NYSE:AEL
American Equity Investment Life Insurance Company
- Stock
Last Close
56.16
02/05 20:00
Market Cap
4.49B
Beta: 0.88
Volume Today
24.22M
Avg: 674.24K
PE Ratio
6.58
PFCF: 1.12
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asset turnover | 0.01 - | 0.01 35.82% | 0.01 81.24% | 0.01 19.54% | 0.01 24.87% | 0.00 65.72% | 0.00 66.96% | 0.01 75.96% | 0.01 58.77% | 0.01 11.51% | 0.01 11.53% | 0.01 6.44% | 0.02 32.89% | 0.02 5.21% | 0.01 20.57% | 0.01 0.08% | 0.01 55.13% | 0.00 36.55% | 0.01 57.02% | 0.01 10.54% | 0.01 120.12% | 0.01 1.98% | -0.00 121.30% | 0.04 1,321.87% | 0.01 82.49% | 0.02 165.28% | 0.01 36.63% | 0.01 26.96% | 0.01 14.54% | 0.02 74.80% | 0.01 31.70% | 0.01 8.04% | 0.00 67.35% | 0.00 17.92% | 0.01 137.11% | 0.01 14.00% | 0.00 87.63% | 0.01 788.27% | |
cash conversion cycle | 1.54 - | 2.98 - | 0.78 73.85% | 6.29 706.78% | 5.35 14.90% | 12.09 125.92% | 2.34 80.61% | 1.33 43.09% | 0.13 - | 1.43 978.73% | 3.58 - | 1.52 57.43% | 6.77 344.04% | 9.48 40.08% | 11.42 20.54% | 6.32 44.67% | 4.49 - | -15.64 448.19% | 1.24 107.91% | 0.17 86.38% | 4.60 - | 16.25 - | 9.70 40.34% | 12.08 24.61% | 10.30 14.74% | 16.01 55.39% | 17.72 10.71% | 7.86 55.67% | -14.22K 181,072.52% | 2.64 - | |||||||||
cash per share | 438.44 - | 447.88 2.15% | 448.59 0.16% | 450.84 0.50% | 450.58 0.06% | 476.38 5.73% | 501.94 5.36% | 499.93 0.40% | 474.45 5.10% | 488.21 2.90% | 511.48 4.77% | 515.18 0.73% | 524.11 1.73% | 514.07 1.92% | 509.91 0.81% | 518.88 1.76% | 510.94 1.53% | 540.84 5.85% | 564.06 4.29% | 580.73 2.96% | 589.98 1.59% | 540.55 8.38% | 578.93 7.10% | 591.74 2.21% | 609.60 3.02% | 593.07 2.71% | 613.75 3.49% | 631.75 2.93% | 603.54 4.46% | 532.65 11.75% | 503.66 5.44% | 489.08 2.90% | 489.30 0.04% | 507.49 3.72% | 561.69 10.68% | 541.73 3.55% | 141.46 73.89% | ||
company equity multiplier | 20.56 - | 19.51 5.11% | 24.24 24.27% | 21.92 9.57% | 25.22 15.05% | 22.94 9.03% | 20.56 10.41% | 19.85 3.41% | 24.46 23.20% | 23.62 3.43% | 22.49 4.78% | 21.86 2.83% | 21.76 0.42% | 24.07 10.59% | 25.39 5.51% | 25.49 0.37% | 25.69 0.78% | 21.94 14.60% | 18.98 13.49% | 16.56 12.75% | 15.25 7.90% | 18.61 22.01% | 13.55 27.16% | 11.22 17.20% | 10.86 3.24% | 12.26 12.90% | 11.74 4.27% | 12.28 4.68% | 12.39 0.86% | 14.48 16.89% | 18.46 27.44% | 21.88 18.53% | 23.33 6.61% | 28.59 22.57% | 30.19 5.59% | 37.36 23.74% | 22.26 40.42% | 25.66 15.31% | |
days of inventory outstanding | -14.22K - | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
