JACKSONVILLE, Fla., Oct. 25, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- Fidelity National Financial, Inc. today reported the operating results for FNFV Group (NYSE: FNFV), a tracking stock established to highlight the inherent value of the portfolio companies of Fidelity National Financial, Inc., for the three and nine-month periods ended September 30, 2017.

  • Total revenue of $279 million in the third quarter versus $319 million in the third quarter of 2016
  • Third quarter diluted EPS of ($0.08) versus diluted EPS of ($0.11) in the third quarter of 2016
  • Pretax loss of $21 million and EBITDA of ($8) million for the third quarter versus pretax loss of $4 million and EBITDA of $15 million for the third quarter of 2016
  • $323 million in holding company cash on September 30, 2017

Restaurant Group

  • $266 million in total revenue, pretax loss of $19 million, EBITDA of ($6) million for the third quarter, versus $272 million in total revenue, pretax loss of $4 million, EBITDA of $9 million, and an EBITDA margin of 3.3% in the third quarter of 2016
  • Same store sales declined 1.3% in the third quarter, as Ninety Nine same stores sales decreased by 1.3%, O'Charley's declined by 1.4%, Village Inn fell by 1.3% and Bakers Square declined by 0.7%

Ceridian HCM

  • Third quarter total revenue of $185 million, an 8.6% increase over the third quarter of 2016, pretax loss of $16.3 million, EBITDA of $20.1 million, a $20.7 million increase over the third quarter of 2016, and an EBITDA margin of 10.9%
  • Cloud-based revenues grew 33% to $103 million in the third quarter on a constant currency basis as 165 Dayforce customers went live on the platform during the quarter
  • Over 2,850 Dayforce customers are live on the platform, up from approximately 2,150 at the end of the third quarter of 2016

Monetization and Investment Initiatives

  • In October, completed the acquisition of T-System Holdings, a provider of clinical documentation and coding solutions to hospital-based and free-standing emergency departments and urgent care facilities, for approximately $200 million in cash
  • In August, announced a definitive agreement to merge 99 Restaurant & Pub with J. Alexander Holdings, after which FNFV will directly and indirectly own approximately 16.27 million common share equivalents, or approximately 52% of the outstanding common stock of J. Alexander's

'I am pleased with the success that we achieved this quarter, as we announced two exciting transactions that we believe will create value for our shareholders,' said Chairman William P. Foley, II. 'The first is T-System, which is a great company with an experienced management team that operates in a very large and fragmented medical documentation and coding market, with a business model that is shifting to a majority of recurring revenue streams. We believe that the documentation business is at an inflection point with a significant near-term organic growth opportunity. We are also confident that we can assist T-System in making multiple acquisitions that can further accelerate future growth while expanding the product and services that the company offers to its customers. Longer term, we see the Healthcare IT and Services sector as an exciting area for investment and growth and see T-System as a platform to take advantage of this opportunity.

'We also announced the merger of our 99 Restaurant and Pub operations with J. Alexander's in a stock for stock combination. Both 99 and J. Alexander's are terrific concepts that have individually generated strong same store sales and impressive financial performance in a challenging environment for the casual dining industry. We believe this combination provides a larger, stronger, better diversified and more formidable player in the casual dining segment.

Mr. Foley concluded, 'We made significant progress on the FNFV exchange transaction during the third quarter and have now set a shareholder vote and closing date of November 17, 2017, for the exchange of the FNFV tracking stock for Cannae Holdings common stock. The new Cannae Holdings common stock will trade on the NYSE under the ticker symbol 'CNNE' and it will be a legally separate, stand-alone public company.'

Conference Call
We will host a call with investors and analysts to discuss third quarter 2017 results of FNFV on Thursday, October 26, 2017, beginning at 12:30 p.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 2:30 p.m. Eastern time on October 26, 2017, through November 1, 2017, by dialing 800-475-6701 (USA) or 320-365-3844 (International). The access code will be 430330.

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. FNFV holds majority and minority equity investment stakes in a number of entities, including American Blue Ribbon Holdings, LLC, Ceridian HCM, 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), and earnings before interest, taxes and depreciation as a percent of revenue (EBITDA margin).

