Markel Group (Markel Group) Cash-to-Debt

: 0.99 (As of Dec. 2023)

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Cash to Debt Ratio measures the financial strength of a company. It is calculated as a company's cash, cash equivalents, and marketable securities divide by its debt. Markel Group's cash to debt ratio for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 0.99.

If Cash to Debt ratio is less than 1, the company cannot pay off its debt using the cash in hand. Here we can see, Markel Group couldn't pay off its debt using the cash in hand for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023.

The historical rank and industry rank for Markel Group's Cash-to-Debt or its related term are showing as below:

MKL' s Cash-to-Debt Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0.67 Med: 0.89 Max: 1.25
Current: 0.99

During the past 13 years, Markel Group's highest Cash to Debt Ratio was 1.25. The lowest was 0.67. And the median was 0.89.

MKL's Cash-to-Debt is ranked worse than
61.98% of 484 companies
in the Insurance industry
Industry Median: 1.85 vs MKL: 0.99

Markel Group Cash-to-Debt Historical Data

The historical data trend for Markel Group's Cash-to-Debt can be seen below:

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.

Note: An indication of "No Debt" does not necessarily mean that the company has no debt obligations; it could be due to missing data in the quarterly or annual report. Use caution when interpreting this information.

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Markel Group Annual Data

Trend

Dec14

Dec15

Dec16

Dec17

Dec18

Dec19

Dec20

Dec21

Dec22

Dec23

Cash-to-Debt

0.87

1.25

0.91

1.01

0.99

Markel Group Quarterly Data
	Mar19	Jun19	Sep19	Dec19	Mar20	Jun20	Sep20	Dec20	Mar21	Jun21	Sep21	Dec21	Mar22	Jun22	Sep22	Dec22	Mar23	Jun23	Sep23	Dec23
Cash-to-Debt																1.01	1.04	1.13	1.16	0.99

Competitive Comparison

For the Insurance - Property & Casualty subindustry, Markel Group's Cash-to-Debt, along with its competitors' market caps and Cash-to-Debt data, can be viewed below:

* Competitive companies are chosen from companies within the same industry, with headquarter located in same country, with closest market capitalization; x-axis shows the market cap, and y-axis shows the term value; the bigger the dot, the larger the market cap. Note that "N/A" values will not show up in the chart.

Markel Group Cash-to-Debt Distribution

For the Insurance industry and Financial Services sector, Markel Group's Cash-to-Debt distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Markel Group's Cash-to-Debt falls into.

Markel Group Cash-to-Debt Calculation

This is the ratio of a company's Balance Sheet Cash And Cash Equivalents to its debt. The debt includes the Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation and Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation. This ratio measures the financial strength of a company. This ratio is updated quarterly.

Markel Group's Cash to Debt Ratio for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2023 is calculated as:

Cash to Debt Ratio	=	Balance Sheet Cash And Cash Equivalents	/	Total Debt
	=	Balance Sheet Cash And Cash Equivalents	/	(Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation	+	Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation)
	=	3747.06	/	(0	+	3779.796)
	=	0.99

Markel Group's Cash to Debt Ratio for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 is calculated as:

Cash to Debt Ratio	=	Balance Sheet Cash And Cash Equivalents	/	Total Debt
	=	Balance Sheet Cash And Cash Equivalents	/	(Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation	+	Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation)
	=	3747.06	/	(0	+	3779.796)
	=	0.99

Markel Group (NYSE:MKL) Cash-to-Debt Explanation

If Cash to Debt ratio is greater than 1, the company can pay off its debt using the cash in hand. If it is smaller than 1, it means the company has more debt than the cash in hands. In this case, it is important to look the the company's Interest Coverage. Ben Graham requires that a company must have an Interest Coverage of at least 5.

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Markel Group (Markel Group) Business Description

Industry

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Address

4521 Highwoods Parkway, Glen Allen, VA, USA, 23060-6148

Website

https://www.markel.com

Markel's primary business is property and casualty insurance, and the company focuses primarily on specialty lines, ranging from areas such as executive liability to commercial equine insurance. The acquisition of Alterra in 2013 added substantial reinsurance operations, which now account for a little less than 15% of premiums. The company uses capital generated by its insurance operations to buy noninsurance operations in diverse areas, such as bakery equipment manufacturing and residential homebuilding.

Executives

Lawrence A Cunningham	director	4521 HIGHWOODS PARKWAY, GLEN ALLEN VA 23060
Mark Besca	director	4521 HIGHWOODS PARKWAY, GLEN ALLEN VA 23060
A. Lynne Puckett	director	C/O 222 W LAS COLINAS BLVD, SUITE 900N, IRVING TX 75039
Thomas Sinnickson Gayner	officer: Pres. & Chief Investment Off.	C/O MARKEL CORP, 4521 HIGHWOODS PARKWAY, GLEN ALLEN VA 23060
Steven A Markel	director, officer: Vice Chairman
Greta J Harris	director	4521 HIGHWOODS PARKWAY, GLEN ALLEN VA 23060
Morgan E. Housel	director	4521 HIGHWOODS PARKWAY, GLEN ALLEN VA 23060
Teresa S Gendron	officer: Chief Financial Officer	520 MADISON AVE., C/O JEFFERIES FINANCIAL GROUP INC., NEW YORK NY 10022
Diane Leopold	director	120 TREDEGAR STREET, RICHMOND VA 23219
Anthony F Markel	director, officer: Vice Chairman	4551 COX RD, GLEN ALLEN VA 23060
Andrew G. Crowley	officer: President, Markel Ventures	4521 HIGHWOODS PARKWAY, GLEN ALLEN VA 23060
Whitt Richard R Iii	officer: President & Co-COO	C/O MARKEL CORPORATION, 4521 HIGHWOODS PARKWAY, GLEN ALLEN VA 23060
Brian J. Costanzo	officer: CAO and Controller	4521 HIGHWOODS PARKWAY, GLEN ALLEN VA 23060
Stewart M Kasen	director	5818 EL CAMINO REAL, CARLSBAD CA 92008
Susan L. Davies	officer: CHRO, Markel Insurance	MARKEL CORPORATION, 4521 HIGHWOODS PARKWAY, GLEN ALLEN VA 23060