Overview
Denmark insurer's Q1 insurance revenue grew 3.5% in local currencies
Q1 insurance service result rose, but pretax profit declined yr/yr
Investment result dropped sharply amid volatile markets
Outlook
Company did not provide specific financial guidance for the current or future periods
Result Drivers
CLAIMS RATIO IMPROVEMENT - Co said underlying claims ratio improved 40 basis points, with solid trends in Norway supporting insurance service result
PREMIUM GROWTH - Insurance revenue grew 3.5% in local currencies, though slightly below the prior year's 3.7%
LOW INVESTMENT RESULT - Investment result fell to DKK 2m from DKK 320m, reflecting volatile markets
Company press release: ID:nGNE1Ff096
Key Details
Metric
Beat/Miss
Actual
Consensus Estimate
Q1 Combined Ratio
84.00%
Q1 Pretax Profit
DKK 1.28 bln
Analyst Coverage
The current average analyst rating on the shares is "hold" and the breakdown of recommendations is 6 "strong buy" or "buy", 8 "hold" and 1 "sell" or "strong sell"
The average consensus recommendation for the property & casualty insurance peer group is "buy."
Wall Street's median 12-month price target for Tryg A/S is DKK171.00, about 10% above its April 14 closing price of DKK155.50
The stock recently traded at 17 times the next 12-month earnings vs. a P/E of 18 three months ago
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