How do you interpret operating segments — general and administrative expense?

Lower expenses relative to revenue indicate better operational leverage and cost control.

How does operating segments — general and administrative expense compare across companies?

Standard operating expense metric across all industries.

RenaissanceRe Holdings RNR Operating Segments — General And Administrative Expense

Discontinued — last reported Q3 '16

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EXROperating Segments — General And Administrative Expense

$21.65M-1.0%

ACGLOperating Segments — General And Administrative Expense

$18.49M+72.1%

EGOperating Segments — General And Administrative Expense

$6.4M+8.0%

RBAOperating Segments — Selling General And Administrative Expense

$101.26M+36.1%

GLOperating Segments — General And Administrative Expense

$55.47M+6.9%

CGOperating Segments — General And Administrative Expense

$74.8M-7.2%

Other financials

Income statement

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Revenue$2.2B-36.8%

Net income$293.4M+72.6%

EPS (diluted)$6.57+101%

Balance sheet

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Cash & equivalents$1.6B-4.3%

Total debt$2.3B-15.4%

Total equity$11.5B+11.3%

Total assets$53.7B+0.2%

Cash flow

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Operating cash flow$687.6M+336%

Valuation

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Market cap$12.75B+9.1%

Enterprise value$13.52B+5.5%

P/E4.6×-1.8×

P/S1.1×+0.2×

Profitability

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Net margin24.2%+9.5pp

Returns & leverage

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Return on equity25.7%+7.2pp

Debt / equity0.2×-0.1×

Where this comes from

Reported directly by RenaissanceRe Holdings in its filing.

Tagged under the XBRL concept us-gaap:GeneralAndAdministrativeExpense.

The official record: RenaissanceRe Holdings’s 10-Q, filed November 2, 2016, on SEC EDGAR. View the filing →

Questions, answered.

What does operating segments — general and administrative expense mean?: The overhead costs of running the company's corporate operations.
How do you interpret operating segments — general and administrative expense?: Lower expenses relative to revenue indicate better operational leverage and cost control.
How does operating segments — general and administrative expense compare across companies?: Standard operating expense metric across all industries.