ConsFinancial Statements-Pt 2
Sun Life Fin.Services of Canada Inc
24 October 2001
PART 2
PERFORMANCE BY OPERATING UNIT
Third Quarter 2001
Earnings Equity (1) ROE
($mm) ($mm) (%)
Canada 51 1,273 16.5
United States 55 1,442 15.1
MFS Investment Management 58 418 60.4
United Kingdom 37 1,464 10.7
Asia 3 503 2.5
Corporate Capital 11 2,188 2.1
Total Company 215 7,288 12.1
(1) Period end
Three of the Company's operating units, Canada, US and MFS, achieved
profitability which exceeded the Company's hurdle rate. These units reported
ROE's of 16.5, 15.1 and 60.4 per cent, respectively, for the third quarter.
These three units represent a total of $3.1 billion, or 43 percent of the
Company's total equity.
The Company has taken a series of decisive actions to address the performance of
the remaining three entities:
- UK Operations are in the midst of a significant restructuring including the
repatriation of more than $400 million from the recently announced sales of
Sun Bank and SLC Asset Management.
- Corporate Capital unit includes approximately $1.5 billion capital held in the
form of liquid assets identified for imminent deployment in the fourth quarter
as part of the financing for the purchase of Keyport/IFMG.
- Asia Operations continues to receive investments in infrastructure and market
development in aggressive pursuit of longer-term profit opportunities.
Canadian Operations
Quarterly Results YTD
3Q'01 2Q'01 1Q'01 4Q'00 3Q'00 2001 2000
Revenues ($mm) 896 932 1,030 927 980 2,858 3,019
Net Income ($mm) 51 55 49 62 45 155 122
ROE (%) 16.5 17.6 13.6 15.8 12.1 15.8 11.1
Canadian Operations earned $51 million in the third quarter of 2001, an increase
of $6 million, or 13 per cent, relative to the $45 million earned in the third
quarter of 2000. This increase was primarily the result of the improvement in
earnings from Individual Life and Group Life and Health as a result of reduced
expenses and improved morbidity and mortality experience.
Year-to-date earnings of $155 million were $33 million higher than the $122
million earned in the comparable period of 2000. This increase was largely
attributable to improved earnings in the Individual Life and Group Life and
Health businesses due to reduced expenses and improved claims experience.
Quarterly Results YTD
($mm) 3Q'01 2Q'01 1Q'01 4Q'00 3Q'00 2001 2000
Individual Life 7 8 10 42 3 25 6
Group Life & Health 23 23 12 27 18 58 41
Group Retirement Services 9 12 11 15 9 32 30
Spectrum & Other 9 6 10 (8) 8 25 32
Investment Portfolio & Other 3 6 6 (14) 7 15 13
Total 51 55 49 62 45 155 122
- Individual Life reported earnings of $7 million for the current quarter, an
increase of $4 million over the third quarter of 2000 primarily due to
improved mortality experience.
- Group Life and Health earned $23 million in the quarter, an increase of $5
million compared to the third quarter of 2000 primarily due to better
mortality and morbidity experience.
- Group Retirement Services earned $9 million in the third quarter of 2001, the
same as the third quarter of 2000.
- Spectrum & Other earnings improved to $9 million in the current quarter from
$8 million in the third quarter of 2000. This increase was the result of lower
expenses in the Individual Annuity business partially offset by lower earnings
in Spectrum Investments.
United States Annuity and Insurance Operations
Quarterly Results YTD
3Q'01 2Q'01 1Q'01 4Q'00 3Q'00 2001 2000
Revenues ($mm) 1,528 1,755 2,021 1,858 1,996 5,304 5,301
Net Income ($mm) 55 27 50 43 63 133 186
ROE (%) 15.1 7.7 15.8 13.7 21.4 12.8 22.2
US Annuity and Insurance Operations earned $55 million in the third quarter of
2001 compared to $63 million in the third quarter of 2000, a decrease of $8
million, or 12 per cent. The decrease was largely a result of earnings declines
in the Investment Portfolio as well as a decline in Retirement Products and
Services which was adversely impacted by US equity markets.
