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Old Republic International (Old Republic International) Interest Coverage

: 15.39 (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. Old Republic International's EBIT for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was $254 Mil. Old Republic International's Interest Expense for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was $-17 Mil. Old Republic International's interest coverage for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 15.39. The higher the ratio, the stronger the company's financial strength is.

The historical rank and industry rank for Old Republic International's Interest Coverage or its related term are showing as below:

ORI' s Interest Coverage Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 11.38   Med: 15.38   Max: 35.2
Current: 11.6


ORI's Interest Coverage is ranked worse than
55.66% of 327 companies
in the Insurance industry
Industry Median: 13.52 vs ORI: 11.60

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


Old Republic International Interest Coverage Historical Data

The historical data trend for Old Republic International'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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Old Republic International 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 34.06 16.75 35.20 13.85 11.60

Old Republic International 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 39.64 15.75 10.51 4.90 15.39

Competitive Comparison

For the Insurance - Diversified subindustry, Old Republic International'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.


Old Republic International Interest Coverage Distribution

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

* The bar in red indicates where Old Republic International's Interest Coverage falls into.



Old Republic International 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.

Old Republic International'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, Old Republic International's Interest Expense was $-71 Mil. Its EBIT was $818 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $1,192 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* EBIT (A: Dec. 2023 )/Interest Expense (A: Dec. 2023 )
=-1*817.9/-70.5
=11.60

Old Republic International's Interest Coverage for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 is calculated as

Here, for the three months ended in Dec. 2023, Old Republic International's Interest Expense was $-17 Mil. Its EBIT was $254 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $1,192 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* EBIT (Q: Dec. 2023 )/Interest Expense (Q: Dec. 2023 )
=-1*253.9/-16.5
=15.39

* 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.


Old Republic International  (NYSE:ORI) 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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Old Republic International (Old Republic International) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
307 North Michigan Avenue, Chicago, IL, USA, 60601
Old Republic International Corp offers a diverse range of specialized insurance products to individuals and institutions. It operates in three segments: General Insurance (property and liability insurance), Title Insurance, and Republic Financial Indemnity Group (RFIG) Run-off. General Insurance includes products such as Automobile Extended Warranty Insurance, Aviation, Commercial Automobile Insurance, Inland Marine, Travel Accident, Workers' Compensation, Financial Indemnity, and others. Title Insurance's business consists primarily of the issuance of policies to real estate purchasers and investors based upon searches of the public records which contain information concerning interests in real property. Almost all of its revenue is generated from the United States.
Executives
Charles J Kovaleski director 307 NORTH MICHIGAN AVENUE, SUITE 2300, CHICAGO IL 60601
Jeffrey Lange officer: SVPUnderwriting & Distribution 307 N. MICHIGAN AVENUE, SUITE 2300, CHICAGO IL 60601
Carolyn Monroe officer: SVP - Title Insurance 307 N. MICHIGAN AVENUE, SUITE 2300, CHICAGO IL 60601
Barbara Adachi director 307 N. MICHIGAN AVENUE, SUITE 2300, CHICAGO IL 60601
Stephen J Oberst officer: Executive Vice President 307 NORTH MICHIGAN AVENUE, SUITE 2300, CHICAGO IL 60601
John Eric Smith director 260 LENA DRIVE, AURORA OH 44202
Michael Denard Kennedy director 307 NORTH MICHIGAN AVENUE, CHICAGO IL 60601
Lisa J Caldwell director 307 N. MICHIGAN AVENUE, SUITE 2300, CHICAGO IL 60601
Aldo C Zucaro director, officer: Chairman, President & CEO 307 N MICHIGAN AVE, STE 2300, CHICAGO IL 60601
Glenn W Reed director 307 NORTH MICHIGAN AVENUE, SUITE 2300, CHICAGO IL 60601
Karl W Mueller officer: Senior VP & CFO 307 NORTH MICHIGAN AVENUE, CHICAGO IL 60601
Thomas Dare officer: SrVP Secretary General Counsel 307 NORTH MICHIGAN AVENUE, CHICAGO IL 60601
William T Gray officer: Senior VP & Treasurer
Rande Keith Yeager officer: SVP, Title Insurance 307 NORTH MICHIGAN AVENUE, SUITE 2300, CHICAGO IL 60601
Steven J Bateman director 307 NORTH MICHIGAN AVENUE, SUITE 2300, CHICAGO IL 60601

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