National Western Life Group, Inc , through its subsidiary, National Western Life Insurance Company, operates as a stock life insurance company.
National Western Life Group is a small cap stock with a total market cap of 1.36B.
They trade on the NASDAQ and had their IPO 47 years and 7 months
National Western Life Group currently employs 283 people.
News Relating to $NWLI
Seeking Alpha
National Western Life Group: Is This The Time For The Company Sale?
Friday Jun 16 2023 at 11:44
Activist investor Michael Gorzynski has recently accumulated a 5.5% stake in life insurance and annuity products provider National Western Life Group. Shortly after the activist’s involvement, the company has launched a strategic review, with company sale among the potential outcomes. A company sale might be likely given the activist’s track record in the insurance space as well as National Western Life management’s background.
GuruFocus
Insider Buying at Intel, National Western Life Could Indicate Value
Tuesday Sep 13 2022 at 15:07
I have a screen in the GuruFocus All-in-One screener that looks for substantial and recent insider buying by CEOs after a stock has fallen by at least 20% and is trading near 52-week lows. Two stocks showed up this month: Intel Corp. ( INTC , Financial) and National Western Life Group Inc. ( NWLI , Financial).
GuruFocus
A ‘Below Book Value’ Stock Hitting New Highs
Sunday Feb 13 2022 at 16:08
Imagine owning stocks for less than they’re worth and, at the same time, owning them as they’re hitting new high prices. It doesn’t happen too often, but it is happening right now for those who’ve been astute enough to invest in American Equity Investment Life Insurance ( AEL , Financial).
Seeking Alpha
National Western Life Group: Tremendously Undervalued
Friday Feb 11 2022 at 05:30
National Western Life Group has not fared well from a share price perspective in recent months. This comes even as the company’s profitability has been on the rise and as management sees an improvement in the space following the pandemic
Seeking Alpha
National Western Life Group: Deeply Undervalued Stock Similar To A 19% Yielding Bond
Tuesday Sep 28 2021 at 06:29
National Western Life Group: Deeply Undervalued Stock Similar To A 19% Yielding Bond
Seeking Alpha
Life Insurance And Annuity Companies Are Ripe For Strategies To Unlock Their Intrinsic Value
Thursday Sep 16 2021 at 09:17
Life Insurance Companies have been operating in a challenging economic environment since the recession of 2008. Declining interest rates and more recently rising mortality rates related to Covid-19 have resulted in lackluster growth and profitability for companies in this sector.
PRNewsWire
National Western Life Group, Inc. Announces 2021 Second Quarter Earnings
Friday Aug 06 2021 at 16:15
AUSTIN, Texas, Aug. 6, 2021 /PRNewswire/ — Ross R. Moody, Chairman of the Board, President, and Chief Executive Officer of National Western Life Group, Inc. (Nasdaq: NWLI), announced today second quarter 2021 consolidated net earnings of $49.9 million, or $14.11 per diluted Class A common share, compared with consolidated net earnings of $48.4 million, or $13.69 per diluted Class A common share, for the second quarter of 2020.
PRNewsWire
National Western Life Group, Inc. Announces 2021 First Quarter Earnings
Monday May 10 2021 at 12:00
AUSTIN, Texas, May 10, 2021 /PRNewswire/ — Ross R. Moody, Chairman of the Board, President, and Chief Executive Officer of National Western Life Group, Inc. (Nasdaq: NWLI), announced today first quarter 2021 consolidated net earnings of $62.1 million, or $17.57 per diluted Class A common share, compared with a consolidated net loss of $2.1 million, or $0.58 per diluted Class A common share, for 2020.
InvestorPlace
7 Small-Cap Stocks To Buy for Their Big Ambitions
Monday May 10 2021 at 06:00
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PRNewsWire
National Western Life Group, Inc. Announces 2020 Full Year and Fourth Quarter Earnings
Monday Mar 15 2021 at 15:15
AUSTIN, Texas, March 15, 2021 /PRNewswire/ — Ross R. Moody, Chairman of the Board, President, and Chief Executive Officer of National Western Life Group, Inc. (Nasdaq: NWLI), announced today 2020 consolidated net earnings of $92.3 million, or $26.11 per diluted Class A common share, compared with consolidated net earnings of $131.6 million, or $37.22 per diluted Class A common share, for 2019.