Year-to-date earnings of $132 million declined from the $186 million earned in
the first nine months of 2000. This $54 million decrease was the net result of
venture capital gains in 2000 which were not repeated in 2001, partially offset
by lower asset provisions in 2001. Both the venture capital gains and asset
provisions were recorded on the Investment Portfolio and Other line. In
addition, earnings from Retirement Products and Services declined while
Individual Life achieved earnings growth. Individual Life's profitability
benefited from a larger inforce block of corporate-owned life insurance
('COLI'). Year-to-date 2001 earnings were also strengthened by higher investment
income and pricing improvements in Group Life and Health.
Quarterly Results YTD
($mm) 3Q'01 2Q'01 1Q'01 4Q'00 3Q'00 2001 2000
Retirement Products and
Services 15 1 13 15 29 29 58
Individual Life 33 25 23 21 13 81 54
Group Life and Health 11 10 6 12 7 27 13
Investment Portfolio &
Other (4) (9) 8 (5) 14 (5) 61
Total 55 27 50 43 63 132 186
- Retirement Products and Services reported earnings of $15 million, a decrease
of $14 million or 48 per cent relative to the $29 million earned in the third
quarter of 2000. The primary factor causing this decrease was a decline in
fees related to declining market valuations and favourable actuarial
adjustments of $16 million included in third quarter 2000 results.
- Individual Life had another solid quarter earning $33 million, an increase of
$20 million, or 154 per cent, relative to the $13 million earned in the third
quarter of a year ago. This increase was primarily the result of higher
earnings on a larger inforce block of COLI business.
- Group Life and Health earned $11 million in the third quarter, a $4 million,
or 57 percent increase relative to $7 million earned in the third quarter of
2000. The profitability growth reflects a market environment which
accommodated price increases in the Company's stop-loss business. This
contribution was partially offset by increased death benefits in the Group
Life line of business.
MFS Investment Management
Quarterly Results YTD
3Q'01 2Q'01 1Q'01 4Q'00 3Q'00 2001 2000
Revenues ($mm) 541 587 603 614 629 1,731 1,768
Net Income ($mm) 58 65 58 60 72 181 196
ROE (%) 60.4 75.8 76.6 75.1 86.7 70.3 87.8
MFS earned $58 million in the third quarter, a decline of $14 million, or 19 per
cent, compared to the $72 million earned in the third quarter of 2000. Relative
to performance in the second quarter of 2001 with earnings of $65 million,
returns in the third quarter declined by $7 million, or 11 per cent. Two factors
mitigated the severe adverse impact of declining equity valuations in the third
quarter on MFS' earnings: (1) net funds inflows provided a partial offset to
asset valuation declines, and (2) aggressive cost control contributed to
enhanced profit margins.
Year-to-date earnings of $181 million were $15 million less than the $196
million earned in the first three quarters of 2000. Lower revenues due to
declining equity valuations were only partially offset by lower expenses due to
spending constraints.
Quarterly Results YTD
3Q'01 2Q'01 1Q'01 4Q'00 3Q'00 2001 2000
Net Income (C$mm) 58 65 58 60 72 181 196
Assets Under Management
(C$B) 194 222 210 223 240 194 240
Net New Sales (C$Billion) 3.9 7.8 12.4 8.0 8.9 24.1 23.6
Market Movement
& Currency Fluctuations
(C$B) (31.7) 3.6 (24.8) (24.9) 4.0 (52.9) 15.5
- Net new sales for the quarter were $3.9 billion (US$2.5 billion).
- No.2 ranking for net new retail mutual fund flows in the non-proprietary
channel with inflows of US$5.3 billion (year-to-date August, 2001)
- Captured 12 per cent of the retail mutual fund industry's net funds flows
through the non-proprietary channel with US$5.3 billion (year-to-date August,
2001 funds flows).
- Market share in the advice-driven channel grew to 6.8 per cent (year-to-date,
August, 2001), up from 6.4 per cent in 2000.
- No.5 ranking for overall mutual fund net new flows at US$5.7 billion (year-to-
date August, 2001).
- No.9 ranking by size among US mutual fund companies with US$81 billion in long
term mutual fund assets under management (August 31, 2001).
