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Endurance Specialty Holdings (Endurance Specialty Holdings) Financial Strength : 0 (As of Mar. 2017)


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What is Endurance Specialty Holdings Financial Strength?

Endurance Specialty Holdings has the Financial Strength Rank of 0.

GuruFocus Financial Strength Rank measures how strong a company's financial situation is. It is based on these factors:

1. The debt burden that the company has as measured by its Interest Coverage (current year). The higher, the better.
2. Debt to revenue ratio. The lower, the better.
3. Altman Z-Score.

Endurance Specialty Holdings's Interest Coverage for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2017 was 1.68. Endurance Specialty Holdings's debt to revenue ratio for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2017 was 0.30. Altman Z-Score does not apply to banks and insurance companies.


Endurance Specialty Holdings Financial Strength Calculation

GuruFocus Financial Strength Rank measures how strong a company's financial situation is. It is based on these factors

A company ranks high with financial strength is likely to withstand any business slowdowns and recessions.

1. The debt burden that the company has as measured by its Interest Coverage (current year). The higher, the better.

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

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:

Endurance Specialty Holdings's Interest Expense for the months ended in Mar. 2017 was $-11 Mil. Its Operating Income for the months ended in Mar. 2017 was $7 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2017 was $705 Mil.

Endurance Specialty Holdings's Interest Coverage for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2017 is

Interest Coverage=-1*Operating Income (Q: Mar. 2017 )/Interest Expense (Q: Mar. 2017 )
=-1*7.327/-10.788
=0.68

The higher the ratio, the stronger the company's financial strength is.

2. Debt to revenue ratio. The lower, the better.

Endurance Specialty Holdings's Debt to Revenue Ratio for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2017 is

Debt to Revenue Ratio=Total Debt (Q: Mar. 2017 ) / Revenue
=(Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation + Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation) / Revenue
=(0 + 705.437) / 2390.612
=0.30

3. Altman Z-Score.

Z-Score model is an accurate forecaster of failure up to two years prior to distress. It can be considered the assessment of the distress of industrial corporations.

The zones of discrimination were as such:

When Z-Score is less than 1.81, it is in Distress Zones.
When Z-Score is greater than 2.99, it is in Safe Zones.
When Z-Score is between 1.81 and 2.99, it is in Grey Zones.

Altman Z-Score does not apply to banks and insurance companies.

* 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.


Endurance Specialty Holdings  (NYSE:ENH) Financial Strength Explanation

The maximum rank is 10. Companies with rank 7 or higher will be unlikely to fall into distressed situations. Companies with rank of 3 or less are likely in financial distress.

Endurance Specialty Holdings has the Financial Strength Rank of 0.


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Endurance Specialty Holdings (Endurance Specialty Holdings) Business Description

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Endurance Specialty Holdings is a property and casualty insurance holding company that underwrites its products on a global basis. Operations are organized into two business segments: insurance and reinsurance. Endurance generates the vast majority of its revenue from the insurance segment, where most of its revenue is derived from its agriculture insurance line. The reinsurance segment derives most of its revenue through its catastrophe insurance line. The company's key strategies include an emphasis on profitability, deep client relationships, risk management, and proactively managing its capital base.
Executives
Mark Silverstein officer: Chief Investment Officer, ESL C/O ENDURANCE SERVICES LIMITED, 333 WESTCHESTER AVE., WHITE PLAINS NY 10604
Scott D Moore director PARTNERRE LTD, WELLESLEY HOUSE 90 PITTS BAY RD, PEMBROKE BERMUDA D0 HM 08
Galen R Barnes director ONE NATIONWIDE PLAZA, COLUMBUS OH 43215
John V Delcol officer: General Counsel and Secretary C/O ENDURANCE SPECIALTY HOLDINGS LTD, WELLESLEY HOUSE PITTS BAY RD, PEMBROKE BERMUDA D0 999999999
Steven W Carlsen director
William H Bolinder director, other: Lead Director
Morgan W Davis director 80 SOUTH MAIN STREET, HANOVER NH 03755
Norman Barham director C/O ENDURANCE SERVICES LIMITED, 333 WESTCHESTER AVENUE, WHITE PLAINS NY 10604
Michael J Mcguire officer: Chief Financial Officer C/O ENDURANCE SERVICES LIMITED, 333 WESTCHESTER AVENUE, WHITE PLAINS NY 10604
William J Raver director C/O ENDURANCE SERVICES LIMITED, 333 WESTCHESTER AVE., WHITE PLAINS NY 10604
Robert A Spass director ONE CHASE MANHATTAN PLAZA, 44TH FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10005
Ian Michael Winchester director 350 CENTRAL PARK WEST, APPT.15D, NEW YORK CITY NY 10025-6504
John A Kuhn officer: CEO, Global Insurance C/O ENDURANCE SERVICES LIMITED, 333 WESTCHESTER AVE., WEST BUILDING, WHITE PLAINS NY 10604
Carrie Rosorea officer: Chief Accounting Officer 333 WESTCHESTER AVE., WHITE PLAINS NY 10604
Nicholas C Marsh director MONTPELIER HOUSE, 94 PITTS BAY, PEMBROKE D0 HM08