NYSE$CNA

CNA Financial Corporation · Q2 2023 earnings

Q2 2023 earnings · · Investor relations

Briefing

CNA reported strong Q2 2023 results, marked by a 49% increase in net income and a 34% rise in core income, driven by growth in the P&C segment and net investment income.

CNA Financial Corporation announced strong second quarter 2023 results, with net income increasing by 49% to $283 million, or $1.04 per share, and core income rising by 34% to $308 million, or $1.13 per share. The Property & Casualty segments drove the results, with core income of $374 million, reflecting higher investment income and record high pretax underlying underwriting income. Net investment income increased by 33% to $575 million pretax.

  • Net income increased by 49% to $283 million, with earnings per share of $1.04.
  • Core income rose by 34% to $308 million, with core income per share of $1.13.
  • P&C core income reached $374 million, driven by higher investment income and record high pretax underlying underwriting income.
  • Net investment income increased by 33% to $575 million pretax, driven by an increase from limited partnerships and common stock to $68 million and a $60 million increase from fixed income securities and other investments to $507 million.

Headline financials

Total Revenue

$3.3B

Previous: $2.93B+12.9%
EPS (adj)

$1.13

Previous: $0.90+25.6%
Capital Expenditures

$23M

Previous: -$25M+192.0%
Free Cash Flow

$478M

Previous: $180M+165.6%
Net Income

$283M

Previous: $205M+38.0%
Operating Income

$138M

Previous: $558M-75.3%
Gross Profit

$2.9B

Previous: $969M+199.6%
Cash & Equivalents

$358M

Previous: $560M-36.1%
Total Assets

$63.1B

Previous: $62.2B+1.4%

Revenue & EPS history

CNA · Revenue · Quarterly

$3.3B

Q2 2023+12.9%vs Q2 2022
Beat estimate in 9 of 15 quarters(60%)
ActualEstimate

Forward guidance

CNA Financial anticipates continued strong performance throughout the remainder of 2023, driven by double-digit top-line growth, excellent profitability, and improved investment returns.

Tailwinds

  • Strong top-line and bottom-line results in the first half of the year.
  • Improved investment returns.
  • Very strong production performance with 12% growth in gross written premium ex captives and 9% growth in net written premium.
  • Renewal premium change was 7% for P&C overall and 11% in Commercial, which was up 2 points from the first quarter.
  • Retention remained consistently high at 86% and new business was up 11%, similar to the first quarter.

Headwinds

  • Higher employee related costs.
  • Long term care policy buyouts impacted Life & Group segment.
  • Higher catastrophe losses.
  • Lower favorable net prior year development.
  • Unfavorable prior year development largely associated with legacy mass tort claims

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 2023

Historical avgQ2 2023

+0.6%

Avg return

Earnings day

+1.9%

Avg return

5 days after

+0.2%

Avg return

30 days after

54%

33 / 61 earnings

Positive

+8.9%

Q3 2020

Best reaction

-7.9%

Q1 2026

Worst reaction

Earnings price reactions
QuarterReport dateReaction (Day 0)+5 days+30 days
Q1 2026-7.9%-9.4%-12.8%
Q4 2025-1.4%-2.3%-5.9%
Q3 2025-1.3%+1.5%+3.3%
Q1 2025-0.5%+0.1%-2.7%
Q4 2024+1.2%-0.7%-2.9%
Q3 2024-0.1%+3.8%+4.8%
Q2 2024+2.5%+0.8%+6.8%
Q1 2024-0.5%+1.2%+1.7%
Q4 2023+6.4%+6.0%+2.2%
Q3 2023+2.2%+1.3%+4.7%
Q2 2023-1.1%+4.8%-0.9%
Q1 2023+1.0%+2.6%-5.3%
Q4 2022+5.9%+6.0%-0.0%
Q3 2022+0.6%+0.3%+1.0%
Q2 2022-5.8%-5.7%-9.3%
Q1 2022-4.5%-4.0%-3.9%
Q4 2021+1.9%+1.1%-4.5%
Q3 2021+3.3%+2.2%-6.8%
Q2 2021-0.0%+0.6%+1.3%
Q1 2021+1.5%+3.0%+1.6%
Q4 2020+5.8%+6.0%+12.7%
Q3 2020+8.9%+9.3%+19.6%
Q2 2020-3.0%+2.6%-3.0%
Q1 2020-0.1%+1.3%+8.8%
Q4 2019+8.3%+7.5%-17.2%
Q3 2019-1.5%-1.1%-2.4%
Q2 2019+0.5%+2.4%+0.8%
Q1 2019+2.2%+1.0%-0.6%
Q4 2018-7.1%-4.3%-7.1%
Q3 2018+7.8%+10.3%+4.4%
Q2 2018-3.8%-4.7%-7.2%
Q1 2018+2.5%-0.9%-3.2%
Q4 2017+5.9%+8.9%+6.3%
Q3 2017+6.6%+8.2%+7.3%
Q2 2017+6.8%+7.6%-0.3%
Q1 2017+0.2%+0.8%+0.8%
Q4 2016+0.2%+0.3%+2.8%
Q3 2016+4.3%+3.2%+9.9%
Q2 2016-1.0%+3.0%+4.6%
Q1 2016+3.1%
Q4 2015-7.3%
Q3 2015+0.5%
Q2 2015-1.6%
Q1 2015-1.8%
Q4 2014+4.5%
Q3 2014-0.6%
Q2 2014-2.4%
Q1 2014-6.6%
Q4 2013+7.2%
Q3 2013+2.3%
Q2 2013+2.3%
Q1 2013+1.0%
Q4 2012+0.3%
Q3 2012+2.3%
Q2 2012-3.3%
Q4 2011-1.2%
Q3 2011-0.9%
Q2 2011-2.9%
Q1 2010-1.5%
Q4 2010+1.2%
Q3 2010-2.2%

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