How do you interpret capital wholesale reinsurance — specialty insurance services?

An increase suggests strong demand for the company's specialized risk expertise and potential for higher margins compared to standard brokerage services.

How does capital wholesale reinsurance — specialty insurance services compare across companies?

Comparable to 'Specialty Lines' or 'Niche Brokerage' revenue reported by peer insurance and reinsurance firms.

Willis Towers Watson WTW Capital Wholesale Reinsurance — Specialty Insurance Services

Discontinued — last reported Q4 '15

Similar metrics at other companies

CNCSpecialty Services — Premium And Service Revenues

$552.75M+24.1%

RNRSpecialty Reinsurance — Supplementary Insurance Information Premium Revenue

$137.2M+116%

RNRSpecialty Reinsurance — Premiums Earned Net

$137.2M+116%

CNASpecialty Domain — Revenue

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CNAWarranty & Alternative Risks — Revenue

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CNAOther Commercial — Revenue

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Other financials

Income statement

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Revenue$2.4B+8.5%

Operating income$448.0M+3.7%

Net income$297.0M+26.4%

EPS (diluted)$3.10+33.0%

Balance sheet

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Cash & equivalents$1.9B+23.1%

Total debt$6.9B+16.5%

Total equity$8.0B-1.9%

Total assets$29.6B+5.6%

Cash flow

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Operating cash flow-$10.0M+71.4%

CapEx$55.0M+7.8%

Free cash flow-$65.0M+24.4%

Valuation

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Market cap$24.1B-18.5%

Enterprise value$29.15B-14.7%

P/E14.5×—

P/S2.4×-0.6×

Profitability

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Operating margin22.7%+14.8pp

Net margin16.8%—

FCF margin15.8%+3.4pp

Returns & leverage

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Return on equity20.7%—

Debt / equity0.9×+0.1×

Current ratio1.2×0.0×

Where this comes from

Reported directly by Willis Towers Watson in its filing.

Tagged under the XBRL concept wltw:SpecialtyInsuranceServices.

The official record: Willis Towers Watson’s 10-K, filed February 29, 2016, on SEC EDGAR. View the filing →

Questions, answered.

What does capital wholesale reinsurance — specialty insurance services mean?: Revenue from specialized, high-complexity insurance brokerage services.
How do you interpret capital wholesale reinsurance — specialty insurance services?: An increase suggests strong demand for the company's specialized risk expertise and potential for higher margins compared to standard brokerage services.
How does capital wholesale reinsurance — specialty insurance services compare across companies?: Comparable to 'Specialty Lines' or 'Niche Brokerage' revenue reported by peer insurance and reinsurance firms.