Hallmark Financial Services (Hallmark Financial Services) Debt-to-Equity : -13.58 (As of Sep. 2023)

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What is Hallmark Financial Services Debt-to-Equity?

Hallmark Financial Services's Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2023 was $0.0 Mil. Hallmark Financial Services's Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2023 was $105.5 Mil. Hallmark Financial Services's Total Stockholders Equity for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2023 was $-7.8 Mil. Hallmark Financial Services's debt to equity for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2023 was -13.58.

A high debt to equity ratio generally means that a company has been aggressive in financing its growth with debt. This can result in volatile earnings as a result of the additional interest expense.

The historical rank and industry rank for Hallmark Financial Services's Debt-to-Equity or its related term are showing as below:

HALL' s Debt-to-Equity Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -13.58 Med: 0.33 Max: 8.51
Current: -13.58

During the past 13 years, the highest Debt-to-Equity Ratio of Hallmark Financial Services was 8.51. The lowest was -13.58. And the median was 0.33.

HALL's Debt-to-Equity is not ranked
in the Insurance industry.
Industry Median: 0.24 vs HALL: -13.58

Hallmark Financial Services Debt-to-Equity Historical Data

The historical data trend for Hallmark Financial Services's Debt-to-Equity can be seen below:

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Hallmark Financial Services Debt-to-Equity Chart

Hallmark Financial Services Annual Data

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Dec22

Debt-to-Equity

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0.34

0.40

0.63

0.60

1.75

Hallmark Financial Services Quarterly Data
	Dec18	Mar19	Jun19	Sep19	Dec19	Mar20	Jun20	Sep20	Dec20	Mar21	Jun21	Sep21	Dec21	Mar22	Jun22	Sep22	Dec22	Mar23	Jun23	Sep23
Debt-to-Equity	Get a 7-Day Free Trial															1.60	1.75	4.48	8.51	-13.58

Competitive Comparison of Hallmark Financial Services's Debt-to-Equity

For the Insurance - Property & Casualty subindustry, Hallmark Financial Services's Debt-to-Equity, along with its competitors' market caps and Debt-to-Equity 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.

Hallmark Financial Services's Debt-to-Equity Distribution in the Insurance Industry

For the Insurance industry and Financial Services sector, Hallmark Financial Services's Debt-to-Equity distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Hallmark Financial Services's Debt-to-Equity falls into.

Hallmark Financial Services Debt-to-Equity Calculation

Debt to Equity measures the financial leverage a company has.

Hallmark Financial Services's Debt to Equity Ratio for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2022 is calculated as

Debt to Equity	=	Total Debt			/	Total Stockholders Equity
	=	(Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation	+	Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation)	/	Total Stockholders Equity
	=	(0	+	105.363)	/	60.294
	=	1.75

Hallmark Financial Services's Debt to Equity Ratio for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2023 is calculated as

Debt to Equity	=	Total Debt			/	Total Stockholders Equity
	=	(Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation	+	Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation)	/	Total Stockholders Equity
	=	(0	+	105.475)	/	-7.768
	=	-13.58

Hallmark Financial Services (OTCPK:HALL) Debt-to-Equity Explanation

In the calculation of Debt to Equity, we use the total of Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation and Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation divided by Total Stockholders Equity. In some calculations, Total Liabilities is used to for calculation.

Be Aware

Because a company can increase its ROE % by having more financial leverage, it is important to watch the leverage ratio when investing in high ROE % companies.

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Hallmark Financial Services (Hallmark Financial Services) Business Description

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Address

5420 Lyndon B. Johnson Freeway, Suite 1100, Two Lincoln Centre, Dallas, TX, USA, 75240

Website

https://www.hallmarkgrp.com

Hallmark Financial Services Inc is an insurance holding company, which is engaged in the sale of property/casualty insurance products to businesses and individuals. Its business involves marketing, distributing, underwriting, and servicing insurance products, as well as providing other insurance-related services. The company operates in segments such as Standard Commercial Segment, Specialty Commercial Segment, and Personal Segment. Geographically, it operates through the region of United States and derives a majority of its revenue from Specialty Commercial Segment, which includes Commercial Auto business unit, E&S Casualty business unit, E&S Property business unit, Professional Liability business unit, and Aerospace & Programs business unit.

Executives

Doug Slape	director	5420 LYNDON B JOHNSON FREEWAY, SUITE 1100, DALLAS TX 75240
Christopher James Kenney	officer: Chief Accounting Officer	5420 LYNDON B JOHNSON FREEWAY, SUITE 1100, DALLAS TX 75240-2345
Naveen Anand	officer: President & CEO	777 MAIN STREET, SUITE 1000, FORT WORTH TX 76102
Scott T Berlin	director	14651 DALLAS PARKWAY STE 900, DALLAS TX 75254
James H Graves	director	ERWIN GRAVES & ASSOCIATES, 2100 MCKINNEY AVE STE 900, DALLAS TX 75205
Jeffrey R Passmore	officer: CHIEF ACCOUNTING OFFICER	777 MAIN STREET, SUITE 1000, FORT WORTH TX 76102
Mark E Pape	director	12050 MEADOW LAKE DRIVE, ARGYLE TX 76226
Kevin Kasitz	officer: PRESIDENT OF SUBSIDIARY
Mark E Schwarz	director, 10 percent owner, officer: C.E.O. & CHAIRMAN	5420 LYNDON B. JOHNSON FREEWAY, SUITE 1100, DALLAS TX 75240
Mark J Morrison	officer: CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER	777 W MAIN STREET, SUITE 1000, FORT WORTH TX 76102
Ncm Services, Inc.	10 percent owner	5420 LYNDON B. JOHNSON FREEWAY, SUITE 1100, DALLAS TX 75240
Schwarz 2012 Family Trust	10 percent owner	5420 LYNDON B. JOHNSON FREEWAY, SUITE 1100, DALLAS TX 75240
Detroit Stoker Co	other: See Explanation	1510 E. FIRST ST., MONROE MI 48161
Jim W Henderson	director
Newcastle Special Opportunity Fund I, L.p.	other: see attached explanation	200 CRESCENT COURT, SUITE 1400, DALLAS TX 75201