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Alleghany (Alleghany) Interest Coverage : 0 (At Loss) (As of Jun. 2022)


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What is Alleghany 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. Alleghany's EBIT for the three months ended in Jun. 2022 was $-135 Mil. Alleghany's Interest Expense for the three months ended in Jun. 2022 was $-29 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 Alleghany's Interest Coverage or its related term are showing as below:

Y' s Interest Coverage Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 1.44   Med: 10.06   Max: 14.81
Current: 6.59


Y's Interest Coverage is not ranked
in the Insurance industry.
Industry Median: 13.52 vs Y: 6.59

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


Alleghany Interest Coverage Historical Data

The historical data trend for Alleghany'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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Alleghany Interest Coverage Chart

Alleghany Annual Data
Trend Dec12 Dec13 Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21
Interest Coverage
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 1.44 1.44 12.24 2.79 14.81

Alleghany Quarterly Data
Sep17 Dec17 Mar18 Jun18 Sep18 Dec18 Mar19 Jun19 Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22
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 22.71 - 25.46 7.66 -

Competitive Comparison of Alleghany's Interest Coverage

For the Insurance - Property & Casualty subindustry, Alleghany'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.


Alleghany's Interest Coverage Distribution in the Insurance Industry

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

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



Alleghany 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.

Alleghany's Interest Coverage for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2021 is calculated as

Here, for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2021, Alleghany's Interest Expense was $-102 Mil. Its EBIT was $1,515 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $2,847 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* EBIT (A: Dec. 2021 )/Interest Expense (A: Dec. 2021 )
=-1*1515.011/-102.308
=14.81

Alleghany's Interest Coverage for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2022 is calculated as

Here, for the three months ended in Jun. 2022, Alleghany's Interest Expense was $-29 Mil. Its EBIT was $-135 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $2,340 Mil.

Alleghany 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.


Alleghany  (NYSE:Y) 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 .


Alleghany Interest Coverage Related Terms

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Alleghany (Alleghany) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
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Address
1411 Broadway, 34th Floor, New York, NY, USA, 10018
Alleghany Corp is a property and casualty insurance company that owns and manages subsidiaries that operate reinsurance and insurance operations. The company also executes certain private capital investments. The company classifies its business into three reportable segments: reinsurance, insurance, and Alleghany Capital. These segments' underwriting activities are evaluated separately from investment and corporate activities. Reinsurance contracts are generally classified as a treaty or facultative contracts. Treaty reinsurance provides for the automatic reinsuring of all or a portion of a specified class of risk underwritten by the ceding company. Facultative reinsurance is geared toward individual risks.
Executives
Christopher Kent Dalrymple officer: VP and General Counsel C/O DARWIN PROFESSIONAL UNDERWRITERS INC 9 FARM SPRINGS ROAD FARMINGTON CT 06032
Ian H Chippendale director TRANSATLANTIC HOLDINGS, INC. 80 PINE ST NEW YORK NY 10005
Joseph Patrick Brandon officer: Executive Vice President C/O ALLEGHANY CORPORATION 1411 BROADWAY, 34TH FLOOR NEW YORK NY 10018
Chris H Cheesman director C/O ALLEGHANY CORPORATION 1411 BROADWAY, 34TH FLOOR NEW YORK NY 10018
Kerry J Jacobs officer: SVP, Chief Financial Officer C/O ALLEGHANY CORPORATION 1411 BROADWAY, 34TH FLOOR NEW YORK NY 10018
William K Lavin director 375 PARK AVENUE SUITE 3201 NEW YORK NY 10152
John F Shannon officer: SVP, chief investment officer C/O ALLEGHANY CORPORATION 1411 BROADWAY, 34TH FLOOR NEW YORK NY 10018
Phillip M Martineau director 414 EAST THIRD STREET PO BOX 1109 MUSCATINE IA 52761
Lauren M Tyler director C/O ALLEGHANY CORPORATION, 1411 BROADWAY, 34TH FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10018
Jefferson Kirby director ALLEGHANY CORPORATION 7 TIMES SQUARE TOWER, 17TH FLOOR NEW YORK NY 10036
Rex D Adams director
Raymond Wong director C/O SPRING MOUNTAIN CAPITAL, LP 650 MADISON AVENUE, 20TH FLOOR NEW YORK NY 10022
James F Will director ST VINCENT COLLEGE, 300 PRASER PURCHASE RD, LATROBE PA 15650
Roger Bryce Gorham officer: SVP, Chief Financial Officer C/O ALLEGHANY CORPORATION 1411 BROADWAY, 34TH FLOOR NEW YORK NY 10018
Sennott John Langton Jr officer: SVP C/O ALLEGHANY CORPORATION 1411 BROADWAY, 34TH FLOOR NEW YORK NY 10018

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