Corporate | 17 March 2005 07:11
Allianz AG: Earnings 2004
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Allianz Group – Key figures 2004 2003
Total revenues (EUR bn) 96.9 93.8
Total insurance premiums (EUR bn) 88.2 85.0
Operating profit (EUR m) 1) 6,856 4,066
– Property/Casualty (EUR m) 3,979 2,437
– Life/Health (EUR m) 1,418 1,265
– Banking (EUR m) 603 -369
of which Dresdner Bank (EUR m) 599 -482
– Asset Management (EUR m) 856 733
Profit before goodwill amortization, taxes
and minorities (EUR m) 6,347 4,274
Goodwill amortization (EUR m) -1,164 -1,413
Taxes (EUR m) -1,727 -146
Minorities (EUR m) -1,257 -825
Net income (EUR m) 2,199 1,890
– Property/Casualty (EUR m) 3,325 4,681
– Life/Health (EUR m) 808 38
– Banking (EUR m) 104 -1,279
of which Dresdner Bank (EUR m) 142 -1,305
– Asset Management (EUR m) -152 -270
Earnings per share (EUR) 6.01 5.59
Ratios:
– Combined ratio (Property/Casualty) 92.9% 97.0%
– Operating Cost-Income ratio(Life/Health)2) 95.5% 95.8%
– Operating Cost-Income ratio (Dresdner Bank) 85.0% 91.5%
– Cost-income ratio (Asset Management) 62.9% 67.2%
31.12.2004 31.12.2003
Shareholders’ equity (EUR bn) 30.8 28.6
Assets under Management (EUR bn) 1,078 996
thereof third-party AuM(EUR bn) 585 565
1) We define the operating profit as earnings from ordinary activities before
taxation, excluding, as applicable for each respective segment, either all or
some of the following items: net capital gains and impairments on investments,
net trading income, intra-Allianz Group dividends and profit transfer,
interest expense on external debt, restructuring charges, other non-operating
income/(expense), acquisition-related expenses and amortization of goodwill.
For a detailed description on how we measure operating profit and a
reconcilation to profit before taxes and minorities, see analysts’
presentation ‘Group financial results 2004’, section ‘Additional information’.
The document is available to download from www.allianz.com/investor-
relations.
2) Operating Cost-Income Ratio = (benefits + expenses) / (net premium earned +
current investment income). For a more detailed definition see analysts’
presentation, Appendix/Glossary.
These assessments are, as always, subject to the disclaimer provided below.
Cautionary Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements
Certain of the statements contained herein may be statements of future
expectations and other forward-looking statements that are based on
management’s current views and assumptions and involve known and unknown risks
and uncertainties that could cause actual results, performance or events to
differ materially from those expressed or implied in such statements. In
addition to statements which are forward-looking by reason of context, the
words ‘may, will, should, expects, plans, intends, anticipates, believes,
estimates, predicts, potential, or continue’ and similar expressions identify
forward-looking statements. Actual results, performance or events may differ
materially from those in such statements due to, without limitation, (i)
general economic conditions, including in particular economic conditions in
the Allianz Group’s core business and core markets, (ii) performance of
financial markets, including emerging markets, (iii) the frequency and
severity of insured loss events, (iv) mortality and morbidity levels and
trends, (v) persistency levels, (vi) the extent of credit defaults (vii)
interest rate levels, (viii) currency exchange rates including the Euro-U.S.
dollar exchange rate, (ix) changing levels of competition, (x) changes in laws
and regulations, including monetary convergence and the European Monetary
Union, (xi) changes in the policies of central banks and/or foreign
governments, (xii) the impact of acquisitions, including related integration
issues, (xiii) reorganization measures and (xiv) general competitive factors,
in each case on a local, regional, national and/or global basis. Many of these
factors may be more likely to occur, or more pronounced, as a result of
terrorist activities and their consequences. The matters discussed herein may
also involve risks and uncertainties described from time to time in Allianz
AG’s filings with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. The company
assumes no obligation to update any forward-looking statement.
No duty to update
The company assumes no obligation to update any information contained herein.
end of message, (c)DGAP 17.03.2005
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