Universal Reports Second Quarter 2023 Results

In this article:
  • Diluted earnings per common share of $0.93; diluted adjusted* earnings per common share of $0.87

  • Annualized return on average common equity ("ROCE") of 34.8%, annualized adjusted* return on average common equity of 25.3%

  • Direct premiums written of $547.1 million, up 2.7% from the prior year quarter

  • Net combined ratio of 99.1%, down 1.8 points from the prior year quarter

  • Book value per share of $11.12, up 17.4% from fourth quarter 2022; adjusted book value per share of $14.31, up 11.0% from fourth quarter 2022

  • Repurchased approximately 396 thousand shares for $6.1 million. Total capital returned to shareholders of $11.1 million, including $0.16 per share regular quarterly dividend

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla., July 27, 2023--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Universal Insurance Holdings (NYSE: UVE) ("Universal" or the "Company") reported second quarter 2023 results.

"Results were solid, including a 25.3% annualized adjusted return on common equity and 85.1% adjusted diluted EPS growth year-over-year," said Stephen J. Donaghy, Chief Executive Officer. "While it’s still early days, we’re encouraged by favorable claims and litigation trends that are beginning to emerge as a result of recent legislative reforms and give us optimism as we look forward to 2024 and beyond. We continue to benefit from rate-driven premium growth and an improving spread of risk across our geographic footprint. I’m proud of the reinsurance program we put together for the 2023-2024 treaty year. Our program’s terms, conditions and coverage are consistent with the prior year, but we reduced our consolidated retention and ceded premium ratio."

*Reconciliations of GAAP to non-GAAP financial measures are provided in the attached tables.

Quarterly Financial Results

Summary Financial Results

($thousands, except per share data)

Three Months Ended June 30,

Six Months Ended June 30,

2023

2022

Change

2023

2022

Change

GAAP comparison

Total revenues

$

339,570

$

292,006

16.3

%

$

656,078

$

579,488

13.2

%

Operating income

$

39,168

$

12,411

215.6

%

$

73,595

$

36,490

101.7

%

Operating income margin

11.5

%

4.3

%

7.2 pts

11.2

%

6.3

%

4.9 pts

Net income available to common stockholders

$

28,564

$

7,368

287.7

%

$

52,734

$

24,902

111.8

%

Diluted earnings per common share

$

0.93

$

0.24

287.5

%

$

1.72

$

0.80

115.0

%

Annualized ROCE

34.8

%

7.7

%

27.1 pts

33.9

%

12.5

%

21.4 pts

Book value per share, end of period

$

11.12

$

11.93

(6.8

)%

11.12

$

11.93

(6.8

)%

Non-GAAP comparison1

Core revenue

$

336,957

$

301,615

11.7

%

$

653,296

$

592,435

10.3

%

Adjusted operating income

$

36,555

$

22,020

66.0

%

$

70,813

$

49,437

43.2

%

Adjusted operating income margin

10.8

%

7.3

%

3.5 pts

10.8

%

8.3

%

2.5 pts

Adjusted net income available to common stockholders

$

26,594

$

14,648

81.6

%

$

50,636

$

34,711

45.9

%

Adjusted diluted earnings per common share

$

0.87

$

0.47

85.1

%

$

1.65

$

1.12

47.3

%

Annualized adjusted ROCE

25.3

%

12.8

%

12.5 pts

24.7

%

15.3

%

9.4 pts

Adjusted book value per share, end of period

$

14.31

$

14.80

(3.3

)%

$

14.31

$

14.80

(3.3

)%

Underwriting Summary

Premiums:

Premiums in force

$

1,879,053

$

1,766,542

6.4

%

$

1,879,053

$

1,766,542

6.4

%

Policies in force

809,685

894,618

(9.5

)%

809,685

894,618

(9.5

)%

Direct premiums written

$

547,126

$

532,527

2.7

%

$

957,228

$

929,008

3.0

%

Direct premiums earned

$

463,324

$

428,805

8.1

%

$

918,692

$

843,408

8.9

%

Ceded premiums earned

$

(160,050

)

$

(151,744

)

5.5

%

$

(333,194

)

$

(297,283

)

12.1

%

Ceded premium ratio

34.5

%

35.4

%

(0.9) pts

36.3

%

35.2

%

1.1 pts

Net premiums earned

$

303,274

$

277,061

9.5

%

$

585,498

$

546,125

7.2

%

Net ratios:

