NASDAQ$PLMR

Palomar Holdings Inc · Q4 2024 earnings

Q4 2024 earnings · · After market close · Investor relations

Briefing

Palomar Holdings delivered strong Q4 2024 results with revenue growth of 52.8% YoY and adjusted net income up 47.5%. Premium growth remained strong across key segments, though catastrophe losses increased.

Headline financials

Total Revenue

$146M

Previous: $105M+38.2%
EPS (adj)

$1.52

Previous: $1.11+36.9%
Total Loss Ratio

25.7%

No prior period
Gross Written Premiums

$374M

Previous: $303M+23.3%
Catastrophe Loss Ratio

5.6%

No prior period
Combined Ratio

75.9%

Previous: 74.2%+2.3%
Adjusted Combined Ratio

71.7%

Previous: 68.8%+4.2%
Annualized Return on Equity

19.5%

No prior period
Annualized Adjusted Return on Equity

23.1%

No prior period
Stockholders' Equity

$729M

Previous: $471M+54.7%
Expense Ratio

50.2%

No prior period
Adjusted Combined Ratio Excl. Catastrophe Losses

66.1%

No prior period
Adjusted Underwriting Income

$41M

No prior period
Tangible Stockholders' Equity

$716M

No prior period
Capital Expenditures

-$1.74M

No prior period
Net Income

$35M

Previous: $25.9M+35.1%
Operating Income

$34.9M

Previous: $37M-5.6%

Revenue & EPS history

Palomar Holdings · Revenue · Quarterly

$146M

Q4 2024+38.2%vs Q4 2023
Beat estimate in 4 of 15 quarters(27%)
ActualEstimate

Revenue by segment

Palomar Holdings · $170M total across 3 segments · Q2 2023

  • Earthquake
    $114M+1284.7%
  • Casualty
    $40.8M+92.3%
  • Fronting
    $15.3M-63.7%

Forward guidance

Palomar expects continued strong earnings growth in 2025, targeting adjusted net income between $180M and $192M while navigating potential catastrophe losses.

Tailwinds

  • Projected adjusted net income between $180M and $192M
  • Strong premium growth expected to continue
  • Investments in operations to support sustained profitability
  • Resilient underwriting strategy to mitigate risk exposure
  • Continued expansion in specialty insurance markets

Headwinds

  • Higher catastrophe losses impacting profitability
  • Increase in combined ratio due to loss ratio rise
  • Potential volatility in investment income
  • Competitive pressures in the insurance sector
  • Regulatory uncertainties in key markets

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 Q4 2024

Historical avgQ4 2024

+2.9%

Avg return

Earnings day

+6.1%

Avg return

5 days after

+8.2%

Avg return

30 days after

61%

19 / 31 earnings

Positive

+23.9%

Q4 2023

Best reaction

-27.9%

Q3 2022

Worst reaction

Earnings price reactions
QuarterReport dateReaction (Day 0)+5 days+30 days
Q1 2026-3.4%-2.1%-2.0%
Q4 2025-3.5%-1.3%-8.7%
Q3 2025+8.9%+12.4%-1.2%
Q1 2025+0.1%+2.7%+8.1%
Q4 2024+14.7%+13.9%+20.9%
Q3 2024+2.2%+13.3%+25.6%
Q2 2024+3.3%-0.1%+8.8%
Q1 2024+2.3%+7.7%+7.3%
Q4 2023+23.9%+24.7%+38.0%
Q3 2023+12.6%+13.8%+17.5%
Q2 2023-4.0%-2.9%-13.4%
Q1 2023+0.8%+4.0%+11.1%
Q4 2022+8.1%+18.3%+4.2%
Q3 2022-27.9%-24.1%-31.0%
Q2 2022+9.1%+13.6%+30.7%
Q1 2022-5.6%-9.2%+12.9%
Q4 2021-0.2%+1.5%+13.7%
Q3 2021-1.3%+3.0%-27.6%
Q2 2021-0.5%+9.6%+14.9%
Q1 2021+0.7%+0.2%+9.9%
Q4 2020-6.0%-1.0%-21.3%
Q3 2020-12.5%-23.8%-26.5%
Q2 2020+1.7%+5.2%+14.5%
Q1 2020+4.4%+11.0%+53.7%
Q4 2019-0.4%+3.8%-24.6%
Q3 2018+7.8%+10.5%+24.4%
Q3 2019-2.4%+2.3%+14.6%
Q2 2018+14.2%+22.4%+15.8%
Q2 2019+15.5%+22.9%+17.0%
Q4 2018+18.3%+19.5%+24.9%
Q1 2019+10.5%+16.2%+22.3%
Q1 2018

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