KMPRKEMPER Corp
Fire, Marine & Casualty Insurance
- Revenue
- $4.8B
- 3.3% YoY
- Operating margin
- —
- EBITDA
- —
- Market cap
- $2.0B
- Employees
- 7,400
- $647K revenue each
- Net debt / EBITDA
- —
- $867M net debt
- AI in 10-K
- 0.4
- mentions per 10K words
Takeover score 2 of 13
Fixable underperformance 0 of 7
- TSR below peersNo—3+ of last 5 years
- High CEO pay despite TSRNo—Median CEO pay ≥ $15M while TSR trails
- Earnings not backed by cashNo408% of net incomeCash flow under 80% of net income
- Dilutive SBCNo1% of revenueOver 10% of revenue
- Payouts exceed cash flowNo65% of cash flowBuybacks + dividends over cash flow
- Goodwill-heavyNo7% of assetsOver 40% of assets
- Shareholder dissentNo84% lowest supportAny vote under 80% support
Buyer economics 2 of 4
- Low revenue per employeeNo$647K · 25th pctBottom quartile of its SIC industry
- Quiet on AIYes0.4 per 10K words · 18th pctBottom quartile of AI mentions in 10-Ks
- Net cashNo—More cash than debt, positive EBITDA
- Buyout-sizedYes$2.0B market capMarket cap $500M–$5B
Catalysts 0 of 2
- Active 13DNo0 filingsActive-intent 13D in 18 months
- Net insider sellingNo$1M netNet sales over $10M in 12 months
Financials
| Metric | FY2021 | FY2022 | FY2023 | FY2024 | FY2025 | YoY |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | $5.7B | $5.5B | $4.9B | $4.6B | $4.8B | 3.3% |
| Operating income | −$334M | −$167M | −$69M | — | — | |
| Net income | −$124M | −$287M | −$272M | $318M | $143M | 55% |
| Operating cash flow | $351M | −$210M | −$134M | $383M | $585M | 53% |
| Capex | $58M | $31M | $54M | $53M | $31M | 42% |
| Stock-based comp | $28M | $18M | $29M | $29M | $29M | 0.7% |
| Buybacks | $162M | $0 | $0 | $39M | $302M | 676% |
| Dividends | $81M | $80M | $80M | $80M | $80M | 0.6% |
Deal filings
None.
13D filers
| Filed | Filer | Form | Stake | Intent |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 5, 2019 | SINGLETON GROUP LLC | SC 13D/A | 0.0% | Passive |
Insider trading
- Open-market buys, 12 mo
- $1M · 6
- Open-market sells, 12 mo
- $17K · 1
- Net
- $1M
Pay vs performance
No pay-versus-performance disclosure yet.