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Gjensidige Forsikring

OTCPK:GJNS.Y
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Outstanding track record with mediocre balance sheet.

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Last updated 2019/07/19 00:28
Company description

Gjensidige Forsikring ASA operates as a general insurance company in Norway, Denmark, Sweden, Lithuania, Latvia, and Estonia. The last earnings update was 7 days ago. More info.

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GJNS.Y Share Price and Events
7 Day Returns
4.3%
OTCPK:GJNS.Y
-0.7%
US Insurance
-0.3%
US Market
1 Year Returns
38.1%
OTCPK:GJNS.Y
13.4%
US Insurance
3.4%
US Market
GJNS.Y Shareholder Return
  7 Day 30 Day 90 Day 1 Year 3 Year 5 Year
Gjensidige Forsikring (GJNS.Y) 4.3% 3.4% - 38.1% 29.1% 7%
US Insurance -0.7% 2.6% 8.8% 13.4% 38.5% 50.1%
US Market -0.3% 2.9% 2.1% 3.4% 36.2% 41.3%
1 Year Return vs Industry and Market
  • GJNS.Y outperformed the Insurance industry which returned 13.4% over the past year.
  • GJNS.Y outperformed the Market in United States of America which returned 3.4% over the past year.
Price Volatility
GJNS.Y
Industry
5yr Volatility vs Market

Value

 Is Gjensidige Forsikring undervalued based on future cash flows and its price relative to the stock market?

Value is all about what a company is worth versus what price it is available for. If you went into a grocery store and all the bananas were on sale at half price, they could be considered undervalued.
INTRINSIC VALUE BASED ON FUTURE CASH FLOWS
Here we compare the current share price of Gjensidige Forsikring to its discounted cash flow analysis.value.

The discounted cash flow value is simply looking at what the company is worth today, based on estimates of how much money it is expected to make in the future.
Raw Data

Below are the data sources, inputs and calculation used to determine the intrinsic value for Gjensidige Forsikring.

OTCPK:GJNS.Y Discounted Cash Flow Data Sources
Data Point Source Value
Valuation Model Excess Returns Model
Stable EPS Weighted future Return on Equity estimates from 10 analysts.
= Stable Book Value * Return on Equity
= NOK48.56 * 19.7% 		NOK9.56
Book Value of Equity per Share Weighted future Book Value estimates from 11 analysts. NOK48.56
Discount Rate (Cost of Equity) See below 7.5%
Perpetual Growth Rate 10-Year US Government Bond Rate 2.7%

An important part of a discounted cash flow is the discount rate, below we explain how it has been calculated.

Calculation of Discount Rate/ Cost of Equity for OTCPK:GJNS.Y
Data Point Calculation/ Source Result
Risk-Free Rate 10-Year US Govt Bond Rate 2.7%
Equity Risk Premium S&P Global 6%
Insurance Unlevered Beta Simply Wall St/ S&P Global 0.68
Re-levered Beta = Unlevered beta (1 + (1- tax rate) (Debt/Equity))
= 0.684 (1 + (1- 23%) (3.05%)) 		0.799
Levered Beta Levered Beta limited to 0.8 to 2.0
(practical range for a stable firm)		 0.8
Discount Rate/ Cost of Equity = Cost of Equity = Risk Free Rate + (Levered Beta * Equity Risk Premium)
= 2.73% + (0.8 * 5.96%) 		7.5%

Discounted Cash Flow Calculation for OTCPK:GJNS.Y using Excess Returns Model Model

The calculations below outline how an intrinsic value for Gjensidige Forsikring is arrived at using the Excess Return Model. This approach is used for finance firms where free cash flow is difficult to estimate.

In the Excess Return Model the value of a firm can be written as the sum of capital invested currently in the firm and the present value of excess returns that the firm expects to make in the future.

The model is sensitive to the Return on Equity of the company versus the Cost of Equity, how these are calculated is detailed below the main calculation.

Note the calculations below are per share.

See our documentation to learn about this calculation.

OTCPK:GJNS.Y Value of Excess Returns
Calculation Result
Excess Returns = (Stable Return on equity – Cost of equity) (Book Value of Equity per share)
= (19.7% – 7.5%) * NOK48.56) 		NOK5.92
Terminal Value of Excess Returns = Excess Returns / (Cost of Equity - Expected Growth Rate)
= NOK5.92 / (7.5% - 2.73%) 		NOK124.13
Value of Equity = Book Value per share + Terminal Value of Excess Returns
= NOK48.56 + NOK124.13 		NOK172.69
OTCPK:GJNS.Y Discount to Share Price
Calculation Result
Non-primary Listing Adjustment Factor 1 share in OTCPK:GJNS.Y represents 0.11764x of OB:GJF
(This could be a different class, a depositary receipt, a different currency, or all of these things.) 		0.11764x
Value per Share
(Listing Adjusted, USD)		 = Value per Share (NOK) x Listing Adjustment Factor
= NOK 172.69 x 0.11764 		$20.32
Value per share (USD) From above. $20.32
Current discount Discount to share price of $21.07
= -1 x ($21.07 - $20.32) / $20.32 		-3.7%

Learn more about our DCF calculations in Simply Wall St’s analysis model .

