Presentation Q4 2023
Earnings Results
Quarter Ended
Forward-Looking Statements and Non-GAAP Financial Measures
Forward-Looking Statements
This presentation may contain forward-looking statements. Information on factors that could cause results to differ materially from those projected in this presentation is available in our Form 10-K for the year ended
Non-GAAP Financial Measures
This presentation also contains non-GAAP financial measures. A reconciliation of those measures to GAAP financial measures is included in our Financial Supplement, which is posted in the Investor Relations section of our website, https://investors.primerica.com.
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Financial Highlights
- Net income grew 4%, while diluted EPS grew 9% year-over-year
- Results reflect the continued strength and stability of our business model
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- Large in-force block and strong term life policy sales
- Growth of investment product sales and client asset values
- Higher net investment income
- Capital deployment
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- Completed the Board's 2023 stock repurchase authorization of
$375 million - Board approved
$425 million share repurchase program throughDecember 2024 - Paid
$94 million in stockholder dividends in 2023 - Board declared a 15% increase to next quarterly dividend
- Completed the Board's 2023 stock repurchase authorization of
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GAAP Financial Results
($ in millions, except per share amounts) |
Q4 2023 |
Q4 2022 |
% Change |
Revenues |
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6% |
Net income |
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4% |
Stockholders' equity(1) |
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2% |
Diluted EPS (2) |
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9% |
Book value per share(1) (3) |
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7% |
ROE |
27.8% |
29.3% |
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Adjusted Operating Financial Results
($ in millions, except per share amounts) |
Q4 2023 |
Q4 2022 |
% Change |
Adjusted operating revenues |
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6% |
Adjusted net operating income |
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4% |
Adjusted stockholders' equity(1) |
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6% |
Diluted adjusted operating EPS(2) |
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9% |
Adjusted book value per share(1) (3) |
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12% |
Adjusted operating ROAE |
26.9% |
27.7% |
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For a reconciliation of GAAP to non-GAAP financial measures, refer to the Financial Supplement
- As of period end
- 35.1 million weighted average common shares outstanding for Q4 2023
(3) 35.0 million common shares outstanding as of
Distribution Highlights
● Attractiveness of entrepreneurial |
business opportunity continues to fuel |
recruiting |
● Continue to enhance our processes to |
keep new recruits engaged as they |
prepare for licensing exam |
● Solid growth in life-licensed sales force, |
up 5% year-over-year |
Sales Force
Distribution |
Q4 2023 |
Q4 2022 |
% Change |
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Recruits |
89,992 |
77,025 |
17% |
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New life-licensed representatives |
13,029 |
11,117 |
17% |
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Life-licensed sales force(1) |
141,572 |
135,208 |
5% |
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Securities-licensed sales force(1) |
25,272 |
26,186 |
(3%) |
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(1) At period end |
Life-Licensed Sales Force
(in thousands)
- Expect full year 2024 growth of 3% |
129.5
135.2141.6
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YE 2021 |
YE 2022 |
YE 2023 |
Production Highlights
- Strong demand for insurance products
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- Simple and convenient application process
- Advances in underwriting technology help us issue policies more quickly
- Issued a record
$119 billion in new face amount during 2023 -
- Issued polices up 8% versus full year 2022(1)
- 2024 outlook:
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- Project growth of around 3% to 5% in issued policies for full year 2024
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Production
($ in billions) |
Q4 2023 |
Q4 2022 |
% Change |
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Life |
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Issued life insurance policies |
88,757 |
79,282(1) |
12% |
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Productivity(2) |
0.20(1) |
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Term |
0.21 |
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Issued face amount(3) |
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16% |
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Life insurance face amount in-force(4) |
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3% |
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Issued Term Life Policies
(in thousands)
333.0 |
358.9 |
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Policies |
79.3 |
88.8 |
Q4 |
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88.6 |
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81.4 |
Q3 |
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89.3 |
97.0 |
Q2 |
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83.1 |
84.6 |
Q1 |
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2022(1) |
2023 |
- Reflects the estimated number of policies issued after adjusting for a consistent basis of insured lives per policy following the Q4 2022 new product launch
- The average monthly rate of new policies issued per life-licensed independent sales representative.
