WATFORD HOLDINGS LTD. (“Watford” or the “Company”) (NASDAQ: WTRE)
today reported net income of $188.8 million, after $1.1 million of
preference dividends, for the three months ended June 30,
2020, compared to net income of $13.8 million, after payment of
$4.9 million of preference dividends, for the same period in 2019.
Book value per diluted common share was $38.82 at June 30,
2020, an increase of 37.6% from March 31, 2020. The quarterly
results include:
- Net income available to common shareholders of $188.8 million,
or $9.51 per diluted common share, or a 28.2% return on average
equity, compared to net income of $13.8 million, or $0.61 per
diluted common share, or a 1.5% return on average equity for the
2019 second quarter;
- Combined ratio of 108.0%, comprised of a 79.7% loss ratio, a
22.4% acquisition expense ratio and a 5.9% general and
administrative expense ratio, compared to a combined ratio of
103.5% for the prior year second quarter, comprised of a 73.6% loss
ratio, a 23.4% acquisition expense ratio and a 6.5% general and
administrative expense ratio;
- Net interest income of $27.4 million, a 1.4% yield on average
net assets, for the 2020 second quarter, compared to net interest
income of $26.4 million and a 1.2% yield on average net assets for
the 2019 second quarter; and
- Net investment income of $199.5 million, a 10.0% return on
average net assets for the 2020 second quarter, compared to net
investment income of $23.8 million and a 1.1% return on average net
assets for the 2019 second quarter.
Following the first quarter of 2020, the novel coronavirus
(COVID-19) pandemic has continued to cause unprecedented economic
volatility and disruption globally.
At this time, there continues to be significant uncertainties
surrounding the ultimate number of insurance claims and scope of
damage resulting from this pandemic. The Company’s estimates across
its insurance and reinsurance lines of business are based on
currently available information derived from modeling techniques,
preliminary claims information obtained from the Company’s clients
and brokers, a review of relevant in-force contracts with potential
exposure to the pandemic and estimates of reinsurance recoverables.
These estimates include losses only related to claims incurred as
of June 30, 2020. Actual losses from these events may vary
materially from the estimates due to several factors, including the
inherent uncertainties in making such determinations and the
evolving nature of this pandemic.
Commenting on the 2020 second quarter financial results, Jon
Levy, CEO of Watford, said:
“First, we would like to express our sympathy to all those
affected by the COVID-19 global pandemic, as well as our
appreciation for those who continue to provide support and care to
the individuals who need it most. I’d also like to again thank
the Watford employees and broader Watford team who have continued
to deliver in this challenging environment.
Despite the backdrop of significant turmoil created by the
pandemic, Watford demonstrated its resilience and delivered a
strong financial performance. Our net income of $188.8 million
for the quarter was driven by $199.5 million of net investment
income. Our net interest income remained steady at $27.4
million, representing a quarterly yield on average net assets of
1.4%. Realized and unrealized gains for the quarter totaled
$172.1 million, with an additional $23.0 million in other
comprehensive income. In aggregate, our book value per diluted
common share increased $10.61, or 37.6% from March 31, 2020.
Our combined ratio for the quarter was 108.0%, and 104.7% when
adjusted for other underwriting income and certain corporate
expenses. The COVID-19 global pandemic has created significant
uncertainty for the property and casualty industry, though we
believe our mix of business is less exposed to classes likely to be
materially affected. Watford recognized a COVID-19 loss
provision of $5.2 million, or 4.0 loss ratio points, for the second
quarter, almost exclusively arising from business interruption
coverage in our property catastrophe reinsurance line of
business.
Insurance and reinsurance conditions continue to
improve. We believe our insurance and reinsurance platforms
are well positioned in the hardening marketplace.”
Underwriting
The following table summarizes the Company’s underwriting
results on a consolidated basis:
|
Three Months Ended June 30, |
|
Six Months Ended June 30, |
|
2020 |
|
2019 |
|
% Change |
|
2020 |
|
2019 |
|
% Change |
|
|
|
($ in
thousands) |
Gross premiums written |
$ |
157,927 |
|
|
$ |
161,978 |
|
|
(2.5 |
)% |
|
$ |
392,829 |
|
|
$ |
348,667 |
|
|
12.7 |
% |
Net premiums
written |
|
105,856 |
|
|
|
119,370 |
|
|
(11.3 |
)% |
|
|
292,556 |
|
|
|
264,757 |
|
|
10.5 |
% |
Net premiums
earned |
|
131,535 |
|
|
|
151,318 |
|
|
(13.1 |
)% |
|
|
271,574 |
|
|
|
297,412 |
|
|
(8.7 |
)% |
Underwriting
income (loss) (1) |
|
(10,578 |
) |
|
|
(5,266 |
) |
|
(100.9 |
)% |
|
|
(16,721 |
) |
|
|
(11,236 |
) |
|
(48.8 |
)% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
% PointChange |
|
|
|
|
|
% PointChange |
Loss
ratio |
|
79.7 |
% |
|
|
73.6 |
% |
|
6.1 |
% |
|
|
79.3 |
% |
|
|
74.7 |
% |
|
4.6 |
% |
Acquisition
expense ratio |
|
22.4 |
% |
|
|
23.4 |
% |
|
(1.0 |
)% |
|
|
21.3 |
% |
|
|
23.3 |
% |
|
(2.0 |
)% |
General
& administrative expense ratio |
|
5.9 |
% |
|
|
6.5 |
% |
|
(0.6 |
)% |
|
|
5.6 |
% |
|
|
5.8 |
% |
|
(0.2 |
)% |
Combined
ratio |
|
108.0 |
% |
|
|
103.5 |
% |
|
4.5 |
% |
|
|
106.2 |
% |
|
|
103.8 |
% |
|
2.4 |
% |
Adjusted combined ratio (2) |
|
104.7 |
% |
|
|
99.9 |
% |
|
4.8 |
% |
|
|
103.4 |
% |
|
|
101.1 |
% |
|
2.3 |
% |
(1) Underwriting income (loss) is a non-U.S. GAAP financial
measure and is calculated as net premiums earned, less loss and
loss adjustment expenses, acquisition expenses and general and
administrative expenses. See “Comments on Regulation G” for further
discussion, including a reconciliation of underwriting income
(loss) to net income (loss) available to common shareholders.
(2) Adjusted combined ratio is a non-U.S. GAAP financial measure
and is calculated by dividing the sum of loss and loss adjustment
expenses, acquisition expenses and general and administrative
expenses, less certain corporate expenses, by the sum of net
premiums earned and other underwriting income (loss). See “Comments
on Regulation G” for further discussion, including a reconciliation
of our adjusted combined ratio to our combined ratio.
The following table provides summary information regarding
premiums written and earned by line of business:
|
Three Months Ended June 30, |
|
Six Months Ended June 30, |
|
2020 |
|
2019 |
|
2020 |
|
2019 |
|
|
|
|
($ in
thousands) |
|
Gross
premiums written: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Casualty reinsurance |
$ |
25,125 |
|
|
$ |
32,557 |
|
|
$ |
108,943 |
|
|
$ |
108,158 |
|
Other
specialty reinsurance |
|
21,080 |
|
|
|
37,836 |
|
|
|
57,960 |
|
|
|
62,134 |
|
Property
catastrophe reinsurance |
|
11,253 |
|
|
|
5,929 |
|
|
|
21,085 |
|
|
|
11,921 |
|
Insurance
programs and coinsurance |
|
100,469 |
|
|
|
85,656 |
|
|
|
204,841 |
|
|
|
166,454 |
|
Total |
$ |
157,927 |
|
|
$ |
161,978 |
|
|
$ |
392,829 |
|
|
$ |
348,667 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net premiums
written: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Casualty
reinsurance |
$ |
24,774 |
|
|
$ |
32,077 |
|
|
$ |
108,441 |
|
|
$ |
107,142 |
|
Other
specialty reinsurance |
|
19,843 |
|
|
|
36,523 |
|
|
|
55,327 |
|
|
|
59,705 |
|
Property
catastrophe reinsurance |
|
10,506 |
|
|
|
5,621 |
|
|
|
20,338 |
|
|
|
11,603 |
|
Insurance
programs and coinsurance |
|
50,733 |
|
|
|
45,149 |
|
|
|
108,450 |
|
|
|
86,307 |
|
Total |
$ |
105,856 |
|
|
$ |
119,370 |
|
|
$ |
292,556 |
|
|
$ |
264,757 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net premiums
earned: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Casualty
reinsurance |
$ |
48,146 |
|
|
$ |
67,506 |
|
|
$ |
100,911 |
|
|
$ |
130,819 |
|
Other
specialty reinsurance |
|
29,876 |
|
|
|
42,635 |
|
|
|
65,240 |
|
|
|
87,196 |
|
Property
catastrophe reinsurance |
|
5,824 |
|
|
|
3,119 |
|
|
|
10,708 |
|
|
|
6,090 |
|
Insurance
programs and coinsurance |
|
47,689 |
|
|
|
38,058 |
|
|
|
94,715 |
|
|
|
73,307 |
|
Total |
$ |
131,535 |
|
|
$ |
151,318 |
|
|
$ |
271,574 |
|
|
$ |
297,412 |
|
The following table shows the components of our loss and loss
adjustment expenses for the three and six months ended
June 30, 2020 and 2019:
|
Three Months Ended June 30, |
|
Six Months Ended June 30, |
|
2020 |
|
2019 |
|
2020 |
|
2019 |
|
Loss and
LossAdjustmentExpenses |
|
% of EarnedPremiums |
|
Loss and
LossAdjustmentExpenses |
|
% of EarnedPremiums |
|
Loss and
LossAdjustmentExpenses |
|
% of EarnedPremiums |
|
Loss and
LossAdjustmentExpenses |
|
% of EarnedPremiums |
|
|
|
($ in thousands) |
Current year |
$ |
104,993 |
|
|
79.9 |
% |
|
$ |
111,494 |
|
|
73.7 |
% |
|
$ |
215,849 |
|
|
79.5 |
% |
|
$ |
222,395 |
|
|
74.8 |
% |
Prior year development (favorable)/adverse |
|
(207 |
) |
|
(0.2 |
)% |
|
|
(78 |
) |
|
(0.1 |
)% |
|
|
(387 |
) |
|
(0.2 |
)% |
|
|
(129 |
) |
|
(0.1 |
)% |
Loss and loss adjustment expenses |
$ |
104,786 |
|
|
79.7 |
% |
|
$ |
111,416 |
|
|
73.6 |
% |
|
$ |
215,462 |
|
|
79.3 |
% |
|
$ |
222,266 |
|
|
74.7 |
% |
Results for the three months ended June 30, 2020 versus
2019:
Gross and net premiums written in the 2020 second quarter were
2.5% and 11.3% lower, respectively, than the 2019 second quarter.
