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Primerica (Primerica) Interest Coverage

: 30.92 (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. Primerica's EBIT for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was $204 Mil. Primerica's Interest Expense for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was $-7 Mil. Primerica's interest coverage for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 30.92. The higher the ratio, the stronger the company's financial strength is.

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

PRI' s Interest Coverage Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 8.98   Med: 16.5   Max: 29.27
Current: 29.12


PRI's Interest Coverage is ranked better than
65.02% of 323 companies
in the Insurance industry
Industry Median: 13.52 vs PRI: 29.12

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


Primerica Interest Coverage Historical Data

The historical data trend for Primerica'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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Primerica 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 17.56 18.57 22.02 23.76 29.27

Primerica 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 28.57 25.39 29.25 30.98 30.92

Competitive Comparison

For the Insurance - Life subindustry, Primerica'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.


Primerica Interest Coverage Distribution

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

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



Primerica 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.

Primerica'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, Primerica's Interest Expense was $-27 Mil. Its EBIT was $778 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $2,042 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* EBIT (A: Dec. 2023 )/Interest Expense (A: Dec. 2023 )
=-1*778.274/-26.594
=29.27

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

Here, for the three months ended in Dec. 2023, Primerica's Interest Expense was $-7 Mil. Its EBIT was $204 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $2,042 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* EBIT (Q: Dec. 2023 )/Interest Expense (Q: Dec. 2023 )
=-1*203.627/-6.586
=30.92

* 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.


Primerica  (NYSE:PRI) 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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Primerica (Primerica) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
1 Primerica Parkway, Duluth, GA, USA, 30099
Primerica Inc is a provider of financial services to middle-income households in the United States and Canada. The company offers life insurance, mutual funds, annuities, and other financial products, distributed primarily on behalf of third parties. Primerica has three main subsidiaries: Primerica Financial Services, a marketing company; Primerica Life Insurance Company, a principal life insurance underwriting entity; and PFS Investments, which offers investment and savings products, brokerage services, and registered investment advisory. It has four segments Term Life Insurance; Investment and Savings Products; Senior Health; and Corporate and Other Distributed Products. Geogriphically, it derives a majority of its revenue from the US.
Executives
Alison S. Rand officer: Executive VP and CFO 3120 BRECKINRIDGE BLVD., DULUTH GA 30099
Glenn J. Williams officer: President 3120 BRECKINRIDGE BLVD., DULUTH GA 30099
Tracy Xiangyan Tan officer: Executive VP, Finance 5168 LONG ISLAND DR NW, ATLANTA GA 30327
Peter W. Schneider officer: Exec. VP and General Counsel 3120 BRECKINRIDGE BLVD., DULUTH GA 30099
Addison John A. Jr. director, officer: Co-Chief Executive Officer 3120 BRECKINRIDGE BLVD., DULUTH GA 30099
Gregory C. Pitts officer: Executive VP and COO 3120 BRECKINRIDGE BLVD., DULUTH GA 30099
P George Benson director NUTRITION 21, INC., 4 MANHATTANVILLE ROAD, PURCHASE NY 10577
Amber Lynne Cottle director 3921 MILITARY ROAD NW, WASHINGTON DC 20015
Joel M. Babbit director 3120 BRECKINRIDGE BLVD., DULUTH GA 30099
Sanjeev Dheer director 22 MURRAY HILL ROAD, SCARSDALE NY 10583
Barbara A. Yastine director 3120 BRECKINRIDGE BLVD., DULUTH GA 30099
William A. Kelly officer: President of Subsidiary 3120 BRECKINRIDGE BLVD., DULUTH GA 30099
Robert F Mccullough director 1170 PEACHTREE STREET, NE, SUITE 2300, ATLANTA GA 300309
C Saxby Chambliss director ONE ATLANTIC CENTER, 1201 WEST PEACHTREE STREET, SUITE 2800, ATLANTA GA 30309
Jeffrey S. Fendler officer: President of Subsidiary 3120 BRECKINRIDGE BLVD., DULUTH GA 30099