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Revenue/Expense/Profitability Summary   |   "Rule of 20" Score  |   Financial Stability

 
Profit/Loss Summary
  Average +25% Profit +25% Growth
Revenues (% by Source)
Commercial Lines 43.8% 38.4% 37.8%
Bonds 0.9% 0.6% 0.4%
Personal Lines 39.7% 45.1% 50.1%
VAS – P&C 0.7% 0.0% 2.3%
Contingent/Bonus 6.2% 6.1% 5.4%
Group Medical 5.5% 5.2% 1.3%
All Other Group L&H 0.2% 0.2% 0.1%
Individual L&H 2.6% 4.3% 2.2%
Bonus/Overrides 0.1% 0.1% 0.0%
Investments 0.1% 0.0% 0.0%
Miscellaneous 0.1% 0.0% 0.3%
Total Revenues 100.0% 100.0% 100.0%
Brokerage Commission Expense 0.1% 0.1% 0.0%
Net Revenues 99.9% 99.9% 100.0%
Expenses (as % of Net Revenues)
Compensation 55.6% 43.9% 49.3%
Selling 4.7% 4.0% 5.0%
Operating 17.5% 14.6% 16.5%
Administrative 1.9% 0.6% 0.1%
Total Expenses 79.6% 63.1% 70.9%

 

  Average +25% Profit +25% Growth
Profit/Loss (as % of Net Revenues)
Pre-Tax Profit 20.4% 36.9% 29.1%
Pro Forma Pre-Tax Profit1 26.0% 44.6% 27.6%
Operating Pre-Tax Profit2 10.8% 22.4% 12.3%
EBITDA3 22.8% 37.55 29.6%
Pro Forma EBITDA4 28.5% 45.2% 28.2%

Definitions:

  1. Pro Forma Pre-tax Profit is Pre-tax Profit if discretionary expenses are eliminated and all owners compensated as employees
  2. Operating Pre-tax Profit is Pre-Tax Profit excluding income from contingents, bonus and investment income
  3. EBITDA is Earnings Before Interest Taxes Depreciation
    and Amortization
  4. Pro Forma EBITDA is EBITDA if discretionary expenses are eliminated (e.g. certain owner's perks/benefits), and one-time or extraordinary revenues are excluded
 

 

 
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