Great Eastern Holdings has reported 3QFY2021 ended September earnings of $213.3 million, a 26% decline y-o-y from $287.9 million previously.
This brings year-to-date earnings as of end-September to $883.2 million, 43% higher y-o-y.
Total weighted new sales (TWNS) for the 3QFY2021grew 29% y-o-y to $555.2 million. On a year-to-date basis, TWNS grew 45% y-o-y to $1.47 billion. Great Eastern attributes the strong growth to robust sales momentum in Singapore, which offset the negative impact on sales in Malaysia.
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New business embedded value (NBEV) increased 3% in the 3QFY2021 to $177.1 million. On a year-to-date basis, NBEV increased 27% y-o-y to $546 million.
Operating profit for the 3QFY2021 grew 46% y-o-y to $248.7 million. However, on a year-to-date basis, operating profit fell 11% y-o-y to $579 million due to positive one-off items the previous year following the adoption of the RBC 2 framework in Singapore and the release of unallocated surplus in Malaysia.
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Great Eastern reported non-operating losses of $4.6 million for the 3QFY2021, compared to a profit of $51.2 million the year before. On a year-to-date basis, the company chalked up non-operating profit of $245 million, compared to a loss of $136 million the previous year when it recorded mark-to-market losses amid unfavourable market conditions following the onset of the pandemic.
Great Eastern also recorded a loss from shareholders’ fund of $28.4 million for the 3QFY2021, compared to a profit of $74.9 million the year before. This brings year-to-date profit from shareholders’ fund of $73.8 million, a decline of 38% from $118.3 million the year before.
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According to the company, the capital adequacy ratios of the Group’s insurance subsidiaries in both Singapore and Malaysia remain strong and well above their respective minimum regulatory levels.
“We have continued to build on the momentum from past months, achieving robust growth in our TWNS and NBEV for the year thus far,” says group CEO Khor Hock Seng.
“Our priority remains to build resiliency into our businesses amid current and evolving Covid-19 challenges,” he adds.
Shares in Great Eastern closed up 39 cents or 1.81% higher at $21.91 on Nov 1.
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