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Reinsurance Group of America (Reinsurance Group of America) Interest Coverage : 3.38 (As of Dec. 2023)


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What is Reinsurance Group of America Interest Coverage?

Interest Coverage is a ratio that determines how easily a company can pay interest expenses on outstanding debt. It is calculated by dividing a company's EBIT by its Interest Expense. Reinsurance Group of America's EBIT for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was $233 Mil. Reinsurance Group of America's Interest Expense for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was $-69 Mil. Reinsurance Group of America's interest coverage for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 3.38. The higher the ratio, the stronger the company's financial strength is.

The historical rank and industry rank for Reinsurance Group of America's Interest Coverage or its related term are showing as below:

RGA' s Interest Coverage Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 4.25   Med: 7.15   Max: 11.43
Current: 5.57


RGA's Interest Coverage is ranked worse than
72.05% of 322 companies
in the Insurance industry
Industry Median: 13.355 vs RGA: 5.57

Note: If both Interest Expense and Interest Income are empty, while Net Interest Income is negative, then use Net Interest Income as Interest Expense.


Reinsurance Group of America Interest Coverage Historical Data

The historical data trend for Reinsurance Group of America's Interest Coverage 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.

Note: For Interest Coverage, "No debt" indicates no long-term debt. An indication of "No Debt" does not necessarily mean that the company has no long-term debt obligations; it could be due to missing data in the quarterly or annual report. Use caution when interpreting this information.

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Reinsurance Group of America Interest Coverage Chart

Reinsurance Group of America Annual Data
Trend Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Interest Coverage
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 7.54 4.25 10.96 4.76 5.51

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
Interest Coverage 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 7.93 8.02 5.21 6.28 3.38

Competitive Comparison of Reinsurance Group of America's Interest Coverage

For the Insurance - Reinsurance subindustry, Reinsurance Group of America's Interest Coverage, along with its competitors' market caps and Interest Coverage 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 Interest Coverage Distribution in the Insurance Industry

For the Insurance industry and Financial Services sector, Reinsurance Group of America's Interest Coverage distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Reinsurance Group of America's Interest Coverage falls into.



Reinsurance Group of America Interest Coverage Calculation

Interest Coverage is a ratio that determines how easily a company can pay interest expenses on outstanding debt. It is calculated by dividing a company's Operating Income (EBIT) by its Interest Expense:

If Interest Expense is negative and EBIT is positive, then

Interest Coverage=-1* EBIT /Interest Expense

Else if Interest Expense is negative and EBIT is negative, then

The company did not have earnings to cover the interest expense.

Else if Interest Expense is 0 and Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation is 0, then

The company had no debt (1).


Note: If both Interest Expense and Interest Income are empty, while Net Interest Income is negative, then use Net Interest Income as Interest Expense.

Reinsurance Group of America's Interest Coverage for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2023 is calculated as

Here, for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2023, Reinsurance Group of America's Interest Expense was $-257 Mil. Its EBIT was $1,417 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $4,427 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* EBIT (A: Dec. 2023 )/Interest Expense (A: Dec. 2023 )
=-1*1417/-257
=5.51

Reinsurance Group of America's Interest Coverage for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 is calculated as

Here, for the three months ended in Dec. 2023, Reinsurance Group of America's Interest Expense was $-69 Mil. Its EBIT was $233 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $4,427 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* EBIT (Q: Dec. 2023 )/Interest Expense (Q: Dec. 2023 )
=-1*233/-69
=3.38

* 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.

The higher the ratio, the stronger the company's Financial Strength is.


Reinsurance Group of America  (NYSE:RGA) Interest Coverage Explanation

Ben Graham requires that a company has a minimum interest coverage of 5 with the companies he invested. If the interest coverage is less than 2, the company is burdened by debt. Any business slow or recession may drag the company into a situation where it cannot pay the interest on its debt.

Interest Coverage is an important factor when GuruFocus ranks a company's overage Financial Strength .


Reinsurance Group of America Interest Coverage Related Terms

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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