Helios Underwriting
Market Cap
UK£19.6m
Last Updated
2019/08/16 21:07 UTC
Data Sources
Company Financials
Executive Summary
Helios Underwriting Plc, together with its subsidiaries, provides access to a limited liability investment into the Lloyd’s insurance market in the United Kingdom.
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Fundamentals
Mediocre balance sheet with moderate growth potential.
Risks
- Helios Underwriting is not covered by any analysts.
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Share Price & News
How has Helios Underwriting's share price performed over time and what events caused price changes?
Latest Share Price and Events
Market Performance
7 Day Return
0%
AIM:HUW
-3.4%
GB Insurance
-2.0%
GB Market
1 Year Return
-9.6%
AIM:HUW
-13.9%
GB Insurance
-5.8%
GB Market
HUW outperformed the Insurance industry which returned -14.4% over the past year.
HUW underperformed the Market in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland which returned -6.4% over the past year.
Share holder returns
| HUW | Industry | Market | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7 Day | 0% | -3.4% | -2.0% |
| 30 Day | -11.3% | -13.4% | -5.1% |
| 90 Day | -13.0% | -11.4% | -3.3% |
| 1 Year | -7.5%-9.6% | -9.6%-13.9% | -1.5%-5.8% |
| 3 Year | -28.0%-32.9% | 17.2%0.6% | 17.7%3.9% |
| 5 Year | -12.6%-23.2% | 24.2%-1.8% | 26.9%0.2% |
Price Volatility Vs. Market
How volatile is Helios Underwriting's share price compared to the market and industry in the last 5 years?
Simply Wall St News
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Is Helios Underwriting Plc's (LON:HUW) 2.2% ROE Worse Than Average?2 months ago | Simply Wall St
Introducing Helios Underwriting (LON:HUW), The Stock That Dropped 24% In The Last Three Years3 months ago | Simply Wall St
What Percentage Of Helios Underwriting Plc (LON:HUW) Shares Do Insiders Own?Valuation
Is Helios Underwriting undervalued based on future cash flows and its price relative to the stock market?
37.48x
Price to Earnings (PE) ratio
Intrinsic Value Based on Future Cash Flows
Helios Underwriting's share price is above the future cash flow value, it's not available at a moderate discount (< 20%).
Helios Underwriting's share price is above the future cash flow value, it's not available at a substantial discount (< 40%).
Price Based on Earnings
Helios Underwriting is overvalued based on earnings compared to the GB Insurance industry average.
Helios Underwriting is overvalued based on earnings compared to the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland market.
Price Based on Expected Growth
Unable to calculate PEG ratio for Helios Underwriting, we can't assess if its growth is good value.
Price Based on Value of Assets
Helios Underwriting is good value based on assets compared to the GB Insurance industry average.
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Future Growth
How is Helios Underwriting expected to perform in the next 1 to 3 years based on estimates from 0 analysts?
32.7%
Forecasted annual earnings growth
Earnings and Revenue Growth Estimates
Future Annual Growth Analysis
Unable to determine if Helios Underwriting is high growth as no revenue estimate data is available.
Helios Underwriting's earnings are expected to grow significantly at over 20% yearly.
Unable to compare Helios Underwriting's revenue growth to the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland market average as no estimate data is available.
Helios Underwriting's earnings growth is expected to exceed the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland market average.
Helios Underwriting's earnings growth is expected to exceed the low risk savings rate of 1.2%.
Earnings per Share Growth Estimates
Future Return on Equity
Unable to establish if Helios Underwriting will efficiently use shareholders’ funds in the future without estimates of Return on Equity.
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Past Performance
How has Helios Underwriting performed over the past 5 years?
-40.1%
Historical annual earnings growth
Earnings and Revenue History
Past Earnings Growth Analysis
Helios Underwriting's year on year earnings growth rate was negative over the past 5 years and the most recent earnings are below average.
Helios Underwriting has become profitable in the last year making the earnings growth rate difficult to compare to the 5-year average.
Helios Underwriting has become profitable in the last year making it difficult to compare the GB Insurance industry average.
Return on Equity
Helios Underwriting has not efficiently used shareholders’ funds last year (Return on Equity less than 20%).
Return on Assets
Helios Underwriting used its assets less efficiently than the GB Insurance industry average last year based on Return on Assets.
Return on Capital Employed
It is difficult to establish if Helios Underwriting improved its use of capital last year versus 3 years ago (Return on Capital Employed) as it is currently loss-making.