  • The current share price of Gjensidige Forsikring is above its future cash flow value.
Often investors are willing to pay a premium for a company that has a high dividend or the potential for future growth.
PRICE RELATIVE TO MARKET
We can also value a company based on what the stock market is willing to pay for it. This is similar to the price of fruit (e.g. Mangoes or Avocados) increasing when they are out of season, or how much your home is worth.

The amount the stock market is willing to pay for Gjensidige Forsikring's earnings, growth and assets is considered below, and whether this is a fair price.
Price based on past earnings
Are Gjensidige Forsikring's earnings available for a low price, and how does this compare to other companies in the same industry?
Raw Data
OTCPK:GJNS.Y PE (Price to Earnings) Ratio Data Sources
Data Point Source Value
Earnings Per Share * Company Filings (2019-06-30) in NOK NOK12.37
OB:GJF Share Price ** OB (2019-07-17) in NOK NOK179.1
United States of America Insurance Industry PE Ratio Median Figure of 89 Publicly-Listed Insurance Companies 17.55x
United States of America Market PE Ratio Median Figure of 3,083 Publicly-Listed Companies 17.88x

* Trailing twelve months (TTM) annual GAAP earnings per share excluding extraordinary items.

** Primary Listing of Gjensidige Forsikring.

OTCPK:GJNS.Y PE (Price to Earnings) Ratio Calculation
Calculation Outcome
PE Ratio

= OB:GJF Share Price ÷ EPS (both in NOK)

= 179.1 ÷ 12.37

 14.47x

Learn more about our ratios and growth rates in Simply Wall St’s analysis model >

  • Gjensidige Forsikring is good value based on earnings compared to the US Insurance industry average.
  • Gjensidige Forsikring is good value based on earnings compared to the United States of America market.
Price based on expected Growth
Does Gjensidige Forsikring's expected growth come at a high price?
Raw Data
OTCPK:GJNS.Y PEG (Price to Earnings to Growth) Ratio Data Sources
Data Point Source Value
PE Ratio See PE Ratio Section 14.47x
Net Income Annual Growth Rate See Future Growth Section.
Line of Best Fit* through Consensus Estimate Earnings of 10 Analysts		 -14.3%per year
United States of America Insurance Industry PEG Ratio Median Figure of 62 Publicly-Listed Insurance Companies 1.83x
United States of America Market PEG Ratio Median Figure of 2,124 Publicly-Listed Companies 1.57x

*Line of best fit is calculated by linear regression .

OTCPK:GJNS.Y PEG (Price to Earnings to Growth) Ratio Calculation
Calculation Outcome
PEG Ratio

= PE Ratio ÷ Net Income Annual Growth Rate

= 14.47x ÷ -14.3%

 -1.01x

Learn more about our ratios and growth rates in Simply Wall St’s analysis model >

  • Gjensidige Forsikring earnings are not expected to grow next year, we can't assess if its growth is good value.
Price based on value of assets
What value do investors place on Gjensidige Forsikring's assets?
Raw Data
OTCPK:GJNS.Y PB (Price to Book) Ratio Data Sources
Data Point Source Value
Book Value per Share Company Filings (2019-06-30) in NOK NOK47.41
OB:GJF Share Price * OB (2019-07-17) in NOK NOK179.1
United States of America Insurance Industry PB Ratio Median Figure of 118 Publicly-Listed Insurance Companies 1.24x
United States of America Market PB Ratio Median Figure of 5,245 Publicly-Listed Companies 1.8x
OTCPK:GJNS.Y PB (Price to Book) Ratio Calculation
Calculation Outcome
PB Ratio

= OB:GJF Share Price ÷ Book Value per Share (both in NOK)

= 179.1 ÷ 47.41

 3.78x

* Primary Listing of Gjensidige Forsikring.

Learn more about our ratios and growth rates in Simply Wall St’s analysis model >

  • Gjensidige Forsikring is overvalued based on assets compared to the US Insurance industry average.
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Value checks
We assess Gjensidige Forsikring's value by looking at:
  1. Is the discounted cash flow value less than 20%, or 40% of the share price? (2 checks) ( Click here or on bar chart for details of DCF calculation. )
  2. Is the PE ratio less than the market average, and/ or less than the Insurance industry average (and greater than 0)? (2 checks)
  3. Is the PEG ratio within a reasonable range (0 to 1)? (1 check)
  4. Is the PB ratio less than the Insurance industry average (and greater than 0)? (1 check)
    5. Gjensidige Forsikring has a total score of 2/6, see the detailed checks below.

