American Equity Investment Life Holding (AEL, Financial) filed Annual Report for the period ended 2011-12-31.
Amer Equity Inv has a market cap of $726.3 million; its shares were traded at around $12.1 with a P/E ratio of 5.8 and P/S ratio of 0.6. The dividend yield of Amer Equity Inv stocks is 1%.
Amortization of deferred sales inducements increased 20% to $71.8 million in 2011 and 50% to $59.9 million in 2010 from $40.0 million in 2009. In general, amortization of deferred sales inducements has been increasing each year due to growth in our annuity business and the deferral of sales inducements incurred with respect to sales of premium bonus annuity products. Bonus products represented 95%, 95% and 94% of our total annuity deposits during 2011, 2010 and 2009, respectively. The anticipated increase in amortization from these factors has been affected by amortization associated with fair value accounting for derivatives and embedded derivatives utilized in our fixed index annuity business, amortization associated with the net realized gains (losses) on investments and net OTTI losses recognized in operations and, in 2010, amortization associated with the litigation settlement. See Net Income above for discussion of the impact of unlocking on amortization of deferred sales inducements for the years ended December 31, 2011, 2010 and 2009, respectively.
Fair value accounting for derivatives and embedded derivatives utilized in our fixed index annuity business creates differences in the recognition of revenues and expenses from derivative instruments including the embedded derivative liabilities in our fixed index annuity contracts. The change in fair value of the embedded derivatives will not correspond to the change in fair value of the derivatives (purchased call options) because the purchased call options are one-year options while the options valued in the fair value of embedded derivatives cover the expected lives of the contracts which typically exceed ten years. The gross profit adjustments resulting from fair value accounting for derivatives and embedded derivatives utilized in our fixed index annuity business decreased amortization by $35.5 million, $39.2 million and $29.2 million in 2011, 2010 and 2009, respectively. The gross profit adjustments from net realized gains (losses) on investments and net OTTI losses recognized in operations increased (decreased) amortization by $(9.7) million, $0.5 million and ($6.8) million in 2011, 2010 and 2009, respectively. The gross profit adjustments from the litigation settlement decreased amortization in 2010 by $1.3 million. Excluding the amortization amounts and unlocking effects attributable to fair value accounting for derivatives and embedded derivatives, realized gains (losses) on investments, net OTTI losses recognized in operations and the litigation settlement, amortization would have been $116.9 million (includes a reduction of $7.3 million due to unlocking), $99.9 million and $76.0 million for 2011, 2010 and 2009, respectively. See Critical Accounting Policies - Deferred Policy Acquisition Costs and Deferred Sales Inducements.
Amortization of deferred policy acquisition costs increased 5% to $143.5 million in 2011 and 55% to $136.4 million in 2010 from $88.0 million in 2009. In general, amortization of deferred policy acquisition costs has been increasing each year due to the growth in our annuity business and the deferral of policy acquisition costs incurred with respect to sales of annuity products. The anticipated increase in amortization from these factors has been affected by amortization associated with fair value accounting for derivatives and embedded derivatives utilized in our fixed index annuity business, amortization associated with net realized gains (losses) on investments and net OTTI losses recognized in operations and, in 2010, the amortization associated with the litigation settlement. See Net Income above for discussion of the impact of unlocking on amortization of deferred policy acquisition costs for the years ended December 31, 2011, 2010 and 2009, respectively.
As discussed above, fair value accounting for derivatives and embedded derivatives utilized in our fixed index annuity business creates differences in the recognition of revenues and expenses from derivative instruments including the embedded derivative liabilities in our fixed index annuity contracts. The gross profit adjustments resulting from fair value accounting for derivatives and embedded derivatives utilized in our fixed index annuity business decreased amortization by $45.4 million, $48.3 million and $60.6 million in 2011, 2010 and 2009, respectively. The gross profit adjustments from net realized gains on investments and net OTTI losses recognized in operations decreased amortization by $14.5 million, $0.0 million and $12.2 million in 2011, 2010 and 2009, respectively. The gross profit adjustments from the litigation settlement decreased amortization in 2010 by $4.4 million. Excluding the amortization amounts and unlocking effects attributable to fair value accounting for derivatives and embedded derivatives, realized gains on investments and net OTTI losses recognized in operations, and the litigation settlement, amortization would have been $203.3 million (includes a reduction of $12.1 million due to unlocking), $189.1 million and $160.9 million for 2011, 2010 and 2009, respectively. See Critical Accounting Policies - Deferred Policy Acquisition Costs and Deferred Sales Inducements.
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Amer Equity Inv has a market cap of $726.3 million; its shares were traded at around $12.1 with a P/E ratio of 5.8 and P/S ratio of 0.6. The dividend yield of Amer Equity Inv stocks is 1%.
