JACKSONVILLE, Fla., Feb. 1, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- Fidelity National Financial, Inc. today reported the operating results of FNF Group (NYSE: FNF), a leading provider of title insurance, technology and transaction services to the real estate and mortgage industries, for the three and twelve-month periods ended December 31, 2016.

  • Total revenue of approximately $2.2 billion in the fourth quarter versus $1.9 billion in the fourth quarter of 2015
  • Fourth quarter net earnings of $231 million and adjusted net earnings of $198 million versus net earnings of $144 million and adjusted net earnings of $155 million for the fourth quarter of 2015
  • Fourth quarter diluted EPS of $0.83 and adjusted diluted EPS of $0.71 versus diluted EPS of $0.51 and adjusted diluted EPS of $0.55 in the fourth quarter of 2015
  • A $97 million pre-tax credit was recorded to claim loss expense in the fourth quarter, reducing a redundancy in the reserve for title claim losses balance and making the reserve consistent with the actuarial central estimate
  • Fourth quarter net cash flow provided by operations of $372 million and free cash flow provided of $330 million versus net cash flow provided by operations of $257 million and free cash flow provided of $205 million in the fourth quarter of 2015
  • Repurchased 550,000 shares of FNF common stock for approximately $18.5 million in the fourth quarter

Title

  • Approximately $1.8 billion in total revenue, a 12% increase over the approximately $1.6 billion in total revenue in the fourth quarter of 2015
  • Pre-tax earnings of $360 million and adjusted pre-tax earnings of $292 million versus pre-tax earnings of $216 million and adjusted pre-tax earnings of $225 million in the fourth quarter of 2015
  • Pre-tax title margin of 19.5% and adjusted pre-tax title margin of 15.8% versus pre-tax title margin of 13.2% and adjusted pre-tax title margin of 13.8% in the fourth quarter of 2015
  • Claims loss provision was reduced to 5% for the fourth quarter and future quarters, driven by significantly lower title loss payments related to policy years since 2009
  • ServiceLink generated $198 million in revenue, adjusted pre-tax earnings of $25 million and an adjusted pre-tax margin of 12.6% for the fourth quarter
  • Open orders per day of 7,645 for the fourth quarter versus 7,000 open orders per day for the fourth quarter of 2015
  • Closed orders per day of 6,758 for the fourth quarter versus 5,413 closed orders per day for the fourth quarter of 2015
  • Fourth quarter purchase orders opened and closed increased by 5% and 10%, respectively, versus the fourth quarter of 2015; for FNTG only (excluding ServiceLink), purchase orders opened and closed increased by 5% and 11%, respectively versus the fourth quarter of 2015
  • Total commercial revenue of $285 million, a 6% decrease from total commercial revenue in the fourth quarter of 2015, driven by a 4% decrease in closed orders and a 1% decrease in total commercial fee per file; fourth quarter total commercial open orders decreased 1% compared to the prior year; fourth quarter national commercial title revenue of $167 million, a 9% decrease from the fourth quarter of 2015, driven by a 4% decline in the national commercial fee per file and a 4% decrease in closed orders; fourth quarter national commercial open orders declined by 1%
  • Overall fourth quarter average fee per file of $2,091, an 8% decrease versus the fourth quarter of 2015
  • Title claims paid of $76 million, a decrease of $8 million, or 10%, from the fourth quarter of 2015

Title Orders

Direct Orders Opened *

Direct Orders Closed *

Month

/ (% Purchase)

/ (% Purchase)

October 2016

181,000

51%

140,000

50%

November 2016

159,000

53%

138,000

49%

December 2016

134,000

56%

141,000

52%

Fourth Quarter 2016

474,000

53%

419,000

51%

Direct Orders Opened *

Direct Orders Closed *

Month

/ (% Purchase)

/ (% Purchase)

October 2015

167,000

55%

120,000

58%

November 2015

140,000

56%

102,000

57%

December 2015

134,000

54%

119,000

59%

Fourth Quarter 2015

441,000

55%

341,000

58%

* Includes an immaterial number of non-purchase and non-refinance orders

Open

Closed

Commercial

Commercial

Commercial

Revenue

Commercial

Orders

Orders

(In millions)

Fee Per File

Fourth Quarter 2016 - Total Commercial

45,900

34,700

$285

$8,200

Fourth Quarter 2015 - Total Commercial

46,300

36,300

$303

$8,300

Fourth Quarter 2016 - National Commercial

17,900

12,800

$167

$13,000

Fourth Quarter 2015 - National Commercial

18,100

13,400

$183

$13,600

BKFS

  • Revenue of $261 million, led by Servicing Technology revenue of approximately $177 million
  • Pre-tax earnings of $41 million, a $4 million, or 11%, increase from the fourth quarter of 2015
  • Adjusted EBITDA of $112 million, a $6 million, or 6%, increase over the fourth quarter of 2015 and an adjusted EBITDA margin of 44.4%, a 50 basis point decrease from the fourth quarter of 2015

