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PRI (Primerica) Probability of Financial Distress (%) : 0.03% (As of Dec. 14, 2024)


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What is Primerica 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, Primerica's Probability of Financial Distress (%) is 0.03%.

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 Primerica's Probability of Financial Distress (%)

For the Insurance - Life subindustry, Primerica'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.


Primerica's Probability of Financial Distress (%) Distribution in the Insurance Industry

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

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



Primerica 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
=-8.01

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

PFD=1/(1 + e^(-LPFD))*100%
=0.03%

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).


Primerica  (NYSE:PRI) 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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Primerica Business Description

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1 Primerica Parkway, Duluth, GA, USA, 30099
Primerica Inc is a provider of financial services to middle-income households in the United States and Canada. The company offers life insurance, mutual funds, annuities, and other financial products, distributed on behalf of third parties. Primerica has three main subsidiaries: Primerica Financial Services, a marketing company; Primerica Life Insurance Company, a principal life insurance underwriting entity; and PFS Investments, which offers investment and savings products, brokerage services, and registered investment advisory. It has four segments Term Life Insurance; Investment and Savings Products; Senior Health; and Corporate and Other Distributed Products. Geogriphically, it derives a majority of its revenue from the US.
Executives
Peter W. Schneider officer: Exec. VP and General Counsel 3120 BRECKINRIDGE BLVD., DULUTH GA 30099
Glenn J. Williams officer: President 3120 BRECKINRIDGE BLVD., DULUTH GA 30099
Addison John A. Jr. director, officer: Co-Chief Executive Officer 3120 BRECKINRIDGE BLVD., DULUTH GA 30099
Sanjeev Dheer director 22 MURRAY HILL ROAD, SCARSDALE NY 10583
Gregory C. Pitts officer: Executive VP and COO 3120 BRECKINRIDGE BLVD., DULUTH GA 30099
Joel M. Babbit director 3120 BRECKINRIDGE BLVD., DULUTH GA 30099
Alison S. Rand officer: Executive VP and CFO 3120 BRECKINRIDGE BLVD., DULUTH GA 30099
Tracy Xiangyan Tan officer: Executive VP, Finance 5168 LONG ISLAND DR NW, ATLANTA GA 30327
P George Benson director NUTRITION 21, INC., 4 MANHATTANVILLE ROAD, PURCHASE NY 10577
Amber Lynne Cottle director 3921 MILITARY ROAD NW, WASHINGTON DC 20015
Barbara A. Yastine director 3120 BRECKINRIDGE BLVD., DULUTH GA 30099
William A. Kelly officer: President of Subsidiary 3120 BRECKINRIDGE BLVD., DULUTH GA 30099
Robert F Mccullough director 1170 PEACHTREE STREET, NE, SUITE 2300, ATLANTA GA 300309
C Saxby Chambliss director ONE ATLANTIC CENTER, 1201 WEST PEACHTREE STREET, SUITE 2800, ATLANTA GA 30309
Jeffrey S. Fendler officer: President of Subsidiary 3120 BRECKINRIDGE BLVD., DULUTH GA 30099