EX-99.1 2 a42371exv99w1.htm EXHIBIT 99.1 exv99w1
Exhibit 99.1
     
(FIDELITY LOGO)
  PRESS RELEASE
Fidelity National Financial, Inc. Reports Second Quarter 2008 EPS of $0.03
Jacksonville, Fla. — (July 23, 2008) — Fidelity National Financial, Inc. (NYSE:FNF), a leading provider of title insurance, specialty insurance, claims management services and information services, today reported operating results for the three-month and six-month periods ended June 30, 2008.
         
    Three Months Ended   Three Months Ended
    June 30, 2008   June 30, 2007
Total revenue   $1.18 billion   $1.50 billion
Pre-tax margin  
1.1%
 
8.5%
Net earnings    $  6.9 million    $84.8 million
Net earnings per diluted share  
$0.03   
 
$0.38  
Cash flow from operations   $12.6 million     $144.6 million
         
    Six Months Ended   Six Months Ended
    June 30, 2008   June 30, 2007
Total revenue   $2.32 billion   $2.86 billion
Pre-tax margin  
2.2%
 
8.8%
Net earnings    $34.2 million      $168.2 million
Net earnings per diluted share  
$0.16
 
$0.75
Cash flow from (used in) operations       $(62.3 million)      $229.7 million
     The following are summary financial and operational results for the operating segments of FNF for the three-month and six-month periods ended June 30, 2008 and 2007:
     Fidelity National Title Group (“FNT”)
         
    Three Months Ended   Three Months Ended
    June 30, 2008   June 30, 2007
Total revenue   $1.04 billion   $1.36 billion
Pre-tax earnings   $5.1 million   $130.0 million
Pre-tax margin   0.5%   9.5%

 


 

         
    Six Months Ended   Six Months Ended
    June 30, 2008   June 30, 2007
Total revenue   $2.05 billion   $2.61 billion
Pre-tax earnings   $58.2 million   $244.2 million
Pre-tax margin   2.8%   9.4%
             
Month   Direct Orders Opened   Direct Orders Closed   Closing %
April 2008    168,900    113,200   67%
May 2008    156,900     99,800   64%
June 2008    136,800     94,500   69%
   
 
 
 
   
Second Quarter 2008    462,600    307,500   66%
   
 
 
 
 
 
             
Month   Direct Orders Opened   Direct Orders Closed   Closing %
April 2007   211,100   136,000   64%
May 2007   215,700   141,200   65%
June 2007   195,300   131,500   67%
   
 
 
 
   
Second Quarter 2007   622,100   408,700   66%
   
 
 
 
 
 
                 
    Open   Closed   Commercial    
    Commercial   Commercial   Revenue   Commercial
    Orders   Orders   (In thousands)   Fee Per File
2nd Quarter 2008   16,200     9,400   $60,600   $6,400
2nd Quarter 2007   20,000   12,400   $97,300   $7,800
- The preceding table only includes commercial activity from FNF’s commercial offices in the national commercial division and does not attempt to capture potential commercial activity in our local offices.
     Specialty Insurance
         
    Three Months Ended   Three Months Ended
    June 30, 2008   June 30, 2007
Total revenue   $97.1 million   $103.8 million

 


 

         
    Three Months Ended   Three Months Ended
    June 30, 2008   June 30, 2007
Pre-tax earnings   $13.2 million   $13.9 million
Pre-tax margin   13.6%           13.4%        
         
    Six Months Ended   Six Months Ended
    June 30, 2008   June 30, 2007
Total revenue   $185.6 million   $202.8 million
Pre-tax earnings   $22.6 million   $39.3 million
Pre-tax margin   12.2%          19.4%       
     “We continued to navigate our way through an extremely challenging market during the second quarter,” said Chairman William P. Foley, II. “Order counts weakened throughout the quarter, despite the fact that we were operating in the normally seasonally strong spring and summer months. In the midst of this difficult operating environment, we remained focused on the cost side of the equation, eliminating more than 1,200 positions in our title field operations and an additional 400 positions in other areas of the company. Nearly all of those cuts came in June so our reported earnings do not reflect any real benefit from those late quarter staffing reductions. Additionally, we continued to close title and escrow offices throughout the quarter, incurring $10 million in accelerated lease termination costs from the closing of nearly 90 branches. Finally, we decided to increase our provision for losses to 8.5% for the full-year 2008, resulting in a 9.5% provision in the second quarter that moves our provision up to that 8.5% target for the first six months of the year. We expect to provide an 8.5% provision for the last two quarters of 2008. With respect to our other businesses, we continue to make progress on monetizing the value of some of those assets, most notably the sale of a portion of our investment in Sedgwick. In early June, we announced the sale of 20% of our 40% ownership stake in Sedgwick to UnitedHealth Group, receiving approximately $54 million in proceeds. Our investment related to this 20% stake was approximately $29 million, which includes our share of income since our original investment of $26 million in January 2006. This sale resulted in more than a double on our original investment and we recorded a $25 million pre-tax gain in