    Note: We use GAAP Earnings per Share in all our calculations including PE and PEG Ratio.

    Full details on the Value part of the Simply Wall St company analysis model.

Future Performance

 How is Gjensidige Forsikring expected to perform in the next 1 to 3 years based on estimates from 10 analysts?

The future performance of a company is measured in the same way as past performance, by looking at estimated growth and how much profit it is expected to make.

Future estimates come from professional analysts. Just like forecasting the weather, they don’t always get it right!
Annual Growth Rate
-14.3%
Expected annual growth in earnings.
Earnings growth vs Low Risk Savings
Is Gjensidige Forsikring expected to grow at an attractive rate?
  • Gjensidige Forsikring's earnings are expected to decrease over the next 1-3 years, this is below the low risk savings rate of 2.7%.
Growth vs Market Checks
  • Gjensidige Forsikring's earnings are expected to decrease over the next 1-3 years, this is below the United States of America market average.
  • Gjensidige Forsikring's revenue growth is positive but not above the United States of America market average.
Annual Growth Rates Comparison
Raw Data
OTCPK:GJNS.Y Future Growth Rates Data Sources
Data Point Source Value (per year)
OTCPK:GJNS.Y Future Earnings Growth Rate Line of Best Fit* through Consensus Estimate Earnings of 10 Analysts -14.3%
OTCPK:GJNS.Y Future Revenue Growth Rate Line of Best Fit* through Consensus Estimate Revenue of 10 Analysts 0.7%
United States of America Insurance Industry Earnings Growth Rate Market Cap Weighted Average 8.8%
United States of America Insurance Industry Revenue Growth Rate Market Cap Weighted Average 3.2%
United States of America Market Earnings Growth Rate Market Cap Weighted Average 14.1%
United States of America Market Revenue Growth Rate Market Cap Weighted Average 7.4%

*Line of best fit is calculated by linear regression .

Industry and Market average data is calculated daily.

Learn more about our growth rate calculations in Simply Wall St’s analysis model.

Analysts growth expectations
Raw Data
OTCPK:GJNS.Y Analysts Growth Expectations Data Sources
Data Point Source Value
Past Financials Company Filings (2 weeks ago) See Below
Future Estimates Average of up to 10 Analyst Estimates (S&P Global) See Below
All numbers in NOK Millions and using Trailing twelve months (TTM) annual period rather than quarterly.
OTCPK:GJNS.Y Future Estimates Data
Date (Data in NOK Millions) Revenue Cash Flow Net Income * Avg. No. Analysts
2023-12-31 26,264 4,141 1
2022-12-31 25,802 4,074 1
2021-12-31 26,124 4,223 9
2020-12-31 25,517 4,122 9
2019-12-31 24,942 6,284 9
OTCPK:GJNS.Y Past Financials Data
Date (Data in NOK Millions) Revenue Cash Flow Net Income *
2019-06-30 29,831 -5,226 6,187
2019-03-31 29,126 -5,258 5,687
2018-12-31 26,934 -1,892 3,383
2018-09-30 27,546 1,519 2,907
2018-06-30 27,592 1,470 3,311
2018-03-31 26,904 2,370 3,397
2017-12-31 27,233 1,718 4,064
2017-09-30 27,329 2,224 4,337
2017-06-30 27,488 1,065 4,302
2017-03-31 28,036 2,031 4,673
2016-12-31 27,525 2,513 4,670
2016-09-30 27,387 -3,375 4,830

*GAAP earnings excluding extraordinary items.

Super high growth metrics
High Growth Checks
  • Gjensidige Forsikring's earnings are expected to decrease over the next 1-3 years, this is not considered high growth.
  • Gjensidige Forsikring's revenue is expected to grow by 0.7% yearly, however this is not considered high growth (20% yearly).
Past and Future Earnings per Share
The accuracy of the analysts who estimate the future performance data can be gauged below. We look back 3 years and see if they were any good at predicting what actually occurred. We also show the highest and lowest estimates looking forward to see if there is a wide range.
Raw Data
OTCPK:GJNS.Y Past and Future Earnings per Share
Data Point Source Value
Past Financials Company Filings (2 weeks ago) See Below
Future Estimates Average of up to 10 Analyst Estimates (S&P Global) See Below

All data from Gjensidige Forsikring Company Filings, last reported 2 weeks ago, and in Trailing twelve months (TTM) annual period rather than quarterly.

