NYSE$HIG

The Hartford Financial Services Group Inc · Q4 2020 earnings

Q4 2020 earnings · · Investor relations

Briefing

Announced fourth quarter and full year 2020 financial results.

The Hartford reported strong core earnings of $2.1 billion, or $5.78 per diluted share, and a twelve-month core earnings ROE of 12.7 percent. The P&C business saw underlying margin expansion reflecting higher pricing, disciplined underwriting, and operating efficiencies. Group Benefits results were impacted by higher mortality rates in Group life primarily related to COVID-19.

  • Fourth quarter 2020 net income available to common stockholders decreased 2% from fourth quarter 2019.
  • Fourth quarter 2020 core earnings rose 22% from fourth quarter 2019
  • Commercial Lines combined ratio improved to 91.8 compared with 98.2 in fourth quarter 2019.
  • Group Benefits net income margin was 3.9% in fourth quarter 2020 compared with 10.5% in the year prior, impacted by excess mortality.

Headline financials

Total Revenue

$5.33B

Previous: $5.36B-0.6%
EPS (adj)

$1.76

Previous: $1.43+23.1%
Capital Expenditures

$36M

Previous: $30M+20.0%
Free Cash Flow

$1.18B

No prior period
Net Income

$537M

Previous: $543M-1.1%
Operating Income

$652M

Previous: $676M-3.6%
Gross Profit

$5.33B

Previous: $5.36B-0.6%
Cash & Equivalents

$239M

No prior period
Total Assets

$74.1B

No prior period

Revenue & EPS history

The Hartford · Revenue · Quarterly

$5.33B

Q4 2020-0.6%vs Q4 2019
Beat estimate in 13 of 16 quarters(81%)
ActualEstimate

Revenue by segment

The Hartford · $248M total across 1 segment · Q3 2023

  • Hartford Funds
    $248M+0.4%

Forward guidance

The Hartford announced its outlook for several 2021 key business metrics. The company does not provide an outlook for consolidated net income or core earnings.

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 2020

Historical avgQ4 2020

-0.1%

Avg return

Earnings day

+0.6%

Avg return

5 days after

+2.7%

Avg return

30 days after

44%

32 / 73 earnings

Positive

+7.8%

Q3 2010

Best reaction

-9.0%

Q2 2016

Worst reaction

Earnings price reactions
QuarterReport dateReaction (Day 0)+5 days+30 days
Q1 2026-1.2%-2.1%-2.5%
Q4 2025+3.9%+6.4%+6.4%
Q3 2025-1.8%-0.6%+9.9%
Q2 2025+2.8%+1.5%+9.1%
Q1 2025-0.4%+2.9%+8.1%
Q4 2024-2.4%-0.6%+3.5%
Q3 2024-6.3%-6.4%+0.7%
Q2 2024+7.5%+9.7%+10.5%
Q1 2024-4.6%-3.0%+1.4%
Q4 2023+3.9%+3.2%+8.6%
Q3 2023-2.1%+2.2%+8.7%
Q2 2023-4.5%-4.9%-5.1%
Q1 2023+3.7%+3.0%+0.3%
Q4 2022-1.7%+0.3%+1.9%
Q3 2022+4.2%+6.5%+9.7%
Q2 2022+0.2%-2.1%+2.9%
Q1 2022-0.1%+1.0%+3.9%
Q4 2021-3.6%-0.5%-7.7%
Q3 2021+0.2%-0.0%-4.9%
Q2 2021+2.1%+4.1%+10.1%
Q1 2021+1.3%+3.0%-3.0%
Q4 2020+2.0%+1.6%+8.5%
Q3 2020+3.1%+5.8%+22.7%
Q2 2020+2.1%-2.1%+0.2%
Q1 2020-3.4%-10.0%-2.7%
Q4 2019-2.6%+0.9%-9.1%
Q3 2019+5.0%+6.2%+5.7%
Q2 2019-0.3%-0.0%+1.1%
Q1 2019-0.3%+0.5%+0.7%
Q4 2018+2.8%+1.9%+3.1%
Q3 2018+0.5%+0.5%-1.8%
Q2 2018-0.7%+0.6%-4.5%
Q1 2018+5.3%+4.0%+2.1%
Q4 2017-3.4%-3.4%+0.5%
Q3 2017-2.9%-2.3%-1.3%
Q2 2017+3.0%+4.7%+3.4%
Q1 2017+0.5%+1.4%+2.3%
Q4 2016-2.3%-2.3%+1.5%
Q3 2016+1.9%+1.6%+10.2%
Q2 2016-9.0%-8.4%-9.0%
Q1 2016-1.4%
Q4 2015+4.1%
Q3 2015-7.9%
Q2 2015+0.8%
Q1 2015-1.1%
Q4 2014+1.9%
Q3 2014+3.3%
Q2 2014-2.7%
Q1 2014+0.5%
Q4 2013-1.3%
Q3 2013+1.5%
Q2 2013-2.6%
Q1 2013+3.6%
Q4 2012-3.3%
Q3 2012-2.1%
Q2 2012-1.8%
Q1 2012-4.5%
Q4 2011-0.5%
Q3 2011-1.7%
Q2 2011-4.4%
Q1 2011+3.5%
Q4 2009-2.2%
Q4 2010-2.2%
Q4 2008-2.2%
Q4 2007-2.2%
Q3 2010+7.8%
Q2 2010-3.2%
Q1 2009-1.2%
Q1 2010+3.0%
Q3 2009-1.5%
Q3 2008-1.5%
Q2 2008+4.5%
Q2 2009+4.5%

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