 


 

the quarter. We believe the sale of this portion of our Sedgwick ownership stake provides another example of our ability to create significant value for our shareholders. Our ownership percentage in Sedgwick is now 32%. We also continue to move through the process on the specialty insurance sale, as multiple parties have expressed interest, and we expect to be in a position to announce the signing of a definitive agreement in the upcoming months. Finally, we continued to consistently repurchase stock during the second quarter, buying 2.2 million shares from late April through June at a total cost of approximately $33 million. As we move through the second half of 2008, we will remain focused on maximizing the profitability of our title business through continued cost reductions throughout our operations, as well as monetizing the value of some of our other assets, most notably the completion of the sale of our specialty insurance business.”
     Fidelity National Financial, Inc. (NYSE:FNF), is a leading provider of title insurance, specialty insurance, claims management services and information services. FNF is one of the nation’s largest title insurance companies through its title insurance underwriters — Fidelity National Title, Chicago Title, Ticor Title, Security Union Title and Alamo Title — that issue approximately 27 percent of all title insurance policies in the United States. FNF also provides flood insurance, personal lines insurance and home warranty insurance through its specialty insurance business. FNF also is a leading provider of outsourced claims management services to large corporate and public sector entities through its minority-owned subsidiary, Sedgwick CMS. FNF is also a leading information services company in the human resource, retail and transportation markets through another minority-owned subsidiary, Ceridian Corporation. More information about FNF can be found at www.fnf.com.
     This press release contains forward-looking statements that involve a number of risks and uncertainties. Statements that are not historical facts, including statements about our beliefs and expectations, are forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements are based on management’s beliefs, as well as assumptions made by, and information currently available to, management. Because such statements are based on expectations as to future economic

 


 

performance and are not statements of fact, actual results may differ materially from those projected. We undertake no obligation to update any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise. The risks and uncertainties which forward-looking statements are subject to include, but are not limited to: changes in general economic, business and political conditions, including changes in the financial markets; adverse changes in the level of real estate activity, which may be caused by, among other things, high or increasing interest rates, a limited supply of mortgage funding or a weak U. S. economy; our potential inability to find suitable acquisition candidates, acquisitions in lines of business that will not necessarily be limited to our traditional areas of focus, or difficulties in integrating acquisitions; our dependence on operating subsidiaries as a source of cash flow; significant competition that our operating subsidiaries face; compliance with extensive government regulation of our operating subsidiaries; and other risks detailed in the “Statement Regarding Forward-Looking Information,” “Risk Factors” and other sections of the Company’s Form 10-K and other filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
SOURCE: Fidelity National Financial, Inc.
CONTACT: Daniel Kennedy Murphy, Senior Vice President, Finance and Investor Relations, 904-854-8120, dkmurphy@fnf.com

 


 

FIDELITY NATIONAL FINANCIAL, INC.
SUMMARY OF EARNINGS
(In thousands, except per share amounts and order information)
                                 
    Three months ended     Six months ended  
    June 30,     June 30,  
    2008     2007     2008     2007  
    (Unaudited)     (Unaudited)  
Direct title premiums
  $ 321,040     $ 448,504     $ 625,819     $ 867,101  
Agency title premiums
    423,915       597,862       847,351       1,140,008  
 
                       
Total title premiums
    744,955       1,046,366       1,473,170       2,007,109  
Escrow, title-related and other fees
    292,838       299,476       566,459       556,456  
 
                       
Total title and escrow
    1,037,793       1,345,842       2,039,629       2,563,565  
 
                               
Specialty insurance
    94,161       99,731       178,988       194,729  
Interest and investment income
    30,053       45,528       72,073       93,505  
Realized gains and losses
    17,791       3,899       26,268       10,281  
 
