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MET MetLife Inc

72.27
-0.46 (-0.63%)
13 May 2024 - Closed
Delayed by 15 minutes
Share Name Share Symbol Market Type
MetLife Inc NYSE:MET NYSE Common Stock
  Price Change % Change Share Price High Price Low Price Open Price Shares Traded Last Trade
  -0.46 -0.63% 72.27 73.23 72.34 72.83 1,936,747 21:49:57

MetLife's Net Income Falls, Costs Spike

05/02/2020 10:10pm

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   By Allison Prang 
 

MetLife Inc.'s (MET) earnings in the fourth quarter fell from a year earlier, hurt by a spike in costs.

Net income at MetLife decreased 71% from a year earlier to $593 million. Earnings were 58 cents a share, down from $2.04 a share.

Adjusted earnings were $1.98 a share, up from $1.35 a share. Adjusted earnings beat analysts' consensus from FactSet of $1.37 a share.

Revenue was $17.14 billion, up over 9%. Analysts were expecting $16.82 billion.

Expenses at the company climbed to $17.18 billion, up from $13.19 billion. They rose due to an increase in policyholder benefits and claims, and an increase in interest credited to policyholder account balances. Other expenses also rose to $3.46 billion, up from $3.12 billion.

The company reported an income-tax benefit of $625 million compared with expense a year earlier of $409 million.

 

Write to Allison Prang at allison.prang@wsj.com

 

(END) Dow Jones Newswires

February 05, 2020 16:55 ET (21:55 GMT)

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