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Infinity Property and Casualty (Infinity Property and Casualty) Interest Coverage : 8.11 (As of Mar. 2018)


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What is Infinity Property and Casualty Interest Coverage?

Interest Coverage is a ratio that determines how easily a company can pay interest expenses on outstanding debt. It is calculated by dividing a company's EBIT by its Interest Expense. Infinity Property and Casualty's EBIT for the three months ended in Mar. 2018 was $28 Mil. Infinity Property and Casualty's Interest Expense for the three months ended in Mar. 2018 was $-4 Mil. Infinity Property and Casualty's interest coverage for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2018 was 8.11. The higher the ratio, the stronger the company's financial strength is.

The historical rank and industry rank for Infinity Property and Casualty's Interest Coverage or its related term are showing as below:


IPCC's Interest Coverage is not ranked *
in the Insurance industry.
Industry Median: 14.475
* Ranked among companies with meaningful Interest Coverage only.

Note: If both Interest Expense and Interest Income are empty, while Net Interest Income is negative, then use Net Interest Income as Interest Expense.


Infinity Property and Casualty Interest Coverage Historical Data

The historical data trend for Infinity Property and Casualty's Interest Coverage 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: For Interest Coverage, "No debt" indicates no long-term debt. An indication of "No Debt" does not necessarily mean that the company has no long-term 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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Infinity Property and Casualty Interest Coverage Chart

Infinity Property and Casualty Annual Data
Trend Dec08 Dec09 Dec10 Dec11 Dec12 Dec13 Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17
Interest Coverage
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 4.24 6.94 6.33 5.43 6.75

Infinity Property and Casualty Quarterly Data
Jun13 Sep13 Dec13 Mar14 Jun14 Sep14 Dec14 Mar15 Jun15 Sep15 Dec15 Mar16 Jun16 Sep16 Dec16 Mar17 Jun17 Sep17 Dec17 Mar18
Interest Coverage Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 5.23 2.87 7.18 11.66 8.11

Competitive Comparison of Infinity Property and Casualty's Interest Coverage

For the Insurance - Property & Casualty subindustry, Infinity Property and Casualty's Interest Coverage, along with its competitors' market caps and Interest Coverage 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.


Infinity Property and Casualty's Interest Coverage Distribution in the Insurance Industry

For the Insurance industry and Financial Services sector, Infinity Property and Casualty's Interest Coverage distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Infinity Property and Casualty's Interest Coverage falls into.



Infinity Property and Casualty Interest Coverage Calculation

Interest Coverage is a ratio that determines how easily a company can pay interest expenses on outstanding debt. It is calculated by dividing a company's Operating Income (EBIT) by its Interest Expense:

If Interest Expense is negative and EBIT is positive, then

Interest Coverage=-1* EBIT /Interest Expense

Else if Interest Expense is negative and EBIT is negative, then

The company did not have earnings to cover the interest expense.

Else if Interest Expense is 0 and Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation is 0, then

The company had no debt (1).


Note: If both Interest Expense and Interest Income are empty, while Net Interest Income is negative, then use Net Interest Income as Interest Expense.

Infinity Property and Casualty's Interest Coverage for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2017 is calculated as

Here, for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2017, Infinity Property and Casualty's Interest Expense was $-14 Mil. Its EBIT was $95 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $274 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* EBIT (A: Dec. 2017 )/Interest Expense (A: Dec. 2017 )
=-1*94.77/-14.043
=6.75

Infinity Property and Casualty's Interest Coverage for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2018 is calculated as

Here, for the three months ended in Mar. 2018, Infinity Property and Casualty's Interest Expense was $-4 Mil. Its EBIT was $28 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $274 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* EBIT (Q: Mar. 2018 )/Interest Expense (Q: Mar. 2018 )
=-1*28.446/-3.509
=8.11

* 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.

The higher the ratio, the stronger the company's Financial Strength is.


Infinity Property and Casualty  (NAS:IPCC) Interest Coverage Explanation

Ben Graham requires that a company has a minimum interest coverage of 5 with the companies he invested. If the interest coverage is less than 2, the company is burdened by debt. Any business slow or recession may drag the company into a situation where it cannot pay the interest on its debt.

Interest Coverage is an important factor when GuruFocus ranks a company's overage Financial Strength .


Infinity Property and Casualty Interest Coverage Related Terms

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Infinity Property and Casualty (Infinity Property and Casualty) Business Description

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Infinity Property and Casualty Corp is a provider of personal auto insurance. The company offers personal and commercial automobile insurance, primarily in Arizona, California, Florida, and Texas, to urban and Hispanic drivers. Infinity Property and Casualty distributes its products through a network of independent agencies and brokers or via the Internet. Nearly half of all premiums are underwritten for customers in California.
Executives
Robert H. Bateman officer: Executive VP, CFO & Treasurer ONE HARTFORD PLAZA, HARTFORD CT 06155
Teresa Alvarez Canida director 200 EAST RANDOLPH STREET, SUITE 3300, CHICAGO IL 60601
Victor T Adamo director
E Robert Meaney director
Angela Brock-kyle director 3700 COLONNADE PARKWAY, BIRMINGHAM AL 35243
Harold E Layman director C/O GRAFTECH INTERNATIONAL LTD., 12900 SNOW ROAD, PARMA OH 44130
William Stancil Starnes director P O BOX 598512, BIRMINGHAM AL 35259-8512
Drayton Jr Nabers director 605 RICHARD ARRINGTON JR BLVD N, BIRMINGHAM AL 35203-2707
Gregory G Joseph director 301 EAST FOURTH STREET, CINCINNATI OH 45202
American Financial Group Inc 10 percent owner GREAT AMERICAN INSURANCE GROUP TOWER, 301 E. 4TH STREET, CINCINNATI OH 45202
Carl H Lindner 10 percent owner
S Craig Lindner 10 percent owner ONE EAST FOURTH STREET, CINCINNATI OH 45202

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