NEWARK, N.J.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Prudential Financial, Inc. (NYSE: PRU) today reported first quarter results. Net loss attributable to Prudential Financial, Inc. was $31 million ($0.10 per Common share) for the first quarter of 2022, compared to net income of $2.828 billion ($6.98 per Common share) for the first quarter of 2021. After-tax adjusted operating income was $1.218 billion ($3.17 per Common share) for the first quarter of 2022, compared to $1.618 billion ($3.99 per Common share) for the first quarter of 2021.

Consolidated adjusted operating income and adjusted book value are non-GAAP measures. A discussion of these measures, including definitions thereof, how they are useful to investors, and certain limitations thereof, is included later in this press release under “Non-GAAP Measures” and reconciliations to the most comparable GAAP measures are provided in the tables that accompany this release.

RESULTS OF ONGOING OPERATIONS

The Company’s ongoing operations include PGIM, U.S. Businesses, International Businesses, and Corporate & Other. In the following business-level discussion, adjusted operating income refers to pre-tax results.

PGIM

PGIM, the Company’s global investment management business, reported adjusted operating income of $188 million for the first quarter of 2022, compared to $651 million in the year-ago quarter. This decrease reflects a $378 million gain from the sale of an asset management joint venture in Italy in the year-ago quarter. This decrease also reflects lower Other Related Revenues, driven by a decrease in seed and co-investment income and incentive fees, and higher expenses, partially offset by higher asset management fees.

PGIM assets under management of $1.415 trillion were down 2% from the year-ago quarter, reflecting the impact of rising interest rates and spreads on fixed income assets and unfavorable foreign exchange impacts, partially offset by positive third-party net flows over the past year. Third-party net outflows of $4.3 billion in the current quarter reflect $4.6 billion of retail outflows mainly from fixed income, partially offset by $0.3 billion of institutional inflows driven by real estate and fixed income.

U.S. Businesses

U.S. Businesses reported adjusted operating income of $943 million for the first quarter of 2022, compared to $843 million in the year-ago quarter. This increase reflects higher net investment spread results, more favorable underwriting results, and lower expenses, partially offset by lower net fee income.

Retirement:

• Reported adjusted operating income of $568 million in the current quarter, compared to $614 million in the year-ago quarter. This decrease reflects lower reserve gains, driven by less favorable COVID-19 mortality experience, partially offset by higher net investment spread results.

• Account values of $239 billion declined 3% from the year-ago quarter, driven by net outflows and unfavorable foreign exchange impacts. Net outflows in the current quarter totaled $2.6 billion as withdrawals and benefits exceeded sales of $2.3 billion, reflecting the episodic nature of Funded Pension Risk Transfer and International Reinsurance transactions that totaled $0.7 billion in the quarter.

Group Insurance:

• Reported a loss, on an adjusted operating income basis, of $111 million in the current quarter, compared to a loss of $132 million in the year-ago quarter. This lower loss reflects more favorable underwriting results in both group life and disability, partially offset by higher expenses.

• Reported earned premiums, policy charges, and fees of $1.4 billion were consistent with the year-ago quarter.

Individual Annuities:

• Reported adjusted operating income of $472 million in the current quarter, compared to $444 million in the year-ago quarter. This increase reflects higher net investment spread results, including higher variable investment income, and lower expenses, partially offset by lower fee income, net of distribution expenses and other associated costs.

• Account values of $169 billion were down 4% from the year-ago quarter, reflecting net outflows, partially offset by market appreciation over the past year. Gross sales of $1.5 billion in the current quarter reflect the continued success of our FlexGuard products.

Individual Life:

• Reported adjusted operating income of $51 million in the current quarter, compared to a loss of $44 million in the year-ago quarter. This increase reflects more favorable underwriting results, higher net investment spread results, and lower expenses.

• Sales of $150 million in the current quarter decreased 26% from the year-ago quarter. This was primarily driven by higher sales ahead of product repricing in the year-ago quarter.

