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ITIC (Investors Title Co) Probability of Financial Distress (%) : 0.01% (As of Dec. 13, 2024)


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What is Investors Title Co Probability of Financial Distress (%)?

Probability of Financial Distress (%) measures the probability that a company will go bankrupt in the upcoming year given its current financial position. A higher ratio indicates a larger probability of bankruptcy for the company, while a lower ratio indicates a healthier fundamental. As of today, Investors Title Co's Probability of Financial Distress (%) is 0.01%.

Like the Altman Z-Score, the PFD measures a company's bankruptcy risk. However, the main drawback of the Z-score is it does not apply to banks and insurance companies. According to Investopedia, the concept of "working capital" does not apply to banks and insurance companies, as financial institutions do not have typical current assets or current liabilities like inventories or accounts payable.


Competitive Comparison of Investors Title Co's Probability of Financial Distress (%)

For the Insurance - Specialty subindustry, Investors Title Co's Probability of Financial Distress (%), along with its competitors' market caps and Probability of Financial Distress (%) 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.


Investors Title Co's Probability of Financial Distress (%) Distribution in the Insurance Industry

For the Insurance industry and Financial Services sector, Investors Title Co's Probability of Financial Distress (%) distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Investors Title Co's Probability of Financial Distress (%) falls into.



Investors Title Co Probability of Financial Distress (%) Calculation

Probability of Financial Distress (%) (PFD) was developed by John Campbell, Jens Hilscher and Jan Szilagyi in their Search of Distress Risk. It measures the probability that a company will go bankrupt within the next 12 months given its current financial position.

The Probability of Financial Distress (%) was obtained by a logit probability model based on eight explanatory variables. The logit formula to compute the probability of financial distress (LPFD) is given below:

LPFD= -20.12 * NIMTAAVG + 1.60 * TLMTA - 7.88 * EXRETAVG + 1.55 * SIGMA - 0.005 * RSIZE - 2.27 * CASHMTA + 0.070 * MB - 0.09 * PRICE -8.87
=-9.44

The Probability of Financial Distress (%) (PFD) was then obtianed by:

PFD=1/(1 + e^(-LPFD))*100%
=0.01%

The eight explanatory variables are:

1. NIMTAAVG = Net Income to Market Total Assets

NIMTAAVG=Net Income / Market Total Assets
=Net Income / (Market Cap + Total Liabilities)

*Note that for companies reported quarterly, geometrically declining weighted quarterly Net Income data in latest four quarters are used.

2. TLMTA = Total liabilities to Market Total Assets

TLMTA=Total Liabilities / Market Total Assets

3. CASHMTA = Cash to Market Total Assets

For insurance companies, CASHMTA is measured as:


4. EXRETAVG = Excess Return compared to the S&P 500

EXRETAVG is the weighted excess return compared to the S&P 500 in past 12 month. Geometrically declining weights are imposed on the monthly excess return to reflect lagged information. The weight is halved each quarter.

5. SIGMA = Standard Deviation of Daily Returns

For sigma, we use the annualized standard deviation of a company's returns over the past 92 days (or 63 trading days).

6. RSIZE = Relative Size

RSIZE=log (Market Cap / Total Market Cap of S&P 500 companies)

7. MB = Market to Adjusted Book Equity Ratio


8. PRICE

PRICE is measured as the log of the stock price, capped at log(15).


Investors Title Co  (NAS:ITIC) Probability of Financial Distress (%) Explanation

Like the Altman Z-Score, the PFD measures a company's bankruptcy risk in the upcoming year. However, the main drawback of the Z-score is it does not apply to banks and insurance companies. According to Investopedia, the concept of "working capital" does not apply to banks and insurance companies, as financial institutions do not have typical current assets or current liabilities like inventories or accounts payable.


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Investors Title Co Business Description

Industry
Traded in Other Exchanges
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Address
121 North Columbia Street, Chapel Hill, NC, USA, 27514
Investors Title Co operates primarily in the title insurance and exchange services sectors. The title insurance segment, conducted through ITIC and NITIC, offers title insurance policies for residential, commercial, and industrial properties in around 22 states and the District of Columbia, with a focus on the eastern United States. The title insurance segment primarily issues title insurance policies through approved attorneys from underwriting offices and through independent issuing agents. Title insurance policies insure titles to real estate.n The Title Insurance segment contributes the majority of the company's revenue.
Executives
James E Scott director 121 NORTH COLUMBIA STREET, CHAPEL HILL NC 27514
Parker, Jr. Elton C. director 121 N COLUMBIA STREET, P O DRAWER 2687, CHAPEL HILL NC 27514
Tammy Coley director 121 N COLUMBIA STREET, P O DRAWER 2687, CHAPEL HILL NC 27514
Fine James A Jr director, officer: President, Treasurer
Markel Gayner Asset Management Corp 10 percent owner 4521 HIGHWOODS PKWY, GLEN ALLEN VA 23060
Timothy B Murphy officer: Chief Executive Officer 230 BROADWAY, LYNNFIELD MA 01940
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R Horace Johnson director 3317 LANDOR ROAD, RALEIGH NC 27609
Speed James H. Jr. director 11032 BRASS KETTLE ROAD, RALEIGH NC 27614
Hutson Richard M Ii director PO BOX 2687, CHAPEL HILL NC 27515
W Morris Fine director, officer: Executive Vice President
J Allen Fine director, 10 percent owner, officer: Chief Executive Officer 121 NORTH COLUMBIA ST, INVESTORS TITLE CO, CHAPEL HILL NC 97514