Stewart 报告第 2020 季度业绩

- Operating revenues of $590.7 million, an increase of $82.8 million, or 16 percent, compared to the prior year quarter

- Net income of $55.9 million versus net income of $66.1 million ($30.4 million on an adjusted basis) in the prior year quarter

- Diluted EPS of $2.21 compared to prior year quarter diluted EPS of $2.78 ($1.28 on an adjusted basis)

HOUSTON, Oct. 21, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- Stewart Information Services Corporation (NYSE: STC) today reported net income attributable to Stewart for the third quarter 2020 of $55.9 million ($2.21 per diluted share), compared to net income attributable to Stewart of $66.1 million ($2.78 per diluted share) for the third quarter 2019. On an adjusted basis, Stewart's third quarter 2020 net income of $55.9 million ($2.21 per diluted share) increased 84 percent from $30.4 million in the third quarter 2019. Third quarter 2020 pretax income before noncontrolling interests was $76.3 million compared to pretax income before noncontrolling interests of $91.1 million for the third quarter 2019.

Third quarter 2019 results included pretax items of:

• $46.9 million of net realized and unrealized gains, primarily composed of a $50 million gain recorded in the ancillary services and corporate segment related to the merger termination fee paid by Fidelity National Financial (FNF), and a $2.7 million impairment charge on an equity method investment recorded in the title segment, and
• $1.0 million of third-party advisory expenses related to the terminated FNF merger transaction recorded in other operating expenses within the ancillary services and corporate segment.

"In the third quarter, Stewart continued to benefit from a robust real estate transaction environment, as low interest rates continued to impact refinancing activity while purchase orders strengthened," commented Fred Eppinger, chief executive officer. "Together, they helped both our direct and agency operations outperform 2019 revenue levels. In addition, Stewart's more disciplined and focused operating approach allowed for enhanced margins. Lastly, the company closed two acquisitions in the quarter, with their benefits seen immediately in our core title results. As always, I would like to thank our employees for the work they are doing, continuing to tirelessly work under challenging conditions while insuring the safety of our customers and co-workers."

选定的财务信息摘要运营结果如下（以百万美元为单位，每股金额除外）：

标题段的标题段摘要结果如下（百万美元，税前保证金除外）：

Title segment pretax income grew $32.9 million, or 66 percent, while pretax margin also improved 460 basis points to 14.5 percent in the third quarter 2020 compared to the prior year quarter. Title operating revenues increased $63.5 million, or 13 percent, resulting from increases in direct title revenues of $35.0 million, or 14 percent, and gross independent agency revenues of $28.5 million, or 11 percent. The effect of changes in the fair value of equity securities investments was minimal during the third quarters of 2020 and 2019; however, during the third quarter 2019, the segment recorded a $2.7 million impairment charge on an equity method investment. Excluding the impairment charge, pretax income for the third quarter 2019 would have been $52.3 million (10.4 percent margin).

Consistent with the increased title revenues in the third quarter 2020, the segment's overall operating expenses increased $33.6 million, or 7 percent, as agency retention expenses and combined title employee costs and other operating expenses increased 11 percent and 3 percent, respectively, from the third quarter 2019. Our average independent agency remittance rate for the third quarter 2020 improved to 18.2 percent compared to 17.8 percent in the prior year quarter; while combined title employee costs and other operating expenses, as a percentage of title revenues, was 39.5 percent in the third quarter 2020 compared to 43.4 percent in the prior year quarter. Title loss expense increased in the third quarter 2020 primarily due to increased title revenues, higher domestic loss provisioning rates due to the current economic environment, and unfavorable loss development in our Canadian business. As a percentage of title revenues, the title loss expense in the third quarter 2020 was 5.1 percent compared to 4.2 percent from the prior year quarter.

直接产权收入信息如下所示（百万美元）：

Direct title revenues in the third quarter 2020 increased from the prior year quarter as a result of improved domestic non-commercial revenues, primarily driven by increased purchase and refinancing residential orders from both existing and newly acquired title offices. This increase was partially offset by decreased commercial revenues resulting from reduced transaction sizes and volumes. Domestic commercial fee per file in the third quarter 2020 was approximately $9,700, which was 23 percent lower than the third quarter 2019; while domestic residential fee per file was approximately $1,900, or 11 percent lower than the third quarter 2019, primarily due to a higher mix of refinancing compared to purchase transactions.

