NEWARK, N.J.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Prudential Financial, Inc., (NYSE:PRU) today reported second quarter results. Net income attributable to Prudential Financial, Inc., was $921 million ($2.04 per Common share) for the second quarter of 2016, compared to $1.406 billion ($3.03 per Common share) for the year-ago quarter. After-tax adjusted operating income was $829 million ($1.84 per Common share) for the second quarter of 2016, compared to $1.350 billion ($2.91 per Common share) for the year-ago quarter. Information regarding adjusted operating income, a non-GAAP measure, is provided below.

For the first half of 2016, net income attributable to Prudential Financial, Inc., was $2.257 billion ($4.97 per Common share), compared to $3.442 billion ($7.40 per Common share) for the first half of 2015. After-tax adjusted operating income was $1.826 billion ($4.02 per Common share) for the first half of 2016, compared to $2.648 billion ($5.69 per Common share) for the first half of 2015.

Adjusted operating income is not calculated under generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP). Information regarding adjusted operating income, a non-GAAP measure, is discussed later in this press release under “Forward-Looking Statements and Non-GAAP Measure,” and a reconciliation of adjusted operating income to the most comparable GAAP measure is provided in the tables that accompany this release.

Results of ongoing operations

The Company’s ongoing operations include the U.S. Retirement Solutions and Investment Management, U.S. Individual Life and Group Insurance, and International Insurance divisions, as well as Corporate and Other Operations. In the following business-level discussion, adjusted operating income refers to pre-tax results.

The U.S. Retirement Solutions and Investment Management division reported adjusted operating income of $870 million for the second quarter of 2016, compared to $981 million in the year-ago quarter.

The Individual Annuities segment reported adjusted operating income of $427 million in the current quarter, compared to $548 million in the year-ago quarter. Current quarter results include a net benefit of $52 million from an updated estimate of profitability, including $4 million reflecting updates of actuarial assumptions based on an annual review and $48 million from the impact of market performance in relation to our assumptions. Results for the year-ago quarter included a net benefit of $125 million to reflect an updated estimate of profitability, including $31 million reflecting updates of actuarial assumptions based on an annual review and $94 million from the impact of market performance in relation to our assumptions. Excluding the effect of the foregoing items, results for the Individual Annuities segment decreased $48 million from the year-ago quarter. This decrease came primarily from lower asset-based fees driven by a decline in average variable annuity account values.

The Retirement segment reported adjusted operating income of $236 million for the current quarter, compared to $237 million in the year-ago quarter. Current quarter results include a net benefit of $6 million primarily to adjust amortization of deferred policy acquisition and other costs reflecting an annual review of actuarial assumptions. Excluding this item, results for the Retirement segment decreased $7 million from the year-ago quarter. This decrease reflected a less favorable contribution from pension risk transfer case experience and lower fees, partly offset by greater earnings from net investment results. The current quarter contribution to results from pension risk transfer case experience was approximately $20 million greater than our average quarterly expectations. The current quarter contribution from net investment results, which reflected increased full service account values and higher net prepayment fee income, included returns on non-coupon investments about $30 million below our average expectations.

The Asset Management segment reported adjusted operating income of $207 million for the current quarter, compared to $196 million in the year-ago quarter. The increase reflected a $9 million greater contribution from the segment’s incentive, transaction, strategic investing and commercial mortgage activities, which amounted to $33 million for the current quarter. Earnings driven by asset management fees were essentially unchanged from the year-ago quarter, as the impact of higher fees from management of third-party fixed income assets was largely offset by lower average equity assets under management.

The U.S. Individual Life and Group Insurance division reported a loss, on an adjusted operating income basis, of $201 million for the second quarter of 2016, compared to adjusted operating income of $312 million in the year-ago quarter.

