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Brighthouse Financial (Brighthouse Financial) Interest Coverage

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Interest Coverage is a ratio that determines how easily a company can pay interest expenses on outstanding debt. It is calculated by dividing a company's EBIT by its Interest Expense. Brighthouse Financial's EBIT for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was $-1,135 Mil. Brighthouse Financial's Interest Expense for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was $-39 Mil. did not have earnings to cover the interest expense. The higher the ratio, the stronger the company's financial strength is.

The historical rank and industry rank for Brighthouse Financial's Interest Coverage or its related term are showing as below:


BHF's Interest Coverage is not ranked *
in the Insurance industry.
Industry Median: 13.52
* Ranked among companies with meaningful Interest Coverage only.

Note: If both Interest Expense and Interest Income are empty, while Net Interest Income is negative, then use Net Interest Income as Interest Expense.


Brighthouse Financial Interest Coverage Historical Data

The historical data trend for Brighthouse Financial's Interest Coverage 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.

Note: For Interest Coverage, "No debt" indicates no long-term debt. An indication of "No Debt" does not necessarily mean that the company has no long-term debt obligations; it could be due to missing data in the quarterly or annual report. Use caution when interpreting this information.

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Brighthouse Financial Annual Data
Trend Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Interest Coverage
Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only - - 13.33 31.93 -

Brighthouse Financial Quarterly Data
Mar19 Jun19 Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23
Interest Coverage 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 2.03 - - 16.53 -

Competitive Comparison

For the Insurance - Life subindustry, Brighthouse Financial's Interest Coverage, along with its competitors' market caps and Interest Coverage 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 Interest Coverage Distribution

For the Insurance industry and Financial Services sector, Brighthouse Financial's Interest Coverage distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Brighthouse Financial's Interest Coverage falls into.



Brighthouse Financial Interest Coverage Calculation

Interest Coverage is a ratio that determines how easily a company can pay interest expenses on outstanding debt. It is calculated by dividing a company's Operating Income (EBIT) by its Interest Expense:

If Interest Expense is negative and EBIT is positive, then

Interest Coverage=-1* EBIT /Interest Expense

Else if Interest Expense is negative and EBIT is negative, then

The company did not have earnings to cover the interest expense.

Else if Interest Expense is 0 and Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation is 0, then

The company had no debt (1).


Note: If both Interest Expense and Interest Income are empty, while Net Interest Income is negative, then use Net Interest Income as Interest Expense.

Brighthouse Financial's Interest Coverage for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2023 is calculated as

Here, for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2023, Brighthouse Financial's Interest Expense was $-153 Mil. Its EBIT was $-1,321 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $3,156 Mil.

Brighthouse Financial did not have earnings to cover the interest expense.

Brighthouse Financial's Interest Coverage for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 is calculated as

Here, for the three months ended in Dec. 2023, Brighthouse Financial's Interest Expense was $-39 Mil. Its EBIT was $-1,135 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $3,156 Mil.

Brighthouse Financial did not have earnings to cover the interest expense.

* 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.

The higher the ratio, the stronger the company's Financial Strength is.


Brighthouse Financial  (NAS:BHF) Interest Coverage Explanation

Ben Graham requires that a company has a minimum interest coverage of 5 with the companies he invested. If the interest coverage is less than 2, the company is burdened by debt. Any business slow or recession may drag the company into a situation where it cannot pay the interest on its debt.

Interest Coverage is an important factor when GuruFocus ranks a company's overage Financial Strength .


Brighthouse Financial Interest Coverage Related Terms

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Brighthouse Financial (Brighthouse Financial) Business Description

Address
11225 North Community House Road, Gragg Building, Charlotte, NC, USA, 28277
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.
Executives
Philip V Bancroft director
Allie Lin officer: EVP & General Counsel 11225 N COMMUNITY HOUSE RD, CHARLOTTE NC 28277
Carol Juel director 777 LONG RIDGE ROAD, C/O CORPORATE SECRETARY, STAMFORD CT 06902
Kristine Toscano officer: Chief Accounting Officer 11225 NORTH COMMUNITY HOUSE ROAD, CHARLOTTE NC 28277
Vonda Huss officer: EVP, Chief HR Officer 11225 NORTH COMMUNITY HOUSE ROAD, CHARLOTTE NC 28277
Stephen C Hooley director 2355 WAUKEGAN ROAD, BANNOCKBURN IL 60015
Patrick J. Shouvlin director 11225 NORTH COMMUNITY HOUSE ROAD, CHARLOTTE NC 28277
William Francis Wallace director 11225 NORTH COMMUNITY HOUSE ROAD, CHARLOTTE NC 28277
Edward A. Spehar officer: EVP & Chief Financial Officer 11225 NORTH COMMUNITY HOUSE ROAD, CHARLOTTE NC 28277
Christine M. Debiase officer: EVP,Chief LegalOfficer&CorpSec 11225 NORTH COMMUNITY HOUSE ROAD, CHARLOTTE NC 28277
C Edward Chaplin director C/O MBIA, 113 KING STREET, ARMONK NY 10504
Eric T Steigerwalt director, officer: President and CEO 11225 NORTH COMMUNITY HOUSE ROAD, CHARLOTTE NC 28277
John Rosenthal officer: EVP & Chief Investment Officer 334 MADISON AVENUE, MORRISTOWN NJ 07960
Myles Lambert officer: EVP,Chief Dist. & Mktg.Officer 11225 NORTH COMMUNITY HOUSE ROAD, CHARLOTTE NC 28277
Murphy Conor officer: Chief Product&Strategy Officer 11225 NORTH COMMUNITY HOUSE ROAD, CHARLOTTE NC 11225