Q4 2023 Company Overview
COMPANY OVERVIEW
2023 Q4
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- To view the most recent
SEC filings ofLoews Corporation ,http://ir.loews.com/phoenix.zhtml?c=102789&p=irol-sec - To view the most recent
SEC filings ofCNA Financial Corporation ,https://investor-relations.cna.com/financial/latest-financials - To view the most recent
SEC filings ofBoardwalk Pipeline Partners, LP https://www.bwpipelines.com/news-and-media/sec-filings/
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Loews Corporation Overview
Loews is a diversified holding company operating in the insurance, energy, hospitality and
packaging industries.
Long-term
view,
diversified
portfolio, one class of stock
& Investments
Publicly |
Traded |
Privately
Held
Property & |
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~92% |
Net Earned Premiums |
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Casualty |
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Ownership |
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Insurance |
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Market Cap |
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Natural Gas & |
100% |
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NGL Midstream |
Ownership |
EBITDA1 |
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Deluxe & Luxury |
100% |
16,115 System-wide |
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Hotels |
Ownership |
Guest Rooms2 |
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Rigid Plastic |
~53% |
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Packaging |
Ownership |
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All data is as of or for the year ended
- See Appendix - "Boardwalk EBITDA" for a reconciliation of net income attributable to Loews to
EBITDA, a non-GAAP measure. - See page titled "
Loews Hotels & Co - Portfolio" for additional disclosure.
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Loews Investment Highlights
- Long history of conservative financial management and shareholder value creation
- Strong and consistent dividends from subsidiaries
- Prudent capital allocation strategy
- Strong liquidity with a portfolio of cash and investments in excess of parent company debt
- Focus on maintaining single-A credit ratings at parent company
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Parent Company
Overview
Loews Capital Allocation Approach
- Maintain a strong balance sheet
- Evaluate capital deployment opportunities based on risk-adjusted returns
- Continually balance the uses of Loews capital
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Repurchase Loews shares
2
Invest in existing
subsidiaries
3
Acquire a new
subsidiary
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The Loews Discount
Loews's market cap is less than its sum-of-the-parts. CNA trades at a discount to its
peers and the market seems to assign little value to the private subsidiaries.
Market
Cap
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Trades at earnings and |
Value of Loews's Stake |
BV discount to peers |
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+
Private Subsidiaries --
Only
All data is as of
1. Represents Loews parent company cash and investments net of debt.
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Long History of Share Repurchases
Since year-end 2014, we have retired 40% of our common shares outstanding
400 |
Total Shares Outstanding |
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350 |
373 |
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340 |
337 |
332 |
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(millions) |
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300 |
312 |
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291 |
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250 |
269 |
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248 |
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236 |
222 |
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200 |
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2014 |
2015 |
2016 |
2017 |
2018 |
2019 |
2020 |
2021 |
2022 |
2023 |
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Shares |
15 |
33 |
3 |
5 |
20 |
22 |
22 |
21 |
13 |
14 |
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Repurchased |
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Total Cost |
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Shares outstanding are as of the end of each period.
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Working with Our Subsidiaries
While each subsidiary's experienced management team guides day-to-day operations,
Loews provides advice in several areas:
Major capital |
Mid- to long-term |
Hiring of senior |
allocation decisions |
strategic planning |
management |
Loews is a Long-Term Partner
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Strong and Consistent Cash Flow
- Div idends
from Subsidiaries1 - Corporate
Net Investment Income (Loss)2
- All dividends are subject to declaration by the respective Boards of Directors.
- Parent company pretax net investment income (loss).
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