National Interstate has the Profitability Rank of 0.
GuruFocus Profitability Rank ranks how profitable a company is and how likely the company's business will stay that way. It is based on these factors:
1. Operating Margin %
2. Piotroski F-Score
3. Trend of the Operating Margin % (5-year average). The company with an uptrend profit margin has a higher rank.
4. Consistency of the profitability
5. Predictability Rank
Competitive Comparison of National Interstate's Profitability Rank
For the Insurance - Property & Casualty subindustry, National Interstate's Profitability Rank, along with its competitors' market caps and Profitability 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.
National Interstate's Profitability Rank Distribution in the Insurance Industry
For the Insurance industry and Financial Services sector, National Interstate's Profitability Rank distribution charts can be found below:
* The bar in red indicates where National Interstate's Profitability Rank falls into.
National Interstate Profitability Rank Calculation
GuruFocus Profitability Rank ranks how profitable a company is and how likely the company's business will stay that way.
The maximum rank is 10. A rank of 7 or higher means a higher profitability and may stay that way. A rank of 3 or lower indicates that the company has had trouble to make a profit.
National Interstate has the Profitability Rank of 0.
Profitability Rank is not directly related to the Financial Strength. But if a company is consistently profitable, its financial strength will be stronger.
Operating Margin % - also known as operating income margin, operating profit margin and return on sales (ROS) - is the ratio of Operating Income divided by net sales or Revenue, usually presented in percent.
* 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.
Good or high score = 8 or 9
Bad or low score = 0 or 1
National Interstate has an F-score of 0. It is a bad or low score, which usually implies poor business operation.
3. Trend of the Operating Margin % (5-year average). The company with an uptrend profit margin has a higher rank.
4. Consistency of the profitability
5. Predictability Rank
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National Interstate (National Interstate) Business Description
National Interstate Corp was founded in 1989. The Company, together with its subsidiaries operates as an insurance holding company group that underwrites and sells traditional and alternative property and casualty insurance products to the passenger transportation, trucking and moving and storage industries, general commercial insurance to small businesses in Hawaii and Alaska and personal insurance to owners of recreational vehicles throughout the United States. It is a specialty property and casualty insurance company with a niche orientation and a focus on the transportation industry. It offers over 40 product lines in the specialty property and casualty insurance market, which it groups into four general business components, alternative risk transfer, transportation, specialty personal lines and Hawaii and Alaska based on the class of business, insureds' risk participation or geographic location. Alternative risk transfer underwrites, markets and distributes truck transportation, passenger transportation and moving and storage ART insurance products, also known as captives. Transportation underwrites commercial auto liability, general liability, physical damage, workers' compensation and motor truck cargo and related coverages for truck and passenger operators. Specialty personal lines offer coverage for campsite liability, vehicle replacement coverage and coverage for trailers, golf carts and campsite storage facilities. The Company offers its products through multiple distribution channels including independent agents and brokers, program administrators, affiliated agencies and agent internet initiatives. The Company competes with Lancer Insurance Company, RLI Corporation, Great West Casualty Company, Northland Insurance Company, Sentry Insurance, Progressive Corporation and National General Insurance, Liberty Mutual Insurance Company, First Insurance, Dongbu Insurance Company, DTRIC Insurance Company, Zurich Insurance Company, American International Group, Inc., Travelers Company, Inc.
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