OTCPK:GJNS.Y Future Estimates Data
Date (Data in NOK Millions) EPS * EPS High Estimate EPS Low Estimate Avg. No. Analysts
2023-12-31 8.28 8.28 8.28 1.00
2022-12-31 8.15 8.15 8.15 1.00
2021-12-31 8.50 9.86 7.64 12.00
2020-12-31 8.26 9.61 7.32 13.00
2019-12-31 12.13 13.22 10.67 12.00
OTCPK:GJNS.Y Past Financials Data
Date (Data in NOK Millions) EPS *
2019-06-30 12.37
2019-03-31 11.37
2018-12-31 6.77
2018-09-30 5.82
2018-06-30 6.63
2018-03-31 6.79
2017-12-31 8.13
2017-09-30 8.68
2017-06-30 8.60
2017-03-31 9.35
2016-12-31 9.34
2016-09-30 9.65

*GAAP earnings excluding extraordinary items.

Performance in 3 years
In the same way as past performance we look at the future estimated return (profit) compared to the available funds. We do this looking forward 3 years.
  • Gjensidige Forsikring is not expected to efficiently use shareholders’ funds in the future (Return on Equity less than 20%).
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Future performance checks
We assess Gjensidige Forsikring's future performance by looking at:
  1. Is the annual earnings growth rate expected to beat the low risk savings rate, plus a premium to keep pace with inflation?
  2. Is the annual earnings growth rate expected to beat the average growth rate in earnings of the United States of America market? (1 check)
  3. Is the annual revenue growth rate expected to beat the average growth rate in revenue of the United States of America market? (1 check)
  4. Is the annual earnings growth rate expected to be above 20%? (1 check)
  5. Is the annual revenue growth rate expected to be above 20%? (1 check)
  6. Is the Return on Equity in 3 years expected to be over 20%? (1 check)
Some of the above checks will fail if the company is expected to be loss making in the relevant year.
Gjensidige Forsikring has a total score of 0/6, see the detailed checks below.

Note 1: We use GAAP Net Income Excluding Exceptional Items for our Earnings in all our calculations.

Full details on the Future part of the Simply Wall St company analysis model.

Past Performance

  How has Gjensidige Forsikring performed over the past 5 years?

The past performance of a company can be measured by how much growth it has experienced and how much profit it makes relative to the funds and assets it has available.
Past earnings growth
Below we compare Gjensidige Forsikring's growth in the last year to its industry (Insurance).
Past Earnings growth analysis
We also check if the company has grown in the past 5 years, and whether it has maintained that growth in the year.
  • Gjensidige Forsikring's year on year earnings growth rate has been positive over the past 5 years.
  • Gjensidige Forsikring's 1-year earnings growth exceeds its 5-year average (86.8% vs 1.3%)
  • Gjensidige Forsikring's earnings growth has exceeded the US Insurance industry average in the past year (86.8% vs 9.2%).
Earnings and Revenue History
Gjensidige Forsikring's revenue and profit over the past 5 years is shown below, any years where they have experienced a loss will show up in red.
Raw Data

All data from Gjensidige Forsikring Company Filings, last reported 2 weeks ago, and in Trailing twelve months (TTM) annual period rather than quarterly.

OTCPK:GJNS.Y Past Revenue, Cash Flow and Net Income Data
Date (Data in NOK Millions) Revenue Net Income * G+A Expenses R&D Expenses
2019-06-30 29,830.90 6,186.50 3,890.30
2019-03-31 29,126.10 5,686.70 3,886.20
2018-12-31 26,933.50 3,382.70 3,896.90
2018-09-30 27,546.20 2,907.30 3,939.00
2018-06-30 27,592.20 3,311.00 3,875.20
2018-03-31 26,903.60 3,396.60 3,855.30
2017-12-31 27,233.20 4,064.00 3,813.80
2017-09-30 27,328.50 4,336.90 3,830.20
2017-06-30 27,487.60 4,301.60 3,916.80
2017-03-31 28,035.60 4,672.50 3,885.50
2016-12-31 27,525.40 4,670.40 3,382.50
2016-09-30 27,387.10 4,830.10 3,304.20
2016-06-30 26,123.20 4,252.90 3,112.90
2016-03-31 25,689.00 4,150.00 3,025.60
2015-12-31 25,487.70 3,788.80 3,439.60
2015-09-30 24,958.10 3,502.10 3,381.00
2015-06-30 25,356.00 3,905.10 3,336.60
2015-03-31 25,461.80 4,014.70 3,304.60
2014-12-31 25,452.70 4,189.60 3,275.40
2014-09-30 25,346.30 4,360.00 3,169.90
2014-06-30 25,199.30 4,690.50 3,133.80
2014-03-31 24,507.50 4,276.90 3,090.20
2013-12-31 23,314.10 3,670.60 3,039.80
2013-09-30 22,707.60 3,543.10 3,014.20
2013-06-30 22,329.20 3,447.30 2,965.60
2013-03-31 21,894.00 3,506.30 2,939.90
2012-12-31 22,483.60 4,280.10 2,922.20
2012-09-30 22,276.20 3,849.00 2,928.40

*GAAP earnings excluding extraordinary items.