'This was a great finish to another strong year for our title insurance business, as we generated fourth quarter adjusted pre-tax title earnings of $292 million and a 15.8% adjusted pre-tax title margin,' said Chairman William P. Foley, II. 'For the full-year 2016, we produced more than $1 billion in adjusted pre-tax title earnings and a 14.7% adjusted pre-tax title margin. We continue to benefit from a solid residential purchase market, as open and closed purchase orders grew by 5% and 10%, respectively, in the fourth quarter. The residential refinance market also finished the year strong, with 13% growth in open refinance orders and 47% growth in closed refinance orders. Total commercial revenue of $285 million was our second highest quarterly figure ever and a 6% decline from the record fourth quarter of 2015. Overall, we are proud of our performance in 2016 and we enter 2017 optimistic that an improving economy will continue to benefit the real estate market and provide the opportunity for another successful year for our title insurance business.

'Given the recent favorable trends in claims payments, lower loss ratios in policy years since 2009 and the significantly reduced adverse development in pre-2009 policy years, we recorded a $97 million pre-tax credit to claim loss expense in the fourth quarter, reducing a redundancy in the reserve for title claim losses balance and making the reserve consistent with the actuarial central estimate. We also reduced the claims loss provision to 5% for the fourth quarter and future quarters, driven by significantly lower title loss payments related to policy years since 2009.

'Black Knight continues to perform to our expectations, generating revenue of $261 million and adjusted EBITDA of $112 million, for a 44.4% adjusted EBITDA margin. FNF's Black Knight ownership stake is currently worth more than $3 billion, or nearly $11 per FNF share.'

Conference Call

We will host a call with investors and analysts to discuss fourth quarter 2016 FNF Group results on Thursday, February 2, 2017, beginning at 11:30 a.m. Eastern Time. A live webcast of the conference call will be available on the Events and Multimedia page of the FNF Investor Relations website at www.fnf.com. The conference call replay will be available via webcast through the FNF Investor Relations website at www.fnf.com. The telephone replay will be available from 1:30 p.m. Eastern time on February 2, 2017, through February 9, 2017, by dialing 800-475-6701 (USA) or 320-365-3844 (International). The access code will be 414865.

About Fidelity National Financial, Inc.

Fidelity National Financial, Inc. is organized into two groups, FNF Group (NYSE: FNF) and FNFV Group (NYSE: FNFV). FNF is a leading provider of title insurance, technology and transaction services to the real estate and mortgage industries. FNF is the nation's largest title insurance company through its title insurance underwriters - Fidelity National Title, Chicago Title, Commonwealth Land Title, Alamo Title and National Title of New York - that collectively issue more title insurance policies than any other title company in the United States. FNF also provides industry-leading mortgage technology solutions and transaction services, including MSP®, the leading residential mortgage servicing technology platform in the U.S., through its majority-owned subsidiaries, Black Knight Financial Services, Inc. and ServiceLink Holdings, LLC. FNFV holds majority and minority equity investment stakes in a number of entities, including American Blue Ribbon Holdings, LLC, Ceridian HCM, Inc., Digital Insurance, Inc. and Del Frisco's Restaurant Group, Inc. More information about FNF and FNFV can be found at www.fnf.com.

Use of Non-GAAP Financial Information

Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP) is the term used to refer to the standard framework of guidelines for financial accounting. GAAP includes the standards, conventions, and rules accountants follow in recording and summarizing transactions and in the preparation of financial statements. In addition to reporting financial results in accordance with GAAP, the Company has provided non-GAAP financial measures, which it believes are useful to help investors better understand its financial performance, competitive position and prospects for the future. These non-GAAP measures include earnings before interest, taxes and depreciation and amortization (EBITDA), adjusted earnings before interest, taxes and depreciation and amortization (Adjusted EBITDA), adjusted earnings before interest, taxes and depreciation as a percent of adjusted revenue (Adjusted EBITDA margin), adjusted net earnings, adjusted EPS and free cash flow.

Any non-GAAP measures should be considered in context with the GAAP financial presentation and should not be considered in isolation or as a substitute for GAAP net earnings. Further, FNF's non-GAAP measures may be calculated differently from similarly titled measures of other companies. Reconciliations of these non-GAAP measures to related GAAP measures are provided below.

