Essent ESNT
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Essent (ESNT) Short-term Investments (2013 - 2019)

Essent (ESNT) posted Short-term Investments of $315.4 million for Q4 2019, down 89.42% sequentially from $3.0 billion in Q3 2019, and down 87.9% YoY from $2.6 billion in Q4 2018.

Essent (ESNT) Short-term Investments (2013 - 2019) Analysis & Trends

Essent has reported Short-term Investments for 7 years, with the latest figure at $315.4 million in Q4 2019.

  • Quarterly Short-term Investments fell 87.9% year-over-year to $315.4 million in Q4 2019, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Dec 2019 was $315.4 million (down 87.9% YoY) and the FY2019 annual result came in at $315.4 million, down 87.9% from the prior year.
  • Short-term Investments retreated to $315.4 million in Q4 2019 per ESNT's latest filing, from $3.0 billion in the prior quarter.
  • Over five years, Short-term Investments peaked at $3.0 billion in Q3 2019 and troughed at $8.5 million in Q1 2015.
  • A 5-year average of $561.6 million and a median of $201.4 million in 2018 frame the typical range for Short-term Investments.
  • The sharpest annual moves came in 2016 and 2017: Short-term Investments slumped 94.2% in 2016, then jumped 4198.35% in 2017.
  • Over 5 years, Short-term Investments stood at $798.9 million in 2015, then plunged by 94.2% to $46.4 million in 2016, then surged by 4198.35% to $2.0 billion in 2017, then surged by 30.78% to $2.6 billion in 2018, then slumped by 87.9% to $315.4 million in 2019.
  • According to Business Quant data, Short-term Investments over the past three periods registered $315.4 million, $3.0 billion, and $251.5 million for Q4 2019, Q3 2019, and Q2 2019 respectively.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr)
1 Fidelity National Financial 12.65 Bn 8.08 Bn 3.59 Bn
2 First American Financial 7.36 Bn 4.25 Bn 1.77 Bn
3 Axis Capital Holdings 7.25 Bn 6.47 Bn 819.78 Mn
4 Enact Holdings 6.85 Bn 6.36 Bn 284.04 Mn
5 Mgic Investment 6.47 Bn 6.25 Bn 284.40 Mn
6 Essent 6.18 Bn 6.18 Bn 313.73 Mn
7 Ryan Specialty Holdings 5.43 Bn 5.29 Bn -
8 Radian 4.96 Bn 4.22 Bn 380.01 Mn
9 NMI Holdings 3.42 Bn 3.35 Bn 157.40 Mn
10 Assured Guaranty 3.29 Bn -506.61 Mn 156.00 Mn

Historic Data

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DateValue
Dec 31, 2019 315.36 Mn
Sep 30, 2019 2.98 Bn
Jun 30, 2019 251.47 Mn
Mar 31, 2019 210.82 Mn
Dec 31, 2018 2.61 Bn
Sep 30, 2018 191.91 Mn
Jun 30, 2018 327.01 Mn
Mar 31, 2018 380.76 Mn
Dec 31, 2017 1.99 Bn
Sep 30, 2017 296.51 Mn
Jun 30, 2017 130.98 Mn
Mar 31, 2017 112.38 Mn
Dec 31, 2016 46.35 Mn
Sep 30, 2016 150.48 Mn
Jun 30, 2016 129.24 Mn
Mar 31, 2016 83.49 Mn
Dec 31, 2015 798.89 Mn
Sep 30, 2015 121.60 Mn
Jun 30, 2015 95.37 Mn
Mar 31, 2015 8.50 Mn