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AXA — Earnings Release 2014
Feb 25, 2015
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PARIS, FEBRUARY 25, 2015
Full Year 2014 Earnings Strong Performance in line with Ambition AXA
- Total revenues up 3% to Euro 92 billion
- Underlying Earnings up 8% to Euro 5.1 billion
- Adjusted Earnings up 7% to Euro 5.5 billion
- Net Income up 12% to Euro 5.0 billion
- Dividend of Euro 0.95 per share, up 17% from FY13, to be proposed by the Board of Directors
"AXA has delivered another year of earnings growth in all business lines, with underlying earnings crossing the Euro 5 billion mark for the first time in the company's history" said Henri de Castries, Chairman and CEO of AXA. "In the context of our continued successful delivery on Ambition AXA and our sustained balance sheet strength, the Board of Directors is proposing a dividend of Euro 0.95, an increase of 17% versus last year, which corresponds to a payout ratio of 45%."
"In 2014, we recorded top line growth in all our businesses, maintained our discipline in writing profitable and capital efficient business and continued to pursue active asset liability management - all contributing to AXA's strong and sustainable performance."
"We are well positioned to successfully conclude our Ambition AXA plan in 2015. As we look ahead, we will continue to diversify our geographical footprint and business mix, as well as further improve our operational efficiency, which should help us perform well even in a low interest rate environment. We will also accelerate the transformation of our operations, which will involve adapting to the digital revolution and developing new partnerships to serve our customers better, and create lasting value for our stakeholders."
Key figures (In Euro million unless otherwise noted)
| FY13 | FY14 | Change on a reported basis |
Change on a comparable basis |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total revenues | 1 91,221 |
91,988 | +1% | +3% |
| New Business Value margin (%) | 34.6% | 34.3% | -0.3 pt | +1.3 pts |
| FY13 | FY14 | Change on a reported basis |
Change on constant FX |
|
| All-year combined ratio (%) | 1 96.6% |
96.9% | +0.3 pt | +0.4 pt |
| Underlying Earnings | 4,728 | 5,060 | +7% | +8% |
| Adjusted Earnings | 5,162 | 5,503 | +7% | +7% |
| Net income | 4,482 | 5,024 | +12% | +12% |
| Group Operating Free Cash Flows (Euro bn) | 5.2 | 5.5 | +6% | +9% |
| Adjusted ROE (%) | 14.8% | 14.5% | -0.3 pt | |
| Debt gearing (%) | 24% | 24% | 0 pt | |
| Solvency I ratio (%) | 221% | 266% | +45 pts | |
| Economic solvency ratio2 (%) |
206% | 201% | -5 pts | |
| Dividend per share (Euro) | 0.81 | 0.95 | +17% |
All notes are on page 10
FY14 Key Highlights
Total Revenues3 were up 3%, driven by growth in all business lines:
- Life & Savings revenues increased by 3% with growth in both mature and high growth markets;
- Property & Casualty revenues were up 1%, mainly driven by an overall positive price effect of 2% on average, partly offset by pruning actions in mature markets' commercial and personal nonmotor lines;
- Asset Management revenues grew by 4%, supported by both AXA IM and AllianceBernstein (AB), mainly driven by increased management fees as a result of higher average assets under management.
Life & Savings New Business Volume (Annual Premium Equivalent, APE4,5 ) was up 6%, driven by an increase in all main business lines. Growth in Unit-Linked and G/A6 Savings was mainly driven by the success of hybrid products in Continental Europe, while Protection & Health7 sales also increased, notably in Asia and France, more than offsetting the impact of the repositioning of the Group Life product mix in Switzerland initiated in 1Q14 and the non-repeat of 1Q13 strong Health sales recorded in Germany.
Life & Savings net inflows amounted to Euro +4.0 billion. This was mainly driven by (i) Protection & Health at Euro +5.2 billion, (ii) Unit-Linked at Euro +0.7 billion, as the positive sales momentum was partly offset by the success of the Variable Annuity GMxB buyout offer in the US (Euro -1.4 billion), and (iii) G/A Savings at Euro -2.0 billion in line with the strategy.
Life and Savings New Business Value margin rose by 1 point to 34% mainly reflecting improved business mix and lower unit costs, partly offset by market impact. New Business Value5,8 (NBV) increased by 10% to Euro 2.2 billion;
In Property & Casualty, current year combined ratio improved by 0.2 point to 97.6% mainly driven by better claims experience and improved expenses, partly offset by 1.1 points higher natural catastrophe charges. All-year combined ratio was at 96.9%.
- Underlying Earnings5 were up 8% to Euro 5.1 billion, driven by strong performance in all business lines.
- Adjusted Earnings5 increased by 7% to Euro 5.5 billion, mainly driven by higher Underlying Earnings.
- Net Income was up 12% to Euro 5.0 billion, mainly driven by (i) higher Adjusted Earnings, (ii) favorable changes in the fair value of financial assets and derivatives mainly attributable to interest rates and forex evolution and (iii) lower restructuring costs; partially offset by (iv) the impairment of part of the value of Reso in Russia and (v) the non-repeat of the exceptional gain from the sale of AXA Private Equity in 2013.
- Shareholders' equity was Euro 65.2 billion, up Euro 12.3 billion vs. December 31, 2013 mainly driven by (i) higher unrealized capital gains9 largely attributable to lower interest rates, (ii) Net Income contribution, (iii) favorable forex movements and (iv) higher net subordinated debt as a result of pre-financing of debt maturing in the first half of 2015; partially offset by (v) dividend payment and higher pension deficit due to lower interest rates.
