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AXA — Earnings Release 2013
Feb 21, 2014
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PARIS, FEBRUARY 21, 2014
Full Year 2013 Earnings Strong performance in line with Ambition AXA
- Total revenues up 2% to Euro 91 billion
- Underlying Earnings up 18% to Euro 4.7 billion
- Adjusted Earnings up 20% to Euro 5.2 billion
- Net Income up 14% to Euro 4.5 billion
- Dividend of Euro 0.81 per share, up 13% from FY12, to be proposed by the Board of Directors
"Thanks to the commitment and engagement of our teams, this year was another milestone in achieving Ambition AXA. In 2013 AXA has delivered strong earnings growth supported by all our businesses", said Henri de Castries, Chairman and CEO of AXA. "In line with our performance, the Board of Directors is proposing a dividend increase of 13% to Euro 0.81."
"In the last 3 years our business mix selectivity in mature markets has proven pivotal in growing earnings while improving capital returns. We have also strengthened our footprint by further expanding into promising markets such as China and Colombia. Lastly, we are fully on track to deliver on our efficiency measures. As we pursue Ambition AXA and continue to focus on the more profitable segments and faster growing geographies, we are confident that the strategic direction we have chosen is sound."
"Leveraging on our operational excellence and performance-driven culture, we plan to accelerate the digital transformation of our company, thus creating lasting value for our customers, employees, shareholders and communities."
Key figures (In Euro million unless otherwise noted)
| FY121 | FY13 | Change on a reported basis |
Change on a comparable basis |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total revenues (Euro million) | 90,126 | 91,249 | +1% | +2% |
| New Business Value margin (%) | 31.2% | 34.6% | +3.3 pts | +3.2 pts |
| FY121 | FY13 | Change on a reported basis |
Change on constant FX |
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| All-year combined ratio (%) | 97.7% | 96.6% | -1.1 pts | -1.1 pts |
| Underlying Earnings | 4,155 | 4,728 | +14% | +18% |
| Adjusted Earnings | 4,452 | 5,162 | +16% | +20% |
| Net income | 4,057 | 4,482 | +10% | +14% |
| Group Operating Free Cash Flows (Euro bn) | 4.7 | 5.2 | +10% | +12% |
| Adjusted ROE (%) | 13.0% | 14.8% | +1.8 pts | |
| Debt gearing (%) | 26% | 24% | -2 pts | |
| Solvency I ratio (%) | 233% | 221% | -12 pts | |
| Economic solvency ratio2 (%) |
199% | 206% | +7 pts | |
| Dividend per share (Euro) | 0.72 | 0.81 | +13% |
All notes are on page 10
Key Highlights of FY13
SALES
Total Revenues were up 2%, driven by growth in all business lines:
- Life & Savings revenues increased by 2%, with growth in both mature and high growth markets4 ;
- Property & Casualty revenues were up 2%, mainly driven by an overall positive price effect of 3% on average;
- Asset Management revenues grew by 8%, supported by both AXA IM and AllianceBernstein, mainly driven by increased fees as a result of higher average AUM.
New Business Volume (Annual Premium Equivalent, APE5,6 ) was up 5%, driven by increased Unit-Linked and Protection & Health7 sales, partially offset by decreased General Account Savings sales, in line with our strategy.
Life & Savings net inflows were down Euro 2.7 billion to Euro +1.1 billion, mainly driven by (i) Unit-Linked at Euro +0.9 billion, as the strong positive momentum was partly offset by Euro -1.7 billion net flows following Variable Annuity GMxB buyout program in the US and lower sales in Japan (Euro -1.5 billion vs. FY12) driven by Variable Annuity product redesign, (ii) decreased net flows in General Account Savings at Euro -5.2 billion in line with our strategy, and (iii) increased net flows in Protection & Health at Euro +5.2 billion.
| Profitability improved in both Life & Savings and Property & Casualty: | |
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| PROFITABILITY | Life and Savings New Business Value margin rose by 3 points to 35% mainly reflecting improved business mix. New Business Value6,8 (NBV) increased by 16% to Euro 2.2 billion; |
| In Property & Casualty, current year combined ratio was down 1.1 points to 97.8%; all-year combined ratio also decreased by 1.1 points to 96.6%. |
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| Underlying Earnings6 were up 18% to Euro 4.7 billion, driven by strong increases in all business lines. On a reported basis Underlying Earnings were up 14%, the difference arising from the adverse impact of foreign currencies. |
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| EARNINGS | Adjusted Earnings6 increased by 20% to Euro 5.2 billion, mainly driven by higher Underlying Earnings and higher net realized capital gains. |
| Net Income was up 14% to Euro 4.5 billion, as increased Adjusted Earnings and net gain on 2013 transactions were partially offset by the negative impact of interest rates and Forex hedging derivatives not eligible for hedge accounting under IAS39. |
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| Shareholders' equity was Euro 52.9 billion, down Euro 0.7 billion, mainly impacted by lower unrealized capital gains9 , largely driven by higher interest rates, dividend payment and adverse Forex movements, partly offset by Net Income contribution. |
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| Solvency I ratio was at 221%, down 12 points vs. December 31, 2012 mainly driven by the impact of higher interest rates, partly offset by the strong contribution from Underlying Earnings. |
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| Economic solvency2 ratio was up 7 points to 206% at December 31, 2013 due to operating return partially offset by model refinements and increased market risk appetite. |
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| BALANCE SHEET | Debt gearing decreased to 24% from 26% at December 31, 2012, driven by decreased net debt. Having achieved the initial Ambition AXA target of debt gearing of 25%, AXA announced a new 2015E gearing target range from 23% to 25%. |
| Adjusted ROE improved to 14.8% from 13.0% mainly driven by the strong increase in Adjusted Earnings. |
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| Group operating Free Cash Flows were Euro 5.2 billion up 12%, mostly driven by improved operational performance in P&C and Asset Management. |
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| A dividend of Euro 0.81 per share (up 13% vs. FY12) will be proposed at the Shareholders' Annual General Meeting that will be held on April 23, 2014. The dividend is expected to be paid on May 7, 2014 with an ex-dividend date of May 2, 2014. This represents a pay-out ratio of 40% of Adjusted Earnings, net of the interest charges on undated debt. |
Main transactions announced since January 1, 2013: Disposals:
- Sale of a majority stake in AXA Private Equity closed on September 30, 2013 resulting in Euro 0.2 billion capital gain in Net Income;
- MONY portfolio transaction in the US closed on October 1, 2013 generating Euro 0.8 billion total cash consideration;
- Announcement of sale of the Romanian3 and Hungarian3 L&S operations.
