Erie Indemnity (ERIE) Tops Q4 EPS by 17c

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Erie Indemnity Reports Full Year and Fourth Quarter 2018 Results

February 21, 2019 4:16 PM EST

ERIE, Pa., Feb. 21, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- Erie Indemnity Company (NASDAQ: ERIE) today announced financial results for the full year and quarter ending December 31, 2018.  Net income was $288.2 million, or $5.51 per diluted share, in 2018, compared to $197.0 million, or $3.76 per diluted share, in 2017.  Net income was $62.3 million, or $1.19 per diluted share, in the fourth quarter of 2018, compared to $32.1 million, or $0.61 per diluted share, in the fourth quarter of 2017.  The increase in earnings per share in 2018 was primarily driven by the lower corporate tax rate of 21% as a result of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act ("TCJA"),... More