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AFLAC Inc (AFL)

Sector:

Insurance

Index:

S&P 500

Market Cap

$20,819m

Change Today

Price Up$1.47 (3.56%)

Share Price

$42.79

AFLAC Inc Overview

AFLAC is a general business holding company and acts as a management company, overseeing the operations of its subsidiaries by providing management services and making capital available. Its principal business is supplemental health and life insurance, which is marketed and administered primarily through its subsidiary, American Family Life Assurance Company of Columbus (AFLAC). AFLAC is the largest foreign insurer in Japan and insures more than 40m people worldwide.

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Income & Efficiency

Latest F'cast
Div Yield 1.9% 2.1%
Div Cover 4.2 4.2
Op Mrgn 19.5% 16.2%
ROCE 24.4%  

Valuation

Latest F'cast
P/E 12.8 10.7
PEG 1.1 0.6
Pr/Revenue 1.6 1.2
Pr/Book 2.4  

Growth

Latest F'cast
Revenue 5.4% 32.7%
PBT 10.4% 11.4%
EPS 12.0% 19.4%
DPS 45.5% 19.1%

AFLAC Inc Fundamentals

Year Ending Revenue ($m) Pre-tax ($m) EPS P/E PEG EPS Grth. Div Yield
31-Dec-03 9,921.00 1,225.00 155.00¢ 23.3 n/a -2% 30.00¢ 0.8%
31-Dec-04 11,302.00 1,773.00 249.00¢ 16.0 0.3 +61% 38.00¢ 1.0%
31-Dec-05 11,990.00 2,226.00 296.00¢ 15.7 0.8 +19% 44.00¢ 0.9%
31-Dec-06 12,314.00 2,264.00 299.00¢ 15.4 15.4 +1% 55.00¢ 1.2%
31-Dec-07 12,973.00 2,499.00 335.00¢ 18.7 1.6 +12% 80.00¢ 1.3%

AFLAC Inc Forecasts

Year Ending Revenue ($m) Pre-tax ($m) EPS P/E PEG EPS Grth. Div Yield
31-Dec-08 17,217.57 2,784.40 400.14¢ 10.7 0.6 +19% 95.26¢ 2.1%
31-Dec-09 18,435.14 3,185.32 456.72¢ 9.4 0.7 +14% 110.40¢ 2.4%

Covering analysts: Actual, Argus Research, Barclays Capital, Bernstein Research, Citigroup Investment Research, Credit Suisse, Deutsche Bank Research, Fox Pitt Kelton Cochran C. W., Friedman Billings Ramsey & Co, Goldman Sachs, Keefe Bruyette & Woods, Langen Mc Alenney, Merrill Lynch, Raymond James, Standard & Poors, Sterne Agee & Leach Equity Rch, SunTrust Robinson Humphrey, Wachovia Securities

AFLAC Inc ShareCast News

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AFLAC Inc Top Newspaper Links

Aflac Profit Falls on Parmalat Scandal 03-Feb-2004 LA Times
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Note 3: Forecast figures based on normalised accounts.

 

AFLAC Inc Market Data

Currency US Dollars
Share Price $42.79  
Change Today $1.47
52 Week High $68.28
52 Week Low $30.38
Volume 5,824,450
Shares Issued 486.53m
Market Cap $20,819m
Beta 1.33
RiskGrade 578

What The Brokers Say

Strong Buy 8
Buy 2
Neutral 8
Sell 0
Strong Sell 1
Total 19
buy
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AFLAC Inc Dividends

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Time Volume / Share Price
16:03 485,900 @ $42.79
16:03 32,100 @ $42.79
15:59 400 @ $42.87
15:59 100 @ $42.85
15:59 100 @ $42.82

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