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Selective Insurance Group (FRA:SV2) Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio : 2.50 (As of May. 24, 2024)


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What is Selective Insurance Group Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio?

As of today (2024-05-24), Selective Insurance Group's current share price is €90.00. Selective Insurance Group's Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 was €36.03. Selective Insurance Group's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio for today is 2.50.

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

FRA:SV2' s Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 1.07   Med: 2.35   Max: 3.15
Current: 2.43

During the past years, Selective Insurance Group's highest Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio was 3.15. The lowest was 1.07. And the median was 2.35.

FRA:SV2's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio is ranked worse than
83.57% of 414 companies
in the Insurance industry
Industry Median: 1.18 vs FRA:SV2: 2.43

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.

Selective Insurance Group's adjusted book value per share data for the three months ended in Mar. 2024 was €42.473. 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 €36.03 for the trailing ten years ended in Mar. 2024.

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Selective Insurance Group Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Historical Data

The historical data trend for Selective Insurance 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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Selective Insurance Group Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Chart

Selective Insurance Group Annual Data
Trend Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio
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Selective Insurance 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 2.59 2.55 2.70 2.58 2.75

Competitive Comparison of Selective Insurance Group's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio

For the Insurance - Property & Casualty subindustry, Selective Insurance 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.


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

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

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



Selective Insurance 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.

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

Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio=Share Price/ Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share
=90.00/36.03
=2.50

* 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.

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

For example, Selective Insurance 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)
=42.473/131.7762*131.7762
=42.473

Current CPI (Mar. 2024) = 131.7762.

Selective Insurance Group Quarterly Data

Book Value per Share CPI Adj_Book
201406 16.164 100.560 21.182
201409 17.424 100.428 22.863
201412 18.279 99.070 24.314
201503 21.352 99.621 28.244
201506 20.445 100.684 26.759
201509 21.176 100.392 27.796
201512 22.374 99.792 29.545
201603 22.996 100.470 30.161
201606 23.904 101.688 30.977
201609 24.256 101.861 31.380
201612 25.044 101.863 32.399
201703 25.564 102.862 32.750
201706 25.201 103.349 32.133
201709 24.417 104.136 30.898
201712 24.745 104.011 31.351
201803 22.913 105.290 28.677
201806 24.707 106.317 30.624
201809 25.300 106.507 31.303
201812 26.718 105.998 33.216
201903 28.770 107.251 35.349
201906 30.722 108.070 37.461
201909 32.673 108.329 39.745
201912 33.222 108.420 40.379
202003 31.776 108.902 38.451
202006 34.127 108.767 41.346
202009 33.963 109.815 40.755
202012 34.837 109.897 41.773
202103 35.602 111.754 41.980
202106 37.165 114.631 42.724
202109 38.484 115.734 43.818
202112 40.922 117.630 45.843
202203 38.800 121.301 42.151
202206 37.542 125.017 39.572
202209 37.327 125.227 39.279
202212 36.415 125.222 38.321
202303 38.127 127.348 39.453
202306 37.663 128.729 38.555
202309 37.804 129.860 38.362
202312 41.654 129.419 42.413
202403 42.473 131.776 42.473

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.


Selective Insurance Group  (FRA:SV2) 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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Selective Insurance Group (FRA:SV2) Business Description

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Address
40 Wantage Avenue, Branchville, NJ, USA, 07890
Selective Insurance Group Inc is a regional property-casualty insurer based in New Jersey, with its operations focused in the New York metropolitan area. Since 1977, Selective has focused its sales efforts on small businesses, offering commercial products that include workers' compensation, general liability, property, and auto insurance. Selective also has a small personal insurance segment (under 20% of total premiums), selling auto and homeowner's coverage.

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