NYSE$UNM
Unum Group · Q4 2020 earnings
Q4 2020 earnings · · Investor relations
Briefing
Unum Group reported fourth quarter results with net income of $135.4 million and after-tax adjusted operating income of $235.3 million.
Unum Group reported a net income of $135.4 million for the fourth quarter of 2020. After-tax adjusted operating income was $235.3 million, in line with the prior outlook, despite elevated December COVID-19 related mortality levels. The company signed a Closed Block individual disability reinsurance transaction expected to free $650 million of capital, with $400 million realized in the fourth quarter.
- Net income for the fourth quarter of 2020 was $135.4 million ($0.66 per diluted common share).
- After-tax adjusted operating income was $235.3 million ($1.15 per diluted common share), in-line with prior outlook.
- Closed Block individual disability reinsurance transaction expected to free $650 million of capital; $400 million realized in the fourth quarter.
- Holding company cash of $1.5 billion; weighted average risk-based capital ratio of approximately 365 percent.
Headline financials
Revenue & EPS history
Unum · Revenue · Quarterly
$4.27B
Revenue by segment
Unum · $2.43B total across 4 segments · Q4 2020
- Unum US$1.49B-1.5%61.2%
- Colonial Life$419M-1.4%17.3%
- Closed Block$357M—14.7%
- Unum International$166M+0.1%6.8%
Forward guidance
The Company expects a modest decline in after-tax adjusted operating income per share for full-year 2021 compared to full-year 2020. The Company also anticipates a strong recovery in after-tax adjusted operating income per share in the second half of 2021 as the expected impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic subside.
Tailwinds
- Strong recovery in after-tax adjusted operating income per share in the second half of 2021
- Expected impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic subside
- Strong balance sheet and liquidity
- Weighted average risk-based capital ratio of approximately 365 percent
- Leader in employee benefits
Headwinds
- Modest decline in after-tax adjusted operating income per share for full-year 2021 compared to full-year 2020
- Based on the year-end 2020 resurgence in COVID-19 related mortality and infection rates
- Expectation for higher mortality rates in the first half of 2021
- Elevated mortality rates from COVID-19
- Challenging employment picture to persist in the near term
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
+0.0%
Avg return
Earnings day
-0.1%
Avg return
5 days after
+2.1%
Avg return
30 days after
53%
38 / 72 earnings
Positive
+12.6%
Q2 2022
Best reaction
-17.8%
Q1 2018
Worst reaction
| Quarter | Report date | Reaction (Day 0) | +5 days | +30 days |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Q1 2026 | +4.5% | +3.0% | +7.0% | |
| Q4 2025 | -1.5% | -5.6% | -2.8% | |
| Q3 2025 | +7.3% | +7.2% | +0.6% | |
| Q1 2025 | -2.0% | -0.7% | +3.1% | |
| Q4 2024 | +2.3% | +0.8% | +4.1% | |
| Q3 2024 | +4.1% | +3.7% | +24.6% | |
| Q2 2024 | +7.5% | +0.7% | +3.3% | |
| Q1 2024 | +1.7% | +1.2% | +3.9% | |
| Q4 2023 | +2.9% | +0.7% | +5.2% | |
| Q3 2023 | -12.9% | -10.6% | -11.8% | |
| Q2 2023 | +1.2% | +3.5% | +1.2% | |
| Q1 2023 | +4.9% | +5.6% | +3.9% | |
| Q4 2022 | +5.4% | +1.1% | +9.4% | |
| Q3 2022 | -1.5% | -1.0% | -8.0% | |
| Q2 2022 | +12.6% | +12.5% | +18.8% | |
| Q1 2022 | +12.2% | +9.0% | +12.1% | |
| Q4 2021 | +1.5% | +6.9% | +12.6% | |
| Q3 2021 | -0.0% | +0.4% | -12.3% | |
| Q2 2021 | -8.7% | -2.1% | -2.5% | |
| Q1 2021 | +4.4% | +5.4% | +9.2% | |
| Q4 2020 | -3.0% | -0.8% | +19.7% | |
| Q3 2020 | -13.9% | -8.2% | +20.5% | |
| Q2 2020 | +0.5% | -4.8% | +4.1% | |
| Q1 2020 | -8.0% | -5.9% | +2.2% | |
| Q4 2019 | +11.8% | +9.0% | -20.3% | |
| Q3 2019 | -4.0% | +0.1% | +7.2% | |
| Q2 2019 | -1.7% | -8.6% | -21.8% | |
| Q1 2019 | -1.7% | -0.4% | -11.8% | |
| Q4 2018 | +5.1% | +0.9% | +3.8% | |
| Q3 2018 | -3.7% | -3.8% | -2.1% | |
| Q2 2018 | +2.4% | -6.1% | -6.4% | |
| Q1 2018 | -17.8% | -17.6% | -19.8% | |
| Q4 2017 | -0.7% | -6.0% | -8.4% | |
| Q3 2017 | +0.2% | -0.8% | +2.4% | |
| Q2 2017 | +3.3% | +4.3% | +0.7% | |
| Q1 2017 | -0.6% | -1.1% | -4.4% | |
| Q4 2016 | +1.0% | +3.4% | +8.0% | |
| Q3 2016 | +2.6% | +0.3% | +21.6% | |
| Q2 2016 | +2.7% | +1.0% | +6.3% | |
| Q1 2016 | +1.0% | — | — | |
| Q4 2015 | -5.7% | — | — | |
| Q3 2015 | +5.0% | — | — | |
| Q2 2015 | -2.0% | — | — | |
| Q1 2015 | +1.1% | — | — | |
| Q4 2014 | +1.4% | — | — | |
| Q3 2014 | -3.3% | — | — | |
| Q2 2014 | -0.8% | — | — | |
| Q1 2014 | +2.8% | — | — | |
| Q4 2013 | +3.6% | — | — | |
| Q3 2013 | +3.4% | — | — | |
| Q2 2013 | -5.0% | — | — | |
| Q1 2013 | -1.3% | — | — | |
| Q4 2011 | -1.1% | — | — | |
| Q4 2009 | -1.1% | — | — | |
| Q4 2010 | -1.1% | — | — | |
| Q4 2012 | +4.0% | — | — | |
| Q3 2012 | +0.5% | — | — | |
| Q2 2012 | -1.0% | — | — | |
| Q1 2012 | -3.6% | — | — | |
| Q3 2011 | -3.9% | — | — | |
| Q2 2011 | -2.1% | — | — | |
| Q1 2011 | -0.1% | — | — | |
| Q3 2010 | +0.4% | — | — | |
| Q2 2010 | -3.7% | — | — | |
| Q1 2009 | -3.9% | — | — | |
| Q1 2010 | +1.8% | — | — | |
| Q4 2007 | +2.6% | — | — | |
| Q3 2009 | -4.9% | — | — | |
| Q3 2008 | -4.9% | — | — | |
| Q2 2008 | +0.9% | — | — | |
| Q4 2008 | +0.9% | — | — | |
| Q2 2009 | +0.9% | — | — |
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