Performance last year
We want to ensure a company is making the most of what it has available. This is done by comparing the return (profit) to a company's available funds, assets and capital.
  • Gjensidige Forsikring has efficiently used shareholders’ funds last year (Return on Equity greater than 20%).
  • Gjensidige Forsikring used its assets more efficiently than the US Insurance industry average last year based on Return on Assets.
  • Gjensidige Forsikring has significantly improved its use of capital last year versus 3 years ago (Return on Capital Employed).
Show me more strong past performing companies in the Insurance industry
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Past performance checks
We assess Gjensidige Forsikring's performance over the past 5 years by checking for:
  1. Has earnings increased in past 5 years? (1 check)
  2. Has the earnings growth in the last year exceeded that of the Insurance industry? (1 check)
  3. Is the recent earnings growth over the last year higher than the average annual growth over the past 5 years? (1 check)
  4. Is the Return on Equity (ROE) higher than 20%? (1 check)
  5. Is the Return on Assets (ROA) above industry average? (1 check)
  6. Has the Return on Capital Employed (ROCE) increased from 3 years ago? (1 check)
The above checks will fail if the company has reported a loss in the most recent earnings report. Some checks require at least 3 or 5 years worth of data.
Gjensidige Forsikring has a total score of 6/6, see the detailed checks below.

Note: We use GAAP Net Income excluding extraordinary items in all our calculations.

Full details on the Past part of the Simply Wall St company analysis model.

Health

 How is Gjensidige Forsikring's financial health and their level of debt?

A company's financial position is much like your own financial position, it includes everything you own (assets) and owe (liabilities).

The boxes below represent the relative size of what makes up Gjensidige Forsikring's finances.

The net worth of a company is the difference between its assets and liabilities.
Net Worth
  • Gjensidige Forsikring's short term (1 year) commitments are greater than its holdings of cash and other short term assets.
  • Gjensidige Forsikring's cash and other short term assets cover its long term commitments.
Balance sheet
This treemap shows a more detailed breakdown of Gjensidige Forsikring's finances. If any of them are yellow this indicates they may be out of proportion and red means they relate to one of the checks below.
Assets
Liabilities and shares
The 'shares' portion represents any funds contributed by the owners (shareholders) and any profits.
  • Low level of unsold assets.
  • Debt is covered by short term assets, assets are 31.7x debt.
Historical Debt
Nearly all companies have debt. Debt in itself isn’t bad, however if the debt is too high, or the company can’t afford to pay the interest on its debts this may have impacts in the future.

The graphic below shows equity (available funds) and debt, we ideally want to see the red area (debt) decreasing.

If there is any debt we look at the companies capability to repay it, and whether the level has increased over the past 5 years.
Raw Data

All data from Gjensidige Forsikring Company Filings, last reported 2 weeks ago.

OTCPK:GJNS.Y Past Debt and Equity Data
Date (Data in NOK Millions) Total Equity Total Debt Cash & Short Term Investments
2019-06-30 23,732.30 2,729.40 36,948.40
2019-03-31 22,393.60 1,498.10 41,213.70
2018-12-31 23,845.10 1,498.00 33,873.00
2018-09-30 22,233.90 1,497.90 34,598.10
2018-06-30 21,407.50 27,563.70 40,511.20
2018-03-31 24,091.00 25,892.10 42,753.20
2017-12-31 23,703.10 25,030.70 40,747.70
2017-09-30 22,720.30 25,489.30 40,190.10
2017-06-30 21,517.10 24,959.40 38,984.50
2017-03-31 23,512.00 23,397.40 4,758.30
2016-12-31 22,326.10 21,543.30 39,436.60
2016-09-30 23,111.20 21,971.40 3,724.80
2016-06-30 21,177.10 20,857.90 3,352.90
2016-03-31 24,162.10 19,988.50 5,171.70
2015-12-31 23,330.60 19,351.90 40,980.60
2015-09-30 22,044.00 17,572.30 3,055.00
2015-06-30 20,937.80 15,040.40 4,699.40
2015-03-31 22,360.50 13,276.80 2,377.10
2014-12-31 21,656.80 11,747.40 2,403.80
2014-09-30 22,667.30 9,606.10 2,690.10
2014-06-30 21,879.70 9,974.00 3,044.50
2014-03-31 26,958.60 9,792.70 5,238.80
2013-12-31 26,287.80 9,771.60 2,729.40
2013-09-30 25,068.20 9,318.60 29,709.70
2013-06-30 23,680.50 8,685.70 28,938.00
2013-03-31 26,037.30 5,978.60 28,023.20
2012-12-31 25,617.70 5,355.50 2,331.50
2012-09-30 23,980.20 5,744.20 2,576.10
  • Gjensidige Forsikring's level of debt (6.2%) compared to net worth is satisfactory (less than 40%).
  • The level of debt compared to net worth has been reduced over the past 5 years (45.5% vs 6.2% today).
  • Operating cash flow is negative therefore debt is not well covered.
  • Unable to confirm if the interest payments on Gjensidige Forsikring's debt are well covered by earnings due to lack of past financial data.
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Financial health checks
We assess Gjensidige Forsikring's financial health by checking for:
  1. Are short term assets greater than short term liabilities? (1 check)
  2. Are short term assets greater than long term liabilities? (1 check)
  3. Has the debt to equity ratio increased in the past 5 years? (1 check)
  4. Is the debt to equity ratio over 40%? (1 check)
  5. Is the debt covered by operating cash flow? (1 check)
  6. Are earnings greater than 5x the interest on debt (if company pays interest at all)? (1 check)
    7. Gjensidige Forsikring has a total score of 3/6, see the detailed checks below.
For companies that are loss making and have been so on average in the past we replace the last 2 checks with:
  1. Does cash and short term investments cover stable operating expenses (recurring G&A and R&D) for more than 3 years? (1 check)
  2. Does cash and short term investments cover growing operating expenses (recurring G&A and R&D) for more than 3 years? (1 check)


