Jackson Financial Inc. (NYSE: JXN) (Jackson®) today announced
financial results for the three months ended September 30,
2022.
Key Highlights
- Net income of $1,479 million, or $16.83 per diluted share,
including the impact of non-economic hedging results under GAAP
accounting
- Adjusted operating earnings1 of $373 million, or $4.24 per
diluted share
- Total annuity account value of $198 billion decreased 20% from
the third quarter of 2021 primarily due to lower equity
markets
- Continued progress in the registered index-linked annuity
(RILA) business, with third quarter sales of $562 million, up from
$490 million in the second quarter of 2022
- Returned $88 million to shareholders in the third quarter
through $39 million of share repurchases and $49 million in
dividends and now anticipate ending 2022 at or above the midpoint
of the full-year capital return target of $425-$525 million
- Increased capital position at the operating company, with an
estimated Risk-Based Capital (RBC) ratio at Jackson National Life
Insurance Company (JNLIC) up significantly from the second quarter
of 2022
- Cash and highly liquid securities at the holding company of
nearly $800 million at the end of the third quarter. This is above
Jackson’s minimum liquidity buffer of $250 million.
Laura Prieskorn, President and Chief Executive Officer of
Jackson, stated, “Jackson continued its strong momentum in the
third quarter, reinforcing our proven ability to successfully
navigate market stresses. We generated strong sales in the
attractive RILA market, increased our capital position at the
operating company, and maintained robust levels of excess cash at
the holding company. Our healthy balance sheet enables the ongoing
execution of our balanced capital management strategy, including
our continued commitment to returning capital to shareholders. We
returned $88 million to shareholders during the quarter and now
expect to deliver at or above the midpoint of our targeted
$425-$525 million capital return range for 2022.”
Consolidated Third Quarter 2022
Results
Jackson reported net income of $1,479 million, or $16.83 per
diluted share for the three months ended September 30, 2022,
compared to net income of $206 million, or $2.18 per diluted share
for the three months ended September 30, 2021. The stronger current
quarter net income primarily reflects improved net hedge results,
mainly due to a benefit from a larger comparative increase in
interest rates in the third quarter of 2022 relative to the prior
year period. Additionally, net income in the third quarter reflects
$868 million of income from business reinsured to third parties.
This benefit was primarily due to a gain on a funds withheld
reinsurance treaty and the related net investment income, which do
not impact our capital or free cash flow and can be volatile from
quarter to quarter.
Adjusted operating earnings for the three months ended September
30, 2022 were $373 million, or $4.24 per diluted share, compared to
$487 million, or $5.16 per diluted share for the three months ended
September 30, 2021. The decrease in adjusted operating earnings was
primarily due to lower net investment income and reduced fee income
from lower assets under management (AUM), partially offset by lower
agent asset-based trail commissions expense and lower deferred
acquisition costs (DAC) amortization.
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1
For the reconciliation of non-GAAP
measures to the most comparable GAAP measure, please see the
explanation of Non-GAAP Financial Measures in the Appendix to this
release.
Adjusted operating earnings included the impact of two notable
items, which negatively impacted pretax earnings by $76 million in
the third quarter of 2022, compared to a pretax benefit of $35
million in the third quarter of 2021. Current period notable pretax
items are summarized below.
- A negative impact of $54 million from underperformance of
private equity and other limited partnership returns relative to a
10% annualized return assumption. Overperformance of these
investments relative to the annual return assumption resulted in a
benefit of $98 million in the third quarter of 2021.
- Acceleration of DAC amortization due in part to a -4.5%
separate account return for the current quarter, which resulted in
a negative impact of $22 million. This same item resulted in a
negative impact of $63 million in the third quarter of 2021, when
the separate account return was -0.2%. The primary driver of the
impacts above is a DAC amortization benefit in the current year
period from the release of the historical returns from the mean
reversion formula, and a negative impact from this same item in the
third quarter of 2021.