The Individual Life segment reported a loss, on an adjusted operating income basis, of $290 million for the current quarter, compared to adjusted operating income of $237 million in the year-ago quarter. Current quarter results include a net charge of $420 million from updates of reserves and related items including updated profitability estimates reflecting updates of actuarial assumptions based on an annual review. Results for the year-ago quarter included a net benefit of $68 million from refinements and updates reflecting an annual review, and $8 million of integration costs related to the Company’s acquisition of The Hartford’s individual life insurance business on January 2, 2013. Excluding these items, Individual Life results decreased $47 million from the year-ago quarter, primarily reflecting less favorable claims experience. The net contribution to current quarter results from claims experience, inclusive of reinsurance, associated reserve updates and amortization was about $20 million below our average expectations. A greater contribution from net investment results, including current quarter returns on non-coupon investments essentially unchanged from the year-ago quarter and slightly below our average expectations, was essentially offset by higher net ongoing amortization and expenses.

The Group Insurance segment reported adjusted operating income of $89 million in the current quarter, compared to $75 million in the year-ago quarter. Current quarter results include a net benefit of $41 million from refinements of reserves and related items reflecting updates of actuarial assumptions based on an annual review, while results for the year-ago quarter included a net benefit of $28 million from refinements and updates reflecting an annual review. Excluding these items, results were essentially unchanged from the year-ago quarter.

The International Insurance segment reported adjusted operating income of $803 million for the second quarter of 2016, compared to $842 million in the year-ago quarter.

Adjusted operating income of the segment’s Life Planner operations was $343 million for the current quarter, compared to $381 million in the year-ago quarter. Current quarter results include a net charge of $38 million from refinements of reserves and related items including updated profitability estimates reflecting updates of actuarial assumptions based on an annual review, while results for the year-ago quarter included a net charge of $11 million from refinements and updates reflecting an annual review. Excluding these items, results decreased $11 million from the year-ago quarter. Foreign currency exchange rates, including the impact of the Company’s currency hedging programs, had an unfavorable impact of $22 million in comparison to the year-ago quarter. In addition, the benefit to current quarter results from continued business growth was partly offset by a lower contribution from net investment results and higher expenses. Claims experience was essentially unchanged from the year-ago quarter but about $10 million more favorable than our average expectations.

The segment’s Gibraltar Life and Other operations reported adjusted operating income of $460 million for the current quarter, compared to $461 million in the year-ago quarter. Current quarter results include a net charge of $34 million from refinements of reserves and related items including updated profitability estimates reflecting updates of actuarial assumptions based on an annual review, while results for the year-ago quarter included a net charge of $10 million from refinements and updates reflecting an annual review. Excluding these items, results increased $23 million from the year-ago quarter. This increase reflected lower net expenses in the current quarter including income of approximately $40 million from a fixed asset sale, business growth including a contribution from the Company’s indirect investment acquired on March 2, 2016, in AFP Habitat, and a greater contribution from net investment results which included current quarter returns on non-coupon investments approximately $35 million above our average expectations. In addition, foreign currency exchange rates, including the impact of the Company’s currency hedging programs, had an unfavorable impact of $36 million in comparison to the year-ago quarter.

Corporate and Other operations resulted in a loss, on an adjusted operating income basis, of $415 million in the second quarter of 2016, compared to a loss of $294 million in the year-ago quarter. Current quarter results include $36 million of costs associated with an early debt extinguishment and a charge of $3 million from adjustment of reserves relating to certain pre-demutualization policies based on an annual review of actuarial assumptions. Results for the year-ago quarter included a benefit of $11 million from a similar adjustment of reserves based on an annual review. Excluding these items, the loss from Corporate and Other operations increased $71 million, primarily reflecting higher expenses and lower investment income including charges of approximately $40 million relating to a tax advantaged investment in the current quarter.

Assets under management amounted to $1.268 trillion at June 30, 2016, compared to $1.184 trillion at December 31, 2015.

Net income attributable to Prudential Financial, Inc., amounted to $921 million for the second quarter of 2016, compared to $1.406 billion for the year-ago quarter.

Current quarter net income includes $360 million of pre-tax net realized investment gains and related charges and adjustments. The foregoing net gains include net pre-tax gains of $574 million from products that contain embedded derivatives and associated derivative portfolios that are part of a hedging program related to the risks of these products, driven by a favorable impact from updated assumptions for variable annuity living benefits resulting from our annual actuarial review, and $172 million from general portfolio and related activities. The foregoing gains were partially offset by pre-tax losses of $335 million related to derivatives used in risk management activities including asset and liability duration management, also reflecting the impact of the annual review, and $51 million from impairments and sales of credit-impaired investments.