days of payables outstanding | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
days of sales outstanding | 1.54 - | 2.98 - | 0.78 73.85% | 6.29 706.78% | 5.35 14.90% | 12.09 125.92% | 2.34 80.61% | 1.33 43.09% | 0.13 - | 1.43 978.73% | 3.58 - | 1.52 57.43% | 6.77 344.04% | 9.48 40.08% | 11.42 20.54% | 6.32 44.67% | 4.49 - | -15.64 448.19% | 1.24 107.91% | 0.17 86.38% | 4.60 - | 16.25 - | 9.70 40.34% | 12.08 24.61% | 10.30 14.74% | 16.01 55.39% | 17.72 10.71% | 7.86 55.67% | 6.95 11.50% | 43.70 528.64% | 2.64 93.97% | ||||||||
dividend yield | 0.01 - | 0.01 - | 0.01 - | 0.01 - | 0.01 - | 0.00 61.59% | 0.00 31.64% | 0.00 12.30% | 0.02 479.50% | 0.00 78.81% | 0.00 1.48% | 0.00 12.03% | 0.01 194.84% | 0.00 76.01% | 0.00 14.23% | 0.00 3.47% | 0.01 219.46% | 0.00 66.36% | 0.00 24.89% | 0.00 3.19% | 0.00 4.74% | ||||||||||||||||||
ebit per revenue | 0.78 - | 0.84 8.31% | 0.67 20.59% | 0.69 2.53% | 0.54 21.52% | 0.25 52.85% | 0.54 113.05% | 0.57 5.62% | 0.56 1.56% | 0.73 29.09% | 0.81 11.92% | 0.86 5.87% | 0.79 8.42% | 0.71 9.88% | 0.70 1.41% | 0.78 11.05% | 0.94 20.83% | 0.46 51.20% | 0.75 63.61% | 1.30 73.33% | 0.71 45.25% | 0.73 2.45% | 0.32 55.57% | 0.57 74.69% | 0.75 31.44% | 0.68 8.87% | 0.94 37.75% | 0.95 1.26% | 0.76 20.29% | 0.71 5.38% | 0.70 1.73% | 0.77 10.22% | 0.43 45.00% | -0.47 210.67% | 0.57 220.64% | 0.70 23.58% | -0.02 102.82% | 0.39 2,062.66% | |
ebt per ebit | 0.12 - | 0.03 75.22% | 0.29 857.14% | 0.40 39.72% | 0.23 41.96% | -1.79 872.30% | 0.16 108.83% | -0.04 124.99% | 0.43 1,189.32% | 0.16 62.97% | 0.08 51.83% | 0.14 88.92% | 0.14 0.72% | 0.25 75.94% | 0.21 18.30% | 0.33 59.13% | 0.20 39.45% | -0.37 283.94% | 0.08 122.23% | 0.09 11.48% | 0.41 347.92% | 0.40 2.09% | 4.70 1,080.30% | 0.59 87.38% | 0.03 95.13% | 0.43 1,377.33% | -0.09 121.97% | 0.19 305.85% | 0.16 15.04% | 0.65 298.81% | 0.66 0.36% | 0.57 13.58% | -0.29 151.13% | 1.58 643.41% | 1.24 21.21% | 1.21 2.82% | 370.00 30,526.97% | 1.35 99.64% | |
effective tax rate | 0.39 - | 0.35 10.23% | 0.35 0.02% | 0.35 0.00% | 0.36 4.78% | 0.35 3.07% | 0.35 0.58% | 0.32 8.22% | 0.36 9.86% | 0.34 5.08% | 0.33 2.12% | 0.34 3.90% | 0.66 91.55% | 0.21 68.66% | 0.18 13.72% | 0.18 3.71% | 0.19 1.36% | 0.24 27.99% | 0.20 17.10% | 0.27 34.73% | 0.22 19.23% | 0.10 53.36% | 0.22 115.08% | 0.22 0.04% | 0.12 44.58% | 0.22 81.06% | 0.22 2.74% | 0.23 1.28% | 0.19 17.87% | 0.22 15.72% | 0.22 4.37% | 0.22 3.67% | 0.53 145.56% | 0.19 64.65% | 0.21 13.08% | 0.22 3.32% | 0.19 13.66% | 0.21 13.02% | |
