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Universal Insurance Holdings (Universal Insurance Holdings) Interest Coverage : 18.76 (As of Dec. 2023)


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What is Universal Insurance 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. Universal Insurance Holdings's EBIT for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was $27 Mil. Universal Insurance Holdings's Interest Expense for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was $-1 Mil. Universal Insurance Holdings's interest coverage for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 18.76. The higher the ratio, the stronger the company's financial strength is.

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

UVE' s Interest Coverage Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 16.17   Med: 49.82   Max: 256.06
Current: 16.17


UVE's Interest Coverage is ranked better than
53.7% of 324 companies
in the Insurance industry
Industry Median: 13.355 vs UVE: 16.17

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


Universal Insurance Holdings Interest Coverage Historical Data

The historical data trend for Universal Insurance 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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Universal Insurance Holdings Interest Coverage Chart

Universal Insurance Holdings 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 N/A 256.06 49.82 - 16.17

Universal Insurance 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 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 23.45 23.47 26.85 - 18.76

Competitive Comparison of Universal Insurance Holdings's Interest Coverage

For the Insurance - Property & Casualty subindustry, Universal Insurance 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.


Universal Insurance Holdings's Interest Coverage Distribution in the Insurance Industry

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

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



Universal Insurance 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.

Universal Insurance 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, Universal Insurance Holdings's Interest Expense was $-6 Mil. Its EBIT was $94 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $102 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* EBIT (A: Dec. 2023 )/Interest Expense (A: Dec. 2023 )
=-1*94.172/-5.823
=16.17

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

Here, for the three months ended in Dec. 2023, Universal Insurance Holdings's Interest Expense was $-1 Mil. Its EBIT was $27 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $102 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* EBIT (Q: Dec. 2023 )/Interest Expense (Q: Dec. 2023 )
=-1*27.354/-1.458
=18.76

* 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.


Universal Insurance Holdings  (NYSE:UVE) 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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Universal Insurance Holdings (Universal Insurance Holdings) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
1110 West Commercial Boulevard, Fort Lauderdale, FL, USA, 33309
Universal Insurance Holdings Inc is a private personal residential homeowner insurance company. The company all aspects of insurance underwriting, policy issuance, general administration and claims processing and settlement internally through our vertically integrated operations. It generates revenues primarily from the collection of premiums. It operates within Florida and across the United States.
Executives
Sean P Downes director 2875 N.E. 191ST, SUITE 300, MIAMI FL 33180
Stephen Donaghy director, officer: CEO UNIVERSAL INSURANCE HOLDINGS INC., 1110 WEST COMMERCIAL BOULEVARD, FORT LAUDERDALE FL 33309
Michael Pietrangelo director 6410 POPLAR AVE, STE 190, MIMPHIS TN 38119
Gary Lloyd Ropiecki officer: Principal Accounting Officer 1110 W. COMMERCIAL BLVD., FORT LAUDERDALE FL 33309
Jon Springer director, officer: President and CRO UNIVERSAL INSURANCE HOLDINGS INC., 1110 WEST COMMERCIAL BOULEVARD, FORT LAUDERDALE FL 33309
Shannon A Brown director 1001 TILLMAN STREET, MEMPHIS TN 38112
Mccahill Francis Xavier Iii director 1314 SOUTH RAMONA AVENUE, INDIALANTIC FL 32903
Scott P. Callahan director 1110 W. COMMERCIAL BLVD., SUITE 100, FORT LAUDERDALE FL 33309
Joel Wilentz director 5811 SW 33RD TERR, FORT LAUDERDALE FL 33312
Ozzie A Schindler director 1451 STILLWATER DRIVE, MIAMI BEACH FL 33141-1031
Richard D Peterson director 1110 WEST COMMERCIAL BOULEVARD, FORT LAUDERDALE FL 33309
Marlene Gordon director C/O FRESH DEL MONTE PRODUCE INC.,, PO BOX 149222, CORAL GABLES FL 33134
Frank Wilcox officer: CFO, Principal Acct. Officer 1110 W. COMMERCIAL BLVD., SUITE 100, FORT LAUDERDALE FL 33309
Kimberly D Campos director, officer: CIO & CAO 1110 WEST COMMERCIAL BOULEVARD, SUITE 100, FORT LAUDERDALE FL 33309
Ralph J. Palmieri director 1110 WEST COMMERCIAL BOULEVARD, FORT LAUDERDALE FL 33309