NEW YORK —Following its strong Q3 showing, beating analyst estimates across key metrics, the Travelers Companies (TRV, Financials) saw its shares rise 4.1% in premarket trade Thursday. More than quadrupled from $2.51 in Q2 and $1.95 a year ago, the property and liability insurer posted a superb core EPS of $5.24, comfortably above the $3.59 expectation. Moreover, up from $11.3 billion in the previous quarter, revenue also came in above projections at $11.9 billion instead of the predicted $10.6 billion.
CEO Alan Schnitzer said: "Our results benefitted from a 10% growth in net earned premiums to a record $10.7 billion and an exceptional combined ratio that increased almost 8 points to 93.2%. Moreover, in underscoring its stellar underwriting performance, the combined ratio, a key indicator of profitability, improved from 100.2% in Q2 to 101.0% in Q3 2023.
Rising from $885 million in the previous quarter and $769 million a year earlier, net investment income increased to $904 million. Though somewhat higher than the $850 million posted in the prior-year period, catastrophe losses sank to $939 million from $1.51 billion in Q2. Also, from $126.52 in Q2, travelers' adjusted book value per share climbed to $131.30 as of Sept. 30.
