Stancorp Sees 1Q EPS 72c-74c (SFG)

StanCorp Financial Group SFG today announced preliminary financial results for the first quarter of 2011. Net income per diluted share is estimated to be in the range of $0.72 to $0.74 for the first quarter of 2011, compared to $1.04 per diluted share for the first quarter of 2010. After-tax net capital losses were approximately $0.03 per diluted share for the first quarter of 2011, compared to $0.09 per diluted share for the first quarter of 2010. Net income per diluted share, excluding after-tax net capital gains and losses, is estimated to be in the range of $0.75 to $0.77 for the first quarter of 2011, compared to $1.13 per diluted share for the first quarter of 2010.