National Interstate's EPS (Basic) for the
three
months ended in Sep. 2016 was $0.49.
Its EPS (Basic) for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Sep. 2016 was $1.38.
National Interstate Earnings per Share (Diluted) Historical Data
The historical data trend for National Interstate's Earnings per Share (Diluted) 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.
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National Interstate Earnings per Share (Diluted) Chart
Competitive Comparison of National Interstate's Earnings per Share (Diluted)
For the Insurance - Property & Casualty subindustry, National Interstate's PE Ratio, along with its competitors' market caps and PE Ratio 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.
National Interstate's PE Ratio Distribution in the Insurance Industry
For the Insurance industry and Financial Services sector, National Interstate's PE Ratio distribution charts can be found below:
* The bar in red indicates where National Interstate's PE Ratio falls into.
National Interstate Earnings per Share (Diluted) Calculation
Earnings Per Share (EPS) is the amount of earnings per outstanding share of the company's stock. In calculating earnings per share, the dividends of preferred stocks need to subtracted from the total net income first.
National Interstate's Earnings Per Share (Diluted) for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2015 is calculated as
Earnings per Share (Diluted) for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Sep. 2016 adds up the quarterly data reported by the company within the most recent 12 months, which was $1.38
* 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.
Companies also reported diluted shares in their financial reports. Diluted shares include the shares of convertibles or warrants outstanding.
National Interstate (NAS:NATL) Earnings per Share (Diluted) Explanation
Earnings Per Share (EPS) is the single most important variable used by Wall Street in determining the earnings power of a company. But investors need to be aware that Earnings per Share can be easily manipulated by adjusting depreciation and amortization rate or non-recurring items. That's why GuruFocus lists EPS without NRI, which better reflects the company's underlying performance.
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Compared with Earnings per share, a company's cash flow is better indicator of the company's earnings power.
If a company's earnings per share is less than cash flow per share over long term, investors need to be cautious and find out why.
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National Interstate (National Interstate) Business Description
National Interstate Corp was founded in 1989. The Company, together with its subsidiaries operates as an insurance holding company group that underwrites and sells traditional and alternative property and casualty insurance products to the passenger transportation, trucking and moving and storage industries, general commercial insurance to small businesses in Hawaii and Alaska and personal insurance to owners of recreational vehicles throughout the United States. It is a specialty property and casualty insurance company with a niche orientation and a focus on the transportation industry. It offers over 40 product lines in the specialty property and casualty insurance market, which it groups into four general business components, alternative risk transfer, transportation, specialty personal lines and Hawaii and Alaska based on the class of business, insureds' risk participation or geographic location. Alternative risk transfer underwrites, markets and distributes truck transportation, passenger transportation and moving and storage ART insurance products, also known as captives. Transportation underwrites commercial auto liability, general liability, physical damage, workers' compensation and motor truck cargo and related coverages for truck and passenger operators. Specialty personal lines offer coverage for campsite liability, vehicle replacement coverage and coverage for trailers, golf carts and campsite storage facilities. The Company offers its products through multiple distribution channels including independent agents and brokers, program administrators, affiliated agencies and agent internet initiatives. The Company competes with Lancer Insurance Company, RLI Corporation, Great West Casualty Company, Northland Insurance Company, Sentry Insurance, Progressive Corporation and National General Insurance, Liberty Mutual Insurance Company, First Insurance, Dongbu Insurance Company, DTRIC Insurance Company, Zurich Insurance Company, American International Group, Inc., Travelers Company, Inc.
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