Brighthouse Financial (LTS:0HPH) Debt-to-Equity : 0.64 (As of Dec. 2023)

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What is Brighthouse Financial Debt-to-Equity?

Brighthouse Financial's Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was $0 Mil. Brighthouse Financial's Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was $3,156 Mil. Brighthouse Financial's Total Stockholders Equity for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was $4,943 Mil. Brighthouse Financial's debt to equity for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 0.64.

A high debt to equity ratio generally means that a company has been aggressive in financing its growth with debt. This can result in volatile earnings as a result of the additional interest expense.

The historical rank and industry rank for Brighthouse Financial's Debt-to-Equity or its related term are showing as below:

LTS:0HPH' s Debt-to-Equity Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0.19 Med: 0.28 Max: 0.64
Current: 0.64

During the past 10 years, the highest Debt-to-Equity Ratio of Brighthouse Financial was 0.64. The lowest was 0.19. And the median was 0.28.

LTS:0HPH's Debt-to-Equity is ranked worse than
80.89% of 382 companies
in the Insurance industry
Industry Median: 0.25 vs LTS:0HPH: 0.64

Brighthouse Financial Debt-to-Equity Historical Data

The historical data trend for Brighthouse Financial's Debt-to-Equity can be seen below:

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Brighthouse Financial Debt-to-Equity Chart

Brighthouse Financial Annual Data

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Debt-to-Equity

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0.27

0.19

0.20

0.57

0.64

Brighthouse Financial Quarterly Data
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Debt-to-Equity	Get a 7-Day Free Trial															0.57	0.55	0.64	0.78	0.64

Competitive Comparison of Brighthouse Financial's Debt-to-Equity

For the Insurance - Life subindustry, Brighthouse Financial's Debt-to-Equity, along with its competitors' market caps and Debt-to-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.

Brighthouse Financial's Debt-to-Equity Distribution in the Insurance Industry

For the Insurance industry and Financial Services sector, Brighthouse Financial's Debt-to-Equity distribution charts can be found below:

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Brighthouse Financial Debt-to-Equity Calculation

Debt to Equity measures the financial leverage a company has.

Brighthouse Financial's Debt to Equity Ratio for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2023 is calculated as

Debt to Equity	=	Total Debt			/	Total Stockholders Equity
	=	(Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation	+	Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation)	/	Total Stockholders Equity
	=	(0	+	3156)	/	4943
	=	0.64

Brighthouse Financial's Debt to Equity Ratio for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 is calculated as

Debt to Equity	=	Total Debt			/	Total Stockholders Equity
	=	(Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation	+	Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation)	/	Total Stockholders Equity
	=	(0	+	3156)	/	4943
	=	0.64

Brighthouse Financial (LTS:0HPH) Debt-to-Equity Explanation

In the calculation of Debt to Equity, we use the total of Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation and Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation divided by Total Stockholders Equity. In some calculations, Total Liabilities is used to for calculation.

Be Aware

Because a company can increase its ROE % by having more financial leverage, it is important to watch the leverage ratio when investing in high ROE % companies.

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Brighthouse Financial (LTS:0HPH) Business Description

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Address

11225 North Community House Road, Gragg Building, Charlotte, NC, USA, 28277

Website

https://www.brighthousefinancial.com

Brighthouse Financial Inc is a United States-based provider of annuity products and life insurance through independent distribution channels and marketing arrangements with distribution partners. Its segments are Annuities, Life, and Run-off. It derives a majority of the revenue from the Annuities segment which includes variable, fixed, index-linked and income annuities. The life segment includes variable, term, universal and whole life policies.

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