Ratios

		vs industry	vs history
P/E(ttm)	8.00	AXS's P/E(ttm) is ranked higher than 73% of the 91 Companies in the Global Insurance - Property & Casualty industry. ( Industry Median: 10.70 vs. AXS: 8.00 )	AXS' s 10-Year P/E(ttm) Range Min: 4.38   Max: 93.09 Current: 8 4.38 93.09
P/B	0.90	AXS's P/B is ranked higher than 74% of the 91 Companies in the Global Insurance - Property & Casualty industry. ( Industry Median: 1.09 vs. AXS: 0.90 )	AXS' s 10-Year P/B Range Min: 0.59   Max: 1.95 Current: 0.9 0.59 1.95
P/S	1.40	AXS's P/S is ranked lower than 68% of the 91 Companies in the Global Insurance - Property & Casualty industry. ( Industry Median: 0.96 vs. AXS: 1.40 )	AXS' s 10-Year P/S Range Min: 0.84   Max: 3.26 Current: 1.4 0.84 3.26
PFCF	4.60	AXS's PFCF is ranked higher than 81% of the 91 Companies in the Global Insurance - Property & Casualty industry. ( Industry Median: 9.10 vs. AXS: 4.60 )	AXS' s 10-Year PFCF Range Min: 1.91   Max: 5.98 Current: 4.6 1.91 5.98
EV-to-EBIT	9.3	AXS's EV-to-EBIT is ranked higher than 80% of the 91 Companies in the Global Insurance - Property & Casualty industry. ( Industry Median: 13.15 vs. AXS: 9.3 )	AXS' s 10-Year EV-to-EBIT Range Min: 3.8   Max: 87.4 Current: 9.3 3.8 87.4
Shiller P/E	11.2	AXS's Shiller P/E is ranked higher than 74% of the 91 Companies in the Global Insurance - Property & Casualty industry. ( Industry Median: 8.50 vs. AXS: 11.2 )	AXS' s 10-Year Shiller P/E Range Min: 5.08   Max: 11.45 Current: 11.2 5.08 11.45

Dividend & Buy Back

		vs industry	vs history
Dividend Yield	2.20	AXS's Dividend Yield is ranked higher than 75% of the 91 Companies in the Global Insurance - Property & Casualty industry. ( Industry Median: 2.08 vs. AXS: 2.20 )	AXS' s 10-Year Dividend Yield Range Min: 0.43   Max: 4.12 Current: 2.2 0.43 4.12
Dividend Payout	0.3	AXS's Dividend Payout is ranked higher than 89% of the 91 Companies in the Global Insurance - Property & Casualty industry. ( Industry Median: 0.32 vs. AXS: 0.3 )	AXS' s 10-Year Dividend Payout Range Min: 0.04   Max: 2.57 Current: 0.3 0.04 2.57
Dividend growth (3y)	4.6	AXS's Dividend growth (3y) is ranked higher than 84% of the 91 Companies in the Global Insurance - Property & Casualty industry. ( Industry Median: 1.70 vs. AXS: 4.6 )	AXS' s 10-Year Dividend growth (3y) Range Min: 0   Max: 44.8 Current: 4.6 0 44.8
Yield on cost (5-Year)	3.03	AXS's Yield on cost (5-Year) is ranked higher than 80% of the 91 Companies in the Global Insurance - Property & Casualty industry. ( Industry Median: 2.70 vs. AXS: 3.03 )	AXS' s 10-Year Yield on cost (5-Year) Range Min: 0.59   Max: 5.67 Current: 3.03 0.59 5.67
Share Buyback Rate	4.8	AXS's Share Buyback Rate is ranked higher than 79% of the 91 Companies in the Global Insurance - Property & Casualty industry. ( Industry Median: 1.20 vs. AXS: 4.8 )	AXS' s 10-Year Share Buyback Rate Range Min: 4.8   Max: -3.2 Current: 4.8

