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BHF (Brighthouse Financial) Financial Strength : 3 (As of Jun. 2024)


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What is Brighthouse Financial Financial Strength?

Brighthouse Financial has the Financial Strength Rank of 3. It displays poor financial strength and is likely in financial distress. Usually this is caused by too much debt for the company.

Warning Sign:

Brighthouse Financial Inc displays poor financial strength. Usually, this is caused by too much debt for the company.

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.

Brighthouse Financial's Interest Coverage for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2024 was 1.37. Brighthouse Financial's debt to revenue ratio for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2024 was 0.59. Altman Z-Score does not apply to banks and insurance companies.


Brighthouse Financial 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:

Brighthouse Financial's Interest Expense for the months ended in Jun. 2024 was $-38 Mil. Its Operating Income for the months ended in Jun. 2024 was $0 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2024 was $3,155 Mil.

Brighthouse Financial's Interest Coverage for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2024 is

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

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

Brighthouse Financial's Debt to Revenue Ratio for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2024 is

Debt to Revenue Ratio=Total Debt (Q: Jun. 2024 ) / Revenue
=(Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation + Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation) / Revenue
=(0 + 3155) / 5316
=0.59

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.


Brighthouse Financial  (NAS:BHF) 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.

Brighthouse Financial has the Financial Strength Rank of 3. It displays poor financial strength and is likely in financial distress. Usually this is caused by too much debt for the company.


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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
John Rosenthal officer: EVP & Chief Investment Officer 334 MADISON AVENUE, MORRISTOWN NJ 07960
Vonda Huss officer: EVP, Chief HR Officer 11225 NORTH COMMUNITY HOUSE ROAD, CHARLOTTE NC 28277
Myles Lambert officer: EVP,Chief Dist. & Mktg.Officer 11225 NORTH COMMUNITY HOUSE ROAD, CHARLOTTE NC 28277
Eric T Steigerwalt director, officer: President and CEO 11225 NORTH COMMUNITY HOUSE ROAD, CHARLOTTE NC 28277
Edward A. Spehar officer: EVP & Chief Financial Officer 11225 NORTH COMMUNITY HOUSE ROAD, CHARLOTTE NC 28277
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
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
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
Murphy Conor officer: Chief Product&Strategy Officer 11225 NORTH COMMUNITY HOUSE ROAD, CHARLOTTE NC 11225