How do you interpret operating segments — allocated share based compensation expense?

An increase may reflect higher talent costs or changes in compensation strategy, while a decrease could indicate lower headcount or changes in equity grant valuations.

Globe Life GL Operating Segments — Allocated Share Based Compensation Expense

Discontinued — last reported Q1 '18

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WPCOperating Segments — Allocated Share Based Compensation Expense

$3.45M-25.0%

ARESOperating Segments — Allocated Share Based Compensation Expense

$21.09M+39.8%

ROperating Segments — Stock-Based Comp

$2.37M-7.3%

SUNOperating Segments — Share Based Compensation Including Allocation From Parent

$9M+200%

CLXOperating Segments — Stock-Based Comp

$10.5M+75.0%

SUNOperating Segments — Stock-Based Comp

$3M-25.0%

Other financials

Income statement

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Revenue$1.6B+5.3%

Net income$270.5M+6.3%

EPS (diluted)$3.39+12.6%

Balance sheet

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Cash & equivalents$255.2M+9.9%

Total debt$3.2B-1.3%

Total equity$6.1B+12.1%

Total assets$31.0B+4.2%

Cash flow

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Operating cash flow$420.9M-2.5%

CapEx$24.9M+112%

Free cash flow$396.0M-5.7%

Valuation

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Market cap$13.26B-0.4%

Enterprise value$16.24B-0.8%

P/E11.3×-1.2×

P/S2.2×-0.1×

Profitability

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Net margin19.4%+1.0pp

FCF margin20.2%-3.9pp

Returns & leverage

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Return on equity20.5%0.0pp

Debt / equity0.5×-0.1×

Where this comes from

Reported directly by Globe Life in its filing.

Tagged under the XBRL concept us-gaap:AllocatedShareBasedCompensationExpense.

The official record: Globe Life’s 10-Q, filed May 7, 2018, on SEC EDGAR. View the filing →

Questions, answered.

What does operating segments — allocated share based compensation expense mean?: The cost of employee stock-based compensation allocated to a specific segment.
How do you interpret operating segments — allocated share based compensation expense?: An increase may reflect higher talent costs or changes in compensation strategy, while a decrease could indicate lower headcount or changes in equity grant valuations.
How does operating segments — allocated share based compensation expense compare across companies?: Standard corporate accounting practice; comparable to 'Stock-Based Compensation' allocations at peer firms.