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Essent Group Ltd.

ESNT

Financial Services

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Financial Performance Summary

Consolidated net investment income increased 2% to $59.3 million due to higher portfolio yields.
Diluted earnings per share increased to $1.93 from $1.91 year-over-year and $1.69 sequentially.
Essent Group Ltd. reported net income of $195 million for Q2 2025, slightly down from $204 million a year ago.
Essent Re's risk in force was $2.3 billion, supporting diversification and growth.
Mortgage insurance in force grew 3% year-over-year to $247 billion with strong credit quality (weighted average FICO 746, original LTV 93%).
Mortgage insurance net premium earned was $234 million, including $13.6 million from Essent Re third-party business.
Operating expenses declined to $36.3 million with an expense ratio of 15.5%.
Persistency remained stable at 86% for 12-months ending June 30, 2025.
Provision for losses and loss adjustment expenses decreased to $15.4 million from $30.7 million in the prior quarter.
Return on average equity was 14% annualized for the quarter.
The company repurchased nearly 7 million shares year-to-date for approximately $390 million and declared a $0.31 dividend for Q3 2025.

Global Payments Inc.

GPN

Financial Services

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Financial Performance Summary

Adjusted earnings per share grew 11% to $3.10 on a reported and constant currency basis.
Adjusted free cash flow was approximately $800 million, with a conversion rate of about 110% for the quarter and roughly 95% year-to-date.
Adjusted operating margin expanded by 130 basis points to 44.6%, or 110 basis points excluding dispositions.
Capital expenditures were $150 million in the quarter, expected to total $750 million for 2025 (about 8% of revenue).
Global Payments reported adjusted net revenue of $2.36 billion for Q2 2025, a 5% increase on a constant currency basis excluding dispositions.
Issuer Solutions segment delivered $547 million in adjusted net revenue, growing about 3.5% on a constant currency basis.
Merchant Solutions segment achieved $1.83 billion in adjusted net revenue, growing approximately 5.5% excluding dispositions.
Net leverage was 3.15x at quarter-end with $3 billion in available liquidity and 95% of debt fixed at a 3.5% weighted average cost.
Share repurchases totaled $230 million in Q2 and over $690 million in the first half of 2025.

LTC Properties, Inc.

LTC

Financial Services

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Financial Performance Summary

Core FAD increased by $0.05 to $0.71, reflecting rent escalations and turnaround impact of deferred rent from the prior year.
Core FFO improved to $0.68 from $0.67 year-over-year, driven by decreased interest expense, increased fair market rent resets, and higher SHOP NOI.
Debt to annualized adjusted EBITDA for real estate was 4.2x, with an annualized adjusted fixed charge coverage ratio of 5.1x as of June 30.
SHOP portfolio NOI totaled $2.5 million in Q2 with average occupancy at 81%, generating approximately $780,000 more income than under prior triple net leases for the same period last year.
Total liquidity stood at $674 million, supported by a new 4-year unsecured credit agreement increasing revolver commitments from $425 million to $600 million, with potential to increase to $1.2 billion.

Capital One Financial Corporation

COF

Financial Services

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Financial Performance Summary

Adjusted net income was $2.8 billion with diluted EPS of $5.48, excluding acquisition-related adjustments and legal reserves.
Allowance for credit losses increased by $7.9 billion to $23.9 billion, driven mainly by Discover acquisition.
Allowance for credit losses increased by $7.9 billion to $23.9 billion, driven primarily by Discover acquisition marks and portfolio mix shifts.
Capital One reported a GAAP net loss of $4.3 billion or $8.58 per diluted share in Q2 2025, heavily impacted by the Discover acquisition and related purchase accounting adjustments.
Commercial banking loans increased 1% quarter-over-quarter; deposits declined slightly.
Commercial banking loans increased 1% quarter-over-quarter with stable deposits and modestly higher net charge-offs.
Common Equity Tier 1 capital ratio ended at 14%, up 40 basis points from prior quarter, with stress capital buffer requirement preliminarily at 4.5%.
Consumer banking loans and deposits grew 7% and 36% year-over-year respectively, driven by Discover and organic growth.
Credit Card segment showed 22% year-over-year purchase volume growth including Discover; excluding Discover, growth was about 6%.
Domestic card net charge-off rate improved to 5.25%, down 80 basis points year-over-year, influenced by Discover's lower loss profile.
Marketing expense increased 26% year-over-year to $1.35 billion, driven by domestic card marketing and Discover integration.
Net interest margin improved 69 basis points to 7.62%, with Discover contributing about 40 basis points.
Net interest margin improved 69 basis points to 7.62%, with Discover contributing approximately 40 basis points of the increase.
Noninterest expense increased 18% (14% net of adjustments) due to acquisition and integration costs.
Noninterest expense increased 18% (14% net of adjustments) with pre-provision earnings up 34% (40% net of adjustments) compared to Q1.
Pre-provision earnings rose 34% (40% net of adjustments) compared to Q1 2025.
Provision for credit losses was $11.4 billion including $8.8 billion initial allowance build for Discover; excluding this, provision was $2.7 billion, up $294 million sequentially.
Provision for credit losses was $11.4 billion including $8.8 billion related to Discover's loan portfolio; excluding this, provision was $2.7 billion, up $294 million sequentially.
Revenue increased 25% quarter-over-quarter to $2.5 billion higher, driven largely by Discover's partial quarter contribution.