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Symetra Financial (Symetra Financial) EV-to-EBITDA : 17.12 (As of Apr. 25, 2024)


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What is Symetra Financial EV-to-EBITDA?

EV-to-EBITDA is calculated as enterprise value divided by its EBITDA. As of today, Symetra Financial's enterprise value is $3,719 Mil. Symetra Financial's EBITDA for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Sep. 2015 was $217 Mil. Therefore, Symetra Financial's EV-to-EBITDA for today is 17.12.

The historical rank and industry rank for Symetra Financial's EV-to-EBITDA or its related term are showing as below:

SYA's EV-to-EBITDA is not ranked *
in the Insurance industry.
Industry Median: 7.53
* Ranked among companies with meaningful EV-to-EBITDA only.

EV-to-EBITDA is a valuation multiple used in finance and investment to measure the value of a company. This important multiple is often used in conjunction with, or as an alternative to, the PE Ratio to determine the fair market value of a company.

As of today (2024-04-25), Symetra Financial's stock price is $32.02. Symetra Financial's Earnings per Share (Diluted) for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Sep. 2015 was $1.360. Therefore, Symetra Financial's PE Ratio for today is 23.54.

The "classic" EV-to-EBITDA is much better in capturing debt and net cash than the PE Ratio.


Symetra Financial EV-to-EBITDA Historical Data

The historical data trend for Symetra Financial's EV-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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Symetra Financial EV-to-EBITDA Chart

Symetra Financial Annual Data
Trend Dec05 Dec06 Dec07 Dec08 Dec09 Dec10 Dec11 Dec12 Dec13 Dec14
EV-to-EBITDA
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 2.47 3.95 5.65 7.78 8.85

Symetra Financial Quarterly Data
Dec10 Mar11 Jun11 Sep11 Dec11 Mar12 Jun12 Sep12 Dec12 Mar13 Jun13 Sep13 Dec13 Mar14 Jun14 Sep14 Dec14 Mar15 Jun15 Sep15
EV-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 9.23 8.85 10.30 12.82 19.29

Competitive Comparison of Symetra Financial's EV-to-EBITDA

For the Insurance - Life subindustry, Symetra Financial's EV-to-EBITDA, along with its competitors' market caps and EV-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.


Symetra Financial's EV-to-EBITDA Distribution in the Insurance Industry

For the Insurance industry and Financial Services sector, Symetra Financial's EV-to-EBITDA distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Symetra Financial's EV-to-EBITDA falls into.



Symetra Financial EV-to-EBITDA Calculation

Symetra Financial's EV-to-EBITDA for today is calculated as:

EV-to-EBITDA=Enterprise Value (Today)/EBITDA (TTM)
=3719.260/217.2
=17.12

Symetra Financial's current Enterprise Value is $3,719 Mil.
Symetra Financial's EBITDA for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Sep. 2015 adds up the quarterly data reported by the company within the most recent 12 months, which was $217 Mil.

* 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.


Symetra Financial  (NYSE:SYA) EV-to-EBITDA Explanation

EV-to-EBITDA is a valuation multiple used in finance and investment to measure the value of a company. This important multiple is often used in conjunction with, or as an alternative to, the PE Ratio to determine the fair market value of a company.

Symetra Financial's PE Ratio for today is calculated as:

PE Ratio=Share Price (Today)/Earnings per Share (Diluted) (TTM)
=32.02/1.360
=23.54

Symetra Financial's share price for today is $32.02.
Symetra Financial's Earnings per Share (Diluted) for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Sep. 2015 adds up the quarterly data reported by the company within the most recent 12 months, which was $1.360.

* 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.

Study has found that the companies with the lowest EV-to-EBITDA outperforms companies measured as cheap by other ratios such as PE Ratio.

Please read Which price ratio outperforms the enterprise multiple?


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Symetra Financial (Symetra Financial) Business Description

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Symetra Financial Corp was incorporated in 2004 under the laws of Delaware. It is a financial services company in the life insurance industry. Its products are distributed domestically in all states and the District of Columbia, through benefits consultants, financial institutions, and independent agents and advisers. The Company manages its business through three divisions, namely The Benefits division, which includes the Benefits segment, provides medical stop-loss insurance, group life and disability income (DI) insurance, and limited benefit medical insurance as its principal products; The Retirement division, which includes the Deferred Annuities and Income Annuities segments, provides single-premium fixed deferred annuities (fixed annuities, including fixed indexed annuities), variable deferred annuities and single premium immediate annuities (SPIAs) as its principal products; The Individual Life Division, which includes the Individual Life segment, offers retail products, such as universal life (UL) and term life insurance, and products sold to institutions, including bank-owned life insurance (BOLI) and variable corporate-owned life Insurance (COLI), as its principal products. The Company faces significant competition for customers and distributors from insurance and other non-insurance financial services companies, such as banks, broker-dealers and asset managers, in each of its businesses. The Company's insurance operations are subject to a wide variety of laws and regulations.
Executives
Warren E Buffett 10 percent owner 3555 FARNAM ST, STE 1440, OMAHA NE 68131
Berkshire Hathaway Inc 10 percent owner 3555 FARNAM STREET, OMAHA NE 68131
Thomas M Marra director, officer: President, CEO HARTFORD LIFE INC, 200 HOPMEADOW STREET, SIMSBURY CT 06089
Peter S Burgess director 88 SHERWOOD DRIVE, GLASTONBURY CT 06033
Sander M. Levy director C/O VALIDUS HOLDINGS, 48 PAR-LA-VILLE ROAD, SUITE 1790, HAMILTON HM11 D0 HM11
Lowndes Andrew Smith director C/O WHITE MOUNTIAN INSURANCE GROUP, 80 S MIAN ST, HANOVER NH 03755
Robert R Lusardi director C/O WHITE MOUNTAINS INSURANCE GROUP, LTD, 80 SOUTH MAIN STREET, HANOVER NH 03755
General Reinsurance Corp 10 percent owner
General Re Corp 10 percent owner 120 LONG RIDGE RD., STAMFORD CT 06902
David Thomas Foy director C/O WHITE MOUNTAINS INSURANCE GROUP LTD, 80 SOUTH MAIN STREET, HANOVER NH 03755
Randall H Talbot other: Former Director & Pres/CEO 777 108TH AVENUE NE, SUITE 1200, BELLEVUE WA 98124-1690

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