Mercury General Corporation

NYSE:MCY Stock Report

Market Cap: US$3.6b

Mercury General Balance Sheet Health

Financial Health criteria checks 3/6

Mercury General has a total shareholder equity of $1.9B and total debt of $574.0M, which brings its debt-to-equity ratio to 30.8%. Its total assets and total liabilities are $8.2B and $6.3B respectively. Mercury General's EBIT is $720.4M making its interest coverage ratio 23.2. It has cash and short-term investments of $905.0M.

Key information

30.8%

Debt to equity ratio

US$574.03m

Debt

Interest coverage ratio23.2x
CashUS$904.98m
EquityUS$1.86b
Total liabilitiesUS$6.29b
Total assetsUS$8.15b

Recent financial health updates

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Recent updates

Mercury General: Turning Lead Into Gold

Oct 31

It's A Story Of Risk Vs Reward With Mercury General Corporation (NYSE:MCY)

Oct 10
It's A Story Of Risk Vs Reward With Mercury General Corporation (NYSE:MCY)

Mercury General: Very Cheap, And Expert Of Maximizing After-Tax Yield

Sep 20

Cautious Investors Not Rewarding Mercury General Corporation's (NYSE:MCY) Performance Completely

Jun 07
Cautious Investors Not Rewarding Mercury General Corporation's (NYSE:MCY) Performance Completely

Even With A 26% Surge, Cautious Investors Are Not Rewarding Mercury General Corporation's (NYSE:MCY) Performance Completely

Mar 07
Even With A 26% Surge, Cautious Investors Are Not Rewarding Mercury General Corporation's (NYSE:MCY) Performance Completely

Investors Holding Back On Mercury General Corporation (NYSE:MCY)

Jan 06
Investors Holding Back On Mercury General Corporation (NYSE:MCY)

Mercury General: From A Pariah To A Potential Candidate For Recovery

Nov 16

Mercury General (NYSE:MCY) Will Pay A Dividend Of $0.3175

Nov 04
Mercury General (NYSE:MCY) Will Pay A Dividend Of $0.3175

Mercury General (NYSE:MCY) Has Announced A Dividend Of $0.3175

Aug 29
Mercury General (NYSE:MCY) Has Announced A Dividend Of $0.3175

Mercury General: Struggling Against Ongoing Headwinds

Aug 08

Mercury General (NYSE:MCY) Is Paying Out A Dividend Of $0.3175

Aug 05
Mercury General (NYSE:MCY) Is Paying Out A Dividend Of $0.3175

Mercury General Non-GAAP EPS of -$1.45 misses by $0.84, revenue of $1.15B beats by $166.02M

Feb 14

Mercury General GAAP EPS of -$3.80, revenue of $785.6M

Aug 02

Mercury General's (NYSE:MCY) Dividend Will Be US$0.64

May 07
Mercury General's (NYSE:MCY) Dividend Will Be US$0.64

Mercury General's (NYSE:MCY) Dividend Will Be US$0.64

Feb 19
Mercury General's (NYSE:MCY) Dividend Will Be US$0.64

Mercury General: Always No, Forever No

Jan 03

With EPS Growth And More, Mercury General (NYSE:MCY) Is Interesting

Dec 31
With EPS Growth And More, Mercury General (NYSE:MCY) Is Interesting

Mercury General (NYSE:MCY) Has Announced A Dividend Of US$0.64

Nov 06
Mercury General (NYSE:MCY) Has Announced A Dividend Of US$0.64

Is Now The Time To Put Mercury General (NYSE:MCY) On Your Watchlist?

Aug 31
Is Now The Time To Put Mercury General (NYSE:MCY) On Your Watchlist?

Mercury General (NYSE:MCY) Has Affirmed Its Dividend Of US$0.63

Aug 07
Mercury General (NYSE:MCY) Has Affirmed Its Dividend Of US$0.63

Financial Position Analysis

Short Term Liabilities: MCY's short term assets ($1.8B) do not cover its short term liabilities ($2.3B).

Long Term Liabilities: MCY's short term assets ($1.8B) do not cover its long term liabilities ($4.0B).


Debt to Equity History and Analysis

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

Reducing Debt: MCY's debt to equity ratio has increased from 20.7% to 30.8% over the past 5 years.

Debt Coverage: MCY's debt is well covered by operating cash flow (176.7%).

Interest Coverage: MCY's interest payments on its debt are well covered by EBIT (23.2x coverage).


Balance Sheet


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