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 plan to redeem and exchange the FNFV tracking stock with the result being an independent, publicly-traded Cannae Holdings 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 FNF Group 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

FIDELITY NATIONAL FINANCIAL VENTURES

THIRD QUARTER SEGMENT INFORMATION

(In millions)

(Unaudited)

Total FNFV

Restaurant
Group

Corporate and
Other

Three Months Ended

September 30, 2017

Operating revenue

$

280

$

269

$

11

Interest and investment income

2

-

2

Realized gains and losses, net

(3)

(3)

-

Total revenue

279

266

13

Personnel costs

19

13

6

Other operating expenses

25

16

9

Cost of restaurant revenue

243

243

-

Depreciation and amortization

12

11

1

Interest expense

1

2

(1)

Total expenses

300

285

15

Pre-tax loss from continuing operations

$

(21)

$

(19)

$

(2)

Income tax benefit

$

(14)

$

-

$

(14)

Loss from equity investments

(6)

-

(6)

Non-controlling interests

(8)

(8)

-

Net (loss) earnings attributable to FNFV common shareholders

$

(5)

$

(11)

$

6

EPS attributable to FNFV common shareholders - basic

$

(0.08)

$

(0.17)

$

0.09

EPS attributable to FNFV common shareholders - diluted

$

(0.08)

$

(0.17)

$

0.09

FNFV weighted average shares - basic

65

FNFV weighted average shares - diluted

65

Pre-tax loss from continuing operations

$

(21)

$

(19)

$

(2)

Interest expense

$

1

$

2

$

(1)

Depreciation and amortization

12

11

1

EBITDA

$

(8)

$

(6)

$

(2)

EBITDA margin

-

-

-

FIDELITY NATIONAL FINANCIAL VENTURES

THIRD QUARTER SEGMENT INFORMATION

(In millions)

(Unaudited)

Total FNFV

Restaurant
Group

Corporate and
Other

Three Months Ended

September 30, 2016

Operating revenue

$

319

$

273

$

46

Interest and investment income

1

-

1

Realized gains and losses, net

(1)

(1)

-

Total revenue

319

272

47

Personnel costs

42

13

29

Other operating expenses

25

13

12

Cost of restaurant revenue

237

237

-

Depreciation and amortization

15

11

4

Interest expense

4

2

2

Total expenses

323

276

47

Pre-tax loss from continuing operations

$

(4)

$

(4)

$

-

Income tax benefit

$

(7)

$

-

$

(7)

Loss from equity investments

(11)

-

(11)

Non-controlling interests

(1)

(1)

-

Net loss attributable to FNFV common shareholders

$

(7)

$

(3)

$

(4)

EPS attributable to FNFV common shareholders - basic

$

(0.11)

$

(0.05)

$

(0.06)

EPS attributable to FNFV common shareholders - diluted

$

(0.11)

$

(0.05)

$

(0.06)

FNFV weighted average shares - basic

66

FNFV weighted average shares - diluted

69

Pre-tax loss from continuing operations

$

(4)

$

(4)

$

-

Interest expense

$

4

$

2

$

2

Depreciation and amortization

15

11

4

EBITDA

$

15

$

9

$

6

EBITDA margin

4.7

%

3.3

%

12.8

%

FIDELITY NATIONAL FINANCIAL VENTURES

YTD SEGMENT INFORMATION

(In millions)

(Unaudited)

Total FNFV

Restaurant
Group

Corporate and
Other

Nine Months Ended

September 30, 2017

Operating revenue

$

932

$

830

$

102

Interest and investment income

4

-

4

Realized gains and losses, net

277

(4)

281

Total revenue

1,213

826

387

Personnel costs

136

39

97

Other operating expenses

80

46

34

Cost of restaurant revenue

728

728

-

Depreciation and amortization

44

33

11

Interest expense

8

5

3

Total expenses

996

851

145

Pre-tax earnings (loss) from continuing operations

$

217

$

(25)

$

242

Income tax expense

97

-

97

Loss from equity investments

(14)

-

(14)

Non-controlling interests

(11)

(11)

