Kingsway Corp key statistics and ratios
In fiscal 2025, Kingsway Corp had return on equity of -101.1%, an operating margin of -1.8%, debt equal to 466.2% of equity and a current ratio of 0.92. Each ratio below is calculated from the figures on its income statement, balance sheet and cash flow pages.
Financial ratios
| Fiscal year | 2011Dec 2011 | 2012Dec 2012 | 2013Dec 2013 | 2014Dec 2014 | 2015Dec 2015 | 2016Dec 2016 | 2017Dec 2017 | 2018Dec 2018 | 2019Dec 2019 | 2020Dec 2020 | 2021Dec 2021 | 2022Dec 2022 | 2023Dec 2023 | 2024Dec 2024 | 2025Dec 2025 | LTMJun 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | −15.4% | −7.8% | 0.9% | −1.1% | −4.0% | 15.2% | −4.4% | −2.4% | −8.6% | −0.6% | −3.8% | 0.9% | 2.0% | −1.8% | −0.1% |
| Net margin | −8.8% | −32.6% | −21.4% | −8.1% | 0.4% | 0.1% | −38.0% | −59.0% | −11.5% | −12.8% | −1.1% | 26.2% | 22.7% | −8.6% | −8.8% | −4.9% |
| Free-cash-flow margin | −33.9% | −29.4% | −24.9% | −7.4% | −20.6% | −9.2% | — | — | — | 2.4% | −8.6% | −15.6% | −25.4% | 1.0% | −0.0% | 1.7% |
| Return on equity | −16.3% | −55.3% | −73.3% | −35.2% | 1.8% | 0.5% | −34.8% | −114.1% | −103.6% | — | — | — | 108.3% | −52.3% | −101.1% | −53.5% |
| Return on assets | −5.4% | −13.9% | −10.6% | −4.1% | 0.3% | 0.1% | −3.4% | −6.9% | −1.8% | −1.8% | −0.2% | 6.4% | 9.7% | −4.9% | −5.7% | −3.3% |
| Asset turnover | 0.61 | 0.43 | 0.49 | 0.51 | 0.59 | 0.48 | 0.09 | 0.12 | 0.15 | 0.14 | 0.17 | 0.25 | 0.43 | 0.57 | 0.65 | 0.67 |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.92 | 0.87 |
| Debt to equity | 7.2% | 94.0% | 162.6% | 144.9% | 95.1% | 417.3% | 590.2% | >999% | >999% | — | — | 799.6% | 167.1% | 708.5% | 466.2% | 524.6% |
| Interest cover (operating income ÷ interest) | — | n/m | n/m | 0.3x | n/m | n/m | 1.1x | n/m | n/m | n/m | n/m | n/m | 0.2x | 0.5x | n/m | n/m |
| Effective tax rate | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 13.8% | −8.0% | — | — | — |
| Capital spending as % of revenue | 0.6% | 0.1% | 0.7% | −2.9% | 0.1% | 0.4% | — | — | — | 0.3% | 1.1% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Free cash flow ÷ net income | — | — | — | — | <−999% | <−999% | — | — | — | — | — | −59.7% | −111.5% | — | — | — |
| Dividends and buybacks ÷ free cash flow | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 234.7% | — | 0.0% |
| Quarter | 2024 Q3Sept 2024 | 2024 Q4Dec 2024 | 2025 Q1Mar 2025 | 2025 Q2Jun 2025 | 2025 Q3Sept 2025 | 2025 Q4Dec 2025 | 2026 Q1Mar 2026 | 2026 Q2Jun 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gross margin | — | — | 42.9% | 42.1% | — | — | 44.5% | 43.4% |
| Operating margin | −2.5% | 6.0% | −2.5% | −3.6% | −2.3% | 0.8% | 1.2% | −0.3% |
| Net margin | −10.4% | −6.0% | −12.1% | −11.7% | −7.5% | −5.4% | −7.2% | 0.4% |
| Free-cash-flow margin | — | — | −6.6% | 1.3% | 3.4% | — | −1.0% | 1.9% |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | — | — | 0.92 | 0.92 | 0.87 |
| Debt to equity | 588.2% | 683.9% | >999% | 334.4% | 424.8% | 466.2% | 541.1% | 524.6% |
Moat
Weak moat
How hard Kingsway's competitive advantage looks for rivals to wear away, judged from 10 years of its own filings: returns on capital, pricing power, profit durability, cash conversion and discipline.
- Returns on capital 0 / 20
Net income has been a median -3.2% of total assets over 10 years.
- Durability 10 / 20
Operating margin has been a median -2.0%; its worst year was -3.4%.
- Discipline 10 / 20
The diluted share count rose 28.5% over five years; stock-based pay has been a median 1.6% of revenue.
AI disruption exposure: Medium. In this industry, AI could change how the product is made or sold, without replacing the core asset. The score above includes a 5-point deduction for that exposure (33 before it).
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