Assurance IQ reported a loss, on an adjusted operating income basis, of $37 million in the current quarter, compared to a loss of $39 million in the year-ago quarter, reflecting a decrease in expenses. Revenues in the current quarter were reduced by a $15 million adjustment reflecting updated persistency experience and assumptions.

International Businesses

International Businesses, consisting of Life Planner and Gibraltar Life & Other, reported adjusted operating income of $801 million for the first quarter of 2022, compared to $871 million in the year-ago quarter. This decrease reflects lower net investment spread results, less favorable underwriting results, and lower earnings from joint venture investments, partially offset by business growth.

Life Planner:

• Reported adjusted operating income of $478 million in the current quarter, compared to $464 million in the year-ago quarter. This increase reflects business growth, partially offset by lower net investment spread results.

• Constant dollar basis sales⁽³⁾ of $265 million in the current quarter increased 6% from the year-ago quarter, primarily driven by growth in Brazil.

Gibraltar Life & Other:

• Reported adjusted operating income of $323 million in the current quarter, compared to $407 million in the year-ago quarter. This decrease reflects lower net investment spread results, less favorable underwriting results, and lower earnings from joint venture investments.

• Constant dollar basis sales⁽³⁾ of $207 million in the current quarter decreased 20% from the year-ago quarter, primarily driven by lower protection product sales in the Bank channel.

Corporate & Other

Corporate & Other reported a loss, on an adjusted operating income basis, of $366 million for the first quarter of 2022, compared to a loss of $322 million in the year-ago quarter. The higher loss reflects higher expenses and lower net investment income, partially offset by higher income from pension and other employee benefit plans and lower interest expense.

NET INCOME

Net loss in the current quarter included $1.360 billion of pre-tax net realized investment losses and related charges and adjustments, largely reflecting the impacts of rising interest rates, and also $44 million of impairment and credit-related losses, $276 million of pre-tax losses from divested and run-off businesses, and $6 million of pre-tax losses related to market experience updates.

Net income for the year-ago quarter included $1.055 billion of pre-tax net realized investment gains and related charges and adjustments, including $9 million from impairment and credit-related gains, $304 million of pre-tax gains related to market experience updates, and $79 million of pre-tax earnings from divested and run-off businesses.

EARNINGS CONFERENCE CALL

Members of Prudential’s senior management will host a conference call on Wednesday, May 4, 2022, at 11:00 a.m. ET to discuss with the investment community the Company’s first quarter results. The conference call will be broadcast live over the Company’s Investor Relations website at investor.prudential.com. Please log on 15 minutes early in the event necessary software needs to be downloaded. Institutional investors, analysts, and other members of the professional financial community are invited to listen to the call and participate in the Q&A by dialing one of the following numbers: (877) 407-8293 (domestic) or (201) 689-8349 (international). All others may join the conference call in listen-only mode by dialing one of the above numbers. A replay will remain on the Investor Relations website through May 18. To access a replay via phone starting at 3:00 p.m. ET on May 4 through May 18 dial (877) 660-6853 (domestic) or (201) 612-7415 (international) and use replay code 13725140.

FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS

Certain of the statements included in this release, including those regarding our strategy to become a higher growth, less market sensitive, and more nimble company, our emerging markets strategy, our cost savings program, our plans relating to share repurchases and dividends, our investment in solutions and customer experience to drive sustainable business growth, our efforts to expand access to investing, insurance, and retirement security for people around the world, our planned acquisition of a minority stake in South Africa’s Alexander Forbes, and other business strategies, constitute forward-looking statements within the meaning of the U.S. Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. 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. Prudential Financial, Inc.’s actual results may differ, possibly materially, from expectations or estimates reflected in such forward-looking statements. Certain important factors that could cause actual results to differ, possibly materially, from expectations or estimates reflected in such forward-looking statements can be found in the “Risk Factors” and “Forward-Looking Statements” sections included in Prudential Financial, Inc.’s Annual Reports on Form 10-K and Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q. Statements regarding our transformation strategy, our cost savings program, our plans relating to share repurchases and dividends, our investment in solutions and customer experience to drive sustainable business growth, our efforts to expand access to investing, insurance, and retirement security for people around the world, and other business strategies are subject to the risk that we will be unable to execute our strategy because of market or competitive conditions or other factors. Prudential Financial, Inc. does not undertake to update any particular forward-looking statement included in this document.

