(Source: PRNewswire-FirstCall)

JACKSONVILLE, Fla., July 27 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- -- Fidelity National Financial, Inc. , a leading provider of title insurance, mortgage services, specialty insurance, claims management services and information services, today reported operating results for the three-month and six-month periods ended June 30, 2009.
Three Months Ended Three Months Ended June 30, 2009 June 30, 2008 -------------------- ------------------ Total revenue $1.57 billion $1.17 billion Net earnings attributable to common shareholders $91.9 million $6.9 million Net earnings per diluted share attributable to common shareholders $0.40 $0.03 Cash flow from operations $154.8 million $12.8 million Six Months Ended Six Months Ended June 30, 2009 June 30, 2008 --------------------- ------------------ Total revenue $2.93 billion $2.29 billion Net earnings attributable to common shareholders $79.5 million $34.2 million Net earnings per diluted share attributable to common shareholders $0.35 $0.16 Cash flow from (used in) operations $283.2 million ($62.0 million)
The following are summary financial and operational results for the operating segments of FNF for the three-month and six-month periods ended June 30, 2009 and 2008:
Fidelity National Title Group ("FNT") Three Months Ended Three Months Ended June 30, 2009 June 30, 2008 -------------------- ------------------- Total revenue $1.45 billion $1.04 billion Pre-tax earnings $133.3 million $5.1 million Pre-tax margin 9.2% 0.5% Six Months Ended Six Months Ended June 30, 2009 June 30, 2008 -------------------- ------------------- Total revenue $2.71 billion $2.05 billion Pre-tax earnings $140.6 million $58.2 million Pre-tax margin 5.2% 2.8% Month Direct Orders Opened Direct Orders Closed ----- -------------------- -------------------- April 2009 300,400 172,500 May 2009 243,200 171,300 June 2009 202,200 180,300 ------- ------- Second Quarter 2009 745,800 524,100 ======= ======= Month Direct Orders Opened Direct Orders Closed ----- -------------------- -------------------- April 2008 168,900 113,200 May 2008 156,900 99,800 June 2008 136,800 94,500 ------- ------- Second Quarter 2008 462,600 307,500 ======= ======= Open Closed Commercial Commercial Commercial Revenue Commercial Orders Orders (In thousands) Fee Per File ------------ ------------- -------------- ------------- 2nd Quarter 2009 23,200 13,300 $52,200 $3,900 2nd Quarter 2008 16,000 9,300 $59,600 $6,400 - The preceding table only includes commercial activity from FNF's commercial offices in the national commercial division and does not attempt to capture potential commercial activity in our local offices.
Specialty Insurance Three Months Ended Three Months Ended June 30, 2009 June 30, 2008 ------------------------ -------------------- Total revenue $98.1 million $97.1 million Pre-tax earnings $14.5 million $13.2 million Pre-tax margin 14.7% 13.6% Six Months Ended Six Months Ended June 30, 2009 June 30, 2008 ---------------------- ------------------- Total revenue $184.9 million $185.6 million Pre-tax earnings $27.7 million $22.6 million Pre-tax margin 15.0% 12.2%
"The second quarter was successful on a number of fronts," said Chairman William P. Foley, II. "First, we achieved a significant increase in revenue and earnings in the title business as we began to close a meaningful number of the orders we opened in the first quarter and early second quarter, producing a 9.2% pre-tax margin for the full quarter. Additionally, we exceeded a 10% pre-tax title margin for the month of June."
"We effectively completed the integration of Lawyers and Commonwealth during the second quarter, generating an additional $32 million in cost synergies, in addition to the $231 million in cost synergies previously realized, for a total cost reduction of $263 million. These underwriters are now fully integrated into the FNF family and we look forward to their continued significant contribution to our market-leading title insurance business in the future."
"In April we were successful in issuing 18.2 million shares of our common stock for approximately $331 million in proceeds to further strengthen our balance sheet. The proceeds were primarily used to reduce the outstanding balance on our credit facility and to repurchase some of our existing public debt, resulting in a 22% debt to capital ratio at the end of the second quarter versus our credit facility limit of 35%."
"Overall, the title insurance market has improved considerably in the first half of 2009, albeit with some volatility, as the significant increase in open order volumes slowed down late in the second quarter as mortgage rates increased. Order counts in July have been consistent with the levels we experienced for most of the month of June and we believe we are in a position to continue to generate solid profitability in today's market environment."
Fidelity National Financial, Inc. , is a leading provider of title insurance, mortgage services, specialty insurance, claims management services and information services.