Horace Mann 2024 net income rises to $103 million; 2025 core EPS guidance $3.60-$3.90
Horace Mann reported fourth-quarter and full-year 2024 results, with full-year net income of $103 million ($2.48 per diluted share) versus $45.0 million in 2023, and total revenues of $1,595.2 million, up 6.9%. The company also estimated 2025 core earnings per share at $3.60 to $3.90, and disclosed that Executive Vice President Matthew Sharpe will retire effective March 15, 2025.
Key points
- Full-year 2024 net income was $103 million, or $2.48 per diluted share, compared with $1.09 per share in 2023; core earnings were $132 million, or $3.18 per share.
- Fourth-quarter 2024 net income was $38.2 million, or $0.92 per share, versus $39.5 million, or $0.95 per share, a year earlier; fourth-quarter core earnings per share were $1.62, up from $0.84.
- The fourth quarter included a $15.7 million after-tax charge related to non-core legacy commercial exposures.
- 2025 core EPS is estimated at $3.60 to $3.90, with a double-digit shareholder return on equity.
The filing
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