- Solvency I ratio was at 266%, up 45 points vs. December 31, 2013 mainly driven by the impact of lower interest rates and strong contribution from Underlying Earnings.
- Economic solvency ratio was at 201%, down 5 points vs. December 31, 2013 mainly driven by the impact of lower interest rates, partially offset by the operating return net of the dividend proposed by the Board of Directors.
- Debt gearing was at 24%, stable vs. December 31, 2013 in line with our objectives.
- Adjusted ROE was at 14.5%, down 0.3 point vs. December 31, 2013 mainly driven by an increase in average Shareholders' Equity10 , partially offset by higher Adjusted Earnings.
- Group operating Free Cash Flows were Euro 5.5 billion, up 9% mainly driven by Life & Savings.
SALES
PROFITABILITY
EARNINGS
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A dividend of Euro 0.95 per share (up 17% vs. FY13) will be proposed at the Shareholders' Annual General Meeting on April 30, 2015. The dividend is expected to be paid on May 13, 2015 with an ex-dividend date of May 11, 2015. This represents a pay-out ratio of 45% of Adjusted Earnings, net of the interest charges on undated debt.
Significant transactions announced since January 1, 2014:
Disposals:
- Completion of the sale of Hungarian Life & Savings insurance operations on June 3, 2014;
- Announcement of the sale of mandatory Pension business in Hong Kong for an upfront consideration of Euro 270 million on November 7, 201411 ;
- Announcement of the sale of Life & Savings insurance operations in Romania on December 18, 201411 .
Investments:
- Completion of the acquisition of 50% of TianPing in China for a total consideration of Euro 495 million on February 20, 2014;
- Completion of the acquisition of 51% of Colpatria's insurance operations in Colombia for a total consideration of Euro 256 million on April 2, 2014;
- Partnership with mBank and acquisition of 100% of mBank's Property & Casualty subsidiary (BRE Insurance) in Poland for an upfront consideration of Euro 136 million on September 12, 201411;
- Completion of the acquisition of a majority stake in Mansard Insurance plc in Nigeria for a total consideration of Euro 198 million on December 8, 2014;
- Announcement of the acquisition of 7% of Africa Re for a total consideration of Euro 53 million on February 20, 201511 .
- RATINGS
CAPITAL MANAGEMENT
- On May 9, 2014, Moody's Investors Services reaffirmed the 'Aa3' insurance financial strength ratings of AXA's principle insurance subsidiaries, revising the outlook to Stable from Negative.
- On October 15, 2014, S&P reaffirmed long-term ratings on AXA Group core subsidiaries at 'A+', revising the outlook to Positive from Stable.
- On November 4, 2014, Fitch reaffirmed all AXA entities' Insurer Financial Strength ratings at 'AA-', maintaining a Stable outlook.
Change in accounting
The application of IFRS 10 and 11 became effective on January 1, 2014, and the comparative information in respect of 2013 has been restated to reflect the retrospective application of the new standards which in particular, led to the change in consolidation method of a Property and Casualty company (Natio Assurances reported within the Direct segment) from proportionate consolidation to equity method. This change in consolidation method has no impact on the profit or loss for the current year or prior year.
Non-GAAP measures such as Underlying Earnings and Adjusted Earnings are reconciled to Net Income on page 17 of this release. AXA's FY14 financial statements have been examined by the Board of Directors on February 24, 2015 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.
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Life & Savings
| Key figures | Revenues | Underlying Earnings | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| In Euro billion | FY13 | FY14 | % change | FY13 | FY14 | % change12 |
| Mature markets | 52.4 | 52.1 | +3% | 2.4 | 2.7 | +20% |
| High growth markets | 2.9 | 3.2 | +6% | 0.4 | 0.5 | +24% |
| Total | 55.3 | 55.3 | +3% | 2.8 | 3.1 | +20% |
| Pre-tax Underlying Earnings |
APE | NBV margin |
|||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| In Euro billion | FY13 | FY14 | % change12 | FY13 | FY14 | % change | FY13 | FY14 | % change |
| Protection & Health | 2.1 | 2.1 | +10% | 2.5 | 2.4 | +3% | 59% | 55% | -2 pts |
| G/A Savings | 0.6 | 0.8 | +37% | 0.9 | 1.0 | +11% | 11% | 14% | +3 pts |
| Unit-Linked | 1.1 | 1.0 | +13% | 2.2 | 2.3 | +9% | 26% | 31% | + 5 pts |
| Mutual funds & Other | 0.0 | 0.1 | n.a. | 0.8 | 0.8 | 0% | 6% | 6% | 0 pt |
| Total | 3.8 | 4.1 | +17% | 6.3 | 6.5 | +6% | 35% | 34% | +1 pt |
| of which mature markets | 3.4 | 3.6 | +16% | 5.3 | 5.3 | +4% | 32% | 31% | +1 pt |
| of which high growth markets | 0.4 | 0.5 | +26% | 1.1 | 1.1 | +14% | 48% | 49% | 0 pt |
New Business APE was up 6%, driven by growth in all main business lines; growth in Unit-Linked and G/A Savings was mainly driven by the success of hybrid13 products in Continental Europe, while Protection & Health sales also increased, notably in Asia and France, more than offsetting the impact of the repositioning of the Group Life product mix in Switzerland initiated in 1Q14 and the non-repeat of 1Q13 strong Health sales recorded in Germany.
