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Schedule I - Financial Information of the Registrant (Parent Company)
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2017
Condensed Financial Information of Parent Company Only Disclosure [Abstract]  
Schedule I - Financial Information of the Registrant (Parent Company)
SCHEDULE I
STEWART INFORMATION SERVICES CORPORATION
(Parent Company)
STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS AND RETAINED EARNINGS
 
 
 
For the Years Ended December 31,
 
 
2017
 
2016
 
2015
 
 
($000 omitted)
Revenues
 
 
 
 
 
 
Investment income
 
20,000

 
20,000

 
15,000

Other income
 
784

 
1,252

 
922

 
 
20,784

 
21,252

 
15,922

Expenses
 
 
 
 
 
 
Employee costs
 
1,388

 
832

 
156

Other operating expenses, including $276 each year to affiliates
 
4,447

 
6,641

 
7,617

Depreciation
 
5

 
69

 
162

Interest
 
3,123

 
2,726

 
1,726

 
 
8,963

 
10,268

 
9,661

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Income before taxes and income (losses) from subsidiaries
 
11,821

 
10,984

 
6,261

Income tax (benefit) expense
 
(776
)
 
2,928

 

Income (losses) from subsidiaries
 
36,062

 
47,422

 
(12,465
)
Net income (loss)
 
48,659

 
55,478

 
(6,204
)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Retained earnings at beginning of year
 
471,788

 
455,519

 
479,733

Cash dividends on Common Stock
 
(28,749
)
 
(27,840
)
 
(18,010
)
Cash paid on Class B Common Shares conversion
 

 
(12,000
)
 

Cumulative effect adjustment on adoption of new accounting pronouncement
 

 
631

 

Retained earnings at end of year
 
491,698

 
471,788

 
455,519

See accompanying note to financial statement information.
See accompanying Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm.



















STEWART INFORMATION SERVICES CORPORATION
(Parent Company)
BALANCE SHEETS
 
 
 
As of December 31,
 
 
2017
 
2016
 
 
($000 omitted)
Assets
 
 
 
 
Cash and cash equivalents
 
11,622

 
2,890

Receivables:
 
 
 
 
Notes - due from subsidiaries
 
26,316

 
40,879

Receivables from affiliates
 
930

 
848

Allowance for uncollectible amounts
 
(1
)
 
(4
)
 
 
27,245

 
41,723

Property and equipment, at cost:
 
 
 
 
Furniture and equipment
 
2,733

 
2,733

Accumulated depreciation
 
(2,517
)
 
(2,512
)
 
 
216

 
221

Title plant, at cost
 
48

 
48

Investments in subsidiaries, on an equity-method basis
 
731,975

 
688,837

Goodwill
 
8,470

 
8,470

Other assets
 
18,274

 
16,698

 
 
797,850

 
758,887

Liabilities
 
 
 
 
Notes payable
 
98,875

 
92,875

Accounts payable and other liabilities
 
26,764

 
24,812

 
 
125,639

 
117,687

Contingent liabilities and commitments
 

 

Stockholders’ equity
 
 
 
 
Common Stock – $1 par, authorized 50,000,000; issued 24,071,683 and 23,783,440; outstanding 23,719,522 and 23,431,279, respectively
 
24,072

 
23,783

Additional paid-in capital
 
159,954

 
157,176

Retained earnings (1)
 
491,698

 
471,788

Accumulated other comprehensive (loss) income:
 
 
 
 
Foreign currency translation adjustments
 
(8,373
)
 
(16,727
)
Unrealized investment gains
 
7,526

 
7,846

Treasury stock – 352,161 common shares, at cost
 
(2,666
)
 
(2,666
)
Total stockholders’ equity
 
672,211

 
641,200

 
 
797,850

 
758,887

 
(1) Includes undistributed earnings of subsidiaries of $529,417 in 2017 and $522,104 in 2016.
See accompanying note to financial statement information.
See accompanying Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm.






