Here's What You May Have Missed About GreatWest Lifeco (GWLIF)

Large-cap financial services company GreatWest Lifeco has moved 0.0% this morning, reaching $29.03 per share.

Great-West Lifeco Inc. engages in the life and health insurance, retirement and investment services, asset management, and reinsurance businesses in Canada, the United States, and Europe. The company is based in Canada. GreatWest Lifeco currently returns an annual dividend yield of 7.0%.

Make Sure to Consider the Following Before Buying GreatWest Lifeco:

  • GWLIF has a forward P/E ratio of 9.7 based on its EPS guidance of 2.99.

  • Over the last 4 years, earnings per share (EPS) have been growing at a compounded average rate of -5.1%.

  • The company has a price to earnings growth (PEG) ratio of 4.25.

  • Its Price to Book (P/B) ratio is 1.17

GreatWest Lifeco Has Consistent Free Cash Flow

Date Reported Cash Flow from Operations ($ k) Capital expenditures ($ k) Free Cashflow ($ k) YoY Growth (%)
2022-12-31 7,047,000 n/a 7,047,000 -32.06
2021-12-31 10,373,000 n/a 10,373,000 7.94
2020-12-31 9,610,000 n/a 9,610,000 57.28
2019-12-31 6,110,000 n/a 6,110,000 n/a

GreatWest Lifeco's free cash flows are on average positive at $8.28 Billion, and display significant resilience over the last 4 years since their coefficient of variability is only 24.5% with a 3.6% growth rate.

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