GURUFOCUS.COM » STOCK LIST » Financial Services » Insurance » Universal Insurance Holdings Inc (NYSE:UVE) » Definitions » Debt-to-EBITDA

Universal Insurance Holdings (Universal Insurance Holdings) Debt-to-EBITDA : 1.07 (As of Dec. 2023)


View and export this data going back to 2003. Start your Free Trial

What is Universal Insurance Holdings Debt-to-EBITDA?

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

Universal Insurance Holdings's Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was $15 Mil. Universal Insurance Holdings's Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was $102 Mil. Universal Insurance Holdings's annualized EBITDA for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was $109 Mil. Universal Insurance Holdings's annualized Debt-to-EBITDA for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 1.07.

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 Universal Insurance Holdings's Debt-to-EBITDA or its related term are showing as below:

UVE' s Debt-to-EBITDA Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -7.32   Med: 1.73   Max: 3.63
Current: 1.24

During the past 13 years, the highest Debt-to-EBITDA Ratio of Universal Insurance Holdings was 3.63. The lowest was -7.32. And the median was 1.73.

UVE's Debt-to-EBITDA is ranked better than
56.51% of 292 companies
in the Insurance industry
Industry Median: 1.49 vs UVE: 1.24

Universal Insurance Holdings Debt-to-EBITDA Historical Data

The historical data trend for Universal Insurance 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.

* Premium members only.

Universal Insurance Holdings Debt-to-EBITDA Chart

Universal Insurance Holdings Annual Data
Trend Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Debt-to-EBITDA
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only N/A 2.31 3.63 -7.32 1.15

Universal Insurance Holdings Quarterly Data
Mar19 Jun19 Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23
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 0.75 1.32 1.00 -4.45 1.07

Competitive Comparison of Universal Insurance Holdings's Debt-to-EBITDA

For the Insurance - Property & Casualty subindustry, Universal Insurance 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.


Universal Insurance Holdings's Debt-to-EBITDA Distribution in the Insurance Industry

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

* The bar in red indicates where Universal Insurance Holdings's Debt-to-EBITDA falls into.



Universal Insurance Holdings Debt-to-EBITDA Calculation

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

Universal Insurance Holdings's Debt-to-EBITDA for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2023 is calculated as

Debt-to-EBITDA=Total Debt / EBITDA
=(Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation + Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation) / EBITDA
=(14.597 + 102.006) / 101.485
=1.15

Universal Insurance Holdings's annualized Debt-to-EBITDA for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 is calculated as

Debt-to-EBITDA=Total Debt / EBITDA
=(Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation + Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation) / EBITDA
=(14.597 + 102.006) / 109.416
=1.07

* 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 (Dec. 2023) EBITDA data.


Universal Insurance Holdings  (NYSE:UVE) 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.


Universal Insurance Holdings Debt-to-EBITDA Related Terms

Thank you for viewing the detailed overview of Universal Insurance Holdings's Debt-to-EBITDA provided by GuruFocus.com. Please click on the following links to see related term pages.


Universal Insurance Holdings (Universal Insurance Holdings) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
1110 West Commercial Boulevard, Fort Lauderdale, FL, USA, 33309
Universal Insurance Holdings Inc is a private personal residential homeowner insurance company. The company all aspects of insurance underwriting, policy issuance, general administration and claims processing and settlement internally through our vertically integrated operations. It generates revenues primarily from the collection of premiums. It operates within Florida and across the United States.
Executives
Sean P Downes director 2875 N.E. 191ST, SUITE 300, MIAMI FL 33180
Stephen Donaghy director, officer: CEO UNIVERSAL INSURANCE HOLDINGS INC., 1110 WEST COMMERCIAL BOULEVARD, FORT LAUDERDALE FL 33309
Michael Pietrangelo director 6410 POPLAR AVE, STE 190, MIMPHIS TN 38119
Gary Lloyd Ropiecki officer: Principal Accounting Officer 1110 W. COMMERCIAL BLVD., FORT LAUDERDALE FL 33309
Jon Springer director, officer: President and CRO UNIVERSAL INSURANCE HOLDINGS INC., 1110 WEST COMMERCIAL BOULEVARD, FORT LAUDERDALE FL 33309
Shannon A Brown director 1001 TILLMAN STREET, MEMPHIS TN 38112
Mccahill Francis Xavier Iii director 1314 SOUTH RAMONA AVENUE, INDIALANTIC FL 32903
Scott P. Callahan director 1110 W. COMMERCIAL BLVD., SUITE 100, FORT LAUDERDALE FL 33309
Joel Wilentz director 5811 SW 33RD TERR, FORT LAUDERDALE FL 33312
Ozzie A Schindler director 1451 STILLWATER DRIVE, MIAMI BEACH FL 33141-1031
Richard D Peterson director 1110 WEST COMMERCIAL BOULEVARD, FORT LAUDERDALE FL 33309
Marlene Gordon director C/O FRESH DEL MONTE PRODUCE INC.,, PO BOX 149222, CORAL GABLES FL 33134
Frank Wilcox officer: CFO, Principal Acct. Officer 1110 W. COMMERCIAL BLVD., SUITE 100, FORT LAUDERDALE FL 33309
Kimberly D Campos director, officer: CIO & CAO 1110 WEST COMMERCIAL BOULEVARD, SUITE 100, FORT LAUDERDALE FL 33309
Ralph J. Palmieri director 1110 WEST COMMERCIAL BOULEVARD, FORT LAUDERDALE FL 33309