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National General Holdings (National General Holdings) Interest Coverage : 0 (At Loss) (As of Dec. 2020)


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What is National General 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. National General Holdings's EBIT for the three months ended in Dec. 2020 was $161.43 Mil. National General Holdings's Interest Expense for the three months ended in Dec. 2020 was $1.08 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 National General Holdings's Interest Coverage or its related term are showing as below:

NGHCO.PFD' s Interest Coverage Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 4.47   Med: 8.52   Max: 26.94
Current: 20.2


NGHCO.PFD's Interest Coverage is not ranked
in the Insurance industry.
Industry Median: 13.52 vs NGHCO.PFD: 20.20

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


National General Holdings Interest Coverage Historical Data

The historical data trend for National General 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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National General Holdings Interest Coverage Chart

National General Holdings 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 6.73 4.47 5.30 8.85 20.56

National General Holdings Quarterly Data
Mar16 Jun16 Sep16 Dec16 Mar17 Jun17 Sep17 Dec17 Mar18 Jun18 Sep18 Dec18 Mar19 Jun19 Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20
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 10.46 11.93 20.11 13.78 -

Competitive Comparison of National General Holdings's Interest Coverage

For the Insurance - Property & Casualty subindustry, National General 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.


National General Holdings's Interest Coverage Distribution in the Insurance Industry

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

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



National General 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.

National General Holdings'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, National General Holdings's Interest Expense was $-33.77 Mil. Its EBIT was $694.44 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $536.81 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* EBIT (A: Dec. 2020 )/Interest Expense (A: Dec. 2020 )
=-1*694.441/-33.772
=20.56

National General Holdings's Interest Coverage for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2020 is calculated as

Here, for the three months ended in Dec. 2020, National General Holdings's Interest Expense was $1.08 Mil. Its EBIT was $161.43 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $536.81 Mil.

* 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.


National General Holdings  (NAS:NGHCO.PFD) 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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National General Holdings (National General Holdings) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
N/A
Address
59 Maiden Lane, 38th Floor, New York, NY, USA, 10038
National General Holdings Corp is a specialty personal lines insurance holding company. It provides a variety of insurance products, including personal and commercial automobile, homeowners, umbrella, recreational vehicle, motorcycle, lender-placed, supplemental health and other niche insurance products. The company sells insurance products with a focus on underwriting profitability through a combination of its customized and predictive analytics and its technology is driven low-cost infrastructure. The company manages its business through two segments, the Property and Casualty segment and Accident and Health segment.
Executives
John Drake Nichols director C/O HIPPO HOLDINGS INC., 150 FOREST AVENUE, PALO ALTO CA 94301
Lawrence J. Moloney officer: Chief Accounting Officer C/O NGHC, 59 MAIDEN LANE, 38TH FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10038
John Marshaleck director 48 PAR LA VILLE ROAD, SUITE 1141, HAMILTON D0 HM11
Ephraim Brecher director C/O NGHC, 59 MAIDEN LANE, 38TH FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10038
Peter A. Rendall officer: COO and Treasurer C/O NGHC, 59 MAIDEN LANE, 38TH FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10038
Michael Hal Weiner officer: Chief Financial Officer C/O NGHC, 59 MAIDEN LANE, 38TH FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10038
Howard Zuckerman director 6 SANDS POINT RD, MONSEY NY 10952
Byron Storms officer: President - P&C C/O NGHC, 59 MAIDEN LANE, 38TH FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10038
Michael Francis Murphy officer: Executive Vice President C/O NGHC, 59 MAIDEN LANE, 38TH FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10038
Leah Karfunkel 10 percent owner C/O AMTRUST FINANCIAL SERVICES, INC., 59 MAIDEN LANE, 6TH FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10038
Donald Bolar officer: Chief Accounting Officer C/O NGHC, 59 MAIDEN LANE, 38TH FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10038
Amtrust International Insurance Ltd 10 percent owner SUITE 102 WASHINGTON MALL, 7 REID STREET, HAMILTON D0 HM11
Thomas Newgarden officer: Executive Vice President C/O NGHC, 59 MAIDEN LANE, 38TH FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10038
Jeffrey Weissmann officer: General Counsel & Secretary C/O NGHC, 59 MAIDEN LANE, 38TH FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10038
Robert Karfunkel officer: Executive Vice President C/O NGHC, 59 MAIDEN LANE, 38TH FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10038

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