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AmTrust Financial Services (AmTrust Financial Services) Interest Coverage : 0 (At Loss) (As of Sep. 2018)


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What is AmTrust Financial Services 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. AmTrust Financial Services's EBIT for the three months ended in Sep. 2018 was $-36 Mil. AmTrust Financial Services's Interest Expense for the three months ended in Sep. 2018 was $-24 Mil. did not have earnings to cover the interest expense. The higher the ratio, the stronger the company's financial strength is.

The historical rank and industry rank for AmTrust Financial Services's Interest Coverage or its related term are showing as below:


AFSI's Interest Coverage is not ranked *
in the Insurance industry.
Industry Median: 13.52
* 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.


AmTrust Financial Services Interest Coverage Historical Data

The historical data trend for AmTrust Financial Services'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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AmTrust Financial Services Interest Coverage Chart

AmTrust Financial Services Annual Data
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Interest Coverage
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AmTrust Financial Services Quarterly Data
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Competitive Comparison of AmTrust Financial Services's Interest Coverage

For the Insurance - Property & Casualty subindustry, AmTrust Financial Services'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.


AmTrust Financial Services's Interest Coverage Distribution in the Insurance Industry

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

* The bar in red indicates where AmTrust Financial Services's Interest Coverage falls into.



AmTrust Financial Services 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.

AmTrust Financial Services'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, AmTrust Financial Services's Interest Expense was $-103 Mil. Its EBIT was $-405 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $1,457 Mil.

AmTrust Financial Services did not have earnings to cover the interest expense.

AmTrust Financial Services's Interest Coverage for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2018 is calculated as

Here, for the three months ended in Sep. 2018, AmTrust Financial Services's Interest Expense was $-24 Mil. Its EBIT was $-36 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $1,493 Mil.

AmTrust Financial Services did not have earnings to cover the interest expense.

* 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.


AmTrust Financial Services  (NAS:AFSI) 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 .


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AmTrust Financial Services (AmTrust Financial Services) Business Description

Address
59 Maiden Lane, 43rd Floor, New York, NY, USA, 10038
AmTrust Financial Services Inc is a multinational company that underwrites and provides property and casualty insurance products. The company specializes in coverage for small to mid-sized businesses, with a philosophical focus on niche diversity and low-hazard risk. AmTrust's business model strives to achieve its profit goals through geographic and product diversification. The company reports three business segments: Small Commercial Business, Specialty Risk and Extended Warranty, and Specialty Program. The vast majority of revenues is derived from its Small Commercial Business risk.
Executives
Chris C Stroup director C/O AMTRUST FINANCIAL SERVICES, INC., 59 MAIDEN LANE, 43RD FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10038
Shettle John F Jr director C/O AMTRUST FINANCIAL SERVICES, INC., 59 MAIDEN LANE, 43RD FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10038
Peter Dewey officer: Head of International C/O AMTRUST FINANCIAL SERVICES, INC., 59 MAIDEN LANE, 43RD FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10038
Christopher Foy officer: Head of N. American Commercial C/O AMTRUST FINANCIAL SERVICES, INC., 59 MAIDEN LANE, 43RD FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10038
Barry D Zyskind director, 10 percent owner, officer: Chairman, President and CEO C/O AMTRUST FINANCIAL SERVICES, INC., 59 MAIDEN LANE, 6TH FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10038
Ariel Gorelik officer: SVP, Chief Information Officer C/O AMTRUST FINANCIAL SERVICES, INC., 59 MAIDEN LANE, 43RD FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10038
Raul Rivera director C/O AMTRUST FINANCIAL SERVICES, INC., 59 MAIDEN LANE, 43RD FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10038
Adam Karkowsky officer: EVP, Chief Financial Officer C/O AMTRUST FINANCIAL SERVICES INC., 59 MAIDEN LANE, 43RD FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10038
Stephen Ungar officer: SVP, GC and Secretary C/O AMTRUST FINANCIAL SERVICES, INC., 59 MAIDEN LANE, 6TH FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10038
Susan Fisch director C/O AMTRUST FINANCIAL SERVICES, INC., 59 MAIDEN LANE, 6TH FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10038
David Saks officer: EVP, Chief Legal Officer 59 MAIDEN LANE, NEW YORK NY 10038
Christopher Longo officer: EVP, Chief Operating Officer 59 MAIDEN LANE, 6TH FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10038
Abraham Gulkowitz director C/O AMTRUST FINANCIAL SERVICES, INC., 59 MAIDEN LANE, 6TH FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10038
Michael J Saxon officer: EVP - U.S. Commercial Lines C/O AMTRUST FINANCIAL SERVICES, INC., 59 MAIDEN LANE, 6TH FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10038
Leah Karfunkel director, 10 percent owner C/O AMTRUST FINANCIAL SERVICES, INC., 59 MAIDEN LANE, 6TH FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10038