Genworth Financial Inc. GNWis slated to report first-quarter 2018 results on May 1 after the market closes. In the fourth quarter of 2017, the company surpassed the Zacks Consensus Estimate by 225%.
Let’s see, how things are shaping up for this announcement.
Genworth is expected to have witnessed better performance at its U.
An improving rate environment is likely to have aided investment results in the first quarter. The Zacks Consensus Estimate for the metric is pegged at $802 million.
Rate increase approved over time and a solid insurance in force are expected to have improved premium. The consensus mark for the metric stands at $1.1 billion.
Long Term Care as well as Life Insurance sales are likely to have remained soft in the first quarter due to pricing changes in the U.S. Life Insurance Division. Though management is adopting several new product and distribution strategies, it anticipates sales to be affected by lower ratings in the future.
Nonetheless, lower tax incidence, courtesy of a new, reduced tax rate might have possibly guarded the bottom line.
With respect to its positive surprise trend, the company delivered an earnings beat in three of the last four quarters with an average beat of 66. 15%.
What the Quantitative Model Predicts
Our proven model does not conclusively show that Genworth is likely to beat estimates this yet-to-be-reported quarter. This is because a stock needs to have the right combination of the two main ingredients — a positive Earnings ESPand a favorable Zacks Rank #1 (Strong Buy), 2 (Buy) or 3 (Hold) — for an earnings beat. But that is not the case here as elaborated below.
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