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American Financial Group (American Financial Group) Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio : 1.83 (As of Apr. 30, 2024)


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What is American Financial Group Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio?

As of today (2024-04-30), American Financial Group's current share price is $127.70. American Financial Group's Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was $69.70. American Financial Group's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio for today is 1.83.

The historical rank and industry rank for American Financial Group's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio or its related term are showing as below:

AFG' s Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0.88   Med: 1.77   Max: 2.35
Current: 1.83

During the past years, American Financial Group's highest Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio was 2.35. The lowest was 0.88. And the median was 1.77.

AFG's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio is ranked worse than
72.64% of 413 companies
in the Insurance industry
Industry Median: 1.15 vs AFG: 1.83

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.

American Financial Group's adjusted book value per share data for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was $50.911. 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 $69.70 for the trailing ten years ended in Dec. 2023.

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American Financial Group Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Historical Data

The historical data trend for American Financial Group's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio can be seen below:

* 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.

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American Financial Group Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Chart

American Financial Group Annual Data
Trend Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 1.89 1.44 2.07 1.98 1.71

American Financial Group Quarterly Data
Mar19 Jun19 Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23
Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio 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 1.98 1.74 1.69 1.59 1.71

Competitive Comparison of American Financial Group's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio

For the Insurance - Property & Casualty subindustry, American Financial Group'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.


American Financial Group's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Distribution in the Insurance Industry

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

* The bar in red indicates where American Financial Group's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio falls into.



American Financial Group Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Calculation

Like the Shiller PE Ratio, the Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio takes the Book Value per Share from the past 10 years, adjusts it for inflation, and then calculates the average. This average is then used for the P/B calculation. Because it considers this 10-year average, it's often referred to as the CAPB Ratio.

The Shiller PE Ratio was first used by professor Robert Shiller to measure the valuation of the overall market. The similar calculation is applied by GuruFocus to calculate the Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio.

American Financial Group's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio for today is calculated as

Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio=Share Price/ Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share
=127.70/69.7
=1.83

* 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.

American Financial Group's Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 is calculated as:

For example, American Financial Group'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)
=50.911/129.4194*129.4194
=50.911

Current CPI (Dec. 2023) = 129.4194.

American Financial Group Quarterly Data

Book Value per Share CPI Adj_Book
201403 53.533 99.695 69.494
201406 55.625 100.560 71.589
201409 55.418 100.428 71.416
201412 55.627 99.070 72.668
201503 56.016 99.621 72.771
201506 54.855 100.684 70.511
201509 54.095 100.392 69.736
201512 52.495 99.792 68.080
201603 54.676 100.470 70.430
201606 57.570 101.688 73.270
201609 59.450 101.861 75.534
201612 56.555 101.863 71.855
201703 59.264 102.862 74.565
201706 60.359 103.349 75.585
201709 61.061 104.136 75.886
201712 60.379 104.011 75.129
201803 58.314 105.290 71.678
201806 57.077 106.317 69.480
201809 57.900 106.507 70.356
201812 55.660 105.998 67.959
201903 63.199 107.251 76.262
201906 67.729 108.070 81.109
201909 70.134 108.329 83.788
201912 69.421 108.420 82.867
202003 56.186 108.902 66.772
202006 69.096 108.767 82.216
202009 72.651 109.815 85.621
202012 78.626 109.897 92.594
202103 78.531 111.754 90.944
202106 66.117 114.631 74.646
202109 61.796 115.734 69.103
202112 59.020 117.630 64.936
202203 56.814 121.301 60.616
202206 47.760 125.017 49.442
202209 46.182 125.227 47.728
202212 47.556 125.222 49.150
202303 46.271 127.348 47.024
202306 47.055 128.729 47.307
202309 47.316 129.860 47.156
202312 50.911 129.419 50.911

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


American Financial Group  (NYSE:AFG) Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Explanation

Compared with the regular PB Ratio, which works poorly for cyclical businesses, the Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio smoothed out the fluctuations of book value during business cycles. Therefore it is more accurate in reflecting the valuation of the company.

If a company has consistent business performance, the Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio should give similar results to regular PB Ratio.


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American Financial Group (American Financial Group) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
301 East Fourth Street, Cincinnati, OH, USA, 45202
American Financial Group Inc is a holding company that is engaged primarily in property and casualty insurance services. The company has a focus on specialized commercial products for businesses. American also has annuity operations that are focused on sales of traditional fixed and fixed-indexed annuities in the education, bank, and individual markets. American's insurance operations are conducted through the Great American Insurance Group. The group writes business in all 50 of the United States, primarily through independent agents and brokers.
Executives
Amy Y Murray director 3429 ARNOLD STREET, CINCINNATI OH 45202
William W Verity director 301 EAST FOURTH STREET, CINCINNATI OH 45202
Terry S Jacobs director 301 EAST FOURTH STREET, CINCINNATI OH 45202
Von Lehman John I director 301 EAST FOURTH STREET, 38TH FLOOR, CINCINNATI OH 45202
John B Berding director 301 E. FOURTH ST., 27TH FLOOR, CINCINNATI OH 45202
Mark A Weiss officer: Senior VP & General Counsel 301 EAST FOURTH STREET, CINCINNATI OH 45202
Michelle A Gillis officer: Sr. Vice President 301 E. FOURTH STREET, 39TH FLOOR, CINCINNATI OH 45202
Brian S. Hertzman other: principal financial officer 301 EAST FOURTH STREET, CINCINNATI OH 45202
Thompson David Lawrence Jr officer: President of Subsidiary 301 EAST FOURTH STREET, CINCINNATI OH 45202
James E Evans director, officer: Sr. V. Pres. & Gen. Counsel 301 E FOURTH STREET, CINCINNATI OH 45202
Lindner Carl H Iii director, officer: Co-President 14TH FLOOR PROVIDENT TOWER, ONE EAST FOURTH STREET, CINCINNATI OH 45202
S Craig Lindner director, officer: Co-President ONE EAST FOURTH STREET, CINCINNATI OH 45202
Vito C Peraino officer: Sr. VP & General Counsel 301 EAST FOURTH STREET, CINCINNATI OH 45202
Evans N Nwankwo director 301 EAST FOURTH STREET, 38TH FLOOR, CINCINNATI OH 45202
Kenneth C Ambrecht director 250 EAST FIFTH STREET, CINCINNATI OH 45202