NMI Holdings, Inc.
Business
NMI Holdings, Inc. provides private mortgage insurance through its insurance subsidiaries, principally National Mortgage Insurance Corporation (NMIC), and offers related services. It issues primary mortgage insurance coverage on first-lien residential loans, offers reinsurance arrangements, and provides outsourced loan review and policy servicing through its NMIS unit, using proprietary pricing (Rate GPS®) and underwriting platforms. Key operating components include NMIC as the primary MI writer, Re One as a licensed reinsurance subsidiary with no active exposures, and NMIS for loan review services. Its products are distributed across the United States to national and regional mortgage banks, community banks, credit unions, non-bank lenders and mortgage servicers via electronic integrations, delegated and non-delegated underwriting channels, and direct servicing relationships.
Summary from filing dated 2025-02-14
Financials
Consolidated Statement of Income
| Concept | Trend | FY 2025 2025-12-31 | FY 2024 2024-12-31 | FY 2023 2023-12-31 | FY 2022 2022-12-31 | FY 2021 2021-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net premiums earned | 602 | 565 | 511 | 475 | 444 | |
| Net investment income | 103 | 85 | 68 | 46 | 38 | |
| Net realized investment gains (losses) | 432,000 | 23,000 | −33,000 | 481,000 | 729,000 | |
| Other revenues | 859,000 | 944,000 | 756,000 | 1 | 2 | |
| Total revenues | 706 | 651 | 579 | 523 | 485 | |
| Insurance claims and claim expenses | 58 | 32 | 23 | −4 | 12 | |
| Underwriting and operating expenses | 120 | 118 | 111 | 117 | 142 | |
| Service expenses | 601,000 | 723,000 | 771,000 | 1 | 3 | |
| Interest expense | 28 | 37 | 32 | 32 | — | |
| Total expenses | 207 | 188 | 166 | 146 | 188 | |
| Income before income taxes | 500 | 463 | 413 | 377 | 297 | |
| Income tax expense | 111 | 103 | 91 | 84 | 66 | |
| Net income | 389 | 360 | 322 | 293 | 231 | |
| Basic (in dollars per share) | 5.01 | 4.51 | 3.91 | 3.45 | 2.7 | |
| Diluted (in dollars per share) | 4.92 | 4.43 | 3.84 | 3.39 | 2.65 | |
| Basic (in shares) | 78 | 80 | 82 | 85 | 86 | |
| Diluted (in shares) | 79 | 81 | 84 | 86 | 87 | |
| Unrealized gains in accumulated other comprehensive loss, net of tax expense of $20,995, $3,921 and $17,113 for each of the years in the three-year period ended December 31, 2025, respectively | 79 | 15 | 64 | −205 | −52 | |
| Reclassification adjustment for realized (gains) losses included in net income, net of tax expense (benefit) of $69, $0 and $(7) for each of the years in the three-years ended December 31, 2025, respectively | −262,000 | 0 | 26,000 | −380,000 | −576,000 | |
| Other comprehensive income, net of tax | 79 | 15 | 64 | −206 | −52 | |
| Comprehensive income | 468 | 375 | 387 | 87 | 179 |
Consolidated Balance Sheet
| Concept | Trend | FY 2025 2025-12-31 | FY 2024 2024-12-31 | FY 2023 2023-12-31 | FY 2022 2022-12-31 | FY 2021 2021-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fixed maturities, available-for-sale, at fair value (amortized cost of $3,190,174 and $2,876,343) | 3,137 | 2,724 | 2,371 | 2,099 | 2,086 | |
| Cash and cash equivalents (including restricted cash of $0 and $90) | 44 | 54 | 97 | 44 | 77 | |
| Premiums receivable, net | 86 | 83 | 76 | 70 | 60 | |
| Accrued investment income | 27 | 22 | 20 | 14 | 12 | |
| Deferred policy acquisition costs, net | 64 | 64 | 63 | 59 | 60 | |
| Software and equipment, net | 22 | 26 | 30 | 32 | 32 | |
| Intangible assets and goodwill | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | |
| Reinsurance recoverable | 39 | 32 | 28 | 22 | 20 | |
| Prepaid federal income taxes | 400 | 322 | 235 | 154 | 89 | |
| Other assets | 18 | 19 | 17 | 18 | 11 | |
| Total assets | 3,841 | 3,350 | 2,941 | 2,516 | 2,451 | |
| Debt | 417 | 415 | 398 | 396 | — | |
| Unearned premiums | 47 | 65 | 92 | 123 | 139 | |
| Accounts payable and accrued expenses | 102 | 103 | 86 | 75 | 72 | |
| Reserve for insurance claims and claim expenses | 196 | 152 | 124 | 100 | 104 | |
| Deferred tax liability, net | 479 | 386 | 302 | 194 | 164 | |