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Financial Health
How is Helios Underwriting's financial position?
Financial Position Analysis
Helios Underwriting is able to meet its short term (1 year) commitments with its holdings of cash and other short term assets.
Helios Underwriting's cash and other short term assets cover its long term commitments.
Debt to Equity History and Analysis
Helios Underwriting's level of debt (43.7%) compared to net worth is high (greater than 40%).
Unable to establish if Helios Underwriting's debt level has increased without past 5-year debt data.
Debt is well covered by operating cash flow (80.8%, greater than 20% of total debt).
Unable to confirm if the interest payments on Helios Underwriting's debt are well covered by earnings due to lack of past financial data.
Balance Sheet
Low level of unsold assets.
Debt is covered by short term assets, assets are 16.4x debt.
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Dividend
What is Helios Underwriting's current dividend yield, its reliability and sustainability?
1.28%
Current Dividend Yield
Dividend Yield and Payments Analysis
Helios Underwriting's pays a lower dividend yield than the bottom 25% of dividend payers in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland (2.08%).
Helios Underwriting's dividend is below the markets top 25% of dividend payers in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland (5.76%).
Helios Underwriting has been paying a dividend for less than 10 years and during this time payments have been volatile (annual drop of over 20%).
Helios Underwriting has only been paying a dividend for 5 years, and since then there has been no growth.
Current Payout to Shareholders
Dividends paid are well covered by earnings (2.1x coverage).
Future Payout to Shareholders
Insufficient estimate data to determine if a dividend will be paid in 3 years and that it will be sustainable.
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Management
What is the CEO of Helios Underwriting's salary, the management and board of directors tenure and is there insider trading?
2.8yrs
Average board tenure
CEO
Nigel Hanbury (62yo)
6.9yrs
Tenure
Mr. Nigel John Hanbury has been the Chief Executive Officer of Helios Underwriting Plc (formerly Hampden Underwriting Plc) since September 28, 2012. Mr. Hanbury served as the Chief Executive Officer of Ham ...
CEO Compensation Analysis
Nigel's remuneration is lower than average for companies of similar size in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland.
Insufficient data for Nigel to compare compensation growth.
Board Age and Tenure
2.8yrs
Average Tenure
62.5yo
Average Age
The average tenure for the Helios Underwriting board of directors is less than 3 years, this suggests a new board.
Insider Trading
No 3 month open market individual insider trading information.
Ownership Breakdown
Management Team
Arthur Manners (60yo)
Finance Director & Director
- Tenure: 3.3yrs
Nigel Hanbury (62yo)
Chief Executive & Director
- Tenure: 6.9yrs
Martha Blanche. Bruce
Company Secretary
Board Members
Arthur Manners (60yo)
Finance Director & Director
- Tenure: 3.3yrs
Nigel Hanbury (62yo)
Chief Executive & Director
Jeremy Holt Evans (61yo)
Non-Executive Director
Harold Clunie Cunningham (71yo)
Non-Executive Chairman of the Board
- Tenure: 2.2yrs
Andrew Christie (63yo)
Non-Executive Director
- Tenure: 6.1yrs
Edward Fitzalan-Howard (63yo)
Non-Executive Director
- Tenure: 1.6yrs
Company Information
Helios Underwriting Plc's company bio, employee growth, exchange listings and data sources
Key Information
- Name: Helios Underwriting Plc
- Ticker: HUW
- Exchange: AIM
- Founded:
- Industry: multi-line insurance
- Sector: insurance
- Market Cap: UK£19.594m
- Shares outstanding: 17.64m
- Website: Click here
Location
- Helios Underwriting Plc
- 40 Gracechurch Street
- London
- Greater London
- EC3V 0BT
- United Kingdom
Listings
| Ticker | Exchange | Primary Security | Security Type | Country | Currency | Listed on |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HUW | AIM (London Stock Exchange AIM Market) | Yes | Ordinary Shares | GB | GBP | Sep 2007 |
Biography
Helios Underwriting Plc, together with its subsidiaries, provides access to a limited liability investment into the Lloyd’s insurance market in the United Kingdom. It operates through Syndicate Participati ...
Company Analysis and Financial Data Status
| Data | Last Updated (UTC time) |
|---|---|
| Company Analysis | 2019/08/16 21:07 |
| End of Day Share Price | 2019/08/16 00:00 |
| Earnings | 2018/12/31 |
| Annual Earnings | 2018/12/31 |
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