Administrative expenses were $86 million, up 5% from prior year, representing 7.1% of premium.
Book value per share as of June 30 is $66.07 (GAAP) and $90.26 excluding AOCI, up 10% from a year ago.
Excess investment income was $35 million, down $8 million from a year ago; net investment income was $282 million, down 1%.
Health insurance premium revenue grew 8% to $378 million; health underwriting margin was down 2% to $98 million due to higher obligations at United American.
Invested assets totaled $21.5 billion, with $18.9 billion in fixed maturities, mostly investment grade rated A-.
Life Insurance premium revenue increased 3% to $840 million; life underwriting margin was $340 million, up 6%.
Net income for the second quarter was $253 million or $3.05 per share compared to $258 million or $2.83 per share a year ago.
Net operating income was $271 million or $3.27 per share, a 10% increase over $2.97 per share from a year ago.
Return on equity through June 30 is 18.8% on a GAAP basis and 14.4% excluding accumulated other comprehensive income (AOCI).
The fixed maturity portfolio has a net unrealized loss of approximately $1.6 billion due to higher market rates but is not a concern due to intent to hold to maturity.
All rent payments are current from tenants despite the increased provision for credit losses.
Operating expenses increased by $65.6 million primarily due to a noncash provision for credit losses based on a more pessimistic economic forecast.
Record year-over-year revenue, AFFO, and adjusted EBITDA were achieved in the quarter.
Rent coverage ratios ranged from 1.69 to 2.72x on master leases as of the prior quarter end.
Total income from real estate for Q2 2025 exceeded Q2 2024 by over $14 million, driven by cash rent increases of over $22 million from acquisitions and escalations.
Adjusted operating expenses were $331 million, stable sequentially, with a decline in adjusted long-term incentives and an 8% increase in non-compensation expenses due to marketing, G&A, and acquisitions.
Adjusted revenue increased 2% sequentially and 9% year-over-year, driven by higher management fees on increased average AUM and improved mutual fund performance fees.
Assets under management (AUM) increased 23% to $457.3 billion, the highest quarterly AUM ever, driven by the Guardian partnership, market gains, and favorable currency adjustments.
Excluding Guardian, net flows remained positive despite market volatility, with 15 strategies including 4 ETFs each having at least $100 million of net inflows.
Investment performance improved meaningfully in the 1-year period, with at least two-thirds of assets beating benchmarks across 1-, 3-, 5-, and 10-year periods and over 70% of AUM in the top 2 Morningstar quartiles.
Janus Henderson delivered a solid second quarter 2025 with adjusted diluted EPS of $0.90, a 6% increase year-over-year.
Net inflows for the quarter were $46.7 billion, including $46.5 billion from Guardian's general account, marking the fifth consecutive quarter of positive net flows.
Net management fee margin was 47.5 basis points in Q2, down from the prior quarter due to mix shifts and one-time adjustments.
The adjusted operating margin was 33.5%, and the firm maintained a strong balance sheet with $900 million in cash and cash equivalents.
The company returned $202 million to shareholders in the first half of 2025 through dividends and share repurchases, reducing shares outstanding by over 22% since 2018.
Average occupancy increased by 10 basis points, average effective monthly rents increased by 90 basis points, and bad debt improved by 20 basis points compared to the prior year.
Core FFO per share was $0.28 in Q2 2025, up from $0.27 in Q1 2025.
Noncontrollable expenses declined by 3%, including an 18% reduction in property insurance premiums.
Renewal rate increases of 3.9% and 58% retention supported 70 basis points of blended rent growth in the quarter.
Same-store NOI grew 2% in the quarter, driven by a 1% increase in same-store revenue and a 60 basis point decrease in operating expenses.
Same-store operating expenses decreased 60 basis points over the prior year quarter, fully offsetting softer revenue growth.
Second quarter same-store NOI and core FFO per share results were in line with expectations, with same-store revenues increasing 1% over the prior year.
Three wholly-owned communities were classified as held for sale during the quarter, and a $10.4 million gain from a JV property sale will be recorded in Q3 but excluded from core FFO.
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