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Reinsurance Group of America (Reinsurance Group of America) Debt-to-EBITDA : 4.75 (As of Dec. 2023)


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What is Reinsurance Group of America Debt-to-EBITDA?

Debt-to-EBITDA measures a company's ability to pay off its debt.

Reinsurance Group of America's Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was $0 Mil. Reinsurance Group of America's Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was $4,427 Mil. Reinsurance Group of America's annualized EBITDA for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was $932 Mil. Reinsurance Group of America's annualized Debt-to-EBITDA for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 4.75.

A high Debt-to-EBITDA ratio generally means that a company may spend more time to paying off its debt. According to Joel Tillinghast's BIG MONEY THINKS SMALL: Biases, Blind Spots, and Smarter Investing, a ratio of Debt-to-EBITDA exceeding four is usually considered scary unless tangible assets cover the debt.

The historical rank and industry rank for Reinsurance Group of America's Debt-to-EBITDA or its related term are showing as below:

RGA' s Debt-to-EBITDA Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 2.46   Med: 3.14   Max: 5.13
Current: 3.13

During the past 13 years, the highest Debt-to-EBITDA Ratio of Reinsurance Group of America was 5.13. The lowest was 2.46. And the median was 3.14.

RGA's Debt-to-EBITDA is ranked worse than
76.03% of 292 companies
in the Insurance industry
Industry Median: 1.49 vs RGA: 3.13

Reinsurance Group of America Debt-to-EBITDA Historical Data

The historical data trend for Reinsurance Group of America's Debt-to-EBITDA 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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Reinsurance Group of America Debt-to-EBITDA Chart

Reinsurance Group of America Annual Data
Trend Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Debt-to-EBITDA
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 2.64 5.13 2.46 4.18 3.04

Reinsurance Group of America Quarterly Data
Mar19 Jun19 Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23
Debt-to-EBITDA 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 2.27 2.78 3.70 2.46 4.75

Competitive Comparison of Reinsurance Group of America's Debt-to-EBITDA

For the Insurance - Reinsurance subindustry, Reinsurance Group of America's Debt-to-EBITDA, along with its competitors' market caps and Debt-to-EBITDA 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.


Reinsurance Group of America's Debt-to-EBITDA Distribution in the Insurance Industry

For the Insurance industry and Financial Services sector, Reinsurance Group of America's Debt-to-EBITDA distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Reinsurance Group of America's Debt-to-EBITDA falls into.



Reinsurance Group of America Debt-to-EBITDA Calculation

Debt-to-EBITDA measures a company's ability to pay off its debt.

Reinsurance Group of America's Debt-to-EBITDA for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2023 is calculated as

Debt-to-EBITDA=Total Debt / EBITDA
=(Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation + Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation) / EBITDA
=(0 + 4427) / 1458
=3.04

Reinsurance Group of America's annualized Debt-to-EBITDA for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 is calculated as

Debt-to-EBITDA=Total Debt / EBITDA
=(Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation + Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation) / EBITDA
=(0 + 4427) / 932
=4.75

* 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 Debt-to-EBITDA, the EBITDA of the last fiscal year is used. In calculating the annualized quarterly data, the EBITDA data used here is four times the quarterly (Dec. 2023) EBITDA data.


Reinsurance Group of America  (NYSE:RGA) Debt-to-EBITDA Explanation

In the calculation of Debt-to-EBITDA, we use the total of Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation and Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation divided by EBITDA. In some calculations, Total Liabilities is used to for calculation.


Be Aware

A high Debt-to-EBITDA ratio generally means that a company may spend more time to paying off its debt.

According to Joel Tillinghast's BIG MONEY THINKS SMALL: Biases, Blind Spots, and Smarter Investing, a ratio of Debt-to-EBITDA exceeding four is usually considered scary unless tangible assets cover the debt.


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Reinsurance Group of America (Reinsurance Group of America) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
16600 Swingley Ridge Road, Chesterfield, MO, USA, 63017
Reinsurance Group of America Inc is an insurance holding company with operations in the United States, Latin America, Canada, Europe, Africa, Asia and Australia. The core products and services include life reinsurance, living benefits reinsurance, group reinsurance, health reinsurance, financial solutions, facultative underwriting, and product development. The company's operations are divided into traditional and financial solution businesses.
Executives
Ronald Herrmann officer: EVP 16600 SWINGLEY RIDGE ROAD, CHESTERFIELD MO 63017
Bang Michele Mi Kyung director 16600 SWINGLEY RIDGE ROAD, CHESTERFIELD MO 63017
William L Hutton officer: EVP, General Counsel & Secy. C/O REINSURANCE GROUP OF AMERICA, 1370 TIMBERLAKE MANOR PKY, CHESTERFIELD MO 63017-6039
Todd C Larson officer: SVP, Controller & Treasurer
John W. Hayden officer: EVP, Controller 16600 SWINGLEY RIDGE ROAD, CHESTERFIELD MO 63017
Khanh T Tran director 16600 SWINGLEY RIDGE RD, CHESTERFIELD MO 63017
Shundrawn A Thomas director 16600 SWINGLEY RIDGE RD, CHESTERFIELD MO 63017
Stephen T O'hearn director 16600 SWINGLEY RIDGE ROAD, CHESTERFIELD MO 63017
Keng Hooi Ng director 16600 SWINGLEY RIDGE RD, CHESTERFIELD MO 63017
Pina Albo director 16600 SWINGLEY RIDGE ROAD, CHESTERFIELD MO 63017
Hazel Mcneilage director 16600 SWINGLEY RIDGE ROAD, CHESTERFIELD MO 63017
Patricia Lynn Guinn director 16600 SWINGLEY RIDGE ROAD, CHESTERFIELD MO 63017
John J Gauthier director 16600 SWINGLEY RIDGE ROAD, CHESTERFIELD MO 63017
Stanley B Tulin director C/O ALLIANCE CAPITAL, 1345 AVENUE OF THE AMERICAS, NEW YORK NY 10105
George Iii Nichols director 601 W MARKET ST, LOUISVILLE KY 40202