The following is a summary of the Radian Group Inc. (RDN) Q1 2024 Earnings Call Transcript:
Financial Performance:
Radian Group Inc. reported a Q1 net income of $152 million, generating a ROE of approximately 14%.
Revenue for Q1 increased by 3% YoY, totaling $319 million.
Primary mortgage insurance in force grew by 4% YoY reaching $271 billion, bolstered by $11.5 billion of new insurance written this quarter.
The default rate dipped slightly from 2.2% to 2.1%.
Liquidity at the holding company level rose to $1.1 billion.
Book value per share surged 12% YoY, with the company also repurchasing $50 million of shares.
Business Progress:
The company successfully issued $625 million senior notes and redeemed $525 million worth of notes due in March 2025.
Radian's mortgage conduit business is enlarging its market footprint with increasing customer base with plans to develop a mortgage-backed securitisation program.
The business plans to significantly restructure in Q2 given the current condition of the mortgage and real estate market.
Title business growth is expected due to a recovering mortgage market and a rising list of new customers.
Cure rates showed steady improvement, recording 35% for Q1 2024 up from 28% in Q1 2021.
While loss ratios are currently at a low, the company anticipates a return to normalized levels.
Plans are in place to use some of the holdco liquidity for settling the due 2024s on October 1st.
Radian is targeting partnership identification for their Homegenius platform while curbing its related expenses.
The company will look into deploying excess capital in business expansion strategies, including potential repurchase of reinsurance.
Aiming for a consistent growth trajectory, the services segment of Radian Group has undergone substantial expense reductions.
More details: Radian Group IR
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