                       
Total revenue
    1,179,798       1,495,000       2,316,958       2,861,880  
 
                               
Personnel costs
    366,254       452,752       728,132       888,012  
Other operating expenses
    319,856       296,221       587,726       530,662  
Agent commissions
    328,800       462,876       656,809       883,033  
Depreciation and amortization
    34,716       31,192       71,611       60,546  
Claim loss expense
    100,427       113,083       187,932       224,069  
Interest expense
    16,218       12,435       34,854       24,412  
 
                       
Total expenses
    1,166,271       1,368,559       2,267,064       2,610,734  
 
                               
Earnings before income taxes
    13,527       126,441       49,894       251,146  
Income tax expense
    1,167       40,471       13,342       85,516  
 
                       
Earnings before equity investments and minority interest
    12,360       85,970       36,552       165,630  
 
                               
Earnings from equity investments
    (6,349 )     (323 )     (4,668 )     1,859  
Minority interest
    (914 )     812       (2,286 )     (745 )
 
                       
 
                               
Net earnings
  $ 6,925     $ 84,835     $ 34,170     $ 168,234  
 
                       
 
                               
Net earnings per share — basic
  $ 0.03     $ 0.39     $ 0.16     $ 0.77  
 
                       
Net earnings per share — diluted
  $ 0.03     $ 0.38     $ 0.16     $ 0.75  
 
                       
 
                               
Weighted average shares — basic
    210,814       218,707       210,962       218,860  
 
                       
Weighted average shares — diluted
    213,107       222,968       213,318       222,940  
 
                       
 
                               
Direct operations orders opened
    462,600       622,100       1,024,800       1,274,500  
Direct operations orders closed
    307,500       408,700       615,300       799,100  
Fee per file
  $ 1,484     $ 1,627     $ 1,466     $ 1,593  
Actual title claims paid
  $ 67,488     $ 72,938     $ 143,163     $ 128,213  

 


 

FIDELITY NATIONAL FINANCIAL, INC.
SEGMENT INFORMATION
(In thousands)
(Unaudited)
                                     
Three Months Ended                       Specialty   Corporate
June 30, 2008     Consolidated     FNT   Insurance   and Other
Gross operating revenue
    $ 1,131,954       $ 1,013,073     $ 94,161     $ 24,720  
Interest and investment income
      30,053         26,397       3,425       231  
Realized gains and losses
      17,791         (2,414 )     (452 )     20,657  
             
Total revenue
      1,179,798         1,037,056       97,134       45,608  
 
                                   
Personnel costs
      366,254         340,521       11,347       14,386  
Other operating expenses
      319,856         260,656       41,075       18,125  
Agent commissions
      328,800         328,800              
Depreciation and amortization
      34,716         30,058       1,508       3,150  
Claim loss expense
      100,427         70,605       29,822        
Interest expense
      16,218         1,345       155       14,718  
             
Total expenses
      1,166,271         1,031,985       83,907       50,379  
 
                                   
Earnings before income taxes
      13,527         5,071       13,227       (4,771 )
Income tax expense
      1,167         284       4,685       (3,802 )
             
Earnings before equity investments and minority interest
      12,360         4,787       8,542       (969 )
Earnings from equity investments
      (6,349 )       471             (6,820 )
Minority interest
      (914 )       320             (1,234 )
             
 
                                   
Net earnings
    $ 6,925       $ 4,938     $ 8,542     $ (6,555 )
             
Open orders
      462,600         462,600              
Closed orders
      307,500         307,500              
Pretax margin
      1.1 %       0.5 %     13.6 %      
 
Three Months Ended                       Specialty   Corporate
June 30, 2007     Consolidated     FNT   Insurance   and Other
Gross operating revenue
    $ 1,445,573       $ 1,320,761     $ 99,731     $ 25,081  
Interest and investment income
      45,528         41,395       4,071       62  
Realized gains and losses
      3,899         137       3       3,759  
             
Total revenue
      1,495,000         1,362,293       103,805       28,902  
 
                                   
Personnel costs
      452,752         425,707       11,814       15,231  
Other operating expenses
      296,221         233,324       41,565       21,332  
Agent commissions
      462,876         462,852             24  
Depreciation and amortization
      31,192         28,172       1,512       1,508  
Claim loss expense
      113,083         78,478       34,605        
Interest expense
      12,435         3,723       449       8,263  
             
Total expenses
      1,368,559         1,232,256       89,945       46,358  
 
                                   
Earnings before income taxes
      126,441         130,037       13,860       (17,456 )
Income tax expense
      40,471         42,362       5,340       (7,231 )
             