Investments:
- Acquisition of 50% of Tian Ping in China (Property & Casualty) announced on April 24, 2013 for a total consideration of Euro 0.5 billion. The transaction was closed on February 20, 2014.
- Acquisition of 51% of Colpatria Seguros3 in Colombia (Life & Savings and Property & Casualty) announced on November 11, 2013 for a total consideration of Euro 0.3 billion.
Change in accounting
The amendment to IAS19 has been effective since January 1, 2013. The revision impacts the calculation of Employee Benefits and has led to a restatement of comparative information in respect to the 2012 period.
This change had no material impact on shareholders' equity as of January 1, 2013.
Comparative information in respect of 2012 is available in the Activity Report and in the financial statements.
Non-GAAP measures such as Underlying Earnings and Adjusted Earnings are reconciled to Net Income on page 16 of this release. AXA's FY13 financial statements have been examined by the Board of Directors on February 20, 2014 and are subject to completion of audit procedures by AXA's statutory auditors.
All comments are on a comparable basis for activity indicators (constant Forex, scope and methodology), and at constant Forex for earnings, unless otherwise specified.
Life & Savings
| Key figures | Revenues | Underlying Earnings | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| In Euro billion | FY12 | FY13 | % change | FY121 | FY13 | % change10 | ||
| Mature markets | 52.1 | 52.4 | +2% | 2.3 | 2.4 | +7% | ||
| High growth markets4 | 2.9 | 2.9 | +4% | 0.4 | 0.4 | +20% | ||
| Total | 55.0 | 55.3 | +2% | 2.6 | 2.8 | +8% |
| Pre-tax Underlying Earnings |
APE | NBV margin |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| In Euro billion | FY121 | FY13 | % change10 | FY12 | FY13 | % change | FY12 | FY13 |
| Protection & Health | 2.2 | 2.1 | -7% | 2.4 | 2.5 | +4% | 53% | 59% |
| G/A Savings | 0.7 | 0.6 | -10% | 1.0 | 0.9 | -13% | 5% | 11% |
| Unit-Linked | 0.5 | 1.1 | +129% | 2.0 | 2.2 | +14% | 28% | 26% |
| Mutual funds & Other | 0.0 | 0.0 | - | 0.7 | 0.8 | +15% | 4% | 6% |
| Total | 3.4 | 3.8 | +13% | 6.2 | 6.3 | +5% | 31% | 35% |
| of which mature markets | 3.0 | 3.4 | +12% | 5.1 | 5.3 | +4% | 29% | 32% |
| of which high growth markets4 | 0.4 | 0.4 | +19% | 1.1 | 1.1 | +11% | 44% | 48% |
New Business APE was up 5%, mainly driven by increases in sales of Unit-Linked, Mutual funds and Protection & Health products, partly offset by a decrease in General Account Savings sales. New business sales in mature markets grew 4% while high growth markets increased 11% (excluding Central & Eastern Europe, high growth markets were up 16%).
AXA continued to focus on profitable new business: NBV margin increased by 3 points to 35%, driven by an improved product mix, mainly following significant efforts to redesign and promote Unit-Linked products, as well as improved investment conditions due to higher interest rates. Margins increased across the board, reaching 48% in high growth markets and 32% in mature markets. As a result, NBV was up 16% to Euro 2.2 billion.
Pre-tax Underlying Earnings increased by 13% on a comparable basis, driven by higher fees & revenues, as well as a strong improvement in the US net technical margin, partly offset by higher acquisition expenses mainly due to the related higher amortization of deferred acquisition cost.
Protection & Health APE (39% of total) was up 4%, driven by (i) Switzerland through a strong offer positioning in Group Life business, (ii) France following the successful launch of new individual health products and (iii) China through the recently launched joint-venture ICBC-AXA Life. APE growth was partly offset by (i) the US, due to increased competition, (ii) Germany, due to exceptionally strong sales in 2012 in anticipation of a regulatory change, (iii) Belgium, driven by the non-repeat of a large group contract in 2012 and (iv) Japan, following a change in commission scheme.