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Our investment spread measured on a percentage basis was 3.03%, 3.15% and 3.04% for the years ended December 31, 2011, 2010 and 2009, respectively. The decrease in investment spread in 2011 resulted from a decline in the average yield in investments, offset in part by a smaller decline in the average cost of money on our fixed index annuities. The increase in investment spread in 2010 resulted from a lower aggregate cost of money on our fixed index annuities, offset in part by a smaller decline in the yield on invested assets. The lower cost of money during 2011 and 2010 was due to lower costs of options purchased to fund the annual index credits on fixed index annuities and lower rates for the fixed rate strategy in fixed index annuities. The 2011 decrease in average yield on invested assets was primarily attributable to lower yields on investments purchased in 2010 and 2011. The 2010 decrease in the average yield on invested assets was primarily attributable to a lag in reinvestment of proceeds from bonds called for redemption during the year into new assets resulting in high levels of low yielding short-term investments and interest earning cash and cash equivalents, as well as lower yields on investments purchased in 2010. We also have experienced a benefit from index annuity hedging that reduced the cost of money by 0.06% and 0.10% for the years ended December 31, 2011 and 2010.Amortization of deferred sales inducements increased 20% to $71.8 million in 2011 and 50% to $59.9 million in 2010 from $40.0 million in 2009. In general, amortization of deferred sales inducements has been increasing each year due to growth in our annuity business and the deferral of sales inducements incurred with respect to sales of premium bonus annuity products. Bonus products represented 95%, 95% and 94% of our total annuity deposits during 2011, 2010 and 2009, respectively. The anticipated increase in amortization from these factors has been affected by amortization associated with fair value accounting for derivatives and embedded derivatives utilized in our fixed index annuity business, amortization associated with the net realized gains (losses) on investments and net OTTI losses recognized in operations and, in 2010, amortization associated with the litigation settlement. See Net Income above for discussion of the impact of unlocking on amortization of deferred sales inducements for the years ended December 31, 2011, 2010 and 2009, respectively.
Fair value accounting for derivatives and embedded derivatives utilized in our fixed index annuity business creates differences in the recognition of revenues and expenses from derivative instruments including the embedded derivative liabilities in our fixed index annuity contracts. The change in fair value of the embedded derivatives will not correspond to the change in fair value of the derivatives (purchased call options) because the purchased call options are one-year options while the options valued in the fair value of embedded derivatives cover the expected lives of the contracts which typically exceed ten years. The gross profit adjustments resulting from fair value accounting for derivatives and embedded derivatives utilized in our fixed index annuity business decreased amortization by $35.5 million, $39.2 million and $29.2 million in 2011, 2010 and 2009, respectively. The gross profit adjustments from net realized gains (losses) on investments and net OTTI losses recognized in operations increased (decreased) amortization by $(9.7) million, $0.5 million and ($6.8) million in 2011, 2010 and 2009, respectively. The gross profit adjustments from the litigation settlement decreased amortization in 2010 by $1.3 million. Excluding the amortization amounts and unlocking effects attributable to fair value accounting for derivatives and embedded derivatives, realized gains (losses) on investments, net OTTI losses recognized in operations and the litigation settlement, amortization would have been $116.9 million (includes a reduction of $7.3 million due to unlocking), $99.9 million and $76.0 million for 2011, 2010 and 2009, respectively. See Critical Accounting Policies - Deferred Policy Acquisition Costs and Deferred Sales Inducements.
Amortization of deferred policy acquisition costs increased 5% to $143.5 million in 2011 and 55% to $136.4 million in 2010 from $88.0 million in 2009. In general, amortization of deferred policy acquisition costs has been increasing each year due to the growth in our annuity business and the deferral of policy acquisition costs incurred with respect to sales of annuity products. The anticipated increase in amortization from these factors has been affected by amortization associated with fair value accounting for derivatives and embedded derivatives utilized in our fixed index annuity business, amortization associated with net realized gains (losses) on investments and net OTTI losses recognized in operations and, in 2010, the amortization associated with the litigation settlement. See Net Income above for discussion of the impact of unlocking on amortization of deferred policy acquisition costs for the years ended December 31, 2011, 2010 and 2009, respectively.
As discussed above, fair value accounting for derivatives and embedded derivatives utilized in our fixed index annuity business creates differences in the recognition of revenues and expenses from derivative instruments including the embedded derivative liabilities in our fixed index annuity contracts. The gross profit adjustments resulting from fair value accounting for derivatives and embedded derivatives utilized in our fixed index annuity business decreased amortization by $45.4 million, $48.3 million and $60.6 million in 2011, 2010 and 2009, respectively. The gross profit adjustments from net realized gains on investments and net OTTI losses recognized in operations decreased amortization by $14.5 million, $0.0 million and $12.2 million in 2011, 2010 and 2009, respectively. The gross profit adjustments from the litigation settlement decreased amortization in 2010 by $4.4 million. Excluding the amortization amounts and unlocking effects attributable to fair value accounting for derivatives and embedded derivatives, realized gains on investments and net OTTI losses recognized in operations, and the litigation settlement, amortization would have been $203.3 million (includes a reduction of $12.1 million due to unlocking), $189.1 million and $160.9 million for 2011, 2010 and 2009, respectively. See Critical Accounting Policies - Deferred Policy Acquisition Costs and Deferred Sales Inducements.
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