NYSE$WTM

White Mountains Insurance Group Ltd · Q2 2021 earnings

Q2 2021 earnings · · Investor relations

Briefing

Reported a strong second quarter, with adjusted book value per share up 4%, driven by solid results across operating companies and an increase in MediaAlpha’s share price.

White Mountains Insurance Group reported a strong second quarter with a 4% increase in adjusted book value per share. Results were driven by solid performance across operating companies and an increase in MediaAlpha's share price. The company had $300 million in undeployed capital and expects this to increase in the third quarter.

  • Adjusted book value per share increased by 4% due to strong results across operating companies and the increase in MediaAlpha’s share price.
  • BAM produced $30 million of total premiums and member surplus contributions.
  • Ark wrote $328 million of gross written premiums, up 78% year over year, and produced an 84% adjusted combined ratio.
  • NSM generated growth in both pro forma controlled premiums and pro forma adjusted EBITDA.

Headline financials

Total Revenue

$427M

Previous: $260M+64.4%
EPS (adj)

$44.56

Previous: $37.46+19.0%
Book Value Per Share

$1.28K

No prior period
Free Cash Flow

$139M

Previous: $115M+20.0%
Net Income

$139M

Previous: $115M+20.0%
Operating Income

$303M

Previous: $242M+25.5%
Gross Profit

$409M

Previous: $260M+57.5%
Cash & Equivalents

$172M

Previous: $211M-18.6%
Total Assets

$7.28B

Previous: $4B+82.0%

Revenue & EPS history

White Mountains · Revenue · Quarterly

$427M

Q2 2021+64.4%vs Q2 2020
Beat estimate in 7 of 12 quarters(58%)
ActualEstimate

Revenue by segment

White Mountains · $212M total across 3 segments · Q2 2021

  • Other Operations
    $158M+17.0%
  • Asset Management
    $36.2M+63.8%
  • Financial Guarantee
    $17.4M-33.3%

Forward guidance

White Mountains expects undeployed capital will increase in the third quarter upon completion of the subordinated debt raise at Ark.

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 Q2 2021

Historical avgQ2 2021

+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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