| Other liabilities | 9 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 3 | |
| Total liabilities | 1,249 | 1,133 | 1,015 | 902 | 885 | |
| Commitments and contingencies (see Note 15) | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Common stock - $0.01 par value; 88,371,465 shares issued and 76,285,242 shares outstanding as of December 31, 2025 and 87,902,626 shares issued and 78,600,726 shares outstanding as of December 31, 2024 (250,000,000 shares authorized) | 884,000 | 879,000 | 873,000 | 865,000 | 858,000 | |
| Additional paid-in capital | 1,017 | 1,005 | 991 | 973 | 955 | |
| Treasury stock, at cost: 12,086,223 and 9,301,900 common shares as of December 31, 2025 and December 31, 2024, respectively | −352 | −247 | −149 | −57 | 0 | |
| Accumulated other comprehensive loss, net of tax | −46 | −125 | −140 | −204 | 1 | |
| Retained earnings | 1,972 | 1,583 | 1,223 | 901 | 608 | |
| Total shareholders' equity | 2,592 | 2,217 | 1,926 | 1,614 | 1,566 | |
| Total liabilities and shareholders' equity | 3,841 | 3,350 | 2,941 | 2,516 | 2,451 |
Consolidated Statement of Cash Flows
| Concept | Trend | FY 2025 2025-12-31 | FY 2024 2024-12-31 | FY 2023 2023-12-31 | FY 2022 2022-12-31 | FY 2021 2021-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net realized investment (gains) losses | −432,000 | −23,000 | 33,000 | −481,000 | −729,000 | |
| Depreciation and amortization | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | |
| Net (accretion)/amortization of (discount)/premium on investment securities | −4 | −1 | 481,000 | 6 | 7 | |
| Loss on extinguishment of debt | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | — | |
| Amortization of debt discount and debt issuance costs | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | |
| Deferred income taxes | 72 | 81 | 91 | 84 | 66 | |
| Share-based compensation expense | 20 | 20 | 17 | 15 | 17 | |
| Premiums receivable, net | −3 | −6 | −7 | −9 | −11 | |
| Accrued investment income | −5 | −3 | −6 | −2 | −2 | |
| Deferred policy acquisition costs, net | −45,000 | −1 | −4 | 1 | 3 | |
| Reinsurance recoverable | −6 | −5 | −6 | −1 | −3 | |
| Prepaid federal income taxes | −78 | −87 | −81 | −65 | −43 | |
| Other assets | −1 | −2 | −316,000 | 236,000 | −218,000 | |
| Unearned premiums | −19 | −27 | −31 | −16 | 20 | |
| Reserve for insurance claims and claim expenses | 44 | 28 | 24 | −4 | 13 | |
| Reinsurance balances, net | −131,000 | −658,000 | −859,000 | −2 | −683,000 | |
| Accounts payable and accrued expenses | −2 | 16 | 10 | 1 | 17 | |
| Net cash provided by operating activities | 419 | 394 | 343 | 313 | 326 | |
| Purchase of short-term investments | −175 | −170 | −166 | −314 | −11 | |
| Purchase of fixed-maturity investments, available-for-sale | −724 | −482 | −489 | −234 | −514 | |
| Proceeds from maturities of short-term investments | 174 | 114 | 321 | 152 | 0 | |
| Proceeds from maturities and redemptions of fixed-maturity investments, available-for-sale | 285 | 205 | 144 | — | — | |
| Proceeds from sales of fixed-maturity investments, available-for-sale | 130 | 0 | 0 | — | — | |
| Additions to software and equipment | −7 | −7 | −9 | −11 | −12 | |
| Net cash used in investing activities | −316 | −339 | −200 | −290 | −374 | |
| Proceeds from issuance of common stock related to employee equity plans | 3 | 4 | 11 | 5 | 4 | |
| Taxes paid related to net share settlement of equity awards | −11 | −10 | −9 | −5 | −5 | |
| Proceeds from senior unsecured notes | 0 | 420 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Repayments of senior secured notes | 0 | −405 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Payments of debt issuance costs | 0 | −8 | 0 | 0 | −1 | |
| Repurchases of common stock | −105 | −98 | −92 | −57 | 0 | |
| Net cash used in financing activities | −113 | −97 | −90 | −56 | −2 | |
| Net (decrease) increase in cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash | −10 | −42 | 52 | −32 | −50 | |
| Interest paid | 31 | 14 | 30 | 30 | 30 | |
| Income taxes paid | 42 | 20 | 20,000 | −20,000 | 457,000 |