AI brief of an SEC Form 8-K · Assured Guaranty (AGO)

Assured Guaranty Q3 net income rises to $171 million; adjusted operating income falls

Mixed Impact 3 of 5 earnings Written later

Assured Guaranty reported third quarter 2024 GAAP net income of $171 million, or $3.17 per diluted share, up from $157 million, or $2.60, a year earlier. Adjusted operating income, the measure management uses for its core results, fell to $130 million, or $2.42 per share, from $206 million, or $3.42, partly because the 2023 period included a $241 million pre-tax gain from the Sound Point and AHP transactions.

Key points

  • GAAP net income was $171 million, or $3.17 per diluted share, for Q3 2024, versus $157 million, or $2.60, for Q3 2023; the company cited a $54 million foreign exchange gain among pre-tax adjustments.
  • Adjusted operating income was $130 million, or $2.42 per share, versus $206 million, or $3.42, in Q3 2023.
  • Q3 2024 capital returned to shareholders totaled $147 million, including $131 million of share repurchases and $16 million of dividends.
  • On November 8, 2024, the board authorized an additional $250 million of share repurchases; about $385 million remained authorized as of that date.

The filing

CompanyAssured Guaranty (AGO)
Form8-K, current report
Filed with the SECNov 12, 2024, 6:03 AM ET
Accession number0001273813-24-000049

Items reported: 2.02 Results of Operations

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