Loss ratio

73.8

%

72.3

%

1.5 pts

73.4

%

70.6

%

2.8 pts

Expense ratio

25.3

%

28.6

%

(3.3) pts

26.1

%

28.8

%

(2.7) pts

Combined ratio

99.1

%

100.9

%

(1.8) pts

99.5

%

99.4

%

0.1 pts

1 Reconciliation of GAAP to non-GAAP financial measures are provided in the attached tables. Adjusted net income available to common stockholders, adjusted diluted earnings per common share and core revenue exclude net realized gains (losses) on investments and net change in unrealized gains (losses) of equity securities. Adjusted operating income excludes the items above and interest and amortization of debt issuance costs. Adjusted book value per share excludes accumulated other comprehensive income, net of taxes. Adjusted ROCE is calculated by dividing annualized adjusted net income available to common stockholders by average adjusted book value per share, with the denominator further excluding current period after-tax net realized gains (losses) on investments and net change in unrealized gains (losses) of equity securities.

Net Income and Adjusted Net Income

Net income available to common stockholders was $28.6 million, up from $7.4 million in the prior year quarter, and adjusted net income available to common stockholders was $26.6 million, up from $14.6 million in the prior year quarter. The increase in adjusted net income available to common stockholders mostly stems from higher underwriting income, net investment income and commission revenue.

Revenues

Revenue was $339.6 million, up 16.3% from the prior year quarter and core revenue was $337.0 million, up 11.7% from the prior year quarter. The increase in core revenue primarily stems from higher net premiums earned, net investment income and commission revenue.

Direct premiums written were $547.1 million, up 2.7% from the prior year quarter. The increase stems from 0.8% growth in Florida and 13.6% growth in other states. Growth reflects rate increases, partly offset by lower policies in force.

Direct premiums earned were $463.3 million, up 8.1% from the prior year quarter. The increase stems from rate-driven direct premiums written growth over the past twelve months.

The ceded premium ratio was 34.5%, down from 35.4% in the prior year quarter. The decrease primarily reflects a lower ceded premium ratio associated with the 2023-2024 reinsurance program, direct premiums earned growth associated with primary rate increases and reinsurance savings associated with leveraging our self-insurance captive, partly offset by reinstatement premiums associated with Hurricane Ian and higher reinsurance pricing and higher reinsurance costs associated with the increase in insured values.

Net premiums earned were $303.3 million, up 9.5% from the prior year quarter. The increase is primarily attributable to higher direct premiums earned and a lower ceded premium ratio, as described above.

Net investment income was $11.3 million, up from $5.2 million in the prior year quarter. The increase primarily stems from higher fixed income reinvestment yields and higher yields on cash.

Commissions, policy fees and other revenue were $22.4 million, up 15.9% from the prior year quarter. The increase primarily reflects higher reinsurance brokerage commission revenue, which benefited from higher ceded premiums, including reinstatement premiums associated with Hurricane Ian, and the difference in our reinsurance program’s structure relative to the prior year quarter, partly offset by a decline in policy fees associated with lower policies in force.

Margins

The GAAP operating income margin was 11.5%, up from a GAAP operating income margin of 4.3% in the prior year quarter and the adjusted operating income margin was 10.8%, up from an adjusted operating income margin of 7.3% in the prior year quarter. The higher adjusted operating income margin primarily reflects higher net investment income and commission revenue and a lower net combined ratio.

The net loss ratio was 73.8%, up 1.5 points compared to the prior year quarter. The increase primarily reflects higher unfavorable prior year reserve development, partly offset by a lower consolidated current accident year net loss ratio.

The net expense ratio was 25.3%, down 3.3 points from 28.6% in the prior year quarter. The reduction primarily reflects lower renewal commission rates paid to distribution partners.

The net combined ratio was 99.1%, down 1.8 points compared to the prior year quarter. The decrease reflects a lower net expense ratio, partly offset by a higher net loss ratio, as described above.

Capital Deployment

During the second quarter, the Company repurchased approximately 396 thousand shares at an aggregate cost of $6.1 million. The Company currently has $20.1 million of share repurchase authorization remaining.

On July 20, 2023, the Board of Directors declared a quarterly cash dividend of 16 cents per share of common stock, payable on August 11, 2023, to shareholders of record as of the close of business on August 4, 2023.

Conference Call and Webcast

  • Friday, July 28, 2023 at 10:00 a.m. ET

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About Universal

Universal Insurance Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: UVE) is a holding company providing property and casualty insurance and value-added insurance services. We develop, market, and write insurance products for consumers predominantly in the personal residential homeowners lines of business and perform substantially all other insurance-related services for our primary insurance entities, including risk management, claims management and distribution. We provide insurance products through both our appointed independent agents and through our direct online distribution channels in the United States across 19 states (primarily Florida). Learn more at universalinsuranceholdings.com.

