How do you interpret operating segments — general and administrative expense?

A decrease indicates improved operational efficiency, while an increase may suggest rising administrative overhead or business expansion.

How does operating segments — general and administrative expense compare across companies?

Standard industry metric; comparable to 'G&A Expenses' at peer firms.

Globe Life GL Operating Segments — General And Administrative Expense

Discontinued — last reported Q1 '18

Similar metrics at other companies

EGOperating Segments — General And Administrative Expense

$6.4M+8.0%

CGOperating Segments — General And Administrative Expense

$74.8M-7.2%

ACGLOperating Segments — General And Administrative Expense

$18.49M+72.1%

RBAOperating Segments — Selling General And Administrative Expense

$101.26M+36.1%

AIZOperating Segments — Selling General And Administrative Expense

$692.3M-33.0%

PEA

PEAKOperating Segments — General And Administrative Expense

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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:GeneralAndAdministrativeExpense.

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

Questions, answered.

What does operating segments — general and administrative expense mean?: General operating and administrative costs for a business segment.
How do you interpret operating segments — general and administrative expense?: A decrease indicates improved operational efficiency, while an increase may suggest rising administrative overhead or business expansion.
How does operating segments — general and administrative expense compare across companies?: Standard industry metric; comparable to 'G&A Expenses' at peer firms.