Aflac Inc

Company Profile

Aflac Inc had its IPO on 1984-07-19 under the ticker symbol AFL.

The company operates in the Financial Services sector and Insurance-Life industry. Aflac Inc has a staff strength of 12,882 employees.

Stock update

Shares of Aflac Inc opened at $55.55 at the start of the last trading session i.e. 2023-09-13.

The stocks traded within a range of $55.55 - $55.55, and closed at $55.55.

This is a 0% increase from the previous day's closing price.

A total volume of 0 shares were traded at the close of the day’s session.

In the last one week, shares of Aflac Inc have slipped by -6.17%.

Aflac Inc's Key Ratios

Aflac Inc has a market cap of $41.05 billion, indicating a price to book ratio of 1.8122 and a price to sales ratio of 2.0599.

In the last 12-months Aflac Inc’s revenue was $19.50 billion with a gross profit of $8.08 billion and an EBITDA of $4.87 billion. The EBITDA ratio measures Aflac Inc's overall financial performance and is widely used to measure its profitability.

In the trailing 12-month period, Aflac Inc’s operating margin was 24.77% while its return on assets stood at 2.09% with a return of equity of 15.11%.

In Q4, Aflac Inc’s quarterly earnings growth was a negative -81% while revenue growth was a negative 26.2%.

Aflac Inc’s PE and PEG Ratio

Forward PE

12.8041

Trailing PE

10.176

PEG

0.93

Its diluted EPS in the last 12-months stands at $6.59 per share while it has a forward price to earnings multiple of 12.8041 and a PEG multiple of 0.93. A low price to earnings ratio can mean the stock is attractively valued while a high ratio suggests the stock may be overvalued.

The PEG on the other hand provides a broader view compared to the P/E ratio and gives greater insight into Aflac Inc’s profitability.

Aflac Inc stock is trading at a EV to sales ratio of 2.2431 and a EV to EBITDA ratio of 0. Its price to sales ratio in the trailing 12-months stood at 2.0599.

Aflac Inc stock pays annual dividends of $1.6 per share, indicating a yield of 2.46% and a payout ratio of 29.83%.

Balance sheet and cash flow metrics

Total Assets

$131.02 billion

Total Liabilities

$8.74 billion

Operating Cash Flow

$-693000000.00

Capital Expenditure

$0

Dividend Payout Ratio

29.83%

Aflac Inc ended 2024 with $131.02 billion in total assets and $0 in total liabilities. Its intangible assets were valued at $131.02 billion while shareholder equity stood at $22.37 billion.

Aflac Inc ended 2024 with $0 in deferred long-term liabilities, $8.74 billion in other current liabilities, 135000000.00 in common stock, $44.57 billion in retained earnings and $0 in goodwill. Its cash balance stood at $3.94 billion and cash and short-term investments were $75.88 billion. The company’s total short-term debt was $7,442,000,000 while long-term debt stood at $7.44 billion.

Aflac Inc’s total current assets stands at $118.04 billion while long-term investments were $80.56 billion and short-term investments were $71.94 billion. Its net receivables were $647.00 million compared to accounts payable of $1.30 billion and inventory worth $0.

In 2024, Aflac Inc's operating cash flow was $-693000000.00 while its capital expenditure stood at $0.

Comparatively, Aflac Inc paid $0.30 in dividends in 2024.

Other key metrics

Current Trading Price

$55.55

52-Week High

$73.5773

52-Week Low

$51.13

Analyst Target Price

$71.5

Aflac Inc stock is currently trading at $55.55 per share. It touched a 52-week high of $73.5773 and a 52-week low of $73.5773. Analysts tracking the stock have a 12-month average target price of $71.5.

Its 50-day moving average was $73.27 and 200-day moving average was $68.87 The short ratio stood at 3.49 indicating a short percent outstanding of 0%.

Around 964.8% of the company’s stock are held by insiders while 6042.8% are held by institutions.