2008 Best Practices Study
Agencies with Revenues over $25,000,000
 
   
 

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

Revenue/Expense/Profit Summary
  Average +25% Profit +25% Growth
Revenues (% by Source)
Commercial Lines 56.0% 47.7% 63.7%
Bonds 3.4% 2.0% 4.6%
Personal Lines 10.9% 23.5% 6.7%
VAS – P&C 1.4% 0.1% 1.5%
Contingent/Bonus 7.1% 8.6% 6.2%
Group Life & Health 15.8% 13.4% 11.9%
Individual Life & Health 0.8% 0.8% 0.9%
VAS – L&H 0.5% 0.0% 0.2%
Bonus/Overrides 0.5% 0.4% 0.5%
Investments 2.5% 2.7% 3.2%
Miscellaneous 1.0% 0.9% 0.6%
Total Revenues 100.0% 100.0% 100.0%
Brokerage Commission Expense 3.8% 2.3% 4.8%
Net Revenues 96.2% 97.7% 95.2%

Expenses (as % of Net Revenues)
Compensation 63.3% 56.4% 62.5%
Selling 4.3% 3.6% 4.2%
Operating 14.3% 13.2% 12.5%
Administrative 2.7% 1.0% 1.7%
Total Expenses 84.7% 74.2% 80.9%
  Average +25% Profit +25% Growth
Profitability Summary
Pre-Tax Profit 15.3% 25.8% 19.1%
Pro Forma Pre-Tax Profit 17.5% 27.3% 20.9%
Operating Pre-Tax Profit 4.9% 13.9% 8.8%
EBITDA 19.3% 28.0% 22.1%
Pro Forma EBITDA 21.5% 29.5% 23.8%

 

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 EBITA is EBITA if discretionary expenses are eliminated (e.g. certain owner's perks/benefits), and one-time or extraordinary revenues are excluded

 


 

 
     
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