enterprise value multiple | 5.14 - | 8.63 68.03% | 4.54 47.36% | 5.30 16.63% | 9.64 82.05% | 33.11 243.32% | 1.82 94.49% | 5.20 184.84% | 4.42 14.93% | 3.23 26.84% | 3.60 11.22% | 3.40 5.42% | 2.73 19.78% | 3.78 38.51% | 4.93 30.49% | 4.35 11.91% | 8.77 101.88% | 19.39 120.97% | 7.05 63.62% | 3.21 54.43% | 1.58 50.86% | 0.68 56.85% | -6.58 1,066.18% | -0.04 99.33% | -17.26 39,234.67% | -8.85 48.73% | -10.49 18.60% | -9.16 12.72% | -0.48 94.76% | 2.27 573.34% | 3.73 64.45% | 3.31 11.26% | 21.17 538.89% | -9.33 144.05% | -0.22 97.62% | -10.18 4,482.00% | -92.49 808.88% | -38.67 58.19% | |
fixed asset turnover | 0.02 - | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
free cash flow per share | 2.91 - | -1.82 162.73% | 5.25 387.80% | -2.44 146.56% | 5.30 316.93% | 1.72 67.53% | 3.40 97.49% | 6.05 77.93% | 5.32 12.01% | 5.60 5.24% | 3.74 33.31% | 4.85 29.94% | 7.35 51.49% | -4.94 167.12% | 3.30 166.83% | 8.06 144.30% | -6.01 174.53% | 12.23 303.61% | 8.33 31.90% | 4.55 45.34% | 11.63 155.61% | -12.82 210.20% | 9.10 170.98% | 7.43 18.37% | 10.21 37.52% | 4.89 52.12% | 1.54 68.44% | 0.08 94.55% | 38.85 46,109.53% | 1.01 97.41% | 2.23 121.71% | 8.97 301.98% | 10.70 19.26% | 10.32 3.54% | 30.52 195.69% | -3.08 110.09% | 11.38 469.44% | ||
gross profit margin | 0.85 - | 0.94 10.83% | 0.96 2.27% | 0.95 0.79% | 0.77 19.06% | 0.82 6.52% | 0.90 9.21% | 0.95 5.48% | 0.87 8.47% | 0.96 10.70% | 0.96 0.11% | 0.96 0.12% | 0.88 7.96% | 0.97 9.76% | 0.96 1.00% | 0.96 0.20% | 0.63 34.02% | 0.83 31.55% | 0.90 8.10% | 0.91 1.04% | 0.84 7.67% | 0.95 13.35% | 1.20 26.20% | 0.98 18.26% | 0.60 38.81% | 0.96 58.78% | 0.92 3.80% | 0.95 3.13% | 0.74 22.35% | 0.96 30.78% | 0.94 2.26% | 0.93 0.65% | 0.23 75.16% | 0.71 207.30% | 0.88 23.56% | 0.89 1.36% | 1 11.94% | 0.91 9.35% | |
interest coverage | 1.14 - | 1.03 9.34% | 1.40 35.82% | 1.66 18.89% | 1.30 21.80% | 0.36 72.46% | 1.19 231.28% | 0.96 18.99% | 1.75 82.36% | 1.19 32.20% | 1.08 8.94% | 1.17 7.98% | 1.17 0.12% | 1.34 14.63% | 1.26 5.84% | 1.49 18.23% | 1.25 16.21% | 0.73 41.40% | 1.09 48.77% | 1.10 1.03% | 1.69 53.26% | 1.66 1.41% | -0.27 116.26% | 2.46 1,009.97% | 1.03 58.12% | 1.75 69.54% | 0.91 47.64% | 1.24 35.58% | 1.20 3.48% | 2.90 142.07% | 2.92 0.68% | 5.31 82.19% | 0.77 85.44% | -1.73 323.84% | 2.69 255.23% | 2.44 9.27% | -0.12 104.88% | 25.02 21,125.45% | |
