Principal Financial Group said net income attributable to the parent for Q1 2025 decreased $321.4 million due to the change in fair value of the funds withheld embedded derivative and $119.7 million due to asset write-downs related to exiting its sponsor and trustee roles in Hong Kong for MPF Schemes.

10-QQuarterly reportFiled Apr 30, 2025Period of report Mar 31, 2025Summary published (UTC) Oct 11, 2026

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Principal Financial Group said net income attributable to the parent for Q1 2025 decreased $321.4 million due to the change in fair value of the funds withheld embedded derivative and $119.7 million due to asset write-downs related to exiting its sponsor and trustee roles in Hong Kong for MPF Schemes.
The company cited impairments of its distribution agreement intangible asset and contract cost asset in Hong Kong of $65.4 million, an increase in compensation costs of $34.2 million and an increase in nondeferrable commission expense of $18.3 million as factors in the increase in operating expenses for Q1 2025. It added that a decrease of $65.6 million in amounts credited to employee accounts in a nonqualified defined contribution pension plan partially offset these increases.
Principal Financial Group said the effective income tax rate for the 3 months ended March 31, 2025 was (118)%, compared with 15% for the same period in 2024. The company cited a decrease in pre-tax income with no proportionate change in permanent tax differences as the factor.
The company said net cash provided by operating activities for Q1 2025 was $977.3 million (compared with $584.2 million for the same period in 2024), net cash used in investing activities was $952.7 million and net cash used in financing activities was $360.8 million.

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Quarter ended March 31, 2025

Revenue: $3.7B
Net income: $48M
EPS: $0.21
Operating cash flow: $977M

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Factors in the Decrease in Net Income Attributable to the Parent

Principal Financial Group said net income attributable to the parent for Q1 2025 decreased $321.4 million due to the change in fair value of the funds withheld embedded derivative and $119.7 million due to asset write-downs related to exiting its sponsor and trustee roles in Hong Kong for MPF Schemes.

Source · Based on the MD&A text of the filing

Hong Kong Intangible Asset Impairments and Operating Expenses

The company cited impairments of its distribution agreement intangible asset and contract cost asset in Hong Kong of $65.4 million, an increase in compensation costs of $34.2 million and an increase in nondeferrable commission expense of $18.3 million as factors in the increase in operating expenses for Q1 2025. It added that a decrease of $65.6 million in amounts credited to employee accounts in a nonqualified defined contribution pension plan partially offset these increases.

Source · Based on the MD&A text of the filing

Effective Tax Rate (118)%

Principal Financial Group said the effective income tax rate for the 3 months ended March 31, 2025 was (118)%, compared with 15% for the same period in 2024. The company cited a decrease in pre-tax income with no proportionate change in permanent tax differences as the factor.

Source · Based on the MD&A text of the filing

Operating Cash Flow and Investing and Financing Cash Flows

The company said net cash provided by operating activities for Q1 2025 was $977.3 million (compared with $584.2 million for the same period in 2024), net cash used in investing activities was $952.7 million and net cash used in financing activities was $360.8 million.

Source · Based on the MD&A text of the filing

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