-

Net earnings (loss) attributable to FNFV common shareholders

$

117

$

(14)

$

131

EPS attributable to FNFV common shareholders - basic

$

1.80

$

(0.22)

$

2.02

EPS attributable to FNFV common shareholders - diluted

$

1.75

$

(0.22)

$

1.97

FNFV weighted average shares - basic

65

FNFV weighted average shares - diluted

67

Pre-tax earnings (loss) from continuing operations

$

217

$

(25)

$

242

Interest expense

$

8

$

5

$

3

Depreciation and amortization

44

33

11

EBITDA

$

269

$

13

$

256

EBITDA margin

22.2

%

1.6

%

66.1

%

FIDELITY NATIONAL FINANCIAL VENTURES

YTD SEGMENT INFORMATION

(In millions)

(Unaudited)

Total FNFV

Restaurant
Group

Corporate and
Other

Nine Months Ended

September 30, 2016

Operating revenue

$

982

$

858

$

124

Interest and investment income

3

-

3

Realized gains and losses, net

11

(4)

15

Total revenue

996

854

142

Personnel costs

120

40

80

Other operating expenses

80

50

30

Cost of restaurant revenue

727

727

-

Depreciation and amortization

45

31

14

Interest expense

8

4

4

Total expenses

980

852

128

Pre-tax earnings from continuing operations

$

16

$

2

$

14

Income tax benefit

$

(5)

$

-

$

(5)

Loss from equity investments

(16)

-

(16)

Non-controlling interests

1

1

-

Net earnings attributable to FNFV common shareholders

$

4

$

1

$

3

EPS attributable to FNFV common shareholders - basic

$

0.06

$

0.02

$

0.04

EPS attributable to FNFV common shareholders - diluted

$

0.06

$

0.02

$

0.04

FNFV weighted average shares - basic

68

FNFV weighted average shares - diluted

70

Pre-tax earnings from continuing operations

$

16

$

2

$

14

Interest expense

$

8

$

4

$

4

Depreciation and amortization

45

31

14

EBITDA

$

69

$

37

$

32

EBITDA margin

6.9

%

4.3

%

22.5

%

FIDELITY NATIONAL FINANCIAL VENTURES

SUMMARY BALANCE SHEET AND BOOK VALUE SUMMARY

(In millions)

FNFV

September 30,
2017

FNFV

December 31,
2016

(Unaudited)

(Unaudited)

Cash and investment portfolio

$

807

$

642

Goodwill

101

206

Total assets

1,311

1,400

Notes payable

128

233

Non-controlling interest

99

116

Total equity and redeemable non-controlling interests

1,114

1,032

Total equity attributable to common shareholders

1,015

916

FNF Group

September 30,
2017

FNFV

September 30,
2017

Consolidated

September 30,
2017

Consolidated

December 31,
2016

(Unaudited)

(Unaudited)

(Unaudited)

Cash and investment portfolio

$

4,555

$

807

$

5,362

$

5,473

Goodwill

2,683

101

2,784

2,761

Title plant

398

-

398

395

Total assets

9,190

1,311

10,501

14,463

Notes payable

762

128

890

1,220

Reserve for title claim losses

1,496

-

1,496

1,487

Secured trust deposits

923

-

923

860

Redeemable non-controlling interests

344

-

344

344

Non-redeemable non-controlling interests

-

99

99

902

Total equity and redeemable non-controlling interests

4,599

1,114

5,713

7,242

Total equity attributable to common shareholders

4,255

1,015

5,270

5,996

Adjusted Book Value Summary

FNFV

September 30,
2017

FNFV

December 31,
2016

(Unaudited)

(Unaudited)

Ceridian/Fleetcor

$

400

$

386

American Blue Ribbon Holdings

157

173

One Digital

-

75

Del Frisco's Restaurant Group

17

49

Holding Company Cash

323

129

Other

118

104

FNFV Book Value

$

1,015

$

916

Outstanding FNFV shares

64.9

66.4

FNFV Book Value per Share

$

15.65

$

13.78

Fidelity National Financial, Inc.