inventory turnover | -0.01 - | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
long term debt to capitalization | 0.24 - | 0.22 6.21% | 0.26 16.30% | 0.23 10.92% | 0.25 7.93% | 0.22 11.30% | 0.20 11.63% | 0.21 5.95% | 0.24 17.27% | 0.23 4.52% | 0.30 28.85% | 0.21 29.63% | 0.21 2.38% | 0.22 9.26% | 0.23 3.82% | 0.23 1.91% | 0.24 2.90% | 0.20 14.68% | 0.17 13.15% | 0.15 12.91% | 0.12 17.69% | 0.14 12.02% | 0.10 27.29% | 0.09 15.76% | 0.08 6.35% | 0.09 9.97% | 0.08 5.31% | 0.08 1.11% | 0.08 0.79% | 0.10 20.10% | 0.13 28.96% | 0.21 65.88% | 0.22 0.71% | 0.25 16.06% | 0.25 0.84% | 0.30 17.59% | 0.22 25.04% | 0.22 3.23% | |
net income per ebt | 0.61 - | 0.65 6.40% | 0.65 0.01% | 0.65 0.00% | 0.64 2.52% | 0.65 1.74% | 0.65 0.31% | 0.68 4.49% | 0.64 4.73% | 0.66 2.81% | 0.67 1.08% | 0.66 1.93% | 0.34 47.95% | 0.79 132.34% | 0.82 3.57% | 0.82 0.80% | 0.81 0.31% | 0.76 6.44% | 0.80 5.39% | 0.73 8.60% | 0.78 7.03% | 0.90 14.71% | 0.78 12.90% | 0.78 0.01% | 0.88 12.33% | 0.78 11.06% | 0.78 0.76% | 0.77 0.37% | 0.81 5.23% | 0.78 3.59% | 0.78 1.20% | 0.78 1.06% | 0.47 40.15% | 0.81 73.15% | 0.79 2.96% | 0.78 0.95% | 0.81 4.17% | 0.79 3.26% | |
net profit margin | 0.06 - | 0.02 71.44% | 0.13 660.00% | 0.18 43.26% | 0.08 55.60% | -0.30 470.48% | 0.06 118.75% | -0.02 127.58% | 0.16 1,121.61% | 0.08 50.85% | 0.04 45.51% | 0.08 96.14% | 0.04 52.67% | 0.14 268.37% | 0.12 16.58% | 0.21 75.29% | 0.15 27.07% | -0.13 183.98% | 0.05 138.33% | 0.09 76.59% | 0.23 162.45% | 0.26 15.06% | 1.20 356.80% | 0.26 77.95% | 0.02 92.80% | 0.23 1,097.36% | -0.07 130.04% | 0.14 307.68% | 0.10 28.74% | 0.37 263.82% | 0.36 2.56% | 0.34 3.74% | -0.06 116.83% | -0.60 941.37% | 0.56 192.24% | 0.66 18.96% | -5.97 1,000.05% | 0.41 106.92% | |
operating cash flow per share | 2.92 - | -1.82 162.43% | 5.25 388.62% | -2.44 146.45% | 5.31 317.48% | 1.72 67.51% | 3.40 97.33% | 6.05 77.89% | 5.33 12.01% | 5.62 5.46% | 3.75 33.28% | 4.87 29.93% | 7.36 51.21% | -4.92 166.86% | 3.32 167.37% | 8.07 143.18% | -6.00 174.35% | 12.24 304.03% | 8.33 31.89% | 4.57 45.16% | 11.64 154.74% | -12.71 209.16% | 9.12 171.72% | 7.44 18.42% | 10.22 37.47% | 4.93 51.78% | 1.61 67.39% | 0.14 91.22% | 38.88 27,460.67% | 1.03 97.35% | 2.30 122.51% | 9.27 303.67% | 10.78 16.31% | 10.37 3.78% | 30.64 195.42% | -2.79 109.11% | 11.56 513.92% | ||
