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Brown & Brown (Brown & Brown) Probability of Financial Distress (%) : 0.02% (As of Apr. 27, 2024)


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What is Brown & Brown Probability of Financial Distress (%)?

Probability of Financial Distress (%) measures the probability that a company will go bankrupt in the upcoming year given its current financial position. A higher ratio indicates a larger probability of bankruptcy for the company, while a lower ratio indicates a healthier fundamental. As of today, Brown & Brown's Probability of Financial Distress (%) is 0.02%.

Like the Altman Z-Score, the PFD measures a company's bankruptcy risk. However, the main drawback of the Z-score is it does not apply to banks and insurance companies. According to Investopedia, the concept of "working capital" does not apply to banks and insurance companies, as financial institutions do not have typical current assets or current liabilities like inventories or accounts payable.


Competitive Comparison of Brown & Brown's Probability of Financial Distress (%)

For the Insurance Brokers subindustry, Brown & Brown's Probability of Financial Distress (%), along with its competitors' market caps and Probability of Financial Distress (%) 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.


Brown & Brown's Probability of Financial Distress (%) Distribution in the Insurance Industry

For the Insurance industry and Financial Services sector, Brown & Brown's Probability of Financial Distress (%) distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Brown & Brown's Probability of Financial Distress (%) falls into.



Brown & Brown Probability of Financial Distress (%) Calculation

Probability of Financial Distress (%) (PFD) was developed by John Campbell, Jens Hilscher and Jan Szilagyi in their Search of Distress Risk. It measures the probability that a company will go bankrupt within the next 12 months given its current financial position.

The Probability of Financial Distress (%) was obtained by a logit probability model based on eight explanatory variables. The logit formula to compute the probability of financial distress (LPFD) is given below:

LPFD= -20.12 * NIMTAAVG + 1.60 * TLMTA - 7.88 * EXRETAVG + 1.55 * SIGMA - 0.005 * RSIZE - 2.27 * CASHMTA + 0.070 * MB - 0.09 * PRICE -8.87
=-8.41

The Probability of Financial Distress (%) (PFD) was then obtianed by:

PFD=1/(1 + e^(-LPFD))*100%
=0.02%

The eight explanatory variables are:

1. NIMTAAVG = Net Income to Market Total Assets

NIMTAAVG=Net Income / Market Total Assets
=Net Income / (Market Cap + Total Liabilities)

*Note that for companies reported quarterly, geometrically declining weighted quarterly Net Income data in latest four quarters are used.

2. TLMTA = Total liabilities to Market Total Assets

TLMTA=Total Liabilities / Market Total Assets

3. CASHMTA = Cash to Market Total Assets

For non-financial companies, CASHMTA is measured as:

CASHMTA=Cash, Cash Equivalents, Marketable Securities / Market Total Assets

4. EXRETAVG = Excess Return compared to the S&P 500

EXRETAVG is the weighted excess return compared to the S&P 500 in past 12 month. Geometrically declining weights are imposed on the monthly excess return to reflect lagged information. The weight is halved each quarter.

5. SIGMA = Standard Deviation of Daily Returns

For sigma, we use the annualized standard deviation of a company's returns over the past 92 days (or 63 trading days).

6. RSIZE = Relative Size

RSIZE=log (Market Cap / Total Market Cap of S&P 500 companies)

7. MB = Market to Adjusted Book Equity Ratio


8. PRICE

PRICE is measured as the log of the stock price, capped at log(15).


Brown & Brown  (NYSE:BRO) Probability of Financial Distress (%) Explanation

Like the Altman Z-Score, the PFD measures a company's bankruptcy risk in the upcoming year. However, the main drawback of the Z-score is it does not apply to banks and insurance companies. According to Investopedia, the concept of "working capital" does not apply to banks and insurance companies, as financial institutions do not have typical current assets or current liabilities like inventories or accounts payable.


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Brown & Brown (Brown & Brown) Business Description

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Address
300 North Beach Stree, Daytona Beach, FL, USA, 32114
Brown & Brown Inc is an insurance agent and broker that offers insurance products and services, primarily in the areas of property, casualty, and employee benefits, by connecting customers with insurance companies. It earns its revenue via commissions from insurance companies and direct fees from customers, and it generally has no underwriting risk exposure. More than half of its revenue is from its retail segment, which provides a broad range of insurance products and services to entities and individuals. Roughly a fourth of revenue is from its national programs segment, which provides, among other things, professional liability coverage for professionals. The company operates primarily in the United States, with its highest exposure in Florida.
Executives
Stephen M Boyd officer: EVP/ Pres Wholesale Brokerage 300 N. BEACH STREET, DAYTONA BEACH FL 32114
Bronislaw Edmund Masojada director POINT BUILDING, 3 WATERLOO LANE, PEMBROKE D0 HM 08
Paul J Krump director C/O CHUBB & SON, 15 MOUNTAIN VIEW RD P O BOX161, WARREN NJ 07061-1615
Proctor H Palmer Jr director
James Charles Hays director 100 S. POINTE DRIVE, UNIT 2605, MIAMI BEACH FL 33139
Gellerstedt Lawrence L Iii director 3344 PEACHTREE ROAD, SUITE 1800, ATLANTA GA 30326
Jaymin B Patel director C/O GTECH HOLDINGS CORPORATION, 55 TECHNOLOGY WAY, WEST GREENWICH RI 02817
Robert W Lloyd officer: VP & Chief Litigation Officer 300 N. BEACH STREET, DAYTONA BEACH FL 32114
Hugh M Brown director 3740 RANEY DRIVE, TITUSVILLE FL 32780
Nester Kenneth Gray Ii officer: EVP/Chief Information Officer 300 N. BEACH STREET, DAYTONA BEACH FL 32114
Julie Turpin officer: EVP/Chief People Officer 300 N. BEACH STREET, DAYTONA BEACH FL 32114
Chris L Walker officer: Regional Executive VP 220 S RIDGEWOOD AVE, DAYTONA BEACH FL 32114-4318
R. Andrew Watts officer: EVP, CFO and Treasurer 220 S. RIDGEWOOD AVE., DAYTONA BEACH FL 32114
P Barrett Brown officer: EVP and Pres.- Retail Segment 300 N. BEACH STREET, DAYTONA BEACH FL 32114
Jerome Scott Penny officer: Regional Executive VP 300 N. BEACH STREET, DAYTONA BEACH FL 32114

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