Total shareholders’ equity was $9.0 billion or $103.58 per
diluted share as of September 30, 2022, down from $10.4 billion or
$114.78 per diluted share as of year-end 2021. The decline was
primarily due to increased unrealized investment losses, partially
offset by positive net income. Adjusted book value2 was $12.4
billion or $142.84 per diluted share as of September 30, 2022, up
from $8.9 billion or $98.69 per diluted share as of year-end 2021.
The increase was primarily the result of non-operating net hedging
gains during the nine months ended September 30, 2022, as well as
adjusted operating earnings of $952 million. Jackson’s financial
leverage ratio3 of 17.5% as of September 30, 2022, was down from
22.9% as of year-end 2021 and remained below our 20-25% target
range.
Segment Results – Pretax Adjusted
Operating Earnings2
Three Months Ended
(in millions)
September 30, 2022
September 30, 2021
Retail Annuities
$364
$527
Institutional Products
20
21
Closed Life and Annuity Blocks
33
68
Corporate and Other
(13)
(45)
Total1
$404
$571
Retail Annuities
Retail Annuities reported pretax adjusted operating earnings of
$364 million in the third quarter of 2022 compared to $527 million
in the third quarter of 2021. The current quarter was negatively
impacted by lower fee income due to reduced AUM, lower limited
partnership income relative to the prior year period, partially
offset by lower DAC amortization and lower operating expenses. The
current quarter had a comparative DAC amortization benefit from the
release of the historical returns from the mean reversion formula
relative to the impact in the third quarter of 2021. This more than
offset the unfavorable impact of the higher (accelerated) DAC
amortization expense resulting from a -4.5% separate account return
in the current quarter, which was larger than the DAC acceleration
impact that was realized in the third quarter of 2021, when the
separate account return was approximately -0.2%. In periods where
separate account returns are lower than our long-term assumption,
amortization is shifted from future years driving acceleration of
DAC amortization in the current period.
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2
For the reconciliation of non-GAAP
measures to the most comparable GAAP measure, please see the
explanation of Non-GAAP Financial Measures in the Appendix to this
release.
3
For the discussion and reconciliation of
the non-GAAP financial leverage ratio, please see the
reconciliation in the Appendix to this release.
4
See reconciliation of Net Income to Total
pretax adjusted operating earnings in the Appendix to this
release.
Total annuity sales of $3.6 billion were down 25% from the third
quarter of 2021. Variable annuity sales were down 39% compared to
the third quarter of 2021, primarily due to the decline in equity
markets and shifting consumer preferences in a rising interest rate
environment. This was partially offset by $562 million of sales of
RILA products in the third quarter of 2022, which were launched in
the fourth quarter of 2021. Despite the lower sales level in the
current quarter, annuity net flows excluding the business ceded to
Athene were essentially flat. In total, annuity sales without
lifetime benefit guarantees represented 41% of total annuity sales,
up from 34% in the third quarter of 2021. We continue to generate
fee-based sales, with third quarter advisory annuity sales of $178
million, compared to $330 million in the third quarter of 2021.
Institutional Products
Institutional Products reported pretax adjusted operating
earnings of $20 million in the third quarter of 2022 compared to
$21 million in the third quarter of 2021. Total sales for the third
quarter were $314 million. Net flows totaled $(114) million in the
third quarter of 2022, and total account value of $8.4 billion was
down from $8.8 billion in the third quarter of 2021.
Closed Life and Annuity Blocks
Closed Life and Annuity Blocks reported pretax adjusted
operating earnings of $33 million in the third quarter of 2022
compared to $68 million in the third quarter of 2021. The current
quarter decline was primarily due to lower levels of limited
partnership income compared to the prior year period, partially
offset by lower death and other policy benefits.
