NYSE$ESNT

Essent Group · Q4 2021 earnings

Q4 2021 earnings · · Investor relations

Briefing

Essent reported strong Q4 2021 results, driven by focus on optimizing unit economics and generating high-quality earnings.

Essent Group Ltd. reported a net income of $181.0 million, or $1.64 per diluted share, for the quarter ended December 31, 2021, compared to $123.6 million, or $1.10 per diluted share, for the same quarter in 2020. The company's Board of Directors has declared a quarterly cash dividend of $0.20 per common share.

  • Insurance in force as of December 31, 2021 was $207.2 billion.
  • New insurance written for the fourth quarter was $16.4 billion.
  • The combined ratio for the fourth quarter was 17.4%.
  • The expense ratio for the fourth quarter was 19.0%.

Headline financials

Total Revenue

$257M

Previous: $247M+3.9%
EPS (adj)

$1.64

Previous: $1.10+49.1%
New Insurance Written

$16.4B

Previous: $29.6B-44.5%
Insurance in Force

$207B

Previous: $199B+4.2%
Expense Ratio

19.0%

Previous: 16.6%+14.5%
Combined Ratio

17.4%

Previous: 44.5%-60.9%
Capital Expenditures

$803K

Previous: $1.09M-26.5%
Free Cash Flow

$190M

Previous: $178M+6.7%
Net Income

$181M

Previous: $124M+46.4%
Operating Income

$217M

Previous: $146M+48.5%
Gross Profit

$217M

Previous: $800M-72.9%
Cash & Equivalents

$81.5M

Previous: $103M-20.8%
Total Assets

$5.72B

Previous: $5.2B+10.0%
Stock-Based Comp

$4.77M

Previous: $4.55M+4.9%

Revenue & EPS history

Essent · Revenue · Quarterly

$257M

Q4 2021+3.9%vs Q4 2020
Beat estimate in 13 of 16 quarters(81%)
ActualEstimate

Forward guidance

No specific forward guidance was provided in the press release.

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 2021

Historical avgQ4 2021

+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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