NON-GAAP MEASURES

Consolidated adjusted operating income and adjusted book value are non-GAAP measures. Reconciliations to the most directly comparable GAAP measures are included in this release.

We believe that our use of these non-GAAP measures helps investors understand and evaluate the Company’s performance and financial position. 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. Trends in the underlying profitability of our businesses can be more clearly identified without the fluctuating effects of the items described below. Adjusted book value augments the understanding of our financial position by providing a measure of net worth that is primarily attributable to our business operations separate from the portion that is affected by capital and currency market conditions, and by isolating the accounting impact associated with insurance liabilities that are generally not marked to market and the supporting investments that are marked to market through accumulated other comprehensive income under GAAP. However, these non-GAAP measures are not substitutes for income and equity determined in accordance with GAAP, and the adjustments made to derive these measures are important to an understanding of our overall results of operations and financial position. The schedules accompanying this release provide reconciliations of non-GAAP measures with the corresponding measures calculated using GAAP. Additional historic information relating to our financial performance is located on our website at investor.prudential.com.

Adjusted operating income is a non-GAAP measure used by the Company to evaluate segment performance and to allocate resources. 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 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 generally excludes realized investment gains and losses from products that contain embedded derivatives, and from associated derivative portfolios that are part of an asset-liability management 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 designated as trading. Adjusted operating income also excludes investment gains and losses on assets supporting experience-rated contractholder 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. Additionally, adjusted operating income excludes the changes in fair value of equity securities that are recorded in net income.

Adjusted operating income excludes market experience updates, reflecting the immediate impacts in current period results from changes in current market conditions on estimates of profitability, which we believe enhances the understanding of underlying performance trends. Adjusted operating income also excludes the results of Divested and Run-off Businesses, which are not relevant to our ongoing operations and discontinued operations and earnings attributable to noncontrolling interests, each of which is presented as a separate component of net income under GAAP. Additionally, adjusted operating income excludes other items, such as certain components of the consideration for acquisitions, which are recognized as compensation expense over the requisite service periods, changes in the fair value of contingent consideration, and goodwill impairments. Earnings attributable to noncontrolling interests is presented as a separate component of net income under GAAP and excluded from adjusted operating income. The tax effect associated with pre-tax adjusted operating income is based on applicable IRS and foreign tax regulations inclusive of pertinent adjustments.

Adjusted operating income does not equate to “Net income” as determined in accordance with U.S. GAAP. Adjusted operating income is not a substitute for income determined in accordance with U.S. GAAP, and our definition of adjusted operating income may differ from that used by other companies. The items above are important to an understanding of our overall results of operations. However, we believe that the presentation of adjusted operating income as we measure it for management purposes enhances the understanding of our results of operations by highlighting the results from ongoing operations and the underlying profitability of our businesses. Trends in the underlying profitability of our businesses can be more clearly identified without the fluctuating effects of the items described above.

Adjusted book value is calculated as total equity (GAAP book value) excluding accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) and the cumulative effect of foreign currency exchange rate remeasurements and currency translation adjustments corresponding to realized investment gains and losses. These items are excluded in order to highlight the book value attributable to our core business operations separate from the portion attributable to external and potentially volatile capital and currency market conditions.

FOOTNOTES

Prudential Financial, Inc. (NYSE: PRU), a global financial services leader and premier active global investment manager with more than $1.5 trillion in assets under management as of March 31, 2022, has operations in the United States, Asia, Europe, and Latin America. Prudential’s diverse and talented employees help to make lives better by creating financial opportunity for more people. Prudential’s iconic Rock symbol has stood for strength, stability, expertise, and innovation for more than a century. For more information, please visit news.prudential.com.