NYSE$RGA

Reinsurance Group America Inc · Q4 2024 earnings

Q4 2024 earnings · · After market close · Investor relations

Briefing

RGA reported a decrease in net income available to shareholders but an increase in adjusted operating income for the fourth quarter of 2024.

Reinsurance Group of America reported fourth quarter net income available to RGA shareholders of $148 million, or $2.22 per diluted share, a decrease from the prior year. However, adjusted operating income increased to $334 million, or $4.99 per diluted share. The company also deployed a record $250 million into in-force block transactions for the quarter, contributing to a full-year record of $1,676 million.

  • Net income available to RGA shareholders for Q4 2024 was $148 million, or $2.22 per diluted share.
  • Adjusted operating income for Q4 2024 was $334 million, or $4.99 per diluted share.
  • The company deployed $250 million into in-force block transactions in Q4 2024, contributing to a record full-year deployment of $1,676 million.
  • The effective tax rate for the quarter was 33.6% on pre-tax income, above the expected range of 24% to 25%.

Headline financials

Total Revenue

$5.24B

Previous: $5.01B+4.7%
EPS (adj)

$4.99

Previous: $4.73+5.5%
Effective Tax Rate

33.6%

Previous: 26.3%+27.8%
Book Value / Share

$164.19

Previous: $138.39+18.6%
BVPS excl. AOCI

$151.31

Previous: $144.01+5.1%
BVPS excl. AOCI & B36

$151.97

Previous: $146.07+4.0%
Capital Expenditures

$0.00

No prior period
Net Income

$150M

Previous: $160M-6.3%
Operating Income

$334M

Previous: $164M+103.7%

Revenue & EPS history

RGA · Revenue · Quarterly

$5.24B

Q4 2024+4.7%vs Q4 2023
Beat estimate in 9 of 15 quarters(60%)
ActualEstimate

Forward guidance

RGA has updated its intermediate term financial targets, raising its adjusted operating ROE target to 13% to 15%, reflecting expectations of continued strong fundamentals and business growth.

Tailwinds

  • Increased adjusted operating ROE target to 13% to 15%.
  • Continued strong momentum in organic business activity in the traditional business.
  • Solid in-force transactions with significant capital deployed.
  • Record expected future value from new business written.
  • Strong balance sheet with $1.7 billion of deployable capital.

Headwinds

  • Results in Financial Solutions were below the expected range due to the continued runoff of existing annuity business.
  • Unfavorable Individual Life claims experience in Canada.
  • Unfavorable claims experience in EMEA, partially offset by higher fee income.
  • Unfavorable claims and other experience in Asia Pacific, though economic claims experience was favorable.
  • Corporate and Other results were unfavorable due to higher general expenses and financing costs.

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 2024

Historical avgQ4 2024

-0.1%

Avg return

Earnings day

+0.7%

Avg return

5 days after

+2.0%

Avg return

30 days after

51%

34 / 67 earnings

Positive

+11.5%

Q2 2020

Best reaction

-13.6%

Q1 2020

Worst reaction

Earnings price reactions
QuarterReport dateReaction (Day 0)+5 days+30 days
Q1 2026-1.4%-2.5%-3.9%
Q4 2025+9.4%+7.1%+0.6%
Q3 2025-3.9%-0.9%+0.5%
Q1 2025+5.7%+6.6%+8.7%
Q4 2024-9.6%-13.6%-17.3%
Q3 2024+0.1%-0.9%+6.3%
Q2 2024-8.5%-12.4%-2.1%
Q1 2024+5.6%+6.4%+9.9%
Q4 2023-3.9%-4.0%+1.5%
Q3 2023+2.4%+4.4%+10.1%
Q2 2023-1.5%-1.9%-2.5%
Q1 2023+5.3%+6.7%+5.2%
Q4 2022-6.5%-2.1%-3.5%
Q3 2022-0.3%-0.2%+0.7%
Q2 2022+6.6%+7.7%+7.6%
Q1 2022+7.1%+4.6%+11.3%
Q4 2021-1.7%+2.2%-9.4%
Q3 2021-9.3%-9.0%-18.0%
Q2 2021+5.4%+9.6%+6.5%
Q1 2021-4.4%-3.7%-2.6%
Q4 2020+3.7%+3.2%+18.5%
Q3 2020+4.9%+15.8%+21.9%
Q2 2020+11.5%+8.1%+11.1%
Q1 2020-13.6%-5.9%-3.7%
Q4 2019-3.9%-5.3%-15.5%
Q3 2019+0.1%+2.8%+2.0%
Q2 2019-5.7%-7.1%-7.8%
Q1 2019+0.7%+0.2%-0.8%
Q4 2018-4.1%-2.6%-3.3%
Q3 2018+6.6%+9.4%+14.0%
Q2 2018-1.4%+1.9%+3.3%
Q1 2018-0.5%-2.4%-4.3%
Q4 2017-0.8%-3.6%-4.7%
Q3 2017+6.0%+4.0%+10.4%
Q2 2017+3.7%+5.0%+1.9%
Q1 2017-4.2%-2.6%-3.7%
Q4 2016-0.2%+1.1%+5.2%
Q3 2016+1.0%-0.1%+13.5%
Q2 2016+3.5%+3.0%+9.1%
Q1 2016-1.8%
Q4 2015-1.3%
Q3 2015-7.0%
Q2 2015-0.2%
Q1 2015-1.7%
Q4 2014+3.2%
Q3 2014+2.9%
Q2 2014+1.7%
Q1 2014-4.5%
Q4 2011+2.4%
Q4 2013+2.0%
Q3 2013+2.2%
Q2 2013-6.1%
Q1 2013+1.6%
Q4 2012+2.7%
Q3 2012-9.0%
Q2 2012-0.7%
Q1 2012+0.8%
Q3 2011+1.9%
Q2 2011-7.0%
Q1 2010-1.1%
Q1 2011+1.1%
Q4 2009-0.3%
Q4 2010-0.3%
Q3 2009+2.2%
Q3 2010+2.2%
Q2 2010+1.5%
Q2 2009+1.5%

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