2008 Best Practices Study
Agencies with Revenues between $5,000,000 and $10,000,000
 
   
 

Revenue/Expense/Profitability Summary   |   "Rule of 20" Score

Revenue/Expense/Profit Summary
  Average +25% Profit +25% Growth
Revenues (% by Source)
Commercial Lines 49.7% 42.7% 40.6%
Bonds 1.2% 0.2% 0.2%
Personal Lines 22.1% 31.1% 31.1%
VAS – P&C 1.6% 5.9% 0.0%
Contingent/Bonus 8.3% 8.7% 8.1%
Group Life & Health 11.5% 8.7% 9.7%
Individual Life & Health 3.2% 0.9% 7.6%
VAS – L&H 0.1% 0.0% 0.3%
Bonus/Overrides 0.2% 0.2% 0.2%
Investments 1.7% 1.5% 1.8%
Miscellaneous 0.5% 0.1% 0.4%
Total Revenues 100.0% 100.0% 100.0%
Brokerage Commission Expense 1.4% 0.0% 0.5%
Net Revenues 98.6% 100.0% 99.5%

Expenses (as % of Net Revenues)
Compensation 63.2% 60.2% 63.2%
Selling 3.2% 2.5% 3.3%
Operating 12.6% 10.9% 13.2%
Administrative 2.9% 0.9% 4.0%
Total Expenses 82.0% 74.5% 83.7%
  Average +25% Profit +25% Growth
Profitability Summary
Pre-Tax Profit 18.0% 25.5% 16.3%
Pro Forma Pre-Tax Profit 22.0% 32.1% 21.4%
Operating Pre-Tax Profit 6.5% 11.1% 6.2%
EBITDA 20.7% 26.7% 18.1%
Pro Forma EBITDA 24.7% 33.5% 23.1%

 

Definitions:

  • Pro Forma Pre-tax Profit is Pre-tax Profit if discretionary expenses are eliminated and all owners compensated as employees
  • Operating Pre-tax Profit is Pre-Tax Profit excluding income from contingents, bonus and investment income
  • EBITDA is Earnings Before Interest Taxes Depreciation
    and Amortization
  • Pro Forma EBITDA is EBITDA if discretionary expenses are eliminated (e.g. certain owner's perks/benefits), and one-time or extraordinary revenues are excluded

 


 

 
     
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