Sun Life Financial Inc. · TSX:SLF

Sun Life Financial — Q4 2018 Earnings Presentation

17 slides from Sun Life Financial's earnings presentation, Feb 14, 2019

  1. Slide 1: Q4'18 Financial & Operating results

    Q4’18 Financial & Operating results For the period ended December 31, 2018 Sun Life Financial Inc. (unaudited) Life’s brighter under the sun

  2. Slide 2: Forward-looking statements

    Forward-looking statements Certain statements in this presentation and certain oral statements made during the earnings conference call on February 14, 2019 (collectively, this “presentation”), including, but not limited to, statements that are not historical facts, are forward-looking and are subje

  3. Slide 3: Dean Connor, President and Chief Executive Officer

    DEAN CONNOR President and Chief Executive Officer Life’s brighter under the sun 3

  4. Slide 4: Strong progress across all four pillars

    Q4 STRONG PROGRESS ACROSS ALL FOUR PILLARS 2018 SUN LIFE FINANCIAL DOING MORE FOR FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS KEY ACCOMPLISHMENTS CLIENTS  Q4’18 reported net income of $580 million;  Announced an agreement to merge our North  Continued to provide personalized, digital nudges to underlying net income(1)

  5. Slide 5: Executing on strategic priorities while delivering strong full year results

    Q4 EXECUTING ON STRATEGIC PRIORITIES WHILE DELIVERING STRONG FULL YEAR RESULTS 2018 SUN LIFE FINANCIAL Underlying Net Underlying Dividend Per Value of Income(1) ROE(1) Common Share New Business(1) +16% YoY $2.9B +150 bps YoY 14.2% +9% YoY $1.91 +19% YoY $1.2B Life’s brighter under the sun (1) Underl

  6. Slide 6: Kevin Strain, Executive Vice President & Chief Financial Officer

    KEVIN STRAIN Executive Vice President & Chief Financial Officer Life’s brighter under the sun 6

  7. Slide 7: Q4'18 Results

    Q4 Q4’18 RESULTS 2018 SUN LIFE FINANCIAL C$ millions (except EPS and ROE) Q4’18 Q3’18 Q4’17 Reported net income 580 567 207 Underlying net income(1) 718 730 641 Diluted reported EPS (C$) 0.96 0.93 0.34 Diluted underlying EPS(1) (C$) 1.19 1.20 1.05 Reported ROE 10.9% 10.8% 4.1% Underlying ROE(1) 13.6

  8. Slide 8: Q4'18 Business Group Performance

    Q4 2018 Q4’18 BUSINESS GROUP PERFORMANCE REPORTED NET INCOME (LOSS) SUN LIFE FINANCIAL (C$ millions) Impact of currency increased reported net income by $18M  Improved expense experience, partially offset by lower investment 244 CAN  related gains Reported net income lower over the prior year from

  9. Slide 9: Sources of Earnings View 2018

    Q4 SOURCES OF EARNINGS VIEW 2018 Sources of earnings SUN LIFE FINANCIAL Common shareholders Q4’18 Q4’17 Expected profit: business growth in SLF U.S., SLF Canada C$ millions and SLF Asia, offset by the impact of lower average net assets Expected profit on in-force business(1) 744 743 at MFS Impact of

  10. Slide 10: Sales Results by Business Group 2018

    Q4 SALES RESULTS BY BUSINESS GROUP 2018 INSURANCE SALES(1) BY BUSINESS WEALTH SALES(1) BY BUSINESS SUN LIFE FINANCIAL VALUE OF NEW BUSINESS(1),(2) +17% YoY $1.3B $36.2B +19% +3% YoY YoY SLF Canada SLF U.S. SLF Asia SLF Canada SLF Asset Management SLF Asia  Sales in SLF U.S. up 29% in local currency

  11. Slide 11: Demonstrating financial discipline & capital strength

    Q4 DEMONSTRATING FINANCIAL DISCIPLINE & CAPITAL STRENGTH 2018 SUN LIFE FINANCIAL FINANCIAL DISCIPLINE CAPITAL STRENGTH Business and income growth across all four Pillars Strong LICAT ratios Diversified businesses generating profitable sales mix Capital return through dividends and buybacks and VNB g

  12. Slide 12: Appendix

    APPENDIX Life’s brighter under the sun 12

  13. Slide 13: Operating Expenses 2018

    Q4 OPERATING EXPENSES 2018 Figures are in SUN LIFE FINANCIAL C$ millions 122 117 (114) (20) 6,410 (23) 6,432 (60) Q4 2017 YTD Controllable Contractual Fair Value Impact of Currency Other Q4 2018 YTD Expenses Volumes Adjustments Acquisitions  Increase in controllable expenses reflects investments in

  14. Slide 14: Reconciliation of Underlying Income

    Q4 RECONCILIATION OF UNDERLYING INCOME 2018 SUN LIFE FINANCIAL Q4’18 Q4’18 C$ millions Pre-tax After-tax Reported net income 580 Net equity market impact (including basis risk impact of $(4) million)(1) (189) (143) Net interest rate impact (including credit spread impact of $36 million and swap spre

  15. Slide 15: Other Notable Items

    Q4 OTHER NOTABLE ITEMS 2018 SUN LIFE FINANCIAL Impact of other items on our net income Q4’18 Q4’18 C$ millions Pre-tax After-tax Experience related items Impact of investment activity on insurance contract liabilities 33 28 Mortality (15) (11) Morbidity (15) (12) Credit 25 23 Lapse and other policyh

  16. Slide 16: Use of Non-IFRS Financial Measures

    In this presentation, Sun Life Financial Inc., its subsidiaries and, where applicable, its joint ventures and associates are referred to as “we”, “us”, “our” and the “Company”. Use of Non-IFRS Financial Measures We report certain financial information using non-IFRS financial measures, as we believe

  17. Slide 17: Forward-Looking Statements

    Forward-Looking Statements From time to time, the Company makes written or oral forward-looking statements within the meaning of certain securities laws, including the “safe harbour” provisions of the United States Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 and applicable Canadian securities l

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