Non-GAAP Financial Measures and Key Performance Indicators

This press release contains non-GAAP financial measures within the meaning of Regulation G promulgated by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC"), including core revenue, adjusted net income available to common stockholders and diluted adjusted earnings (loss) per common share, which exclude the impact of net realized gains (losses) on investments and net change in unrealized gains (losses) of equity securities. Adjusted operating income and adjusted operating income margin exclude the impact of net realized gains (losses) on investments and net change in unrealized gains (losses) of equity securities and interest and amortization of debt issuance costs. Adjusted common stockholders’ equity and adjusted book value per share exclude accumulated other comprehensive income (AOCI), net of taxes. Adjusted return on common equity excludes after-tax net realized gains (losses) on investments and net change in unrealized gains (losses) of equity securities from the numerator and AOCI, net of taxes, and current period after-tax net realized gains (losses) on investments and net change in unrealized gains (losses) of equity securities from the denominator. A "non-GAAP financial measure" is generally defined as a numerical measure of a company’s historical or future performance that excludes or includes amounts, or is subject to adjustments, so as to be different from the most directly comparable measure calculated and presented in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles ("GAAP"). UVE management believes that these non-GAAP financial measures are meaningful, as they allow investors to evaluate underlying revenue and profitability trends and enhance comparability across periods. When considered together with the GAAP financial measures, management believes these metrics provide information that is useful to investors in understanding period-over-period operating results separate and apart from items that may, or could, have a disproportionately positive or negative impact on results in any particular period. UVE management also believes that these non-GAAP financial measures enhance the ability of investors to analyze UVE’s business trends and to understand UVE’s operational performance. UVE’s management utilizes these non-GAAP financial measures as guides in long-term planning. Non-GAAP financial measures should be considered in addition to, and not as a substitute for or superior to, financial measures presented in accordance with GAAP. For more information regarding our key performance indicators, please refer to the section titled "Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations – Key Performance Indicators" in our forthcoming Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended June 30, 2023.

Forward-Looking Statements

This press release may contain "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. The words "believe," "expect," "anticipate," "will," "plan," and similar expressions identify forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the date the statement was made. Such statements may include commentary on plans, products and lines of business, marketing arrangements, reinsurance programs and other business developments and assumptions relating to the foregoing. Forward-looking statements are inherently subject to risks and uncertainties, some of which cannot be predicted or quantified, including those risks and uncertainties described under the heading "Risk Factors" and "Liquidity and Capital Resources" in our 2022 Annual Report on Form 10-K, and supplemented in our subsequent Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q. Future results could differ materially from those described, and the Company disclaims any intention or obligation to update or revise any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events, or otherwise. For further information regarding risk factors that could affect the Company’s operations and future results, refer to the Company’s reports filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K and the most recent quarterly reports on Form 10-Q.

UNIVERSAL INSURANCE HOLDINGS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS (UNAUDITED)

(in thousands, except per share data)

June 30,

December 31,

2023

2022

ASSETS:

Invested Assets

Fixed maturities, at fair value

$

1,051,508

$

1,014,626

Equity securities, at fair value

75,571

85,469

Investment real estate, net

5,618

5,711

Total invested assets

1,132,697

1,105,806

Cash and cash equivalents

291,681

388,706

Restricted cash and cash equivalents

68,636

2,635

Prepaid reinsurance premiums

525,489

282,427

Reinsurance recoverable

590,409

808,850

Premiums receivable, net

79,503

69,574

Property and equipment, net

49,538

51,404

Deferred policy acquisition costs

107,047

103,654

Goodwill

2,319

2,319

Other assets

70,691

74,779

TOTAL ASSETS

$

2,918,010

$

2,890,154

LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY

LIABILITIES:

Unpaid losses and loss adjustment expenses

$

663,019

$

1,038,790

Unearned premiums

982,390

943,854

Advance premium

91,011

54,964

Reinsurance payable, net

607,552

384,504

Long-term debt, net

102,387

102,769

Other liabilities

136,979

77,377

Total liabilities

2,583,338

2,602,258

STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY:

Cumulative convertible preferred stock ($0.01 par value)2

Common stock ($0.01 par value)3

473

472

Treasury shares, at cost - 17,186 and 16,790

(244,846

)

(238,758

)

Additional paid-in capital

114,685

112,509

Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss), net of taxes

(95,857

)

(103,782

)

Retained earnings

560,217

517,455

Total stockholders' equity

334,672

287,896

TOTAL LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY

$

2,918,010

$

2,890,154

Notes:

2 Cumulative convertible preferred stock ($0.01 par value): Authorized - 1,000 shares; Issued - 10 and 10 shares; Outstanding - 10 and 10 shares; Minimum liquidation preference - $9.99 and $9.99 per share.