Page 4 Pre-tax Underlying Earnings were down 7% as higher revenues and improved investment margin, mainly due a higher asset base, were more than offset by the deterioration of the combined ratio by 0.9 point to 95.5%. The loss ratio increased by 1.2 points, mainly coming from the US, driven by Euro -0.2 billion adverse mortality experience and changes to mortality assumptions. The expense ratio improved by 0.3 point, due to growing volumes and efficiency efforts across the board.
Unit-Linked APE (34% of total) was up 14%, driven by (i) the US mainly reflecting strong new business on non-Accumulator products, (ii) the UK with growth in large Corporate pension schemes, (iii) France, mainly in Individual Savings, with 28% Unit-linked share in Individual Savings premiums, above market average of 15%11 , and in Group retirement and (iv) Belgium, driven by the successful launch of new hybrid products. Strong performance in these countries was partly offset by Japan driven by a decrease in Variable Annuity sales following product redesign and lower client appetite, and Central & Eastern Europe impacted by a continuously difficult regulatory and economic environment.
Pre-tax Underlying Earnings more than doubled, supported by (i) a higher technical margin, largely due to the improved US GMxB margin, partly offset by the related increased amortization of deferred acquisition costs and (ii) higher fees & revenues, as a result of the equity market rally.
General Account Savings APE (14% of total) was down 13%, mainly impacted by lower sales in Belgium and France, both largely due to Unit-Linked oriented commercial efforts, as well as in Germany.
Pre-tax Underlying Earnings were down 10%, mainly due to lower margin on revenues with lower sales, lower investment margin from lower average reserves and Euro -0.1 billion in Japan from model and assumption changes on longevity, partly offset by lower expenses.
On a post-tax basis, Underlying Earnings grew by 8% on a comparable basis, mainly driven by the increase in the pre-tax Underlying Earnings.
Property & Casualty
| Key figures | Revenues (In Euro billion) |
FY13 price increases |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY12 | % FY13 change |
% change | ||
| Personal | 16.9 | 16.9 | +1% | +2.6% |
| Commercial | 11.2 | 11.7 | +5% | +3.4%15 |
| Other | 0.2 | 0.2 | -2% | |
| Total | 28.3 | 28.8 | +2% | +2.9% |
| Revenues (In Euro billion) |
Current year combined ratio | All-year combined ratio | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY12 | FY13 | % change | FY121 | FY13 | % change | FY121 | FY13 | % change | |
| Mature markets | 22.3 | 22.0 | 0% | 98.4% | 97.5% | -0.9 pt | 96.4% | 96.0% | -0.3 pt |
| Direct12 | 2.2 | 2.3 | +5% | 100.5% | 99.2% | -1.4 pts | 100.6% | 99.1% | -1.6 pts |
| High growth markets4 |
3.8 | 4.5 | +14% | 101.0% | 98.2% | -2.8 pts | 104.2% | 98.2% | -6.0 pts |
| Total | 28.3 | 28.8 | +2% | 98.9% | 97.8% | -1.1 pts | 97.7% | 96.6% | -1.1 pts |
Property & Casualty revenues were up 2%, mainly driven by 3% tariff increases on average and higher volumes in high growth markets and Direct, partially offset by lower volumes in mature markets.
- High growth markets revenues increased by 14%, driven by both tariff increases mainly in Turkish motor (+36% in Third Party Liability) and higher volumes principally in the Gulf region and Asia.
- Direct revenues were up 5%. UK Direct revenues decreased by 4% mainly due to market softening while in other countries, revenues were up 7% mainly driven by portfolio growth in France, Japan and Italy partly offset by a continued slowdown in Spain.
- Mature markets revenues remained stable, as tariff increases were offset by lower volumes in personal lines especially in Germany due to competition, as well as Belgium and UK household where revenues were impacted by more selective underwriting.
Property & Casualty Underlying Earnings were up 13% to Euro 2.1 billion thanks to better technical profitability, higher volumes as well as a higher investment result.
Current year combined ratio improved by 1.1 points to 97.8% mainly driven by price increases and lower claims frequency, partly offset by higher severity and higher natural catastrophes mainly due to floods and storms in Germany and Switzerland. Natural catastrophes contributed 0.8 point compared to 0.4 point the year before.
- The expense ratio decreased by 0.4 point to 26.5% reflecting productivity measures in mature markets. As a consequence, the enlarged expense ratio improved by 0.6 point to 30.7%;
- Prior year reserve developments remained stable at 1.2%.
As a result, the all-year combined ratio improved by 1.1 points to 96.6%.
Asset Management
| Key figures | Revenues | Underlying Earnings | Average Assets under Management (Euro billion) |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| In Euro million | FY12 | FY13 | % change | FY121 | FY13 | % change | FY12 | FY13 | % change |
| AXA IM | 1,324 | 1,363 | +10% | 220 | 216 | -1% | 523 | 539 | +4% |
| AllianceBernstein | 2,019 | 2,097 | +7% | 159 | 185 | +20% | 348 | 354 | +5% |
| Total | 3,343 | 3,461 | +8% | 379 | 400 | +8% | 870 | 89314 | +5% |
Asset Management revenues were up 8% supported by both AXA IM and AllianceBernstein, mainly driven by higher management fees as a result of higher average Assets under Management, as well as higher distribution fees at AllianceBernstein and higher real estate transaction fees at AXA IM.
Assets under Management as of December 31, 2013 were at Euro 893 billion, down 1% from December 31, 2012 as higher net flows, mainly at AXA IM, and positive impact of market appreciation were more than offset by unfavourable Forex impact and change in scope following the sale of AXA Private Equity and the closed MONY portfolio transaction.
