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Greenlight Capital Re (Greenlight Capital Re) Interest Coverage

: 4.99 (As of Dec. 2023)
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Interest Coverage is a ratio that determines how easily a company can pay interest expenses on outstanding debt. It is calculated by dividing a company's EBIT by its Interest Expense. Greenlight Capital Re's EBIT for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was $22.0 Mil. Greenlight Capital Re's Interest Expense for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was $-4.4 Mil. Greenlight Capital Re's interest coverage for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 4.99. The higher the ratio, the stronger the company's financial strength is.

The historical rank and industry rank for Greenlight Capital Re's Interest Coverage or its related term are showing as below:

GLRE' s Interest Coverage Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0.44   Med: 7.54   Max: No Debt
Current: 11.82


GLRE's Interest Coverage is ranked worse than
54.49% of 323 companies
in the Insurance industry
Industry Median: 13.52 vs GLRE: 11.82

Note: If both Interest Expense and Interest Income are empty, while Net Interest Income is negative, then use Net Interest Income as Interest Expense.


Greenlight Capital Re Interest Coverage Historical Data

The historical data trend for Greenlight Capital Re's Interest Coverage 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.

Note: For Interest Coverage, "No debt" indicates no long-term debt. An indication of "No Debt" does not necessarily mean that the company has no long-term debt obligations; it could be due to missing data in the quarterly or annual report. Use caution when interpreting this information.

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Greenlight Capital Re Annual Data
Trend Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Interest Coverage
Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 0.44 1.68 2.19 3.25 11.82

Greenlight Capital Re Quarterly Data
Mar19 Jun19 Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23
Interest Coverage Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 31.65 7.54 51.96 8.78 4.99

Competitive Comparison

For the Insurance - Reinsurance subindustry, Greenlight Capital Re's Interest Coverage, along with its competitors' market caps and Interest Coverage 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.


Greenlight Capital Re Interest Coverage Distribution

For the Insurance industry and Financial Services sector, Greenlight Capital Re's Interest Coverage distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Greenlight Capital Re's Interest Coverage falls into.



Greenlight Capital Re Interest Coverage Calculation

Interest Coverage is a ratio that determines how easily a company can pay interest expenses on outstanding debt. It is calculated by dividing a company's Operating Income (EBIT) by its Interest Expense:

If Interest Expense is negative and EBIT is positive, then

Interest Coverage=-1* EBIT /Interest Expense

Else if Interest Expense is negative and EBIT is negative, then

The company did not have earnings to cover the interest expense.

Else if Interest Expense is 0 and Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation is 0, then

The company had no debt (1).


Note: If both Interest Expense and Interest Income are empty, while Net Interest Income is negative, then use Net Interest Income as Interest Expense.

Greenlight Capital Re's Interest Coverage for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2023 is calculated as

Here, for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2023, Greenlight Capital Re's Interest Expense was $-8.0 Mil. Its EBIT was $95.0 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $73.3 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* EBIT (A: Dec. 2023 )/Interest Expense (A: Dec. 2023 )
=-1*94.961/-8.031
=11.82

Greenlight Capital Re's Interest Coverage for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 is calculated as

Here, for the three months ended in Dec. 2023, Greenlight Capital Re's Interest Expense was $-4.4 Mil. Its EBIT was $22.0 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $73.3 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* EBIT (Q: Dec. 2023 )/Interest Expense (Q: Dec. 2023 )
=-1*22.004/-4.409
=4.99

* 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.

The higher the ratio, the stronger the company's Financial Strength is.


Greenlight Capital Re  (NAS:GLRE) Interest Coverage Explanation

Ben Graham requires that a company has a minimum interest coverage of 5 with the companies he invested. If the interest coverage is less than 2, the company is burdened by debt. Any business slow or recession may drag the company into a situation where it cannot pay the interest on its debt.

Interest Coverage is an important factor when GuruFocus ranks a company's overage Financial Strength .


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Greenlight Capital Re (Greenlight Capital Re) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
65 Market Street, Suite 1207, P.O. Box 31110, Camana Bay, Grand Cayman, CYM, KY1-1205
Greenlight Capital Re Ltd offers property and casualty reinsurance. Its customers are property and casualty insurers, and Greenlight takes on some of their risk in exchange for insurance premiums. It operates through one operating segment: property and casualty reinsurance. It generates revenue through premiums from reinsurance on property and casualty business assumed, and income from investments. Most of the revenue is generated from policies written in the United States and the Caribbean.
Executives
David Einhorn director, 10 percent owner 140 EAST 45TH STREET, 24TH FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10017
Ian Isaacs director 65 MARKET STREET, SUITE 1207,, CAMANA BAY, P.O. BOX 31110,, GRAND CAYMAN, E9 E9 KY1-1205
David Sigmon officer: General Counsel 65 MARKET ST., SUITE 1207, JASMINE CT, CAMANA BAY, P.O. BOX 31110, GRAND CAYMAN E9 KY1-1205
Brian Joseph Oreilly officer: Head of Innovations 65 MARKET ST., SUITE 1207, JASMINE COURT, CAMANA BAY, P.O. BOX 3111, GRAND CAYMAN E9 KY1-1205
Richard Paul Strommer officer: Chief Actuary GREENLIGHT REINSURANCE, LTD., 65 MARKET ST., SUITE 1207, JASMINE COURT, CAMANA BAY, GRAND CAYMAN E9 KY1-1205
Johnny Ferrari director PO BOX 493, GEORGE TOWN E9 KY1 1106
Victoria W Guest director RAM RE HOUSE, 46 REID STREET, HAMILTON D0 HM 12
Ursuline F Foley director 239 WASHINGTON STREET, JERSEY CITY NJ 07302
Daniel Roitman other: Alternate Director 140 EAST 45TH STREET, 24TH FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10017
Faramarz Romer officer: Reporting & Compliance Officer 65 MARKET STREET, SUITE 1207,, CAMANA BAY, P.O. BOX 31110, GRAND CAYMAN, E9 E9 KY1-1205
Neil W Greenspan officer: Chief Accounting Officer C/O MONTPELIER RE HOLDINGS LTD., MINTFLOWER PLACE 8 PAR-LA-VILLE ROAD, HAMILTON D0 HM 08
Thomas James Curnock officer: Chief Risk Officer 65 MARKET STREET, SUITE 1207, CAMANA BAY, P.O. BOX 31110, GEORGE TOWN E9 KY11205
Leonard R Goldberg director, officer: Chief Executive Officer 802 WEST BAY ROAD, THE GRAND PAVILION, P.O. BOX 31110, GRAND CAYMAN E9 KY1-1205
Barry Brendan officer: Chief Underwriting Officer 65 MARKET STREET, SUITE 1207,, CAMANA BAY, P.O. BOX 31110, GEORGE TOWN E9 KY11205
Laura Accurso officer: GENERAL COUNSEL 65 MARKET STREET, SUITE 1207, CAMANA BAY, P.O. BOX 31110, GEORGE TOWN E9 KY11205