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United Fire Group (United Fire Group) Debt-to-EBITDA : 0.45 (As of Dec. 2023)


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What is United Fire Group Debt-to-EBITDA?

Debt-to-EBITDA measures a company's ability to pay off its debt.

United Fire Group's Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was $0 Mil. United Fire Group's Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was $50 Mil. United Fire Group's annualized EBITDA for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was $111 Mil. United Fire Group's annualized Debt-to-EBITDA for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 0.45.

A high Debt-to-EBITDA ratio generally means that a company may spend more time to paying off its debt. According to Joel Tillinghast's BIG MONEY THINKS SMALL: Biases, Blind Spots, and Smarter Investing, a ratio of Debt-to-EBITDA exceeding four is usually considered scary unless tangible assets cover the debt.

The historical rank and industry rank for United Fire Group's Debt-to-EBITDA or its related term are showing as below:

UFCS' s Debt-to-EBITDA Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -1.93   Med: 0.08   Max: 2.18
Current: -1.93

During the past 13 years, the highest Debt-to-EBITDA Ratio of United Fire Group was 2.18. The lowest was -1.93. And the median was 0.08.

UFCS's Debt-to-EBITDA is ranked worse than
100% of 291 companies
in the Insurance industry
Industry Median: 1.49 vs UFCS: -1.93

United Fire Group Debt-to-EBITDA Historical Data

The historical data trend for United Fire Group's Debt-to-EBITDA can be seen below:

* 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.

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United Fire Group Debt-to-EBITDA Chart

United Fire Group Annual Data
Trend Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Debt-to-EBITDA
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only - -0.31 0.47 2.18 -1.93

United Fire Group Quarterly Data
Mar19 Jun19 Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23
Debt-to-EBITDA Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 0.54 3.63 -0.18 1.06 0.45

Competitive Comparison of United Fire Group's Debt-to-EBITDA

For the Insurance - Property & Casualty subindustry, United Fire Group's Debt-to-EBITDA, along with its competitors' market caps and Debt-to-EBITDA 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.


United Fire Group's Debt-to-EBITDA Distribution in the Insurance Industry

For the Insurance industry and Financial Services sector, United Fire Group's Debt-to-EBITDA distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where United Fire Group's Debt-to-EBITDA falls into.



United Fire Group Debt-to-EBITDA Calculation

Debt-to-EBITDA measures a company's ability to pay off its debt.

United Fire Group's Debt-to-EBITDA for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2023 is calculated as

Debt-to-EBITDA=Total Debt / EBITDA
=(Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation + Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation) / EBITDA
=(0 + 50) / -25.953
=-1.93

United Fire Group's annualized Debt-to-EBITDA for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 is calculated as

Debt-to-EBITDA=Total Debt / EBITDA
=(Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation + Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation) / EBITDA
=(0 + 50) / 110.668
=0.45

* 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.

In the calculation of annual Debt-to-EBITDA, the EBITDA of the last fiscal year is used. In calculating the annualized quarterly data, the EBITDA data used here is four times the quarterly (Dec. 2023) EBITDA data.


United Fire Group  (NAS:UFCS) Debt-to-EBITDA Explanation

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


Be Aware

A high Debt-to-EBITDA ratio generally means that a company may spend more time to paying off its debt.

According to Joel Tillinghast's BIG MONEY THINKS SMALL: Biases, Blind Spots, and Smarter Investing, a ratio of Debt-to-EBITDA exceeding four is usually considered scary unless tangible assets cover the debt.


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United Fire Group (United Fire Group) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
N/A
Address
118 Second Avenue SE, Cedar Rapids, IA, USA, 52401
United Fire Group Inc is engaged in the business of writing property and casualty insurance and selling annuities through a network of independent agencies. The company's only operating segment is property and casualty insurance, which includes commercial lines insurance, personal lines insurance, and assumed reinsurance. The primary source of revenue is premiums and investment income.
Executives
Robert Francis Cataldo officer: VP & Strategy Officer 118 SECOND AVENUE SE, CEDAR RAPIDS IA 52401
Micah G Woolstenhulme officer: VP 118 2ND AVE SE, CEDAR RAPIDS IA 52401
George D Milligan director 118 2ND AVE SE, CEDAR RAPIDS IA 52401
Christopher R Drahozal director 2001 RIVIERA COURT, LAWRENCE KS 66047-1999
Julie A Stephenson officer: Executive VP & COO 118 2ND AVE SE, CEDAR RAPIDS IA 52401
Eric J Martin officer: Chief Financial Officer 118 SECOND AVE SE, CEDAR RAPIDS IA 52407
Mark A. Green director 200 EAST RANDOLPH STREET, SUITE 3300, CHICAGO IL 60601
Kevin James Leidwinger director, officer: Director, CEO 151 N. FRANKLIN, CHICAGO IL 60606
Sarah E Madsen officer: Chief Legal Officer 118 SECOND AVE SE, CEDAR RAPIDS IA 52401
Jeremy Bahl officer: VP & Chief UW Officer 118 SECOND AVE SE, CEDAR RAPIDS IA 52401
Kyle D. Skogman director 411 FIRST AVENUE SE, CEDAR RAPIDS IA 52401
Lura E Mcbride director 118 2ND AVE SE, CEDAR RAPIDS IA 52401
Mary K. Quass director 2875 MT. VERNON RD SE, CEDAR RAPIDS IA 52403
James Noyce director 5400 UNIVERSITY AVENUE, WEST DES MOINES IA 50266
Matthew R Foran director 118 2ND AVE SE, CEDAR RAPIDS IA 52401