Forward-Looking Statements and Risk Factors

This press release contains forward-looking statements that involve a number of risks and uncertainties. Statements that are not historical facts, including statements regarding our expectations, hopes, intentions or strategies regarding the future are forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements are based on management's beliefs, as well as assumptions made by, and information currently available to, management. Because such statements are based on expectations as to future financial and operating results and are not statements of fact, actual results may differ materially from those projected. We undertake no obligation to update any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise. The risks and uncertainties which forward-looking statements are subject to include, but are not limited to: our ability to successfully achieve the conditions to and consummate the plans to distribute shares of Black Knight Financial Services and redeem and exchange the FNFV tracking stock with the result being an independent, publicly-traded FNFV common stock; changes in general economic, business and political conditions, including changes in the financial markets; weakness or adverse changes in the level of real estate activity, which may be caused by, among other things, high or increasing interest rates, a limited supply of mortgage funding or a weak U. S. economy; our potential inability to find suitable acquisition candidates, acquisitions in lines of business that will not necessarily be limited to our traditional areas of focus, or difficulties in integrating acquisitions; our dependence on distributions from our title insurance underwriters as a main source of cash flow; significant competition that our operating subsidiaries face; compliance with extensive government regulation of our operating subsidiaries.

This press release should be read in conjunction with the press release filed for the results of FNFV on this same date as well as the risks detailed in the 'Statement Regarding Forward-Looking Information,' 'Risk Factors' and other sections of the Company's Form 10-Q, 10-K and other filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

FNF-E

FNF GROUP
FOURTH QUARTER SEGMENT INFORMATION
(In millions, except order information in thousands) (Unaudited)

Total FNF

Group

Title

BKFS

FNF Group

Corporate and

Other

Three Months Ended

December 31, 2016

Direct title premiums

$

579

$

579

$

-

$

-

Agency title premiums

692

692

-

-

Escrow, title related and other fees (1)

866

541

261

64

Total title and escrow

2,137

1,812

261

64

Interest and investment income

33

33

-

-

Realized gains and losses, net

(2)

(1)

-

(1)

Total revenue

2,168

1,844

261

63

Personnel costs

697

581

102

14

Agent commissions

525

525

-

-

Other operating expenses

478

372

48

58

Depreciation and amortization

99

39

54

6

Claim loss credit

(33)

(33)

-

-

Interest expense

32

-

16

16

Total expenses

1,798

1,484

220

94

Pre-tax earnings (loss) from continuing operations

$

370

$

360

$

41

$

(31)

Non-GAAP adjustments before taxes

Realized (gains) and losses, net

2

1

-

1

Deferred revenue add back

1

-

1

-

Purchase price amortization

53

23

25

5

Other legal accruals

5

5

-

-

Claims reserve adjustment

(97)

(97)

-

-

Total non-GAAP adjustments before taxes

$

(36)

$

(68)

$

26

$

6

Adjusted pre-tax earnings (loss) from continuing ops.

$

334

$

292

$

67

$

(25)

Adjusted pre-tax margin from continuing operations

15.4

%

15.8

%

25.6

%

-

Purchase price amortization

(53)

(23)

(25)

(5)

Depreciation and amortization

99

39

54

6

Interest expense

32

-

16

16

Adjusted EBITDA

$

412

$

308

$

112

$

(8)

Adjusted EBITDA margin

19.0

%

16.7

%

44.4

%

-

ServiceLink non-GAAP reconciliations:

ServiceLink pre-tax loss

$

(12)

Intercompany interest

7

Depreciation and amortization

20

ServiceLink EBITDA

15

Management fee / other expenses

13

ServiceLink Adjusted EBITDA

$

28

ServiceLink pre-tax loss

$

(12)

Intercompany interest

7

Purchase price amortization

17

Management fee / other expenses

13

ServiceLink adjusted pre-tax earnings

$

25

1. BKFS also reported adjusted revenue of $263 million, which includes $2 million of deferred revenue

FNF GROUP
FOURTH QUARTER SEGMENT INFORMATION
(In millions, except order information in thousands)
(Unaudited)

Total FNF

Group

Title

BKFS

FNF Group

Corporate and

Other

Three Months Ended

December 31, 2016

Pre-tax earnings (loss) from continuing operations

$

370

$

360

$

41

$

(31)

Income tax expense (benefit)

133

135

12

(14)

Earnings from equity investments

5

4

-

1

Non-controlling interests

11

(1)

12

-

Net earnings (loss) attributable to FNF Group common shareholders

$

231

$

230

$

17

$

(16)

EPS attributable to FNF Group common shareholders - basic

$

0.85

$

0.85

$

0.06

$

(0.06)