CONSOLIDATED SUMMARY OF EARNINGS

(In millions)

(Unaudited)

Three Months Ended

Nine Months Ended

September 30, 2017

September 30, 2017

Consolidated

Core

FNFV

Consolidated

Core

FNFV

Direct title premiums

$

558

$

558

$

-

$

1,598

$

1,598

$

-

Agency title premiums

719

719

-

2,028

2,028

-

Total title premiums

1,277

1,277

-

3,626

3,626

-

Escrow, title-related and other fees

689

678

11

2,071

1,969

102

Total title and escrow and other

1,966

1,955

11

5,697

5,595

102

Restaurant revenue

269

-

269

830

-

830

Interest and investment income

34

32

2

97

93

4

Realized gains and losses, net

(4)

(1)

(3)

277

-

277

Total revenue

2,265

1,986

279

6,901

5,688

1,213

Personnel costs

646

627

19

1,958

1,822

136

Other operating expenses

468

443

25

1,392

1,312

80

Cost of restaurant revenue

243

-

243

728

-

728

Agent commissions

553

553

-

1,557

1,557

-

Depreciation and amortization

58

46

12

177

133

44

Title claim loss expense

64

64

-

181

181

-

Interest expense

12

11

1

47

39

8

Total expenses

2,044

1,744

300

6,040

5,044

996

Earnings (loss) from continuing operations before taxes

221

242

(21)

861

644

217

Income tax expense (benefit)

74

88

(14)

355

258

97

Earnings (loss) from continuing operations before equity investments

147

154

(7)

506

386

120

(Loss) earnings from equity investments

(3)

3

(6)

(7)

7

(14)

Net earnings (loss) from continuing operations

144

157

(13)

499

393

106

Earnings from discontinued operations, net of tax

31

31

-

59

59

-

Net earnings (loss)

175

188

(13)

558

452

106

Non-controlling interests

10

18

(8)

25

36

(11)

Net earnings (loss) attributable to common shareholders

$

165

$

170

$

(5)

$

533

$

416

$

117

Cash flows provided by (used in) operations

274

302

(28)

566

691

(125)

Fidelity National Financial, Inc.

CONSOLIDATED SUMMARY OF EARNINGS

(In millions)

(Unaudited)

Three Months Ended

Nine Months Ended

September 30, 2016

September 30, 2016

Consolidated

Core

FNFV

Consolidated

Core

FNFV

Direct title premiums

$

556

$

556

$

-

$

1,518

$

1,518

$

-

Agency title premiums

713

713

-

1,934

1,934

-

Total title premiums

1,269

1,269

-

3,452

3,452

-

Escrow, title-related and other fees

700

654

46

1,920

1,796

124

Total title and escrow and other

1,969

1,923

46

5,372

5,248

124

Restaurant revenue

273

-

273

858

-

858

Interest and investment income

29

28

1

96

93

3

Realized gains and losses, net

(4)

(3)

(1)

5

(6)

11

Total revenue

2,267

1,948

319

6,331

5,335

996

Personnel costs

630

588

42

1,800

1,680

120

Other operating expenses

464

439

25

1,296

1,216

80

Cost of restaurant revenue

237

-

237

727

-

727

Agent commissions

545

545

-

1,473

1,473

-

Depreciation and amortization

56

41

15

161

116

45

Title claim loss expense

70

70

-

190

190

-

Interest expense

18

14

4

55

47

8

Total expenses

2,020

1,697

323

5,702

4,722

980

Earnings (loss) from continuing operations before taxes

247

251

(4)

629

613

16

Income tax expense (benefit)

88

95

(7)

218

223

(5)

Earnings from continuing operations before equity investments

159

156

3

411

390

21

(Loss) earnings from equity investments

(7)

4

(11)

(6)

10

(16)

Net earnings (loss) from continuing operations

152

160

(8)

405

400

5

Earnings from discontinued operations, net of tax

17

17

-

54

54

-

Net earnings (loss)

169

177

(8)

459

454

5

Non-controlling interests

13

14

(1)

32

31

1

Net earnings (loss) attributable to common shareholders

$

156

$

163

$

(7)

$

427

$

423

$

4

Cash flows provided by operations

372

360

12

745

709

36

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