The decrease in gross and net premiums written reflected a decrease
in casualty reinsurance and other specialty reinsurance premiums
written, offset in part by an increase in insurance programs and
coinsurance and property catastrophe reinsurance in the 2020 second
quarter. In addition, a higher portion of insurance programs and
coinsurance premiums written were ceded in the 2020 second quarter
compared to the 2019 second quarter.
Net premiums earned in the 2020 second quarter were 13.1% lower
than the 2019 second quarter. The decrease in earned premiums
reflected reduced participations and non-renewals for certain
casualty reinsurance deals. In addition, the decrease in other
specialty reinsurance premiums was driven by a contract written and
earned with no comparable premium this quarter, as well as a
reduction in our exposure to U.S. mortgage risk. These decreases
were partially offset by increased writings in insurance programs
and coinsurance, and, to a lesser extent, greater assumed property
catastrophe reinsurance.
The loss ratio was 79.7% in the 2020 second quarter compared to
73.6% in the 2019 second quarter. In the 2020 second quarter,
the increase in loss ratio was primarily driven by COVID-19 related
losses of $5.2 million, or 4.0 points, which mainly impacted
property catastrophe reinsurance business. The prior year loss
reserve development for both the 2020 and 2019 second quarters was
essentially flat. The acquisition expense ratio was 22.4% in the
2020 second quarter, compared to 23.4% in the 2019 second quarter.
These ratio movements also reflect changes in mix and the type of
business.
The general and administrative expense ratio was 5.9% in the
2020 second quarter, compared to 6.5% in the 2019 second quarter.
The 0.6 point decrease versus the prior year second quarter was
primarily attributable to a one-time accelerated long term
incentive expense recognized in the 2019 second quarter. Removing
certain corporate expenses, our adjusted general and administrative
expense ratio was 3.3% in the 2020 second quarter consistent with
3.3% in the 2019 second quarter.
Investments
The following table summarizes the Company’s key investment
returns on a consolidated basis:
|
Three Months Ended June 30, |
|
Six Months Ended June 30, |
|
2020 |
|
2019 |
|
2020 |
|
2019 |
|
|
|
($ in thousands) |
Interest income |
$ |
36,453 |
|
|
$ |
38,596 |
|
|
$ |
74,277 |
|
|
$ |
81,737 |
|
Investment management fees - related parties |
|
(4,262 |
) |
|
|
(4,570 |
) |
|
|
(8,614 |
) |
|
|
(8,979 |
) |
Borrowing and miscellaneous other investment expenses |
|
(4,763 |
) |
|
|
(7,611 |
) |
|
|
(10,432 |
) |
|
|
(15,909 |
) |
Net interest income |
|
27,428 |
|
|
|
26,415 |
|
|
|
55,231 |
|
|
|
56,849 |
|
Realized gains (losses) on investments |
|
(6,001 |
) |
|
|
789 |
|
|
|
(11,047 |
) |
|
|
2,071 |
|
Unrealized gains (losses) on investments |
|
178,064 |
|
|
|
(1,725 |
) |
|
|
(107,392 |
) |
|
|
30,713 |
|
Investment performance fees - related parties |
|
— |
|
|
|
(1,692 |
) |
|
|
— |
|
|
|
(7,492 |
) |
Net investment income (loss) |
$ |
199,491 |
|
|
$ |
23,787 |
|
|
$ |
(63,208 |
) |
|
$ |
82,141 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Unrealized gains on investments (balance sheet) |
$ |
59,123 |
|
|
$ |
35,228 |
|
|
$ |
59,123 |
|
|
$ |
35,228 |
|
Unrealized losses on investments (balance sheet) |
|
(244,474 |
) |
|
|
(113,937 |
) |
|
|
(244,474 |
) |
|
|
(113,937 |
) |
Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments (balance sheet) |
$ |
(185,351 |
) |
|
$ |
(78,709 |
) |
|
$ |
(185,351 |
) |
|
$ |
(78,709 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net interest income yield on average net assets (1) |
|
1.4 |
% |
|
|
1.2 |
% |
|
|
2.7 |
% |
|
|
2.7 |
% |
Non-investment grade portfolio (1) |
|
1.8 |
% |
|
|
1.6 |
% |
|
|
3.5 |
% |
|
|
3.5 |
% |
Investment grade portfolio (1) |
|
0.4 |
% |
|
|
0.6 |
% |
|
|
1.0 |
% |
|
|
1.2 |
% |
Net investment income return on average net assets (1) |
|
10.0 |
% |
|
|
1.1 |
% |
|
|
(3.1 |
)% |
|
|
3.9 |
% |
Non-investment grade portfolio (1) |
|
13.1 |
% |
|
|
1.2 |
% |
|
|
(5.2 |
)% |
|
|
4.6 |
% |
Investment grade portfolio (1) |
|
1.6 |
% |
|
|
1.0 |
% |
|
|
2.4 |
% |
|
|
2.1 |
% |
Net investment income return on average total investments
(excluding accrued investment income) (2) |
|
7.7 |
% |
|
|
0.8 |
% |
|
|
(2.4 |
)% |
|
|
2.9 |
% |
Non-investment grade portfolio (2) |
|
10.6 |
% |
|
|
1.0 |
% |
|
|
(4.3 |
)% |
|
|
3.7 |
% |
Investment grade portfolio (2) |
|
1.6 |
% |
|
|
1.0 |
% |
|
|
2.4 |
% |
|
|
2.1 |
% |
(1) Net interest income yield on average net assets and net
investment income return on average net assets are calculated by
dividing net interest income, and net investment income (loss),
respectively, by average net assets. Net assets is calculated as
the sum of total investments, accrued investment income and
receivables for securities sold, less revolving credit agreement
borrowings, payable for securities purchased and payable for
securities sold short. For the three- and six-month periods,
average net assets is calculated using the averages of each
quarterly period. However, for the investment grade portfolio
component of these returns, revolving credit agreement borrowings
are not subtracted from the net assets calculation. The separate
components of these returns (non-investment grade portfolio and
investment grade portfolio) are non-U.S. GAAP financial measures.
See “Comments on Regulation G” for further discussion, including a
reconciliation of these components of our net interest income yield
on average net assets and net investment income return on average
net assets.
(2) Net investment income return on average total investments
(excluding accrued investment income) is calculated by dividing net
investment income by average total investments. For the three- and
six-month periods, average total investments is calculated using
the averages of each quarterly period. The separate components of
these returns (non-investment grade portfolio and investment grade
portfolio) are non-U.S. GAAP financial measures. See “Comments on
Regulation G” for further discussion, including a reconciliation of
these components of our net investment income return on average
total investments (excluding accrued investment income).
Results for the three months ended June 30, 2020 versus
2019:
Net investment income was $199.5 million for the three months
ended June 30, 2020 compared to net investment income of $23.8
million for the three months ended June 30, 2019, an increase
of $175.7 million. The 2020 second quarter net investment income
return on average net assets was 10.0% as compared to 1.1% for the
prior year period.
The 2020 second quarter net investment income return was driven
by net unrealized gains of $178.1 million as the credit markets
partially recovered through the quarter. Net interest income
increased to $27.4 million from $26.4 million, an increase of 3.8%
quarter over quarter.
The 2020 second quarter non-investment grade portfolio net
interest income yield was 1.8%, compared with 1.6% in the second
quarter of 2019. The net realized and unrealized gains reported in
the 2020 second quarter were $163.1 million, reflective of the
credit market recovery discussed above.
The 2020 second quarter investment grade portfolio net interest
income yield was 0.4%, a decrease from 0.6% in the prior year
period. In addition, the investment grade portfolio recognized $8.9
million of net realized and unrealized gains in the quarter as
compared to gains of $3.8 million in the second quarter of
2019.
The following tables summarize the composition of the Company's
non-investment grade and investment grade portfolios by sector as
of June 30, 2020 and March 31, 2020:
|
June 30, 2020 |
|
Total |
|
Financials |
|
Health Care |
|
Technology |
|
Consumer Services |
|
Industrials |
|
Consumer Goods |
|
Oil & Gas |
|
All Other (1) |
|
|
|
($ in thousands) |
Non-Investment Grade Portfolio: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Term loan investments |
$ |
875,560 |
|
$ |
188,970 |
|
$ |
170,442 |
|
$ |
186,367 |
|
$ |
113,733 |
|
$ |
90,250 |
|
$ |
36,455 |
|
$ |
29,573 |
|
$ |
59,770 |
Corporate bonds |
|
378,183 |
|
|
44,898 |
|
|
26,626 |
|
|
16,720 |
|
|
105,543 |
|
|
33,870 |
|
|
68,314 |
|
|
29,516 |
|
|
52,696 |
Equities - sector specific |
|
93,872 |
|
|
62,350 |
|
|
22,577 |
|
|
7,266 |
|
|
— |
|
|
641 |
|
|
— |
|
|
264 |
|
|
774 |
Short-term investments - sector specific |
|
2,184 |
|
|
— |
|
|
— |
|
|
1,682 |
|
|
— |
|
|
— |
|
|
502 |
|
|
— |
|
|
— |
Subtotal |
|
1,349,799 |
|
|
296,218 |
|
|
219,645 |
|
|
212,035 |
|
|
219,276 |
|
|
124,761 |
|
|
105,271 |
|
|
59,353 |
|
|
113,240 |
Equities - non-sector specific |
|
27,470 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Short-term investments - non-sector specific |
|
267,904 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Asset-backed securities |
|
157,925 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Other investments |
|
34,142 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Mortgage-backed securities |
|
9,164 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total Non-Investment Grade Portfolio |
$ |
1,846,404 |
|
$ |
296,218 |
|
$ |
219,645 |
|
$ |
212,035 |
|
$ |
219,276 |
|
$ |
124,761 |
|
$ |
105,271 |
|
$ |
59,353 |
|
$ |
113,240 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Investment Grade Portfolio: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Corporate bonds |
$ |
169,918 |
|
$ |
51,327 |
|
$ |
10,834 |
|
$ |
18,688 |
|
$ |
22,738 |
|
$ |
11,942 |
|
$ |
35,818 |
|
$ |
11,388 |
|
$ |
7,183 |
Short-term investments |
|
99,978 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
U.S. government and government agency bonds |
|
217,459 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Non-U.S. government and government agency bonds |
|
151,124 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Asset-backed securities |
|
130,327 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Mortgage-backed securities |
|
22,018 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Municipal government and government agency bonds |
|
2,117 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total Investment Grade Portfolio |
$ |
792,941 |
|
$ |
51,327 |
|
$ |
10,834 |
|
$ |
18,688 |
|
$ |
22,738 |
|
$ |
11,942 |
|
$ |
35,818 |
|
$ |
11,388 |
|
$ |
7,183 |
Total Investments |
$ |
2,639,345 |
|
$ |
347,545 |
|
$ |
230,479 |
|
$ |
230,723 |
|
$ |
242,014 |
|
$ |
136,703 |
|
$ |
141,089 |
|
$ |
70,741 |
|
$ |
120,423 |
(1) Includes telecommunications, utilities and basic
materials.
