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FBL Financial Group (FBL Financial Group) Interest Coverage : 23.69 (As of Mar. 2021)


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What is FBL Financial Group 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. FBL Financial Group's EBIT for the three months ended in Mar. 2021 was $28.7 Mil. FBL Financial Group's Interest Expense for the three months ended in Mar. 2021 was $-1.2 Mil. FBL Financial Group's interest coverage for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2021 was 23.69. The higher the ratio, the stronger the company's financial strength is.

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


FFG's Interest Coverage is not ranked *
in the Insurance industry.
Industry Median: 13.52
* Ranked among companies with meaningful Interest Coverage only.

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


FBL Financial Group Interest Coverage Historical Data

The historical data trend for FBL Financial Group'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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FBL Financial Group Interest Coverage Chart

FBL Financial Group Annual Data
Trend Dec11 Dec12 Dec13 Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20
Interest Coverage
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 30.23 30.85 21.83 30.44 15.85

FBL Financial Group Quarterly Data
Jun16 Sep16 Dec16 Mar17 Jun17 Sep17 Dec17 Mar18 Jun18 Sep18 Dec18 Mar19 Jun19 Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21
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 - 28.16 20.44 18.31 23.69

Competitive Comparison of FBL Financial Group's Interest Coverage

For the Insurance - Life subindustry, FBL Financial Group'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.


FBL Financial Group's Interest Coverage Distribution in the Insurance Industry

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

* The bar in red indicates where FBL Financial Group's Interest Coverage falls into.



FBL Financial Group 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.

FBL Financial Group's Interest Coverage for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2020 is calculated as

Here, for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2020, FBL Financial Group's Interest Expense was $-5.0 Mil. Its EBIT was $79.5 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $97.0 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* EBIT (A: Dec. 2020 )/Interest Expense (A: Dec. 2020 )
=-1*79.487/-5.015
=15.85

FBL Financial Group's Interest Coverage for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2021 is calculated as

Here, for the three months ended in Mar. 2021, FBL Financial Group's Interest Expense was $-1.2 Mil. Its EBIT was $28.7 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $97.0 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* EBIT (Q: Mar. 2021 )/Interest Expense (Q: Mar. 2021 )
=-1*28.733/-1.213
=23.69

* 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.


FBL Financial Group  (NYSE:FFG) 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 .


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FBL Financial Group (FBL Financial Group) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
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Address
5400 University Avenue, West Des Moines, IA, USA, 50266-5997
FBL Financial Group Inc is an American financial services company. The group has three subsidiaries: Farm Bureau Life Insurance Company, Greenfields Life Insurance Company, Farm Bureau Property and Casualty Insurance Company, and Western Agricultural Insurance Company. Farm Bureau Life Insurance Company offers various lines of life insurance, annuity, and investment products. Greenfields Life Insurance Company offers a wide range of life insurance, annuity, and investment products. Farm Bureau Property and Casualty Insurance Company and Western Agricultural Insurance Company offer full lines of personal and commercial property-casualty insurance products.
Executives
Paul A. Juffer director 5942 BEECHTREE DRIVE WEST DES MOINES IA 50266
Bryan Searle director 275 TIERRA VISTA DRIVE POCATELLO ID 83201
Daniel M Koster officer: VP - Marketing and Agency Svcs 5400 UNIVERSITY AVENUE WEST DES MOINES IA 50266
Anthony James Aldridge officer: Chief Accounting Officer 5400 UNIVERSITY AVENUE WEST DES MOINES IA 50266
Jeffrey A Whitehead officer: Chief Investment Officer 5400 UNIVERSITY AVENUE WEST DES MOINES IA 50266
Ronald L Mead officer: VP - Sales and Distribution 5400 UNIVERSITY AVENUE WEST DES MOINES IA 50266
Casey Decker officer: Chief Information Officer 5400 UNIVERSITY AVENUE WEST DES MOINES IA 50266
Richard Wayne Felts director 2627 KFB PLAZA MANHATTAN KS 66503
Jay W Seiboldt officer: Chief Operating Officer - PC 5400 UNIVERSITY AVENUE WEST DES MOINES IA 50266
Nicholas C. Gerhart officer: Chief Administrative Officer 5400 UNIVERSITY AVENUE WEST DES MOINES IA 50266
Raymond Walter Wasilewski officer: Senior Vice President 5400 UNIVERSITY AVENUE WEST DES MOINES IA 50265
Daniel D Pitcher director, officer: Chief Executive Officer 5400 UNIVERSITY AVENUE WEST DES MOINES IA 50266
Charles Happel officer: Chief Investment Officer 5400 UNIVERSITY AVENUE WEST DES MOINES IA 50266
Donald Seibel officer: CFO & Treasurer 5400 UNIVERSITY AVENUE WEST DES MOINES IA 50266
James Brannen officer: CEO Emeritus 5400 UNIVERSITY AVENUE, WEST DES MOINES IA 50266

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