AFSIM.PFD (AmTrust Financial Services) Debt-to-Equity : 0.44 (As of Sep. 2018)

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What is AmTrust Financial Services Debt-to-Equity?

AmTrust Financial Services's Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2018 was $0.00 Mil. AmTrust Financial Services's Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2018 was $1,493.00 Mil. AmTrust Financial Services's Total Stockholders Equity for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2018 was $3,404.50 Mil. AmTrust Financial Services's debt to equity for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2018 was 0.44.

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 AmTrust Financial Services's Debt-to-Equity or its related term are showing as below:

AFSIM.PFD' s Debt-to-Equity Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0.17 Med: 0.38 Max: 0.92
Current: 0.39

During the past 13 years, the highest Debt-to-Equity Ratio of AmTrust Financial Services was 0.92. The lowest was 0.17. And the median was 0.38.

AFSIM.PFD's Debt-to-Equity is not ranked
in the Insurance industry.
Industry Median: 0.2 vs AFSIM.PFD: 0.39

AmTrust Financial Services Debt-to-Equity Historical Data

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

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AmTrust Financial Services Debt-to-Equity Chart

AmTrust Financial Services Annual Data

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Debt-to-Equity

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0.51

0.46

0.43

0.46

AmTrust Financial Services Quarterly Data
	Dec13	Mar14	Jun14	Sep14	Dec14	Mar15	Jun15	Sep15	Dec15	Mar16	Jun16	Sep16	Dec16	Mar17	Jun17	Sep17	Dec17	Mar18	Jun18	Sep18
Debt-to-Equity	Get a 7-Day Free Trial															0.41	0.46	0.39	0.42	0.44

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

For the Insurance - Property & Casualty subindustry, AmTrust 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.

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

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

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

AmTrust Financial Services Debt-to-Equity Calculation

Debt to Equity measures the financial leverage a company has.

AmTrust Financial Services's Debt to Equity Ratio for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2017 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	+	1456.696)	/	3189.803
	=	0.46

AmTrust Financial Services's Debt to Equity Ratio for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2018 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	+	1493)	/	3404.5
	=	0.44

AmTrust Financial Services (OTCPK:AFSIM.PFD) 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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AmTrust Financial Services Business Description

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Address

59 Maiden Lane, 43rd Floor, New York, NY, USA, 10038

Website

https://www.amtrustfinancial.com

AmTrust Financial Services Inc is a multinational company that underwrites and provides property and casualty insurance products. The company specializes in coverage for small to mid-sized businesses, with a philosophical focus on niche diversity and low-hazard risk. AmTrust's business model strives to achieve its profit goals through geographic and product diversification. The company reports three business segments: Small Commercial Business, Specialty Risk and Extended Warranty, and Specialty Program. The vast majority of revenues is derived from its Small Commercial Business risk.