About the company
| 20.20bn | 782.68m | 1970 | 16.99k | |||
| Revenue in AUD (TTM) | Net income in AUD | Incorporated | Employees |
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QBE Insurance Group Limited is engaged in underwriting general insurance and reinsurance risks, management of Lloyd's syndicates and investment management. It operates in six business segments: North American operations, which writes general insurance and reinsurance business in the United States and Bermuda; Latin American operations, which writes general insurance business in Central and South America; European operations involve QBE Insurance Europe and QBE Underwriting Limited; Australian operations primarily underwrites general insurance risks throughout Australia providing all lines of insurance cover for personal and commercial risks; Asia Pacific operations provides personal, commercial and specialist general insurance covers throughout the Asia Pacific region, and Equator Re is based in Bermuda providing reinsurance protection to related entities and participating on reinsurances placed with external reinsurers. In May 2012, it acquired HSBC Argentina Holdings S.A.
Mergers & acquisitions
| Acquired company | Deal status | Date | QBE:ASX since announced | Transaction value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Long Life Seguros SA | Announced | 03 Jan 2013 | +36.28% | -- |
Peer analysis
| Company | Revenue (TTM) | Net income (TTM) | Market cap | Employees | Price/earnings (TTM) | Price/book value (MRQ) | Price/cash flow (TTM) | Price/sales (TTM) | EPS (excluding extraordinary items (TTM) | EPS (including extraordinary items) (TTM) | Revenue per share (TTM) | Book value per share (MRQ) | Asset turnover (TTM) | Inventory turnover (TTM) | Receivables turnover (TTM) | Revenues per employee (TTM) | Return on average assets (TTM) | Return on average assets (5 yr average) | Return on investment (TTM) | Return on investment (5 yr average) | Gross margin (TTM) | Gross margin (5 yr average) | Net profit margin (TTM) | Net Profit margin (5 Yr Average) | Quick ratio (MRQ) | Interest coverage (TTM) | Total debt to capital (MRQ) | Payout ratio (5 yr average) | Revenue (Year-over-year change%) | Revenue (5 yr growth rate) | Net income (Year-over-year change%) | Net income (5 Yr growth rate) | Capital expenditure (5 Yr growth rate) | Dividend (5 yr growth rate) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Insurance Australia Group Limited | 8.98bn | 706.00m | 11.87bn | 13650 | 17.33 | 2.60 | -- | 1.32 | 0.3295 | 0.246 | 4.22 | 2.19 | 0.3602 | -- | -- | 657,656 | 3.21 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 8.92 | 1.96 | -- | 12.46 | 0.2396 | 336.75 | 12.86 | 3.57 | -17.20 | -17.8124 | -14.9774 | -10.4377 | |
| Suncorp Group Ltd | 16.15bn | 909.00m | 16.86bn | 8857 | 18.28 | 1.14 | -- | 1.04 | 0.6914 | 0.6914 | 11.74 | 11.10 | 0.1732 | -- | -- | -- | 0.9813 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 5.67 | 4.85 | -- | 1.47 | 0.4235 | 109.76 | -15.7568 | 35.99 | 59.82 | -7.411 | -- | -16.6382 | |
| QBE Insurance Group Limited | 20.20bn | 782.68m | 18.82bn | 16987 | 23.87 | 1.60 | 15.41 | 0.9317 | 0.6568 | 0.6568 | 15.89 | 9.78 | 0.4028 | -- | -- | 1,188,876 | 1.60 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 3.97 | 7.89 | -- | 6.37 | 0.3017 | 84.99 | 5.13 | 12.86 | 8.10 | -13.971 | 33.91 | -13.3485 | |