Insider Trading
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Insider trading is when individuals employed by a company buy or sell its securities following legal procedures and regulations. Company executives, directors, and employees may be permitted to buy or sell shares if they follow specific rules, such as filing a Form 4 with the SEC within two business days.
Over the last 3 months, there has been no insider trading.
Debt & Income Analysis
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Income quality measures a company’s operating cash flow to net income ratio. It helps investors and analysts assess the sustainability of a company’s earnings. A high QIR indicates strong cash flows, while a low QIR may indicate non-operating activities driving net income.
$NWLI’s Income Quality of 4.31 is greater than its Industry Group of 1.4 (207.9% greater)
$NWLI’s Income Quality of 4.31 is greater than its Major Industry Group of 1.28 (236.7% greater)
$NWLI’s Income Quality of 4.31 is greater than its Sector of 1.16 (271.6% greater)
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Current ratio measures a company’s ability to pay off short-term debt with its current assets (assets that a company expects to use up or convert to cash within a year). It represents the $ amount of current assets a company has for every $1 of short-term debt. A high current ratio above 1.0 indicates that a company can meet its short-term obligations, while a low current ratio below 1.0 suggests difficulty.
$NWLI’s Current Ratio of 428.7 is greater than its Industry Group of 139.57 (207.2% greater)
$NWLI’s Current Ratio of 428.7 is greater than its Major Industry Group of 15.77 (2618.5% greater)
$NWLI’s Current Ratio of 428.7 is greater than its Sector of 2.63 (16200.4% greater)
Value Analysis
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PE ratio (price-to-earnings), measures a company’s stock price relative to its earnings per share. It helps investors evaluate whether its stock is overvalued or undervalued. A higher PE ratio indicates that investors are willing to pay more for a company’s earnings, while a lower PE ratio (above zero) suggests the company could be undervalued.
Cannot compare a negative PE Ratio (17.58 & -0.14)
$NWLI’s PE Ratio of 17.58 is greater than its Major Industry Group of 6.44 (173.0% greater)
$NWLI’s PE Ratio of 17.58 is greater than its Sector of 8.33 (111.0% greater)
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The PB ratio (price-to-book), measures a company’s stock price relative to its book value (net value of a company’s assets reported on its balance sheet, after subtracting debt) per share. It is used to evaluate a company’s valuation, with a lower PB ratio (above zero) indicating a lower valuation and a higher PB ratio suggesting overvaluation.
$NWLI’s PB Ratio of 0.18 is lower than its Industry Group of 0.47 (-61.7% lower)
$NWLI’s PB Ratio of 0.18 is lower than its Major Industry Group of 0.97 (-81.4% lower)
$NWLI’s PB Ratio of 0.18 is lower than its Sector of 0.89 (-79.8% lower)
Efficiency Analysis
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ROE (Return on Equity), is a financial ratio that measures a company’s profitability relative to its shareholders’ equity (the amount of value in a company that belongs to the people who own shares). It indicates how efficiently a company generates profits per unit of equity invested. A high ROE suggests effective use of equity, while a low ROE indicates inefficiency.
$NWLI’s ROE of 0.01 is greater than its Industry Group of -0.02 (150.0% greater)
$NWLI’s ROE of 0.01 is lower than its Major Industry Group of 0.03 (-66.7% lower)
$NWLI’s ROE of 0.01 is lower than its Sector of 0.07 (-85.7% lower)
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ROCE (Return on Capital Employed), is a financial ratio that measures a company’s profitability relative to the amount of capital invested in its operations. It indicates how well a company is generating profits from its capital investments. A high ROCE suggests effective use of capital, while a low ROCE indicates inefficiency.
Cannot compute a percentage difference when there are zeros in the calculation
$NWLI’s ROCE of 0.03 is greater than its Major Industry Group of 0.01 (200.0% greater)
$NWLI’s ROCE of 0.03 is greater than its Sector of 0.02 (50.0% greater)