NYSE$ESNT

Essent Group · Q3 2020 earnings

Q3 2020 earnings · · Investor relations

Briefing

Essent reported an increase in third quarter earnings compared to the second quarter, driven by a lower loss provision due to a decrease in new COVID-19 default notices.

Essent Group Ltd. reported a net income of $124.5 million for the quarter ended September 30, 2020, a decrease compared to $144.6 million for the same quarter in 2019. The company's insurance in force grew to $190.8 billion, and new insurance written for the quarter was $36.7 billion. The Board of Directors has declared a quarterly cash dividend of $0.16 per common share.

  • Net income for Q3 2020 was $124.5 million, or $1.11 per diluted share, compared to $144.6 million, or $1.47 per diluted share in Q3 2019.
  • Insurance in force as of September 30, 2020, reached $190.8 billion, up from $161.0 billion as of September 30, 2019.
  • New insurance written in Q3 2020 totaled $36.7 billion, compared to $18.7 billion in Q3 2019.
  • The Board of Directors declared a quarterly cash dividend of $0.16 per common share.

Headline financials

Total Revenue

$243M

Previous: $226M+7.4%
EPS (adj)

$1.11

Previous: $1.47-24.5%
New Insurance Written

$36.7B

No prior period
Insurance in Force

$191B

No prior period
Provision for Losses and LAE

$55.3M

No prior period
Expense Ratio

16.7%

Previous: 20.4%-18.1%
Combined Ratio

41.6%

Previous: 25.3%+64.4%
Capital Expenditures

-$1.35M

Previous: -$2.3M+41.2%
Free Cash Flow

$123M

Previous: $142M-13.5%
Net Income

$125M

Previous: $145M-13.9%
Operating Income

$238M

Previous: $222M+7.3%
Gross Profit

$243M

Previous: $226M+7.4%
Cash & Equivalents

$119M

Previous: $49.6M+139.4%
Total Assets

$5.11B

Previous: $3.72B+37.2%
Stock-Based Comp

$4.57M

Previous: $4.17M+9.5%

Revenue & EPS history

Essent · Revenue · Quarterly

$243M

Q3 2020+7.4%vs Q3 2019
Beat estimate in 13 of 16 quarters(81%)
ActualEstimate

Forward guidance

No specific forward guidance was provided in the report.

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 2020

Historical avgQ3 2020

+0.9%

Avg return

Earnings day

+0.6%

Avg return

5 days after

+1.3%

Avg return

30 days after

65%

32 / 49 earnings

Positive

+7.2%

Q2 2014

Best reaction

-9.8%

Q3 2024

Worst reaction

Earnings price reactions
QuarterReport dateReaction (Day 0)+5 days+30 days
Q1 2026+2.1%-2.7%-6.8%
Q4 2025-6.4%-6.7%-11.5%
Q3 2025+0.6%+1.2%+1.8%
Q1 2025-0.4%-0.4%-1.5%
Q4 2024-2.6%+0.3%-4.3%
Q3 2024-9.8%-6.0%-3.7%
Q2 2024-4.4%-4.2%+5.0%
Q1 2024+2.7%+3.2%+4.5%
Q4 2023+0.3%-1.3%+2.0%
Q3 2023+2.7%+1.8%+2.6%
Q2 2023+4.1%+3.0%-0.7%
Q1 2023+5.0%+6.3%+12.6%
Q4 2022+2.5%+3.1%-6.1%
Q3 2022+0.9%-2.4%+3.5%
Q2 2022+0.2%+0.4%-8.8%
Q1 2022-0.7%-2.3%+2.1%
Q4 2021-0.5%+2.3%-10.5%
Q3 2021+1.6%-0.2%-9.8%
Q2 2021+2.4%+3.6%+1.3%
Q1 2021-2.5%-6.8%-4.1%
Q4 2020-0.2%-0.3%+0.3%
Q3 2020+5.2%+3.1%+9.4%
Q2 2020+4.0%+3.7%+3.7%
Q1 2020-1.2%-11.5%+30.4%
Q4 2019-5.1%-9.0%-27.6%
Q3 2019+1.3%+2.8%+2.4%
Q2 2019-1.2%+1.3%+6.9%
Q1 2019+1.7%-2.4%-2.0%
Q4 2018+0.8%+4.7%+3.8%
Q3 2018-3.0%-3.5%-13.3%
Q2 2018+5.3%+7.3%+13.4%
Q1 2018+5.5%+4.1%+2.6%
Q4 2017+3.1%+9.4%+9.8%
Q3 2017-0.5%+1.3%+11.4%
Q2 2017+5.9%+1.7%+1.6%
Q1 2017-5.4%-0.2%-0.5%
Q4 2016+1.7%+0.4%-3.1%
Q3 2016+4.8%+8.5%+20.9%
Q2 2016+6.9%+10.5%+11.8%
Q1 2016+4.8%
Q4 2015+1.4%
Q3 2015+2.4%
Q2 2015-5.7%
Q1 2015+3.0%
Q4 2014+0.6%
Q3 2014+0.2%
Q2 2014+7.2%
Q1 2014+3.8%
Q4 2013-2.4%
Q3 2013
Q2 2013
Q1 2013
Q4 2012
Q3 2012

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