Earnings before equity investments and minority interest
      85,970         87,675       8,520       (10,225 )
Earnings from equity investments
      (323 )       1,064             (1,387 )
Minority interest
      812         1,003             (191 )
             
 
                                   
Net earnings
    $ 84,835       $ 87,736     $ 8,520     $ (11,421 )
             
Open orders
      622,100         622,100              
Closed orders
      408,700         408,700              
Pretax margin
      8.5 %       9.5 %     13.4 %      

 


 

FIDELITY NATIONAL FINANCIAL, INC.
SEGMENT INFORMATION
(In thousands)
(Unaudited)
                                     
Six Months Ended                       Specialty   Corporate
June 30, 2008     Consolidated     FNT   Insurance   and Other
Gross operating revenue
    $ 2,218,617       $ 1,983,790     $ 178,988     $ 55,839  
Interest and investment income
      72,073         63,825       7,004       1,244  
Realized gains and losses
      26,268         39       (359 )     26,588  
             
Total revenue
      2,316,958         2,047,654       185,633       83,671  
 
                                   
Personnel costs
      728,132         674,842       22,687       30,603  
Other operating expenses
      587,726         468,731       74,229       44,766  
Agent commissions
      656,809         656,809              
Depreciation and amortization
      71,611         60,147       3,018       8,446  
Claim loss expense
      187,932         125,218       62,714        
Interest expense
      34,854         3,755       339       30,760  
             
Total expenses
      2,267,064         1,989,502       162,987       114,575  
 
                                   
Earnings before income taxes
      49,894         58,152       22,646       (30,904 )
Income tax expense
      13,342         17,578       7,446       (11,682 )
             
Earnings before equity investments and minority interest
      36,552         40,574       15,200       (19,222 )
Earnings from equity investments
      (4,668 )       1,435             (6,103 )
Minority interest
      (2,286 )       400             (2,686 )
             
 
                                   
Net earnings
    $ 34,170       $ 41,609     $ 15,200     $ (22,639 )
             
Open orders
      1,024,800         1,024,800              
Closed orders
      615,300         615,300              
Pretax margin
      2.2 %       2.8 %     12.2 %      
 
Six Months Ended                       Specialty   Corporate
June 30, 2007     Consolidated     FNT   Insurance   and Other
Gross operating revenue
    $ 2,758,294       $ 2,521,677     $ 194,729     $ 41,888  
Interest and investment income
      93,305         82,769       8,074       2,462  
Realized gains and losses
      10,281         3,298       (28 )     7,011  
             
Total revenue
      2,861,880         2,607,744       202,775       51,361  
 
                                   
Personnel costs
      888,012         836,280       23,413       28,319  
Other operating expenses
      530,662         431,732       62,617       36,313  
Agent commissions
      883,033         882,903             130  
Depreciation and amortization
      60,546         55,089       3,070       2,387  
Claim loss expense
      224,069         150,534       73,535        
Interest expense
      24,412         7,032       854       16,526  
             
Total expenses
      2,610,734         2,363,570       163,489       83,675  
 
                                   
Earnings before income taxes
      251,146         244,174       39,286       (32,314 )
Income tax expense
      85,516         83,105       14,909       (12,498 )
             
Earnings before equity investments and minority interest
      165,630         161,069       24,377       (19,816 )
Earnings from equity investments
      1,859         1,699             160  
Minority interest
      (745 )       932             (1,677 )
             
 
                                   
Net earnings
    $ 168,234       $ 161,836     $ 24,377     $ (17,979 )
             
Open orders
      1,274,500         1,274,500              
Closed orders
      799,100         799,100              
Pretax margin
      8.8 %       9.4 %     19.4 %      

 


 

FIDELITY NATIONAL FINANCIAL, INC.
SUMMARY BALANCE SHEET INFORMATION
(In thousands, except per share amounts)
                 
    June 30,   December 31,
    2008   2007
    (Unaudited)        
Cash and investment portfolio
  $ 4,262,494     $ 4,671,383  
Goodwill
    1,338,274       1,339,705  
Title Plant
    334,629       331,888  
Total assets
    7,248,136       7,587,853  
Notes payable
    1,196,907       1,167,739  
Reserve for claim losses
    1,394,921       1,419,910  
Secured trust deposits
    643,916       689,935  
Total stockholders’ equity
    3,109,661       3,244,088  
Book value per share
    14.66       15.23  
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