Loews Corporation (L) financial analysis and rating
Comparison analysis based on SEC data
| Company Name | Loews Corporation |
| Industry (SIC) | 6331 - Fire, Marine, and Casualty Insurance |
| Latest report | 12/31/2020 (filed 2/09/2021) |
| Revenue | $12,583 million (ranked #24 out of 124 companies in the industry) |
| Assets | $80,236 million (ranked #26) |
Financial position and performance
| Compared with industry ratios | Change during the year |
|---|---|
|
worse |
deteriorated |
| Compared with all industry ratios |
|---|
|
worse |
Financial ratios benchmarking
| Finanancial ratio | Compared | ||
|---|---|---|---|
|
with industry ratios (63 - Insurance Carriers) |
with all industry ratios | ||
| Solvency Ratios | |||
| Debt ratio |
0.76
0.75 |
0.76
0.61 | |
| Debt-to-equity ratio |
3.18
2.99 |
3.18
1.07 | |
| Interest coverage ratio |
-1.84
10.55 |
-1.84
1.22 | |
| Liquidity Ratios | |||
| Current Ratio |
181.43
16.92 |
181.43
1.94 | |
| Cash Ratio |
181.43
14.85 |
181.43
0.82 | |
| Profitability Ratios | |||
| Profit margin |
-7.4%
6.3% |
-7.4%
1.5% | |
| ROE (Return on equity), after tax |
-4.5%
6.3% |
-4.5%
-2.1% | |
| ROA (Return on assets) |
-1.1%
1% |
-1.1%
-0.1% | |
| Activity Ratios | |||
| Asset turnover (days) |
2363
1598 |
2363
869 | |
| Resulting score | -0,8 | -0,3 | |
Additional ratios (not used to calculate the resulting score)
| Finanancial ratio | Compared | ||
|---|---|---|---|
|
with industry ratios (63 - Insurance Carriers) |
with all industry ratios | ||
| Profitability Ratios | |||
| Gross margin |
39.8%
35.9% |
39.8%
41.5% | |
| Operating margin (Return on sales) |
-7.5%
9.7% |
-7.5%
4.8% | |
| Activity Ratios | |||
| EBIT | $(949)M | ||
| EBITDA | $(215)M | ||
| Price Ratios | |||
| Dividend Payout Ratio |
-0.18
0.15 |
-0.18
0.27 | |
| Earnings per Share (basic) | $-3.32 | ||
| Earnings per Share (diluted) | $-3.32 | ||
Auditor's conclusion
We have conducted a comparative analysis of the balance sheet and the income statement of Loews Corporation (hereafter – the "Company") for the year 2020 submitted to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The primary business activity of the company is Fire, Marine, and Casualty Insurance (SIC code 6331). During the analysis we have compared the key financial ratios of the company with the average (median) values of those ratios calculated for the specific industry sector and for all industries. The averages are calculated using the data from financial statements for the year 2020 submitted to the SEC through the Electronic Data Gathering, Analysis, and Retrieval system (EDGAR). By comparing each of the eleven key metrics with the median value, we have made a generalized conclusion about the quality of the financial condition of the company. Calculations and summary conclusions are made in a computerized way using software and methods developed by Consulting financial and analytical company Ankon.
As a result of the analysis of the key financial ratios of the company, we have established the following. The financial condition of Loews Corporation in 2020 is worse than the financial condition of half of all companies engaged in the activity "Fire, Marine, and Casualty Insurance"
This conclusion is supported by the result of a comparison of the Company’s financial ratios with average U.S. ratios. The financial position of Loews Corporation is worse than that of most listed companies that submit financial statements to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission.
Financial position and performance history
Additional data about Loews Corporation
Closest competitors
| Company | USD ($), in Millions | |
|---|---|---|
| Revenue | Assets | |
| The Travelers Companies, Inc. | 31,981 | 116,764 |
| Hartford Financial Services Group, Inc. (The) | 20,523 | 74,111 |
| CNA Financial Corporation | 10,808 | 64,026 |
| Markel Corporation | 9,735 | 41,710 |
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Financial data source and analysis principles
The above is a comparative analysis of the financial position and performance of the company. The comparison is based on official financial statements filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) through the Electronic Data Gathering, Analysis, and Retrieval system (EDGAR) (about 10,000 largest publicly traded companies). The comparison is performed using the eleven key financial ratios (see table above). Company's financial ratios are compared with the median values of ratios of all companies and of companies within the same industry, and also with the quartiles of those ratios. Each ratio value is given a score ranging from -2 and +2 depending on its position relative to the quartiles (-2 – below the first quartile; -1 – between the first and the second quartile; +1 – between the second and the third quartile; +2 – above the third quartile; 0 – the ratio value deviates from the median by no more than 5% of the difference between the median and the quartile closest to the ratio value). To draw a conclusion from the analysis the individual scores are weighted equally to get an overall score ranging from -2 and +2.
| much better (+1 - +2incl) | |
| better (from 0.11 to +1incl) | |
| about the same (from -0.11incl to +0.11incl) | |
| worse (from -1incl to -0.11) | |
| much worse (from -2incl to -1) |
Change during the year is calculated by comparing the resulting score of financial position within the industry with the last year's (quarter's) score. The result of the comparison may be as follows:
| improved considerably (positive change of more than 1 point) | |
| improved (positive change of less than 1 point) | |
| unchanged (little or no change in score, no more than 0.11 points) | |
| deteriorated (the score has decreased by less than 1 point during the year) | |
| deteriorated considerably (the score has decreased by more than 1 point during the year) |
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