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Kemper Corporation 5.875% Fixed

KMPB
30
Insurance - Property & Casualty · Financial Services
Exchange
New York Stock Exchange
Winston Score
30
Winston is serious
Below-average fundamentals — multiple weak pillars.

Kemper Corporation is an insurance company based in the United States. It sells auto, home, and life insurance, mostly to everyday consumers — particularly drivers and homeowners who may have trouble getting coverage from larger insurers. Kemper focuses on what the industry calls "nonstandard" or higher-risk customers, which is a specific niche within the broader property and casualty insurance market.

Kemper earns money by collecting premiums from policyholders and investing those funds, then paying out claims when customers have accidents or losses. The company operates primarily across the U.S. and generates roughly $4–5 billion in annual revenue. Its niche focus on underserved customers gives it a defined market position, but that same customer base tends to file more claims, which squeezes profit margins. The company has been working to improve underwriting discipline after significant losses in recent years, and its ability to price risk accurately while managing claims costs remains the central challenge to returning to consistent profitability.

Winston Score History

Growth Profile

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Revenue Growth

-6.8% YoY

YoY Growth Rate

Revenue declining

EPS Growth

-101.9% YoY

YoY Growth Rate

Earnings declining

Insider Activity

1.6%ownership

Relatively low insider ownership

Cash Position

Cash flow positive

$8.8B cash & investments

Quarterly Free Cash Flow

↑ Burn rate improving

Company generates more cash than it spends — no dilution risk from fundraising

Revenue declining

Kemper Corporation 5.875% Fixed's revenue is actually shrinking. In a growth stock, that removes the core investment thesis. The low Winston Score here may be warranted — unless there's a turnaround story.

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Quality

Gross Margin
25.3%
Modest — 25.3% gross margin
Operating Margin
-0.7%
Losing money on operations — -0.7%
ROCE
-0.2%
Weak — -0.2% return on capital

Negative ROIC means the business is losing money on every dollar invested in it.

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Growth

Sales YoY
+0.6%
Nearly flat sales (0.6% YoY)
EPS YoY
-88.5%
Earnings shrinking (-88.5% YoY)

Earnings per share down more than 10%. Either a bad year, or a real decline.

EPS Consistency
0/8 quarters
Earnings rarely grow — volatile business

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Cash Flow

Cash Conversion
1177%
Turns 1177% of profit into real cash
FCF Margin
9.8%
Modest free cash flow (9.8%)

FCF margin between 0% and 10%. Some cash from sales, but not a lot.

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Stability

Debt / Equity
0.36
Conservative — low debt load (0.36)
Interest Cover
0.91x
Dangerous — barely covers interest (0.9x)

Interest coverage below 1. Their profits don't cover the interest bill.

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Valuation

P/E Ratio (TTM)
48.2x
no trend
Expensive — P/E 48.2

P/E over 35. The market is pricing in heavy, sustained growth.

P/E vs Forward
+36.1
GROWING
Earnings expected to grow meaningfully — cheaper on forward P/E (48.2 → 12.0)

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Dividends

Dividend Yield
4.42%
no trend
Healthy income — 4.42% yield

Generous yield. Worth checking whether the payout is sustainable.

Dividend Growth
+2.1%
no trend
Dividend flat

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