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Swiss Life Holding AG (XSWX:SLHN) Financial Strength : 4 (As of Dec. 2023)


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What is Swiss Life Holding AG Financial Strength?

Swiss Life Holding AG has the Financial Strength Rank of 4.

GuruFocus Financial Strength Rank measures how strong a company's financial situation is. It is based on these factors:

1. The debt burden that the company has as measured by its Interest Coverage (current year). The higher, the better.
2. Debt to revenue ratio. The lower, the better.
3. Altman Z-Score.

Swiss Life Holding AG's Interest Coverage for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 3.92. Swiss Life Holding AG's debt to revenue ratio for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 0.47. Altman Z-Score does not apply to banks and insurance companies.


Swiss Life Holding AG Financial Strength Calculation

GuruFocus Financial Strength Rank measures how strong a company's financial situation is. It is based on these factors

A company ranks high with financial strength is likely to withstand any business slowdowns and recessions.

1. The debt burden that the company has as measured by its Interest Coverage (current year). The higher, the better.

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

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:

Swiss Life Holding AG's Interest Expense for the months ended in Dec. 2023 was CHF-204 Mil. Its Operating Income for the months ended in Dec. 2023 was CHF0 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was CHF9,493 Mil.

Swiss Life Holding AG's Interest Coverage for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 is

The higher the ratio, the stronger the company's financial strength is.

2. Debt to revenue ratio. The lower, the better.

Swiss Life Holding AG's Debt to Revenue Ratio for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 is

Debt to Revenue Ratio=Total Debt (Q: Dec. 2023 ) / Revenue
=(Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation + Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation) / Revenue
=(0 + 9493) / 20378
=0.47

3. Altman Z-Score.

Z-Score model is an accurate forecaster of failure up to two years prior to distress. It can be considered the assessment of the distress of industrial corporations.

The zones of discrimination were as such:

When Z-Score is less than 1.81, it is in Distress Zones.
When Z-Score is greater than 2.99, it is in Safe Zones.
When Z-Score is between 1.81 and 2.99, it is in Grey Zones.

Altman Z-Score does not apply to banks and insurance companies.

* 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.


Swiss Life Holding AG  (XSWX:SLHN) Financial Strength Explanation

The maximum rank is 10. Companies with rank 7 or higher will be unlikely to fall into distressed situations. Companies with rank of 3 or less are likely in financial distress.

Swiss Life Holding AG has the Financial Strength Rank of 4.


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Swiss Life Holding AG (XSWX:SLHN) Business Description

Address
General-Guisan-Quai 40, P.O. Box 2831, Zurich, CHE, CH-8022
Swiss Life is predominantly a life and long-term savings company that generates the main share of its revenue and earnings from its domestic market of Switzerland. The company also operates in France, Germany, and a few smaller, but wealthy European markets. The company also has an asset manager. Swiss Life has three main sources of income that vary in importance by geography. Savings income relates to spread-based earnings, the risk result relates to an insurance margin, and the fee result relates to asset management and its financial advisor network. The fee result has been growing in importance over recent years as a result of advice, unit-linked sales, and third-party asset management.