MetLife beats profit estimates as fees, premiums increase
Reuters
Published May 04, 2022 04:25PM ET
Updated May 04, 2022 05:18PM ET
(Reuters) -U.S. insurer MetLife Inc (NYSE:MET) on Wednesday posted a better-than-expected profit for the first quarter, as a boost from the company's premiums and fees earned offset a decline in investment income.
Net investment income fell 19% to $4.28 billion, while premiums, fees and other revenues rose 4% to $12.85 billion.
Adjusted earnings from United States, the region that accounts for the biggest share of MetLife's income, fell 12% to $693 million driven by lower variable investment income.
In Asia, where a resurgence of COVID-19 has led to lockdowns in some regions like Shanghai, adjusted earnings took a 7% hit.
Shares were up 1% in extended trading after the results.
Excluding one-time costs, New York-based MetLife earned $2.08 per share. Analysts were expecting $1.65 per share, according to IBES data from Refinitiv.
MetLife's board also approved a new $3 billion authorization for the company to repurchase its common stock.
Net income was $606 million, or 73 cents per share, for the three months ended March 31, compared with $290 million, or 33 cents per share, a year earlier.
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