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Aflac (AFL) Long-Term Deferred Tax (2009 - 2015)

Aflac (AFL) posted Long-Term Deferred Tax of -$4.5 billion for Q3 2015, up 4.75% sequentially from -$4.7 billion in Q2 2015, and little changed YoY from -$4.5 billion in Q3 2014.

Aflac (AFL) Long-Term Deferred Tax (2009 - 2015) Analysis & Trends

Aflac has reported Long-Term Deferred Tax for 7 years, with the latest figure at -$4.5 billion in Q3 2015.

  • Quarterly Long-Term Deferred Tax changed 0.11% year-over-year to -$4.5 billion in Q3 2015, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Sep 2015 was -$4.5 billion (changed 0.11% YoY) and the FY2014 annual result came in at -$5.3 billion, down 42.36% from the prior year.
  • Long-Term Deferred Tax advanced to -$4.5 billion in Q3 2015 per AFL's latest filing, from -$4.7 billion in the prior quarter.
  • Over five years, Long-Term Deferred Tax peaked at -$2.3 billion in Q4 2011 and troughed at -$5.3 billion in Q1 2015.
  • A 5-year average of -$3.9 billion and a median of -$3.8 billion in 2012 frame the typical range for Long-Term Deferred Tax.
  • The sharpest annual moves came in 2012 and 2015: Long-Term Deferred Tax plunged 67.16% in 2012, then advanced 4.47% in 2015.
  • Over 5 years, Long-Term Deferred Tax stood at -$2.3 billion in 2011, then plunged by 67.16% to -$3.9 billion in 2012, then gained by 3.63% to -$3.7 billion in 2013, then sank by 42.36% to -$5.3 billion in 2014, then increased by 15.47% to -$4.5 billion in 2015.
  • According to Business Quant data, Long-Term Deferred Tax over the past three periods registered -$4.5 billion, -$4.7 billion, and -$5.3 billion for Q3 2015, Q2 2015, and Q1 2015 respectively.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr)
1 Manulife Financial 70.91 Bn 51.00 Bn -
2 Metlife 60.57 Bn 33.25 Bn 7.82 Bn
3 Aflac 58.53 Bn -44.47 Bn 2.27 Bn
4 Prudential 36.24 Bn 27.92 Bn -
5 Unum 13.96 Bn 4.41 Bn 1.38 Bn
6 Primerica 9.20 Bn 8.57 Bn 717.74 Mn
7 Jackson Financial 9.15 Bn 3.17 Bn -
8 Lincoln National 8.14 Bn -3.54 Bn 2.62 Bn
9 Genworth Financial 3.77 Bn 1.78 Bn 668.00 Mn
10 Brighthouse Financial 3.00 Bn -5.06 Bn 1.03 Bn

Historic Data

Download Data
DateValue
Sep 30, 2015 -4.47 Bn
Jun 30, 2015 -4.70 Bn
Mar 31, 2015 -5.32 Bn
Dec 31, 2014 -5.29 Bn
Sep 30, 2014 -4.47 Bn
Jun 30, 2014 -4.92 Bn
Mar 31, 2014 -4.26 Bn
Dec 31, 2013 -3.72 Bn
Sep 30, 2013 -3.26 Bn
Jun 30, 2013 -3.36 Bn
Mar 31, 2013 -3.80 Bn
Dec 31, 2012 -3.86 Bn
Sep 30, 2012 -3.26 Bn
Jun 30, 2012 -2.64 Bn
Mar 31, 2012 -2.60 Bn
Dec 31, 2011 -2.31 Bn
Dec 31, 2010 -1.97 Bn
Dec 31, 2009 -1.30 Bn