MetLife's Net Income Falls, Costs Spike
February 05 2020 - 5:10PM
Dow Jones News
By Allison Prang
MetLife Inc.'s (MET) earnings in the fourth quarter fell from a
year earlier, hurt by a spike in costs.
Net income at MetLife decreased 71% from a year earlier to $593
million. Earnings were 58 cents a share, down from $2.04 a
share.
Adjusted earnings were $1.98 a share, up from $1.35 a share.
Adjusted earnings beat analysts' consensus from FactSet of $1.37 a
share.
Revenue was $17.14 billion, up over 9%. Analysts were expecting
$16.82 billion.
Expenses at the company climbed to $17.18 billion, up from
$13.19 billion. They rose due to an increase in policyholder
benefits and claims, and an increase in interest credited to
policyholder account balances. Other expenses also rose to $3.46
billion, up from $3.12 billion.
The company reported an income-tax benefit of $625 million
compared with expense a year earlier of $409 million.
Write to Allison Prang at allison.prang@wsj.com
(END) Dow Jones Newswires
February 05, 2020 16:55 ET (21:55 GMT)
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