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| C$ millions (1) (unless otherwise noted) |
Q4 2018 | Q3 2018 | Q4 2017 | Full Year 2018 | Full Year 2017 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reported net income | 580 | 567 | 207 | 2,522 | 2,149 |
| Underlying net income 2 | 718 | 730 | 641 | 2,947 | 2,546 |
| Diluted Report EPS ($) | 0.96 | 0.93 | 0.34 | 4.14 | 3.49 |
| Diluted Underlying EPS ($)2 | 1.19 | 1.20 | 1.05 | 4.86 | 4.15 |
| Number of common shares outstanding (in millions) |
598.5 | 603.3 | 610.5 |
598.5 |
610.5 |
| Reported ROE | 10.9% | 10.8% | 4.1% | 12.1% | 10.7% |
| Underlying ROE 2 | 13.6% | 14.0% | 12.7% | 14.2% | 12.7% |
| Premiums and deposits 2 | 41,513 | 35,462 | 40,966 | 160,108 | 164,680 |
| LICAT Ratio SLF 3 | 144% | 145% | n/a | 144% | n/a |
| Dividend per share | 0.500 | 0.475 | 0.455 | 1.905 | 1.745 |
1 All numbers are unaudited. All numbers are in Canadian dollar millions, unless otherwise noted.
2 Underlying net income (loss), underlying earnings (loss) per share, underlying ROE and premiums and deposits are non-IFRS financial measures. Additional information concerning these non-IFRS financial measures and reconciliations to the closest IFRS measures are available in section M - Non-IFRS Financial Measures of the Earnings News Release. All EPS measures refer to diluted EPS, unless otherwise stated.
3 Life Insurance Capital Adequacy Test (“LICAT”) ratio. LICAT ratios are not applicable before January 1, 2018; we previously used the Minimum Continuing Capital and Surplus Requirements (“MCCSR”) guideline, the former capital regulatory guideline.