2008 Best Practices Study
Agencies with Revenues under $1,250,000
 
   
 

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

Revenue/Expense/Profit Summary
  Average +25% Profit +25% Growth
Revenues (% by Source)
Commercial Lines 46.5% 46.2% 50.5%
Bonds 2.1% 0.5% 6.3%
Personal Lines 35.7% 40.0% 29.1%
VAS – P&C 0.4% 0.0% 1.3%
Contingent/Bonus 8.1% 7.7% 8.9%
Group Life & Health 4.2% 3.8% 0.7%
Individual Life & Health 1.2% 1.0% 1.7%
VAS – L&H 0.7% 0.0% 0.0%
Bonus/Overrides 0.0% 0.0% 0.0%
Investments 0.8% 0.8% 1.3%
Miscellaneous 0.1% 0.0% 0.4%
Total Revenues 100.0% 100.0% 100.0%
Brokerage Commission Expense 0.1% 0.0% 0.0%
Net Revenues 99.9% 100.0% 100.0%

Expenses (as % of Net Revenues)
Compensation 56.9% 47.3% 51.3%
Selling 6.3% 5.4% 5.7%
Operating 16.2% 13.2% 16.2%
Administrative 1.4% 0.3% 0.5%
Total Expenses 80.7% 66.3% 73.7%
  Average +25% Profit +25% Growth
Profitability Summary
Pre-Tax Profit 19.3% 33.7% 26.3%
Pro Forma Pre-Tax Profit 23.8% 39.4% 25.1%
Operating Pre-Tax Profit 6.6% 12.5% 5.3%
EBITDA 21.4% 34.1% 28.1%
Pro Forma EBITDA 26.0% 39.9% 27.2%

 

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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