What does operating segments — net investment income mean?

The profit earned from the company's investment portfolio.

How do you interpret operating segments — net investment income?

An increase indicates strong portfolio performance or a larger asset base, while a decrease may signal lower market yields or poor investment decisions.

How does operating segments — net investment income compare across companies?

Commonly compared across the insurance industry as 'Net Investment Income' or 'Investment Yield' relative to total invested assets.

Globe Life GL Operating Segments — Net Investment Income

Discontinued — last reported Q1 '18

Similar metrics at other companies

EGOperating Segments — Net Investment Income

$141.32M+5.1%

AIZOperating Segments — Net Investment Income

$131.3M-10.6%

PFGOperating Segments — Net Investment Income

$785.1M+4.7%

WRBOperating Segments — Net Investment Income

$145.91M+5.0%

ACGLOperating Segments — Investment Income Net

$107.76M+16.5%

UNMOperating Segments — Net Investment Income

$602.3M0.0%

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:NetInvestmentIncome.

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

Questions, answered.

What does operating segments — net investment income mean?: The profit earned from the company's investment portfolio.
How do you interpret operating segments — net investment income?: An increase indicates strong portfolio performance or a larger asset base, while a decrease may signal lower market yields or poor investment decisions.
How does operating segments — net investment income compare across companies?: Commonly compared across the insurance industry as 'Net Investment Income' or 'Investment Yield' relative to total invested assets.