Independence Holding Company is a insurance - life business based in the US. Independence Holding Company shares (IHC) are listed on the NYSE and all prices are listed in US Dollars. Independence Holding Company employs 550 staff and has a trailing 12-month revenue of around $439.3 million.
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| 52-week range | $0.00 - $0.00 |
|---|---|
| 50-day moving average | $56.77 |
| 200-day moving average | $50.07 |
| Wall St. target price | $17.50 |
| PE ratio | 7.988 |
| Dividend yield | $0.44 (1.54%) |
| Earnings per share (TTM) | $7.14 |
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Valuing Independence Holding Company stock is incredibly difficult, and any metric has to be viewed as part of a bigger picture of Independence Holding Company's overall performance. However, analysts commonly use some key metrics to help gauge the value of a stock.
Independence Holding Company's current share price divided by its per-share earnings (EPS) over a 12-month period gives a "trailing price/earnings ratio" of roughly 8x. In other words, Independence Holding Company shares trade at around 8x recent earnings.
That's relatively low compared to, say, the trailing 12-month P/E ratio for the NASDAQ 100 at the end of 2019 (27.29). The low P/E ratio could mean that investors are pessimistic about the outlook for the shares or simply that they're under-valued.
Independence Holding Company's EBITDA (earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortisation) is $20.3 million.
The EBITDA is a measure of a Independence Holding Company's overall financial performance and is widely used to measure a its profitability.
| Revenue TTM | $439.3 million |
|---|---|
| Operating margin TTM | 3.53% |
| Gross profit TTM | $229.8 million |
| Return on assets TTM | 0.85% |
| Return on equity TTM | 2.31% |
| Profit margin | 23.89% |
| Book value | $38.47 |
| Market Capitalization | $841.5 million |
TTM: trailing 12 months
Dividend payout ratio: 135.46% of net profits
Recently Independence Holding Company has paid out, on average, around 100% of net profits as dividends. That has enabled analysts to estimate a "forward annual dividend yield" of 0% of the current stock value. This means that over a year, based on recent payouts (which are sadly no guarantee of future payouts), Independence Holding Company shareholders could enjoy a 0% return on their shares, in the form of dividend payments. In Independence Holding Company's case, that would currently equate to about $0.44 per share.
Independence Holding Company's payout ratio would broadly be considered high, and as such this stock could appeal to those looking to generate an income. Bear in mind however that companies should normally also look to re-invest a decent amount of net profits to ensure future growth.
Independence Holding Company's most recent dividend payout was on 27 December 2021. The latest dividend was paid out to all shareholders who bought their shares by 13 February 2022 (the "ex-dividend date").
Independence Holding Company's shares were split on 14 February 2012 .
Over the last 12 months, Independence Holding Company's shares have ranged in value from as little as $0 up to $0. A popular way to gauge a stock's volatility is its "beta".
Beta is a measure of a share's volatility in relation to the market. The market (NYSE average) beta is 1, while Independence Holding Company's is 0.7772. This would suggest that Independence Holding Company's shares are less volatile than average (for this exchange).
Independence Holding Company, through its subsidiaries, engages in health, pet, and life insurance businesses. The company's dental portfolio includes indemnity and PPO plans for employer groups of two or more lives, and for individuals; vision plans that offer a flat reimbursement amount for exams and materials; and short-term medical products for people with temporary needs for health coverage. It also provides supplemental products, including hospital indemnity, fixed indemnity limited benefit, critical illness, accident medical coverage, and life insurance products; pet insurance; and occupational accident insurance products, such as accidental death, accident disability, and accident medical benefits for occupational injuries to employees of companies. In addition, the company offers group long-term and short-term disability products to employers; New York short-term disability plan that offers temporary cash payments to replace wages lost; and group term life products, such as group term life, accidental death and dismemberment (AD&D), supplemental life and AD&D, and dependent life products. Further, it provides medicare supplements and advantages; employer group and individual insurance products, including self-funded programs; and affordable care act plans. Independence Holding Company markets its products through general agents, independent brokers, and independent producers. The company was incorporated in 1980 and is headquartered in Stamford, Connecticut.
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