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RLI (RLI) Interest Coverage

: 105.46 (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. RLI's EBIT for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was $145 Mil. RLI's Interest Expense for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was $-1 Mil. RLI's interest coverage for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 105.46. The higher the ratio, the stronger the company's financial strength is.

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

RLI' s Interest Coverage Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 10.09   Med: 26.99   Max: 90.56
Current: 52.67


RLI's Interest Coverage is ranked better than
71.83% of 323 companies
in the Insurance industry
Industry Median: 13.52 vs RLI: 52.67

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


RLI Interest Coverage Historical Data

The historical data trend for RLI'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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RLI 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 31.67 25.97 45.85 90.56 52.67

RLI 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 57.63 62.15 47.91 9.02 105.46

Competitive Comparison

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


RLI Interest Coverage Distribution

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

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



RLI 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.

RLI'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, RLI's Interest Expense was $-7 Mil. Its EBIT was $385 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $100 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* EBIT (A: Dec. 2023 )/Interest Expense (A: Dec. 2023 )
=-1*384.566/-7.301
=52.67

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

Here, for the three months ended in Dec. 2023, RLI's Interest Expense was $-1 Mil. Its EBIT was $145 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $100 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* EBIT (Q: Dec. 2023 )/Interest Expense (Q: Dec. 2023 )
=-1*144.797/-1.373
=105.46

* 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.


RLI  (NYSE:RLI) 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 .


RLI Interest Coverage Related Terms

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RLI (RLI) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
9025 North Lindbergh Drive, Peoria, IL, USA, 61615
RLI Corp underwrites property and casualty insurance through its subsidiaries. The company offers insurance coverage in the specialty admitted market, where the products are designed for special risks. It also offers products in the excess and surplus markets, which provides an alternative for customers with risks or loss exposures that generally cannot be written in the standard admitted market. RLI distributes property and casualty insurance through its wholly-owned branch offices that market to wholesale and retail producers. The company's insurance operation segments include casualty, property, and surety and it derives a majority of its revenue from the Casualty segment.
Executives
Michael J Stone other: President RLI Insurance Compan C/O RLI CORP, 9025 N. LINDBERGH DR., PEORIA IL 61615
Michael E Angelina director C/O ENDURANCE SERVICES LIMITED, 333 WESTCHESTER AVENUE, WHITE PLAINS NY 10471
Paul Bennett Medini director THE ACE BUILDING, 17 WOODHOURNE AVE, HAMILTON BERMUDA D0 HM 08
Susan S. Fleming director C/O VIRTUS INVESTMENT PARTNERS, INC., 100 PEARL STREET, HARTFORD CT 06103
Seth Anthony Davis officer: Vice President, Controller 9025 N. LINDBERGH DRIVE, PEORIA IL 61615
Debbie Sharell Roberts director 204 W. 59TH STREET, BURR RIDGE IL 60527
Kaj Ahlmann director 17945 ROSEWOOD STREET, STILWELL KS 66085
Aaron Paul Diefenthaler officer: VP, CIO 9025 N. LINDBERGH DRIVE, PEORIA IL 61615
Restrepo Robert P Jr director
Calvin Jr Butler director 10 SOUTH DEARBORN STREET, 54TH FLOOR, CHICAGO IL 60603
Todd Wayne Bryant officer: Vice President, Controller 9025 N. LINDBERGH DRIVE, PEORIA IL 61615
Jennifer L Klobnak other: Sr. VP, Operations - RLI Ins. 9025 N LINDBERGH DRIVE, PEORIA IL 61615
James J. Scanlan director 6 TODMORDEN LANE, ROSE VALLEY PA 19086
Gerald I Lenrow director 4052 MANSION DR N.W., WASHINGTON DC 20007
Jonathan E Michael director, officer: President C/O RLI CORP, 9025 N. LINDBERGH DR., PEORIA IL 61615

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