In high growth markets, APE grew by 14% mostly driven by Hong Kong and South-East Asia, India & China. Mature markets APE increased by 4% mainly driven by France and Italy, partly offset by Switzerland, Belgium and Germany.
AXA continued to focus on profitable new business: NBV margin increased by 1 point on a comparable basis to 34%, reflecting business mix improvement in most countries as well as lower unit costs due to higher volumes, partly offset by the impact of lower interest rates and Forex. On a comparable basis, margins increased by 1 point in mature markets to 31%, while remaining flat in high growth markets at 49%. As a result, NBV was up 10% to Euro 2.2 billion.
Pre-tax Underlying Earnings increased by 17% on a comparable basis driven by higher fees and revenues, lower acquisition expenses, as well as an improvement in the net technical margin mainly in Japan and in France. Investment margin was lower mainly due to the non-repeat of 2013 exceptionally high dividend income in Japan from equity and private equity funds following a Japanese stock market rally, partially offset by lower crediting rates.
Protection & Health APE (37% of total) was up 3%, driven by South-East Asia, India & China as well as France (mainly stemming from Group business), Hong Kong and Mexico. This was partly offset by lower volumes in Switzerland following the repositioning of the Group Life product mix and nonrepeat of 1Q13 strong sales in Germany.
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Pre-tax Underlying Earnings were up 10% as higher fees and revenues in line with business growth and an improved technical margin, notably in France, were partly offset by higher expenses in line with commercial activity growth and a lower investment margin, notably due to the non-repeat of 2013 exceptional distributions in Japan.
Unit-Linked APE (35% of total) was up 9%, mainly driven by the UK with growth in large Corporate pension scheme sales, Hong Kong with accelerated sales in anticipation of January 1, 2015 regulatory changes, both Germany and Italy following the successful launch of new hybrid products and the US with the continued success of the floating roll-up rate GMxB products; this was partly offset by Belgium and Indonesia.
Pre-tax Underlying Earnings were up 13% mainly driven by higher management fees due to a higher average asset base and lower expenses, partly offset by decreased technical result notably due to a lower US VA GMxB margin.
General Account Savings APE (15% of total) was up 11%, mainly driven by two large contracts in French Group Retirement business, as well as higher hybrid product sales both in France and Italy. This was partly offset by Germany, mainly due to a voluntary shift in business mix towards Unit-Linked products, and CEE region.
Pre-tax Underlying Earnings were up 37%, mainly due to (i) higher technical margin reflecting the non-repeat of 2013 model and assumptions changes on longevity in Japan as well as positive prior year reserve developments, (ii) higher investment margin; this was partly offset by lower fees and revenues.
Cost income ratio improved to 63.1% from 66.8% in 2013.
On a post-tax basis, Underlying Earnings grew by 20% on a comparable basis, mainly driven by the increase in pre-tax Underlying Earnings as well as higher positive tax one-offs (Euro +184 million in 2014 vs. Euro +70 million in 2013).
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Property & Casualty
| Key figures | Revenues (In Euro billion) |
FY14 price increases |
||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY131 | FY14 | % change | % change | |
| Personal | 16.9 | 17.2 | +1% | +1.5% |
| Commercial | 11.7 | 12.1 | +2% | +2.2%14 |
| Other | 0.2 | 0.2 | -11% | |
| Total | 28.8 | 29.5 | +1% | +1.8% |
| Revenues (In Euro billion) |
Current year combined ratio | All-year combined ratio | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY131 | FY14 | % change | FY131 | FY14 | % change | FY131 | FY14 | % change | |
| Mature markets | 22.0 | 22.4 | +1% | 97.5% | 97.1% | -0.4 pt | 96.0% | 96.1% | +0.1 pt |
| Direct | 2.2 | 2.4 | +5% | 99.4% | 99.7% | +0.2 pt | 99.5% | 98.2% | -1.4 pts |
| High growth markets |
4.5 | 4.7 | +2% | 98.2% | 98.7% | +0.5 pt | 98.2% | 100.2% | +2.3 pts |
| Total | 28.8 | 29.5 | +1% | 97.8% | 97.6% | -0.2 pt | 96.6% | 96.9% | +0.4 pt |
Revenues were up 1%, mainly driven by an overall positive price effect of 2% on average, partly offset by pruning actions in mature markets' commercial and personal non-motor lines;
- Mature markets revenues increased by 1%, mainly driven by tariff increases across the board, partly offset by lower volumes due to selective underwriting, notably in commercial lines, mainly in France and Spain and to the termination of partnerships in the UK.
- High growth markets revenues increased by 2%, driven by both higher volumes, principally in Asia, Colombia and the Gulf region, as well as tariff increases. This was partly offset by pruning actions in Mexico and increased competition in Turkey.
- Direct revenues were up 5% mainly driven by higher renewals in the UK and South Korea, as well as higher new business in France and Japan, partly offset by continued economic slowdown in Spain.
Net new personal contracts amounted to +506k, driven by Motor +465k and Household +41k.
Underlying Earnings were up 2% to Euro 2.2 billion due to a higher investment result mainly driven by exceptional distributions from mutual funds, better claims experience and improved expenses, partly offset by higher natural catastrophe charges.
