Navigators Group (Navigators Group) Debt-to-Equity : 0.22 (As of Mar. 2019)

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What is Navigators Group Debt-to-Equity?

Navigators Group's Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2019 was $0 Mil. Navigators Group's Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2019 was $264 Mil. Navigators Group's Total Stockholders Equity for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2019 was $1,230 Mil. Navigators Group's debt to equity for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2019 was 0.21.

A high debt to equity ratio generally means that a company has been aggressive in financing its growth with debt. This can result in volatile earnings as a result of the additional interest expense.

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

NAVG's Debt-to-Equity is not ranked ^*
in the Insurance industry.
Industry Median: 0.24
* Ranked among companies with meaningful Debt-to-Equity only.

Navigators Group Debt-to-Equity Historical Data

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

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* 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.

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Navigators Group Debt-to-Equity Chart

Navigators Group Annual Data

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Debt-to-Equity

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0.26

0.24

0.22

Navigators Group Quarterly Data
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Debt-to-Equity	Get a 7-Day Free Trial															0.22	0.21	0.21	0.22	0.22

Competitive Comparison of Navigators Group's Debt-to-Equity

For the Insurance - Property & Casualty subindustry, Navigators Group's Debt-to-Equity, along with its competitors' market caps and Debt-to-Equity 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.

Navigators Group's Debt-to-Equity Distribution in the Insurance Industry

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

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

Navigators Group Debt-to-Equity Calculation

Debt to Equity measures the financial leverage a company has.

Navigators Group's Debt to Equity Ratio for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2018 is calculated as

Debt to Equity	=	Total Debt			/	Total Stockholders Equity
	=	(Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation	+	Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation)	/	Total Stockholders Equity
	=	(0	+	264.052)	/	1186.85
	=	0.22

Navigators Group's Debt to Equity Ratio for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2019 is calculated as

Debt to Equity	=	Total Debt			/	Total Stockholders Equity
	=	(Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation	+	Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation)	/	Total Stockholders Equity
	=	(0	+	264.095)	/	1230.383
	=	0.21

Navigators Group (NAS:NAVG) Debt-to-Equity Explanation

In the calculation of Debt to Equity, we use the total of Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation and Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation divided by Total Stockholders Equity. In some calculations, Total Liabilities is used to for calculation.

Be Aware

Because a company can increase its ROE % by having more financial leverage, it is important to watch the leverage ratio when investing in high ROE % companies.

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Navigators Group (Navigators Group) Business Description

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Address

400 Atlantic Street, Stamford, CT, USA, 06901

Website

http://www.navg.com

Navigators Group is a property and casualty insurance company that operates multiple segments, including marine, property and casualty, and professional liabilities. Navigators splits these segments apart by region according to either United States exposure or international exposure. The vast majority of the company's revenue comes from its United States property and casualty business. Navigators distributes its products through a network of insurance brokers. The company considers merger and acquisition investment as a component of its operational growth strategy.

Executives

Meryl D Hartzband	director	C/O THE NAVIGATORS GROUP, INC., 400 ATLANTIC STREET, 8TH FLOOR, STAMFORD CT 06901
Patricia H Roberts	director	C/O THE NAVIGATORS GROUP, INC., 400 ATLANTIC STREET, 8TH FLOOR, STAMFORD CT 06901
Denise Lowsley	officer: SVP, Chief HR Officer	C/O THE HANOVER INSURANCE GROUP, INC., 440 LINCOLN STREET, WORCESTER MA 01653
Loriann Lowery-biggers	officer: SVP,Chief Marketing Officer	BALDWIN & LYONS, INC. 111 CONGRESSIONAL BLVD. CARMEL IN 46032
Bruce J Byrnes	officer: SVP & General Counsel	399 THORNAL STREET, EDISON NJ 08837
W Thomas Forrester	director	6300 WILSON MILLS ROAD, MAYFIELD VILLAGE OH 44143