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MONTRÉAL, Nov. 11, 2020
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MONTRÉAL, Nov. 11, 2020 /CNW Telbec/ - Power Financial Corporation (Power Financial or the Corporation) today reported earnings results for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2020.
Power Financial
Consolidated results for the period ended September 30
Highlights
Third Quarter
Net earnings attributable to common shareholders were $503 million or $0.75 per share, compared with $584 million or $0.88 per share in 2019.
Adjusted net earnings attributable to common shareholders (a non-IFRS financial measure, see Non-IFRS Financial Measures and Presentation later in this news release) were $436 million or $0.65 per share, compared with $554 million or $0.83 per share in 2019.
Contributions to Power Financial's earnings per share:
| | 2020 | | 2019 |
(in dollars per Power Financial share) | Net Earnings | Adjusted Net | Net Earnings | Adjusted Net |
Lifeco | 0.83 | 0.68 | 0.74 | 0.68 |
IGM | 0.18 | 0.20 | 0.19 | 0.19 |
Pargesa/GBL | (0.02) | (0.02) | 0.05 | 0.06 |
| 0.99 | 0.86 | 0.98 | 0.93 |
Corporate and Other [1] | (0.24) | (0.21) | (0.10) | (0.10) |
| 0.75 | 0.65 | 0.88 | 0.83 |
Lifeco: contribution to net earnings per share increased by 12%, contribution to adjusted net earnings per share was the same.
IGM: contribution to net earnings per share decreased by 5%, contribution to adjusted net earnings per share increased by 5%.
Pargesa/GBL (Pargesa Holding SA): results reflect the impact of COVID-19 on its portfolio as well as a charge of $0.06 per share in the quarter for losses due to an increase in the put right liability of the non-controlling interests in Webhelp.
Corporate and Other: the third quarter includes a charge of $0.10 per share for the remeasurement of the put right liability of the non-controlling interests in Wealthsimple and carried interests payable, both due to the increase in the fair value of Wealthsimple.
Adjustments in the third quarter of 2020, excluded from adjusted net earnings, were a net positive impact to earnings of $67 million or $0.10 per share, mainly related to the Corporation's share of Lifeco's and IGM's adjustments. Adjustments in the third quarter of 2019 were a net positive impact to earnings of $30 million or $0.05 per share, mainly related to the Corporation's share of Lifeco's and Pargesa's adjustments.
[1] | Includes Power Financial corporate operations and dividends on preferred shares as well as consolidation entries; refer to the Earnings Summary below. |
Nine Months
Net earnings attributable to common shareholders were $1,508 million or $2.27 per share, compared with $1,563 million or $2.29 per share in 2019.
Adjusted net earnings attributable to common shareholders were $1,476 million or $2.22 per share, compared with $1,595 million or $2.33 per share in 2019.
Contributions to Power Financial's earnings per share:
| | 2020 [1] | | 2019 |
(in dollars per Power Financial share) | Net Earnings | Adjusted Net | Net Earnings | Adjusted Net |
Lifeco [2] | 2.05 | 1.94 | 1.82 | 1.84 |
IGM | 0.50 | 0.52 | 0.50 | 0.51 |
Pargesa/GBL | 0.10 | 0.11 | 0.17 | 0.19 |
| 2.65 | 2.57 | 2.49 | 2.54 |
Corporate and Other [3] | (0.38) | (0.35) | (0.20) | (0.21) |
| 2.27 | 2.22 | 2.29 | 2.33 |
Adjustments in the nine-month period of 2020, excluded from adjusted net earnings, were a net positive impact to earnings of $32 million or $0.05 per share, mainly related to the Corporation's share of Lifeco's and IGM's adjustments. Adjustments in the nine-month period of 2019 were a net negative impact to earnings of $32 million or $0.04 per share, mainly related to the Corporation's share of Lifeco's and Pargesa's adjustments.
[1] | The Corporation completed a substantial issuer bid in the second quarter of 2019 and repurchased 7.0% of its common shares. |
[2] | The Corporation participated in Lifeco's substantial issuer bid in the second quarter of 2019; the number of shares held by the Corporation decreased by 7.4%. |
[3] | Includes Power Financial corporate operations and dividends on preferred shares as well as consolidation entries; refer to the Earnings Summary below. |
Great-West Lifeco, IGM Financial and Pargesa
Results for the third quarter ended September 30
The information below is derived from Lifeco and IGM's interim MD&As, as prepared and disclosed by the respective companies in accordance with applicable securities legislation, and which are also available either directly from SEDAR (www.sedar.com) or from their websites, www.greatwestlifeco.com and www.igmfinancial.com. The information below related to Pargesa is derived from publicly disclosed information, as issued by Pargesa in its third quarter press release. Further information on Pargesa's results is available on its website at www.pargesa.ch.
GREAT-WEST LIFECO INC.
Net earnings attributable to common shareholders were $826 million or $0.891 per share, compared with $730 million or $0.786 per share in 2019.
Adjusted net earnings [1] attributable to common shareholders were $679 million or $0.732 per share, compared with $677 million or $0.729 per share in 2019.
Adjustments in the third quarter of 2020, excluded from adjusted net earnings, were a net positive impact to earnings of $147 million, compared with a net positive impact to earnings of $53 million in 2019. Lifeco's adjustments in 2020 consisted of a net positive impact of actuarial assumption changes and other management actions, market-related impacts on liabilities and a net gain on the sale of Irish Progressive Services International Limited, offset by transaction costs related to the acquisitions of Personal Capital and MassMutual.
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