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Hiscox LTD Fundamentals

Company NameHiscox LTDLast Updated2021-10-15
IndustryInsurance - Property & CasualtySectorFinancial Services
Shares in Issue346.460 mMarket Cap£2.88 bn
PE Ratio60.61Dividend per Share0
Dividend Yield1Dividend Cover0
EPS-$0.92EPS Growth (%)0
PEG0DPS Growth (%)0
Debt Ratio0.0522Debt Equity Ratio0.2998
Asset Equity Ratio5.8758Cash Equity Ratio0.6365
Quick Ratio0Current Ratio0
Price To Book Value1.5538ROCE0

Hiscox LTD Dividends

TypeEx-DatePay DateCurrencyNet DividendYear Total
Interim2021-08-122021-09-22GBP0.0833
Interim2019-08-082019-09-11GBP0.1128
Prelim2019-05-092019-06-12GBP0.2259

Hiscox LTD Company Financials

Assets202020192018
Tangible Assets$109.40 m$128.40 m$61.40 m
Intangible Assets$298.90 m$278.00 m$204.60 m
Investments000
Total Fixed Assets000
Stocks000
Debtors$1.57 bn$1.54 bn$1.24 bn
Cash & Equivalents$1.64 bn$1.18 bn$1.34 bn
Other Assets000
Total Assets$13.86 bn$12.55 bn$10.84 bn
Liabilities202020192018
Creditors within 1 year000
Creditors after 1 year000
Other Liabilities000
Total Liabilities$11.50 bn$10.36 bn$8.58 bn
Net assets$2.35 bn$2.19 bn$2.26 bn
Equity202020192018
Called up share capital$38.70 m$34.10 m$34.00 m
Share Premium$516.50 m$70.50 m$57.60 m
Profit / Loss-$268.50 m$53.10 m$135.60 m
Other Equity$2.35 bn$2.19 bn$2.26 bn
Preference & Minorities$1.10 m$1.10 m$1.10 m
Total Capital Employed$2.35 bn$2.19 bn$2.26 bn
Ratios202020192018
Debt Ratio$0.30$0.27$0.24
Debt-to-Equity$0.43$0.36$0.31
Assets / Equity5.87585.87585.8758
Cash / Equity0.63650.63650.6365
EPS-$0.92$0.17$0.42
Cash Flow202020192018
Cash from operating activities-$117.10 m$39.50 m$300.40 m
Cashflow before financing$475.70 m-$84.00 m$502.60 m
Increase in Cash$423.00 m-$181.30 m$443.00 m
Income202020192018
Turnover$3.23 bn$3.16 bn$2.84 bn
Cost of sales000
Gross Profit000
Operating Profit000
Pre-Tax profit-$268.50 m$53.10 m$135.60 m

Hiscox LTD Company Background

SectorFinancial Services
ActivitiesHiscox Ltd is a property and casualty insurance company that operates globally. The company works to build a balance between catastrophe-exposed business and less volatile local specialty-businesses. It generates most of its revenue through reinsurance, local casualty, and commercial insurance lines. The company's risk management strategy involves a strong underwriting discipline, diversification, and sound capital management. Hiscox's retail operations comprise half of theoverall gross written premiums.
Latest Interim Date3 Aug 2021
Latest Fiscal Year End Date3 Mar 2021

Hiscox LTD Directors

AppointedNamePosition
2021-03-12Ms. Lynn Ann Pike Non-Executive Director
2021-03-12Mr. Constantinos Miranthis Non-Executive Director
2021-09-28Ms. Anne Macdonald Non-Executive Director
2015-05-20Mr. Richard Dunnell Gillingwater, CBENon-Executive Director
2020-03-17Mr. Robert Ralph Scrymgeour HiscoxExecutive Director,Chairman
2018-03-13Mr. Jeremy PinchinCompany Secretary
2015-09-01Mr. Stuart John Bridges Executive Director,Chief Financial Officer
2021-10-04Mr. Bronislaw Edmund MasojadaExecutive Director,Chief Executive
2021-09-16Mr. Colin Denis Keogh Non-Executive Director,Senior Independent Director
2021-06-04Mr. Robert Simon Childs Non-Executive Director,Chairman
2007-02-19Ms. Carol Franklin EnglerNon-Executive Director
2015-10-12Mr. Daniel Maurice HealyNon-Executive Director
2015-10-12Ms. Andrea Sarah RosenNon-Executive Director
2007-01-04Mr. Dirk Arie StuuropNon-Executive Director
2017-11-16Mr. Ernst Robert JansenNon-Executive Director
2007-03-13Sir Mervyn Kay Pedelty FCA,FCIB,FRSANon-Executive Director
2021-03-12Ms. Caroline Jean FoulgerNon-Executive Director
2019-12-26Mr. Richard Colin WatsonExecutive Director,Group Chief Underwriting Officer
2021-09-22Mr. Hamayou Akbar Hussain Executive Director,Chief Financial Officer
2021-04-20Mr. Michael John Goodwin Non-Executive Director
2021-09-28Mr. Thomas Christian Huerlimann Non-Executive Director
2021-04-16Ms. Joanne Riddick Musselle Executive Director,Group Chief Underwriting Officer

Hiscox LTD Contact Details

Company NameHiscox Ltd
AddressWessex House, 45 Reid Street, 4th Floor, Hamilton, HM 12
Telephone+1 4412788300
Websitehttps://www.hiscoxgroup.com

Hiscox LTD Advisors

AuditorPricewaterhouseCoopers
Phone+1 441 295-2000
Fax+1 441 295-1242
RegistrarCapita Asset Services
Phone+44 1534847000
Fax+44 1534847001
StockbrokerUBS Investment Bank
Phone+44 2075678000
Financial AdviserUBS Investment Bank
Phone+44 2075678000
Fax+44 2075680901
SolicitorAppleby
Phone+1 441 295-2244
Fax+1 441 292-8666
Remuneration ConsultantDeloitte LLP
Phone+44 2079363000
Fax+44 2075831198
BankHSBC Bank PLC
Financial PR AdviserBrunswick Group LLP
Phone+44 2074045959
Fax+44 2078312823

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