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ELFIF (E-L Financial) Interest Coverage : 111.37 (As of Sep. 2024)


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What is E-L Financial Interest Coverage?

Interest Coverage is a ratio that determines how easily a company can pay interest expenses on outstanding debt. It is calculated by dividing a company's EBIT by its Interest Expense. E-L Financial's EBIT for the three months ended in Sep. 2024 was $495 Mil. E-L Financial's Interest Expense for the three months ended in Sep. 2024 was $-4 Mil. E-L Financial's interest coverage for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2024 was 111.37. The higher the ratio, the stronger the company's financial strength is.

The historical rank and industry rank for E-L Financial's Interest Coverage or its related term are showing as below:

ELFIF' s Interest Coverage Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 5.33   Med: 48.16   Max: 119.09
Current: 119.09


ELFIF's Interest Coverage is ranked better than
79.26% of 323 companies
in the Insurance industry
Industry Median: 13.66 vs ELFIF: 119.09

Note: If both Interest Expense and Interest Income are empty, while Net Interest Income is negative, then use Net Interest Income as Interest Expense.


E-L Financial Interest Coverage Historical Data

The historical data trend for E-L Financial's Interest Coverage 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.

Note: For Interest Coverage, "No debt" indicates no long-term debt. An indication of "No Debt" does not necessarily mean that the company has no long-term debt obligations; it could be due to missing data in the quarterly or annual report. Use caution when interpreting this information.

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E-L Financial Interest Coverage Chart

E-L Financial Annual Data
Trend Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Interest Coverage
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 62.85 35.31 48.16 - 50.16

E-L Financial Quarterly Data
Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24 Jun24 Sep24
Interest Coverage 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 - 891.40 100.85 52.35 111.37

Competitive Comparison of E-L Financial's Interest Coverage

For the Insurance - Life subindustry, E-L Financial's Interest Coverage, along with its competitors' market caps and Interest Coverage 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.


E-L Financial's Interest Coverage Distribution in the Insurance Industry

For the Insurance industry and Financial Services sector, E-L Financial's Interest Coverage distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where E-L Financial's Interest Coverage falls into.



E-L Financial Interest Coverage Calculation

Interest Coverage is a ratio that determines how easily a company can pay interest expenses on outstanding debt. It is calculated by dividing a company's Operating Income (EBIT) by its Interest Expense:

If Interest Expense is negative and EBIT is positive, then

Interest Coverage=-1* EBIT /Interest Expense

Else if Interest Expense is negative and EBIT is negative, then

The company did not have earnings to cover the interest expense.

Else if Interest Expense is 0 and Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation is 0, then

The company had no debt (1).


Note: If both Interest Expense and Interest Income are empty, while Net Interest Income is negative, then use Net Interest Income as Interest Expense.

E-L Financial's Interest Coverage for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2023 is calculated as

Here, for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2023, E-L Financial's Interest Expense was $-19 Mil. Its EBIT was $969 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $517 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* EBIT (A: Dec. 2023 )/Interest Expense (A: Dec. 2023 )
=-1*969.267/-19.322
=50.16

E-L Financial's Interest Coverage for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2024 is calculated as

Here, for the three months ended in Sep. 2024, E-L Financial's Interest Expense was $-4 Mil. Its EBIT was $495 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $442 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* EBIT (Q: Sep. 2024 )/Interest Expense (Q: Sep. 2024 )
=-1*495.031/-4.445
=111.37

* 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.

The higher the ratio, the stronger the company's Financial Strength is.


E-L Financial  (OTCPK:ELFIF) Interest Coverage Explanation

Ben Graham requires that a company has a minimum interest coverage of 5 with the companies he invested. If the interest coverage is less than 2, the company is burdened by debt. Any business slow or recession may drag the company into a situation where it cannot pay the interest on its debt.

Interest Coverage is an important factor when GuruFocus ranks a company's overage Financial Strength .


E-L Financial Interest Coverage Related Terms

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E-L Financial Business Description

Address
165 University Avenue, 10th Floor, Toronto, ON, CAN, M5H 3B8
E-L Financial Corp Ltd operates as an investment and insurance holding company that provides a broad range of wealth management products, individual insurance products, group plans, and financial services to meet the needs of individuals, professionals, and businesses. The firm has two segments; The Empire Life operating segment underwrites life and health insurance policies and provides segregated funds, mutual funds, and annuity products, and the E-L Corporate segment operations include the oversight of investments in equities held through holdings of common shares, investment funds, closed-end investment companies, and other private companies.

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