MetLife (MetLife) Cash-to-Debt

: 1.10 (As of Dec. 2023)

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Cash to Debt Ratio measures the financial strength of a company. It is calculated as a company's cash, cash equivalents, and marketable securities divide by its debt. MetLife's cash to debt ratio for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 1.10.

If Cash to Debt ratio is greater than 1, the company can pay off its debt using the cash in hand. Here we can see, MetLife could pay off its debt using the cash in hand for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023.

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

MET' s Cash-to-Debt Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0.55 Med: 0.98 Max: 1.15
Current: 1.1

During the past 13 years, MetLife's highest Cash to Debt Ratio was 1.15. The lowest was 0.55. And the median was 0.98.

MET's Cash-to-Debt is ranked worse than
60.37% of 482 companies
in the Insurance industry
Industry Median: 1.87 vs MET: 1.10

MetLife Cash-to-Debt Historical Data

The historical data trend for MetLife's Cash-to-Debt 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: An indication of "No Debt" does not necessarily mean that the company has no 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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MetLife Annual Data

Trend

Dec14

Dec15

Dec16

Dec17

Dec18

Dec19

Dec20

Dec21

Dec22

Dec23

Cash-to-Debt

0.99

1.09

1.15

1.12

1.10

MetLife Quarterly Data
	Mar19	Jun19	Sep19	Dec19	Mar20	Jun20	Sep20	Dec20	Mar21	Jun21	Sep21	Dec21	Mar22	Jun22	Sep22	Dec22	Mar23	Jun23	Sep23	Dec23
Cash-to-Debt																1.12	1.03	0.86	0.79	1.10

Competitive Comparison

For the Insurance - Life subindustry, MetLife's Cash-to-Debt, along with its competitors' market caps and Cash-to-Debt 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.

MetLife Cash-to-Debt Distribution

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

* The bar in red indicates where MetLife's Cash-to-Debt falls into.

MetLife Cash-to-Debt Calculation

This is the ratio of a company's Balance Sheet Cash And Cash Equivalents to its debt. The debt includes the Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation and Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation. This ratio measures the financial strength of a company. This ratio is updated quarterly.

MetLife's Cash to Debt Ratio for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2023 is calculated as:

Cash to Debt Ratio	=	Balance Sheet Cash And Cash Equivalents	/	Total Debt
	=	Balance Sheet Cash And Cash Equivalents	/	(Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation	+	Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation)
	=	20639	/	(119	+	18709)
	=	1.10

MetLife's Cash to Debt Ratio for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 is calculated as:

Cash to Debt Ratio	=	Balance Sheet Cash And Cash Equivalents	/	Total Debt
	=	Balance Sheet Cash And Cash Equivalents	/	(Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation	+	Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation)
	=	20639	/	(119	+	18709)
	=	1.10

MetLife (NYSE:MET) Cash-to-Debt Explanation

If Cash to Debt ratio is greater than 1, the company can pay off its debt using the cash in hand. If it is smaller than 1, it means the company has more debt than the cash in hands. In this case, it is important to look the the company's Interest Coverage. Ben Graham requires that a company must have an Interest Coverage of at least 5.

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MetLife (MetLife) Business Description

Industry

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Address

200 Park Avenue, New York, NY, USA, 10166-0188

Website

https://www.metlife.com

MetLife is one of the largest life insurers in the U.S. by assets and provides a variety of insurance and financial services products. The company is organized into five segments: U.S., Asia, Latin America, EMEA, and MetLife Holdings. The U.S. business contributes around 41% of earnings and is broken into the group benefits segment and the retirement solutions segment. The Asia segment contributes around 28% of earnings and is mainly composed of the Japan business with increasing contributions from India, China, and Bangladesh. The company also holds leading market positions in Mexico and Chile with the Latin America segment contributing around 6% of earnings. The EMEA and the MetLife segments contribute around 5% and 20% of earnings, respectively.

Executives

Marlene Debel	officer: EVP & Chief Risk Officer	METLIFE, INC., 200 PARK AVENUE, NEW YORK NY 10166
Jeh C. Johnson	director	77 BEALE ST., P.O. BOX 770000, SAN FRANCISCO CA 94177
Bill Pappas	officer: EVP, Global Tech. & Ops.	METLIFE, INC., 200 PARK AVENUE, NEW YORK NY 10166
Robert Glenn Hubbard	director	100 BELLEVUE PARKWAY, WILMINGTON DE 19809
Susan M Podlogar	officer: EVP & Chief HR Officer	200 PARK AVENUE, NEW YORK NY 10166
Steven J Goulart	officer: EVP & Chief Investment Officer	200 PARK AVENUE, NEW YORK NY 10166
Michel Khalaf	director, officer: President & CEO	200 PARK AVENUE, NEW YORK NY 10166
Carla A Harris	director	702 SW 8TH STREET, BENTONVILLE AR 72716
William E Kennard	director	METLIFE, INC., 200 PARK AVENUE, NEW YORK NY 10166
Catherine R Kinney	director	C/O QTS REALTY TRUST INC., 12851 FOSTER STREET, OVERLAND PARK KS 66213
Cheryl W Grise	director	NORTHEAST UTILITIES, 107 SELDEN STREET, BERLIN CT 06037
Gerald L Hassell	director
Mark A Weinberger	director	METLIFE, INC., 200 PARK AVENUE, NEW YORK NY 10166
David L Herzog	director	180 MAIDEN LANE, NEW YORK NY 10038
Denise M Morrison	director	METLIFE, 200 PARK AVENUE, NEW YORK NY 10166