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Markel Group (BSP:MKLC34) Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio : 1.69 (As of Jun. 07, 2024)


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What is Markel Group Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio?

As of today (2024-06-07), Markel Group's current share price is R$378.86. Markel Group's Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 was R$224.43. Markel Group's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio for today is 1.69.

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

BSP:MKLC34' s Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 1.37   Med: 2.01   Max: 2.58
Current: 1.77

During the past years, Markel Group's highest Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio was 2.58. The lowest was 1.37. And the median was 2.01.

BSP:MKLC34's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio is ranked worse than
73.14% of 417 companies
in the Insurance industry
Industry Median: 1.18 vs BSP:MKLC34: 1.77

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.

Markel Group's adjusted book value per share data for the three months ended in Mar. 2024 was R$289.413. 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 R$224.43 for the trailing ten years ended in Mar. 2024.

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Markel Group Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Historical Data

The historical data trend for Markel 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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Markel Group Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Chart

Markel 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 2.03 1.68 1.73 1.64 1.62

Markel Group Quarterly Data
Jun19 Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24
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 1.54 1.63 1.70 1.62 1.68

Competitive Comparison of Markel Group's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio

For the Insurance - Property & Casualty subindustry, Markel 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.


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

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

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



Markel 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.

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

Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio=Share Price/ Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share
=378.86/224.43
=1.69

* 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.

Markel Group's Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 is calculated as:

For example, Markel Group's adjusted Book Value per Share data for the three months ended in Mar. 2024 was:

Adj_Book=Book Value per Share/CPI of Mar. 2024 (Change)*Current CPI (Mar. 2024)
=289.413/131.7762*131.7762
=289.413

Current CPI (Mar. 2024) = 131.7762.

Markel Group Quarterly Data

Book Value per Share CPI Adj_Book
201406 57.161 100.560 74.905
201409 60.084 100.428 78.839
201412 71.857 99.070 95.580
201503 88.634 99.621 117.243
201506 86.345 100.684 113.009
201509 107.656 100.392 141.312
201512 108.900 99.792 143.803
201603 109.064 100.470 143.047
201606 103.237 101.688 133.783
201609 99.139 101.861 128.255
201612 101.677 101.863 131.536
201703 97.000 102.862 124.266
201706 106.008 103.349 135.166
201709 100.429 104.136 127.086
201712 112.619 104.011 142.682
201803 110.018 105.290 137.694
201806 128.735 106.317 159.563
201809 144.769 106.507 179.117
201812 126.961 105.998 157.837
201903 135.766 107.251 166.813
201906 144.963 108.070 176.763
201909 158.391 108.329 192.673
201912 164.709 108.420 200.191
202003 172.404 108.902 208.617
202006 203.428 108.767 246.462
202009 221.480 109.815 265.773
202012 227.839 109.897 273.200
202103 257.337 111.754 303.441
202106 245.001 114.631 281.644
202109 258.933 115.734 294.824
202112 292.980 117.630 328.215
202203 247.707 121.301 269.098
202206 226.776 125.017 239.037
202209 227.751 125.227 239.663
202212 245.392 125.222 258.236
202303 256.349 127.348 265.263
202306 248.323 128.729 254.202
202309 250.460 129.860 254.157
202312 268.497 129.419 273.386
202403 289.413 131.776 289.413

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.


Markel Group  (BSP:MKLC34) 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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Markel Group (BSP:MKLC34) Business Description

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Address
4521 Highwoods Parkway, Glen Allen, VA, USA, 23060-6148
Markel's primary business is property and casualty insurance, and the company focuses primarily on specialty lines, ranging from areas such as executive liability to commercial equine insurance. The acquisition of Alterra in 2013 added substantial reinsurance operations, which now account for a little less than 15% of premiums. The company uses capital generated by its insurance operations to buy noninsurance operations in diverse areas, such as bakery equipment manufacturing and residential homebuilding.

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