Is BOC halal?
Boston Omaha Corporation
Not halal
Boston Omaha Corporation did not pass AAOIFI screening. The failed check is shown below.
Exchange
NYSE
Price
12.54
Day
-1.49%
Market cap
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Industry
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Sector
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Manually identified reason
Automatic screening reads the industry label, not what's inside. This company's filings were checked by hand and a hidden prohibited activity was found:
Conventional insurance (Boston Omaha — surety, ~22% of revenue >> 5%)
What the company does
Boston Omaha is a holding company: billboards (Link Media), surety insurance (General Indemnity), rural broadband (Boston Omaha Broadband) and asset management. Its money comes from billboard rent, insurance premiums and internet subscriptions.
What was checked
The AAOIFI standard has four steps: business activity first, then three financial ratios. Fail one and the stock is not halal.
Business activity
Conventional insurance (Boston Omaha — surety, ~22% of revenue >> 5%)
Interest-bearing debt / market cap
limit 30%
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No data
Cash & investments / market cap
limit 30%
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No data
Non-compliant income / total revenue
limit 5%
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No data
In the lists
- In the S&P 500
- Not in the S&P 500
- Held by funds
- Not held by any tracked fund
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