NYSE$FAF

First American Financial Corp · Q1 2023 earnings

Q1 2023 earnings · · Investor relations

Briefing

First American Financial's first quarter results were announced, revealing a decrease in revenue but highlighting expense management and investment income growth.

First American Financial Corporation reported a decrease in total revenue to $1.4 billion, a 29% drop compared to the previous year. Net income was $46 million, with earnings per diluted share at 44 cents. Despite challenging market conditions, the company's expense management and net investment income growth contributed to a title pretax margin of 6.5 percent.

  • Earnings per diluted share were 44 cents, or 49 cents excluding net investment losses.
  • Total revenue reached $1.4 billion, a 29 percent decrease year-over-year.
  • Title Insurance and Services segment revenues totaled $1.3 billion, down 32 percent from last year.
  • The Title Insurance and Services segment's pretax margin was 6.5 percent (6.1 percent excluding net investment gains).

Headline financials

Total Revenue

$1.45B

Previous: $2.03B-28.9%
EPS (adj)

$0.49

Previous: $1.17-58.1%
Commercial Revenues

$148M

No prior period
Home Warranty Pretax Margin

15.3%

No prior period
Free Cash Flow

$45.9M

Previous: $98M-53.2%
Net Income

$45.9M

Previous: $98M-53.2%
Operating Income

$649M

Previous: $853M-23.9%
Gross Profit

$1.45B

Previous: $2.03B-28.9%
Cash & Equivalents

$1.98B

Previous: $1.7B+16.4%
Total Assets

$15.4B

Previous: $16.5B-6.9%
Stock-Based Comp

$23M

Previous: $43.3M-46.9%

Revenue & EPS history

First American · Revenue · Quarterly

$1.45B

Q1 2023-28.9%vs Q1 2022
Beat estimate in 5 of 14 quarters(36%)
ActualEstimate

Revenue by segment

First American · $1.45B total across 2 segments · Q1 2023

  • Title Insurance and Services
    $1.35B-32.5%
  • Home Warranty
    $104M-0.3%

Forward guidance

The purchase market appears to have stabilized and is showing improvement in the first three weeks of April, with open orders up over 5 percent compared with March. While there is a high degree of uncertainty concerning the commercial market outlook, we remain optimistic that transaction activity will improve in the second half of the year.

Tailwinds

  • Purchase market appears to have stabilized.
  • Open orders are up over 5% in the first three weeks of April compared to March.
  • Optimism that commercial transaction activity will improve in the second half of the year.
  • Expense management efforts delivered a title pretax margin of 6.5 percent.
  • Market share grew by over two percentage points in 2022.

Headwinds

  • Challenging market conditions continued into the first quarter.
  • Existing home sales have fallen to levels not seen since the 2008 financial crisis.
  • The commercial real estate market has significantly declined.
  • High degree of uncertainty concerning the commercial market outlook.
  • Total revenue decreased by 29 percent compared to last year.

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 Q1 2023

Historical avgQ1 2023

+1.2%

Avg return

Earnings day

+1.6%

Avg return

5 days after

+1.7%

Avg return

30 days after

59%

40 / 68 earnings

Positive

+10.6%

Q1 2020

Best reaction

-7.3%

Q4 2021

Worst reaction

Earnings price reactions
QuarterReport dateReaction (Day 0)+5 days+30 days
Q1 2026+3.5%+6.1%+2.5%
Q4 2025+2.8%+5.7%+2.1%
Q3 2025+3.2%+2.3%+5.2%
Q2 2025-2.1%-1.8%+2.5%
Q1 2025+4.9%+2.8%-6.8%
Q3 2024-0.4%-0.3%+5.4%
Q2 2024-0.2%+2.9%+10.2%
Q1 2024-6.7%-6.9%-5.6%
Q4 2023-0.6%+1.5%-6.0%
Q3 2023+0.3%+2.8%+16.1%
Q2 2023+4.9%+5.1%+0.1%
Q1 2023+4.2%+3.4%-0.1%
Q4 2022-2.2%-0.6%-13.9%
Q3 2022+8.5%+8.4%+17.3%
Q2 2022+2.0%-1.5%-0.1%
Q1 2022-3.0%+0.3%+0.8%
Q4 2021-7.3%-7.4%-12.2%
Q3 2021-0.5%+0.2%+4.7%
Q2 2021+3.1%+2.8%+8.0%
Q1 2021+3.8%+6.3%+6.1%
Q4 2020+3.0%+2.6%+5.6%
Q3 2020-6.1%-9.7%-1.8%
Q2 2020-2.5%-6.0%-8.7%
Q1 2020+10.6%+17.1%+21.8%
Q4 2019+5.0%+5.4%-13.9%
Q3 2019+2.9%+1.4%+3.6%
Q2 2019+3.5%+4.2%+3.2%
Q1 2019+3.0%+1.5%-1.7%
Q4 2018-1.6%-2.7%-3.7%
Q3 2018+1.2%+3.7%+7.8%
Q2 2018+3.2%+2.8%+3.9%
Q1 2018-5.7%-5.0%-1.0%
Q4 2017-4.7%+0.1%+3.7%
Q3 2017+4.5%+6.6%+7.8%
Q2 2017+5.6%+4.7%+4.6%
Q1 2017+6.5%+4.2%+5.7%
Q4 2016-0.3%+0.1%-3.4%
Q3 2016-3.3%-2.0%-4.6%
Q2 2016+2.1%+0.6%+1.9%
Q1 2016-0.9%
Q4 2015+9.8%
Q3 2015-0.2%
Q2 2015+4.5%
Q1 2015+3.0%
Q4 2014+5.6%
Q3 2014+4.4%
Q2 2014-2.2%
Q1 2014+3.4%
Q4 2013+2.4%
Q3 2013+0.6%
Q2 2013+2.0%
Q1 2013+1.3%
Q4 2012-0.8%
Q3 2012-1.7%
Q2 2012+4.3%
Q1 2012+1.0%
Q4 2008+3.3%
Q4 2011+3.3%
Q3 2011+4.3%
Q2 2011-3.7%
Q1 2010-1.6%
Q1 2011-0.9%
Q4 2010-1.0%
Q3 2010+2.8%
Q3 2009+2.8%
Q2 2010-2.8%
Q2 2009-2.8%
Q4 2009-2.8%

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