|
March 31, 2020 |
|
Total |
|
Financials |
|
Health Care |
|
Technology |
|
Consumer Services |
|
Industrials |
|
Consumer Goods |
|
Oil & Gas |
|
All Other (1) |
|
|
|
($ in thousands) |
Non-Investment Grade Portfolio: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Term loan investments |
$ |
906,999 |
|
$ |
190,535 |
|
$ |
195,084 |
|
$ |
199,837 |
|
$ |
98,518 |
|
$ |
89,778 |
|
$ |
40,415 |
|
$ |
32,049 |
|
$ |
60,783 |
Corporate bonds |
|
240,570 |
|
|
24,927 |
|
|
43,028 |
|
|
15,702 |
|
|
49,761 |
|
|
27,585 |
|
|
19,947 |
|
|
18,522 |
|
|
41,098 |
Equities - sector specific |
|
95,112 |
|
|
59,714 |
|
|
27,174 |
|
|
5,868 |
|
|
— |
|
|
1,026 |
|
|
— |
|
|
242 |
|
|
1,088 |
Short-term investments - sector specific |
|
47,703 |
|
|
7,703 |
|
|
— |
|
|
— |
|
|
— |
|
|
— |
|
|
— |
|
|
40,000 |
|
|
— |
Subtotal |
|
1,290,384 |
|
|
282,879 |
|
|
265,286 |
|
|
221,407 |
|
|
148,279 |
|
|
118,389 |
|
|
60,362 |
|
|
90,813 |
|
|
102,969 |
Equities - non-sector specific |
|
26,148 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Short-term investments - non-sector specific |
|
222,065 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Asset-backed securities |
|
140,613 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Other investments |
|
30,682 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Mortgage-backed securities |
|
8,529 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total Non-Investment Grade Portfolio |
$ |
1,718,421 |
|
$ |
282,879 |
|
$ |
265,286 |
|
$ |
221,407 |
|
$ |
148,279 |
|
$ |
118,389 |
|
$ |
60,362 |
|
$ |
90,813 |
|
$ |
102,969 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Investment Grade Portfolio: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Corporate bonds |
$ |
167,570 |
|
$ |
62,046 |
|
$ |
13,752 |
|
$ |
12,135 |
|
$ |
15,481 |
|
$ |
14,133 |
|
$ |
34,718 |
|
$ |
7,346 |
|
$ |
7,959 |
Short-term investments |
|
74,093 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
U.S. government and government agency bonds |
|
265,423 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Non-U.S. government and government agency bonds |
|
149,858 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Asset-backed securities |
|
113,583 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Mortgage-backed securities |
|
21,785 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Municipal government and government agency bonds |
|
2,073 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total Investment Grade Portfolio |
$ |
794,385 |
|
$ |
62,046 |
|
$ |
13,752 |
|
$ |
12,135 |
|
$ |
15,481 |
|
$ |
14,133 |
|
$ |
34,718 |
|
$ |
7,346 |
|
$ |
7,959 |
Total Investments |
$ |
2,512,806 |
|
$ |
344,925 |
|
$ |
279,038 |
|
$ |
233,542 |
|
$ |
163,760 |
|
$ |
132,522 |
|
$ |
95,080 |
|
$ |
98,159 |
|
$ |
110,928 |
(1) Includes telecommunications, utilities and basic
materials.
The table below summarizes the credit quality of the Company's
non-investment grade and investment grade portfolios as of
June 30, 2020 and March 31, 2020, as rated by Standard &
Poor’s Financial Services, LLC, or Standard & Poor’s, Moody’s
Investors Service, or Moody’s, Fitch Ratings Inc., or Fitch, Kroll
Bond Rating Agency, or KBRA, or DBRS Morningstar, or DBRS, as
applicable:
|
Credit Rating (1) |
June 30, 2020 |
Fair Value |
|
AAA |
|
AA |
|
A |
|
BBB |
|
BB |
|
B |
|
CCC |
|
CC |
|
C |
|
D |
|
Not Rated |
|
|
|
($ in thousands) |
Non-Investment Grade Portfolio: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Term loan investments |
$ |
875,560 |
|
$ |
— |
|
$ |
— |
|
$ |
— |
|
$ |
— |
|
$ |
23,218 |
|
$ |
530,118 |
|
$ |
247,478 |
|
$ |
15,191 |
|
$ |
2,192 |
|
|
28046 |
|
$ |
29,317 |
Corporate bonds |
|
378,183 |
|
|
— |
|
|
— |
|
|
— |
|
|
37373 |
|
|
50,125 |
|
|
152,648 |
|
|
113,723 |
|
|
6268 |
|
|
5585 |
|
|
3956 |
|
|
8,505 |
Asset-backed securities |
|
157,925 |
|
|
— |
|
|
— |
|
|
3,854 |
|
|
98,827 |
|
|
23,136 |
|
|
8,767 |
|
|
1663 |
|
|
— |
|
|
— |
|
|
— |
|
|
21,678 |
Mortgage-backed securities |
|
9,164 |
|
|
— |
|
|
— |
|
|
— |
|
|
— |
|
|
1292 |
|
|
— |
|
|
— |
|
|
— |
|
|
— |
|
|
3,224 |
|
|
4,648 |
Short-term investments |
|
270,088 |
|
|
34859 |
|
|
172,166 |
|
|
60,880 |
|
|
— |
|
|
502 |
|
|
— |
|
|
— |
|
|
— |
|
|
— |
|
|
— |
|
|
1,681 |
Total fixed income instruments and short-term investments |
|
1,690,920 |
|
|
34859 |
|
|
172,166 |
|
|
64,734 |
|
|
136,200 |
|
|
98,273 |
|
|
691,533 |
|
|
362,864 |
|
|
21,459 |
|
|
7,777 |
|
|
35,226 |
|
|
65,829 |
Other Investments |
|
34,142 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Equities |
|
121,342 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total Non-Investment Grade Portfolio |
$ |
1,846,404 |
|
|
34859 |
|
$ |
172,166 |
|
$ |
64,734 |
|
$ |
136,200 |
|
$ |
98,273 |
|
$ |
691,533 |
|
$ |
362,864 |
|
$ |
21,459 |
|
$ |
7,777 |
|
$ |
35,226 |
|
$ |
65,829 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Investment Grade Portfolio: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Corporate bonds |
$ |
169,918 |
|
$ |
— |
|
$ |
16,032 |
|
$ |
90,087 |
|
$ |
58,858 |
|
|
4941 |
|
$ |
— |
|
$ |
— |
|
$ |
— |
|
$ |
— |
|
$ |
— |
|
$ |
— |
U.S. government and government agency bonds |
|
217,459 |
|
|
— |
|
|
217,459 |
|
|
— |
|
|
— |
|
|
— |
|
|
— |
|
|
— |
|
|
— |
|
|
— |
|
|
— |
|
|
— |
Asset-backed securities |
|
130,327 |
|
|
1,377 |
|
|
— |
|
|
19,621 |
|
|
108,790 |
|
|
539 |
|
|
— |
|
|
— |
|
|
— |
|
|
— |
|
|
— |
|
|
— |
Mortgage-backed securities |
|
22,018 |
|
|
— |
|
|
602 |
|
|
4,794 |
|
|
16,622 |
|
|
— |
|
|
— |
|
|
— |
|
|
— |
|
|
— |
|
|
— |
|
|
— |
Non-U.S. government and government agency bonds |
|
151,124 |
|
|
— |
|
|
151,124 |
|
|
— |
|
|
— |
|
|
— |
|
|
— |
|
|
— |
|
|
— |
|
|
— |
|
|
— |
|
|
— |
Municipal government and government agency bonds |
|
2,117 |
|
|
1,039 |
|
|
586 |
|
|
492 |
|
|
— |
|
|
— |
|
|
— |
|
|
— |
|
|
— |
|
|
— |
|
|
— |
|
|
— |
Short-term investments |
|
99,978 |
|
|
3,448 |
|
|
22,656 |
|
|
0 |
|
|
73,874 |
|
|
— |
|
|
— |
|
|
— |
|
|
— |
|
|
— |
|
|
— |
|
|
— |
Total Investment Grade Portfolio |
$ |
792,941 |
|
$ |
5,864 |
|
$ |
408,459 |
|
$ |
114,994 |
|
$ |
258,144 |
|
|
5480 |
|
$ |
— |
|
$ |
— |
|
$ |
— |
|
$ |
— |
|
$ |
— |
|
$ |
— |
Total |
$ |
2,639,345 |
|
$ |
40,723 |
|
$ |
580,625 |
|
$ |
179,728 |
|
$ |
394,344 |
|
$ |
103,753 |
|
$ |
691,533 |
|
$ |
362,864 |
|
$ |
21,459 |
|
$ |
7,777 |
|
$ |
35,226 |
|
$ |
65,829 |
(1) For individual fixed maturity investments, Standard &
Poor’s ratings are used. In the absence of a Standard & Poor’s
rating, ratings from Moody’s are used, followed by ratings from
Fitch, followed by ratings from KBRA, followed by ratings from
DBRS.
