Essent Group Balance Sheet Health

Financial Health criteria checks 5/6

Essent Group has a total shareholder equity of $5.6B and total debt of $493.7M, which brings its debt-to-equity ratio to 8.8%. Its total assets and total liabilities are $7.1B and $1.5B respectively. Essent Group's EBIT is $898.7M making its interest coverage ratio 25.6. It has cash and short-term investments of $1.1B.

Key information

8.8%

Debt to equity ratio

US$493.67m

Debt

Interest coverage ratio25.6x
CashUS$1.14b
EquityUS$5.64b
Total liabilitiesUS$1.49b
Total assetsUS$7.13b

Recent financial health updates

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Recent updates

Essent Group Ltd.'s (NYSE:ESNT) Price Is Right But Growth Is Lacking

Dec 18
Essent Group Ltd.'s (NYSE:ESNT) Price Is Right But Growth Is Lacking

Is Now The Time To Put Essent Group (NYSE:ESNT) On Your Watchlist?

Sep 03
Is Now The Time To Put Essent Group (NYSE:ESNT) On Your Watchlist?

Insuring Growth: Essent Group's Q2 Earnings Paint A Bright Picture

Aug 29

Essent Group Ltd. Just Beat Earnings Expectations: Here's What Analysts Think Will Happen Next

Aug 07
Essent Group Ltd. Just Beat Earnings Expectations: Here's What Analysts Think Will Happen Next

Benign Growth For Essent Group Ltd. (NYSE:ESNT) Underpins Its Share Price

Jul 16
Benign Growth For Essent Group Ltd. (NYSE:ESNT) Underpins Its Share Price

Essent Group Ltd. Beat Analyst Estimates: See What The Consensus Is Forecasting For This Year

May 07
Essent Group Ltd. Beat Analyst Estimates: See What The Consensus Is Forecasting For This Year

Essent Group (NYSE:ESNT) Is Due To Pay A Dividend Of $0.28

May 06
Essent Group (NYSE:ESNT) Is Due To Pay A Dividend Of $0.28

Why We Think Essent Group Ltd.'s (NYSE:ESNT) CEO Compensation Is Not Excessive At All

Apr 26
Why We Think Essent Group Ltd.'s (NYSE:ESNT) CEO Compensation Is Not Excessive At All

The Market Doesn't Like What It Sees From Essent Group Ltd.'s (NYSE:ESNT) Earnings Yet

Mar 24
The Market Doesn't Like What It Sees From Essent Group Ltd.'s (NYSE:ESNT) Earnings Yet

Essent: Still Worried About Unemployment

Dec 07

Essent Group: Insurances Grow And So Does The Buy Case

Aug 26

Essent Group raises dividend to $0.25/share

Feb 10

Essent's Catalyst Is The End To Economic Uncertainty

Jan 10

Essent Group Q3 2022 Earnings Preview

Nov 03

Essent In A Tough Industry, Underwriting Will Slow

Aug 25

Essent Group GAAP EPS of $2.16 beats by $0.66, revenue of $244.4M in-line

Aug 05

Essent Benefits From Housing Strength But Still Risky

Jun 03

Financial Position Analysis

Short Term Liabilities: ESNT's short term assets ($1.7B) exceed its short term liabilities ($581.1M).

Long Term Liabilities: ESNT's short term assets ($1.7B) exceed its long term liabilities ($904.4M).


Debt to Equity History and Analysis

Debt Level: ESNT has more cash than its total debt.

Reducing Debt: ESNT's debt to equity ratio has increased from 7.8% to 8.8% over the past 5 years.

Debt Coverage: ESNT's debt is well covered by operating cash flow (172.2%).

Interest Coverage: ESNT's interest payments on its debt are well covered by EBIT (25.6x coverage).


Balance Sheet


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Company Analysis and Financial Data Status

DataLast Updated (UTC time)
Company Analysis2024/12/23 04:56
End of Day Share Price 2024/12/20 00:00
Earnings2024/09/30
Annual Earnings2023/12/31

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AnalystInstitution
Mark DeVriesBarclays
Terry MaBarclays
Mihir BhatiaBofA Global Research