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WR Berkley (FRA:WR1) Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share : €22.05 (As of Dec. 2023)


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What is WR Berkley Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share?

E10 is a concept invented by Prof. Robert Shiller, who uses E10 for his Shiller PE Ratio calculation. E10 is the average of the inflation adjusted earnings of a company over the past 10 years. The similar calculation is applied by GuruFocus to calculate the Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share and the Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio. The Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share is the average of the inflation adjusted Book Value per Share of a company over the past 10 years.

WR Berkley's adjusted book value per share for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was €26.649. Add all the adjusted book value per share for the past 10 years together and divide the count will get our Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share, which is €22.05 for the trailing ten years ended in Dec. 2023.

During the past 12 months, WR Berkley's average Cyclically Adjusted Book Growth Rate was 7.10% per year. During the past 3 years, the average Cyclically Adjusted Book Growth Rate was 9.80% per year. During the past 5 years, the average Cyclically Adjusted Book Growth Rate was 9.20% per year. During the past 10 years, the average Cyclically Adjusted Book Growth Rate was 9.10% per year. Please click Growth Rate Calculation Example (GuruFocus) to see how GuruFocus calculates Wal-Mart Stores Inc (WMT)'s revenue growth rate. You can apply the same method to get the Cyclically Adjusted Book Growth Rate using Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share data.

During the past 13 years, the highest 3-Year average Cyclically Adjusted Book Growth Rate of WR Berkley was 15.90% per year. The lowest was 5.70% per year. And the median was 9.50% per year.

As of today (2024-05-02), WR Berkley's current stock price is €71.76. WR Berkley's Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was €22.05. WR Berkley's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio of today is 3.25.

During the past 13 years, the highest Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio of WR Berkley was 3.58. The lowest was 1.68. And the median was 2.20.


WR Berkley Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share Historical Data

The historical data trend for WR Berkley's Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share can be seen below:

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* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.

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WR Berkley Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share Chart

WR Berkley Annual Data
Trend Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 15.47 15.01 18.43 21.74 22.05

WR Berkley Quarterly Data
Jun19 Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24
Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 21.43 21.84 23.59 22.05 -

Competitive Comparison of WR Berkley's Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share

For the Insurance - Property & Casualty subindustry, WR Berkley's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio, along with its competitors' market caps and Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio data, can be viewed below:

* Competitive companies are chosen from companies within the same industry, with headquarter located in same country, with closest market capitalization; x-axis shows the market cap, and y-axis shows the term value; the bigger the dot, the larger the market cap. Note that "N/A" values will not show up in the chart.


WR Berkley's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Distribution in the Insurance Industry

For the Insurance industry and Financial Services sector, WR Berkley's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where WR Berkley's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio falls into.



WR Berkley Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share Calculation

E10 is a concept invented by Prof. Robert Shiller, who uses E10 for his Shiller PE Ratio calculation. E10 is the average of the inflation adjusted earnings of a company over the past 10 years. The similar calculation is applied by GuruFocus to calculate the Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share and the Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio. The Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share is the average of the inflation adjusted Book Value per Share of a company over the past 10 years.

What is Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share? How do we calculate Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share?

Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share is the average of the inflation adjusted Book Value per Share of a company over the past 10 years. Let's use an example to explain.

If we want to calculate the Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share of Wal-Mart (WMT) for Dec. 31, 2010, we need to have the inflation data and the book value per share from 2001 through 2010.

We adjusted the 2001 book value per share data with the total inflation from 2001 through 2010 to the equivalent book value in 2010. If the total inflation from 2001 to 2010 is 40%, and Wal-Mart's book value is $1 a share in 2001, then the 2001's equivalent book value in 2010 is $1.4 a share. If Wal-Mart's book value is $1 again in 2002, and the total inflation from 2002 through 2010 is 35%, then the equivalent 2002 book value in 2010 is $1.35. So on and so forth, you get the equivalent book value per share of past 10 years. Then you add them together and divided the sum by the count to get Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share.

Please note that we use the CPI data of the country/region where the company is headquartered. If the CPI data for that country/region is not available, then we will use the CPI data of the United States as default.

For example, WR Berkley's adjusted Book Value per Share data for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was:

Adj_Book= Book Value per Share /CPI of Dec. 2023 (Change)*Current CPI (Dec. 2023)
=26.649/129.4194*129.4194
=26.649

Current CPI (Dec. 2023) = 129.4194.

WR Berkley Quarterly Data

Book Value per Share CPI Adj_Book
201403 11.022 99.695 14.308
201406 11.842 100.560 15.241
201409 12.797 100.428 16.491
201412 13.053 99.070 17.052
201503 15.050 99.621 19.552
201506 14.556 100.684 18.710
201509 14.724 100.392 18.981
201512 15.221 99.792 19.740
201603 15.467 100.470 19.924
201606 15.812 101.688 20.124
201609 16.030 101.861 20.367
201612 17.547 101.863 22.294
201703 17.756 102.862 22.340
201706 17.243 103.349 21.593
201709 16.630 104.136 20.668
201712 16.724 104.011 20.809
201803 16.167 105.290 19.872
201806 16.960 106.317 20.645
201809 16.961 106.507 20.610
201812 17.414 105.998 21.262
201903 18.568 107.251 22.406
201906 19.252 108.070 23.055
201909 19.960 108.329 23.846
201912 19.873 108.420 23.722
202003 18.430 108.902 21.902
202006 19.301 108.767 22.966
202009 19.040 109.815 22.439
202012 19.448 109.897 22.903
202103 20.252 111.754 23.453
202106 20.517 114.631 23.164
202109 21.329 115.734 23.851
202112 22.204 117.630 24.429
202203 23.504 121.301 25.077
202206 23.232 125.017 24.050
202209 24.114 125.227 24.921
202212 24.081 125.222 24.888
202303 24.704 127.348 25.106
202306 24.685 128.729 24.817
202309 25.112 129.860 25.027
202312 26.649 129.419 26.649

Add all the adjusted book value per share together and divide the count will get our Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share.


WR Berkley  (FRA:WR1) Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share Explanation

If a company grows much fast than inflation, Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share may underestimate the company's equity. Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio can seem to be too high even the actual PB Ratio is low.

For the Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio, the book value of the past 10 years are inflation-adjusted and averaged. The result is used for P/B calculation. Since it looks at the average over the last 10 years, the Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio is also called CAPB Ratio.

The Shiller PE Ratio was first used by professor Robert Shiller. He uses E10 for his Shiller PE Ratio calculation. E10 is the average of the inflation adjusted earnings per share of a company over the past 10 years. The similar calculation is applied by GuruFocus to calculate the Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio. The Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share is the average of the inflation adjusted book value per share of a company over the past 10 years.

WR Berkley's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio of today is calculated as

Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio=Share Price/Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share
=71.76/22.05
=3.25

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.

During the past 13 years, the highest Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio of WR Berkley was 3.58. The lowest was 1.68. And the median was 2.20.


Be Aware

Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio works better for cyclical companies. It gives you a better idea on the company's real book value.


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WR Berkley (FRA:WR1) Business Description

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475 Steamboat Road, Greenwich, CT, USA, 06830
W.R. Berkley is an insurance holding company with a host of subsidiaries that primarily underwrite commercial casualty insurance. The firm specializes in niche products that include various excess and surplus lines, workers' compensation insurance, self-insurance consulting, reinsurance, and regional commercial lines for small and midsize businesses.

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