Prudential PUK
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Prudential (PUK) Research & Development (2011 - 2017)

Prudential (PUK) posted Research & Development of -$4.0 million for Q4 2017, up 19.91% sequentially from -$5.0 million in Q4 2016, and up 19.91% YoY from -$3.3 million in Q4 2016.

Prudential (PUK) Research & Development (2011 - 2017) Analysis & Trends

Prudential has reported Research & Development for 6 years, with the latest figure at -$4.0 million in Q4 2017.

  • Quarterly Research & Development rose 19.91% year-over-year to -$4.0 million in Q4 2017, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Dec 2017 was -$13.6 million (up 5.78% YoY) and the FY2017 annual result came in at -$3.9 million, changed N/A from the prior year.
  • Research & Development advanced to -$4.0 million in Q4 2017 per PUK's latest filing, from -$5.0 million in the prior quarter.
  • Over five years, Research & Development peaked at -$1.6 million in Q4 2014 and troughed at -$5.0 million in Q4 2016.
  • A 4-year average of -$3.4 million and a median of -$3.5 million in 2013 frame the typical range for Research & Development.
  • The widest YoY moves for Research & Development: up 19.91% in 2017, down 19.91% in 2017.
  • Over 4 years, Research & Development stood at -$3.1 million in 2013, then surged by 48.43% to -$1.6 million in 2014, then slumped by 213.87% to -$5.0 million in 2016, then grew by 19.91% to -$4.0 million in 2017.
  • According to Business Quant data, Research & Development over the past three periods registered -$4.0 million, -$5.0 million, and -$1.6 million for Q4 2017, Q4 2016, and Q4 2014 respectively.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) R&D (Qtr)
1 Manulife Financial 70.86 Bn 50.95 Bn - -
2 Metlife 60.18 Bn 32.86 Bn 7.82 Bn -
3 Aflac 58.60 Bn -44.40 Bn 2.27 Bn -
4 Prudential 35.64 Bn 27.32 Bn - -
5 Unum 13.88 Bn 4.33 Bn 1.38 Bn -
6 Primerica 9.32 Bn 8.68 Bn 717.74 Mn -
7 Jackson Financial 9.08 Bn 3.09 Bn - -
8 Lincoln National 8.09 Bn -3.59 Bn 2.62 Bn -
9 Genworth Financial 3.76 Bn 1.78 Bn 668.00 Mn -
10 Brighthouse Financial 3.06 Bn -5.00 Bn 1.03 Bn -

Historic Data

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DateValue
Dec 31, 2017 -3.98 Mn
Dec 31, 2016 -4.97 Mn
Dec 31, 2014 -1.58 Mn
Sep 16, 2013 -3.07 Mn
Dec 31, 2012 -4.82 Mn
Oct 22, 2012 -4.75 Mn
Dec 31, 2011 -3.14 Mn
Sep 30, 2011 -3.24 Mn