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Great-West Lifeco DB:GWS Stock Report

Last Price

€31.20

Market Cap

€29.3b

7D

0%

1Y

7.6%

Updated

22 Dec, 2024

Data

Company Financials +

Great-West Lifeco Inc.

DB:GWS Stock Report

Market Cap: €29.3b

GWS Stock Overview

Engages in the life and health insurance, retirement and investment services, asset management, and reinsurance businesses in Canada, the United States, and Europe. More details

GWS fundamental analysis
Snowflake Score
Valuation3/6
Future Growth2/6
Past Performance5/6
Financial Health3/6
Dividends5/6

Rewards

Trading at 63.3% below our estimate of its fair value

Earnings are forecast to grow 5.24% per year

Earnings grew by 40.1% over the past year

Pays a reliable dividend of 4.71%

Risk Analysis

No risks detected for GWS from our risk checks.

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Great-West Lifeco Inc. Competitors

Wüstenrot & Württembergische

XTRA:WUW

€1.1b

Hannover Rück

XTRA:HNR1

€29.5b

Talanx

XTRA:TLX

€20.6b

Münchener Rückversicherungs-Gesellschaft in München

XTRA:MUV2

€65.1b

Price History & Performance

Summary of share price highs, lows and changes for Great-West Lifeco
Historical stock prices
Current Share PriceCA$31.20
52 Week HighCA$34.40
52 Week LowCA$26.20
Beta0.85
1 Month Change-8.24%
3 Month Change3.31%
1 Year Change7.59%
3 Year Change21.88%
5 Year Change38.05%
Change since IPO59.47%

Recent News & Updates

Recent updates

Shareholder Returns

GWSDE InsuranceDE Market
7D0%-3.6%-2.6%
1Y7.6%22.0%6.9%

Return vs Industry: GWS underperformed the German Insurance industry which returned 22% over the past year.

Return vs Market: GWS matched the German Market which returned 6.9% over the past year.

Price Volatility

Is GWS's price volatile compared to industry and market?
GWS volatility
GWS Average Weekly Movement2.3%
Insurance Industry Average Movement3.1%
Market Average Movement4.8%
10% most volatile stocks in DE Market11.2%
10% least volatile stocks in DE Market2.4%

Stable Share Price: GWS has not had significant price volatility in the past 3 months compared to the German market.

Volatility Over Time: GWS's weekly volatility (2%) has been stable over the past year.

About the Company

FoundedEmployeesCEOWebsite
189133,500Paul Mahonwww.greatwestlifeco.com

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 offers life, accidental death and dismemberment, disability, critical illness, health and dental protection, and creditor insurance products; and retirement and wealth savings, income and annuity products, and other specialty products to individuals, families, businesses, and organizations. It provides individual product solutions and employer-sponsored retirement savings plans that offers saving, investment, and advisory services; wealth management including payout annuity, equity release mortgages, pensions, and investments products.

Great-West Lifeco Inc. Fundamentals Summary

How do Great-West Lifeco's earnings and revenue compare to its market cap?
GWS fundamental statistics
Market cap€29.29b
Earnings (TTM)€2.43b
Revenue (TTM)€22.21b

12.1x

P/E Ratio

1.3x

P/S Ratio

Is GWS overvalued?

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Earnings & Revenue

Key profitability statistics from the latest earnings report (TTM)
GWS income statement (TTM)
RevenueCA$33.31b
Cost of RevenueCA$17.61b
Gross ProfitCA$15.70b
Other ExpensesCA$12.06b
EarningsCA$3.64b

Last Reported Earnings

Sep 30, 2024

Next Earnings Date

Feb 05, 2025

Earnings per share (EPS)3.90
Gross Margin47.12%
Net Profit Margin10.92%
Debt/Equity Ratio29.1%

How did GWS perform over the long term?

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Dividends

4.7%

Current Dividend Yield

56%

Payout Ratio

Does GWS pay a reliable dividends?

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When do you need to buy GWS by to receive an upcoming dividend?
Great-West Lifeco dividend dates
Ex Dividend DateDec 03 2024
Dividend Pay DateDec 31 2024
Days until Ex dividend20 days
Days until Dividend pay date8 days

Does GWS pay a reliable dividends?

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Company Analysis and Financial Data Status

DataLast Updated (UTC time)
Company Analysis2024/12/22 11:50
End of Day Share Price 2024/12/20 00:00
Earnings2024/09/30
Annual Earnings2023/12/31

Data Sources

The data used in our company analysis is from S&P Global Market Intelligence LLC. The following data is used in our analysis model to generate this report. Data is normalised which can introduce a delay from the source being available.

PackageDataTimeframeExample US Source *
Company Financials10 years
  • Income statement
  • Cash flow statement
  • Balance sheet
Analyst Consensus Estimates+3 years
  • Forecast financials
  • Analyst price targets
Market Prices30 years
  • Stock prices
  • Dividends, Splits and Actions
Ownership10 years
  • Top shareholders
  • Insider trading
Management10 years
  • Leadership team
  • Board of directors
Key Developments10 years
  • Company announcements

* example for US securities, for non-US equivalent regulatory forms and sources are used.

Unless specified all financial data is based on a yearly period but updated quarterly. This is known as Trailing Twelve Month (TTM) or Last Twelve Month (LTM) Data. Learn more here.

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Analyst Sources

Great-West Lifeco Inc. is covered by 22 analysts. 8 of those analysts submitted the estimates of revenue or earnings used as inputs to our report. Analysts submissions are updated throughout the day.

AnalystInstitution
John AikenBarclays
Alex ScottBarclays
Tom MacKinnonBMO Capital Markets Equity Research