Aflac (AFL) Posts Q3 EPS of $1.32

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Aflac Incorporated Announces Third Quarter Results, Affirms 2015 Operating EPS Objective, Upwardly Revises Aflac Japan Third Sector Sales Target, Increases Fourth Quarter Cash Dividend 5.1%

October 27, 2015 4:12 PM EDT

COLUMBUS, Ga., Oct. 27, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- Aflac Incorporated today reported its third quarter results.

Reflecting the weaker yen/dollar exchange rate, total revenues decreased 12.1% to $5.0 billion during the third quarter of 2015, compared with $5.7 billion in the third quarter of 2014. Net earnings were $567 million, or $1.32 per diluted share, compared with $706 million, or $1.56 per share, a year ago. 

Net earnings in the third quarter of 2015 included after-tax net realized investment losses of $88 million, or $.20 per diluted share, compared with net after-tax gains of $4 million, or $.01 per diluted share, a year ago. After-tax realized investment losses from impairments... More