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ESNT (Essent Group) Degree of Operating Leverage : 0.21 (As of Mar. 2025)


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What is Essent Group Degree of Operating Leverage?

Degree of Operating Leverage (DOL) measures the percentage change in EBIT for a unit change in Revenue. Essent Group's Degree of Operating Leverage for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2025 was 0.21. The higher Degree of Operating Leverage, the higher operating risk the company will take.

The industry rank for Essent Group's Degree of Operating Leverage or its related term are showing as below:

ESNT's Degree of Operating Leverage is ranked better than
62.35% of 340 companies
in the Insurance industry
Industry Median: 0.94 vs ESNT: 0.21

Essent Group Degree of Operating Leverage Historical Data

The historical data trend for Essent Group's Degree of Operating Leverage 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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Essent Group Degree of Operating Leverage Chart

Essent Group Annual Data
Trend Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23 Dec24
Degree of Operating Leverage
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only -2.52 8.65 -21.09 -1.36 0.35

Essent Group Quarterly Data
Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24 Jun24 Sep24 Dec24 Mar25
Degree of Operating Leverage 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 -0.10 0.47 0.52 0.35 0.21

Competitive Comparison of Essent Group's Degree of Operating Leverage

For the Insurance - Specialty subindustry, Essent Group's Degree of Operating Leverage, along with its competitors' market caps and Degree of Operating Leverage 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.


Essent Group's Degree of Operating Leverage Distribution in the Insurance Industry

For the Insurance industry and Financial Services sector, Essent Group's Degree of Operating Leverage distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Essent Group's Degree of Operating Leverage falls into.


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Essent Group Degree of Operating Leverage Calculation

Essent Group's Degree of Operating Leverage for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2025 is calculated as:

Degree of Operating Leverage=% Change in EBIT**/% Change in Revenue
=( 884.353 (Mar. 2025) / 866.509 (Mar. 2024) - 1 )/( 1292.861 (Mar. 2025) / 1178.749 (Mar. 2024) - 1 )
=0.0206/0.0968
=0.21***

* 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.

** TTM data of EBIT and Revenue was used to calculate Degree of Operating Leverage.
*** Please be aware that the Degree of Operating Leverage calculations are based on company-level data using the primary share class. The calculated data provided is for demonstration purposes and may slightly differ from the results displayed in the title due to potential variations caused by currency exchange rate differences throughout the year.


Essent Group  (NYSE:ESNT) Degree of Operating Leverage Explanation

Degree of Operating Leverage (DOL) is a leverage ratio that measures the sensitivity of a company’s operting income, also referred to as Earnings Before Interest and Taxes (EBIT), to fluctuations in its Revenue. DOL is a method used to quantify a company’s operating risk. This risk is related to the company's structure of variable costs and fixed costs. Since the fixed costs do not allow the company to adjust the operating costs, the operating risk rises with a higher fixed-to-variable costs proportion.

A high Degree of Operating Leverage indicates that the company’s fixed costs exceed its variable costs. By increasing the sales, the company can earn more profits. In addition, the company must be able to maintain relatively high sales to cover all fixed costs.

Be Aware

The use of operating leverage varies across different industries and business sectors, and the application of Degree of Operating Leverage (DOL) should be adjusted accordingly.


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Essent Group Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
2 Church Street, Clarendon House, Hamilton, BMU, HM 11
Essent Group Ltd serves the housing finance industry by providing private mortgage insurance, reinsurance, risk management products, title insurance, and settlement services to mortgage lenders, borrowers, and investors to support homeownership. It provides credit protection to lenders and mortgage investors by covering a portion of the unpaid principal balance of a mortgage and certain related expenses in the event of a default. By providing capital to mitigate mortgage credit risk, the company allows lenders to make additional mortgage financing available to prospective homeowners.
Executives
Roy James Kasmar director C/O ESSENT GROUP LTD., CLARENDON HOUSE, 2 CHURCH STREET, HAMILTON D0 HM11
Douglas J Pauls director C/O ESSENT GROUP LTD., CLARENDON HOUSE, 2 CHURCH STREET, HAMILTON D0 HM 11
Mary Lourdes Gibbons officer: Sr. VP, CLO & Assit. Secretary C/O ESSENT GROUP LTD., CLARENDON HOUSE, 2 CHURCH STREET, HAMILTON D0 HM 11
David B Weinstock officer: VP & Chief Accounting Officer C/O ESSENT GROUP LTD., CLARENDON HOUSE, 2 CHURCH STREET, HAMILTON D0 HM11
Vijay Bhasin officer: Sr. VP & Chief Risk Officer C/O ESSENT GROUP LTD., CLARENDON HOUSE, 2 CHURCH STREET, HAMILTON D0 HM 11
Aditya Dutt director RENAISSANCE HOUSE, 12 CROW LANE, PEMBROKE D0 HM 19
Anu Karna director C/O ESSENT GROUP LTD., CLARENDON HOUSE, 2 CHURCH STREET, HAMILTON D0 HM11
Robert Glanville director C/O PINE BROOK ROAD PARTNERS LLC, 42ND STREET, 50TH FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10165
Mark Casale director, officer: CEO & President C/O ESSENT GROUP LTD., CLARENDON HOUSE, 2 CHURCH STREET, HAMILTON D0 HM11
Mcalee Lawrence E Jr officer: Sr. VP & CFO C/O ESSENT GROUP LTD., CLARENDON HOUSE, 2 CHURCH STREET, HAMILTON D0 HM11
William Spiegel director C/O MONTOPELIER RE HOLDINGS LTD, MINTFLOER PLACE 8 PAR LA VILLE RD, HAMILTON BERMUDA D0 HM 08
Joseph Hissong officer: Senior Vice President C/O ESSENT GROUP LTD., CLARENDON HOUSE, 2 CHURCH STREET, HAMILTON D0 HM 11
Jeff Cashmer officer: SVP & Chief Business Officer C/O ESSENT GROUP LTD., CLARENDON HOUSE, 2 CHURCH STREET, HAMILTON D0 HM 11
Christopher G Curran officer: SVP, Corporate Development C/O ESSENT GROUP LTD., CLARENDON HOUSE, 2 CHURCH STREET, HAMILTON D0 HM11
Jane Chwick director C/O MARKETAXESS HOLDINGS, INC., 299 PARK AVENUE, NEW YORK NY 10171