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Reinsurance Group of America (Reinsurance Group of America) Return-on-Tangible-Equity : 7.44% (As of Dec. 2023)


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What is Reinsurance Group of America Return-on-Tangible-Equity?

Return-on-Tangible-Equity is calculated as Net Income divided by its average total shareholder tangible equity. Total shareholder tangible equity equals to Total Stockholders Equity minus Intangible Assets. Reinsurance Group of America's annualized net income for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was $632 Mil. Reinsurance Group of America's average shareholder tangible equity for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was $8,495 Mil. Therefore, Reinsurance Group of America's annualized Return-on-Tangible-Equity for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 7.44%.

The historical rank and industry rank for Reinsurance Group of America's Return-on-Tangible-Equity or its related term are showing as below:

RGA' s Return-on-Tangible-Equity Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 3.25   Med: 8.78   Max: 22.04
Current: 11.46

During the past 13 years, Reinsurance Group of America's highest Return-on-Tangible-Equity was 22.04%. The lowest was 3.25%. And the median was 8.78%.

RGA's Return-on-Tangible-Equity is ranked worse than
51.57% of 477 companies
in the Insurance industry
Industry Median: 11.76 vs RGA: 11.46

Reinsurance Group of America Return-on-Tangible-Equity Historical Data

The historical data trend for Reinsurance Group of America's Return-on-Tangible-Equity 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 Return-on-Tangible-Equity Chart

Reinsurance Group of America Annual Data
Trend Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Return-on-Tangible-Equity
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 8.88 3.25 8.68 5.24 11.39

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
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Competitive Comparison of Reinsurance Group of America's Return-on-Tangible-Equity

For the Insurance - Reinsurance subindustry, Reinsurance Group of America's Return-on-Tangible-Equity, along with its competitors' market caps and Return-on-Tangible-Equity 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 Return-on-Tangible-Equity Distribution in the Insurance Industry

For the Insurance industry and Financial Services sector, Reinsurance Group of America's Return-on-Tangible-Equity distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Reinsurance Group of America's Return-on-Tangible-Equity falls into.



Reinsurance Group of America Return-on-Tangible-Equity Calculation

Reinsurance Group of America's annualized Return-on-Tangible-Equity for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2023 is calculated as

Return-on-Tangible-Equity=Net Income/( (Total Tangible Equity+Total Tangible Equity)/ count )
(A: Dec. 2023 )  (A: Dec. 2022 )(A: Dec. 2023 )
=Net Income/( (Total Stockholders Equity - Intangible Assets+Total Stockholders Equity - Intangible Assets )/ count )
(A: Dec. 2023 )  (A: Dec. 2022 )(A: Dec. 2023 )
=902/( (6917+8927 )/ 2 )
=902/7922
=11.39 %

Reinsurance Group of America's annualized Return-on-Tangible-Equity for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 is calculated as

Return-on-Tangible-Equity=Net Income/( (Total Tangible Equity+Total Tangible Equity)/ count )
(Q: Dec. 2023 )  (Q: Sep. 2023 )(Q: Dec. 2023 )
=Net Income/( (Total Stockholders Equity - Intangible Assets+Total Stockholders Equity - Intangible Assets)/ count )
(Q: Dec. 2023 )  (Q: Sep. 2023 )(Q: Dec. 2023 )
=632/( (8063+8927)/ 2 )
=632/8495
=7.44 %

* 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 Return-on-Tangible-Equity, the net income of the last fiscal year and the average total shareholder tangible equity over the fiscal year are used. In calculating the quarterly data, the net income data used here is four times the quarterly (Dec. 2023) net income data. Return-on-Tangible-Equity is displayed in the 10-year financial page.


Reinsurance Group of America  (NYSE:RGA) Return-on-Tangible-Equity Explanation

Return-on-Tangible-Equity measures the rate of return on the ownership interest (shareholder's tangible equity) of the common stock owners. It measures a firm's efficiency at generating profits from every unit of shareholders' tangible equity (shareholders equity minus intangibles). Return-on-Tangible-Equity shows how well a company uses investment funds to generate earnings growth. Return-on-Tangible-Equitys between 15% and 20% are considered desirable.


Be Aware

Net Income is used.

Because a company can increase its Return-on-Tangible-Equity by having more financial leverage, it is important to watch the leverage ratio when investing in high Return-on-Tangible-Equity companies. Like Return-on-Tangible-Asset, Return-on-Tangible-Equity 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 Return-on-Tangible-Equitys can be extremely high.


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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