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Hiscox LTD Fundamentals

Company NameHiscox LTDLast Updated2024-04-26
IndustryInsurance - Property & CasualtySectorFinancial Services
Shares in Issue345.648 mMarket Cap£4.18 bn
PE Ratio7.44Dividend per Share$0.37
Dividend Yield2.44Dividend Cover5.44
EPS$2.02EPS Growth (%)1.79
PEG0DPS Growth (%)0.0561
Debt Ratio0.0682Debt Equity Ratio0.2266
Asset Equity Ratio3.3550Cash Equity Ratio0.4466
Quick Ratio0Current Ratio0
Price To Book Value1.5853ROCE0

Hiscox LTD Dividends

TypeEx-DatePay DateCurrencyNet DividendYear Total
Prelim2024-05-022024-06-12USD0.2500
Interim2023-08-172023-09-26GBP0.0999
Prelim2023-05-042023-06-13GBP0.1939
Interim2022-08-112022-09-20GBP0.1037
Prelim2022-05-052022-06-13GBP0.1830
Interim2021-08-122021-09-22GBP0.0833

Hiscox LTD Company Financials

Assets202320222021
Tangible Assets$132.70 m$133.10 m$90.40 m
Intangible Assets$323.90 m$320.40 m$313.10 m
Investments000
Total Fixed Assets000
Stocks000
Debtors$211.60 m$164.60 m$160.30 m
Cash & Equivalents$1.47 bn$1.40 bn$1.30 bn
Other Assets000
Total Assets$11.06 bn$10.36 bn$10.84 bn
Liabilities202320222021
Creditors within 1 year000
Creditors after 1 year000
Other Liabilities$54.80 m00
Total Liabilities$7.76 bn$7.73 bn$8.28 bn
Net assets$3.30 bn$2.63 bn$2.56 bn
Equity202320222021
Called up share capital$38.80 m$38.70 m$38.70 m
Share Premium$712.80 m$701.60 m$700.80 m
Profit / Loss$625.90 m$275.60 m$190.80 m
Other Equity$3.30 bn$2.63 bn$2.56 bn
Preference & Minorities$1.10 m$1.10 m$1.10 m
Total Capital Employed$3.30 bn$2.63 bn$2.56 bn
Ratios202320222021
Debt Ratio$0.18$0.210
Debt-to-Equity$0.23$0.270
Assets / Equity3.35503.35503.3550
Cash / Equity0.44660.44660.4466
EPS$2.06$0.74$0.55
Cash Flow202320222021
Cash from operating activities$232.10 m$373.40 m$16.60 m
Cashflow before financing$103.20 m$182.50 m-$229.60 m
Increase in Cash$69.00 m$100.60 m-$266.20 m
Income202320222021
Turnover$3.58 bn$2.85 bn$3.28 bn
Cost of sales000
Gross Profit000
Operating Profit000
Pre-Tax profit$625.90 m$275.60 m$190.80 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 businesses and less volatile local specialty businesses. Its product range includes property, casualty, crisis management (including terrorism and kidnap and ransom), marine, energy, and specialty areas such as space insurance. The company's operating segments include Hiscox Retail, Hiscox London Market, Hiscox Re & ILS. The majority of the revenue is generated from its Hiscox Retail segment which represents retail business divisions in the UK, Europe, USA, and Asia. Geographically, the company derives insurance revenue from locations such as the United States which generates key revenue, United Kingdom, Europe, and other regions.
Latest Interim Date9 Aug 2023
Latest Fiscal Year End Date5 Mar 2024

Hiscox LTD Directors

AppointedNamePosition
2024-03-22Mr. Jonathan William Bloomer MBENon-Executive Director,Chairman
2024-03-22Ms. Lynn Ann Pike Non-Executive Director
2024-03-22Mr. Constantinos Miranthis Non-Executive Director
2024-03-22Ms. 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
2024-03-22Mr. Colin Denis Keogh Non-Executive Director,Senior Independent Director
2024-03-22Mr. 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
2023-03-24Ms. Caroline Jean FoulgerNon-Executive Director
2019-12-26Mr. Richard Colin WatsonExecutive Director,Group Chief Underwriting Officer
2024-04-11Mr. Hamayou Akbar Hussain Executive Director,Chief Executive Officer
2024-03-22Mr. Michael John Goodwin Non-Executive Director
2024-03-22Mr. Thomas Christian Huerlimann Non-Executive Director
2024-04-11Mr. Paul David CooperExecutive Director,Chief Financial Officer
2024-04-11Ms. Joanne Riddick MusselleExecutive 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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