Corporate and Other
Corporate and Other reported a pretax adjusted operating loss of
$(13) million in the third quarter of 2022 compared to $(45)
million in the third quarter of 2021. The improved result is
primarily due to higher net investment income resulting from higher
levels of capital, partially offset by higher interest expense from
the issuance of senior notes.
Capitalization and
Liquidity
(Unaudited, in billions)
September 30, 2022
June 30, 2022
December 31, 2021
Statutory Total Adjusted Capital
(TAC) Jackson National Life Insurance Company
$9.5
$8.7
$6.6
Statutory TAC at JNLIC was $9.5 billion as of the current
quarter, up from $8.7 billion as of the second quarter of 2022. TAC
increased from the second quarter primarily due to positive net VA
guarantee results, base contract cash flows, and tax benefits
including deferred tax asset related items.
The higher TAC led to a significant increase in JNLIC’s
estimated RBC ratio from the second quarter of 2022. RBC company
action level (CAL) required capital was essentially unchanged over
this period as the benefit from higher interest rates was broadly
offset by the negative impact of lower equity markets.
Cash and highly liquid securities at the holding company totaled
nearly $800 million at the end of the quarter. This was above our
minimum liquidity buffer of $250 million. The adjusted RBC ratio5,
which includes the excess liquidity, was up significantly from the
second quarter due to the increased operating company RBC ratio.
Despite the volatile market environment, the adjusted RBC ratio was
above the targeted range for normal operating conditions.
Earnings Conference Call
Jackson will host a conference call and webcast Thursday,
November 10, 2022 at 10 a.m. ET to review the third quarter
results. The live webcast is open to the public and can be accessed
at https://investors.jackson.com. A replay will be available
following the call.
To register for the webcast, click here.
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5
The adjusted RBC ratio reflects the
capital and capital requirements of Jackson National Life Insurance
Company and its subsidiaries, adjusted to include cash and highly
liquid securities at Jackson Financial Inc. in excess of our target
minimum.
FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENT
This press release may contain certain statements that
constitute “forward-looking statements.” Forward-looking statements
generally may be identified by their use of terms including
“anticipate,” “estimate,” “believe,” “expect,” “could,” “forecast,”
“may,” “intend,” “plan,” “predict,” “project,” “will,” or “would,”
and similar terms and phrases, including references to assumptions.
Forward-looking statements are not guarantees of future
performance, are subject to assumptions, and are inherently
susceptible to risks and uncertainties, many of which are beyond
our control, which could cause actual results to differ materially
from such statements. Forward-looking statements include statements
regarding our intentions, beliefs, assumptions, plans, objectives,
goals, targets, strategies, future events or performance, and
underlying assumptions concerning, among other things, our
expectations with respect to distributing capital to our
shareholders; financial position; results of operations; cash
flows; financial goals and targets; prospects; growth strategies or
expectations; laws and regulations; customer retention; and the
impact of prevailing capital markets and economic conditions. We
caution you that forward-looking statements are not guarantees of
future performance or outcomes and that actual performance and
outcomes of our actual results of operations, financial condition
and liquidity, and the development of the market in which we
operate, may differ materially from those made in or suggested by
the forward-looking statements contained in this release. The
Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended
December 31, 2021 and other reports filed with the U.S. Securities
and Exchange Commission (the SEC) and also available in the
investor relations section of the Company’s website at
investors.jackson.com under the heading “SEC Filings” include
additional factors that could cause actual results and outcomes to
differ materially from those reflected in the forward-looking
statements.
Certain financial data included in this release consists of
non-GAAP (Generally Accepted Accounting Principles) financial
measures. These non-GAAP financial measures may not be comparable
to similarly titled measures presented by other entities, nor
should they be construed as an alternative to other financial
measures determined in accordance with GAAP. Although the Company
believes these non-GAAP financial measures provide useful
information to users in measuring the financial performance and
condition of its business, users are cautioned not to place undue
reliance on any non-GAAP financial measures and ratios included in
this release. A reconciliation of the non-GAAP financial measures
to the most directly comparable GAAP financial measure can be found
in the “Non-GAAP Financial Measures” Appendix of this release.