Net income for the current quarter reflects pre-tax increases of $108 million in recorded asset values and $133 million in recorded liabilities representing changes in value which are expected to ultimately accrue to contractholders. These changes primarily represent mark-to-market adjustments.

Net income for the current quarter also reflects pre-tax losses of $43 million from divested businesses, primarily reflecting results of the Closed Block division.

Net income for the year-ago quarter included $286 million of pre-tax net realized investment gains and related charges and adjustments, including pre-tax gains of $510 million from products that contain embedded derivatives and associated derivative portfolios that are part of a hedging program related to the risks of these products and $538 million from the net impact of other portfolio and related activities. The foregoing gains were partly offset by pre-tax losses of $728 million related to derivatives used in risk management activities including asset and liability duration management and $34 million from impairments and sales of credit-impaired investments.

Excluding holdings of the Closed Block division, gross unrealized losses on general account fixed maturity investments at June 30, 2016, amounted to $1.415 billion, including $978 million on high and highest quality securities based on NAIC or equivalent ratings, and amounted to $3.398 billion at December 31, 2015. Net unrealized gains on these investments amounted to $43.285 billion at June 30, 2016, compared to $23.739 billion at December 31, 2015.

Forward-Looking Statements and Non-GAAP Measure

Certain of the statements included in this release constitute forward-looking statements within the meaning of the U. S. Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Words such as “expects,” “believes,” “anticipates,” “includes,” “plans,” “assumes,” “estimates,” “projects,” “intends,” “should,” “will,” “shall,” or variations of such words are generally part of forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements are made based on management’s current expectations and beliefs concerning future developments and their potential effects upon Prudential Financial, Inc. and its subsidiaries. There can be no assurance that future developments affecting Prudential Financial, Inc. and its subsidiaries will be those anticipated by management. These forward-looking statements are not a guarantee of future performance and involve risks and uncertainties, and there are certain important factors that could cause actual results to differ, possibly materially, from expectations or estimates reflected in such forward-looking statements, including, among others: (1) general economic, market and political conditions, including the performance and fluctuations of fixed income, equity, real estate and other financial markets; (2) the availability and cost of additional debt or equity capital or external financing for our operations; (3) interest rate fluctuations or prolonged periods of low interest rates; (4) the degree to which we choose not to hedge risks, or the potential ineffectiveness or insufficiency of hedging or risk management strategies we do implement; (5) any inability to access our credit facility; (6) reestimates of our reserves for future policy benefits and claims; (7) differences between actual experience regarding mortality, morbidity, persistency, utilization, interest rates or market returns and the assumptions we use in pricing our products, establishing liabilities and reserves or for other purposes; (8) changes in our assumptions related to deferred policy acquisition costs, value of business acquired or goodwill; (9) changes in assumptions for our pension and other postretirement benefit plans; (10) changes in our financial strength or credit ratings; (11) statutory reserve requirements associated with term and universal life insurance policies under Regulation XXX and Guideline AXXX; (12) investment losses, defaults and counterparty non-performance; (13) competition in our product lines and for personnel; (14) difficulties in marketing and distributing products through current or future distribution channels; (15) changes in tax law; (16) economic, political, currency and other risks relating to our international operations; (17) fluctuations in foreign currency exchange rates and foreign securities markets; (18) regulatory or legislative changes, including the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act and the U.S. Department of Labor’s fiduciary rules; (19) inability to protect our intellectual property rights or claims of infringement of the intellectual property rights of others; (20) adverse determinations in litigation or regulatory matters, and our exposure to contingent liabilities, including related to the remediation of certain securities lending activities administered by the Company; (21) domestic or international military actions, natural or man-made disasters including terrorist activities or pandemic disease, or other events resulting in catastrophic loss of life; (22) ineffectiveness of risk management policies and procedures in identifying, monitoring and managing risks; (23) possible difficulties in executing, integrating and realizing projected results of acquisitions, divestitures and restructurings; (24) interruption in telecommunication, information technology or other operational systems or failure to maintain the security, confidentiality or privacy of sensitive data on such systems; (25) changes in statutory or U.S. GAAP accounting principles, practices or policies; and (26) Prudential Financial, Inc.’s primary reliance, as a holding company, on dividends or distributions from its subsidiaries to meet debt payment obligations and the ability of the subsidiaries to pay such dividends or distributions in light of our ratings objectives and/or applicable regulatory restrictions. Prudential Financial, Inc., does not intend, and is under no obligation, to update any particular forward-looking statement included in this document.