Current year combined ratio improved by 0.2 point to 97.6% mainly driven by an improved expense ratio in most mature countries and lower claims frequency, partly offset by higher natural catastrophes which amounted to Euro 561 million largely as a result of Ela storm (Euro 271 million) in Europe and the Odile Hurricane (Euro 256 million) in Mexico. Natural catastrophes contributed 1.9 points compared to 0.8 point the year before.
- Expense ratio decreased by 0.5 point to 26.0% reflecting productivity measures and improved business mix in most of our mature markets. As a consequence, the enlarged expense ratio improved by 0.5 point to 30.3%;
- Prior year reserve developments decreased by 0.6 point to -0.6 point.
As a result, the all-year combined ratio deteriorated by 0.4 point to 96.9%.
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Asset Management
| Key figures | Revenues | Underlying Earnings | Management (Euro billion) |
Average Assets under | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| In Euro million | FY13 | FY14 | % change | FY13 | FY14 | % change | FY13 | FY14 | % change |
| AXA IM | 1,363 | 1,151 | +4% | 216 | 211 | -4%* | 539 | 554 | +5% |
| AB | 2,097 | 2,175 | +4% | 185 | 193 | +5% | 354 | 371 | +5% |
| Total | 3,461 | 3,326 | +4% | 400 | 403 | 0%* | 893 | 925 | +5% |
* Excluding AXA Private Equity contribution in 2013, Underlying Earnings growth on a comparable basis was +20% for AXA IM and +12% for total Asset Management
Asset Management revenues were up 4% supported by both AXA IM and AB, mainly driven by higher management fees as a result of higher average Assets under Management, as well as higher institutional research fees at AB.
Average Assets under Management were at Euro 925 billion, up 5% mainly driven by the positive impact of market appreciation at both AXA IM and AB as well as higher net inflows.
Asset Management net inflows amounted to Euro 22 billion in 2014. AXA IM recorded Euro 19 billion of net inflows mainly from retail clients. AB recorded Euro 3 billion of net inflows (compared to Euro 4 billion net outflows in FY13), mainly from the institutional clients.
Underlying Earnings were stable or up 12% on a comparable basis, excluding the earnings contribution from the AXA Private Equity in 2013, mainly driven by operational leverage resulting from increased revenues at both AXA IM and AB.
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Adjusted Earnings
Adjusted Earnings increased by 7% to Euro 5.5 billion, mainly driven by higher Underlying Earnings.
Net Income
Net Income was up 12% to Euro 5.0 billion, as the positive impact from (i) higher Adjusted Earnings and (ii) favorable changes in financial assets and derivatives mainly attributable to interest rates and forex evolution and (iii) lower restructuring costs; partially offset by (iv) the Euro 251 million impairment of part of the value of Reso due to deteriorated economic perspectives in Russia and (v) the non-repeat of the exceptional gain from the sale of AXA Private Equity in 2013.
Cost Savings
AXA has already delivered Euro 1.6 billion of cost savings since the launch of Ambition AXA, of which Euro 0.3 billion in FY14.
Operating Free Cash Flows
Group operating Free Cash Flows were Euro 5.5 billion, up 9%, mainly driven by Life & Savings.
Economic Solvency
Economic solvency ratio was at 201%, down 5 points vs. December 31, 2013 mainly driven by the impact of lower interest rates, partially offset by the operating return net of dividend proposed by the Board of Directors.
Group Embedded Value (EV)
Group EV was up Euro 4.1 billion to Euro 47.2 billion, or Euro 19.3 per share. The 19% operating return on opening Group EV was driven by a strong performance across all businesses.
Dividend
A dividend of Euro 0.95 per share (up 17% vs. FY13) will be proposed at the Shareholders' Annual General Meeting on April 30, 2015. The dividend is expected to be paid on May 13, 2015 with an exdividend date of May 11, 2015. This represents a pay-out ratio of 45% of Adjusted Earnings, net of the interest charges on undated debt.
General Account Invested Assets and Asset & Liability Management
Insurance invested assets amounted to Euro 523 billion15 at December 31, 2014, up from Euro 470 billion as of December 31, 2013. The change mainly arises from the impact of lower interest rates on fixed income assets and from positive net flows. The asset allocation remained broadly stable, mostly geared towards government bonds and high quality corporate bonds (average rating in the A range).
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Asset yields on the investment portfolio were 3.7% in Life & Savings and 3.9% in Property & Casualty (or 3.8% excluding exceptional Mutual Funds dividends in France which amounted to Euro 71 million in FY14), benefitting from average asset durations of 7.6 years and 4.6 years respectively. On the Life & Savings side, this compared well to the average guaranteed rate of 2.1%, that led to an investment margin of 80bps in FY14, in line with the guidance of 70 to 80 bps.
In FY14, Life & Savings and Property & Casualty entities reinvested Euro 43 billion in fixed income assets at an average yield of 2.7%, well above the Life & Savings new business average guaranteed rate of 0.4%.
Notes
1Comparative information related to 2013 was restated for the retrospective application of the new IFRS standards on consolidation.
2The Economic Solvency ratio is based on AXA's internal model calibrated based on adverse 1/200 years shock and assuming US equivalence. AXA's internal model will be subject to a comprehensive review and approval process conducted by ACPR over the coming months as part of the implementation process around Solvency II which is scheduled to take effect January 1, 2016.
