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Axis Capital Holdings (Axis Capital Holdings) Earnings Power Value (EPV) : $44.37 (As of Dec23)


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What is Axis Capital Holdings Earnings Power Value (EPV)?

As of Dec23, Axis Capital Holdings's earnings power value is $44.37. *

* GuruFocus does not store EPV value into our database if Average Maintenance CAPEX is 0.

Margin of Safety is N/A.

The basic concept of EPV is that one should value a stock based on the current free cash flow of a company and not on future projections which may, or may not, come true. It is arguably a better way to analyze stocks than Discounted Cash Flow analysis that relies on highly speculative growth assumptions many years into the future. Assumption: Current profitability is sustainable.


Axis Capital Holdings Earnings Power Value (EPV) Historical Data

The historical data trend for Axis Capital Holdings's Earnings Power Value (EPV) can be seen below:

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* 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.

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Axis Capital Holdings Earnings Power Value (EPV) Chart

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Competitive Comparison of Axis Capital Holdings's Earnings Power Value (EPV)

For the Insurance - Specialty subindustry, Axis Capital Holdings's Earnings Power Value (EPV), along with its competitors' market caps and Earnings Power Value (EPV) 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.


Axis Capital Holdings's Earnings Power Value (EPV) Distribution in the Insurance Industry

For the Insurance industry and Financial Services sector, Axis Capital Holdings's Earnings Power Value (EPV) distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Axis Capital Holdings's Earnings Power Value (EPV) falls into.



Axis Capital Holdings Earnings Power Value (EPV) Calculation

Earnings Power Value also known as just Earnings Power is a valuation technique popularised by Bruce Greenwald, an authority on value investing at Columbia University. It is arguably a better way to analyze stocks than Discounted Cash Flow analysis that relies on highly speculative growth assumptions many years into the future.

The basic concept of EPV is that one should value a stock based on the current free cash flow of a company and not on future projections which may, or may not, come true. This valuation tool excludes the potential growth that a company may have so that needs to be looked at separately. Since future growth is excluded from the analysis, only the maintenance capital expenditures are subtracted from after-tax EBIT (earnings before interest and taxes) and growth capex is ignored.

Axis Capital Holdings's "Earning Power" Calculation:

Average of Last 20 Quarters Last Quarter
Revenue 5,234
DDA 70
Operating Margin % 0.00
SGA * 25% 162
Tax Rate % 11.50
Maintenance Capex 0
Cash and Cash Equivalents 5,305
Short-Term Debt 0
Long-Term Debt 1,523
Shares Outstanding (Diluted) 86

1. Start with "Earnings" not including accounting adjustments (one-time charges not excluded unless policy has changed). "Earnings" are "Operating Income.

2. Look at average margins over a business/Industry cycle: Average Operating Margin = 0.00%

To normalize margins and eliminate the effects on profitability of valuing the firm at different points in the business cycle, it is usually best to take a long-term average of operating margins. Ideally this would be as long as 10 years and include at least one economic downturn. However, since most of companies do not have as long as 10-year history, here GuruFocus uses the latest 5 years data to do the calculation. To smooth out unusual years but reflect recent developments, we take an average of the 5 year margin.

3. Multiply average margins by sustainable revenues and then adjust for maintenance SGA. This yields "normalized" EBIT:

To be conservative, GuruFocus uses an average of the 5 year revenues as the sustainable revenue.
EPV analysis recognises that part of SG&A expenditure is made to maintain and replace the existing assets, while part is made to grow sales. Since EPV is only interested in what it costs a going concern to maintain its existing asset base, it adds back a percentage of SG&A (between 15% and 50% - this is a matter of judgment and industry knowledge) to make up for the fact that some of this expenditure went to fund growth and shouldn't be accounted for. To start off, we assume 25% for the sake of prudence.
Sustainable Revenue = $5,234 Mil, Average Operating Margin = 0.00%, Average Adjusted SGA = 162,
therefore "Normalized" EBIT = Sustainable Revenue * Average Operating Margin + Average Adjusted SGA = 5,234 * 0.00% +162 = $ Mil.

4. Multiply by one minus Average Tax Rate (NOPAT):

Same as average operating margin calculation, GuruFocus takes an average of the 5 years tax rates.
Average Tax Rate = 11.50%, and "Normalized" EBIT = $ Mil,
therefore After-tax "Normalized" EBIT = "Normalized" EBIT * ( 1 - Average Tax Rate ) = * ( 1 - 11.50% ) = $0 Mil.

5. Add back Excess Depreciation (after tax at 1/2 average tax rate). This yields "normalized" Earnings:

Excess Depreciation = Average DDA * % of Excess Depreciation (after tax at 1/2 average tax rate) = 70 * 0.5 * 11.50% = $4.0461945 Mil.
"Normalized" Earnings = After-tax "Normalized" EBIT + Excess Depreciation = 0 + 4.0461945 = $4.0461945 Mil.

