Paul Desmarais Jr., Chairman and Co-Chief Executive Officer of the Power Corporation of Canada, attends their annual shareholder meeting in Toronto on May 12, 2017. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Mark Blinch
Republished August 08, 2022 - 11:53 AM
Original Publication Date August 05, 2022 - 4:16 PM
MONTREAL - Power Corporation of Canada says it earned $527 million in the second quarter, a 47 per cent decline from the prior year's quarter.
The Montreal-based management and holding company — which holds economic interests in insurance, retirement, wealth management and investment businesses — reported net profit of 78 cents per share, compared with the $994 million or $1.47 per share it earned in the second quarter of 2021.
On an adjusted basis, Power Corp. reported second-quarter net earnings of $584 million or 87 cents per share, compared with $1.02 billion or $1.51 per share in 2021.
Power Corp., which holds a 66.6 per cent interest in Great-West Lifeco, says that company's contribution to its net earnings decreased by 6.5 per cent and contribution to adjusted net earnings was comparable with 2021.
Power Corp. also holds a 62.2 per cent stake in IGM Financial Inc. and says that company's contribution to net earnings decreased by 12.8 per cent.
The company holds a 14.9 per cent interest in Groupe Bruxelles Lambert and says GBL had a negative contribution to earnings of $44 million in the second quarter, including fair value decreases and impairments in its alternative asset portfolio.
This report by The Canadian Press was first published Aug. 5, 2022.
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Note to readers: This is a corrected story. A previous version included an incorrect percentage drop from the previous year's second-quarter earnings.
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