Full details on the Health part of the Simply Wall St company analysis model.

Dividends

 What is Gjensidige Forsikring's current dividend yield, its reliability and sustainability?

Dividends are regular cash payments to you from the company, similar to a bank paying you interest on a savings account.
Annual Dividend Income
Dividend payments
3.96%
Current annual income from Gjensidige Forsikring dividends. Estimated to be 4.61% next year.
If you bought $2,000 of Gjensidige Forsikring shares you are expected to receive $79 in your first year as a dividend.
Dividend Amount
Here we look how much dividend is being paid, if any. Is it above what you can get in a savings account? It is up there with the best dividend paying companies?
  • Gjensidige Forsikring's pays a higher dividend yield than the bottom 25% of dividend payers in United States of America (1.43%).
  • Gjensidige Forsikring's dividend is above the markets top 25% of dividend payers in United States of America (3.76%).
Annualized Historical and Future Dividends
It is important to see if the dividend for a company is stable, and not wildly increasing/decreasing each year. This graph shows you the historical rate to count toward your assessment of the stock.

We also check to see if the dividend has increased in the past 10 years.
Raw Data
OTCPK:GJNS.Y Annualized Past and Future Dividends
Data Point Source Value
Past Annualized Dividend Yield S&P Global Market Data See Below
Past Dividends per Share Company Filings/ Annualized Dividend Payments See Below
Future Dividends per Share Estimates Average of up to 10 Analyst Estimates (S&P Global) See Below
United States of America Insurance Industry Average Dividend Yield Market Cap Weighted Average of 80 Stocks 2.3%
United States of America Market Average Dividend Yield Market Cap Weighted Average of 2017 Stocks 2.4%
United States of America Minimum Threshold Dividend Yield 10th Percentile 0.8%
United States of America Bottom 25% Dividend Yield 25th Percentile 1.4%
United States of America Top 25% Dividend Yield 75th Percentile 3.8%

Industry and Market average data is calculated daily.

Note all dividend per share amounts are annualized and not quarterly or other period.

OTCPK:GJNS.Y Future Dividends Estimate Data
Date (Data in NOK) Dividend per Share (annual) Avg. No. Analysts
2023-12-31 7.20 1.00
2022-12-31 7.20 1.00
2021-12-31 8.63 13.00
2020-12-31 8.56 14.00
2019-12-31 7.70 13.00
OTCPK:GJNS.Y Past Annualized Dividends Data
Date (Data in NOK) Dividend per share (annual) Avg. Yield (%)
2019-01-24 7.100 4.382
2018-01-26 7.100 5.278
2017-02-09 6.800 4.848
2016-02-03 6.400 4.554
2015-03-11 5.900 4.574
2015-02-04 5.900 4.477
2014-02-05 6.800 5.582
2013-10-22 6.000 5.280
2013-04-26 6.850 7.519
2012-03-07 4.550 5.876
2012-02-09 4.550 6.942
2011-02-17 4.700 7.233

