Return-on-Tangible-Equity is calculated as Net Income divided by its average total shareholder tangible equity. Total shareholder tangible equity equals to Total Stockholders Equity minus Intangible Assets. Hiscox's annualized net income for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2024 was £583 Mil. Hiscox's average shareholder tangible equity for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2024 was £2,537 Mil. Therefore, Hiscox's annualized Return-on-Tangible-Equity for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2024 was 22.97%.
The historical rank and industry rank for Hiscox's Return-on-Tangible-Equity or its related term are showing as below:
LSE:HSX'
s Return-on-Tangible-Equity Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -14.64 Med: 10.23 Max: 26.49
Current: 20
During the past 13 years, Hiscox's highest Return-on-Tangible-Equity was 26.49%. The lowest was -14.64%. And the median was 10.23%.
LSE:HSX's Return-on-Tangible-Equity is ranked better than 71.9% of 484
companies
in the Insurance industry
Industry Median: 12.695
vs LSE:HSX: 20.00
Hiscox Return-on-Tangible-Equity Historical Data
The historical data trend for Hiscox's Return-on-Tangible-Equity 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.
Competitive Comparison of Hiscox's Return-on-Tangible-Equity
For the Insurance - Property & Casualty subindustry, Hiscox's Return-on-Tangible-Equity, along with its competitors' market caps and Return-on-Tangible-Equity 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.
Hiscox's Return-on-Tangible-Equity Distribution in the Insurance Industry
For the Insurance industry and Financial Services sector, Hiscox's Return-on-Tangible-Equity distribution charts can be found below:
* The bar in red indicates where Hiscox's Return-on-Tangible-Equity falls into.
* 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.
In the calculation of annual Return-on-Tangible-Equity, the net income of the last fiscal year and the average total shareholder tangible equity over the fiscal year are used. In calculating the quarterly data,
the net income data used here is two times the semi-annual (Dec. 2024) net income data.
Return-on-Tangible-Equity is displayed in the 10-year financial page.
Return-on-Tangible-Equity measures the rate of return on the ownership interest (shareholder's tangible equity) of the common stock owners. It measures a firm's efficiency at generating profits from every unit of shareholders' tangible equity (shareholders equity minus intangibles). Return-on-Tangible-Equity shows how well a company uses investment funds to generate earnings growth. Return-on-Tangible-Equitys between 15% and 20% are considered desirable.
Be Aware
Net Income is used.
Because a company can increase its Return-on-Tangible-Equity by having more financial leverage, it is important to watch the leverage ratio when investing in high Return-on-Tangible-Equity companies. Like Return-on-Tangible-Asset, Return-on-Tangible-Equity is calculated with only 12 months data. Fluctuations in company's earnings or business cycles can affect the ratio drastically. It is important to look at the ratio from a long term perspective.
Asset light businesses require very few assets to generate very high earnings. Their Return-on-Tangible-Equitys can be extremely high.
Hiscox Return-on-Tangible-Equity Related Terms
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Hiscox Ltd is a property and casualty insurance company. The company aims to balance catastrophe-exposed businesses with less volatile local specialty businesses. Its product offerings include property, casualty, crisis management (covering terrorism and kidnap and ransom), marine, energy, and specialty areas like space insurance. The company's operating segments consist of Hiscox Retail, Hiscox London Market, Hiscox Re & ILS, and Corporate Center. The majority of the revenue is generated from its Hiscox Retail segment, which represents retail business divisions in the UK, Europe, the USA, and Asia. Geographically, the company earns insurance revenue from places like the United States, which generates key revenue, as well as the United Kingdom, Europe, and other regions.
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