辅助服务和公司分部摘要结果如下（以百万美元计）：

The segment's results for the third quarter 2019 included a $50.0 million realized gain related to the FNF merger termination fee and $1.0 million of merger expenses. Excluding net realized gains and merger expenses, the segment's pretax results for the third quarter 2020 improved $1.1 million, or 15 percent, compared to the prior year quarter. Third quarter segment operating revenues improved, primarily driven by $24.2 million of revenues generated by U.S. Appraisals, which were partially offset by a $4.8 million decline in search and valuation services' revenues due to significantly lower customer orders. The segment's results for the third quarter 2020 and 2019 included approximately $6.3 million and $7.3 million, respectively, of net expenses attributable to parent company and corporate operations, with the higher expenses in the third quarter 2019 being primarily driven by the FNF merger expenses mentioned above.

Expenses For the third quarter 2020, total employee costs and other operating expenses related to new acquisitions aggregated to $6.1 million and $21.7 million, respectively. Excluding these acquisitions, total employee costs increased $5.7 million, or 4 percent, in the third quarter 2020 compared to the third quarter 2019, primarily due to higher incentive compensation on improved overall operating results. As a percentage of total operating revenues, consolidated employee costs for the third quarter 2020 improved to 26.3 percent from 28.3 percent in the third quarter 2019.

Excluding acquisitions, other operating expenses decreased $11.0 million, or 13 percent, in the third quarter 2020 compared to the third quarter 2019. This decline primarily resulted from lower outside title search expenses on lower revenues from commercial services and search and valuation services, and reduced spending related to marketing, travel, rent and other occupancy, and third-party consulting. As a percentage of total operating revenues, consolidated other operating expenses for the third quarter 2020 improved to 16.7 percent compared to 17.3 percent in the third quarter 2019.

Other Net cash provided by operations in the third quarter 2020 was $90.8 million compared to net cash provided by operations of $115.7 million in the prior year quarter. The lower cash from operations in the third quarter 2020 was primarily due to the $50.0 million FNF merger termination fee received in the third quarter 2019, partially offset by a higher third quarter 2020 income from business operations.

Third quarter Earnings Call Stewart will hold a conference call to discuss the third quarter 2020 earnings at 上午 8:30 Eastern Time on 星期四, 十月 22, 2020. To participate, dial (800) 894-5910 (USA) and (785) 424-1052 (International) - access code STCQ320. Additionally, participants can listen to the conference call through Stewart's Investor Relations website at http://www.stewart.com/investor-relations/earnings-call.html. The conference call replay will be available from 上午 11:00 Eastern Time on 2020 年 10 月 22 日 until midnight on 2020 年 10 月 29 日, by dialing (800) 938-2796 (USA) or (402) 220-9030 (International) - the access code is also STCQ320.

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Non-GAAP Adjustments

除了根据美国公认会计原则 （GAAP） 编制的财务报表外，管理层还使用各种财务和运营衡量指标来分析其绩效。这些包括：(1) adjusted revenues, which are reported revenues adjusted for any net realized and unrealized gains and losses and (2) net income after earnings from noncontrolling interests and adjusted for net realized and unrealized gains and losses and other non-operating costs such as merger expenses, cost initiative severance expenses, office closure costs and litigation expenses (adjusted net income). Adjusted diluted earnings per share (adjusted diluted EPS) is calculated using adjusted net income divided by the diluted average weighted outstanding shares. 管理层将这些衡量指标视为其运营核心盈利能力的重要绩效衡量指标，以及其内部财务报告的关键组成部分。管理层认为，投资者可以从获得与管理层相同的财务措施中受益。

The following tables reconcile the non-GAAP financial measurements used by management to the most directly comparable GAAP measures for the quarter and nine months ended 2020 年 9 月 30 日 and 2019 (dollars in millions, except share and per share amounts).

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