Asset Management net inflows amounted to Euro 8 billion in 2013. AXA IM recorded Euro 12 billion of net inflows mainly from real estate and fixed income. AllianceBernstein experienced net outflows of Euro 4 billion, as inflows in fixed income were more than offset by outflows in equities mainly from the institutional and private clients. AllianceBernstein continued to strengthen its equity franchise with the purchase of two equity managers this year.
Underlying Earnings were up 8%, mainly driven by operational leverage resulting from increased revenues at both AXA IM and AllianceBernstein partly offset by the sale of AXA Private Equity. Excluding AXA Private Equity, Asset Management Underlying Earnings were up 13%.
Adjusted Earnings
Adjusted Earnings increased by 20% to Euro 5.2 billion, mainly driven by higher Underlying Earnings and higher net realized capital gains.
Net Income
Net Income was up 14% to Euro 4.5 billion, as increased Adjusted Earnings and net gain on 2013 disposals were partially offset by negative impact of interest rates and Forex hedging derivatives not eligible for hedge accounting under IAS39.
Expenses
AXA has already delivered Euro 1.2 billion of cost savings since the launch of Ambition AXA, of which Euro 0.4 billion in FY13.
Operating Free Cash Flows
Group Operating Free Cash Flows were Euro 5.2 billion up 12%, mostly driven by improved operational performance in P&C and Asset Management.
Economic Solvency
Economic Solvency ratio increased from 199% as at December 31, 2012 adjusted for 2012 dividend payment, to 206% as at December 31, 2013 adjusted for the proposed 2013 dividend to be paid in 2014. The increase is notably due to a strong operating return partly offset by proposed 2014 dividend payment, model refinements to reflect modified correlations between risk categories and increased market risk exposure due mainly to higher interest rates and equity markets.
Group Embedded Value (EV)
Group EV was up Euro 5.7 billion to Euro 43.0 billion, or Euro 17.8 per share. The 18% return on opening Group EV was driven by a strong operating return across all businesses.
Dividend
A dividend of Euro 0.81 per share (up 13% vs. FY12) will be proposed at the Shareholders' Annual General Meeting that will be held on April 23, 2014. The dividend is expected to be paid on May 7, 2014 with an ex-dividend date of May 2, 2014. This represents a pay-out ratio of 40% of Adjusted Earnings, net of the interest charge on undated debt.
Insurance invested assets and Asset & Liability management
Insurance invested assets amounted to Euro 470 billion13 at December 31, 2013, down from Euro 491 billion as of December 31, 2012. The change mainly arises from the impact of higher interest rates on fixed income assets, from the appreciation of the Euro against most major currencies and from the exit of
the closed MONY portfolio from the consolidation scope, partly offset by net inflows. Asset allocation remained broadly stable mostly geared toward government bonds and high quality corporate bonds (average rating in the A range).
In FY13, Life & Savings and Property & Casualty entities reinvested Euro 55 billion on fixed income assets at an annualized average yield of 2.9%, well above the average guaranteed rate of new business of 0.6%, including Euro 5.9 billion in European peripheral sovereign bonds, mainly in Spain and Italy.
Asset yields on the investment portfolio were 3.7% in Life & Savings and 3.9% in Property & Casualty, benefitting from long durations. On the Life & Savings side, this compares well to the average guaranteed rate of 2.2%, leading to an investment margin of 80bps in FY13, including exceptional dividends from Private Equity and Equity funds following equity market rally in Japan, in line with the guidance of 70 to 80 bps.
Notes 1Comparative information related to 2012 was retrospectively restated for the amendments to IAS 19.
2AXA internal economic model calibrated based on adverse 1/200 years shock. It is assuming US equivalence; FY12 Economic Solvency is adjusted for FY12 dividend paid in 2013. FY13 Economic Solvency is adjusted for FY13 dividend that will be proposed at the Shareholders' Annual General Meeting to be held on April 23, 2014.
3 Transaction pending, subject to customary closing conditions.
4 Life & Savings high growth markets are:
APE and NBV (on a Group share basis): Morocco, Mexico, Turkey, Singapore, Indonesia, Thailand, Philippines, China, India, Hong Kong, Poland, Czech Republic, Hungary and Slovakia; Revenues (on a 100% share basis): Morocco, Mexico, Turkey, Singapore, Indonesia (excl. bancassurance entity), Hong Kong, Poland, Czech Republic, Hungary and Slovakia; Underlying Earnings, Adjusted Earnings, Net Income (on a Group share basis): Morocco, Mexico, Turkey, Singapore, Indonesia, Thailand, Philippines, China, India, Hong Kong, Poland, Czech Republic, Hungary, Slovakia.
P&C high growth markets are:
Revenues and Combined ratio (on a 100% share basis): Morocco, Mexico, Turkey, Gulf, Singapore, Malaysia, Hong Kong, Ukraine; Underlying Earnings, Adjusted Earnings, Net Income (on a Group share basis): Morocco, Lebanon, Mexico, Turkey, Gulf, Singapore, Malaysia, Hong Kong, Ukraine, Russia
5 Annual Premium Equivalent (APE) represents 100% of new business regular premiums + 10% of new business single premiums. APE is Group share.
6 Underlying Earnings are Adjusted Earnings, excluding net capital gains attributable to shareholders. Adjusted Earnings represent Net income before the impact of exceptional and discontinued operations, goodwill and related intangibles amortization/impairments, and profit or loss on financial assets (classified under the fair value option) and derivatives.
