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Syncora Holdings (Syncora Holdings) Interest Coverage : 10.28 (As of Mar. 2019)


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What is Syncora Holdings 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. Syncora Holdings's EBIT for the three months ended in Mar. 2019 was $59.24 Mil. Syncora Holdings's Interest Expense for the three months ended in Mar. 2019 was $-5.77 Mil. Syncora Holdings's interest coverage for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2019 was 10.28. The higher the ratio, the stronger the company's financial strength is.

The historical rank and industry rank for Syncora Holdings's Interest Coverage or its related term are showing as below:


SYCRF's Interest Coverage is not ranked *
in the Insurance industry.
Industry Median: 14.475
* 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.


Syncora Holdings Interest Coverage Historical Data

The historical data trend for Syncora Holdings'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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Syncora Holdings Interest Coverage Chart

Syncora Holdings Annual Data
Trend Dec09 Dec10 Dec11 Dec12 Dec13 Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18
Interest Coverage
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only - 3.66 1.33 2.24 -

Syncora Holdings Quarterly Data
Dec12 Dec13 Dec14 Mar15 Jun15 Sep15 Dec15 Mar16 Jun16 Sep16 Dec16 Mar17 Jun17 Sep17 Dec17 Mar18 Jun18 Sep18 Dec18 Mar19
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 0.43 - 2.59 0.05 10.28

Competitive Comparison of Syncora Holdings's Interest Coverage

For the Insurance - Specialty subindustry, Syncora Holdings'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.


Syncora Holdings's Interest Coverage Distribution in the Insurance Industry

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

* The bar in red indicates where Syncora Holdings's Interest Coverage falls into.



Syncora Holdings 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.

Syncora Holdings's Interest Coverage for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2018 is calculated as

Here, for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2018, Syncora Holdings's Interest Expense was $-79.56 Mil. Its EBIT was $-26.13 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $104.21 Mil.

Syncora Holdings did not have earnings to cover the interest expense.

Syncora Holdings's Interest Coverage for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2019 is calculated as

Here, for the three months ended in Mar. 2019, Syncora Holdings's Interest Expense was $-5.77 Mil. Its EBIT was $59.24 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $107.44 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* EBIT (Q: Mar. 2019 )/Interest Expense (Q: Mar. 2019 )
=-1*59.244/-5.765
=10.28

* 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.


Syncora Holdings  (OTCPK:SYCRF) 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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Syncora Holdings (Syncora Holdings) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
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Address
22 Victoria Street, Canon's Court, Hamilton, BMU, HM 12
Syncora Holdings Ltd is a Bermuda holding company that provides through its wholly-owned subsidiaries, financial guarantee insurance and reinsurance. It has one reportable operating business segment, Financial Guarantee Insurance. The financial guarantee business segment is conducted through its operating subsidiaries, SGI and SCAI.
Executives
Duncan P Hennes director SYNCORA HOLDINGS LTD, A S COOPER BLDG, 26 REID STREET, HAMILTON D0 HM11
Edward J Muhl director UNUM GROUP, 1 FOUNTAIN SQUARE, CHATTANOOGA TN 37402
Xl Insurance (bermuda) Ltd 10 percent owner XL HOUSE, ONE BERMUDIANA ROAD, HAMILTON D0 HM 11
Mary R Hennessy director 651 CLINTON AVE, HADDONFIELD NJ 08033
Claude Leblanc officer: Executive Vice President ONE BERMUDIANA ROAD, HAMILTON D0 HM 11

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