|
Credit Rating (1) |
March 31, 2020 |
Fair Value |
|
AAA |
|
AA |
|
A |
|
BBB |
|
BB |
|
B |
|
CCC |
|
CC |
|
C |
|
D |
|
Not Rated |
|
|
|
($ in thousands) |
Non-Investment Grade Portfolio: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Term loan investments |
$ |
906,999 |
|
$ |
— |
|
$ |
— |
|
$ |
— |
|
$ |
— |
|
$ |
10,277 |
|
$ |
650,028 |
|
$ |
161,307 |
|
$ |
2,823 |
|
$ |
1,314 |
|
$ |
1,590 |
|
$ |
79,660 |
Corporate bonds |
|
240,570 |
|
|
— |
|
|
— |
|
|
— |
|
|
5,933 |
|
|
14,447 |
|
|
84,955 |
|
|
118,847 |
|
|
1,872 |
|
|
— |
|
|
3,699 |
|
|
10,817 |
Asset-backed securities |
|
140,613 |
|
|
— |
|
|
— |
|
|
3,339 |
|
|
85,572 |
|
|
19,727 |
|
|
7,395 |
|
|
1,418 |
|
|
— |
|
|
— |
|
|
— |
|
|
23,162 |
Mortgage-backed securities |
|
8,529 |
|
|
— |
|
|
— |
|
|
— |
|
|
— |
|
|
1,190 |
|
|
— |
|
|
— |
|
|
— |
|
|
— |
|
|
2,552 |
|
|
4,787 |
Short-term investments |
|
269,768 |
|
|
26,024 |
|
|
133,548 |
|
|
402 |
|
|
62,091 |
|
|
— |
|
|
40,000 |
|
|
— |
|
|
— |
|
|
— |
|
|
— |
|
|
7,703 |
Total fixed income instruments and short-term investments |
|
1,566,479 |
|
|
26,024 |
|
|
133,548 |
|
|
3,741 |
|
|
153,596 |
|
|
45,641 |
|
|
782,378 |
|
|
281,572 |
|
|
4,695 |
|
|
1,314 |
|
|
7,841 |
|
|
126,129 |
Other Investments |
|
30,682 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Equities |
|
121,260 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total Non-Investment Grade Portfolio |
$ |
1,718,421 |
|
$ |
26,024 |
|
$ |
133,548 |
|
$ |
3,741 |
|
$ |
153,596 |
|
$ |
45,641 |
|
$ |
782,378 |
|
$ |
281,572 |
|
$ |
4,695 |
|
$ |
1,314 |
|
$ |
7,841 |
|
$ |
126,129 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Investment Grade Portfolio: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Corporate bonds |
$ |
167,570 |
|
$ |
— |
|
$ |
34,647 |
|
$ |
76,063 |
|
$ |
52,085 |
|
$ |
4,775 |
|
$ |
— |
|
$ |
— |
|
$ |
— |
|
$ |
— |
|
$ |
— |
|
$ |
— |
U.S. government and government agency bonds |
|
265,423 |
|
|
— |
|
|
265,423 |
|
|
— |
|
|
— |
|
|
— |
|
|
— |
|
|
— |
|
|
— |
|
|
— |
|
|
— |
|
|
— |
Asset-backed securities |
|
113,583 |
|
|
1,628 |
|
|
— |
|
|
15,980 |
|
|
95,975 |
|
|
— |
|
|
— |
|
|
— |
|
|
— |
|
|
— |
|
|
— |
|
|
— |
Mortgage-backed securities |
|
21,785 |
|
|
— |
|
|
— |
|
|
4,600 |
|
|
17,185 |
|
|
— |
|
|
— |
|
|
— |
|
|
— |
|
|
— |
|
|
— |
|
|
— |
Non-U.S. government and government agency bonds |
|
149,858 |
|
|
— |
|
|
149,858 |
|
|
— |
|
|
— |
|
|
— |
|
|
— |
|
|
— |
|
|
— |
|
|
— |
|
|
— |
|
|
— |
Municipal government and government agency bonds |
|
2,073 |
|
|
1,023 |
|
|
570 |
|
|
480 |
|
|
— |
|
|
— |
|
|
— |
|
|
— |
|
|
— |
|
|
— |
|
|
— |
|
|
— |
Short-term investments |
|
74,093 |
|
|
4,150 |
|
|
21,239 |
|
|
— |
|
|
48,704 |
|
|
— |
|
|
— |
|
|
— |
|
|
— |
|
|
— |
|
|
— |
|
|
— |
Total Investment Grade Portfolio |
$ |
794,385 |
|
$ |
6,801 |
|
$ |
471,737 |
|
$ |
97,123 |
|
$ |
213,949 |
|
$ |
4,775 |
|
$ |
— |
|
$ |
— |
|
$ |
— |
|
$ |
— |
|
$ |
— |
|
$ |
— |
Total |
$ |
2,512,806 |
|
$ |
32,825 |
|
$ |
605,285 |
|
$ |
100,864 |
|
$ |
367,545 |
|
$ |
50,416 |
|
$ |
782,378 |
|
$ |
281,572 |
|
$ |
4,695 |
|
$ |
1,314 |
|
$ |
7,841 |
|
$ |
126,129 |
(1) For individual fixed maturity investments, Standard &
Poor’s ratings are used. In the absence of a Standard & Poor’s
rating, ratings from Moody’s are used, followed by ratings from
Fitch, followed by ratings from KBRA, followed by ratings from
DBRS.
Corporate Function
The Company has a corporate function that includes general and
administrative expenses related to corporate activities, interest
expense, net foreign exchange gains (losses), income tax expense
and items related to the Company’s contingently redeemable
preference shares.
The Company incurred an interest expense of $2.9 million for the
three months ended June 30, 2020, in relation to the Company’s
6.5% senior notes issued on July 2, 2019. Interest is paid
semi-annually in arrears on January 2 and July 2.
Preference dividends were $1.1 million and $4.9 million for the
three months ended June 30, 2020 and 2019, respectively.
There were no share repurchases during the 2020 second quarter.
As of June 30, 2020, approximately $47.1 million of share
repurchases were available under the Company’s previously announced
$50 million share repurchase program.
Conference Call
The Company will hold a conference call on Thursday, July 30,
2020 at 1:00 p.m. Eastern time to discuss its 2020 second quarter
results. A live webcast of this call will be available via the
Investors section of the Company’s website at
http://investors.watfordre.com. A replay of the conference call
will also be available via the Investors section of the Company’s
website beginning on July 31, 2020.
About Watford Holdings Ltd.
Watford Holdings Ltd. is a global property and casualty
insurance and reinsurance company with approximately $1.0 billion
in capital as of June 30, 2020, comprised of: $172.6 million
of senior notes, $52.4 million of contingently redeemable
preference shares and $776.2 million of common shareholders’
equity, with operations in Bermuda, the United States and Europe.
Its operating subsidiaries have been assigned financial strength
ratings of “A-” (Excellent) from A.M. Best and “A” from Kroll Bond
Rating Agency. On May 1, 2020, A.M. Best announced that it
had placed under review with negative implications the financial
strength ratings of our operating subsidiaries. In addition, on
June 17, 2020, Kroll Bond Rating Agency reaffirmed the “A”
insurance financial strength ratings of our operating subsidiaries,
and revised the outlook for all of the ratings to negative.
CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
(UNAUDITED)
|
(Unaudited) |
|
|
|
June 30, |
|
December 31, |
|
2020 |
|
2019 |
|
|
Assets |
($ in thousands, except share data) |
Investments: |
|
|
|
Term loans, fair value option (Amortized cost: $991,130 and
$1,113,212) |
$ |
875,560 |
|
|
$ |
1,061,934 |
|
Fixed maturities, fair value option (Amortized cost: $611,265 and
$432,576) |
|
548,010 |
|
|
|
416,594 |
|
Short-term investments, fair value option (Cost: $370,976 and
$325,542) |
|
370,066 |
|
|
|
329,303 |
|
Equity securities, fair value option |
|
58,898 |
|
|
|
59,799 |
|
Other investments, fair value option |
|
34,142 |
|
|
|
30,461 |
|
Investments, fair value option |
|
1,886,676 |
|
|
|
1,898,091 |
|
Fixed maturities, available for sale (Amortized cost: $698,897 and
$739,456) |
|
690,225 |
|
|
|
745,708 |
|
Equity securities, fair value through net income |
|
62,444 |
|
|
|
65,338 |
|
Total investments |
|
2,639,345 |
|
|
|
2,709,137 |
|
Cash and cash equivalents |
|
107,653 |
|
|
|
102,437 |
|
Accrued investment income |
|
14,364 |
|
|
|
14,025 |
|
Premiums receivable |
|
258,178 |
|
|
|
273,657 |
|
Reinsurance recoverable on unpaid and paid losses and loss
adjustment expenses |
|
229,746 |
|
|
|
170,974 |
|
Prepaid reinsurance premiums |
|
131,919 |
|
|
|
132,577 |
|
Deferred acquisition costs, net |
|
64,149 |
|
|
|
64,044 |
|
Receivable for securities sold |
|
31,314 |
|
|
|
16,288 |
|
Intangible assets |
|
7,650 |
|
|
|
7,650 |
|
Funds held by reinsurers |
|
41,112 |
|
|
|
42,505 |
|
Other assets |
|
22,328 |
|
|
|
17,562 |
|
Total assets |
$ |
3,547,758 |
|
|
$ |
3,550,856 |
|
Liabilities |
|
|
|
Reserve for losses and loss adjustment expenses |
$ |
1,353,049 |
|
|
$ |
1,263,628 |
|
Unearned premiums |
|
456,170 |
|
|
|
438,907 |
|
Losses payable |
|
58,292 |
|
|
|
61,314 |
|
Reinsurance balances payable |
|
72,776 |
|
|
|
77,066 |
|
Payable for securities purchased |
|
67,272 |
|
|
|
18,180 |
|
Payable for securities sold short |
|
29,289 |
|
|
|
66,257 |
|
Revolving credit agreement borrowings |
|
472,361 |
|
|
|
484,287 |
|
Senior notes |
|
172,554 |
|
|
|
172,418 |
|
Amounts due to affiliates |
|
4,542 |
|
|
|
4,467 |
|
Investment management and performance fees payable |
|
5,511 |
|
|
|
17,762 |
|
Other liabilities |
|
27,440 |
|
|
|
21,912 |
|
Total liabilities |
$ |
2,719,256 |
|
|
$ |
2,626,198 |
|
Commitments and contingencies |
|
|
|
Contingently redeemable preference shares |
|
52,351 |
|
|
|
52,305 |
|
Shareholders’ equity |
|
|
|
Common shares ($0.01 par; shares authorized: 120 million; shares
issued: 22,804,128 and 22,692,300) |
|
227 |
|
|
|
227 |
|
Additional paid-in capital |
|
898,935 |
|
|
|
898,083 |
|
Retained earnings (deficit) |
|
(35,909 |
) |
|
|
43,470 |
|
Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) |
|
(9,179 |
) |
|
|
5,629 |
|
Common shares held in treasury, at cost (shares: 2,917,149 and
2,789,405) |
|
(77,923 |
) |
|
|
(75,056 |
) |
Total shareholders’ equity |
|
776,151 |
|
|
|
872,353 |
|
Total liabilities, contingently redeemable preference shares and
shareholders’ equity |
$ |
3,547,758 |
|
|
$ |
3,550,856 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME (LOSS)
AND COMPREHENSIVE INCOME (LOSS) (UNAUDITED)
|
(Unaudited) |
|
(Unaudited) |
|
Three Months Ended June 30, |
|
Six Months Ended June 30, |
|
2020 |
|
2019 |
|
2020 |
|
2019 |
|
|
Revenues |
($ in thousands except share and per share data) |
Gross premiums written |
$ |
157,927 |
|
|
$ |
161,978 |
|
|
$ |
392,829 |
|
|
$ |
348,667 |
|
Gross premiums ceded |
|
(52,071 |
) |
|
|
(42,608 |
) |
|
|
(100,273 |
) |
|
|
(83,910 |
) |
Net premiums written |
|
105,856 |
|
|
|
119,370 |
|
|
|
292,556 |
|
|
|
264,757 |
|
Change in unearned premiums |
|
25,679 |
|
|
|
31,948 |
|
|
|
(20,982 |
) |
|
|
32,655 |
|
Net premiums earned |
|
131,535 |
|
|
|
151,318 |
|
|
|
271,574 |
|
|
|
297,412 |
|
Other underwriting income (loss) |
|
868 |
|
|
|
673 |
|
|
|
1,001 |
|
|
|
1,265 |
|
Interest income |
|
36,453 |
|
|
|
38,596 |
|
|
|
74,277 |
|
|
|
81,737 |
|
Investment management fees - related parties |
|
(4,262 |
) |
|
|
(4,570 |
) |
|
|
(8,614 |
) |
|
|
(8,979 |
) |
Borrowing and miscellaneous other investment expenses |
|
(4,763 |
) |
|
|
(7,611 |
) |
|
|
(10,432 |
) |
|
|
(15,909 |
) |
Net interest income |
|
27,428 |
|
|
|
26,415 |
|
|
|
55,231 |
|
|
|
56,849 |
|
Realized and unrealized gains (losses) on investments |
|
172,063 |
|
|
|
(936 |
) |
|
|
(118,439 |
) |
|
|
32,784 |
|
Investment performance fees - related parties |
|
— |
|
|
|
(1,692 |
) |
|
|
— |
|
|
|
(7,492 |
) |
Net investment income (loss) |
|
199,491 |
|
|
|
23,787 |
|
|
|
(63,208 |
) |
|
|
82,141 |
|
Total revenues |
|
331,894 |
|
|
|
175,778 |
|
|
|
209,367 |
|
|
|
380,818 |
|
Expenses |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Loss and loss adjustment expenses |
|
(104,786 |
) |
|
|
(111,416 |
) |
|
|
(215,462 |
) |
|
|
(222,266 |
) |
Acquisition expenses |
|
(29,486 |
) |
|
|
(35,417 |
) |
|
|
(57,853 |
) |
|
|
(69,391 |
) |
General and administrative expenses |
|
(7,841 |
) |
|
|
(9,751 |
) |
|
|
(14,980 |
) |
|
|
(16,991 |
) |
Interest expense |
|
(2,911 |
) |
|
|
— |
|
|
|
(5,823 |
) |
|
|
— |
|
Net foreign exchange gains (losses) |
|
2,665 |
|
|
|
(441 |
) |
|
|
7,678 |
|
|
|
(878 |
) |
Total expenses |
|
(142,359 |
) |
|
|
(157,025 |
) |
|
|
(286,440 |
) |
|
|
(309,526 |
) |
Income (loss) before income taxes |
|
189,535 |
|
|
|
18,753 |
|
|
|
(77,073 |
) |
|
|
71,292 |
|
Income tax expense |
|
402 |
|
|
|
(20 |
) |
|
|
402 |
|
|
|
(20 |
) |
Net income (loss) before preference dividends |
|
189,937 |
|
|
|
18,733 |
|
|
|
(76,671 |
) |
|
|
71,272 |
|
Preference dividends |
|
(1,109 |
) |
|
|
(4,908 |
) |
|
|
(2,280 |
) |
|
|
(9,815 |
) |
Net income (loss) available to common shareholders |
$ |
188,828 |
|
|
$ |
13,825 |
|
|
$ |
(78,951 |
) |
|
$ |
61,457 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Other comprehensive income (loss) net of income tax: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Available-for-sale investments: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Unrealized holding gains (losses) arising during the period |
$ |
31,240 |
|
|
$ |
6,532 |
|
|
$ |
2,809 |
|
|
$ |
10,613 |
|
Unrealized foreign currency gains (losses) arising during the
period |
|
279 |
|
|
|
(1,678 |
) |
|
|
(7,420 |
) |
|
|
(548 |
) |
Credit loss recognized in net income (loss) |
|
(212 |
) |
|
|
— |
|
|
|
351 |
|
|
|
— |
|
Reclassification of net realized (gains) losses, net of income
taxes, included in net income (loss) |
|
(8,331 |
) |
|
|
(1,816 |
) |
|
|
(10,736 |
) |
|
|
(2,211 |
) |
Unrealized holding gains (losses) of available for sale
investments |
|
22,976 |
|
|
|
3,038 |
|
|
|
(14,996 |
) |
|
|
7,854 |
|
Foreign currency translation adjustments |
|
51 |
|
|
|
212 |
|
|
|
188 |
|
|
|
47 |
|
Other comprehensive income (loss) net of income tax |
|
23,027 |
|
|
|
3,250 |
|
|
|
(14,808 |
) |
|
|
7,901 |
|
Comprehensive income (loss) |
$ |
211,855 |
|
|
$ |
17,075 |
|
|
$ |
(93,759 |
) |
|
$ |
69,358 |
|
Earnings (loss) per share: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Basic and diluted |
$ |
9.51 |
|
|
$ |
0.61 |
|
|
$ |
(3.97 |
) |
|
$ |
2.71 |
|
Weighted average number of ordinary shares used in the
determination of earnings (loss) per share: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Basic |
|
19,863,048 |
|
|
|
22,740,762 |
|
|
|
19,907,490 |
|
|
|
22,711,833 |
|
Diluted |
|
19,863,048 |
|
|
|
22,747,033 |
|
|
|
19,907,490 |
|
|
|
22,714,969 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Three Months Ended June 30, |
|
Six Months Ended June 30, |
|
2020 |
|
2019 |
|
2020 |
|
2019 |
|
|
Numerator: |
($ in thousands except share and per share data) |
Net income (loss) before preference dividends |
$ |
189,937 |
|
|
$ |
18,733 |
|
|
$ |
(76,671 |
) |
|
$ |
71,272 |
|
Preference dividends |
|
(1,109 |
) |
|
|
(4,908 |
) |
|
|
(2,280 |
) |
|
|
(9,815 |
) |
Net income (loss) available to common shareholders |
$ |
188,828 |
|
|
$ |
13,825 |
|
|
$ |
(78,951 |
) |
|
$ |
61,457 |
|
Denominator: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Weighted average common shares outstanding - basic |
|
19,863,048 |
|
|
|
22,740,762 |
|
|
|
19,907,490 |
|
|
|
22,711,833 |
|
Effect of dilutive common share equivalents: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Weighted average non-vested restricted share units (1) |
|
— |
|
|
|
6,271 |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
3,136 |
|
Weighted average common shares outstanding - diluted |
|
19,863,048 |
|
|
|
22,747,033 |
|
|
|
19,907,490 |
|
|
|
22,714,969 |
|
Earnings (loss) per common share: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Basic and diluted |
$ |
9.51 |
|
|
$ |
0.61 |
|
|
$ |
(3.97 |
) |
|
$ |
2.71 |
|
(1) The weighted average non-vested restricted share units are
excluded from the calculation of diluted weighted average common
shares outstanding for the six months ended June 30, 2020, due
to a net loss reported.
|
June 30, |
|
March 31, |
|
December 31, |
|
September 30, |
|
June 30, |
|
2020 (1) |
|
2020 (2) |
|
|
2019 |
|
|
2019 |
|
2019 (3) |
|
|
Numerator: |
($ in thousands
except share and per share data) |
Total shareholders’ equity |
$ |
776,151 |
|
$ |
564,054 |
|
$ |
872,353 |
|
$ |
960,773 |
|
$ |
961,296 |
Denominator: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Common
shares outstanding - basic (1)(2)(3) |
|
19,890,784 |
|
|
19,863,328 |
|
|
19,976,397 |
|
|
22,765,802 |
|
|
22,765,802 |
Effect of
dilutive common share equivalents: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Non-vested
restricted share units (2)(3) |
|
103,820 |
|
|
131,277 |
|
|
82,360 |
|
|
82,360 |
|
|
82,360 |
Common
shares outstanding - diluted |
|
19,994,604 |
|
|
19,994,605 |
|
|
20,058,757 |
|
|
22,848,162 |
|
|
22,848,162 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Book value
per common share |
$ |
39.02 |
|
$ |
28.40 |
|
$ |
43.67 |
|
$ |
42.20 |
|
$ |
42.23 |
Book value per diluted common share |
$ |
38.82 |
|
$ |
28.21 |
|
$ |
43.49 |
|
$ |
42.05 |
|
$ |
42.07 |
(1) During the second quarter of 2020, the Company issued
100,958 common shares, related to the restricted share units
granted to certain employees and directors in the second quarter of
2019. Of these shares, 27,456 common shares vested in the second
quarter of 2020.