Group EV, APE, NBV, Group operating Free Cash Flows, Adjusted Earnings and Underlying Earnings are non-GAAP measures and as such are not audited, may not be comparable to similarly titled measures reported by other companies and should be read together with our GAAP measures. Management uses these non-GAAP measures as key indicators of performance in assessing AXA's various businesses and believes that the presentation of these measures provides useful and important information to shareholders and investors as measures of AXA's financial performance.
7 General Account Protection & Health.
8 New Business Value is Group share.
9 Excluding Forex, minority interests and other.
10 Changes are adjusted for Forex and scope effect related to the sale of Bluefin Corporate Consulting in the UK, ICBC-AXA transaction and the changes in reporting period in Asia in 2012 and in Japan in 2013.
11 Source: FFSA, December 2013
12 Direct P&C operations in: Belgium, France, Italy, Japan, Poland, Portugal, South Korea, Spain and the UK.
13 FY13 invested assets referenced in page 57 of the financial supplement are Euro 666 billion, which include notably Euro 162 billion of Unitlinked contracts and Euro 35 billion related to the banking segment
14 The difference with Euro 1,113 billion of total assets under management corresponds to assets directly managed by AXA insurance companies.
15 Renewals only.
ABOUT THE AXA GROUP
The AXA Group is a worldwide leader in insurance and asset management, with 160,000 employees serving 102 million clients in 56 countries. In 2013, IFRS revenues amounted to Euro 91.2 billion and IFRS underlying earnings to Euro 4.7 billion. AXA had Euro 1,113 billion in assets under management as of December 31, 2013.
The AXA ordinary share is listed on compartment A of Euronext Paris under the ticker symbol CS (ISN FR 0000120628 – Bloomberg: CS FP – Reuters: AXAF.PA). AXA's American Depository Share is also quoted on the OTC QX platform under the ticker symbol AXAHY.
The AXA Group is included in the main international SRI indexes, such as Dow Jones Sustainability Index (DJSI) and FTSE4GOOD.
It is a founding member of the UN Environment Programme's Finance Initiative (UNEP FI) Principles for Sustainable Insurance and a signatory of the UN Principles for Responsible Investment.
This press release and the regulated information made public by AXA pursuant to article L. 451-1-2 of the French Monetary and Financial Code and articles 222-1 et seq. of the Autorité des marchés financiers' General Regulation are available on the AXA Group website (www.axa.com).
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IMPORTANT LEGAL INFORMATION AND CAUTIONARY STATEMENTS CONCERNING FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS
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APPENDIX 1: AXA GROUP – AXA GROUP IFRS REVENUES /
AXA – PRESS RELEASE
| AXA Group IFRS revenues – Contributions & growth by segment and country/region | |||||||||||
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| FY12 | FY13 | IFRS revenues change | |||||||||
| In Euro million | IFRS | IFRS | Reported | Comp. basis | |||||||
| United States | 11,228 | 11,303 | +1% | +4% | |||||||
| France | 13,737 | 14,115 | +3% | +3% | |||||||
| NORCEEi | 15,827 | 16,096 | +2% | +3% | |||||||
| of which Germany | 6,635 | 6,520 | -2% | -1% | |||||||
| of which Switzerland | 6,551 | 7,063 | +8% | +10% | |||||||
| of which Belgium | 2,087 | 2,012 | -4% | -4% | |||||||
| of which Central & Eastern Europe | 472 | 389 | -18% | -16% | |||||||
| United Kingdom | 648 | 568 | -12% | -5% | |||||||
| Asia Pacific | 8,743 | 7,665 | -12% | -12% | |||||||
| of which Japan | 6,725 | 5,579 | -17% | -18% | |||||||
| of which Hong Kong | 1,723 | 1,818 | +5% | +9% | |||||||
| of which South-East Asia, India & Chinaii | 295 | 268 | -9% | +8% | |||||||
| MedLAiii | 4,828 | 5,575 | +15% | +16% | |||||||
| of which Spain | 565 | 699 | +24% | +24% | |||||||
| of which Italy | 3,669 | 4,280 | +17% | +17% | |||||||
| of which Other iv | 594 | 595 | 0% | +1% | |||||||
| Life & Savings | 55,016 | 55,331 | +1% | +2% | |||||||
| of which mature markets | 52,129 | 52,447 | +1% | +2% | |||||||
| of which high growth markets | 2,887 | 2,884 | 0% | +4% | |||||||
| NORCEE | 8,764 | 8,681 | -1% | 0% | |||||||
| of which Germany | 3,795 | 3,779 | 0% | 0% | |||||||
| of which Belgium | 2,061 | 2,025 | -2% | -2% | |||||||
| of which Switzerland | 2,736 | 2,706 | -1% | +1% | |||||||
| France | 5,681 | 5,853 | +3% | +3% | |||||||
| MedLAiii | 7,082 | 7,360 | +4% | +6% | |||||||
| of which Spain | 1,878 | 1,797 | -4% | -4% | |||||||
| of which Italy | 1,535 | 1,526 | -1% | -1% | |||||||
| of which Mexico | 1,529 | 1,587 | +4% | +3% | |||||||
| of which Turkey | 992 | 1,218 | +23% | +33% | |||||||
| of which Other v | 1,148 | 1,232 | +7% | +9% | |||||||
| United Kingdom & Ireland | 4,049 | 3,807 | -6% | -2% | |||||||
| Asiavi | 523 | 816 | +56% | +9% | |||||||
| Direct | 2,215 | 2,274 | +3% | +5% | |||||||
| Property & Casualty | 28,315 | 28,791 | +2% | +2% | |||||||
| of which mature markets | 22,257 | 21,996 | -1% | 0% | |||||||
| of which Direct | 2,215 | 2,274 | +3% | +5% | |||||||
| of which total high growth markets | 3,843 | 4,520 | +18% | +14% | |||||||
| AXA Corporate Solutions Assurance Other international activities |
2,069 918 |
2,093 1,050 |
+1% +14% |
+2% +12% |
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| International Insurance | 2,987 | 3,143 | +5% | +5% | |||||||
| AllianceBernstein | 2,019 | 2,097 | +4% | +7% | |||||||
| AXA Investment Managers | 1,324 | 1,363 | +3% | +10% | |||||||
| Asset Management | 3,343 | 3,461 | +4% | +8% | |||||||
| Bankingvii | 466 | 524 | +12% | +13% | |||||||
| TOTAL | 90,126 | 91,249 | +1% | +2% |
i Northern, Central and Eastern Europe: Germany, Belgium, Switzerland, Luxembourg and Central & Eastern Europe (Poland, Czech Republic, Hungary, Slovakia); Luxembourg APE and NBV are not modeled.