3Including Banking & Holdings revenues which were up 7% to Euro 564 million in FY14 (vs. Euro 524 million in FY13) and International Insurance revenues which were up 3% to Euro 3,292 million in FY14 (vs. Euro 3,143 million in FY13).
4Annual Premium Equivalent (APE) represents 100% of new business regular premiums + 10% of new business single premiums. APE is Group share.
5 Underlying Earnings are Adjusted Earnings, excluding net realized capital gains attributable to shareholders. Adjusted Earnings represent Net income before the impact of exceptional and discontinued operations, intangibles amortization and other, 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.
6General Account.
7General Account Protection & Health.
8 New Business Value is Group share.
9 Excluding Forex, minority interests and other.
10Average shareholders' equity excluding undated debt and reserves related to change in fair value.
11Transaction pending, subject to customary closing conditions, including obtaining regulatory approvals.
12Changes are adjusted for Forex and changes related to (i) scope with the closed MONY portfolio transaction in 2013 and the disposal of AXA Hungary in 2014, (ii) methodology with the update of US investment income allocation in 2014, which has a zero net P&L impact and (iii) the change in reporting period in Japan in 2013. 13 Hybrid products: savings products allowing clients to invest in both Unit-Linked and General Account funds.
14 Renewals only.
15 FY14 invested assets referenced in page 57 of the financial supplement are Euro 743 billion, which include notably Euro 181 billion of Unit-linked assets and Euro 38 billion related to the banking segment.
NOTES /
Definitions
Life & Savings high growth markets: APE and NBV: Morocco, Colombia, Mexico, Turkey, Singapore, Indonesia, Thailand, Philippines, China, India, Hong Kong, Poland, Czech Republic, Hungary and Slovakia; Revenues: Morocco, Mexico, Turkey, Colombia, Singapore, Indonesia (excl. bancassurance entity), Hong Kong, Poland, Czech Republic, Hungary and Slovakia.
Property & Casualty high growth markets: Revenues: Morocco, Colombia, Mexico, Turkey, Gulf region, Singapore, Malaysia, Hong Kong, Ukraine.
NORCEE (Northern, Central and Eastern Europe – L&S and P&C): Germany, Belgium, Switzerland, Luxembourg, Russia (P&C only) and Central & Eastern Europe (Poland (L&S only), Czech Republic, Hungary, Slovakia, Ukraine (P&C only)); Luxembourg APE and NBV are not modeled; Russia (RESO) is not included in revenues due to consolidation under equity method.
South-East Asia, India and China (L&S): APE and NBV: China, India, Indonesia, Philippines, Singapore and Thailand; Revenues: Singapore and non-bancassurance subsidiaries in Indonesia; India, China, Thailand, Philippines and bancassurance business in Indonesia are not included in revenues due to consolidation under equity method; Malaysia operations are not consolidated.
MedLA (Mediterranean and Latin American Region – L&S and P&C): Italy, Spain, Portugal, Greece, Turkey, Mexico, Morocco, Colombia and Gulf region (P&C only). Lebanon is not included in revenues due to consolidation under equity method (P&C only). Nigerian operations are not consolidated.
Asia (P&C): Hong Kong, Malaysia and Singapore. India and Thailand are not included in revenues due to consolidation under equity method. China and Indonesia operations are not consolidated.
Direct (P&C): AXA Global Direct (France, Belgium, Spain, Portugal, Italy, Poland, South Korea and Japan), UK Direct operations. In France, Natio is not included in revenues due to consolidation under equity method.
ABOUT THE AXA GROUP
The AXA Group is a worldwide leader in insurance and asset management, with 157,000 employees serving 103 million clients in 59 countries. In 2014, IFRS revenues amounted to Euro 92.0 billion and IFRS underlying earnings to Euro 5.1 billion. AXA had Euro 1,277 billion in assets under management as of December 31, 2014.
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.
