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Hiscox LTD Fundamentals

Company NameHiscox LTDLast Updated2022-08-08
IndustryInsurance - Property & CasualtySectorFinancial Services
Shares in Issue346.500 mMarket Cap£3.12 bn
PE Ratio19.61Dividend per Share$0.11
Dividend Yield2.95Dividend Cover4.77
EPS$0.55EPS Growth (%)0
PEG0DPS Growth (%)0
Debt Ratio0.0474Debt Equity Ratio0.2852
Asset Equity Ratio6.1580Cash Equity Ratio0.6239
Quick Ratio0Current Ratio0
Price To Book Value1.6075ROCE0

Hiscox LTD Dividends

TypeEx-DatePay DateCurrencyNet DividendYear Total
Interim2022-08-112022-09-20USD0.1200
Prelim2022-05-052022-06-13GBP0.1830
Interim2021-08-122021-09-22GBP0.0833
Interim2019-08-082019-09-11GBP0.1128

Hiscox LTD Company Financials

Assets202120202019
Tangible Assets$90.40 m$109.40 m$128.40 m
Intangible Assets$313.10 m$298.90 m$278.00 m
Investments000
Total Fixed Assets000
Stocks000
Debtors$1.66 bn$1.57 bn$1.54 bn
Cash & Equivalents$1.35 bn$1.64 bn$1.18 bn
Other Assets000
Total Assets$13.85 bn$13.86 bn$12.55 bn
Liabilities202120202019
Creditors within 1 year000
Creditors after 1 year000
Other Liabilities000
Total Liabilities$11.31 bn$11.50 bn$10.36 bn
Net assets$2.54 bn$2.35 bn$2.19 bn
Equity202120202019
Called up share capital$38.70 m$38.70 m$34.10 m
Share Premium$516.80 m$516.50 m$70.50 m
Profit / Loss$190.80 m-$268.50 m$53.10 m
Other Equity$2.54 bn$2.35 bn$2.19 bn
Preference & Minorities$1.10 m$1.10 m$1.10 m
Total Capital Employed$2.54 bn$2.35 bn$2.19 bn
Ratios202120202019
Debt Ratio$0.24$0.30$0.27
Debt-to-Equity$0.31$0.43$0.36
Assets / Equity6.15806.15806.1580
Cash / Equity0.62390.62390.6239
EPS$0.55-$0.92$0.17
Cash Flow202120202019
Cash from operating activities$16.60 m-$117.10 m$39.50 m
Cashflow before financing-$229.60 m$475.70 m-$84.00 m
Increase in Cash-$266.20 m$423.00 m-$181.30 m
Income202120202019
Turnover$3.29 bn$3.25 bn$3.18 bn
Cost of sales000
Gross Profit000
Operating Profit000
Pre-Tax profit$190.80 m-$268.50 m$53.10 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 2022
Latest Fiscal Year End Date2 Mar 2022

Hiscox LTD Directors

AppointedNamePosition
2022-03-11Ms. Lynn Ann Pike Non-Executive Director
2022-03-11Mr. Constantinos Miranthis Non-Executive Director
2022-03-11Ms. 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
2021-12-29Mr. Bronislaw Edmund MasojadaExecutive Director,Chief Executive
2022-04-07Mr. Colin Denis Keogh Non-Executive Director,Senior Independent Director
2022-03-11Mr. 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
2022-03-11Ms. Caroline Jean FoulgerNon-Executive Director
2019-12-26Mr. Richard Colin WatsonExecutive Director,Group Chief Underwriting Officer
2022-04-11Mr. Hamayou Akbar Hussain Executive Director,Chief Executive Officer
2022-03-11Mr. Michael John Goodwin Non-Executive Director
2022-03-11Mr. Thomas Christian Huerlimann Non-Executive Director
2022-04-11Ms. 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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