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Marsh & McLennan (FRA:MSN) Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio : 10.50 (As of May. 03, 2024)


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What is Marsh & McLennan Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio?

As of today (2024-05-03), Marsh & McLennan's current share price is €188.00. Marsh & McLennan's Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 was €17.91. Marsh & McLennan's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio for today is 10.50.

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

FRA:MSN' s Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 3.12   Med: 6.21   Max: 10.86
Current: 10.3

During the past years, Marsh & McLennan's highest Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio was 10.86. The lowest was 3.12. And the median was 6.21.

FRA:MSN's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio is ranked worse than
97.09% of 412 companies
in the Insurance industry
Industry Median: 1.15 vs FRA:MSN: 10.30

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.

Marsh & McLennan's adjusted book value per share data for the three months ended in Mar. 2024 was €23.189. 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 €17.91 for the trailing ten years ended in Mar. 2024.

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Marsh & McLennan Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Historical Data

The historical data trend for Marsh & McLennan'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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Marsh & McLennan Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Chart

Marsh & McLennan 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 7.84 7.97 10.67 9.23 9.87

Marsh & McLennan 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 9.05 10.00 9.95 9.87 10.64

Competitive Comparison of Marsh & McLennan's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio

For the Insurance Brokers subindustry, Marsh & McLennan'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.


Marsh & McLennan's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Distribution in the Insurance Industry

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

* The bar in red indicates where Marsh & McLennan's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio falls into.



Marsh & McLennan 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.

Marsh & McLennan's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio for today is calculated as

Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio=Share Price/ Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share
=188.00/17.91
=10.50

* 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.

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

For example, Marsh & McLennan'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)
=23.189/129.4194*129.4194
=23.189

Current CPI (Mar. 2024) = 129.4194.

Marsh & McLennan Quarterly Data

Book Value per Share CPI Adj_Book
201406 10.995 100.560 14.150
201409 11.209 100.428 14.445
201412 10.591 99.070 13.836
201503 11.622 99.621 15.098
201506 11.374 100.684 14.620
201509 10.659 100.392 13.741
201512 11.456 99.792 14.857
201603 11.500 100.470 14.814
201606 11.358 101.688 14.455
201609 11.507 101.861 14.620
201612 11.420 101.863 14.509
201703 11.859 102.862 14.921
201706 12.137 103.349 15.199
201709 11.565 104.136 14.373
201712 12.224 104.011 15.210
201803 12.678 105.290 15.584
201806 13.076 106.317 15.917
201809 12.685 106.507 15.414
201812 13.104 105.998 15.999
201903 13.805 107.251 16.659
201906 14.090 108.070 16.874
201909 13.701 108.329 16.368
201912 13.926 108.420 16.623
202003 13.049 108.902 15.508
202006 14.425 108.767 17.164
202009 14.386 109.815 16.954
202012 14.739 109.897 17.357
202103 15.576 111.754 18.038
202106 16.549 114.631 18.684
202109 16.369 115.734 18.305
202112 19.349 117.630 21.288
202203 19.778 121.301 21.102
202206 20.262 125.017 20.976
202209 19.456 125.227 20.107
202212 20.071 125.222 20.744
202303 20.675 127.348 21.011
202306 22.346 128.729 22.466
202309 21.679 129.860 21.606
202312 22.722 129.419 22.722
202403 23.189 129.419 23.189

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.


Marsh & McLennan  (FRA:MSN) 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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Marsh & McLennan (FRA:MSN) Business Description

Address
1166 Avenue of the Americas, New York, NY, USA, 10036-2774
Marsh McLennan is a professional services firm that provides advice and solutions in the areas of risk, strategy, and human capital. The company operates through two main segments: risk and insurance services and consulting. In risk and insurance services, the firm offers services via Marsh (an insurance broker) and Guy Carpenter (a risk and reinsurance specialist). The consulting division comprises Mercer (a provider of human resource services) and Oliver Wyman (a management and economic consultancy). About half of its revenue is generated outside the U.S.

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