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American Equity Investment Life Holding Co (American Equity Investment Life Holding Co) Debt-to-EBITDA

: -0.60 (As of Dec. 2023)
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Debt-to-EBITDA measures a company's ability to pay off its debt.

American Equity Investment Life Holding Co's Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was $0 Mil. American Equity Investment Life Holding Co's Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was $865 Mil. American Equity Investment Life Holding Co's annualized EBITDA for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was $-1,451 Mil. American Equity Investment Life Holding Co's annualized Debt-to-EBITDA for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was -0.60.

A high Debt-to-EBITDA ratio generally means that a company may spend more time to paying off its debt. According to Joel Tillinghast's BIG MONEY THINKS SMALL: Biases, Blind Spots, and Smarter Investing, a ratio of Debt-to-EBITDA exceeding four is usually considered scary unless tangible assets cover the debt.

The historical rank and industry rank for American Equity Investment Life Holding Co's Debt-to-EBITDA or its related term are showing as below:

AEL' s Debt-to-EBITDA Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0.19   Med: 0.36   Max: 0.94
Current: 0.94

During the past 13 years, the highest Debt-to-EBITDA Ratio of American Equity Investment Life Holding Co was 0.94. The lowest was 0.19. And the median was 0.36.

AEL's Debt-to-EBITDA is ranked better than
63.23% of 291 companies
in the Insurance industry
Industry Median: 1.49 vs AEL: 0.94

American Equity Investment Life Holding Co Debt-to-EBITDA Historical Data

The historical data trend for American Equity Investment Life Holding Co's Debt-to-EBITDA 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.

* Premium members only.

American Equity Investment Life Holding Co Annual Data
Trend Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Debt-to-EBITDA
Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 0.40 0.24 0.19 0.29 0.94

American Equity Investment Life Holding Co Quarterly Data
Mar19 Jun19 Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23
Debt-to-EBITDA 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 Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 2.25 -1.83 0.37 0.26 -0.60

Competitive Comparison

For the Insurance - Life subindustry, American Equity Investment Life Holding Co's Debt-to-EBITDA, along with its competitors' market caps and Debt-to-EBITDA 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.


American Equity Investment Life Holding Co Debt-to-EBITDA Distribution

For the Insurance industry and Financial Services sector, American Equity Investment Life Holding Co's Debt-to-EBITDA distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where American Equity Investment Life Holding Co's Debt-to-EBITDA falls into.



American Equity Investment Life Holding Co Debt-to-EBITDA Calculation

Debt-to-EBITDA measures a company's ability to pay off its debt.

American Equity Investment Life Holding Co's Debt-to-EBITDA for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2023 is calculated as

Debt-to-EBITDA=Total Debt / EBITDA
=(Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation + Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation) / EBITDA
=(0 + 864.55) / 924.373
=0.94

American Equity Investment Life Holding Co's annualized Debt-to-EBITDA for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 is calculated as

Debt-to-EBITDA=Total Debt / EBITDA
=(Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation + Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation) / EBITDA
=(0 + 864.55) / -1450.576
=-0.60

* 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 Debt-to-EBITDA, the EBITDA of the last fiscal year is used. In calculating the annualized quarterly data, the EBITDA data used here is four times the quarterly (Dec. 2023) EBITDA data.


American Equity Investment Life Holding Co  (NYSE:AEL) Debt-to-EBITDA Explanation

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


Be Aware

A high Debt-to-EBITDA ratio generally means that a company may spend more time to paying off its debt.

According to Joel Tillinghast's BIG MONEY THINKS SMALL: Biases, Blind Spots, and Smarter Investing, a ratio of Debt-to-EBITDA exceeding four is usually considered scary unless tangible assets cover the debt.


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American Equity Investment Life Holding Co (American Equity Investment Life Holding Co) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
6000 Westown Parkway, West Des Moines, IA, USA, 50266
American Equity Investment Life Holding Co is a financial services company. Its core business is selling fixed-index and fixed-rate annuity products through its subsidiaries, American Equity Investment Life Insurance Company of New York and Eagle Life Insurance Company. The company is licensed to sell its products in 50 states and the District of Columbia. Its targeted clients are individuals aged 45-75 who are interested in accumulating tax-deferred savings or creating guaranteed lifetime income.
Executives
Aaron Boushek officer: Controller 6000 WESTOWN PARKWAY, WEST DES MOINES IA 50266
Jeffrey D Lorenzen officer: Sr. Vice President-Investments 6000 WESTOWN PARKWAY, WEST DES MOINES IA 50266
Axel Andre officer: Chief Financial Officer 6000 WESTOWN PARKWAY, WEST DES MOINES IA 50266
Robert L Howe director 5000 WESTOWN PARKWAY, SUITE 440, WEST DES MOINES IA 50266
Anant Bhalla director, officer: President 11225 NORTH COMMUNITY HOUSE ROAD, CHARLOTTE NC 28277
James Louis Hamalainen officer: EVP & CCSO, AEILIC 6000 WESTOWN PKWY, WEST DES MOINES IA 50266
Dewayne Lummus officer: SVP & Chief Accounting Officer 6000 WESTOWN PARKWAY, WEST DES MOINES IA 50266-9024
Michael E Hayes director 6000 WESTOWN PARKWAY, WEST DES MOINES IA 50266
Alan David Matula director 828 ST. CHARLES, NEW ORLEANS LA 70130
Kate Etinger officer: Chief People Officer 6000 WESTOWN PARKWAY, WEST DES MOINES IA 50266
Nicholas P. Volpe officer: Chief Technology Officer 6000 WESTOWN PARKWAY, WEST DES MOINES IA 50266
Gerard D. Neugent director 6000 WESTOWN PARKWAY, WEST DES MOINES IA 50266
Ronald James Grensteiner officer: Vice President 5000 WESTOWN PARKWAY, WEST DES MOINES IA 50266
Joyce Ann Chapman director 5000 WESTOWN PARKWAY, WEST DES MOINES IA 50266
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