Certain financial data included in this release consists of
statutory accounting principles (“statutory”) financial measures,
including “total adjusted capital.” These statutory financial
measures are included in or derived from the Jackson National Life
Insurance Company annual and/or quarterly statements filed with the
Michigan Department of Insurance and Financial Services and
available on the Company’s website at
investors.jackson.com/financials/statutory-filings.
There can be no assurance that management’s expectations,
beliefs, projections or targets will result or be achieved or
accomplished. Any forward-looking statements reflect Jackson’s
views and assumptions as of the date of this release and Jackson
disclaims any obligation to update or revise any forward-looking
information, whether as a result of new information, future events
or otherwise, except as required by law.
ABOUT JACKSON
Jackson® (NYSE: JXN) is committed to helping clarify the
complexity of retirement planning—for financial professionals and
their clients. Through our range of annuity products, financial
know-how, history of award-winning service* and streamlined
experiences, we strive to reduce the confusion that complicates
retirement planning. We take a balanced, long-term approach to
responsibly serving all our stakeholders, including customers,
shareholders, distribution partners, employees, regulators and
community partners. We believe by providing clarity for all today,
we can help drive better outcomes for tomorrow. For more
information, visit www.jackson.com.
Visit investors.jackson.com to view information regarding
Jackson Financial Inc., including a supplement regarding the third
quarter 2022 results. We use this website as a primary channel for
disclosing key information to our investors, some of which may
contain material and previously non-public information.
*SQM (Service Quality Measurement Group) Contact Center Awards
Program for 2004 and 2006-2021, for the financial services
industry. (To achieve world-class certification, 80% or more of
call-center customers surveyed must have rated their experience as
very satisfied, the highest rating possible).
Jackson® is the marketing name for Jackson Financial Inc.,
Jackson National Life Insurance Company® (Home Office: Lansing,
Michigan) and Jackson National Life Insurance Company of New York®
(Home Office: Purchase, New York).
APPENDIX
Non-GAAP Financial Measures
In addition to presenting our results of operations and
financial condition in accordance with GAAP, we use and report
selected non-GAAP financial measures. Management believes the use
of these non-GAAP financial measures, together with relevant GAAP
financial measures, provides a better understanding of our results
of operations, financial condition and the underlying performance
drivers of our business. These non-GAAP financial measures should
be considered supplementary to our results of operations and
financial condition that are presented in accordance with GAAP and
should not be viewed as a substitute for the GAAP financial
measures. Other companies may use similarly titled non-GAAP
financial measures that are calculated differently from the way we
calculate such measures. Consequently, our non-GAAP financial
measures may not be comparable to similar measures used by other
companies.
Adjusted Operating Earnings
Adjusted Operating Earnings is an after-tax non-GAAP financial
measure, which we believe should be used to evaluate our financial
performance on a consolidated basis by excluding certain items that
may be highly variable from period to period due to accounting
treatment under GAAP or that are non-recurring in nature, as well
as certain other revenues and expenses that we do not view as
driving our underlying performance. Adjusted Operating Earnings
should not be used as a substitute for net income as calculated in
accordance with GAAP. However, we believe the adjustments to net
income are useful for gaining an understanding of our overall
results of operations.
For additional detail on the excluded items, please refer to the
supplement regarding the third quarter ended September 30, 2022,
posted on our website, https://investors.jackson.com.
The following is a reconciliation of Adjusted Operating Earnings
to net income (loss) attributable to Jackson Financial Inc.
(Jackson), the most comparable GAAP measure.
GAAP Net Income (Loss) to Adjusted
Operating Earnings
Three Months Ended
(in millions)
September 30, 2022
September 30, 2021
Net income (loss) attributable to
Jackson Financial Inc.