(2) During the first quarter of 2020, the Company granted 63,591
restricted share units and common shares to certain employees and
directors, 48,916 of which are non-vested as of June 30,
2020.
(3) During the second quarter of 2019, the Company granted
165,287 restricted share units and common shares to certain
employees and directors, 54,904 of which are non-vested as of
June 30, 2020.
Comments on Regulation G
Throughout this release, the Company presents its operations in
the way it believes will be the most meaningful and useful to
investors, analysts, rating agencies and others who use the
Company’s financial information in evaluating the performance of
the Company and that investors and such other persons benefit from
having a consistent basis for comparison between quarters and for
comparison with other companies within the industry. These measures
may not, however, be comparable to similarly titled measures used
by companies outside of the insurance industry. Investors are
cautioned not to place undue reliance on these non-U.S. GAAP
financial measures in assessing the Company’s overall financial
performance.
This presentation includes the use of “underwriting income
(loss)” (which is defined as net premiums earned less loss and loss
adjustment expenses, acquisition expenses and general and
administrative expenses), “adjusted underwriting income (loss)”
(which is defined as underwriting income (loss) plus other
underwriting income (loss) less certain corporate expenses), and
“adjusted combined ratio” (which is calculated by dividing the sum
of loss and loss adjustment expenses, acquisition expenses and
general and administrative expenses, less certain corporate
expenses, by the sum of net premiums earned and other underwriting
income (loss)). Certain corporate expenses are generally
comprised of costs associated with the ongoing operations of the
holding company, such as compensation of certain executives and
costs associated with the initial setup of subsidiaries.
The presentation of underwriting income (loss), adjusted
underwriting income (loss) and the adjusted combined ratio are
non-U.S. GAAP financial measures as defined in Regulation G. The
reconciliation of such measures to net income (loss) available to
common shareholders (the most directly comparable U.S. GAAP
financial measure) in accordance with Regulation G is included on
the following pages of this release.
Underwriting income (loss) is useful in evaluating our
underwriting performance, without regard to other underwriting
income (losses), net investment income (losses), net foreign
exchange gains (losses), interest expense, income tax expenses and
preference dividends, and adjusted underwriting income (loss) is
useful in evaluating our underwriting performance, without regard
to net investment income (losses), net foreign exchange gains
(losses), interest expense, income tax expenses, preference
dividends and certain corporate expenses, and the adjusted combined
ratio is a key indicator of our profitability, without regard to
certain corporate expenses. The Company believes that
preference dividends, income tax expense, foreign exchange gains
(losses), interest expense, net investment income (loss), other
underwriting income (loss) and certain corporate expenses in any
particular period are not indicative of the performance of, or
trends in, the Company’s underwriting performance. Although
preference dividends, income tax expense, foreign exchange gains
(losses), interest expense, net investment income (loss) and other
underwriting income (loss) are an integral part of the Company’s
operations, the decision to realize investment gains or losses, the
recognition of the change in the carrying value of investments
accounted for using the fair value option in net realized gains or
losses, and the recognition of foreign exchange gains or losses are
independent of the underwriting process and result, in large part,
from general economic and financial market conditions. Furthermore,
certain users of the Company’s financial information believe that,
for many companies, the timing of the realization of investment
gains or losses is largely opportunistic. The Company believes that
certain corporate expenses are not indicative of the performance
of, or trends in, the Company’s business performance. Due to these
reasons, the Company excludes preference dividends, income tax
expense, foreign exchange gains (losses), interest expense, net
investment income (loss), other underwriting income (loss) from the
calculation of underwriting income (loss), and excludes preference
dividends, income tax expense, foreign exchange gains (losses),
interest expense, net investment income (loss) and certain
corporate expenses from the calculation of adjusted underwriting
income (loss) and the adjusted combined ratio.
The Company believes that showing underwriting income (loss),
adjusted underwriting income (loss) and the adjusted combined ratio
exclusive of the items referred to above reflects the underlying
fundamentals of the Company’s business since the Company evaluates
the performance of its business using underwriting income (loss),
adjusted underwriting income (loss) and the adjusted combined
ratio. The Company believes that this presentation enables
investors and other users of the Company’s financial information to
analyze the Company’s performance in a manner similar to how the
Company’s management analyzes performance. The Company also
believes that this measure follows industry practice and,
therefore, allows the users of the Company’s financial information
to compare the Company’s performance with its industry peer group.
The Company believes that the equity analysts and certain rating
agencies, which follow the Company and the insurance industry as a
whole generally exclude these items from their analysis for the
same reasons.
This presentation also includes the non-investment grade
portfolio and investment grade portfolio components of our
investment returns: “net interest income yield on average net
assets” (calculated as net interest income divided by average net
assets), “net investment income return on average total investments
(excluding accrued investment income)” (calculated as net
investment income divided by average total investments), and “net
investment income return on average net assets” (calculated as net
investment income divided by average net assets). Net assets is
calculated as the sum of total investments, accrued investment
income and receivables for securities sold, less revolving credit
agreement borrowings, payable for securities purchased and payables
for securities sold short. For the three- and six-month periods,
average net assets is calculated using the averages of each
quarterly period. However, for the investment grade portfolio
component of these returns, the impact of the revolving credit
agreement borrowings is not subtracted from net interest income,
net investment income (loss) or the net assets calculation.
The presentation of the separate components of our investment
returns (non-investment grade portfolio and investment grade
portfolio) are non-U.S. GAAP financial measures as defined in
Regulation G. The reconciliation of such measures to net interest
income and net investment income (loss), the most directly
comparable U.S. GAAP financial measures, in accordance with
Regulation G is included on the following pages of this
release.
The non-investment grade portfolio and investment grade
portfolio components of our investment returns (net interest income
yield on average net assets, net investment income return on
average net assets and on average total investments (excluding
accrued investment income), respectively) are useful in evaluating
our investment performance. The non-investment grade portfolio
components of these investment returns reflect the performance of
our investment strategy under HPS Investment Partners, LLC (“HPS”),
which includes the use of leverage. The investment grade portfolio
component of these returns reflects the performance of the
investment portfolios that predominantly support our underwriting
collateral.
The following tables present a reconciliation of underwriting
income (loss) to net income (loss) available to common
shareholders, and a reconciliation of adjusted underwriting income
(loss) to underwriting income (loss):
|
Three Months Ended June 30, |
|
Six Months Ended June 30, |
|
2020 |
|
2019 |
|
2020 |
|
2019 |
|
|
|
($ in thousands) |
Net income (loss) available to common shareholders |
$ |
188,828 |
|
|
$ |
13,825 |
|
|
$ |
(78,951 |
) |
|
$ |
61,457 |
|
Preference dividends |
|
1,109 |
|
|
|
4,908 |
|
|
|
2,280 |
|
|
|
9,815 |
|
Net income (loss) before dividends |
|
189,937 |
|
|
|
18,733 |
|
|
|
(76,671 |
) |
|
|
71,272 |
|
Income tax expense |
|
(402 |
) |
|
|
20 |
|
|
|
(402 |
) |
|
|
20 |
|
Interest expense |
|
2,911 |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
5,823 |
|
|
|
— |
|
Net foreign exchange (gains) losses |
|
(2,665 |
) |
|
|
441 |
|
|
|
(7,678 |
) |
|
|
878 |
|
Net investment (income) loss |
|
(199,491 |
) |
|
|
(23,787 |
) |
|
|
63,208 |
|
|
|
(82,141 |
) |
Other underwriting (income) loss |
|
(868 |
) |
|
|
(673 |
) |
|
|
(1,001 |
) |
|
|
(1,265 |
) |
Underwriting income (loss) |
|
(10,578 |
) |
|
|
(5,266 |
) |
|
|
(16,721 |
) |
|
|
(11,236 |
) |
Certain corporate expenses |
|
3,443 |
|
|
|
4,795 |
|
|
|
6,439 |
|
|
|
6,758 |
|
Other underwriting income (loss) |
|
868 |
|
|
|
673 |
|
|
|
1,001 |
|
|
|
1,265 |
|
Adjusted underwriting income (loss) |
$ |
(6,267 |
) |
|
$ |
202 |
|
|
$ |
(9,281 |
) |
|
$ |
(3,213 |
) |
The adjusted combined ratio reconciles to the combined ratio for
the three and six months ended June 30, 2020 and 2019 as
follows:
|
Three Months Ended June 30, |
|
2020 |
|
2019 |
|
Amount |
|
Adjustment |
|
As Adjusted |
|
Amount |
|
Adjustment |
|
As Adjusted |
|
|
|
($ in thousands) |
Losses and loss adjustment expenses |
$ |
104,786 |
|
|
$ |
— |
|
|
$ |
104,786 |
|
|
$ |
111,416 |
|
|
$ |
— |
|
|
$ |
111,416 |
|
Acquisition expenses |
|
29,486 |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
29,486 |
|
|
|
35,417 |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
35,417 |
|
General & administrative expenses (1) |
|
7,841 |
|
|
|
(3,443 |
) |
|
|
4,398 |
|
|
|
9,751 |
|
|
|
(4,795 |
) |
|
|
4,956 |
|
Net premiums earned (1) |
|
131,535 |
|
|
|
868 |
|
|
|
132,403 |
|
|
|
151,318 |
|
|
|
673 |
|
|
|
151,991 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Loss ratio |
|
79.7 |
% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
73.6 |
% |
|
|
|
|
Acquisition expense ratio |
|
22.4 |
% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
23.4 |
% |
|
|
|
|
General & administrative expense ratio (1) |
|
5.9 |
% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
6.5 |
% |
|
|
|
|
Combined ratio |
|
108.0 |
% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
103.5 |
% |
|
|
|
|
Adjusted loss ratio |
|
|
|
|
|
79.1 |
% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
73.3 |
% |
Adjusted acquisition expense ratio |
|
|
|
|
|
22.3 |
% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
23.3 |
% |
Adjusted general & administrative expense ratio |
|
|
|
|
|
3.3 |
% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
3.3 |
% |
Adjusted combined ratio |
|
|
|
|
|
104.7 |
% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
99.9 |
% |
(1) Adjustments include certain corporate expenses, which are
deducted from general and administrative expenses, and other
underwriting income (loss), which is added to net premiums
earned.