ii South-East Asia, India and China: (a) for gross revenues: Singapore and non-bancassurance subsidiaries in Indonesia, on a 100% share basis; India, China, Thailand and Philippines are not consolidated; (b) for APE, NBV, Underlying Earnings, Adjusted Earnings and Net Income: China, India, Indonesia, Philippines, Singapore and Thailand on a Group share basis. Malaysia operations are not consolidated. iii Mediterranean and Latin American Region (Italy, Spain, Portugal, Turkey, Mexico, Morocco and Gulf region (P&C only))
ivPortugal, Turkey, Mexico, Morocco and Gulf region
vPortugal, Morocco, Gulf region and Lebanon.
vi Asia: (a) for gross revenues and combined ratio: Hong Kong, Malaysia and Singapore, on a 100% share basis; (b) for Underlying Earnings, Adjusted Earnings and Net Income: Hong Kong, Malaysia, Singapore on a Group share basis. India, Thailand, China and Indonesia operations are not consolidated.
vii And other companies.
| In million local currency except Japan in billion |
1Q12 | 2Q12 | 3Q12 | 4Q12 | 1Q13 | 2Q13 | 3Q13 | 4Q13 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Life & Savings | ||||||||
| United States | 3,666 | 3,554 | 3,571 | 3,671 | 3,558 | 3,749 | 3,796 | 3,894 |
| France | 3,510 | 3,236 | 3,185 | 3,807 | 3,864 | 3,339 | 3,144 | 3,768 |
| United Kingdom | 131 | 130 | 122 | 145 | 131 | 112 | 116 | 122 |
| NORCEE | ||||||||
| Germany | 1,674 | 1,606 | 1,586 | 1,768 | 1,630 | 1,591 | 1,617 | 1,682 |
| Switzerland | 4,694 | 1,134 | 913 | 1,164 | 5,164 | 1,232 | 997 | 1,286 |
| Belgium | 809 | 415 | 394 | 469 | 659 | 492 | 340 | 521 |
| Central & Eastern Europei | 112 | 110 | 116 | 133 | 87 | 108 | 90 | 104 |
| Asia Pacific | ||||||||
| Japan | 156 | 175 | 166 | 190 | 155 | 140 | 134 | 268 |
| Hong Kong | 4,032 | 3,981 | 4,469 | 4,741 | 5,003 | 5,009 | 5,244 | 3,450 |
| i MedLA |
1,012 | 1,240 | 1,139 | 1,437 | 1,087 | 1,909 | 1,188 | 1,391 |
| Property & Casualty | ||||||||
| NORCEE | ||||||||
| Germany | 1,738 | 635 | 765 | 656 | 1,744 | 619 | 758 | 657 |
| Switzerland | 2,672 | 281 | 183 | 165 | 2,695 | 279 | 184 | 168 |
| Belgium | 636 | 492 | 477 | 455 | 620 | 478 | 473 | 453 |
| France | 1,879 | 1,259 | 1,339 | 1,205 | 1,923 | 1,220 | 1,365 | 1,345 |
| i MedLA |
1,798 | 1,732 | 1,518 | 2,034 | 1,890 | 1,858 | 1,582 | 2,029 |
| United Kingdom & Ireland | 831 | 903 | 825 | 736 | 848 | 886 | 791 | 696 |
| Asiai | 143 | 117 | 131 | 132 | 238 | 200 | 206 | 172 |
| i Direct |
512 | 573 | 585 | 545 | 569 | 582 | 564 | 559 |
| International Insurance | ||||||||
| AXA Corporate Solutions Assurance | 944 | 389 | 347 | 389 | 943 | 394 | 360 | 396 |
| Other international activitiesi | 270 | 222 | 218 | 209 | 314 | 257 | 292 | 186 |
| Asset Management | ||||||||
| AllianceBernstein | 625 | 626 | 674 | 675 | 674 | 700 | 667 | 741 |
| AXA Investment Managers | 294 | 316 | 348 | 366 | 317 | 377 | 360 | 309 |
| Bankingi | 142 | 84 | 114 | 126 | 121 | 172 | 105 | 126 |
i In Euro due to multiple local currencies
APPENDIX 3: LIFE & SAVINGS – NEW BUSINESS VOLUME (APE), VALUE (NBV) AND NBV TO APE MARGIN /
AXA – PRESS RELEASE
| In Euro million | FY13 APE by product |
Total APE |
NBV | NBV Margin | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Protection & Health |
G/A Savings |
Unit-Linked | Mutual funds & other |
FY12 | FY13 | Change on a comparable basis |
FY12 | FY13 | Change on a comparable basis |
FY12 | FY13 | Change on a comparable basis |
|
| United States | 119 | 58 | 731 | 414 | 1,244 | 1,322 | +9% | 262 | 356 | +40% | 21% | 27% | +6 pts |
| France | 637 | 525 | 269 | 0 | 1,378 | 1,431 | +4% | 269 | 290 | +8% | 20% | 20% | +1 pt |
| United Kingdom | 28 | 0 | 366 | 253 | 535 | 647 | +26% | 7 | 21 | - | 1% | 3% | +2 pts |
| NORCEE | 656 | 185 | 195 | 39 | 1,139 | 1,075 | -5% | 366 | 347 | -4% | 32% | 32% | 0 pt |
