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Kingstone (Kingstone) Interest Coverage

: 4.91 (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. Kingstone's EBIT for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was $4.9 Mil. Kingstone's Interest Expense for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was $-1.0 Mil. Kingstone's interest coverage for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 4.91. The higher the ratio, the stronger the company's financial strength is.

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


KINS's Interest Coverage is not ranked *
in the Insurance industry.
Industry Median: 13.52
* Ranked among companies with meaningful Interest Coverage only.

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


Kingstone Interest Coverage Historical Data

The historical data trend for Kingstone'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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Kingstone 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 - 0.29 - - -

Kingstone 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 - - 0.44 - 4.91

Competitive Comparison

For the Insurance - Property & Casualty subindustry, Kingstone'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.


Kingstone Interest Coverage Distribution

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

* The bar in red indicates where Kingstone's Interest Coverage falls into.



Kingstone 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.

Kingstone'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, Kingstone's Interest Expense was $-4.0 Mil. Its EBIT was $-3.4 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $25.2 Mil.

Kingstone did not have earnings to cover the interest expense.

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

Here, for the three months ended in Dec. 2023, Kingstone's Interest Expense was $-1.0 Mil. Its EBIT was $4.9 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $25.2 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* EBIT (Q: Dec. 2023 )/Interest Expense (Q: Dec. 2023 )
=-1*4.896/-0.998
=4.91

* 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.


Kingstone  (NAS:KINS) 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 .


Kingstone Interest Coverage Related Terms

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Kingstone (Kingstone) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
N/A
Address
15 Joys Lane, Kingston, NY, USA, 12401
Kingstone Companies Inc is a multi-line regional property and casualty insurance holding company. It offers insurance policies to small and mid-sized businesses as well as to individuals.
Executives
Meryl S. Golden director, officer: Chief Operating Officer 15 JOYS LANE, KINGSTON NY 12401
Timothy P Mcfadden director 310 8TH AVENUE NORTH, ST. PETERSBURG FL 33701
Michelle A. Gage officer: Chief Accounting Officer C/O KINGSTONE COMPANIES, INC., 15 JOYS LANE, KINGSTON NY 12401
Minlei Chen officer: Chief Actuary and Senior VP KINGSTONE INSURANCE COMPANY, 15 JOYS LANE, KINGSTON NY 12401
Jennifer Gravelle officer: Chief Financial Officer C/O KINGSTONE COMPANIES, INC., 15 JOYS LANE, KINGSTON NY 12401
Pelt Scott Van officer: Chief Financial Officer, Treas C/O KINGSTONE COMPANIES, INC., 15 JOYS LANE, KINGSTON NY 12401
William L Yankus director 10 PHEASANT HILL, FARMINGTON CT 06032
Richard Jason Swartz officer: Chief Accounting Officer 70 EAST SUNRISE HIGHWAY, VALLEY STREAM NY 11581
Floyd R Tupper director C/O KINGSTONE COMPANIES, INC., 15 JOYS LANE, KINGSTON NY 12401
Barry Goldstein director, 10 percent owner, officer: President, COB, CEO, CFO, Trea 15 JOYS LANE, KINGSTON NY 12401
Jay M Haft director, 10 percent owner C/O NEUROTROPE, INC., 50 PARK PLACE, SUITE 1401, NEWARK NJ 07102
Dale A Thatcher director 40 WANTAGE AVE, BRANCHVILLE NJ 07890
Carla D'andre director 3540 LOQUAT AVENUE, MIAMI FL 33133
Jack D Siebald director 1336 BOXWOOD DRIVE WEST, HEWLETT HARBOR NY 11557
Benjamin Walden officer: VP+Chief Actuary-Kingstone Ins 11 MILL POND LANE, CENTERPORT NY 11721