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IMPORTANT LEGAL INFORMATION AND CAUTIONARY STATEMENTS CONCERNING FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS
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AXA Group IFRS revenues – Contributions & growth by segment and country/region
| FY13 | FY14 | IFRS revenues change | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| In Euro million | IFRS | IFRS | Reported | Comp. basis |
| United States | 11,303 | 11,469 | +1% | +4% |
| France | 14,115 | 15,121 | +7% | +7% |
| NORCEE | 16,096 | 15,636 | -3% | -3% |
| of which Germany | 6,520 | 6,640 | +2% | +2% |
| of which Switzerland | 7,063 | 6,720 | -5% | -6% |
| of which Belgium | 2,012 | 1,813 | -10% | -10% |
| of which Central & Eastern Europe | 389 | 320 | -18% | -5% |
| United Kingdom | 568 | 639 | +12% | +7% |
| Asia Pacific | 7,665 | 6,081 | -21% | +2% |
| of which Japan | 5,579 | 3,801 | -32% | -1% |
| of which Hong Kong | 1,818 | 1,944 | +7% | +7% |
| of which South-East Asia, India & China | 268 | 336 | +25% | +31% |
| MedLA | 5,575 | 6,384 | +15% | +10% |
| of which Spain | 699 | 752 | +8% | +8% |
| of which Italy | 4,280 | 4,836 | +13% | +13% |
| of which Other i | 595 | 796 | +34% | -1% |
| Otherii | 9 | 16 | +76% | +76% |
| Life & Savings | 55,331 | 55,345 | 0% | +3% |
| of which mature markets | 52,447 | 52,136 | -1% | +3% |
| of which high growth markets | 2,884 | 3,209 | +11% | +6% |
| NORCEE | 8,681 | 8,737 | +1% | 0% |
| of which Germany | 3,779 | 3,779 | 0% | 0% |
| of which Belgium | 2,025 | 2,026 | 0% | 0% |
| of which Switzerland | 2,706 | 2,783 | +3% | +2% |
| France | 5,853 | 6,034 | +3% | +3% |
| MedLA | 7,360 | 7,440 | +1% | -1% |
| of which Spain | 1,797 | 1,714 | -5% | -5% |
| of which Italy | 1,526 | 1,519 | 0% | 0% |
| of which Mexico | 1,587 | 1,465 | -8% | -4% |
| of which Turkey | 1,218 | 1,019 | -16% | -4% |
| of which Other iii | 1,232 | 1,724 | +40% | +10% |
| United Kingdom & Ireland | 3,807 | 4,034 | +6% | +2% |
| Asia | 816 | 853 | +5% | +7% |
| Direct | 2,247 | 2,361 | +5% | +5% |
| Property & Casualty | 28,763 | 29,460 | +2% | +1% |
| of which mature markets | 21,996 | 22,378 | +2% | +1% |
| of which Direct | 2,247 | 2,361 | +5% | +5% |
| of which total high growth markets | 4,520 | 4,721 | +4% | +2% |
| AXA Corporate Solutions Assurance | 2,093 | 2,118 | +1% | -1% |
| Other international activities | 1,050 | 1,175 | +12% | +12% |
| International Insurance | 3,143 | 3,292 | +5% | +3% |
| AB | 2,097 | 2,175 | +4% | +4% |
| AXA Investment Managers | 1,363 | 1,151 | -16% | +4% |
| Asset Management | 3,461 | 3,326 | -4% | +4% |
| Banking & Holdingsiv | 524 | 564 | +8% | +7% |
| TOTAL | 91,221 | 91,988 | +1% | +3% |
i Portugal, Turkey, Mexico, Morocco, Colombia, Greece
ii AXA Life Invest Services, Architas Europe and Family Protect
iii Portugal, Morocco, Colombia, Greece and Gulf region
iv and other companies
| In million local currency except Japan in billion | 1Q13 | 2Q13 | 3Q13 | 4Q13 | 1Q14 | 2Q14 | 3Q14 | 4Q14 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Life & Savings | ||||||||
| United States | 3,558 | 3,749 | 3,796 | 3,894 | 3,671 | 3,853 | 3,656 | 4,094 |
| France | 3,864 | 3,339 | 3,144 | 3,768 | 3,944 | 3,579 | 3,502 | 4,096 |
| United Kingdom | 131 | 112 | 116 | 122 | 128 | 118 | 129 | 141 |
| NORCEE | ||||||||
| Germany | 1,630 | 1,591 | 1,617 | 1,682 | 1,650 | 1,644 | 1,608 | 1,738 |
| Switzerland | 5,164 | 1,232 | 997 | 1,286 | 4,580 | 1,372 | 938 | 1,275 |
| Belgium | 659 | 492 | 340 | 521 | 614 | 427 | 329 | 443 |
| Central & Eastern Europei | 87 | 108 | 90 | 104 | 90 | 63 | 68 | 99 |
| Asia Pacific | ||||||||
| Japan | 155 | 140 | 134 | 268ii | 135 | 131 | 134 | 134 |
| Hong Kong | 5,003 | 5,009 | 5,244 | 3,450 | 4,650 | 4,690 | 5,099 | 5,637 |
| i MedLA |
1,087 | 1,909 | 1,188 | 1,391 | 1,437 | 1,925 | 1,227 | 1,795 |
| Property & Casualty | ||||||||
| NORCEE | ||||||||
| Germany | 1,744 | 619 | 758 | 657 | 1,745 | 627 | 763 | 644 |
| Switzerland | 2,695 | 279 | 184 | 168 | 2,735 | 289 | 185 | 173 |
| Belgium | 620 | 478 | 473 | 453 | 627 | 481 | 467 | 451 |
| France | 1,923 | 1,220 | 1,365 | 1,345 | 2,029 | 1,274 | 1,433 | 1,298 |
| i MedLA |
1,890 | 1,858 | 1,582 | 2,029 | 1,855 | 1,843 | 1,641 | 2,101 |
| United Kingdom & Irelandiii | 848 | 886 | 791 | 696 | 848 | 902 | 812 | 701 |
| Asiai | 238 | 200 | 206 | 172 | 241 | 201 | 218 | 194 |
| i Direct |
562 | 575 | 556 | 553 | 597 | 605 | 596 | 564 |
| International Insurance | ||||||||
| AXA Corporate Solutions Assurance | 943 | 394 | 360 | 396 | 995 | 376 | 358 | 389 |
| Other international activitiesi | 314 | 257 | 292 | 186 | 336 | 259 | 272 | 307 |
| Asset Management | ||||||||
| AB | 674 | 700 | 667 | 741 | 687 | 724 | 727 | 758 |
