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Argo Group International Holdings (Argo Group International Holdings) Debt-to-EBITDA : -6.59 (As of Sep. 2023)


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What is Argo Group International Holdings Debt-to-EBITDA?

Debt-to-EBITDA measures a company's ability to pay off its debt.

Argo Group International Holdings's Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2023 was $0.00 Mil. Argo Group International Holdings's Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2023 was $458.80 Mil. Argo Group International Holdings's annualized EBITDA for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2023 was $-69.60 Mil. Argo Group International Holdings's annualized Debt-to-EBITDA for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2023 was -6.59.

A high Debt-to-EBITDA ratio generally means that a company may spend more time to paying off its debt. According to Joel Tillinghast's BIG MONEY THINKS SMALL: Biases, Blind Spots, and Smarter Investing, a ratio of Debt-to-EBITDA exceeding four is usually considered scary unless tangible assets cover the debt.

The historical rank and industry rank for Argo Group International Holdings's Debt-to-EBITDA or its related term are showing as below:

ARGOpA.PFD' s Debt-to-EBITDA Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -3.38   Med: 3.17   Max: 40.47
Current: -2.78

During the past 13 years, the highest Debt-to-EBITDA Ratio of Argo Group International Holdings was 40.47. The lowest was -3.38. And the median was 3.17.

ARGOpA.PFD's Debt-to-EBITDA is not ranked
in the Insurance industry.
Industry Median: 1.415 vs ARGOpA.PFD: -2.78

Argo Group International Holdings Debt-to-EBITDA Historical Data

The historical data trend for Argo Group International Holdings's Debt-to-EBITDA 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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Argo Group International Holdings Debt-to-EBITDA Chart

Argo Group International Holdings Annual Data
Trend Dec13 Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22
Debt-to-EBITDA
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 4.65 11.15 40.47 7.87 -3.38

Argo Group International Holdings Quarterly Data
Dec18 Mar19 Jun19 Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23
Debt-to-EBITDA Get a 7-Day Free Trial 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 -3.10 -0.92 -3.92 13.70 -6.59

Competitive Comparison of Argo Group International Holdings's Debt-to-EBITDA

For the Insurance - Property & Casualty subindustry, Argo Group International Holdings's Debt-to-EBITDA, along with its competitors' market caps and Debt-to-EBITDA 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.


Argo Group International Holdings's Debt-to-EBITDA Distribution in the Insurance Industry

For the Insurance industry and Financial Services sector, Argo Group International Holdings's Debt-to-EBITDA distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Argo Group International Holdings's Debt-to-EBITDA falls into.



Argo Group International Holdings Debt-to-EBITDA Calculation

Debt-to-EBITDA measures a company's ability to pay off its debt.

Argo Group International Holdings's Debt-to-EBITDA for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2022 is calculated as

Debt-to-EBITDA=Total Debt / EBITDA
=(Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation + Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation) / EBITDA
=(0 + 465.5) / -137.9
=-3.38

Argo Group International Holdings's annualized Debt-to-EBITDA for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2023 is calculated as

Debt-to-EBITDA=Total Debt / EBITDA
=(Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation + Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation) / EBITDA
=(0 + 458.8) / -69.6
=-6.59

* 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.

In the calculation of annual Debt-to-EBITDA, the EBITDA of the last fiscal year is used. In calculating the annualized quarterly data, the EBITDA data used here is four times the quarterly (Sep. 2023) EBITDA data.


Argo Group International Holdings  (NYSE:ARGOpA.PFD) Debt-to-EBITDA Explanation

In the calculation of Debt-to-EBITDA, we use the total of Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation and Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation divided by EBITDA. In some calculations, Total Liabilities is used to for calculation.


Be Aware

A high Debt-to-EBITDA ratio generally means that a company may spend more time to paying off its debt.

According to Joel Tillinghast's BIG MONEY THINKS SMALL: Biases, Blind Spots, and Smarter Investing, a ratio of Debt-to-EBITDA exceeding four is usually considered scary unless tangible assets cover the debt.


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Argo Group International Holdings (Argo Group International Holdings) Business Description

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Address
501 7th Avenue, 7th Floor, New York, NY, USA, 10018
Argo Group International Holdings Inc formerly Argo Group International Holdings Ltd is a property and casualty insurance company. It has two reportable segments which are U.S. Operations and International Operations. The U.S. Operations segment is comprised of two primary operating divisions, Excess and Surplus Lines and Specialty Admitted, while International Operations' primary operating divisions are Syndicate 1200, Reinsurance, and Argo Insurance Bermuda. The vast majority of revenue generation occurs within the excess and surplus lines segment, which underwrites casualty, property, and professional liability coverage for various clients. Argo generates the majority of its revenue in the United States, followed by the United Kingdom and Bermuda.

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