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Ambac Financial Group (Ambac Financial Group) Interest Coverage : 0 (At Loss) (As of Dec. 2023)


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What is Ambac Financial Group Interest Coverage?

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. Ambac Financial Group's EBIT for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was $0.0 Mil. Ambac Financial Group's Interest Expense for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was $-16.0 Mil. did not have earnings to cover the interest expense. The higher the ratio, the stronger the company's financial strength is.

Warning Sign:

Ben Graham prefers companies' interest coverage to be at least 5. Ambac Financial Group Inc interest coverage is 1.19, which is low.

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

AMBC' s Interest Coverage Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0.32   Med: 1.99   Max: 5.38
Current: 1.19


AMBC's Interest Coverage is ranked worse than
93.21% of 324 companies
in the Insurance industry
Industry Median: 13.355 vs AMBC: 1.19

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


Ambac Financial Group Interest Coverage Historical Data

The historical data trend for Ambac Financial Group'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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Ambac Financial Group Interest Coverage Chart

Ambac Financial Group Annual Data
Trend Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Interest Coverage
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 0.32 - 1.01 4.13 1.19

Ambac Financial Group Quarterly Data
Mar19 Jun19 Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23
Interest Coverage 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 6.77 - 0.31 5.25 -

Competitive Comparison of Ambac Financial Group's Interest Coverage

For the Insurance - Specialty subindustry, Ambac Financial Group'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.


Ambac Financial Group's Interest Coverage Distribution in the Insurance Industry

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

* The bar in red indicates where Ambac Financial Group's Interest Coverage falls into.



Ambac Financial Group 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.

Ambac Financial Group'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, Ambac Financial Group's Interest Expense was $-64.0 Mil. Its EBIT was $76.0 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $3,475.0 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* EBIT (A: Dec. 2023 )/Interest Expense (A: Dec. 2023 )
=-1*76/-64
=1.19

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

Here, for the three months ended in Dec. 2023, Ambac Financial Group's Interest Expense was $-16.0 Mil. Its EBIT was $0.0 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $3,475.0 Mil.

* 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.


Ambac Financial Group  (NYSE:AMBC) 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 .


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Ambac Financial Group (Ambac Financial Group) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
One World Trade Center, New York, NY, USA, 10007
Ambac Financial Group Incis a financial services holding company. The business operations of the company include Legacy Financial Guarantee Insurance, Specialty Property and Casualty Insurance and Insurance Distribution. The Company has three reportable segments namely Legacy Financial Guarantee Insurance, Specialty Property and Casualty Insurance and Insurance Distribution. Majority of revenues are earned from Legacy Financial Guarantee Insurance segment.
Executives
Claude Leblanc director, officer: Chief Executive Officer ONE BERMUDIANA ROAD, HAMILTON D0 HM 11
Kristi Ann Matus director C/O EQUITABLE HOLDINGS, INC., 1290 AVENUE OF THE AMERICAS, NEW YORK NY 10104
Michael D Price director 67 ORCHARD DRIVE, NEW CANAAN CT 06840
C James Prieur director
Lisa G Iglesias director 1 FOUNTAIN SQUARE, LAW DEPT. 7S730, CHATTANOOGA TN 37402
David Trick officer: Sr. MD., CFO & Treasurer AMBAC FINANCIAL GROUP, INC., ONE STATE STREET PLAZA, NEW YORK NY 10004
Daniel Mcginnis officer: Sr. MD & COO C/O AMBAC FINANCIAL GROUP, INC., ONE WORLD TRADE CENTER, 41ST FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10007
R Sharon Smith officer: Senior Managing Director ONE STATE STREET PLAZA, NEW YORK NY 10004
Robert Bryan Eisman officer: Sr. MD & CAO AMBAC FINANCIAL GROUP INC., ONE STATE STREET PLAZA, NEW YORK NY 10004
Jeffrey Scott Stein director 601 TRAVIS, SUITE 1400, HOUSTON TX 77002
Stephen Michael Ksenak officer: Sr. MD & General Counsel AMBAC FINANCIAL GROUP, INC., ONE STATE STREET PLAZA, NEW YORK NY 10004
Joan M Lammtennant director 40 WANTAGE AVE, BRANCHVILLE NJ 07890
David Barranco officer: Senior Managing Director C/O AMBAC FINANCIAL GROUP INC, ONE STATE STREET PLAZA, NEW YORK NY 10004
Tavakoli Nader director 551 FIFTH AVE 334TH FL, NEW YORK NY 10176
Alexander David Greene director 3200 INDUSTRIAL PARK ROAD, VAN BUREN AR 72956

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