| AXA Investment Managers | 317 | 377 | 360 | 309 | 276 | 287 | 262 | 326 |
| Bankingi | 121 | 172 | 105 | 126 | 134 | 153 | 124 | 153 |
i iIn Euro million due to multiple local currencies
ii AXA Life Japan aligned its closing date with the Group calendar year starting with 2013 annual accounts. Therefore, its contribution for the 4Q13 revenues exceptionally covered a period of 6 months, from July to December 2013
iii Ireland revenues are in GBP in this table
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APPENDIX 3: LIFE & SAVINGS – NEW BUSINESS VOLUME (APE), VALUE (NBV) AND NBV TO APE MARGIN /
AXA – PRESS RELEASE
| In Euro million | FY14 | APE by product | Total APE | NBV | NBV Margin | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| G/A Protection & Health |
G/A Savings |
Unit-Linked | Mutual funds & other |
FY13 | FY14 | Change on a comparable basis |
FY13 | FY14 | Change on a comparable basis |
FY13 | FY14 | Change on a comparable basis |
|
| United States | 98 | 58 | 757 | 442 | 1,322 | 1,355 | +3% | 356 | 378 | +6% | 27% | 28% | +1 pt |
| France | 701 | 605 | 279 | 0 | 1,431 | 1,584 | +11% | 290 | 392 | +35% | 20% | 25% | +4 pts |
| United Kingdom | 28 | 0 | 433 | 243 | 647 | 704 | +4% | 21 | 32 | +40% | 3% | 4% | +1 pt |
| NORCEE Germany Switzerland Belgium Central & Eastern Europe |
533 181 307 25 20 |
130 68 5 53 3 |
209 102 13 46 48 |
37 22 4 0 11 |
1,075 385 430 151 108 |
909 373 329 125 82 |
-15% -3% -24% -17% -18% |
347 76 209 39 24 |
338 115 172 25 26 |
-3% +51% -18% -36% +14% |
32% 20% 49% 26% 22% |
37% 31% 52% 20% 32% |
+5 pts +11 pts +4 pts -6 pts +9 pts |
| Asia Pacific Japan Hong Kong South-East Asia, India & China |
906 305 254 347 |
3 0 3 0 |
381 56 207 119 |
51 0 51 0 |
1,411 504 443 463 |
1,342 361 515 466 |
+12% +3% +17% +16% |
1,031 550 295 187 |
896 369 352 176 |
+4% -7% +20% +5% |
73% 109% 67% 40% |
67% 102% 68% 38% |
-5 pts -11 pts +2 pts -4 pts |
| MedLA Spain Italy Otheri |
115 23 27 65 |
203 39 159 5 |
239 18 202 19 |
12 12 0 0 |
443 85 286 72 |
570 93 388 89 |
+30% +9% +36% +30% |
138 41 79 18 |
182 62 108 12 |
+33% +52% +37% -30% |
31% 49% 27% 25% |
32% 67% 28% 14% |
+1 pt +19 pts 0 pt -12 pts |
| Otherii | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 14 | +100% | 9 | 2 | -73% | 124% | 17% | -107 pts |
| Total | 2,395 | 999 | 2,298 | 786 | 6,335 | 6,477 | +6% | 2,193 | 2,220 | +10% | 35% | 34% | +1 pt |
| of which mature markets | 1,719 | 991 | 1,909 | 724 | 5,265 | 5,341 | +4% | 1,677 | 1,660 | +9% | 32% | 31% | +1 pt |
| of which high growth markets | 676 | 8 | 389 | 62 | 1,070 | 1,136 | +14% | 517 | 560 | +13% | 48% | 49% | 0 pt |
iPortugal, Morocco, Greece, Turkey, Colombia and Mexico
ii AXA Life Invest Services, Architas Europe and Family Protect
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| Property & Casualty revenues – | contribution & growth by business line | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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% | +1% | 7% | -1% | 35% | 0% |
| of which Germany | 30% | +2% | 27% | 0% | 6% | -4% | 29% | 0% |
| of which Belgium | 27% | -1% | 23% | 0% | 12% | +1% | 37% | 0% |
| of which Switzerland | 36% | +1% | 19% | +5% | 4% | +2% | 42% | +1% |
| France | 26% | +3% | 31% | +4% | 10% | +5% | 33% | +2% |
| MedLA | 37% | -3% | 19% | +3% | 13% | -7% | 31% | +5% |
| of which Spain | 45% | -3% | 30% | -1% | 7% | -15% | 19% | -8% |
| of which Italy | 58% | -1% | 24% | +3% | 1% | +105% | 17% | -5% |
| of which otheri | 25% | -5% | 13% | +7% | 20% | -7% | 42% | +9% |
| United Kingdom & Ireland | 13% | 0% | 34% | -2% | 11% | +9% | 42% | +4% |
| Asia | 26% | +5% | 23% | +4% | 8% | +11% | 44% | +9% |
| Direct | 86% | +5% | 14% | +7% | ||||
| Total | 34% | +1% | 25% | +2% | 9% | -1% | 32% | +3% |
| of which mature markets | 30% | +1% | 28% | +1% | 8% | +3% | 33% | +1% |
| of which high growth markets | 25% | -4% | 14% | +6% | 18% | -6% | 43% | +10% |
i Portugal, Turkey, Mexico, Morocco, Greece, Colombia and Gulf region
| Assets under Management rollforward | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| In Euro billion | AB | AXA IM | Total |
| AUM at FY13 | 346 | 547 | 893 |
| Net flows | +3 | +19 | +22 |
| Market appreciation | +12 | +45 | +57 |
| Scope | +2 | -1 | +1 |
| Forex impact | +50 | +13 | +63 |
| AUM at FY14 | 413 | 623 | 1,036ii |
| Average AUM over the periodi | 371 | 554 | 925 |
| Change of average AUM on a reported basis vs. FY13 |
+5% | +3% | +4% |
| Change of average AUM on a comparable basis vs. FY13 |
+5% | +5% | +5% |
i Average AUM for AXA IM is calculated excluding the contribution from joint ventures
ii The difference with Euro 1,277 billion of total assets under management mentioned in the Financial Supplement on page 69 corresponds to assets directly managed by AXA insurance companies.