6. Adjusted for Maintenance Capital Expenditure:

First, calculate the revenue change regarding to the previous year. If the revenue decreased from the previous year, then the Maintenance Capital Expenditure = Capital Expenditure (positive).
Second, if the revenue increased from the previous year, then calculate the percentage of Net PPE as of corresponding Revenue.
Third, calculate Capital Expenditure (positive) - percentage of Net PPE as of corresponding Revenue * revenue increase.
If [Capital Expenditure (positive) - percentage of Net PPE as of corresponding Revenue * revenue increase] was negative, then the Maintenance Capital Expenditure = Capital Expenditure (positive).
If [Capital Expenditure (positive) - percentage of Net PPE as of corresponding Revenue * revenue increase] was positive, then the Maintenance Capital Expenditure = Capital Expenditure (positive) - percentage of Net PPE as of corresponding Revenue * revenue increase.
Fourth, GuruFocus uses an average of the 5 year maintenance capital expenditures as maintenance CAPEX.
Axis Capital Holdings's Average Maintenance CAPEX = $0 Mil *.
* GuruFocus does not store EPV value into our database if Average Maintenance CAPEX is 0.

7. Investors require a return of "WACC" for the risk they are taking: WACC = 9%

8. Axis Capital Holdings's current cash and cash equivalent = $5,305 Mil.
Axis Capital Holdings's current interest bearing debt = Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation + Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation = 1,523 + 0 = $1522.605 Mil.
Axis Capital Holdings's current Shares Outstanding (Diluted Average) = 86 Mil.

Axis Capital Holdings's Earnings Power Value (EPV) for Dec23 is calculated as:

EPV = ( ( Norm. Earnings-Maint. CAPEX *) / WACC + CashandEquiv - Int. Bearing Debt ) / Shares Outstanding (Diluted Average)
= ( ( 4.0461945 - 0)/ 9%+5,305-1522.605 )/86
=44.37

Margin of Safety (EPV)=( Earnings Power Value (EPV)-Current Price )/Earnings Power Value (EPV)
=( 44.368735630852-60.64 )/44.368735630852
= -36.67%

* 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.

* GuruFocus does not store EPV value into our database if Average Maintenance CAPEX is 0.


Axis Capital Holdings  (NYSE:AXS) Earnings Power Value (EPV) Explanation

Assumption: Current profitability is sustainable.

Earnings power value (EPV) uses a very basic equation which assumes no growth, although it does rely on an assumption about the cost of capital as well as the fact that current earnings are sustainable. It also involves several adjustments to clean up the underlying Earnings figures.


Be Aware

Though using today's earnings in calculating Earnings Power Value, GuruFocus is normalizing these earnings to the business cycle. This eliminates the effects on profitability of valuing the firm at different points in the business cycle. This means that we are considering the average earnings over 5 years.


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Axis Capital Holdings (Axis Capital Holdings) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
92 Pitts Bay Road, Pembroke, BMU, HM 08
Axis Capital Holdings Ltd is a property and casualty insurance company that provides various products and services to clients and distribution partners. The company has operating subsidiaries and branch networks based in Bermuda, the United States, Canada, Europe, and Singapore. Its business consists of two distinct global underwriting platforms, AXIS Insurance, and AXIS Reinsurance. The company manages its portfolio holistically, aiming to construct an optimum consolidated portfolio of funded and unfunded risks.
Executives
Henry B Smith director C/O AXIS CAPITAL HOLDINGS LIMITED, 92 PITTS BAY ROAD, PEMBROKE D0 HM 08
Daniel J Draper officer: Grp Chief Underwriting Officer 52 LIME STREET, LONDON X0 EC3M 7AF
Vincent C Tizzio officer: CEO, Specialty Ins. and Re. C/O THE NAVIGATORS GROUP, INC., 6 INTERNATIONAL DRIVE, RYE BROOK NY 10573
Axel Theis director 92 PITTS BAY ROAD, PEMBROKE D0 HM 08
Michael Millegan director C/O WIRELESS TELECOM GROUP, INC., 25 EASTMANS RD., PARSIPPANY NJ 07054
Charles A Davis director 1 CAPE MAY ST, 1 CAPE MAY ST, HARRISON NJ 07029
Thomas C. Ramey director C/O AXIS CAPITAL HOLDINGS LIMITED, 92 PITTS BAY ROAD, PEMBROKE D0 HM 08
W Marston Becker director C/O ALTERRA HOUSE, 2 FRONT STREET, HAMILTON D0 HM11
Anne Melissa Dowling director 9965 FEDERAL DRIVE, COLORADO SPRINGS CO 80921
Albert Benchimol officer: Chief Financial Officer & EVP AXIS CAPITAL HOLDINGS LIMITED, 92 PITTS BAY ROAD, PEMBROKE BERMUDA D0 HM 08
Michael A Butt director, officer: Chairman AXIS CAPITAL HOLDINGS LIMITED, 92 PITTS BAY ROAD, PEMBROKE D0 HM 08
Peter Vogt officer: EVP and CFO 1211 AVENUE OF THE AMERICAS, 24TH FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10036
Lizabeth H Zlatkus director ONE HARTFORD PLAZA, HARTFORD CT 06155
Kent W Ziegler officer: Principal Acct Off, Controller 199 WATER STREET, 24TH FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10038
Elanor Hardwick director C/O AXIS CAPITAL HOLDINGS LIMITED, AXIS HOUSE, 92 PITTS BAY ROAD, PEMBROKE D0 HM 08

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