XL Group Q3 Profit Declines - Quick Facts

(RTTNews) - XL Group plc (XL) reported third-quarter net income attributable to ordinary shareholders of $135.6 million or $0.47 per share, compared to $171.9 million or $0.56 per share for the year-ago quarter.

Operating net income for the latest third quarter declined to $154.6 million, or $0.53 per share, down from $188.0 million, or $0.61 per share in the comparable quarter last year.

Total revenue for the quarter rose to $1.88 billion from $1.82 billion a year ago.

Analysts polled by Thomson Reuters expected the company to earn $0.53 per share on revenue of $1.56 billion for the third quarter. Analysts' estimates typically exclude special items.