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Axis Capital Holdings (Axis Capital Holdings) Interest Coverage

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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. Axis Capital Holdings's EBIT for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was $-167 Mil. Axis Capital Holdings's Interest Expense for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was $-18 Mil. did not have earnings to cover the interest expense. The higher the ratio, the stronger the company's financial strength is.

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

AXS' s Interest Coverage Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 1.19   Med: 8.99   Max: 13.65
Current: 6.82


AXS's Interest Coverage is ranked worse than
66.87% of 323 companies
in the Insurance industry
Industry Median: 13.52 vs AXS: 6.82

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


Axis Capital Holdings Interest Coverage Historical Data

The historical data trend for Axis Capital 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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Axis Capital Holdings Annual Data
Trend Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Interest Coverage
Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 5.95 - 11.42 4.85 6.82

Axis Capital Holdings Quarterly Data
Mar19 Jun19 Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23
Interest Coverage 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 Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 5.80 12.73 11.52 13.76 -

Competitive Comparison

For the Insurance - Specialty subindustry, Axis Capital 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.


Axis Capital Holdings Interest Coverage Distribution

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

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



Axis Capital 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.

Axis Capital Holdings'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, Axis Capital Holdings's Interest Expense was $-68 Mil. Its EBIT was $467 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $1,523 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* EBIT (A: Dec. 2023 )/Interest Expense (A: Dec. 2023 )
=-1*466.866/-68.421
=6.82

Axis Capital Holdings's Interest Coverage for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 is calculated as

Here, for the three months ended in Dec. 2023, Axis Capital Holdings's Interest Expense was $-18 Mil. Its EBIT was $-167 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $1,523 Mil.

Axis Capital Holdings did not have earnings to cover the interest expense.

* 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.


Axis Capital Holdings  (NYSE:AXS) 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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Axis Capital Holdings (Axis Capital Holdings) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
92 Pitts Bay Road, Pembroke, BMU, HM 08
Axis Capital Holdings Ltd is a property and casualty insurance company that provides various products and services to clients and distribution partners. The company has operating subsidiaries and branch networks based in Bermuda, the United States, Canada, Europe, and Singapore. Its business consists of two distinct global underwriting platforms, AXIS Insurance, and AXIS Reinsurance. The company manages its portfolio holistically, aiming to construct an optimum consolidated portfolio of funded and unfunded risks.
Executives
Henry B Smith director C/O AXIS CAPITAL HOLDINGS LIMITED, 92 PITTS BAY ROAD, PEMBROKE D0 HM 08
Daniel J Draper officer: Grp Chief Underwriting Officer 52 LIME STREET, LONDON X0 EC3M 7AF
Vincent C Tizzio officer: CEO, Specialty Ins. and Re. C/O THE NAVIGATORS GROUP, INC., 6 INTERNATIONAL DRIVE, RYE BROOK NY 10573
Axel Theis director 92 PITTS BAY ROAD, PEMBROKE D0 HM 08
Michael Millegan director C/O WIRELESS TELECOM GROUP, INC., 25 EASTMANS RD., PARSIPPANY NJ 07054
Charles A Davis director 1 CAPE MAY ST, 1 CAPE MAY ST, HARRISON NJ 07029
Thomas C. Ramey director C/O AXIS CAPITAL HOLDINGS LIMITED, 92 PITTS BAY ROAD, PEMBROKE D0 HM 08
W Marston Becker director C/O ALTERRA HOUSE, 2 FRONT STREET, HAMILTON D0 HM11
Anne Melissa Dowling director 9965 FEDERAL DRIVE, COLORADO SPRINGS CO 80921
Albert Benchimol officer: Chief Financial Officer & EVP AXIS CAPITAL HOLDINGS LIMITED, 92 PITTS BAY ROAD, PEMBROKE BERMUDA D0 HM 08
Michael A Butt director, officer: Chairman AXIS CAPITAL HOLDINGS LIMITED, 92 PITTS BAY ROAD, PEMBROKE D0 HM 08
Peter Vogt officer: EVP and CFO 1211 AVENUE OF THE AMERICAS, 24TH FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10036
Lizabeth H Zlatkus director ONE HARTFORD PLAZA, HARTFORD CT 06155
Kent W Ziegler officer: Principal Acct Off, Controller 199 WATER STREET, 24TH FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10038
Elanor Hardwick director C/O AXIS CAPITAL HOLDINGS LIMITED, AXIS HOUSE, 92 PITTS BAY ROAD, PEMBROKE D0 HM 08

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