- Includes face amount of issued term life insurance policies, additional riders added to existing policies
and face amount increases under increasing benefit riders
(4) At period end
Production Highlights
Investment and Savings Products
- Strong demand fueled investment product sales, up 13% year-over-year
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- Sales of
U.S. mutual funds grew 10% and variable annuities grew 23%
- Sales of
- Ending client asset values of
$97 billion grew 15% year-over-year -
- Results reflect strong equity market appreciation
- Net client inflows were
$172 million - 2024 outlook:
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- Project 5% growth in sales for full year 2024
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Production
($ in billions) |
Q4 2023 |
Q4 2022 |
% Change |
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Total product sales |
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13% |
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ISP |
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Client asset values(1) |
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15% |
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Average client asset values |
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9% |
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(1) At period end |
ISP Production
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Production Highlights
- Key statistics on a per policy basis for the fourth quarter of 2023 include:
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- LTV of
$1,109 , including the reclass of$182 in marketing development funds - CAC of
$878 , increased 22% year-over-year
- LTV of
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- Lower productivity due to fewer tenured
ETQ agents
- Lower productivity due to fewer tenured
- LTV/CAC ratio of 1.3x
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- Primerica representatives remain a valuable source of referrals for e-TeleQuote
- Do not anticipate a need for capital contribution from the parent company in 2024
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Operating Results
Term Life Segment
- Operating income before income taxes grew 6%, driven by 6% growth in adjusted direct premiums
- Key financial ratios remained largely unchanged
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- Benefits and claims ratio was 58.2%
- DAC ratio was 12.0%
- Insurance expense ratio at 7.1%, versus 7.8%, reflecting elevated expenses in 2022 from new product launch
- Operating margin was 22.6%
- Elevated lapses across multiple durations due to economic pressures on middle-income families
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- Persistency of policies issued last year are largely in line with historical trends
- 2024 outlook:
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- ADP growth around 5%-6%
- Benefits and claims ratio around 58%
- DAC ratio around 12%
- Operating margin around 22%
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($ in millions) |
Q4 2023 |
Q4 2022 |
% Change |
Direct premiums |
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3% |
Premium ceded to IPO coinsurers(1) |
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6% |
Adjusted direct premiums (ADP)(2) |
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6% |
Operating revenues |
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4% |
Operating income before income taxes |
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6% |
Key Ratios |
Q4 2023 |
Q4 2022 |
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Benefits and claims, net(3) |
58.2% |
57.8% |
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DAC amortization & insurance commissions |
12.0% |
11.9% |
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Insurance expenses, net(4) |
7.1% |
7.8% |
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Term life income before income taxes |
22.6% |
22.6% |
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- Premiums ceded to IPO coinsurers under the IPO coinsurance transactions excluding any reimbursements from IPO coinsurers on previously existing reinsurance agreements
- Direct premiums net of premiums ceded to IPO coinsurers
- Benefits & claims and remeasurement (gain)/loss net of other ceded premiums which are
largely YRT.
(4) Insurance expenses net of other, net revenues
Operating Results
Investment & Savings Products Segment
● Operating income before income taxes |
($ in millions, except as noted) |
Q4 2023 |
Q4 2022 |
% Change |
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grew 11%, driven by: |
Sales-based revenues |
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15% |
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- Strong demand for mutual funds and |
Asset-based revenues |
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12% |
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variable annuities |
Account-based revenues |
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3% |
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Other, net |
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1% |
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- A 9% increase in average client asset |
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Total operating revenues |
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12% |
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values |
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Benefits and expenses |
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12% |
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● 2024 outlook: |
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Operating income before income taxes |
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11% |
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- Assuming 5% sales growth, sales-based |
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Sales-based revenue less commissions as % of |
1.22% |
1.15% |
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revenue less commissions projected to |
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revenue-generating sales(1) |
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increase |
Asset-based revenue less commissions and |
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associated operating expenses as % of average |
0.052% |
0.050% |
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- Rule of thumb: |
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asset values(2) |
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generating position(3) |
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revenues less commissions and related |
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(1) Commission and fee revenue less commissions paid to the independent sales force based on |
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operating expenses |
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product sales activity |
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(2) Commission and fee revenue less administration and advisory fees paid to third-party providers |
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and commissions paid to the independent sales force earned based on product account values |
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including amortization of deferred acquisition costs for segregated funds |
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(3) Fee revenue less recordkeeping fees paid to third-party providers based on fee-generating |
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positions and certain direct general expenses |
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Investment Income and Invested Asset Portfolio
- Adjusted net investment income of
$36 million up 26% compared to prior year period - New money rate of 6.67%
- Invested asset portfolio unrealized loss of
$216 million -
- Reduction of unrealized loss largely driven by higher interest rates
- Able to hold investments to maturity
Key Portfolio Attributes
(based on amortized cost (except for market |
Q4 2023 |
value); excludes cash, period end) |
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Fixed income / other mix |
99% / 1% |
Fixed income average book yield |
3.8% |
Average rating |
A |
Investment grade / BIG mix |
98% /2% |
Average duration |
4.7 Years |
Market value |
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Net unrealized loss |
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