Valuation & Return

		vs industry	vs history
Price/Net Current Asset Value	5.1	AXS's Price/Net Current Asset Value is ranked higher than 64% of the 91 Companies in the Global Insurance - Property & Casualty industry. ( Industry Median: 4.05 vs. AXS: 5.1 )	AXS' s 10-Year Price/Net Current Asset Value Range Min: 2.6   Max: 7.6 Current: 5.1 2.6 7.6
Price/Tangible Book	1	AXS's Price/Tangible Book is ranked lower than 63% of the 91 Companies in the Global Insurance - Property & Casualty industry. ( Industry Median: 1.00 vs. AXS: 1 )	AXS' s 10-Year Price/Tangible Book Range Min: 0.8   Max: 1.6 Current: 1 0.8 1.6
Price/Median PS Value	0.9	AXS's Price/Median PS Value is ranked lower than 65% of the 91 Companies in the Global Insurance - Property & Casualty industry. ( Industry Median: 0.90 vs. AXS: 0.9 )	AXS' s 10-Year Price/Median PS Value Range Min: 0.7   Max: 1.8 Current: 0.9 0.7 1.8
Price/Graham Number	0.6	AXS's Price/Graham Number is ranked lower than 60% of the 91 Companies in the Global Insurance - Property & Casualty industry. ( Industry Median: 0.70 vs. AXS: 0.6 )	AXS' s 10-Year Price/Graham Number Range Min: 0.5   Max: 1.9 Current: 0.6 0.5 1.9
Earnings Yield (Greenblatt)	10.70	AXS's Earnings Yield (Greenblatt) is ranked higher than 82% of the 91 Companies in the Global Insurance - Property & Casualty industry. ( Industry Median: 7.55 vs. AXS: 10.70 )	AXS' s 10-Year Earnings Yield (Greenblatt) Range Min: 1.1   Max: 26.4 Current: 10.7 1.1 26.4
Forward Rate of Return (Yacktman)	-9.38	AXS's Forward Rate of Return (Yacktman) is ranked lower than 88% of the 91 Companies in the Global Insurance - Property & Casualty industry. ( Industry Median: 13.25 vs. AXS: -9.38 )	AXS' s 10-Year Forward Rate of Return (Yacktman) Range Min: -48   Max: 25.4 Current: -9.38 -48 25.4

Business Description

Axis Capital Holdings, Ltd. is the Bermuda-based holding company for the AXIS Group of Companies, which was incorporated on December 9, 2002. Through its various operating subsidiaries and branches, the Company provides a range of insurance and reinsurance products to insureds and reinsureds worldwide operations with main locations in Bermuda, the United States and Europe. The Company's direct and indirect subsidiaries are AXIS Specialty Limited, AXIS Specialty Limited, AXIS Specialty Europe Limited, AXIS Specialty London, AXIS Specialty Australia, AXIS Specialty Insurance Company, AXIS Re Limited, AXIS Reinsurance Company, AXIS Reinsurance Company, AXIS Surplus Insurance Company, AXIS Insurance Company and AXIS Re Europe. Axis Capital's business consists of two distinct global underwriting platforms, AXIS Insurance and AXIS Re. The Company has two reportable segments, insurance and reinsurance. The insurance segment offers specialty insurance products to a variety of niche markets on a worldwide basis. The following are the lines of business in its insurance segment are Property, Marine, Terrorism, Aviation, Credit and political risk, Professional lines and Liability. The Company produces business mainly through wholesale and retail brokers worldwide. Some of its insurance products are also distributed through managing general agents and underwriters. In the U.S., the Company has ability to write business on an admitted basis using forms and rates as filed with state insurance regulators and on a non-admitted basis, or surplus lines basis, with flexibility in forms and rates as these are not filed with state regulators. The reinsurance segment operates through offices based in Bermuda, New York, Zurich and Singapore. It focuses on writing business on an excess of loss basis, where possible, whereby the Company typically provide an indemnification to the reinsured entity for a portion of losses both individually and in the aggregate, on policies in excess of a specified individual or aggregate loss deductible. The reinsurance segment provides non-life reinsurance to insurance companies on a worldwide basis. The following are the lines of business in its reinsurance segment: Catastrophe, Property, Professional Liability, Credit and Bond, Motor, Liability and Engineering. In its insurance segment, the Company competes with U.S. based companies with global insurance operations, as well as non U.S. global carriers and indigenous companies in regional and local markets. In its reinsurance segment, the Company competes with major U.S. and non-U.S. reinsurers as well as reinsurance departments of numerous multi-line insurance organizations. The Company's U.S. insurance subsidiaries also are subject to regulation and supervision by their respective states of domicile and by other jurisdictions in which they do business.
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Industry:	Insurance - Property & Casualty
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Traded in other countries:	AXPHF.USA

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