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Kingstone (Kingstone) Financial Strength : 4 (As of Dec. 2023)


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What is Kingstone Financial Strength?

Kingstone has the Financial Strength Rank of 4.

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.

Kingstone's Interest Coverage for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 4.91. Kingstone's debt to revenue ratio for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 0.17. Altman Z-Score does not apply to banks and insurance companies.


Kingstone 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:

Kingstone's Interest Expense for the months ended in Dec. 2023 was $-1.0 Mil. Its Operating Income for the months ended in Dec. 2023 was $0.0 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was $25.2 Mil.

Kingstone's Interest Coverage for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 is

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

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

Kingstone's Debt to Revenue Ratio for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 is

Debt to Revenue Ratio=Total Debt (Q: Dec. 2023 ) / Revenue
=(Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation + Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation) / Revenue
=(0 + 25.244) / 146.424
=0.17

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.


Kingstone  (NAS:KINS) 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.

Kingstone has the Financial Strength Rank of 4.


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Kingstone (Kingstone) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
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Address
15 Joys Lane, Kingston, NY, USA, 12401
Kingstone Companies Inc is a multi-line regional property and casualty insurance holding company. It offers insurance policies to small and mid-sized businesses as well as to individuals.
Executives
Meryl S. Golden director, officer: Chief Operating Officer 15 JOYS LANE, KINGSTON NY 12401
Timothy P Mcfadden director 310 8TH AVENUE NORTH, ST. PETERSBURG FL 33701
Michelle A. Gage officer: Chief Accounting Officer C/O KINGSTONE COMPANIES, INC., 15 JOYS LANE, KINGSTON NY 12401
Minlei Chen officer: Chief Actuary and Senior VP KINGSTONE INSURANCE COMPANY, 15 JOYS LANE, KINGSTON NY 12401
Jennifer Gravelle officer: Chief Financial Officer C/O KINGSTONE COMPANIES, INC., 15 JOYS LANE, KINGSTON NY 12401
Pelt Scott Van officer: Chief Financial Officer, Treas C/O KINGSTONE COMPANIES, INC., 15 JOYS LANE, KINGSTON NY 12401
William L Yankus director 10 PHEASANT HILL, FARMINGTON CT 06032
Richard Jason Swartz officer: Chief Accounting Officer 70 EAST SUNRISE HIGHWAY, VALLEY STREAM NY 11581
Floyd R Tupper director C/O KINGSTONE COMPANIES, INC., 15 JOYS LANE, KINGSTON NY 12401
Barry Goldstein director, 10 percent owner, officer: President, COB, CEO, CFO, Trea 15 JOYS LANE, KINGSTON NY 12401
Jay M Haft director, 10 percent owner C/O NEUROTROPE, INC., 50 PARK PLACE, SUITE 1401, NEWARK NJ 07102
Dale A Thatcher director 40 WANTAGE AVE, BRANCHVILLE NJ 07890
Carla D'andre director 3540 LOQUAT AVENUE, MIAMI FL 33133
Jack D Siebald director 1336 BOXWOOD DRIVE WEST, HEWLETT HARBOR NY 11557
Benjamin Walden officer: VP+Chief Actuary-Kingstone Ins 11 MILL POND LANE, CENTERPORT NY 11721