What does specialty — net realized investment gains losses mean?

The net profit or loss generated from selling investment assets in the Specialty segment.

How do you interpret specialty — net realized investment gains losses?

Higher gains indicate successful asset management and market timing, while losses may indicate portfolio rebalancing or market downturns.

How does specialty — net realized investment gains losses compare across companies?

Commonly reported as 'Net Realized Gains/Losses' on the income statement of financial institutions.

CNA Financial CNA Specialty — Net Realized Investment Gains Losses

Discontinued — last reported Q4 '16

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LTR

LTRCNA Financial — Gain (Loss) on Investments

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Other financials

Income statement

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Revenue$3.7B+1.4%

Net income$211.0M-23.0%

EPS (diluted)$0.78-22.0%

Balance sheet

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Cash & equivalents$522.0M+8.1%

Total debt$3.0B-0.1%

Total equity$10.9B+5.6%

Total assets$68.6B+1.8%

Cash flow

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Operating cash flow$393.0M-38.4%

CapEx$13.0M-27.8%

Free cash flow$380.0M-38.7%

Valuation

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Market cap$12.04B-9.7%

Enterprise value$14.49B-8.4%

P/E9.9×-5.0×

P/S0.8×-0.1×

Profitability

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Net margin8.1%+1.9pp

FCF margin14.4%-3.7pp

Returns & leverage

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Return on equity11.5%+2.5pp

Debt / equity0.3×0.0×

Where this comes from

Reported directly by CNA Financial in its filing.

Tagged under the XBRL concept cna:NetRealizedInvestmentGainsLosses.

The official record: CNA Financial’s 10-K, filed February 15, 2017, on SEC EDGAR. View the filing →

Questions, answered.

What does specialty — net realized investment gains losses mean?: The net profit or loss generated from selling investment assets in the Specialty segment.
How do you interpret specialty — net realized investment gains losses?: Higher gains indicate successful asset management and market timing, while losses may indicate portfolio rebalancing or market downturns.
How does specialty — net realized investment gains losses compare across companies?: Commonly reported as 'Net Realized Gains/Losses' on the income statement of financial institutions.