Independence Holding Co (Independence Holding Co) GF Value Rank : 7 (As of Apr. 25, 2024)

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What is Independence Holding Co GF Value Rank?

Independence Holding Co has the GF Value Rank of 7.

The GF Value Rank is determined by the price-to-GF-Value (P/GF Value) ratio, a proprietary metric calculated based on historical multiples along with an adjustment factor based on a company's past returns and growth and future estimates of the business' performance.

GuruFocus found that for valuation, we cannot simply give stocks a better GF Value rank simply because they have a lower P/GF Value ratio. Backtesting shows that over the long term, the two worst-performing groups are the most expensive group (with the highest P/GF Value ratio) and the least expensive group (with the lowest P/GF Value ratio).

We can understand why the most expensive group underperforms. We were initially puzzled by the underperformance of the least expensive group, but we realized there is a reason why some stocks are super cheap. If they look too undervalued, it is often because the businesses behind them are poor quality. The market realized this and gave them low valuations. In a way, the market is efficient.

After multiple backtesting analyses, we granted the stocks in third-cheapest percentile the highest GF Value rank, as they have performed the best over a full market cycle. Stock performance is actually not as sensitive to valuation as it is to growth and profitability. On average, the companies in the 20%-50% valuation groups have similar performances. Therefore, we should avoid the most expensive and the least expensive stocks. We can be more tolerant of valuation.

Please click GF Score to see more details on the GF Score's 5 Key Aspects of Analysis.

Competitive Comparison of Independence Holding Co's GF Value Rank

For the Insurance - Life subindustry, Independence Holding Co's GF Value Rank, along with its competitors' market caps and GF Value Rank 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.

Independence Holding Co's GF Value Rank Distribution in the Insurance Industry

For the Insurance industry and Financial Services sector, Independence Holding Co's GF Value Rank distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Independence Holding Co's GF Value Rank falls into.

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Independence Holding Co (Independence Holding Co) Business Description

Industry

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Comparable Companies

Traded in Other Exchanges

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Address

96 Cummings Point Road, Stamford, CT, USA, 06902

Website

http://www.ihcgroup.com

Independence Holding Co is engaged in the business of life and health insurance. It mainly provides disability and health coverages and related services to commercial and individual customers. The company's principal products include medical stop-loss, fully insured health products, ancillary products, pet insurance and occupational accident and medical health benefits coverages, New York short term disability, group term life, individual life, and annuities. It has business segments that include Specialty Health; Group disability, life, DBL and PFL segment; individual life, annuities and another segment. The company generates maximum revenue from the Specialty Health segment.

Executives

Steven B Lapin	director	96 CUMMINGS POINT RD STAMFORD CT 06902
Gary Balzofiore	officer: SVP - Specialty Health Ops	485 MADISON AVENUE, NEW YORK NY 10022
Maggi Colleen P.	officer: Corporate VP and CFO	96 CUMMINGS POINT ROAD STAMFORD CT 06902
Vincent J. Furfaro	director, officer: SVP StrategicCorp. Dev. & CISO	485 MADISON AVE. 14TH FLOOR NEW YORK NY 10022
Ronald I Simon	director	485 MADISON AVENUE, 14TH FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10022
Larry Graber	director, officer: Sr VP-Life & Annuities	96 CUMMINGS POINT RD STAMFORD CT 06902
James G Tatum	director	96 CUMMINGS POINT RD STAMFORD CT 06902
David T Kettig	officer: Co-Chief Operating Officer	96 CUMMINGS POINT RD STAMFORD CT 06902
Thung Roy T K	director, officer: President and CEO	96 CUMMINGS POINT RD STAMFORD CT 06902
Michael Kemp	officer: CUO & SVP	C/O STANDARD SECURITY LIFE INSURANCE CO. 485 MADISON AVENUE NEW YORK NY 10022
Geneve Holdings Inc	10 percent owner	96 CUMMINGS POINT RD STAMFORD CT 06902
Teresa A Herbert	officer: Sr VP & CFO	96 CUMMINGS POINT RD, STAMFORD CT 06902
Jeffrey C Smedsrud	officer: Sr VP&Chief Strategic Officer	8009 34TH AVENUE SOUTH #360 BLOOMINGTON MN 55420
Smh Associates Corp.	10 percent owner	96 CUMMINGS POINT ROAD STAMFORD CT 06902
Argent Investors Management Corp	10 percent owner	96 CUMMINGS POINT ROAD STAMFORD CT 06902