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Swiss Re AG (Swiss Re AG) ROE % : 24.52% (As of Dec. 2023)


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What is Swiss Re AG ROE %?

ROE % is calculated as Net Income divided by its average Total Stockholders Equity over a certain period of time. Swiss Re AG's annualized net income for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was $3,534 Mil. Swiss Re AG's average Total Stockholders Equity over the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was $14,413 Mil. Therefore, Swiss Re AG's annualized ROE % for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 24.52%.

The historical rank and industry rank for Swiss Re AG's ROE % or its related term are showing as below:

SSREY' s ROE % Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -2.95   Med: 4.2   Max: 22.82
Current: 22.82

During the past 13 years, Swiss Re AG's highest ROE % was 22.82%. The lowest was -2.95%. And the median was 4.20%.

SSREY's ROE % is ranked better than
86.21% of 486 companies
in the Insurance industry
Industry Median: 9.66 vs SSREY: 22.82

Swiss Re AG ROE % Historical Data

The historical data trend for Swiss Re AG's ROE % can be seen below:

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.

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Swiss Re AG ROE % Chart

Swiss Re AG Annual Data
Trend Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
ROE %
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 2.54 -3.11 5.67 2.60 22.28

Swiss Re AG Semi-Annual Data
Jun14 Dec14 Jun15 Dec15 Jun16 Dec16 Jun17 Dec17 Jun18 Dec18 Jun19 Dec19 Jun20 Dec20 Jun21 Dec21 Jun22 Dec22 Jun23 Dec23
ROE % Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 3.30 1.64 4.58 22.81 24.52

Competitive Comparison of Swiss Re AG's ROE %

For the Insurance - Reinsurance subindustry, Swiss Re AG's ROE %, along with its competitors' market caps and ROE % data, can be viewed below:

* Competitive companies are chosen from companies within the same industry, with headquarter located in same country, with closest market capitalization; x-axis shows the market cap, and y-axis shows the term value; the bigger the dot, the larger the market cap. Note that "N/A" values will not show up in the chart.


Swiss Re AG's ROE % Distribution in the Insurance Industry

For the Insurance industry and Financial Services sector, Swiss Re AG's ROE % distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Swiss Re AG's ROE % falls into.



Swiss Re AG ROE % Calculation

Swiss Re AG's annualized ROE % for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2023 is calculated as

ROE %=Net Income (A: Dec. 2023 )/( (Total Stockholders Equity (A: Dec. 2022 )+Total Stockholders Equity (A: Dec. 2023 ))/ count )
=3214/( (12699+16146)/ 2 )
=3214/14422.5
=22.28 %

Swiss Re AG's annualized ROE % for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 is calculated as

ROE %=Net Income (Q: Dec. 2023 )/( (Total Stockholders Equity (Q: Jun. 2023 )+Total Stockholders Equity (Q: Dec. 2023 ))/ count )
=3534/( (12680+16146)/ 2 )
=3534/14413
=24.52 %

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.

In the calculation of annual ROE %, the net income of the last fiscal year and the average total shareholder equity over the fiscal year are used. In calculating the quarterly data, the net income data used here is two times the semi-annual (Dec. 2023) net income data. ROE % is displayed in the 30-year financial page.


Swiss Re AG  (OTCPK:SSREY) ROE % Explanation

ROE % measures the rate of return on the ownership interest (shareholder's equity) of the common stock owners. It measures a firm's efficiency at generating profits from every unit of shareholders' equity (also known as net assets or assets minus liabilities). ROE % shows how well a company uses investment funds to generate earnings growth. ROE %s between 15% and 20% are considered desirable.

The factors that affect a company's ROE % can be illustrated with the three-step DuPont Analysis:

ROE %(Q: Dec. 2023 )
=Net Income/Total Stockholders Equity
=3534/14413
=(Net Income / Revenue )*(Revenue / Total Assets)*(Total Assets / Total Stockholders Equity)
=(3534 / 51244)*(51244 / 179303)*(179303 / 14413)
=Net Margin %*Asset Turnover*Equity Multiplier
=6.9 %*0.2858*12.4404
=ROA %*Equity Multiplier
=1.97 %*12.4404
=24.52 %

With this breakdown, it is clear that if a company grows its Net Profit Margin, its Asset Turnover, or its Leverage, it can grow its ROE %.

The factors that affect a company's ROE % can also be illustrated with the five-step DuPont Analysis:

ROE %(Q: Dec. 2023 )
=Net Income/Total Stockholders Equity
=3534/14413
=(Net Income / Pre-Tax Income) * (Pre-Tax Income / EBIT) * (EBIT / Revenue) * (Revenue / Total Assets) * (Total Assets / Total Stockholders Equity)
= (3534 / 5166) * (5166 / 5640) * (5640 / 51244) * (51244 / 179303) * (179303 / 14413)
= Tax Burden * Interest Burden * EBIT Margin % * Asset Turnover * Equity Multiplier
= 0.6841 * 0.916 * 11.01 % * 0.2858 * 12.4404
=24.52 %

Note: The net income data used here is two times the semi-annual (Dec. 2023) net income data. The Revenue data used here is two times the semi-annual (Dec. 2023) revenue data. The same rule applies to Pre-Tax Income and Operating Income.
* In the five-step DuPont Analysis, Operating Income is only available for non-financial companies. Thus, for Insurance companies, we use EBIT as a substitution of Operating Income. For Banks, both Operating Income and EBIT is unavailable. Thus we combined Interest Burden and Operating Margin % into Pretax Margin %, and the DuPont Analysis is divided into four components instead.

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.


Be Aware

Net Income is used.

Because a company can increase its ROE % by having more financial leverage, it is important to watch the equity multiplier when investing in high ROE % companies. Like ROA %, ROE % is calculated with only 12 months data. Fluctuations in company's earnings or business cycles can affect the ratio drastically. It is important to look at the ratio from a long term perspective.

Asset light businesses require very few assets to generate very high earnings. Their ROE %s can be extremely high.


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Swiss Re AG (Swiss Re AG) Business Description

Address
Mythenquai 50/60, Zurich, CHE, 8022
Swiss Re is a reinsurer that has three core divisions: property and casualty reinsurance, life and health reinsurance, and corporate solutions. Swiss Re was founded in 1863 when the general manager of Helvetia sought to stem the flow of reinsurance premiums outside Switzerland. Moritz Grossmann argued he could cut the premiums paid to foreign firms, still make a profit, and pay mid-single-digit dividends. Swiss Re is now the second-largest reinsurer in the world by market cap, has 80 offices globally, and employs nearly 15,000 people. While the business did lose its way in the early part of the millennium, led by an ex-investment banker who took the business heavily into securitizations, lately Swiss Re has been focused on establishing quality within its three core divisions.

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