EPS attributable to FNF Group common shareholders - diluted

$

0.83

$

0.83

$

0.06

$

(0.06)

FNF Group weighted average shares - basic

271

FNF Group weighted average shares - diluted

278

Net earnings (loss) attributable to FNF Group common shareholders

$

231

$

230

$

17

$

(16)

Total non-GAAP, pre-tax adjustments

$

(36)

$

(68)

$

26

$

6

Income taxes on non-GAAP adjustments

16

28

(10)

(2)

Noncontrolling interest on non-GAAP adjustments

(13)

(5)

(8)

-

Total non-GAAP adjustments

$

(33)

$

(45)

$

8

$

4

Adjusted net earnings (loss) attributable to FNF Group common shareholders

$

198

$

185

$

25

$

(12)

Adjusted EPS attributable to FNF Group common shareholders - diluted

$

0.71

$

0.67

$

0.09

$

(0.05)

Direct orders opened (000's)

474

474

Direct orders closed (000's)

419

419

Fee per file

$

2,091

$

2,091

Actual title claims paid

$

76

$

76

Cash flows provided by operations:

$

372

Capital expenditures

42

Free cash flow

$

330

FNF GROUP
FOURTH QUARTER SEGMENT INFORMATION
(In millions, except order information in thousands)
(Unaudited)

Total FNF

Group

Title

BKFS

FNF Group

Corporate and

Other

Three Months Ended

December 31, 2015

Direct title premiums

$

521

$

521

$

-

$

-

Agency title premiums

592

592

-

-

Escrow, title related and other fees (1)

776

483

238

55

Total title and escrow

1,889

1,596

238

55

Interest and investment income

30

31

-

(1)

Realized gains and losses, net

14

14

-

-

Total revenue

1,933

1,641

238

54

Personnel costs

636

531

93

12

Agent commissions

452

452

-

-

Other operating expenses

437

345

42

50

Depreciation and amortization

90

36

51

3

Claim loss expense

61

61

-

-

Interest expense

31

-

15

16

Total expenses

1,707

1,425

201

81

Pre-tax earnings (loss) from continuing operations

$

226

$

216

$

37

$

(27)

Non-GAAP adjustments before taxes

Realized (gains) and losses, net

(14)

(14)

-

-

Deferred revenue add back and management fee

3

-

3

-

Purchase price amortization

46

23

23

-

Total non-GAAP adjustments before taxes

$

35

$

9

$

26

$

-

Adjusted pre-tax earnings (loss) from continuing operations

$

261

$

225

$

63

$

(27)

Adjusted pre-tax margin from continuing operations

13.6

%

13.8

%

26.1

%

-

Purchase price amortization

(46)

(23)

(23)

-

Depreciation and amortization

90

36

51

3

Interest expense

31

-

15

16

Adjusted EBITDA

$

336

$

238

$

106

$

(8)

Adjusted EBITDA margin

17.5

%

14.6

%

44.9

%

-

1. BKFS also reported adjusted revenue of $240 million, which includes $2 million of deferred revenue

FNF GROUP
FOURTH QUARTER SEGMENT INFORMATION
(In millions, except order information in thousands)
(Unaudited)

Total FNF

Group

Title

BKFS

FNF Group

Corporate and

Other

Three Months Ended

December 31, 2015

Pre-tax earnings (loss) from continuing operations

$

226

$

216

$

37

$

(27)

Income tax expense (benefit)

73

79

18

(24)

Earnings from equity investments

2

2

-

-

Non-controlling interests

11

1

11

(1)

Net earnings (loss) attributable to FNF Group common shareholders

$

144

$

138

$

8

$

(2)

EPS attributable to FNF Group common shareholders - basic

$

0.52

$

0.50

$

0.03

$

(0.01)

EPS attributable to FNF Group common shareholders - diluted

$

0.51

$

0.49

$

0.03

$

(0.01)

FNF Group weighted average shares - basic

275

FNF Group weighted average shares - diluted

283

Net earnings (loss) attributable to FNF Group common shareholders

$

144

$

138

$

8

$

(2)

Total non-GAAP, pre-tax adjustments

$

35

$

9

$

26

$

-

Income taxes on non-GAAP adjustments

(7)

(2)

(5)

-

Noncontrolling interest on non-GAAP adjustments

(17)

(4)

(13)

-

Total non-GAAP adjustments

$

11

$

3

$

8

$

-

Adjusted net earnings (loss) attributable to FNF Group common shareholders

$

155

$

141

$

16

$

(2)

Adjusted EPS attributable to FNF Group common shareholders - diluted

$

0.55

$

0.50

$

0.06

$

(0.01)

Direct orders opened (000's)

441

441

Direct orders closed (000's)