$
1,479
$
206
Income tax expense (benefit)
559
(16
)
Pretax income (loss) attributable to
Jackson Financial Inc.
2,038
190
Non-operating adjustments – (income)
loss:
Fees
attributed to guaranteed benefit reserves
(771
)
(728
)
Net
movement in freestanding derivatives
253
493
Net reserve
and embedded derivative movements
(714
)
997
DAC and DSI
impact
458
(169
)
Assumption
changes
—
—
Total guaranteed
benefits and hedging results
(774
)
593
Net realized investments (gains) losses
including change in fair value of funds withheld embedded
derivative
(549
)
79
Net investment income on funds withheld
assets
(313
)
(300
)
Other
items
2
9
Total
non-operating adjustments
(1,634
)
381
Pretax Adjusted Operating
Earnings
404
571
Operating income taxes
31
84
Adjusted Operating Earnings
$
373
$
487
Weighted Average diluted shares
outstanding1
87,895,919
94,464,343
Net income (loss) per diluted
share
$
16.83
$
2.18
Adjusted Operating Earnings per diluted
share
$
4.24
$
5.16
Adjusted Book Value
Adjusted Book Value excludes accumulated other comprehensive
income (AOCI) attributable to Jackson. We exclude AOCI attributable
to Jackson from Adjusted Book Value because our invested assets are
generally invested to closely match the duration of our
liabilities, which are longer duration in nature, and therefore we
believe period-to-period fair market value fluctuations in AOCI to
be inconsistent with this objective. We believe excluding AOCI
attributable to Jackson is more useful to investors in analyzing
trends in our business. AOCI attributable to Jackson does not
include AOCI arising from investments held within the funds
withheld account related to the Athene Reinsurance Transaction.
Changes in AOCI within the funds withheld account related to the
Athene Reinsurance Transaction offset the related non-operating
earnings from the Athene Reinsurance Transaction resulting in a
minimal net impact on Adjusted Book Value of Jackson.
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6
The calculation of basic and diluted
earnings per share and weighted average shares of common stock
outstanding reflects a 104,960.3836276-for-1 stock split effected
on September 9, 2021. All share and earnings per share information
presented herein have been retroactively adjusted to reflect the
stock split.
Financial Leverage Ratio
We use Financial Leverage Ratio to manage our financial
flexibility and ensure we maintain our financial strength ratings.
Total financial leverage is the ratio of total debt to Total
Adjusted Capitalization (combined total debt and Adjusted Book
Value).
Adjusted Book Value & Debt
Financial Leverage Ratio
(in millions)
September 30, 2022
December 31, 2021
Total shareholders’ equity
$
8,974
$
10,394
Adjustments to total shareholders’
equity:
Exclude Accumulated Other Comprehensive
Income attributable to Jackson Financial Inc.
