Item 5. Market for Registrant’s Common Equity
Item 5. Market for Registrant’s Common Equity, Related Stockholder Matters and Issuer Purchases of Equity Securities
Market Price for Common Stock
Our common stock began trading on the Nasdaq Global Select Market ("Nasdaq") under the symbol "KNSL" on July 28, 2016. Before then, there was no public market for our common stock. Effective January 3, 2022, the Company transferred its common stock listing from the Nasdaq to the New York Stock Exchange ("NYSE") and continued to trade under its current symbol "KNSL." As of February 17, 2023, we had 102 stockholders of record of our common stock.
Dividend Policy
We currently expect to pay quarterly cash dividends in the future; however, the declaration, payment and amount of future dividends is subject to the discretion of our Board of Directors. Our Board of Directors gives consideration to various risks and uncertainties, including those discussed under the headings "Risk Factors" and "Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations" and elsewhere in this Annual Report on Form 10-K when determining whether to declare and pay dividends, as well as the amount thereof. Our Board of Directors may take into account a variety of factors when determining whether to declare any dividends, including (1) our financial condition, liquidity, results of operations (including our ability to generate cash flow in excess of expenses and our expected or actual net income), retained earnings and capital requirements, (2) general business conditions, (3) legal, tax and regulatory limitations, (4) contractual prohibitions and other restrictions, (5) the effect of a dividend or dividends on our financial strength ratings and (6) any other factors that our Board of Directors deems relevant.
Our status as a holding company and a legal entity separate and distinct from our subsidiaries affects our ability to pay dividends and make other payments. As a holding company without significant operations of our own, the principal sources of our funds are dividends and other payments from our subsidiaries. The ability of our insurance subsidiary to pay dividends to us is subject to limits under insurance laws of the state in which our insurance subsidiary is domiciled. See "Risk Factors – Risks Related to Our Business and Our Industry – Because we are a holding company and substantially all of our operations are conducted by our insurance subsidiary, our ability to pay dividends and service our debt obligations depends on our ability to obtain cash dividends or other permitted payments from our insurance subsidiary" and "Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations — Liquidity and Capital Resources."
Performance Graph
Our 2021 Annual Report on Form 10-K included a comparison of the 5-year cumulative total return of our common stock with the Nasdaq Composite index and the Nasdaq Insurance index. As a result of the transfer of our common stock listing from Nasdaq to the NYSE in 2021, we believe that S&P 500 and S&P 500 P&C index are more appropriate indices for comparison of our stock performance. If a company selects a different index from that used in the immediately preceding fiscal year, the company’s stock performance must be compared with both the newly-selected index and the index used in the immediately preceding year. Accordingly, the performance graph compares the cumulative total shareholder return of an investment in (1) our common stock, (2) the cumulative total returns to S&P 500, (3) the cumulative total returns to the S&P 500 P&C Index, (4) the cumulative total returns to the Nasdaq Composite Index and (5) the cumulative total returns to the Nasdaq Insurance Index for the period from December 31, 2017 through December 31, 2022.
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The graph assumes an initial investment of $100 and the reinvestment of dividends, if any. Such returns are based on historical results and are not indicative of future performance.
December 31,
2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022
Kinsale Capital Group, Inc. $ 100.00 $ 124.09 $ 227.91 $ 449.61 $ 535.74 $ 590.21
S&P 500 $ 100.00 $ 95.62 $ 125.72 $ 148.85 $ 191.58 $ 156.88
S&P 500 P&C Index $ 100.00 $ 95.31 $ 119.97 $ 128.31 $ 153.05 $ 181.93
Nasdaq Composite Index $ 100.00 $ 97.16 $ 132.81 $ 192.47 $ 235.15 $ 158.65
Nasdaq Insurance Index $ 100.00 $ 94.35 $ 113.85 $ 113.20 $ 145.44 $ 157.93
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