341

341

Fee per file

$

2,272

$

2,272

Actual title claims paid

$

84

$

84

Cash flows provided by operations:

$

257

Capital expenditures

52

Free cash flow

$

205

FNF GROUP
YTD SEGMENT INFORMATION
(In millions, except order information in thousands)
(Unaudited)

Total FNF

Group

Title

BKFS

FNF Group

Corporate and

Other

Twelve Months Ended

December 31, 2016

Direct title premiums

$

2,097

$

2,097

$

-

$

-

Agency title premiums

2,626

2,626

-

-

Escrow, title related and other fees (1)

3,378

2,128

1,026

224

Total title and escrow

8,101

6,851

1,026

224

Interest and investment income

126

127

-

(1)

Realized gains and losses, net

(8)

-

-

(8)

Total revenue

8,219

6,978

1,026

215

Personnel costs

2,668

2,214

396

58

Agent commissions

1,998

1,998

-

-

Other operating expenses

1,837

1,436

197

204

Depreciation and amortization

369

148

208

13

Claim loss expense

157

157

-

-

Interest expense

126

-

64

62

Total expenses

7,155

5,953

865

337

Pre-tax earnings (loss) from continuing operations

$

1,064

$

1,025

$

161

$

(122)

Non-GAAP adjustments before taxes

Realized (gains) and losses, net

8

-

-

8

Deferred revenue add back and management fee

8

1

7

-

Purchase price amortization

187

89

90

8

M&A costs

2

-

2

-

Other legal accruals

17

11

6

-

Claims reserve adjustment

(97)

(97)

-

-

Total non-GAAP adjustments before taxes

$

125

$

4

$

105

$

16

Adjusted pre-tax earnings (loss) from continuing operations

$

1,189

$

1,029

$

266

$

(106)

Adjusted pre-tax margin from continuing operations

14.4

%

14.7

%

25.8

%

-

Purchase price amortization

(187)

(89)

(90)

(8)

Depreciation and amortization

369

148

208

13

Interest expense

126

-

64

62

Adjusted EBITDA

$

1,497

$

1,088

$

448

$

(39)

Adjusted EBITDA margin

18.2

%

15.6

%

44.8

%

-

1. BKFS also reported adjusted revenue of $1,033 million, which includes $7 million of deferred revenue

FNF GROUP
YTD SEGMENT INFORMATION
(In millions, except order information in thousands)
(Unaudited)

Total FNF

Group

Title

BKFS

FNF Group

Corporate and

Other

Twelve Months Ended

December 31, 2016

Pre-tax earnings (loss) from continuing operations

$

1,064

$

1,025

$

161

$

(122)

Income tax expense (benefit)

383

386

52

(55)

Earnings from equity investments

15

13

-

2

Non-controlling interests

42

(5)

47

-

Net earnings (loss) attributable to FNF Group common shareholders

$

654

$

657

$

62

$

(65)

EPS attributable to FNF Group common shareholders - basic

$

2.40

$

2.41

$

0.23

$

(0.24)

EPS attributable to FNF Group common shareholders - diluted

$

2.34

$

2.36

$

0.22

$

(0.24)

FNF Group weighted average shares - basic

272

FNF Group weighted average shares - diluted

280

Net earnings (loss) attributable to FNF Group common shareholders

$

654

$

657

$

62

$

(65)

Total non-GAAP, pre-tax adjustments

$

125

$

4

$

105

$

16

Income taxes on non-GAAP adjustments

(41)

5

(40)

(6)

Noncontrolling interest on non-GAAP adjustments

(47)

(17)

(30)

-

Total non-GAAP adjustments

$

37

$

(8)

$

35

$

10

Adjusted net earnings (loss) attributable to FNF Group common shareholders

$

691

$

649

$

97

$

(55)

Adjusted EPS attributable to FNF Group common shareholders - diluted

$

2.47

$

2.32

$

0.35

$

(0.20)

Direct orders opened (000's)

2,184

2,184

Direct orders closed (000's)

1,575

1,575

Fee per file

$

2,065

$

2,065

Actual title claims paid

$

245

$

245

Cash flows provided by operations:

$

1,081

Non-GAAP adjustments:

M&A costs

2

THL management fee

1

Total non-GAAP adjustments

3

Adjusted cash flows from operations

1,084

Capital expenditures

227

Free cash flow

$

857

FNF GROUP
YTD SEGMENT INFORMATION
(In millions, except order information in thousands)
(Unaudited)

Total FNF

Group

Title

BKFS

FNF Group

Corporate and

Other

Twelve Months Ended

December 31, 2015

Direct title premiums

$

2,009

$

2,009

$

-

$

-

Agency title premiums

2,277

2,277

-

-

Escrow, title related and other fees (1)

