What is American Independence Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF?
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American Independence Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF Historical Data
The historical data trend for American Independence's Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF 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.
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American Independence Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF Chart
Competitive Comparison of American Independence's Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF
For the Insurance - Life subindustry, American Independence's Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF, along with its competitors' market caps and Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF 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.
American Independence's Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF Distribution in the Insurance Industry
For the Insurance industry and Financial Services sector, American Independence's Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF distribution charts can be found below:
* The bar in red indicates where American Independence's Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF falls into.
American Independence Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF Calculation
Like the Shiller PE Ratio, the Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF takes the Free Cash Flow per Share from the past 10 years, adjusts it for inflation, and then calculates the average. This average is then used for the P/FCF calculation. Because it considers this 10-year average, it's often referred to as the CAPFCF Ratio.
The Shiller PE Ratio was first used by professor Robert Shiller to measure the valuation of the overall market. The similar calculation is applied by GuruFocus to calculate the Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF.
Please note that we use the CPI data of the country/region where the company is headquartered. If the CPI data for that country/region is not available, then we will use the CPI data of the United States as default.
American Independence (NAS:AMIC) Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF Explanation
Compared with the regular Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow, which works poorly for cyclical businesses, the Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF smoothed out the fluctuations of free cash flow during business cycles. Therefore it is more accurate in reflecting the valuation of the company.
If a company has consistent business performance, the Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF should give similar results to regular Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow.
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American Independence (American Independence) Business Description
American Independence Corp is a Delaware corporation. The Company is an insurance holding Company, which provides specialized health coverage and related services to commercial customers and individuals. The Company focuses on niche health products and/or narrowly defined distribution channels in the United States. It's wholly owned subsidiary, Independence American Insurance Company, markets its products through IHC Risk Solutions, LLC, IHC Specialty Benefits, Inc., and IPA Family, LLC, which are subsidiaries of AMIC, and through independent brokers, producers and agents. Independence American is licensed to write property and/or casualty insurance in all 50 states and the District of Columbia, and has an A- (Excellent) rating from A.M. Best Company, Inc. Risk Solutions is a full-service direct writer of medical stop-loss insurance for self-insured employer groups. Risk Solutions has offices near Hartford, Connecticut and Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and markets and underwrites employer medical stop-loss and group life mainly for Standard Security Life Insurance Company of New York. It also writes, to a much lesser extent, for three other carriers, including Madison National Life Insurance Company, Inc. and Independence American. Independence Holding Company and its subsidiaries including, among others, Standard Security Life and Madison National Life are collectively referred to as "IHC". Independence American writes group important medical, medical stop-loss, crucial medical plans for individuals and families, short-term medical, and dental, and began writing pet insurance in 2012.Independence American competes with many larger insurance and reinsurance companies and managed care organizations. Risk Solutions competes with many other managing general underwriters, insurance companies, and MCOs. AMIC is an insurance holding company; as such, AMIC and its subsidiaries are subject to regulation and supervision by multiple state insurance regulators, including the Office of the Insurance Commissioner of the State of Delaware.
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