United Kingdom Operations
Quarterly Results YTD
3Q'01 2Q'01 1Q'01 4Q'00 3Q'00 2001 2000
Net Income ($mm) 37 50 39 37 32 126 82
ROE (%) 10.7 15.2 12.0 11.7 10.7 12.6 9.0
Earnings for the UK were $37 million in the third quarter of 2001, an increase
of $5 million, or 16 per cent, relative to earnings of $32 million in the third
quarter of 2000. This earnings increase primarily resulted from significant cost
savings which accompanied the Company's exit from the direct sales force
business in the first quarter of this year.
On February 15, 2001, Sun Life Financial announced its decision to exit the
direct sales force distribution business in the UK. The sales force was
terminated on March 30, 2001.
Year-to-date earnings in 2001 increased by $44 million to $126 million from $82
million for the first nine months of 2000. This increase in earnings was
primarily due to reduced income taxes in 2001 following the resolution of a
previously outstanding issue.
Net income for the UK declined by $13 million, or 26 per cent, in the third
quarter to $37 million as compared with earnings in the second quarter of 2001
of $50 million. This earnings decline resulted from the adverse impact of equity
market declines on the unit-linked business.
The recently announced sales of Sun Bank and SLC Asset Management had no impact
on third quarter net income. Both sales, which will create gains, are expected
to close in the fourth quarter. Combined net income for the two subsidiaries was
$8 million in the third quarter, equal to their combined earnings in the second
quarter of this year.
Asian Operations
Quarterly Results YTD
3Q'01 2Q'01 1Q'01 4Q'00 3Q'00 2001 2000
Revenues ($mm) 107 106 103 115 103 316 298
Net Income ($mm) 3 10 8 6 9 21 21
ROE (%) 2.5 8.6 7.5 6.0 8.5 6.1 6.8
Earnings for Asia in the third quarter were $3 million, a decrease of $6
million, or 67 per cent relative to earnings of $9 million in the third quarter
of 2000. This decrease was largely the result of a similar decline in earnings
in the Company's Philippines operations. Earnings in the Philippines were
adversely impacted by a decline in investment income which resulted from the
broad retreat in the Philippines equity markets. Third quarter income in 2001
was also reduced by higher expenses in Hong Kong associated with development
initiatives. Year-to-date earnings of $21 million were equal to the comparable
period of 2000.
Asia's earnings include the impact of continuing investments in the Asian market
in pursuit of longer-term growth prospects. Investments to develop the Hong Kong
market were particularly significant in the third quarter results.
Corporate Capital
Corporate capital includes those operations for which management responsibility
resides at the Company Centre.
Quarterly Results YTD
3Q'01 2Q'01 1Q'01 4Q'00 3Q'00 2001 2000
Net Income ($mm) 11 5 (2) 3 (18) 14 (26)
ROE (%) 2.1 1.0 n/a .9 n/a .9 n/a
Corporate Capital reported earnings of $11 million in the third quarter of 2001
compared to a loss of $18 million in the comparable period a year earlier. The
loss reported in the third quarter of 2000 included a special asset provision of
$19 million. Investment income declined by $10 million reflecting lower average
investment yields as assets were shifted to short-term securities in preparation
for the Keyport acquisition and the impact of declines in the international
equity markets. Offsetting the reduction in investment income was a reduction in
income taxes of $10 million due to the re-evaluation of several potential income
tax liabilities.
Shareholders' Equity
Shareholders' equity was $7,288 million at September 30, 2001, an increase of
$846 million from September 30, 2000. Return on equity ('ROE') for the third
quarter of 2001 was 12.1 per cent, down from the 12.3 per cent achieved in the
second quarter of 2001. ROE declined despite a $3 million increase in net
income, as shareholders' equity increased by $459 million, which included a $295
million increase resulting from currency translation. The increase reflected a
weaker Canadian dollar relative to the US dollar at September 30, 2001. This
$295 million adjustment to shareholders' equity due to currency translation
affected only balance sheet items and had no impact on net income. The average
Canadian/US dollar exchange rate, used for the calculation of income items, was
unchanged from the second to the third quarters.