| Germany | 210 | 89 | 64 | 23 | 454 | 385 | -15% | 108 | 76 | -29% | 24% | 20% | -4 pts |
| Switzerland | 405 | 11 | 12 | 2 | 374 | 430 | +17% | 197 | 209 | +8% | 53% | 49% | -4 pts |
| Belgium | 23 | 63 | 65 | 0 | 175 | 151 | -14% | 25 | 39 | +52% | 15% | 26% | +11 pts |
| Central & Eastern Europe | 18 | 21 | 54 | 14 | 136 | 108 | -20% | 36 | 24 | -33% | 26% | 22% | -5 pts |
| Asia Pacific | 946 | 2 | 402 | 61 | 1,469 | 1,411 | +2% | 908 | 1,031 | +17% | 62% | 73% | +9 pts |
| Japan | 418 | 0 | 86 | 0 | 598 | 504 | -17% | 486 | 550 | +10% | 81% | 109% | +27 pts |
| Hong Kong | 218 | 2 | 162 | 61 | 408 | 443 | +12% | 242 | 295 | +25% | 59% | 67% | +7 pts |
| South-East Asia, India & China | 310 | 0 | 154 | 0 | 463 | 463 | +21% | 179 | 187 | +28% | 39% | 40% | +2 pts |
| MedLA | 96 | 134 | 202 | 11 | 402 | 443 | +10% | 113 | 138 | +23% | 28% | 31% | +3 pts |
| Spain | 22 | 39 | 13 | 11 | 63 | 85 | +34% | 35 | 41 | +19% | 55% | 49% | -6 pts |
| Italy | 20 | 90 | 176 | 0 | 262 | 286 | +9% | 65 | 79 | +21% | 25% | 27% | +3 pts |
| Other | 53 | 5 | 14 | 0 | 77 | 72 | -5% | 13 | 18 | +43% | 17% | 25% | +9 pts |
| Total | 2,489 | 904 | 2,164 | 778 | 6,170 | 6,335 | +5% | 1,928 | 2,193 | +16% | 31% | 35% | +3 pts |
| of which mature markets | 1,900 | 878 | 1,784 | 703 | 5,109 | 5,265 | +4% | 1,463 | 1,677 | +15% | 29% | 32% | +3 pts |
| of which high growth markets | 589 | 26 | 380 | 75 | 1,061 | 1,070 | +11% | 465 | 517 | +22% | 44% | 48% | +4 pts |
| Property & Casualty revenues – contribution & growth by business line |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Personal Motor | Personal Non-Motor | Commercial Motor | Commercial Non-Motor | |||||||||
| in % | % Gross revenues |
Change on comp. basis |
% Gross revenues |
Change on comp. basis |
% Gross revenues |
Change on comp. basis |
% Gross revenues |
Change on comp. basis |
||||
| NORCEE | 32% | -1% | 24% | +3% | 7% | -4% | 35% | -1% | ||||
| of which Germany | 29% | -3% | 28% | +3% | 6% | -4% | 29% | -1% | ||||
| of which Belgium | 27% | -3% | 23% | +1% | 12% | -6% | 37% | -2% | ||||
| of which Switzerland | 36% | +2% | 18% | +5% | 4% | -4% | 42% | -1% | ||||
| France | 26% | 0% | 31% | +2% | 9% | +7% | 33% | +5% | ||||
| MedLA | 39% | +4% | 18% | 0% | 15% | +15% | 28% | +7% | ||||
| of which Spain | 44% | -4% | 29% | -4% | 8% | -3% | 19% | -5% | ||||
| of which Italy | 59% | -3% | 23% | -1% | 1% | +102% | 18% | +8% | ||||
| of which other | 29% | +18% | 12% | +5% | 24% | +17% | 36% | +10% | ||||
| United Kingdom & Ireland | 14% | -5% | 36% | -12% | 10% | +9% | 41% | +8% | ||||
| Asia | 27% | +8% | 23% | +5% | 8% | +7% | 44% | +13% | ||||
| Direct | 87% | +4% | 13% | +10% | ||||||||
| Total | 34% | +2% | 25% | -1% | 9% | +8% | 31% | +4% | ||||
| of which mature markets | 30% | -2% | 28% | -2% | 8% | +2% | 33% | +2% | ||||
| of which high growth markets | 28% | +18% | 13% | +6% | 22% | +18% | 38% | +12% |
| Assets under Management rollforward | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| In Euro billion | AllianceBernstein | AXA IM | Total |
| AUM at FY12 | 349 | 554 | 903 |
| Net flows | -4 | +12 | +8 |
| Market appreciation | +20 | +14 | +34 |
| Scope | -4 | -25 | -28 |
| Forex impact | -16 | -6 | -22 |
| Other | 0 | -2 | -2 |
| AUM at FY13 | 346 | 547 | 893 |
| Average AUM over the period | 354 | 539 | 893 |
| Change of average AUM on a reported basis | +2% | +3% | +3% |
| Change of average AUM on a comparable basis | +5% | +4% | +5% |
| Earnings: Key figures | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Change | ||||
| In Euro million | FY121 | FY13 | Reported | At constant Forex |
| Life & Savings | 2,603 | 2,793 | +7% | +12% |
| Property & Casualty | 1,877 | 2,105 | +12% | +13% |
