Kinsale Capital Group, Inc. KNSL
Kinsale is a property and casualty insurance company that focuses exclusively on the excess and surplus lines ("E&S") market in the U.S., where we can use our underwriting expertise to write coverages for hard-to-place risks. We sell these insurance products in all 50 states, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands primarily through a network of independent insurance brokers. Our experienced and cohesive management team has an average of over 30 years of relevant experience.
Our goal is to deliver long-term value for our stockholders by growing our business and generating attractive returns. We seek to accomplish this by generating consistent and attractive underwriting profits while managing our capital prudently. Using our proprietary technology platform and leveraging the expertise of our highly-experienced employees in our daily operations, we have built a company that is entrepreneurial and highly efficient. We believe our systems and technology are at the digital forefront of the insurance industry and allow us to quickly collect and analyze data, thereby improving our ability to manage our business and reduce our response times to our customers. We believe that we have differentiated ourselves from our competitors by effectively leveraging technology, vigilantly controlling expenses and maintaining control over our underwriting and claims operations.
Valuation FY2025 figures against the last close
Annual financial statements
Income statement
| Fiscal year | FY2025 | FY2024 | FY2023 | FY2022 | FY2021 | FY2020 | FY2019 | FY2018 | FY2017 | FY2016 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | $1.87B | $1.59B | $1.22B | $838.8M | $653.5M | $459.9M | $315.9M | $222.1M | $186.8M | $141.6M |
| Total operating expenses | $1.24B | $1.07B | $840.4M | $643.2M | $464.7M | $359.5M | $239.8M | $181.6M | $148.3M | $102.1M |
| Interest expense | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $1.3M |
| Pre-tax income | $634.3M | $514.7M | $384.0M | $195.6M | $188.8M | $100.4M | $76.1M | $40.5M | $38.5M | $39.5M |
| Income tax | $130.7M | $99.9M | $75.9M | $36.5M | $36.1M | $12.0M | $12.7M | $6.7M | $13.6M | $13.4M |
| Net income | $503.6M | $414.8M | $308.1M | $159.1M | $152.7M | $88.4M | $63.3M | $33.8M | $24.9M | $26.2M |
| EPS, basic | 21.76 | 17.92 | 13.37 | 6.97 | 6.73 | 3.96 | 2.94 | 1.60 | 1.19 | — |
| EPS, diluted | 21.65 | 17.78 | 13.22 | 6.88 | 6.62 | 3.87 | 2.86 | 1.56 | 1.16 | — |
| Shares, diluted (wtd. avg.) | $23.3M | $23.3M | $23.3M | $23.1M | $23.1M | $22.9M | $22.1M | $21.7M | $21.5M | — |
Balance sheet
| Fiscal year | FY2025 | FY2024 | FY2023 | FY2022 | FY2021 | FY2020 | FY2019 | FY2018 | FY2017 | FY2016 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cash and equivalents | $163.4M | $113.2M | $126.7M | $156.3M | $121.0M | $77.1M | $100.4M | $75.1M | $81.7M | $50.8M |
| Short-term investments | — | — | — | — | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Property, plant and equipment | $89.4M | $82.9M | $63.4M | $53.5M | $49.3M | $46.2M | $22.6M | $2.1M | — | — |
| Total assets | $6.04B | $4.89B | $3.77B | $2.75B | $2.03B | $1.55B | $1.09B | $773.1M | $667.8M | $614.4M |
| Long-term debt | $224.4M | $184.1M | $183.8M | $195.7M | $42.7M | — | — | — | — | — |
| Total liabilities | $4.08B | $3.40B | $2.69B | $2.00B | $1.33B | $970.7M | $684.7M | $509.1M | $429.7M | $404.2M |
| Retained earnings | $1.72B | $1.23B | $828.2M | $533.1M | $385.9M | $243.3M | $162.9M | $106.5M | $73.5M | $53.6M |
| Total equity | $1.96B | $1.48B | $1.09B | $745.4M | $699.3M | $576.2M | $405.9M | $264.0M | $238.2M | $210.2M |
Cash flow
| Fiscal year | FY2025 | FY2024 | FY2023 | FY2022 | FY2021 | FY2020 | FY2019 | FY2018 | FY2017 | FY2016 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating cash flow | $1.04B | $976.3M | $859.8M | $557.8M | $407.0M | $280.0M | $178.4M | $104.0M | $77.4M | $73.7M |
| Stock-based compensation | $17.9M | $14.1M | $9.4M | $6.7M | $4.8M | $3.6M | $2.7M | $1.6M | $652.0K | $492.0K |
| Capital expenditure | $53.7M | $23.9M | $6.6M | $6.9M | $5.9M | $32.9M | $19.6M | $1.3M | $179.0K | $565.0K |
| Investing cash flow | -$922.2M | -$960.1M | -$860.9M | -$708.6M | -$352.0M | -$379.4M | -$230.8M | -$106.5M | -$42.4M | -$88.1M |
| Financing cash flow | -$71.4M | -$29.7M | -$28.5M | $186.0M | -$11.1M | $76.1M | $77.8M | -$4.1M | -$4.0M | $40.6M |
| Dividends paid | $15.8M | $13.9M | $13.0M | $11.9M | $10.0M | $8.1M | $6.9M | $5.9M | $5.0M | $2.1M |
| Buybacks | $90.0M | $10.0M | $0 | $0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Figures as tagged in each year's own filing, in US dollars. A year restated by a later filing shows the restated figure. Capital expenditure, dividends and buybacks are cash out, shown positive. A line the filer does not report is not listed. Latest from accession 0001669162-26-000020.
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