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CNA Financial (CNA Financial) Interest Coverage

: 14.53 (As of Dec. 2023)
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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. CNA Financial's EBIT for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was $494 Mil. CNA Financial's Interest Expense for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was $-34 Mil. CNA Financial's interest coverage for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 14.53. The higher the ratio, the stronger the company's financial strength is.

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

CNA' s Interest Coverage Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 4.54   Med: 8.21   Max: 13.94
Current: 12.95


CNA's Interest Coverage is ranked worse than
51.39% of 323 companies
in the Insurance industry
Industry Median: 13.52 vs CNA: 12.95

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


CNA Financial Interest Coverage Historical Data

The historical data trend for CNA Financial'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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CNA Financial Annual Data
Trend Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Interest Coverage
Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 10.34 7.73 13.94 8.27 12.95

CNA Financial Quarterly Data
Mar19 Jun19 Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23
Interest Coverage 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 Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 11.11 14.25 12.65 10.59 14.53

Competitive Comparison

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


CNA Financial Interest Coverage Distribution

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

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



CNA Financial 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.

CNA Financial's Interest Coverage for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2023 is calculated as

Here, for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2023, CNA Financial's Interest Expense was $-127 Mil. Its EBIT was $1,645 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $2,481 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* EBIT (A: Dec. 2023 )/Interest Expense (A: Dec. 2023 )
=-1*1645/-127
=12.95

CNA Financial's Interest Coverage for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 is calculated as

Here, for the three months ended in Dec. 2023, CNA Financial's Interest Expense was $-34 Mil. Its EBIT was $494 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $2,481 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* EBIT (Q: Dec. 2023 )/Interest Expense (Q: Dec. 2023 )
=-1*494/-34
=14.53

* 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.


CNA Financial  (NYSE:CNA) 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 .


CNA Financial Interest Coverage Related Terms

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CNA Financial (CNA Financial) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
151 N. Franklin Street, Chicago, IL, USA, 60606
CNA Financial Corporation (CNAF) is an insurance holding company that provides commercial property and casualty insurance. The company operates under five segments: Specialty, Commercial and International being its core business and two segments for its non-core businesses, which are Life and Group and Corporate and Other. CNAF, through its segments, provides professional, financial, specialty property and casualty products to small businesses and medium scale organizations. It has its business spread across Continental Europe, United Kingdom, and Canada. The majority of the revenues are generated from the Specialty and Commercial segment of the business.
Executives
Douglas Worman officer: EVP & Chief Underwriting Off 151 N. FRANKLIN, CHICAGO IL 60606
Susan Ann Stone officer: EVP & General Counsel 151 N. FRANKLIN ST., CHICAGO IL 60606
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Jane Elizabeth Possell officer: EVP & CIO 151 N. FRANKLIN ST., CHICAGO IL 60606
Mark Steven James officer: EVP, Chief Risk & Rein Off 151 N. FRANKLIN STREET, CHICAGO IL 60606
Daniel Paul Franzetti officer: EVP, Claims 151 N. FRANKLIN ST., CHICAGO IL 60606
Michael A Bless director C/O ROCKWELL INTERNATIONAL INC, 777 E. WISCONSIN AVE #1400, MILWAUKEE WI 53202
Scott R Lindquist officer: EVP & CFO 151 N. FRANKLIN STREET, CHICAGO IL 60606
Amy Marie Smith officer: SVP & CAO 151 N. FRANKLIN STREET, CHICAGO IL 60606
Elizabeth Ann Aguinaga officer: EVP, Chief HR Officer 151 N. FRANKLIN, CHICAGO IL 60606
Gary Haase officer: EVP & COO 151 N. FRANKLIN ST., CHICAGO IL 60606
Dino Robusto director, officer: Chairman & CEO 151 N. FRANKLIN, CHICAGO IL 60606
Jalil Rehman officer: Pres. & CEO for UK and Europe 20 FENCHURCH STREET, LONDON X0 EC3M 3BY
Nick Creatura officer: President & CEO for Canada 66 WELLINGTON STREET WEST, SUITE 3700, TORONTO A6 M5K 1J5
Robert Joseph Hopper officer: EVP, Actuary 151 N. FRANKLIN ST., CHICAGO IL 60606