National Western Life Group, Inc. (NWLI) Stock

About National Western Life Group, Inc.

National Western Life Group, Inc. operates as a stock life insurance provider, conducting its primary business through its subsidiary, National Western Life Insurance Company. Its operations are segmented into Domestic Life Insurance, International Life Insurance, Annuities, and ONL and Affiliates. The company's offerings include a diverse range of life insurance products, such as universal life, interest-sensitive whole life, and traditional term coverage. Additionally, it provides various annuity solutions, encompassing flexible premium and single premium deferred annuities, equity-indexed annuities, and single premium immediate annuities. Beyond its core insurance activities, the group also engages in real estate and other investment ventures. Its insurance products are predominantly marketed and distributed through independent national marketing organizations. Established in 1956, National Western Life Group, Inc. is based in Austin, Texas.

National Western Life Group, Inc. is headquartered in US.

National Western Life Group, Inc. (NWLI) stock trades at $499.98 with a market capitalization of $1.82B. The stock is valued at a price-to-earnings (P/E) ratio of 18.72, price-to-book of 0.72, price-to-sales of 2.60. Over the past 52 weeks the stock has ranged between $403.17 and $499.99, and currently trades at or near its 52-week high. It pays a dividend yielding 0.07%.

On profitability, National Western Life Group, Inc. generates a return on equity (ROE) of 4.25%, return on capital employed of 1.16%, an operating margin of 20.82%, a net profit margin of 13.52%.

Official website: www.nwlgi.com

National Western Life Group, Inc. by the numbers, 2014–2023

Between 2014 and 2023 National Western Life Group, Inc. reported revenue of $709.0M rising to $698.0M, a change of -1.6% across 10 years. Compounded, revenue has grown 4.8% a year over five years, 0.1% over three, 25.1% over the last twelve months. Net profit fell to $94.0M.

Operating margin went from 22.2% in 2014 to 20.8% in 2023, a fall of 1.4 percentage points. The most recent net margin is 13.52%. On a trailing twelve-month basis to Mar '24, revenue is $744.0M and net profit $105.0M.

Borrowings stand at $0, cash on hand is $7.5B, cash from operations was $256.0M in the latest year, positive in 10 of the last 10.

Return on equity has averaged 5.2% over five years, and was 3.9% in the most recent year.

The share price itself has compounded at —% a year over five years, —% over three, —% over the last year. Past price movement is history, not a forecast.

Figures are as reported and in the company's own reporting currency. They describe what has already happened and carry no implication about what follows.

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