3 Common stock ($0.01 par value): Authorized - 55,000 shares; Issued - 47,266 and 47,179 shares; Outstanding 30,080 and 30,389 shares.

UNIVERSAL INSURANCE HOLDINGS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME (UNAUDITED)

(in thousands)

Three Months Ended

Six Months Ended

June 30,

June 30,

2023

2022

2023

2022

REVENUES

Net premiums earned

$

303,274

$

277,061

$

585,498

$

546,125

Net investment income

11,282

5,221

21,980

9,263

Net realized gains (losses) on investments

882

(725

)

94

(667

)

Net change in unrealized gains (losses) of equity securities

1,731

(8,884

)

2,688

(12,280

)

Commission revenue

14,986

11,404

32,268

22,565

Policy fees

5,384

5,940

9,551

10,719

Other revenue

2,031

1,989

3,999

3,763

Total revenues

339,570

292,006

656,078

579,488

EXPENSES

Losses and loss adjustment expenses

223,727

200,304

429,881

385,410

Policy acquisition costs

52,006

54,100

103,697

108,823

Other operating expenses

24,669

25,191

48,905

48,765

Total operating costs and expenses

300,402

279,595

582,483

542,998

Interest and amortization of debt issuance costs

1,629

1,731

3,265

3,339

Income before income tax expense

37,539

10,680

70,330

33,151

Income tax expense

8,973

3,310

17,591

8,244

NET INCOME

$

28,566

$

7,370

$

52,739

$

24,907

UNIVERSAL INSURANCE HOLDINGS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

SHARE AND PER SHARE INFORMATION

(in thousands, except per share data)

Three Months Ended

Six Months Ended

June 30,

June 30,

2023

2022

2023

2022

Weighted average common shares outstanding - basic

30,265

30,829

30,323

30,987

Weighted average common shares outstanding - diluted

30,659

30,883

30,633

31,060

Shares outstanding, end of period

30,080

30,716

30,080

30,716

Basic earnings per common share

$

0.94

$

0.24

$

1.74

$

0.80

Diluted earnings per common share

$

0.93

$

0.24

$

1.72

$

0.80

Cash dividend declared per common share

$

0.16

$

0.16

$

0.32

$

0.32

Book value per share, end of period

$

11.12

$

11.93

$

11.12

$

11.93

Annualized return on average common equity (ROCE)

34.8

%

7.7

%

33.9

%

12.5

%

UNIVERSAL INSURANCE HOLDINGS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION

(in thousands, except for Policies In Force data)

Three Months Ended

Six Months Ended

June 30,

June 30,

2023

2022

2023

2022

Premiums

Direct premiums written - Florida

$

456,984

$

453,168

$

794,349

$

787,605

Direct premiums written - Other States

90,142

79,359

162,879

141,403

Direct premiums written - Total

$

547,126

$

532,527

$

957,228

$

929,008

Direct premiums earned

$

463,324

$

428,805

$

918,692

$

843,408

Net premiums earned

$

303,274

$

277,061

$

585,498

$

546,125

Underwriting Ratios - Net

Loss and loss adjustment expense ratio

73.8

%

72.3

%

73.4

%

70.6

%

Policy acquisition cost ratio

17.2

%

19.5

%

17.7

%

19.9

%

Other operating expense ratio

8.1

%

9.1

%

8.4

%

8.9

%

Expense ratio

25.3

%

28.6

%

26.1

%

28.8

%

Combined ratio

99.1

%

100.9

%

99.5

%

99.4

%

Other Items

Net prior years’ reserve development

$

13,825

$

3,710

$

17,143

$

4,365

Points on the net loss and loss adjustment expense ratio

4.6 pts

1.3 pts

2.9 pts

0.8 pts

As of

June 30,

2023

2022

Policies in force

Florida

576,407

654,276

Other States

233,278

240,342

Total

809,685

894,618

Premiums in force

Florida

$

1,549,410

$

1,473,193

Other States

329,643

293,349

Total

$

1,879,053

$

1,766,542

Total Insured Value

Florida

$

192,324,456

$

202,691,987

Other States

126,539,944

118,766,758

Total

$

318,864,400

$

321,458,745

UNIVERSAL INSURANCE HOLDINGS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

RECONCILIATION OF NON-GAAP FINANCIAL MEASURES

(in thousands, except for per share data)

GAAP revenue to core revenue

Three Months Ended

Six Months Ended

June 30,

June 30,

2023

2022

2023

2022

GAAP revenue

$

339,570

$

292,006

$

656,078

$

579,488

less: Net realized gains (losses) on investments

882

(725

)