|
Six Months Ended June 30, |
|
2020 |
|
2019 |
|
Amount |
|
Adjustment |
|
As Adjusted |
|
Amount |
|
Adjustment |
|
As Adjusted |
|
|
|
($ in
thousands) |
Losses and loss adjustment expenses |
$ |
215,462 |
|
|
$ |
— |
|
|
$ |
215,462 |
|
|
$ |
222,266 |
|
|
$ |
— |
|
|
$ |
222,266 |
|
Acquisition
expenses |
|
57,853 |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
57,853 |
|
|
|
69,391 |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
69,391 |
|
General
& administrative expenses (1) |
|
14,980 |
|
|
|
(6,439 |
) |
|
|
8,541 |
|
|
|
16,991 |
|
|
|
(6,758 |
) |
|
|
10,233 |
|
Net premiums
earned (1) |
|
271,574 |
|
|
|
1,001 |
|
|
|
272,575 |
|
|
|
297,412 |
|
|
|
1,265 |
|
|
|
298,677 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Loss
ratio |
|
79.3 |
% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
74.7 |
% |
|
|
|
|
Acquisition
expense ratio |
|
21.3 |
% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
23.3 |
% |
|
|
|
|
General
& administrative expense ratio (1) |
|
5.6 |
% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
5.8 |
% |
|
|
|
|
Combined
ratio |
|
106.2 |
% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
103.8 |
% |
|
|
|
|
Adjusted
loss ratio |
|
|
|
|
|
79.0 |
% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
74.4 |
% |
Adjusted
acquisition expense ratio |
|
|
|
|
|
21.2 |
% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
23.2 |
% |
Adjusted
general & administrative expense ratio |
|
|
|
|
|
3.2 |
% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
3.5 |
% |
Adjusted combined ratio |
|
|
|
|
|
103.4 |
% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
101.1 |
% |
(1) Adjustments include certain corporate expenses, which are
deducted from general and administrative expenses, and other
underwriting income (loss), which is added to net premiums
earned.
The following tables summarize the components of our total
investment return for the three and six months ended June 30,
2020 and 2019:
|
Three Months Ended June 30, 2020 |
|
Three Months Ended June 30, 2019 |
|
Non-InvestmentGrade |
|
InvestmentGrade |
|
Cost of U/WCollateral (4) |
|
Total |
|
Non-InvestmentGrade |
|
InvestmentGrade |
|
Cost of U/WCollateral (4) |
|
Total |
|
|
|
($ in thousands) |
Interest income |
$ |
32,410 |
|
|
$ |
4,043 |
|
|
$ |
— |
|
|
$ |
36,453 |
|
|
$ |
32,492 |
|
|
$ |
6,104 |
|
|
$ |
— |
|
|
$ |
38,596 |
|
Investment management fees - related parties |
|
(3,943 |
) |
|
|
(319 |
) |
|
|
— |
|
|
|
(4,262 |
) |
|
|
(4,171 |
) |
|
|
(399 |
) |
|
|
— |
|
|
|
(4,570 |
) |
Borrowing and miscellaneous other investment expenses |
|
(2,741 |
) |
|
|
(212 |
) |
|
|
(1,810 |
) |
|
|
(4,763 |
) |
|
|
(3,809 |
) |
|
|
(238 |
) |
|
|
(3,564 |
) |
|
|
(7,611 |
) |
Net interest income |
|
25,726 |
|
|
|
3,512 |
|
|
|
(1,810 |
) |
|
|
27,428 |
|
|
|
24,512 |
|
|
|
5,467 |
|
|
|
(3,564 |
) |
|
|
26,415 |
|
Net realized gains (losses) on investments |
|
(14,912 |
) |
|
|
8,911 |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
(6,001 |
) |
|
|
(177 |
) |
|
|
966 |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
789 |
|
Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments (1) |
|
178,050 |
|
|
|
14 |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
178,064 |
|
|
|
(4,511 |
) |
|
|
2,786 |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
(1,725 |
) |
Investment performance fees - related parties |
|
— |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
(1,692 |
) |
|
|
— |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
(1,692 |
) |
Net investment income (loss) |
$ |
188,864 |
|
|
$ |
12,437 |
|
|
$ |
(1,810 |
) |
|
$ |
199,491 |
|
|
$ |
18,132 |
|
|
$ |
9,219 |
|
|
$ |
(3,564 |
) |
|
$ |
23,787 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Average total investments (2) |
$ |
1,782,413 |
|
|
$ |
793,663 |
|
|
$ |
0 |
|
|
$ |
2,576,076 |
|
|
$ |
1,871,286 |
|
|
$ |
928,850 |
|
|
$ |
— |
|
|
$ |
2,800,136 |
|
Average net assets (3) |
$ |
1,446,900 |
|
|
$ |
800,175 |
|
|
$ |
(246,250 |
) |
|
$ |
2,000,825 |
|
|
$ |
1,548,237 |
|
|
$ |
924,948 |
|
|
$ |
(327,619 |
) |
|
$ |
2,145,566 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net interest income yield on average net assets (3) |
|
1.8 |
% |
|
|
0.4 |
% |
|
|
|
|
1.4 |
% |
|
|
1.6 |
% |
|
|
0.6 |
% |
|
|
|
|
1.2 |
% |
Net investment income return on average total investments
(excluding accrued investment income) (2) |
|
10.6 |
% |
|
|
1.6 |
% |
|
|
|
|
7.7 |
% |
|
|
1.0 |
% |
|
|
1.0 |
% |
|
|
|
|
0.8 |
% |
Net investment income return on average net assets (3) |
|
13.1 |
% |
|
|
1.6 |
% |
|
|
(0.7 |
)% |
|
|
10.0 |
% |
|
|
1.2 |
% |
|
|
1.0 |
% |
|
|
(1.1 |
)% |
|
|
1.1 |
% |
(1) Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments excludes
unrealized gains and losses from the available for sale portfolios,
which are recorded in other comprehensive income.
(2) Net investment income return on average total investments
(excluding accrued investment income) is calculated by dividing net
investment income by average total investments. For the three-month
period, average total investments is calculated using the average
of the beginning and ending balance of each quarterly period.
However, for the investment grade portfolio component of these
returns, the impact of revolving credit agreement borrowings is not
subtracted from net investment income.
(3) Net interest income yield on average net assets and net
investment income return on average net assets are calculated by
dividing net interest income, and net investment income (loss),
respectively, by average net assets. For the non-investment grade
component of investment returns and total investment returns, net
assets is calculated as the sum of total investments, accrued
investment income and receivables for securities sold, less total
revolving credit agreement borrowings, payable for securities
purchased and payable for securities sold short. However, for
the investment grade portfolio component of these returns, the
impact of the revolving credit agreement borrowings is not
subtracted from net interest income, net investment income (loss),
or the net assets calculation.
(4) The cost of underwriting collateral is calculated as the
revolving credit agreement expenses for the investment grade
portfolios divided by the average total revolving credit agreement
borrowings for the investment grade portfolios during the
period.
|
Six Months Ended June 30, 2020 |
|
Six Months Ended June 30, 2019 |
|
Non-InvestmentGrade |
|
InvestmentGrade |
|
Cost of U/WCollateral (4) |
|
Total |
|
Non-InvestmentGrade |
|
InvestmentGrade |
|
Cost of U/WCollateral (4) |
|
Total |
|
|
|
($ in thousands) |
Interest income |
$ |
65,174 |
|
|
$ |
9,103 |
|
|
$ |
— |
|
|
$ |
74,277 |
|
|
$ |
69,831 |
|
|
$ |
11,906 |
|
|
$ |
— |
|
|
$ |
81,737 |
|
Investment management fees - related parties |
|
(7,916 |
) |
|
|
(698 |
) |
|
|
— |
|
|
|
(8,614 |
) |
|
|
(8,242 |
) |
|
|
(737 |
) |
|
|
— |
|
|
|
(8,979 |
) |
Borrowing and miscellaneous other investment expenses |
|
(5,332 |
) |
|
|
(437 |
) |
|
|
(4,663 |
) |
|
|
(10,432 |
) |
|
|
(8,667 |
) |
|
|
(442 |
) |
|
|
(6,800 |
) |
|
|
(15,909 |
) |
Net interest income |
|
51,926 |
|
|
|
7,968 |
|
|
|
(4,663 |
) |
|
|
55,231 |
|
|
|
52,922 |
|
|
|
10,727 |
|
|
|
(6,800 |
) |
|
|
56,849 |
|
Net realized gains (losses) on investments |
|
(22,137 |
) |
|
|
11,090 |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
(11,047 |
) |
|
|
1,142 |
|
|
|
929 |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
2,071 |
|
Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments (1) |
|
(107,443 |
) |
|
|
51 |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
(107,392 |
) |
|
|
23,114 |
|
|
|
7,599 |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
30,713 |
|
Investment performance fees - related parties |
|
— |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
(7,492 |
) |
|
|
— |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
(7,492 |
) |
Net investment income (loss) |
$ |
(77,654 |
) |
|
$ |
19,109 |
|
|
$ |
(4,663 |
) |
|
$ |
(63,208 |
) |
|
$ |
69,686 |
|
|
$ |
19,255 |
|
|
$ |
(6,800 |
) |
|
$ |
82,141 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Average total investments (2) |
$ |
1,786,375 |
|
|
$ |
807,149 |
|
|
$ |
— |
|
|
$ |
2,593,524 |
|
|
$ |
1,883,565 |
|
|
$ |
908,637 |
|
|
$ |
— |
|
|
$ |
2,792,202 |
|
Average net assets (3) |
$ |
1,488,863 |
|
|
$ |
813,118 |
|
|
$ |
(287,500 |
) |
|
$ |
2,014,481 |
|
|
$ |
1,527,241 |
|
|
$ |
905,937 |
|
|
$ |
(322,303 |
) |
|
$ |
2,110,875 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net interest income yield on average net assets (3) |
|
3.5 |
% |
|
|
1.0 |
% |
|
|
|
|
2.7 |
% |
|
|
3.5 |
% |
|
|
1.2 |
% |
|
|
|
|
2.7 |
% |
Net investment income return on average total investments
(excluding accrued investment income) (2) |
|
(4.3 |
)% |
|
|
2.4 |
% |
|
|
|
|
(2.4 |
)% |
|
|
3.7 |
% |
|
|
2.1 |
% |
|
|
|
|
2.9 |
% |
Net investment income return on average net assets (3) |
|
(5.2 |
)% |
|
|
2.4 |
% |
|
|
(1.6 |
)% |
|
|
(3.1 |
)% |
|
|
4.6 |
% |
|
|
2.1 |
% |
|
|
(2.1 |
)% |
|
|
3.9 |
% |
(1) Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments excludes
unrealized gains and losses from the available for sale portfolios,
which are recorded in other comprehensive income.
