NYSE$WTM

White Mountains Insurance Group Ltd · Q1 2024 earnings

Q1 2024 earnings · · Investor relations

Briefing

Reported a good first quarter with ABVPS up 6%, driven by MediaAlpha and solid operating and investment results.

White Mountains reported a strong first quarter in 2024, with a 6% increase in adjusted book value per share. The company benefited from unrealized gains in MediaAlpha and solid performance across its operating segments, including Ark, BAM, Kudu, and Bamboo.

  • Adjusted book value per share increased by 6% in Q1 2024.
  • MediaAlpha's share price increase resulted in a $211 million unrealized gain.
  • Ark delivered a 94% combined ratio with an 8% increase in gross written premiums.
  • Bamboo's managed premiums more than tripled year-over-year.

Headline financials

Total Revenue

$647M

Previous: $532M+21.7%
EPS

$92.33

Previous: $69.83+32.2%
Book Value Per Share

$1.74K

Previous: $1.52K+14.5%
Portfolio Return

4.6%

No prior period
Ark Combined Ratio

94.0%

No prior period
WM Outrigger Re Combined Ratio

32.0%

No prior period
Capital Expenditures

$0.00

No prior period
Free Cash Flow

$236M

Previous: $180M+31.7%
Net Income

$236M

Previous: $180M+31.7%
Operating Income

$437M

Previous: $422M+3.6%
Gross Profit

$640M

Previous: $518M+23.5%
Total Assets

$9.59B

Previous: $7.96B+20.5%
Stock-Based Comp

$3.2M

Previous: $3.1M+3.2%

Revenue & EPS history

White Mountains · Revenue · Quarterly

$647M

Q1 2024+21.7%vs Q1 2023

Revenue by segment

White Mountains · $6.8M total across 3 segments · Q3 2023

  • Asset Management
    $26.3M-53.0%
  • Financial Guarantee
    -$7.4M+70.0%
  • Other Operations
    -$12.1M-237.5%

Forward guidance

No specific forward guidance was provided in the earnings report.

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 2024

Historical avgQ1 2024

+0.3%

Avg return

Earnings day

+0.9%

Avg return

5 days after

+1.3%

Avg return

30 days after

51%

34 / 67 earnings

Positive

+8.3%

Q1 2022

Best reaction

-4.2%

Q2 2012

Worst reaction

Earnings price reactions
QuarterReport dateReaction (Day 0)+5 days+30 days
Q1 2026-0.8%-0.9%-4.2%
Q4 2025+2.5%+0.8%+1.8%
Q3 2025-0.2%+1.5%+7.2%
Q1 2025+0.9%-0.8%-2.7%
Q4 2024-3.4%-7.3%-4.4%
Q3 2024+5.8%+7.4%+11.8%
Q2 2024-3.0%-4.5%+0.2%
Q1 2024-1.4%-6.1%-6.1%
Q4 2023+1.3%+6.1%+9.4%
Q3 2023-0.4%+3.3%+0.1%
Q2 2023-0.5%+0.1%-1.7%
Q1 2023+0.3%-1.9%-0.8%
Q4 2022+1.8%+2.6%-6.7%
Q3 2022+0.8%-1.3%-3.7%
Q2 2022+0.9%+3.6%+10.1%
Q1 2022+8.3%+7.6%+19.3%
Q4 2021+2.0%+2.1%+1.7%
Q3 2021+2.5%+2.7%-6.3%
Q2 2021+1.7%+1.1%-0.2%
Q1 2021-3.2%-4.0%-8.7%
Q4 2020+3.0%+9.6%+10.3%
Q3 2020+0.4%-2.5%+3.8%
Q2 2020+7.7%+3.2%-0.2%
Q4 2019+0.5%+0.8%-11.8%
Q3 2019+0.8%+1.7%+1.6%
Q2 2019+1.7%+2.7%+1.1%
Q1 2019-0.9%+2.7%+5.5%
Q4 2018+1.1%+3.3%+2.9%
Q3 2018+1.0%+0.8%+6.1%
Q2 2018+0.3%+0.7%-1.3%
Q1 2018-0.0%-0.4%+4.2%
Q4 2017-3.0%+0.1%+2.6%
Q3 2017+1.8%+0.4%-1.1%
Q2 2017-0.5%-1.3%+2.0%
Q1 2017+1.7%+0.8%+1.3%
Q4 2016-2.0%-1.2%+1.5%
Q3 2016-0.2%-0.3%+3.2%
Q2 2016+0.6%+1.1%+0.9%
Q1 2016-0.1%
Q4 2015+6.0%
Q3 2015-3.8%
Q2 2015+3.5%
Q1 2015-0.1%
Q4 2014-1.2%
Q3 2014-1.8%
Q2 2014-0.2%
Q1 2014+0.3%
Q4 2013-0.3%
Q3 2013+0.4%
Q2 2013-0.2%
Q1 2013-0.4%
Q4 2012+0.0%
Q3 2012+0.1%
Q2 2012-4.2%
Q1 2012+1.9%
Q4 2011-0.4%
Q3 2011-3.6%
Q2 2011+0.7%
Q1 2010-2.0%
Q1 2011+1.4%
Q4 2008-0.8%
Q4 2010-0.8%
Q3 2010+1.4%
Q3 2009+1.4%
Q2 2010-1.8%
Q4 2009-1.8%
Q2 2009-1.8%

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