3,121

2,005

931

185

Total title and escrow

7,407

6,291

931

185

Interest and investment income

121

123

-

(2)

Realized gains and losses, net

6

14

(5)

(3)

Total revenue

7,534

6,428

926

180

Personnel costs

2,514

2,090

382

42

Agent commissions

1,731

1,731

-

-

Other operating expenses

1,714

1,381

161

172

Depreciation and amortization

345

144

194

7

Claim loss expense

246

246

-

-

Interest expense

122

-

50

72

Total expenses

6,672

5,592

787

293

Pre-tax earnings (loss) from continuing operations

$

862

$

836

$

139

$

(113)

Non-GAAP adjustments before taxes

Realized (gains) and losses, net

(6)

(14)

5

3

Deferred revenue add back and management fee

13

2

11

-

Purchase price amortization

183

92

90

1

IPO costs & profits interest acceleration

10

-

10

-

Total non-GAAP adjustments before taxes

$

200

$

80

$

116

$

4

Adjusted pre-tax earnings (loss) from continuing operations

$

1,062

$

916

$

255

$

(109)

Adjusted pre-tax margin from continuing operations

14.1

%

14.3

%

27.1

%

-

Purchase price amortization

(183)

(92)

(90)

(1)

Depreciation and amortization

345

144

194

7

Interest expense

122

-

50

72

Adjusted EBITDA

$

1,346

$

968

$

409

$

(31)

Adjusted EBITDA margin

17.9

%

15.1

%

44.0

%

-

1. BKFS also reported adjusted revenue of $940 million, which includes $9 million of deferred revenue

FNF GROUP
YTD SEGMENT INFORMATION
(In millions, except order information in thousands)
(Unaudited)

Total FNF

Group

Title

BKFS

FNF Group

Corporate and

Other

Twelve Months Ended

December 31, 2015

Pre-tax earnings (loss) from continuing operations

$

862

$

836

$

139

$

(113)

Income tax expense (benefit)

310

305

35

(30)

Earnings from equity investments

6

6

-

-

Non-controlling interests

18

(10)

28

-

Net earnings (loss) attributable to FNF Group common shareholders

$

540

$

547

$

76

$

(83)

EPS attributable to FNF Group common shareholders - basic

$

1.95

$

1.97

$

0.27

$

(0.29)

EPS attributable to FNF Group common shareholders - diluted

$

1.89

$

1.91

$

0.27

$

(0.29)

FNF Group weighted average shares - basic

277

FNF Group weighted average shares - diluted

286

Net earnings (loss) attributable to FNF Group common shareholders

$

540

$

547

$

76

$

(83)

Total non-GAAP, pre-tax adjustments

$

200

$

80

$

116

$

4

Income taxes on non-GAAP adjustments

(50)

(22)

(26)

(2)

Noncontrolling interest on non-GAAP adjustments

(71)

(23)

(48)

-

Total non-GAAP adjustments

$

79

$

35

$

42

$

2

Adjusted net earnings (loss) attributable to FNF common shareholders

$

619

$

582

$

118

$

(81)

Adjusted EPS attributable to FNF common shareholders - diluted

$

2.16

$

2.03

$

0.41

$

(0.28)

Direct orders opened (000's)

2,092

2,092

Direct orders closed (000's)

1,472

1,472

Fee per file

$

2,065

$

2,065

Actual title claims paid

$

285

$

285

Cash flows provided by operations:

$

922

Non-GAAP adjustments:

THL management fee

3

IPO cost

4

Total non-GAAP adjustments

7

Adjusted cash flows from operations

929

Capital expenditures

179

Free cash flow

$

750

FNF GROUP
QUARTERLY OPERATING STATISTICS
(Unaudited)

Q4 2016

Q3 2016

Q2 2016

Q1 2016

Q4 2015

Q3 2015

Q2 2015

Q1 2015

Quarterly Open Orders ('000's except % data)

Total open orders*

474

616

577

517

441

514

560

578

Total open orders per day*

7.6

9.6

9.0

8.3

7.0

8.0

8.8

9.5

Purchase % of open orders

53

%

50

%

57

%

55

%

55

%

58

%

57

%

47

%

Refinance % of open orders

47

%

50

%

43

%

45

%

45

%

42

%

43

%

53

%

Total closed orders*

419

433

401

322

341

378

408

345

Total closed orders per day*

6.8

6.8

6.3

5.2

5.4

5.9

6.4

5.7

Purchase % of closed orders

51

%

54

%

58

%

55

%

58

%

60

%

54

%

46

%

Refinance % of closed orders

49

%

46

%

42

%

45

%

42

%

40

%

46

%

54

%

Commercial (millions, except orders in '000's)

