MetLife Balance Sheet Health
Financial Health criteria checks 2/6
MetLife has a total shareholder equity of $27.3B and total debt of $100.8B, which brings its debt-to-equity ratio to 369.5%. Its total assets and total liabilities are $666.6B and $639.3B respectively. MetLife's EBIT is $3.8B making its interest coverage ratio 4. It has cash and short-term investments of $29.7B.
Key information
369.5%
Debt to equity ratio
US$100.84b
Debt
| Interest coverage ratio | 4x |
| Cash | US$29.70b |
| Equity | US$27.29b |
| Total liabilities | US$639.32b |
| Total assets | US$666.61b |
Recent financial health updates
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Financial Position Analysis
Short Term Liabilities: MWZD's short term assets ($59.9B) exceed its short term liabilities ($49.7B).
Long Term Liabilities: MWZD's short term assets ($59.9B) do not cover its long term liabilities ($589.6B).
Debt to Equity History and Analysis
Debt Level: MWZD's net debt to equity ratio (260.7%) is considered high.
Reducing Debt: MWZD's debt to equity ratio has increased from 168.2% to 369.5% over the past 5 years.
Debt Coverage: MWZD's debt is not well covered by operating cash flow (13.1%).
Interest Coverage: MWZD's interest payments on its debt are well covered by EBIT (4x coverage).