| Asset Management | 379 | 400 | +6% | +8% |
| International Insurance | 167 | 202 | +21% | +21% |
| Banking | 4 | 78 | - | - |
| Holdings | -875 | -851 | -3% | +3% |
| Underlying Earnings | 4,155 | 4,728 | +14% | +18% |
| Realized capital gains/losses | 815 | 801 | -2% | -1% |
| Impairments | -283 | -301 | +6% | +7% |
| Equity portfolio hedging | -235 | -66 | -72% | -72% |
| Adjusted Earnings | 4,452 | 5,162 | +16% | +20% |
| Change in fair value & Forex | 45 | -317 | - | - |
| Goodwill and related intangibles | -103 | -138 | +34% | +35% |
| Integration and restructuring costs | -244 | -263 | +8% | +10% |
| Exceptional and discontinued operations | -94 | 38 | - | - |
| Net Income | 4,057 | 4,482 | +10% | +14% |
| Earnings per share – Fully diluted EPS |
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|---|---|---|---|
| FY12 | FY13 | Reported | |
| In Euro | published | change | |
| Underlying EPSi | 1.69 | 1.85 | +10% |
| Adjusted EPSi | 1.81 | 2.03 | +12% |
| Net income per sharei | 1.64 | 1.75 | +7% |
iNet of interest charges on undated subordinated notes (TSDI) and undated deeply subordinated notes (TSS). Net income includes discontinued operations.
| AXA Group Assets | AXA Group Liabilities | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| In Euro billion | FY121 | FY13 preliminary |
In Euro billion | FY121 | |
| Goodwill | 15.8 | 14.8 | Shareholders' Equity, Group share | 53.6 | |
| VBI | 2.7 | 2.4 | Minority interests | 2.4 | |
| DAC & equivalent | 19.0 | 19.4 | SH EQUITY & MINORITY INTERESTS | 56.0 | |
| Other intangibles | 3.3 | 3.2 | Financing debt | 10.7 | |
| Investments | 642.3 | 644.8 | Technical reserves | 612.7 | |
| Other assets & receivables | 48.1 | 51.3 | Provisions for risks & charges | 12.0 | |
| Cash & cash equivalents | 30.5 | 21.6 | Other payables & liabilities | 70.6 | |
| TOTAL ASSETS | 761.9 | 757.4 | TOTAL LIABILITIES | 761.9 |
| preliminary | In Euro billion | FY121 | FY13 preliminary |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Changes in scope: No significant changes in scope
4Q13 main press releases
Please refer to the following web site address for further details:http://www.axa.com/en/press/pr/
- 11/11/2013 AXA to acquire 51% of Colpatria's insurance operations and enter the Colombian market
- 11/29/2013 AXA to sell its Romanian operations
- 12/09/2013 Results of the AXA Group employee share offering in 2013
- 12/19/2013 Stéphane Guinet, Chief Executive Officer of AXA Global Direct, is appointed to the AXA Group's Executive Committee
- 12/23/2013 AXA to sell its Hungarian Life & Savings insurance operations
FY13 Operations on AXA shareholders' equity and debt
Shareholders' Equity: No significant operations
Debt:
- 01/17/2013 Successful placement of USD 850 million of Reg S 5.50% undated subordinated notes.
- 01/18/2013 Successful placement of EUR 1 billion of Reg S subordinated notes due 2043.
Both transactions mentioned above are part of the refinancing of up to Euro 2.1 billion corresponding to the outstanding subordinated debt instruments which matured on January, 2 2014.
- 05/07/2013 Early redemption of USD 500 million undated subordinated fixed rate notes issued on May 7, 2003.
- 06/18/2013 Redemption of Euro 0.9bn of maturing fixed rate senior notes.
Post FY13 closing events
- 01/02/2014 Redemption of Euro 2.1bn undated subordinated debt.
- 01/09/2014 AXA announced the successful placement of GBP 750 million subordinated notes
- 02/20/2013 AXA has completed the acquisition of 50% of Tian Ping
Next main investor events
- 04/23/2014 Shareholders' Annual General Meeting in Paris, Palais des Congrès
- 05/07/2014 First Three Months 2014 Activity Indicators Release
- 08/01/2014 Half Year 2014 Earnings Release
- 10/24/2014 First Nine Months 2014 Activity Indicators Release