Total commercial revenue

$

285

$

233

$

244

$

211

$

303

$

258

$

258

$

208

Total commercial open orders

45.9

50.4

49.9

48.5

46.3

50.3

50.8

47.8

Total commercial closed orders

34.7

31.9

33.6

30.7

36.3

33.0

32.4

29.6

National commercial revenue

$

167

$

130

$

144

$

121

$

183

$

146

$

150

$

119

National commercial open orders

17.9

20.4

20.3

19.3

18.1

21.0

21.2

20.4

National commercial closed orders

12.8

11.7

11.6

10.6

13.4

12.2

12.5

11.1

Total Fee Per File

Fee per file

$

2,091

$

2,015

$

2,116

$

2,032

$

2,272

$

2,133

$

2,026

$

1,833

Residential and local commercial fee per file

$

1,746

$

1,762

$

1,809

$

1,713

$

1,806

$

1,805

$

1,711

$

1,538

Residential fee per file

$

1,538

$

1,594

$

1,645

$

1,522

$

1,548

$

1,589

$

1,514

$

1,346

Total commercial fee per file

$

8,200

$

7,300

$

7,300

$

6,900

$

8,300

$

7,800

$

8,000

$

7,000

National commercial fee per file

$

13,000

$

11,100

$

12,400

$

11,400

$

13,600

$

12,000

$

12,000

$

10,700

Total Staffing

Total field operations employees

11,100

11,400

10,900

10,900

10,700

11,000

10,900

10,400

FNT Only Quarterly Operating Statistics ('000's except fee per file and staffing)

Total open orders*

395

518

484

429

360

422

458

456

Total open orders per day*

6.4

8.1

7.5

6.9

5.7

6.6

7.2

7.5

Purchase % of open orders

59

%

55

%

63

%

61

%

62

%

65

%

65

%

54

%

Refinance % of open orders

41

%

45

%

37

%

39

%

38

%

35

%

35

%

46

%

Total closed orders*

352

369

338

265

285

314

334

277

Total closed orders per day*

5.7

5.8

5.3

4.3

4.5

4.9

5.2

4.5

Purchase % of closed orders

55

%

58

%

63

%

60

%

63

%

66

%

61

%

52

%

Refinance % of closed orders

45

%

42

%

37

%

40

%

37

%

34

%

39

%

48

%

Fee per file

$

2,313

$

2,205

$

2,337

$

2,261

$

2,521

$

2,364

$

2,264

$

2,055

Total title field operations employees

10,000

10,200

9,600

9,700

9,500

9,700

9,600

9,100

ServiceLink Only Quarterly Operating Statistics ('000's except fee per file and staffing)

Total open orders*

79

98

93

87

81

92

102

122

Total open orders per day*

1.2

1.5

1.5

1.4

1.3

1.4

1.6

2.0

Purchase % of open orders

21

%

17

%

22

%

24

%

22

%

23

%

22

%

17

%

Refinance % of open orders

79

%

83

%

78

%

76

%

78

%

77

%

78

%

83

%

Total closed orders*

67

64

63

57

56

64

74

68

Total closed orders per day*

1.1

1.0

1.0

0.9

0.9

1.0

1.2

1.1

Purchase % of closed orders

24

%

27

%

27

%

28

%

31

%

26

%

21

%

22

%

Refinance % of closed orders

76

%

73

%

73

%

72

%

69

%

74

%

79

%

78

%

Fee per file

$

932

$

916

$

940

$

972

$

1,003

$

987

$

958

$

921

Total ServiceLink operating employees

1,100

1,200

1,300

1,200

1,200

1,300

1,300

1,300

* Includes an immaterial number of non-purchase and non-refinance orders

FNF GROUP
SUMMARY BALANCE SHEET INFORMATION
(In millions)

FNF Group

December 31, 2016

FNF Group

December 31, 2015

(Unaudited)

(Unaudited)

Cash and investment portfolio

$

4,965

$

4,898

Goodwill

4,859

4,568

Title plant

395

395

Total assets

13,063

12,502

Notes payable

2,513

2,593

Reserve for title claim losses

1,487

1,583

Secured trust deposits

860

701

Redeemable non-controlling interests

344

344

Non-redeemable non-controlling interests

786

720

Total equity and redeemable non-controlling interests

6,210

5,849

Total equity attributable to common shareholders

5,080

4,785

FNF Group

December 31, 2016

FNFV

December 31, 2016

Consolidated

December 31, 2016

Consolidated

December 31, 2015

(Unaudited)

(Unaudited)

(Unaudited)

