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ProAssurance (ProAssurance) Interest Coverage : 2.46 (As of Dec. 2023)


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What is ProAssurance 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. ProAssurance's EBIT for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was $16 Mil. ProAssurance's Interest Expense for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was $-7 Mil. ProAssurance's interest coverage for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 2.46. The higher the ratio, the stronger the company's financial strength is.

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


PRA's Interest Coverage is not ranked *
in the Insurance industry.
Industry Median: 13.355
* 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.


ProAssurance Interest Coverage Historical Data

The historical data trend for ProAssurance'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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ProAssurance Interest Coverage Chart

ProAssurance Annual Data
Trend Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Interest Coverage
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ProAssurance Quarterly Data
Mar19 Jun19 Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23
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 3.68 - 3.46 - 2.46

Competitive Comparison of ProAssurance's Interest Coverage

For the Insurance - Property & Casualty subindustry, ProAssurance'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.


ProAssurance's Interest Coverage Distribution in the Insurance Industry

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

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



ProAssurance 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.

ProAssurance'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, ProAssurance's Interest Expense was $-23 Mil. Its EBIT was $-16 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $319 Mil.

ProAssurance did not have earnings to cover the interest expense.

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

Here, for the three months ended in Dec. 2023, ProAssurance's Interest Expense was $-7 Mil. Its EBIT was $16 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $319 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* EBIT (Q: Dec. 2023 )/Interest Expense (Q: Dec. 2023 )
=-1*16.405/-6.672
=2.46

* 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.


ProAssurance  (NYSE:PRA) 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 .


ProAssurance Interest Coverage Related Terms

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ProAssurance (ProAssurance) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
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Address
100 Brookwood Place, Birmingham, AL, USA, 35209
ProAssurance Corp is a holding company for property and casualty insurance companies. The company's wholly owned insurance subsidiaries provide professional liability insurance for healthcare professionals and facilities, professional liability insurance for attorneys, and workers' compensation insurance. ProAssurance reports operating results in five segments: Specialty Property and Casualty, Workers' Compensation, Segregated Portfolio Cell Reinsurance, Lloyd's Syndicate, and Corporate. ProAssurance generates the vast majority of its revenue from its Specialty P&C activities, followed by Worker's Compensation.
Executives
Robert David Francis officer: Pres Healthcare Pro. Liability 4 PINE RIDGE LANE, MOUNTAIN BROOK AL 35213
Scott C Syphax director 100 BROOKWOOD PLACE, SUITE 300, BIRMINGHAM AL 35209
Fabiloa Cobarrubias director 100 BROOKWOOD PLACE, SUITE 300, BIRMINGHAM AL 35209
Noreen Dishart officer: Executive VP/Chief HR Officer 177 SALOLI WAY, LOUDON TN 37774
Frank Anthony Spinosa director PO BOX 72, SHELTER ISLAND NY 11964
Mcmahon John J Jr director 1927 1ST AVENUE NORTH, 5TH FLOOR, BIRMINGHAM AL 35203
Maye Head Frei director 2964 CHEROKEE ROAD, BIRMINGHAM AL 35223
Kevin Merrick Shook officer: President of a Subsidiary 25 RACE AVENUE, LANCASTER PA 17603
Dana S Hendricks officer: Chief Financial Officer 656 AYLESFORD LANE, FRANKLIN TN 37069
Magnus James Gorrie director PO BOX 10383, BIRMINGHAM AL 35202
Adkins Kedrick D Jr director 1173 COPPERWOOD DRIVE, BLOOMFIELD HILLS MI 48302
O Neil Frank B officer: Senior Vice-President, other: Assistant Secretary
Howard H Friedman officer: Chief Financial Officer, other: Secretary & Senior VP
William Stancil Starnes officer: Chief Executive Officer P O BOX 598512, BIRMINGHAM AL 35259-8512
Jeffrey Patton Lisenby officer: Vice-President, other: Corporate Secretary 100 BROOKWOOD PLACE, BIRMINGHAM AL 35209

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