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WR Berkley (WR Berkley) Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share : $24.67 (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 $29.061. 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 $24.67 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 9.65% per year.

As of today (2024-04-27), WR Berkley's current stock price is $76.65. WR Berkley's Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was $24.67. WR Berkley's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio of today is 3.11.

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:

* 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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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 17.52 18.63 20.94 23.03 24.67

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 23.62 24.09 24.50 24.67 -

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)
=29.061/129.4194*129.4194
=29.061

Current CPI (Dec. 2023) = 129.4194.

WR Berkley Quarterly Data

Book Value per Share CPI Adj_Book
201403 15.244 99.695 19.789
201406 16.089 100.560 20.706
201409 16.491 100.428 21.252
201412 16.095 99.070 21.026
201503 16.288 99.621 21.160
201506 16.337 100.684 21.000
201509 16.525 100.392 21.303
201512 16.581 99.792 21.504
201603 17.224 100.470 22.187
201606 17.766 101.688 22.611
201609 17.991 101.861 22.858
201612 18.509 101.863 23.516
201703 18.991 102.862 23.894
201706 19.374 103.349 24.261
201709 19.821 104.136 24.633
201712 19.792 104.011 24.627
201803 19.935 105.290 24.504
201806 19.813 106.317 24.118
201809 19.791 106.507 24.049
201812 19.811 105.998 24.188
201903 20.981 107.251 25.318
201906 21.753 108.070 26.050
201909 21.982 108.329 26.262
201912 22.081 108.420 26.358
202003 20.365 108.902 24.202
202006 21.735 108.767 25.862
202009 22.426 109.815 26.430
202012 23.659 109.897 27.862
202103 24.110 111.754 27.921
202106 24.719 114.631 27.908
202109 25.092 115.734 28.059
202112 25.090 117.630 27.605
202203 25.886 121.301 27.618
202206 24.558 125.017 25.423
202209 23.875 125.227 24.674
202212 25.509 125.222 26.364
202303 26.450 127.348 26.880
202306 26.745 128.729 26.889
202309 26.800 129.860 26.709
202312 29.061 129.419 29.061

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


WR Berkley  (NYSE:WRB) 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
=76.65/24.67
=3.11

* 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 (WR Berkley) Business Description

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Address
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.
Executives
Daniel Lynn Mosley director 475 STEAMBOAT ROAD, GREENWICH CT 06830
Mark Ellwood Brockbank director ROC FLEURI APT C41, 1 RUE DU TENAO, MONTE CARLO O9 98000
Jonathan Talisman director 475 STEAMBOAT ROAD, W R BERKLEY CORPORATION, GREENWICH CT 06830
Philip S Welt officer: EVP & General Counsel W. R. BERKLEY CORPORATION, 475 STEAMBOAT ROAD, GREENWICH CT 06830
James G Shiel officer: Sr.Vice Pres. - Investments C/O W R BERKLEY CORP, 475 STEAMBOAT RD, GREENWICH CT 06830
Leigh Ann Pusey director LILLY CORPORATE CENTER, INDIANAPOLIS IN 46285
Maria Luisa Ferre director PO BOX 9066590, SAN JUAN PR 00906-6590
Matthew M Ricciardi officer: SVP AND GENERAL COUNSEL W. R. BERKLEY CORPORATION, 475 STEAMBOAT ROAD, GREENWICH CT 06830
Ira S Lederman officer: SVP-General Counsel & Sec. 475 STEAMBOAT ROAD, GREENWICH CT 06830
Clement P Patafio officer: V.P.-Corp. Controller C/O W R BERKLEY CORP, 475 STEAMBOAT RD, GREENWICH CT 06830
Christopher L Augostini director C/O W. R. BERKLEY CORPORATION, 475 STEAMBOAT ROAD, GREENWICH CT 06830
Eugene G Ballard officer: Sr.V.P.- CFO & Treas. C/O W R BERKLEY CORP, 475 STEAMBOAT RD, GREENWICH CT 06830
Ronald E Blaylock director
Lucille T Sgaglione officer: Senior Vice President C/O W. R. BERKLEY CORPORATION, 475 STEAMBOAT ROAD, GREENWICH CT 06830
Jeffrey Marc Hafter officer: SVP W. R. BERKLEY CORPORATION, 475 STEAMBOAT ROAD, GREENWICH CT 06830

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