stock.

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 Q2 2021

Historical avgQ2 2021

-0.6%

Avg return

Earnings day

-0.2%

Avg return

5 days after

-2.5%

Avg return

30 days after

43%

16 / 37 earnings

Positive

+15.3%

Q4 2018

Best reaction

-11.5%

Q4 2023

Worst reaction

Earnings price reactions
QuarterReport dateReaction (Day 0)+5 days+30 days
Q1 2026-1.5%-2.4%+0.1%
Q4 2025-1.3%-4.1%-3.3%
Q3 2025+0.5%+0.2%-0.5%
Q1 2025-0.8%+2.3%+1.5%
Q4 2024+0.0%+6.2%-4.9%
Q3 2024-4.5%-0.8%-3.5%
Q2 2024-4.1%-7.2%-3.9%
Q1 2024-9.8%-10.0%-15.5%
Q4 2023-11.5%-9.6%-9.6%
Q3 2023-2.8%-2.3%+9.2%
Q2 2023-6.2%-7.5%-9.6%
Q1 2023-2.5%-7.2%+6.0%
Q4 2022-1.0%+2.2%-16.6%
Q3 2022-6.8%-2.7%-5.5%
Q2 2022+2.9%+6.9%+6.9%
Q1 2022-9.3%-12.1%-5.8%
Q4 2021-3.6%-3.1%-22.3%
Q3 2021+1.2%-2.3%-8.2%
Q2 2021+13.6%+12.3%+17.3%
Q1 2021-0.9%+1.0%-5.4%
Q4 2020-3.4%-4.7%+6.3%
Q3 2020+0.6%+19.0%+19.7%
Q2 2020+3.5%+8.4%+9.3%
Q1 2020-6.2%-7.1%+20.9%
Q4 2019+10.4%+10.5%-43.1%
Q3 2019+5.1%+5.0%-1.8%
Q2 2019+3.4%+0.5%+1.4%
Q1 2019-4.9%-6.8%-13.1%
Q4 2018+15.3%+18.9%+9.4%
Q3 2018+7.6%+1.6%-5.2%
Q2 2018-0.6%-8.7%-5.5%
Q1 2018+1.1%-3.3%-5.9%
Q4 2017-6.0%-0.3%-7.5%
Q3 2017+0.5%-1.6%+6.9%
Q2 2017+0.2%+0.2%-3.0%
Q1 2017+0.2%+0.2%-3.0%
Q4 2016+0.2%+2.3%-3.8%
Q3 2016
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Q4 2015
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