STEWART INFORMATION SERVICES CORPORATION
(Parent Company)
STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
 
 
 
For the Years Ended December 31,
 
 
2017
 
2016
 
2015
 
 
($000 omitted)
Reconciliation of net income (loss) to cash provided by operating activities:
 
 
 
 
 
 
Net income (loss)
 
48,659

 
55,478

 
(6,204
)
Add (deduct):
 
 
 
 
 
 
Depreciation
 
5

 
69

 
162

(Increase) decrease in receivables – net
 
(81
)
 
245

 
(596
)
(Increase) decrease in other assets – net
 
(1,576
)
 
359

 
(558
)
Increase (decrease) in payables and accrued liabilities – net
 
563

 
(496
)
 
(515
)
(Income) losses from subsidiaries
 
(36,062
)
 
(47,421
)
 
12,465

Other – net
 
1,705

 
(6,731
)
 
(4,593
)
Cash provided by operating activities
 
13,213

 
1,503

 
161

Investing activities:
 
 
 
 
 
 
Dividends from subsidiary
 
20,000

 
20,000

 
15,000

Purchase of property and equipment –net
 

 
(22
)
 

Collections on notes receivables
 
23,375

 
27,500

 

Increases in notes receivables
 
(16,000
)
 

 
(21,500
)
Contributions to a subsidiary
 
(7,184
)
 

 

Cash provided (used) by investing activities
 
20,191

 
47,478

 
(6,500
)
Financing activities:
 
 
 
 
 
 
Proceeds from notes payable
 
16,000

 
20,000

 
45,000

Payments on notes payable
 
(10,000
)
 
(25,125
)
 
(7,000
)
Dividends paid
 
(28,135
)
 
(27,840
)
 
(18,010
)
Cash paid on Class B Common Shares conversion
 

 
(12,000
)
 

Repurchases of Common Stock
 
(727
)
 
(1,053
)
 
(27,950
)
Purchase of remaining interest of consolidated subsidiary
 
(1,810
)
 
(991
)
 
(209
)
Other – net
 

 
86

 
130

Cash used by financing activities
 
(24,672
)
 
(46,923
)
 
(8,039
)
Increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents
 
8,732

 
2,058

 
(14,378
)
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of year
 
2,890

 
832

 
15,210

Cash and cash equivalents at end of year
 
11,622

 
2,890

 
832

Supplemental information:
 
 
 
 
 
 
Income taxes paid
 

 
1

 
1

Interest paid
 
3,128

 
2,716

 
1,681

See accompanying note to financial statement information.
See accompanying Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm.








STEWART INFORMATION SERVICES CORPORATION
(Parent Company)
NOTE TO FINANCIAL STATEMENT INFORMATION

The Parent Company operates as a holding company, transacting substantially all of its business through its subsidiaries. Its consolidated financial statements are included in Part II, Item 8 of Form 10-K. The Parent Company financial statements should be read in conjunction with the aforementioned consolidated financial statements and notes thereto and financial statement schedules.

Investment income. During 2017, 2016 and 2015, Guaranty paid to the Parent Company dividends of $20.0 million, $20.0 million and $15.0 million, respectively.

Stockholders' equity. In 2016, the Parent Company's stockholders approved the Class B Exchange Agreement, in which all outstanding shares of Class B Common Stock were retired in exchange for shares of Common Stock plus $12.0 million in cash. Also at the beginning of 2016, the Parent Company reclassified $0.6 million of unrecognized excess tax benefits related to share-based awards from additional paid-in capital to retained earnings as a result of adopting a new accounting standard. Refer to Note 12 to the consolidated financial statements for details for these equity transactions.

Income taxes. The Parent Company consistently generates losses, exclusive of dividends or equity earnings from its subsidiaries, and is not expected to generate future income without its subsidiaries. On December 22, 2017, the United States (U.S.) enacted the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (the 2017 Act), which revised the U.S. corporate income tax regime by, among other things, lowering the corporate tax rate from 35% to 21% effective on January 1, 2018. As a result of the 2017 Act, the Parent Company recorded an income tax benefit of $1.2 million related to the remeasurement of its deferred tax assets and liabilities at December 31, 2017.