Cash and investment portfolio

$

4,965

$

642

$

5,607

$

5,633

Goodwill

4,859

206

5,065

4,756

Title plant

395

-

395

395

Total assets

13,063

1,400

14,463

13,931

Notes payable

2,513

233

2,746

2,793

Reserve for title claim losses

1,487

-

1,487

1,583

Secured trust deposits

860

-

860

701

Redeemable non-controlling interests

344

-

344

344

Non-redeemable non-controlling interests

786

116

902

834

Total equity and redeemable non-controlling interests

6,210

1,032

7,242

6,932

Total equity attributable to common shareholders

5,080

916

5,996

5,754

Fidelity National Financial, Inc.
CONSOLIDATED SUMMARY OF EARNINGS
(In millions)
(Unaudited)

Three Months Ended

Twelve Months Ended

December 31, 2016

December 31, 2016

Consolidated

Core

FNFV

Consolidated

Core

FNFV

Direct title premiums

$

579

$

579

$

-

$

2,097

$

2,097

$

-

Agency title premiums

692

692

-

2,626

2,626

-

Total title premiums

1,271

1,271

-

4,723

4,723

-

Escrow, title-related and other fees

910

866

44

3,546

3,378

168

Total title and escrow and other

2,181

2,137

44

8,269

8,101

168

Restaurant revenue

300

-

300

1,158

-

1,158

Interest and investment income

33

33

-

129

126

3

Realized gains and losses, net

(7)

(2)

(5)

(2)

(8)

6

Total revenue

2,507

2,168

339

9,554

8,219

1,335

Personnel costs

741

697

44

2,832

2,668

164

Other operating expenses

505

478

27

1,944

1,837

107

Cost of restaurant revenue

257

-

257

984

-

984

Agent commissions

525

525

-

1,998

1,998

-

Depreciation and amortization

116

99

17

431

369

62

Title claim loss expense

(33)

(33)

-

157

157

-

Interest expense

34

32

2

136

126

10

Total expenses

2,145

1,798

347

8,482

7,155

1,327

Earnings (loss) from continuing operations before taxes

362

370

(8)

1,072

1,064

8

Income tax expense (benefit)

127

133

(6)

372

383

(11)

Earnings from continuing operations before equity investments

235

237

(2)

700

681

19

Earnings (loss) from equity investments

(2)

5

(7)

(8)

15

(23)

Net earnings (loss)

233

242

(9)

692

696

(4)

Non-controlling interests

10

11

(1)

42

42

-

Net earnings (loss) attributable to common shareholders

$

223

$

231

$

(8)

$

650

$

654

$

(4)

Cash flows provided by operations

416

372

44

1,162

1,081

81

Fidelity National Financial, Inc.
CONSOLIDATED SUMMARY OF EARNINGS
(In millions)
(Unaudited)

Three Months Ended

Twelve Months Ended

December 31, 2015

December 31, 2015

Consolidated

Core

FNFV

Consolidated

Core

FNFV

Direct title premiums

$

521

$

521

$

-

$

2,009

$

2,009

$

-

Agency title premiums

592

592

-

2,277

2,277

-

Total title premiums

1,113

1,113

-

4,286

4,286

-

Escrow, title-related and other fees

807

776

31

3,324

3,121

203

Total title and escrow and other

1,920

1,889

31

7,610

7,407

203

Restaurant revenue

328

-

328

1,412

-

1,412

Interest and investment income

30

30

-

123

121

2

Realized gains and losses, net

6

14

(8)

(13)

6

(19)

Total revenue

2,284

1,933

351

9,132

7,534

1,598

Personnel costs

678

636

42

2,671

2,514

157

Other operating expenses

457

437

20

1,881

1,714

167

Cost of restaurant revenue

274

-

274

1,195

-

1,195

Agent commissions

452

452

-

1,731

1,731

-

Depreciation and amortization

104

90

14

410

345

65

Title claim loss expense

61

61

-

246

246

-

Interest expense

34

31

3

131

122

9

Total expenses

2,060

1,707

353

8,265

6,672

1,593

Earnings (loss) from continuing operations before taxes

224

226

(2)

867

862

5

Income tax expense (benefit)

71

73

(2)

290

310

(20)

Earnings from continuing operations before equity investments

153

153

-

577

552

25

Earnings (loss) from equity investments

-

2

(2)

(16)

6

(22)

Net earnings (loss)

153

155

(2)

561

558

3

Non-controlling interests

14

11

3

34

18

16

Net earnings (loss) attributable to common shareholders

$

139

$

144

$

(5)

$

527

$

540

$

(13)

Cash flows provided by operations

278

257

21

951

922

29

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