Adjusted operating income is a non-GAAP measure of performance. Adjusted operating income excludes “Realized investment gains (losses), net,” as adjusted, and related charges and adjustments. A significant element of realized investment gains and losses are impairments and credit-related and interest rate-related gains and losses. Impairments and losses from sales of credit-impaired securities, the timing of which depends largely on market credit cycles, can vary considerably across periods. The timing of other sales that would result in gains or losses, such as interest rate-related gains or losses, is largely subject to our discretion and influenced by market opportunities as well as our tax and capital profile.

Realized investment gains (losses) within certain of our businesses for which such gains (losses) are a principal source of earnings, and those associated with terminating hedges of foreign currency earnings and current period yield adjustments are included in adjusted operating income. Adjusted operating income excludes realized investment gains and losses from products that contain embedded derivatives, and from associated derivative portfolios that are part of a hedging program related to the risk of those products. Adjusted operating income also excludes gains and losses from changes in value of certain assets and liabilities relating to foreign currency exchange movements that have been economically hedged or considered part of our capital funding strategies for our international subsidiaries, as well as gains and losses on certain investments that are classified as other trading account assets.

Adjusted operating income also excludes investment gains and losses on trading account assets supporting insurance liabilities and changes in experience-rated contractholder liabilities due to asset value changes, because these recorded changes in asset and liability values are expected to ultimately accrue to contractholders. Trends in the underlying profitability of our businesses can be more clearly identified without the fluctuating effects of these transactions. In addition, adjusted operating income excludes the results of divested businesses, which are not relevant to our ongoing operations. Discontinued operations, which are presented as a separate component of net income under GAAP, are also excluded from adjusted operating income.

We believe that the presentation of adjusted operating income as we measure it for management purposes enhances the understanding of the results of operations by highlighting the results from ongoing operations and the underlying profitability of our businesses. However, adjusted operating income is not a substitute for income determined in accordance with GAAP, and the adjustments made to derive adjusted operating income are important to an understanding of our overall results of operations. The schedules accompanying this release provide a reconciliation of adjusted operating income to income from continuing operations in accordance with GAAP.

The information referred to above, as well as the risks of our businesses described in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2015 and our Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March 31, 2016, should be considered by readers when reviewing forward-looking statements contained in this release. Additional historic information relating to our financial performance is located on our Web site at www.investor.prudential.com.

Earnings Conference Call

Members of Prudential’s senior management will host a conference call on Thursday, August 4, 2016, at 11 a.m. ET, to discuss with the investment community the Company’s second quarter results. The conference call and an accompanying slide presentation will be broadcast live over the Company’s Investor Relations Web site at www.investor.prudential.com. Please log on 15 minutes early in the event necessary software needs to be downloaded. The call will remain on the Investor Relations Web site for replay through August 19. Institutional investors, analysts, and other members of the professional financial community are invited to listen to the call and participate in Q&A by dialing (877) 777-1971 (domestic callers) or (612) 332-0819 (international callers). All others are encouraged to dial into the conference call in listen-only mode, using the same numbers. To listen to a replay of the conference call starting at 2 p.m., August 4 through Thursday, August 11, dial (800) 475-6701 (domestic callers) or (320) 365-3844 (international callers). The access code for the replay is 383124.

Prudential Financial, Inc. (NYSE: PRU), a financial services leader with over $1 trillion of assets under management as of June 30, 2016, has operations in the United States, Asia, Europe, and Latin America. Prudential’s diverse and talented employees are committed to helping individual and institutional customers grow and protect their wealth through a variety of products and services, including life insurance, annuities, retirement-related services, mutual funds and investment management. In the U.S., Prudential’s iconic Rock symbol has stood for strength, stability, expertise and innovation for more than a century. For more information, please visitwww.news.prudential.com.