operating cycle | 1.54 - | 2.98 - | 0.78 73.85% | 6.29 706.78% | 5.35 14.90% | 12.09 125.92% | 2.34 80.61% | 1.33 43.09% | 0.13 - | 1.43 978.73% | 3.58 - | 1.52 57.43% | 6.77 344.04% | 9.48 40.08% | 11.42 20.54% | 6.32 44.67% | 4.49 - | -15.64 448.19% | 1.24 107.91% | 0.17 86.38% | 4.60 - | 16.25 - | 9.70 40.34% | 12.08 24.61% | 10.30 14.74% | 16.01 55.39% | 17.72 10.71% | 7.86 55.67% | -14.22K 181,072.52% | 2.64 - | |||||||||
operating profit margin | 0.78 - | 0.84 8.31% | 0.67 20.59% | 0.69 2.53% | 0.54 21.52% | 0.25 52.85% | 0.54 113.05% | 0.57 5.62% | 0.56 1.56% | 0.73 29.09% | 0.81 11.92% | 0.86 5.87% | 0.79 8.42% | 0.71 9.88% | 0.70 1.41% | 0.78 11.05% | 0.94 20.83% | 0.46 51.20% | 0.75 63.61% | 1.30 73.33% | 0.71 45.25% | 0.73 2.45% | 0.32 55.57% | 0.57 74.69% | 0.75 31.44% | 0.68 8.87% | 0.94 37.75% | 0.95 1.26% | 0.76 20.29% | 0.71 5.38% | 0.70 1.73% | 0.77 10.22% | 0.43 45.00% | -0.47 210.67% | 0.57 220.64% | 0.70 23.58% | -0.02 102.82% | 0.39 2,062.66% | |
payables turnover | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
pretax profit margin | 0.09 - | 0.03 73.16% | 0.19 660.07% | 0.27 43.26% | 0.13 54.45% | -0.46 464.14% | 0.09 118.81% | -0.02 126.40% | 0.24 1,172.32% | 0.12 52.19% | 0.06 46.09% | 0.12 100.00% | 0.11 9.08% | 0.18 58.55% | 0.15 19.45% | 0.26 76.71% | 0.19 26.84% | -0.17 189.76% | 0.06 136.37% | 0.12 93.22% | 0.29 145.23% | 0.29 0.31% | 1.53 424.44% | 0.34 77.95% | 0.02 93.59% | 0.29 1,246.29% | -0.09 130.27% | 0.18 308.44% | 0.12 32.27% | 0.47 277.35% | 0.46 1.38% | 0.44 4.75% | -0.12 128.12% | -0.74 501.41% | 0.71 195.06% | 0.85 20.10% | -7.33 963.99% | 0.52 107.15% | |
price fair value | 1.03 - | 0.96 6.49% | 1.09 13.25% | 0.86 20.91% | 1.01 16.92% | 0.62 38.86% | 0.45 27.14% | 0.54 20.84% | 0.87 59.57% | 0.86 0.90% | 0.88 2.48% | 0.94 6.40% | 0.96 2.71% | 1.04 7.76% | 1.34 29.13% | 1.26 5.92% | 1.05 16.34% | 0.84 19.88% | 0.71 15.66% | 0.54 24.91% | 0.60 11.75% | 0.49 18.22% | 0.45 8.37% | 0.33 26.33% | 0.39 18.39% | 0.51 30.26% | 0.49 4.41% | 0.43 11.86% | 0.57 32.71% | 0.75 31.34% | 0.87 16.61% | 1.02 16.96% | 1.23 20.39% | 1.17 4.83% | 1.58 34.87% | 2.04 29.36% | 1.45 28.69% | ||
receivables turnover | 58.40 - | 30.19 - | 115.42 282.39% | 14.31 87.61% | 16.81 17.51% | 7.44 55.74% | 38.39 415.82% | 67.45 75.72% | 677.08 - | 62.77 90.73% | 25.15 - | 59.07 134.92% | 13.30 77.48% | 9.50 28.61% | 7.88 17.04% | 14.24 80.73% | 20.04 - | -5.76 128.72% | 72.79 1,364.69% | 534.64 634.48% | 19.55 - | 5.54 - | 9.28 67.62% | 7.45 19.75% | 8.74 17.29% | 5.62 35.65% | 5.08 9.67% | 11.46 125.58% | 12.95 13.00% | 2.06 84.09% | 34.15 1,558.22% | ||||||||
