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GL (Globe Life) Return-on-Tangible-Equity : 27.25% (As of Sep. 2024)


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What is Globe Life 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. Globe Life's annualized net income for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2024 was $1,212 Mil. Globe Life's average shareholder tangible equity for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2024 was $4,447 Mil. Therefore, Globe Life's annualized Return-on-Tangible-Equity for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2024 was 27.25%.

The historical rank and industry rank for Globe Life's Return-on-Tangible-Equity or its related term are showing as below:

GL' s Return-on-Tangible-Equity Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 9.64   Med: 13.81   Max: 29.34
Current: 25.24

During the past 13 years, Globe Life's highest Return-on-Tangible-Equity was 29.34%. The lowest was 9.64%. And the median was 13.81%.

GL's Return-on-Tangible-Equity is ranked better than
79.03% of 472 companies
in the Insurance industry
Industry Median: 13.465 vs GL: 25.24

Globe Life Return-on-Tangible-Equity Historical Data

The historical data trend for Globe Life'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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Globe Life Return-on-Tangible-Equity Chart

Globe Life Annual Data
Trend Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Return-on-Tangible-Equity
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Globe Life Quarterly Data
Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24 Jun24 Sep24
Return-on-Tangible-Equity 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 26.92 26.99 23.75 22.22 27.25

Competitive Comparison of Globe Life's Return-on-Tangible-Equity

For the Insurance - Life subindustry, Globe Life'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.


Globe Life's Return-on-Tangible-Equity Distribution in the Insurance Industry

For the Insurance industry and Financial Services sector, Globe Life's Return-on-Tangible-Equity distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Globe Life's Return-on-Tangible-Equity falls into.



Globe Life Return-on-Tangible-Equity Calculation

Globe Life'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 )
=970.755/( (3467.786+4005.012 )/ 2 )
=970.755/3736.399
=25.98 %

Globe Life's annualized Return-on-Tangible-Equity for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2024 is calculated as

Return-on-Tangible-Equity=Net Income/( (Total Tangible Equity+Total Tangible Equity)/ count )
(Q: Sep. 2024 )  (Q: Jun. 2024 )(Q: Sep. 2024 )
=Net Income/( (Total Stockholders Equity - Intangible Assets+Total Stockholders Equity - Intangible Assets)/ count )
(Q: Sep. 2024 )  (Q: Jun. 2024 )(Q: Sep. 2024 )
=1211.976/( (4745.963+4148.179)/ 2 )
=1211.976/4447.071
=27.25 %

* 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 (Sep. 2024) net income data. Return-on-Tangible-Equity is displayed in the 10-year financial page.


Globe Life  (NYSE:GL) 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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Globe Life Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
3700 South Stonebridge Drive, McKinney, TX, USA, 75070
Globe Life Inc is an insurance holding company. It provides a variety of life and supplemental health insurance products and annuities to a broad base of customers. The company's core operations are organized into four reportable segments: life insurance, supplemental health insurance, annuities, and investments. Investment activities, conducted by the investment segment, focus on seeking investments with a yield and term appropriate to support the insurance product obligations. These investments generally consist of fixed maturities and, over the long term, the expected yields are considered when setting insurance premium rates and product profitability expectations.
Executives
Frank M Svoboda officer: EVP & CFO 3340 PECAN HOLLOW CT, GRAPEVINE TX 76051
Robert Brian Mitchell officer: EVP, General Counsel and CRO 3120 HARVEY PKWY, OKLAHOMA CITY OK 73118
Mary E Thigpen director 3700 S. STONEBRIDGE DRIVE, MCKINNEY TX 75070
Robert Edward Hensley officer: EVP & Chief Investment Officer 3700 S. STONEBRIDGE DRIVE, MCKINNEY TX 75070
James Matthew Darden officer: EVP, Chief Strategy Officer 2904 BELCLAIRE DRIVE, FRISCO TX 75034
Thomas Peter Kalmbach officer: EVP & Chief Actuary 3700 S. STONEBRIDGE DRIVE, MCKINNEY TX 75070
Mark A Blinn director 5215 N. O'CONNOR BLVD., SUITE 2300, IRVING TX 75039
Rebecca E Zorn officer: EVP & Chief Talent Officer 3700 S. STONEBRIDGE DRIVE, MCKINNEY TX 75070
David A Rodriguez director 10400 FERNWOOD ROAD, BETHESDA MD 20817
James Brannen director 5400 UNIVERSITY AVENUE, WEST DES MOINES IA 50266
Steven Paul Johnson director 2613 PELICAN BAY DRIVE, PLANO TX 75093
Jennifer Allison Haworth officer: EVP & Chief Marketing Officer 3700 S. STONEBRIDGE DRIVE, MCKINNEY TX 75070
Melissa Jane Buchan director 1920 MAIN STREET, SUITE 500, IRVINE CA 92614
Dolores L Skarjune officer: EVP & Chief Admin. Officer 3700 S. STONEBRIDGE DRIVE, MCKINNEY TX 75070
Michael Clay Majors officer: EVP - Investor Rel. & Admin. UNITED AMERICAN INSURANCE COMPANY, 3700 SOUTH STONEBRIDGE DRIVE, MCKINNEY TX 75070