Aflac (AFL) Tops Q4 EPS by 1c

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Aflac Incorporated Announces Fourth Quarter Results, Reports Fourth Quarter Net Earnings of $782 Million, 2019 Adjusted EPS In Line With Upwardly Revised Guidance, Affirms 2020 Adjusted EPS Outlook, I

February 4, 2020 4:15 PM EST

COLUMBUS, Ga., Feb. 4, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- Aflac Incorporated (NYSE: AFL) today reported its fourth quarter results.

Total revenues were $5.6 billion during the fourth quarter of 2019, compared with $5.1 billion in the fourth quarter of 2018. Net earnings were $782 million, or $1.06 per diluted share, compared with $525 million, or $0.69 per diluted share a year ago.

Net earnings in the fourth quarter of 2019 included pretax net realized investment gains of $34 million, or $0.05 per diluted share, compared with pretax net losses of $322 million, or $0.42 per diluted share a year ago. Included in those net gains... More