return on assets | 0.00 - | 0.00 81.67% | 0.00 1,277.38% | 0.00 15.26% | 0.00 66.64% | -0.00 227.01% | 0.00 131.30% | -0.00 148.53% | 0.00 1,722.02% | 0.00 56.51% | 0.00 51.79% | 0.00 108.77% | 0.00 37.10% | 0.00 287.58% | 0.00 33.74% | 0.00 75.15% | 0.00 67.27% | -0.00 153.29% | 0.00 160.18% | 0.00 95.21% | 0.00 477.71% | 0.00 17.34% | -0.00 197.30% | 0.01 369.43% | 0.00 98.74% | 0.00 3,076.32% | -0.00 119.03% | 0.00 363.66% | 0.00 39.10% | 0.01 535.95% | 0.01 33.44% | 0.00 11.48% | -0.00 105.50% | -0.00 754.79% | 0.00 318.71% | 0.01 35.62% | -0.01 211.33% | 0.00 161.45% | |
return on capital employed | 0.01 - | 0.01 30.49% | 0.01 43.95% | 0.01 17.54% | 0.00 40.73% | 0.00 83.92% | 0.00 255.88% | 0.00 85.76% | 0.01 56.76% | 0.01 13.91% | 0.01 1.03% | 0.01 12.70% | 0.01 21.83% | 0.01 5.18% | 0.01 21.74% | 0.01 10.92% | 0.01 45.51% | 0.00 69.18% | 0.00 156.99% | 0.01 91.54% | 0.01 20.77% | 0.01 4.28% | -0.00 109.46% | 0.02 2,234.46% | 0.00 76.81% | 0.01 139.90% | 0.01 12.69% | 0.01 28.55% | 0.01 31.29% | 0.01 64.26% | 0.01 32.83% | 0.01 2.36% | 0.00 82.20% | -0.00 190.57% | 0.00 385.85% | 0.01 18.58% | -0.00 100.34% | 0.00 21,262.97% | |
return on equity | 0.01 - | 0.00 82.61% | 0.04 1,611.64% | 0.05 4.23% | 0.02 61.62% | -0.02 215.54% | 0.01 128.04% | -0.00 146.87% | 0.05 2,098.29% | 0.02 58.00% | 0.01 54.10% | 0.02 102.86% | 0.01 37.37% | 0.06 328.61% | 0.04 30.09% | 0.07 75.80% | 0.02 67.02% | -0.01 145.51% | 0.01 152.06% | 0.01 70.32% | 0.05 432.09% | 0.07 43.17% | -0.05 170.88% | 0.11 323.09% | 0.00 98.78% | 0.05 3,485.94% | -0.01 118.22% | 0.02 376.01% | 0.01 38.57% | 0.11 643.39% | 0.09 15.18% | 0.10 4.92% | -0.01 105.86% | -0.06 947.74% | 0.14 330.93% | 0.23 67.81% | -0.15 166.33% | 0.11 170.85% | |
total debt to capitalization | 0.24 - | 0.22 6.21% | 0.26 16.30% | 0.23 10.92% | 0.25 7.93% | 0.22 11.30% | 0.20 11.63% | 0.21 5.95% | 0.24 17.27% | 0.23 4.52% | 0.30 28.85% | 0.21 29.63% | 0.21 2.38% | 0.22 9.26% | 0.23 3.82% | 0.23 1.91% | 0.24 2.90% | 0.20 14.68% | 0.17 13.15% | 0.15 12.91% | 0.12 17.69% | 0.14 12.02% | 0.10 27.29% | 0.09 15.76% | 0.08 6.35% | 0.09 9.97% | 0.08 5.31% | 0.08 1.11% | 0.08 0.79% | 0.10 20.10% | 0.13 28.96% | 0.34 165.17% | 0.22 37.00% | 0.25 16.06% | 0.25 0.84% | 0.30 17.59% | 0.22 25.04% | 0.22 3.23% |
All numbers in USD (except ratios and percentages)