Prudential 1Q Asian Sales Fell Significantly Amid Pandemic; Confident for Growth
14 Maggio 2020 - 11:19AM
Dow Jones News
By Sabela Ojea
Prudential PLC said Thursday that it is confident for long-term
growth despite reporting a significant fall in its Asian market in
the first quarter of 2020 amid the coronavirus.
The insurance-and-investment business added that the
preparations for its U.S. Jackson business minority initial public
offering continue, but that it is also taking into consideration
other options for the U.S. arm.
Regarding its financial performance, the company said that total
Asia APE sales for the first quarter of 2020 decreased 24% to $986
million and that it seeks to halt trading in Singapore. However, it
added that sales outside Hong Kong and China rose 1%.
"We continue to see a challenging sales environment in the
second quarter of 2020 as social-distancing measures are stepped up
in other Asian markets," Chief Executive Mike Wells said.
U.S. APE sales increased 25% compared with the year-earlier
period, the company said, noting that Africa's APE sales grew 43%
to $30 million.
Shares at 0845 GMT were down 42.00 pence, or 3.9%, at 1,049.00
pence.
Write to Sabela Ojea at sabela.ojea@wsj.com; @sabelaojeaguix
(END) Dow Jones Newswires
May 14, 2020 05:04 ET (09:04 GMT)
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