(2) Net investment income return on average total investments
(excluding accrued investment income) is calculated by dividing net
investment income by average total investments. For the six-month
period, average total investments is calculated using the average
of the beginning and ending balance of each quarterly period.
However, for the investment grade portfolio component of these
returns, the impact of revolving credit agreement borrowings is not
subtracted from net investment income.
(3) Net interest income yield on average net assets and net
investment income return on average net assets are calculated by
dividing net interest income, and net investment income (loss),
respectively, by average net assets. For the non-investment grade
component of investment returns and total investment returns, net
assets is calculated as the sum of total investments, accrued
investment income and receivables for securities sold, less total
revolving credit agreement borrowings, payable for securities
purchased and payable for securities sold short. However, for
the investment grade portfolio component of these returns, the
impact of the revolving credit agreement borrowings is not
subtracted from net interest income, net investment income (loss),
or the net assets calculation.
(4) The cost of underwriting collateral is calculated as the
revolving credit agreement expenses for the investment grade
portfolios divided by the average total revolving credit agreement
borrowings for the investment grade portfolios during the
period.
|
As of June 30, 2020 |
|
As of June 30, 2019 |
|
Non-InvestmentGrade |
|
InvestmentGrade |
|
Borrowingsfor
U/WCollateral |
|
Total |
|
Non-InvestmentGrade |
|
InvestmentGrade |
|
Borrowingsfor
U/WCollateral |
|
Total |
|
|
|
($ in thousands) |
Average total investments - QTD |
$ |
1,782,413 |
|
|
$ |
793,663 |
|
|
$ |
— |
|
|
$ |
2,576,076 |
|
|
$ |
1,871,286 |
|
|
$ |
928,850 |
|
|
$ |
— |
|
|
$ |
2,800,136 |
|
Average total investments - YTD |
$ |
1,786,375 |
|
|
$ |
807,149 |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
$ |
2,593,524 |
|
|
$ |
1,883,565 |
|
|
$ |
908,637 |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
$ |
2,792,202 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Average net assets - QTD |
|
1,446,900 |
|
|
|
800,175 |
|
|
|
(246,250 |
) |
|
|
2,000,825 |
|
|
|
1,548,237 |
|
|
|
924,948 |
|
|
|
(327,619 |
) |
|
|
2,145,566 |
|
Average net assets - YTD |
|
1,488,863 |
|
|
|
813,118 |
|
|
|
(287,500 |
) |
|
|
2,014,481 |
|
|
|
1,527,241 |
|
|
|
905,937 |
|
|
|
(322,303 |
) |
|
|
2,110,875 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total investments |
$ |
1,846,404 |
|
|
$ |
792,941 |
|
|
$ |
— |
|
|
$ |
2,639,345 |
|
|
$ |
1,833,476 |
|
|
$ |
936,629 |
|
|
$ |
— |
|
|
$ |
2,770,105 |
|
Accrued Investment Income |
|
10,853 |
|
|
|
3,511 |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
14,364 |
|
|
|
11,834 |
|
|
|
5,082 |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
16,916 |
|
Receivable for Securities Sold |
|
28,298 |
|
|
|
3016 |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
31,314 |
|
|
|
29,367 |
|
|
|
58 |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
29,425 |
|
Less: Payable for Securities Purchased |
|
67,272 |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
67,272 |
|
|
|
46,412 |
|
|
|
4,804 |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
51,216 |
|
Less: Payable for Securities Sold Short |
|
29,289 |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
29,289 |
|
|
|
48,823 |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
48,823 |
|
Less: Revolving credit agreement borrowings |
|
308,611 |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
163,750 |
|
|
|
472,361 |
|
|
|
229,546 |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
328,751 |
|
|
|
558,297 |
|
Net assets |
$ |
1,480,383 |
|
|
$ |
799,468 |
|
|
$ |
(163,750 |
) |
|
$ |
2,116,101 |
|
|
$ |
1,549,896 |
|
|
$ |
936,965 |
|
|
$ |
(328,751 |
) |
|
$ |
2,158,110 |
|
Non-investment grade borrowing ratio (1) |
|
20.80 |
% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
14.80 |
% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Unrealized gains on investments |
$ |
44,845 |
|
|
$ |
14,278 |
|
|
$ |
— |
|
|
$ |
59,123 |
|
|
$ |
27,068 |
|
|
$ |
8,160 |
|
|
$ |
— |
|
|
$ |
35,228 |
|
Unrealized losses on investments |
|
(221,353 |
) |
|
|
(23,121 |
) |
|
|
— |
|
|
|
(244,474 |
) |
|
|
(109,200 |
) |
|
|
(4,737 |
) |
|
|
— |
|
|
|
(113,937 |
) |
Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments |
$ |
(176,508 |
) |
|
$ |
(8,843 |
) |
|
$ |
— |
|
|
$ |
(185,351 |
) |
|
$ |
(82,132 |
) |
|
$ |
3,423 |
|
|
$ |
— |
|
|
$ |
(78,709 |
) |
(1) The non-investment grade borrowing ratio is calculated as
revolving credit agreement borrowings divided by net assets.
Cautionary Note Regarding Forward-Looking
Statements
The Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 (the
“PSLRA”) provides a “safe harbor” for forward-looking statements.
This release or any other written or oral statements made by or on
behalf of the Company may include forward-looking statements, which
reflect the Company’s current views with respect to future events
and financial performance. All statements other than statements of
historical fact included in or incorporated by reference in this
release are forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements,
for purposes of the PSLRA or otherwise, can generally be identified
by the use of forward-looking terminology such as “may,” “will,”
“expect,” “intend,” “estimate,” “anticipate,” “believe” or
“continue” and similar statements of a future or forward-looking
nature or their negative or variations or similar terminology.
These forward-looking statements include statements regarding the
Company’s return on equity potential and prospects for further book
value growth.
Forward-looking statements involve the Company’s current
assessment of risks and uncertainties. Actual events and results
may differ materially from those expressed or implied in these
statements. Important factors that could cause actual events or
results to differ materially from those indicated in such
statements are discussed below and elsewhere in this release and in
the Company’s periodic reports filed with the Securities and
Exchange Commission (the “SEC”), and include:
- our limited operating history;
- fluctuations in the results of our operations;
- our ability to compete successfully with more established
competitors;
- our losses exceeding our reserves;
- downgrades, potential downgrades or other negative actions by
rating agencies, including A.M. Best’s recent announcement that it
has placed under review with negative implications the financial
strength and credit ratings of our operating subsidiaries;
- our dependence on key executives and inability to attract
qualified personnel, or the potential loss of Bermudian personnel
as a result of Bermuda employment restrictions;
- our dependence on letter of credit facilities that may not be
available on commercially acceptable terms;
- our potential inability to pay dividends or distributions;
- our potential need for additional capital in the future and the
potential unavailability of such capital to us on favorable terms
or at all;
- our dependence on clients’ evaluations of risks associated with
such clients’ insurance underwriting;
- the suspension or revocation of our subsidiaries’ insurance
licenses;
- Watford Holdings potentially being deemed an investment company
under U.S. federal securities law;
- the potential characterization of us and/or any of our
subsidiaries as a passive foreign investment company (“PFIC”);
- our dependence on certain subsidiaries of Arch Capital Group
Ltd. (“Arch”) for services critical to our underwriting
operations;
- changes to our strategic relationship with Arch or the
termination by Arch of any of our services agreements or quota
share agreements;
- our dependence on HPS and Arch Investment Management Ltd.
(“AIM”) to implement our investment strategy;
- the termination by HPS or AIM of any of our investment
management agreements;
- risks associated with our investment strategy being greater
than those faced by competitors;
- changes in the regulatory environment;
- our potentially becoming subject to U.S. federal income
taxation;
- our potentially becoming subject to U.S. withholding and
information reporting requirements under the U.S. Foreign Account
Tax Compliance Act (“FATCA”) provisions;
- our ability to complete acquisitions and integrate businesses
successfully;
- adverse general, societal, economic and market conditions,
including those caused by pandemics, including COVID-19, and
government actions in response thereto; and
- the other matters set forth under Item 1A “Risk Factors,” Item
7 “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and
Results of Operations,” and other sections of the Company’s Annual
Report on Form 10-K, as well as the other factors set forth in the
Company’s other documents on file with the SEC, and management’s
response to any of the aforementioned factors.
All subsequent written and oral forward-looking statements
attributable to the Company or persons acting on its behalf are
expressly qualified in their entirety by these cautionary
statements. The foregoing review of important factors should not be
construed as exhaustive and should be read in conjunction with
other cautionary statements that are included herein or elsewhere.
The Company undertakes no obligation to publicly update or revise
any forward-looking statement, whether as a result of new
information, future events or otherwise.
Contact
Robert L. Hawley: (441) 278-3456
rhawley@watfordre.com
Watford (NASDAQ:WTRE)
Graphique Historique de l'Action
De Mai 2024 à Juin 2024
Watford (NASDAQ:WTRE)
Graphique Historique de l'Action
De Juin 2023 à Juin 2024