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  • Gjensidige Forsikring has been paying a dividend for less than 10 years and during this time payments have been volatile (annual drop of over 20%).
  • Dividend payments have increased, but Gjensidige Forsikring only paid a dividend in the past 8 years.
Current Payout to shareholders
What portion of Gjensidige Forsikring's earnings are paid to the shareholders as a dividend.
  • Dividends paid are covered by earnings (1.7x coverage).
Future Payout to shareholders
  • Dividends after 3 years are not well covered by earnings (1x coverage).
X
Income/ dividend checks
We assess Gjensidige Forsikring's dividend by checking for:
  1. Firstly is the company paying a notable dividend (greater than 0.8%) - if not then the rest of the checks are ignored.
  2. Is current dividend yield above the bottom 25% of dividend payers? (1 check)
  3. Is current dividend yield above the top 25% of dividend payers? (1 check)
  4. Have they paid a dividend for 10 years, and during this period has the dividend been volatile (drop of more than 25%)? (1 check)
  5. If they have paid a dividend for 10 years has it increased in this time? (1 check)
  6. How sustainable is the dividend, can Gjensidige Forsikring afford to pay it from its earnings today and in 3 years (Payout ratio less than 90%)? (2 checks)
    7. Gjensidige Forsikring has a total score of 3/6, see the detailed checks below.


Full details on the Dividends part of the Simply Wall St company analysis model.

Management

 What is the CEO of Gjensidige Forsikring's salary, the management and board of directors tenure and is there insider trading?

Management is one of the most important areas of a company. We look at unreasonable CEO compensation, how long the team and board of directors have been around for and insider trading.
CEO
Helge Baastad
COMPENSATION NOK8,975,500
AGE 59
TENURE AS CEO 16.5 years
CEO Bio

Mr. Helge Leiro Baasted has been the Chief Executive Officer at Gjensidige Forsikring ASA since 2003. Mr. Baasted serves as Managing Director of Gjensidige Danmark. He serves as the Chairman of Supervisory Board of AAS Gjensidige Baltic. Mr. Baasted serves as Member of General Board at Gjensidige Bank Boligkreditt AS. He served as Chairman of the Board of Jordan AS and Borge AS. He served as the Chairman of Supervisory Board at Gjensidige Bank ASA until January 1, 2016. He serves as a Director of Nykredit Realkredit A/S. He has been a Director at Nykredit Holding A/S since March 16, 2016. He serves as a Member of Supervisory Board at SpareBank 1 SR-Bank (formerly, Sparebanken Rogaland). He served as a Member of the Board of Representatives at Storebrand ASA. Mr. Baasted served as a Director of Sparebanken Sogn Og Fjordane. He served as a Director of Gjensidige Forsikring ASA. He served as a Director of DNB ASA (also known as DNB Nor ASA) until June 24, 2005. Mr. Baasted is a Graduate of the Norwegian School of Economics and Business Administration in Bergen.

CEO Compensation
  • Helge's compensation has been consistent with company performance over the past year, both up more than 20%.
  • Helge's remuneration is lower than average for companies of similar size in United States of America.
Management Team Tenure

Average tenure and age of the Gjensidige Forsikring management team in years:

3.5
Average Tenure
51
Average Age
  • The tenure for the Gjensidige Forsikring management team is about average.
Management Team

Helge Baastad

TITLE
Chief Executive Officer
COMPENSATION
NOK9M
AGE
59
TENURE
16.5 yrs

Jostein Amdal

TITLE
Executive VP Finance & CFO
COMPENSATION
NOK5M
AGE
54
TENURE
2.8 yrs

Kaare Østgaard

TITLE
Executive Vice President of Technology & Infrastructure
COMPENSATION
NOK5M
AGE
55
TENURE
4.5 yrs

Jørgen Ringdal

TITLE
Executive Vice President of Organization
COMPENSATION
NOK4M
AGE
59
TENURE
1.3 yrs

Catharina Hellerud

TITLE
Executive Vice President of Analytics
COMPENSATION
NOK4M
AGE
51
TENURE
3.5 yrs

Sigurd Austin

TITLE
Executive Vice President of Private
COMPENSATION
NOK5M
AGE
48
TENURE
8.1 yrs

Janne Flessum

TITLE
Executive Vice President of Communications & Shared Services
COMPENSATION
NOK3M

Mats Gottschalk

TITLE
Executive Vice President of Denmark
COMPENSATION
NOK5M
AGE
42
TENURE
7.6 yrs

Lars Bjerklund

TITLE
Executive Vice President of Business
COMPENSATION
NOK3M
AGE
48
TENURE
0.8 yrs

Aysegül Cin

TITLE
Executive Vice President of Sweden
COMPENSATION
NOK3M
AGE
38
TENURE
0.8 yrs
Board of Directors Tenure

Average tenure and age of the Gjensidige Forsikring board of directors in years:

3
Average Tenure
59
Average Age
  • The tenure for the Gjensidige Forsikring board of directors is about average.
Board of Directors