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| Earnings: Key figures | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Change | ||||
| In Euro million | FY13 | FY14 | Reported | At constant Forex |
| Life & Savings | 2,793 | 3,132 | +12% | +14% |
| Property & Casualty | 2,105 | 2,158 | +2% | +2% |
| Asset Management | 400 | 403 | +1% | 0% |
| International Insurance | 202 | 208 | +3% | +2% |
| Banking | 78 | 106 | +36% | +36% |
| Holdings | -851 | -947 | -11% | -11% |
| Underlying Earnings | 4,728 | 5,060 | +7% | +8% |
| Realized capital gains/losses | 801 | 760 | -5% | -5% |
| Impairments | -301 | -296 | +2% | +2% |
| Equity portfolio hedging | -66 | -22 | +67% | +68% |
| Adjusted Earnings | 5,162 | 5,503 | +7% | +7% |
| Change in fair value & Forex | -317 | 225 | - | - |
| Goodwill and related intangibles | -138 | -345 | -150% | -182% |
| Integration and restructuring costs | -263 | -170 | +35% | +35% |
| Exceptional and discontinued operations | 38 | -188 | - | - |
| Net Income | 4,482 | 5,024 | +12% | +12% |
| Earnings per share – Fully diluted |
|||
|---|---|---|---|
| In Euro | FY13 | FY14 | Reported change |
| Underlying EPSi | 1.85 | 1.95 | +5% |
| Adjusted EPSi | 2.03 | 2.14 | +5% |
| Net income per sharei | 1.75 | 1.94 | +11% |
iNet of interest charges on undated subordinated notes (TSDI) and undated deeply subordinated notes (TSS).
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| AXA Group Assets | AXA Group Liabilities | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| In Euro billion | FY13 restated |
FY14 preliminary |
In Euro billion | FY13 restated |
FY14 preliminary |
| Goodwill | 14.8 | 16.1 | Shareholders' Equity, Group share | 52.9 | 65.2 |
| VBI | 2.4 | 2.3 | Minority interests | 2.5 | 2.8 |
| DAC & equivalent | 19.3 | 21.1 | SH EQUITY & MINORITY INTERESTS | 55.4 | 68.0 |
| Other intangibles | 3.2 | 3.1 | Financing debt | 10.4 | 8.7 |
| Investments | 643.2 | 722.0 | Technical reserves | 608.4 | 673.1 |
| Other assets & receivables | 51.1 | 53.8 | Provisions for risks & charges | 10.4 | 12.7 |
| Cash & cash equivalents | 21.5 | 22.0 | Other payables & liabilities | 70.8 | 77.6 |
| TOTAL ASSETS | 755.4 | 840.1 | TOTAL LIABILITIES | 755.4 | 840.1 |
| FY13 restated |
FY14 preliminary |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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Changes in scope: No significant changes in scope
4Q14 main press releases
Please refer to the following web site address for further details:http://www.axa.com/en/press/pr/
- 10/09/2014 AXA is the 1st insurance brand worldwide for the 6th consecutive year
- 10/23/2014 9M14 Activity Indicators
- 10/24/2014 AXA announces the Subscription Prices for its 2014 employee share offering (Shareplan 2014)
- 11/07/2014 AXA to sell its mandatory Pension business in Hong Kong to The Principal Financial Group
- 11/20/2014 AXA held today its Investor Day dedicated to Savings and Asset Management.
- 11/28/2014 AXA to enter the Nigerian market through the acquisition of a majority stake in Mansard Insurance plc
- 12/03/2014 AXA announces senior executive appointments, sets up a Global Business Line for its Health insurance business worldwide
- 12/08/2014 Results of the AXA Group employee share offering in 2014
- 12/08/2014 AXA has completed the acquisition of a majority stake in Mansard Insurance plc in Nigeria
- 12/18/2014 AXA to sell its Romanian operations
FY14 Operations on AXA shareholders' equity and debt
Shareholders' Equity: No significant operation
Debt:
- 01/02/2014 Redemption of Euro 2.1bn dated subordinated debt.
- 01/09/2014 AXA announced the successful placement of GBP 750 million subordinated notes.
- 05/16/2014 AXA announced the successful placement of EUR 1 billion undated subordinated notes.
- 11/06/2014 AXA announced the final results of its offer to exchange four series of Euro- and GBP-denominated undated deeply subordinated notes into two new series of Euro- and GBP-denominated undated deeply subordinated notes.
Post FY14 closing event
02/20/2015 - AXA to acquire 7% of Africa Re, the leading reinsurer in Africa Re, the leading reinsurer in Africa
Next main investor events
- 04/30/2015 Shareholders' Annual General Meeting in Paris, Palais des Congrès
- 05/07/2015 First Three Months 2015 Activity Indicators
- 08/04/2015 Half year 2015 Earnings Release
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