94

(667

)

less: Net change in unrealized gains (losses) of equity securities

1,731

(8,884

)

2,688

(12,280

)

Core revenue

$

336,957

$

301,615

$

653,296

$

592,435

GAAP operating income to adjusted operating income

Three Months Ended

Six Months Ended

June 30,

June 30,

2023

2022

2023

2022

GAAP income before income tax expense

$

37,539

$

10,680

$

70,330

$

33,151

add: Interest and amortization of debt issuance costs

1,629

1,731

3,265

3,339

GAAP operating income

39,168

12,411

73,595

36,490

less: Net realized gains (losses) on investments

882

(725

)

94

(667

)

less: Net change in unrealized gains (losses) of equity securities

1,731

(8,884

)

2,688

(12,280

)

Adjusted operating income

$

36,555

$

22,020

$

70,813

$

49,437

GAAP operating income margin to adjusted operating income margin

Three Months Ended

Six Months Ended

June 30,

June 30,

2023

2022

2023

2022

GAAP operating income (a)

$

39,168

$

12,411

$

73,595

$

36,490

GAAP revenue (b)

339,570

292,006

656,078

579,488

GAAP operating income margin (a÷b)

11.5

%

4.3

%

11.2

%

6.3

%

Adjusted operating income (c)

36,555

22,020

70,813

49,437

Core revenue (d)

336,957

301,615

653,296

592,435

Adjusted operating income margin (c÷d)

10.8

%

7.3

%

10.8

%

8.3

%

GAAP net income (NI) to adjusted NI available to common stockholders

Three Months Ended

Six Months Ended

June 30,

June 30,

2023

2022

2023

2022

GAAP NI

$

28,566

$

7,370

$

52,739

$

24,907

less: Preferred dividends

2

2

5

5

GAAP NI available to common stockholders (e)

28,564

7,368

52,734

24,902

less: Net realized gains (losses) on investments

882

(725

)

94

(667

)

less: Net change in unrealized gains (losses) of equity securities

1,731

(8,884

)

2,688

(12,280

)

add: Income tax effect on above adjustments

643

(2,329

)

684

(3,138

)

Adjusted NI available to common stockholders (f)

$

26,594

$

14,648

$

50,636

$

34,711

Weighted average diluted common shares outstanding (g)

30,659

30,883

30,633

31,060

Diluted earnings per common share (e÷g)

$

0.93

$

0.24

$

1.72

$

0.80

Diluted adjusted earnings per common share (f÷g)

$

0.87

$

0.47

$

1.65

$

1.12

GAAP stockholders’ equity to adjusted common stockholders’ equity

As of

June 30,

June 30,

December 31,

2023

2022

2022

GAAP stockholders’ equity

$

334,672

$

366,551

$

287,896

less: Preferred equity

100

100

100

Common stockholders’ equity (h)

334,572

366,451

287,796

less: Accumulated other comprehensive (loss), net of taxes

(95,857

)

(88,134

)

(103,782

)

Adjusted common stockholders’ equity (i)

$

430,429

$

454,585

$

391,578

Shares outstanding (j)

30,080

30,716

30,389

Book value per common share (h÷j)

$

11.12

$

11.93

$

9.47

Adjusted book value per common share (i÷j)

$

14.31

$

14.80

$

12.89

GAAP return on common equity (ROCE) to adjusted ROCE

Three Months Ended

Six Months Ended

Year Ended

June 30,

June 30,

December 31,

2023

2022

2023

2022

2022

Actual or Annualized NI available to common stockholders (k)

$

114,256

$

29,472

$

105,468

$

49,804

$

(22,267

)

Average common stockholders’ equity (l)

328,139

381,346

311,184

398,027

358,699

ROCE (k÷l)

34.8

%

7.7

%

33.9

%

12.5

%

(6.2

)%

Actual or Annualized adjusted NI available to common stockholders (m)

$

106,376

$

58,592

$

101,272

$

69,422

$

(12,618

)

Adjusted average common stockholders’ equity4 (n)

420,078

458,292

409,955

454,782

423,199

Adjusted ROCE (m÷n)

25.3

%

12.8

%

24.7

%

15.3

%

(3.0

)%

4 Adjusted average common stockholders’ equity excludes current period after-tax net realized gains (losses) on investments and net change in unrealized gains (losses) of equity securities.

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Contacts

Investors:
Arash Soleimani, CFA, CPA, CPCU, ARe
Chief Strategy Officer
954-804-8874
asoleimani@universalproperty.com

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