2009 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 53.7% 51.1% 47.2%
Bonds 3.8% 4.0% 5.3%
Personal Lines 9.9% 15.6% 3.5%
VAS – P&C 1.3% 0.2% 0.4%
Contingent/Bonus 7.5% 6.6% 7.3%
Group Life & Health 19.3% 15.2% 29.1%
Individual Life & Health 0.6% 0.9% 0.4%
VAS – L&H 0.8% 0.0% 1.7%
Bonus/Overrides 0.9% 0.7% 2.0%
Investments 1.5% 4.0% 2.7%
Miscellaneous 0.8% 1.7% 0.4%
Total Revenues 100.0% 100.0% 100.0%
Brokerage Commission Expense 2.8% 1.4% 1.7%
Net Revenues 97.2% 98.6% 98.3%

Expenses (as % of Net Revenues)
Compensation 64.3% 56.0% 64.1%
Selling 4.2% 3.9% 4.8%
Operating 14.8% 15.2% 16.7%
Administrative 3.0% 1.4% 1.4%
Total Expenses 86.3% 76.6% 87.0%
  Average +25% Profit +25% Growth
Profitability Summary
Pre-Tax Profit 13.7% 23.4% 13.0%
Pro Forma Pre-Tax Profit 16.4% 26.6% 18.5%
Operating Pre-Tax Profit 3.5% 11.9% 0.7%
EBITDA 17.9% 26.3% 15.8%
Pro Forma EBITDA 20.7% 29.4% 21.3%

 

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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