| PICC Property & Casualty Co., Ltd. | 26.97bn | 1.72bn | 16.39bn | 93369 | 9.50 | 2.18 | 8.27 | 0.6076 | 1.07 | 1.07 | 16.79 | 4.69 | 0.5855 | -- | -- | 2,203,659 | 3.74 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 6.39 | 4.20 | -- | 29.59 | 0.2994 | 19.84 | 18.76 | 16.33 | 29.63 | 28.32 | 20.41 | 19.34 | |
| People's Insurance Co (Group) of China | 42.65bn | 1.13bn | 22.69bn | 100536 | 16.42 | 2.09 | 11.58 | 0.5321 | 0.2485 | 0.2485 | 9.30 | 1.95 | 0.4041 | -- | -- | -- | 1.59 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 3.94 | -- | -- | 4.01 | 0.2949 | -- | 8.91 | -- | 31.76 | -- | -- | -- | |
| Fubon Financial Holding Co Ltd. | 13.32bn | 989.20m | 13.94bn | 31449 | 14.07 | 1.34 | 12.94 | 1.05 | 3.05 | 3.05 | 41.01 | 32.05 | 0.1013 | -- | -- | 12,406,410 | 0.7522 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 7.43 | 7.32 | -- | 3.33 | 0.3034 | -- | 49.90 | 18.07 | -5.1077 | 14.96 | -- | -- | |
| NKSJ Holdings, Inc. | 26.95bn | 433.56m | 11.11bn | 35542 | 25.80 | 0.8727 | 16.40 | 0.4121 | 104.25 | 104.25 | 6,518.7 | 3,082.26 | 0.3001 | -- | -- | -- | 0.486 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 1.62 | -- | -- | 14.85 | 0.1693 | -- | 6.84 | -- | 147.28 | -- | -- | -- | |
| Ms&Ad Insurance Group Holding Inc | 42.33bn | 831.23m | 19.01bn | 36929 | 22.46 | 0.9393 | 14.82 | 0.4491 | 134.47 | 134.47 | 6,847.25 | 3,215.33 | 0.2797 | -- | -- | -- | 0.5603 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 2.00 | -0.1939 | -- | 26.80 | 0.1259 | -- | 13.10 | 14.78 | 149.35 | 15.88 | 12.00 | 27.54 | |
| Tokio Marine Holdings Inc | 36.41bn | 1.12bn | 25.62bn | 30831 | 22.74 | 1.35 | 16.66 | 0.7037 | 147.29 | 147.29 | 4,770.48 | 2,489.04 | 0.2207 | -- | -- | 118,815,200 | 0.6882 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 3.12 | 2.13 | -- | 44.77 | 0.0687 | 57.08 | 2.97 | -4.8666 | -91.6565 | -42.199 | 10.51 | 6.79 | |
| Samsung Fire & Marine Insurance Co., Ltd | 16.25bn | 705.44m | 10.33bn | 5564 | 13.04 | 1.15 | 12.39 | 0.6356 | 17,681.79 | 17,681.79 | 408,376 | 199,686 | 0.4321 | -- | -- | 3,218,664,000 | 1.91 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 4.42 | 4.92 | -- | 145.67 | 0.0005 | 23.71 | 15.15 | 12.53 | 15.27 | 18.42 | 4.04 | 20.11 |
Data as of May 21 2013. Currency figures normalised to QBE Insurance Group Ltd's reporting currency: Australian Dollar AUD.
Institutional shareholders
| Holder | Shares | % Held |
|---|---|---|
Aberdeen Asset Management (Asia) Ltd. as of 10 Apr 2013 | 166.61m | 12.89% |
Colonial First State Global Asset Management Pty Ltd. as of 31 Jan 2013 | 103.55m | 9.26% |
First State Investment Management (UK) Ltd. as of 28 Feb 2013 | 45.23m | 3.74% |
Franklin Advisers, Inc. as of 31 Mar 2013 | 18.49m | 1.54% |
Aberdeen Asset Managers Ltd. as of 31 Mar 2013 | 12.80m | 1.04% |
The Vanguard Group, Inc. as of 31 Jan 2013 | 11.11m | 0.97% |
BlackRock Fund Advisors as of 30 Apr 2013 | 11.37m | 0.94% |
MFS Investment Management, Inc. as of 31 Mar 2013 | 10.23m | 0.90% |
Norges Bank Investment Management as of 31 Dec 2012 | 3.34m | 0.68% |
Grantham, Mayo, Van Otterloo Co. LLC as of 31 Mar 2013 | 7.82m | 0.66% |
Data from 30 Jun 2012 - 01 May 2013Source: FactSet Research Systems Inc.