3,402
(1,457
)
Adjusted Book Value (a)
$
12,376
$
8,937
Debt (b)
$
2,634
$
2,649
Financial Leverage Ratio
(b/[a+b])
17.5
%
22.9
%
Condensed Consolidated Balance
Sheets
September 30,
December 31,
2022
2021
(in millions, except per share
data)
Assets
Investments:
Debt Securities, available-for-sale, net
of allowance for credit losses of $31 and $9 at September 30,
2022 and December 31, 2021, respectively (amortized cost: 2022
$48,868; 2021 $49,378)
$
41,681
$
51,547
Debt Securities, at fair value under fair
value option
2,124
1,711
Debt Securities, trading, at fair
value
102
117
Equity securities, at fair value
234
279
Mortgage loans, net of allowance for
credit losses of $79 and $94 at September 30, 2022 and
December 31, 2021, respectively
11,223
11,482
Mortgage loans, at fair value under fair
value option
508
—
Policy loans (including $3,487 and $3,467
at fair value under the fair value option at September 30,
2022 and December 31, 2021, respectively)
4,446
4,475
Freestanding derivative instruments
1,950
1,417
Other invested assets
3,622
3,199
Total investments
65,890
74,227
Cash and cash equivalents
5,331
2,623
Accrued investment income
509
503
Deferred acquisition costs
12,797
14,249
Reinsurance recoverable, net of allowance
for credit losses of $10 and $12 at September 30, 2022 and
December 31, 2021, respectively
30,796
33,126
Deferred income taxes, net
759
954
Other assets
1,846
928
Separate account assets
185,042
248,949
Total assets
$
302,970
$
375,559
Condensed Consolidated Balance
Sheets
September 30,
December 31,
2022
2021
(in millions, except per share
data)
Liabilities and Equity
Liabilities
Reserves for future policy benefits and
claims payable
$
16,130
$
18,667
Other contract holder funds
58,174
58,726
Funds withheld payable under reinsurance
treaties (including $3,646 and $3,639 at fair value under the fair
value option at September 30, 2022 and December 31, 2021,
respectively)
23,900
29,007
Long-term debt
2,634
2,649
Repurchase agreements and securities
lending payable
27
1,589
Collateral payable for derivative
instruments
1,038
913
Freestanding derivative instruments
2,225
41
Notes issued by consolidated variable
interest entities, at fair value under fair value option
1,745
1,404
Other liabilities
2,352
2,540
Separate account liabilities
185,042
248,949
Total liabilities
293,267
364,485
Equity
Common stock, (i) Class A Common Stock
900,000,000 shares authorized, $0.01 par value per share and
83,666,942 and 88,046,833 shares issued and outstanding at
September 30, 2022 and December 31, 2021, respectively
and (ii) No authorized Class B Common Stock at September 30,
2022 and 100,000,000 shares authorized, $0.01 par value per share
and 638,861 shares issued and outstanding at December 31,
2021
1
1
Additional paid-in capital
6,036
6,051
Treasury stock, at cost; 10,807,076 and
5,778,649 shares at September 30, 2022 and December 31,
2021, respectively
(410
)
(211
)
Accumulated other comprehensive income
(loss), net of tax expense (benefit) of $(1,235) and $194 at
September 30, 2022 and December 31, 2021,
respectively
(5,718
)
1,744
Retained earnings
9,065
2,809
Total shareholders' equity
8,974
10,394
Noncontrolling interests
729
680
Total equity
9,703
11,074
Total liabilities and equity
$
302,970
$
375,559
Condensed Consolidated Income
Statements
Three Months Ended September
30,
Nine Months Ended September
30,
(in millions, except per share
data)
2022
2021
2022
2021
Revenues
Fee income
$
1,908
$
2,063
$
5,854
$
5,963
Premiums
36
37
105
115
Net investment income
640
837
2,022
2,568
Net gains (losses) on derivatives and
investments
1,419
(1,379
)
6,891
(1,194
)
Other income
19
17
60
70
Total revenues
4,022
1,575
14,932
7,522
Benefits and Expenses
Death, other policy benefits and change in
policy reserves, net of deferrals
586
405
2,090
933
Interest credited on other contract holder
funds, net of deferrals and amortization
224
209
628
630
Interest expense
29
6
73
19
Operating costs and other expenses, net of
deferrals
592
699
1,801
2,090
Amortization of deferred acquisition
costs
564
4
2,276
551
Total benefits and expenses
1,995
1,323
6,868
4,223
Pretax income (loss)
2,027
252
8,064
3,299
Income tax expense (benefit)
559
(16
)
1,606
515
Net income (loss)
1,468
268
6,458
2,784
Less: Net income (loss) attributable
to noncontrolling interests
(11
)
62
51
186
Net income (loss) attributable to Jackson
Financial Inc.
$
1,479
$
206
$
6,407
$
2,598
Earnings per share
Basic
$
17.38
$
2.18
$
74.39
$
27.50
Diluted
$
16.83
$
2.18
$
71.73
$
27.50
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