Gisèle Marchand

TITLE
Chairman of the Board
COMPENSATION
NOK551K
AGE
61
TENURE
1.3 yrs

Bjørn Iversen

TITLE
Chairman of Supervisory Board
COMPENSATION
NOK199K
AGE
71

Per Bjørge

TITLE
Director
COMPENSATION
NOK449K
AGE
69
TENURE
8.5 yrs

John Giverholt

TITLE
Director
COMPENSATION
NOK369K
AGE
67
TENURE
3.3 yrs

Christina Stray

TITLE
Deputy Chairman of Supervisory Board
COMPENSATION
NOK35K

Gunnar Mjåtvedt

TITLE
Employee Representative Director
COMPENSATION
NOK392K
AGE
59
TENURE
12.5 yrs

Lotte Kronholm Sjøberg

TITLE
Employee Representative Director
COMPENSATION
NOK351K
AGE
47
TENURE
4.5 yrs

Anne Nyhammer

TITLE
Employee Representative Director
COMPENSATION
NOK283K
AGE
55
TENURE
2.8 yrs

Eivind Elnan

TITLE
Director
COMPENSATION
NOK300K
AGE
45
TENURE
2.3 yrs

Hilde Nafstad

TITLE
Director
COMPENSATION
NOK373K
AGE
56
TENURE
2.3 yrs
Who owns this company?
Recent Insider Trading
  • No 3 month individual insider trading information.
Recent Insider Transactions
Announced Type Name Entity Role Start End Shares Max Price ($) Value ($)
X
Management checks
We assess Gjensidige Forsikring's management by checking for:
  1. Is the CEO's compensation unreasonable compared to market cap? (1 check)
  2. Has the CEO's compensation increased more than 20% whilst the EPS is down more then 20%? (1 check)
  3. Is the average tenure of the management team less than 2 years? (1 check)
  4. Is the average tenure of the board of directors team less than 3 years? (1 check)
    5. Gjensidige Forsikring has a total score of 0/6, this is not included on the snowflake, see the detailed checks below.


Note: We use the top 6 management executives and board members in our calculations.

Note 2: Insider trading include any internal stakeholders and these transactions .

Full details on the Management part of the Simply Wall St company analysis model.

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Company Info

Description

Gjensidige Forsikring ASA operates as a general insurance company in Norway, Denmark, Sweden, Lithuania, Latvia, and Estonia. It operates through General Insurance Private, General Insurance Commercial, General Insurance Denmark, General Insurance Sweden, and Pension segments. The company offers various insurance products, including motor vehicles, property, leisure, and accident and health insurance products, as well as insurance products in the areas of liability, agriculture, coastal and marine/transport, and defined contribution scheme; and life and pet insurance products. It also provides pension and savings products comprising occupational pensions, private pension savings, spouse/cohabitant pension, child’s pension, and individual disability pensions. The company distributes its products through its distribution network, as well as through agents, brokers, dealers, and telephony and Internet to private and commercial customers. Gjensidige Forsikring ASA was founded in 1816 and is headquartered in Oslo, Norway. Gjensidige Forsikring ASA is a subsidiary of Gjensidigestiftelsen.

Details
Name: Gjensidige Forsikring ASA
GJNS.Y
Exchange: OTCPK
Founded: 1816
NOK10,415,485,905
499,969,493
Website: http://www.gjensidige.no
Address: Gjensidige Forsikring ASA
Schweigaardsgate 21,
Oslo,
Oslo, 0191,
Norway
Listings
Exchange Symbol Ticker Symbol Security Exchange Country Currency Listed on
OB GJF Ordinary Shares Oslo Bors NO NOK 10. Dec 2010
OTCPK GJNS.F Ordinary Shares Pink Sheets LLC US USD 10. Dec 2010
DB XGJ Ordinary Shares Deutsche Boerse AG DE EUR 10. Dec 2010
LSE 0OJC Ordinary Shares London Stock Exchange GB NOK 10. Dec 2010
BATS-CHIXE GJFO Ordinary Shares BATS 'Chi-X Europe' GB NOK 10. Dec 2010
OTCPK GJNS.Y UNSPONSORD ADR Pink Sheets LLC US USD 10. Oct 2011
Number of employees
Current staff
Staff numbers
3,716
Gjensidige Forsikring employees.
Industry
Multi-line Insurance
Insurance
Company Analysis and Financial Data Status
Area Date (UTC time)
Company Analysis updated: 2019/07/19 00:28
End of day share price update: 2019/07/17 00:00
Last estimates confirmation: 2019/07/17
Last earnings filing: 2019/07/12
Last earnings reported: 2019/06/30
Last annual earnings reported: 2018/12/31


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Unless specified all financial data is based on a yearly period but updated quarterly. This is known as Trailing Twelve Month (TTM) or Last Twelve Month (LTM) Data. Learn more here.

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