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The Hartford Financial Services Group (The Hartford Financial Services Group) Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio : 1.81 (As of Apr. 27, 2024)


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What is The Hartford Financial Services Group Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio?

As of today (2024-04-27), The Hartford Financial Services Group's current share price is $95.30. The Hartford Financial Services Group's Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 was $52.60. The Hartford Financial Services Group's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio for today is 1.81.

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

HIG' s Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0.55   Med: 1.05   Max: 1.95
Current: 1.81

During the past years, The Hartford Financial Services Group's highest Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio was 1.95. The lowest was 0.55. And the median was 1.05.

HIG's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio is ranked worse than
74.33% of 413 companies
in the Insurance industry
Industry Median: 1.15 vs HIG: 1.81

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.

The Hartford Financial Services Group's adjusted book value per share data for the three months ended in Mar. 2024 was $50.013. 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 $52.60 for the trailing ten years ended in Mar. 2024.

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The Hartford Financial Services Group Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Historical Data

The historical data trend for The Hartford Financial Services 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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The Hartford Financial Services Group Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Chart

The Hartford Financial Services 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 1.27 1.02 1.36 1.46 1.52

The Hartford Financial Services 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 1.33 1.36 1.34 1.52 1.96

Competitive Comparison of The Hartford Financial Services Group's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio

For the Insurance - Property & Casualty subindustry, The Hartford Financial Services 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.


The Hartford Financial Services Group's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Distribution in the Insurance Industry

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

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



The Hartford Financial Services 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.

The Hartford Financial Services Group's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio for today is calculated as

Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio=Share Price/ Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share
=95.30/52.6
=1.81

* 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.

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

For example, The Hartford Financial Services 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)
=50.013/129.4194*129.4194
=50.013

Current CPI (Mar. 2024) = 129.4194.

The Hartford Financial Services Group Quarterly Data

Book Value per Share CPI Adj_Book
201406 43.101 100.560 55.471
201409 43.442 100.428 55.983
201412 44.108 99.070 57.620
201503 45.272 99.621 58.814
201506 43.779 100.684 56.274
201509 44.258 100.392 57.055
201512 43.905 99.792 56.940
201603 45.783 100.470 58.975
201606 47.843 101.688 60.890
201609 49.146 101.861 62.442
201612 45.201 101.863 57.429
201703 46.070 102.862 57.964
201706 47.649 103.349 59.669
201709 48.199 104.136 59.902
201712 37.816 104.011 47.054
201803 36.704 105.290 45.116
201806 35.010 106.317 42.618
201809 35.489 106.507 43.124
201812 35.548 105.998 43.403
201903 38.812 107.251 46.835
201906 41.366 108.070 49.538
201909 43.614 108.329 52.105
201912 44.320 108.420 52.904
202003 41.717 108.902 49.577
202006 46.741 108.767 55.616
202009 48.761 109.815 57.466
202012 50.830 109.897 59.860
202103 48.580 111.754 56.259
202106 51.318 114.631 57.938
202109 51.284 115.734 57.348
202112 52.277 117.630 57.517
202203 47.059 121.301 50.209
202206 42.778 125.017 44.284
202209 39.500 125.227 40.823
202212 42.341 125.222 43.760
202303 44.923 127.348 45.654
202306 44.999 128.729 45.240
202309 44.125 129.860 43.975
202312 50.233 129.419 50.233
202403 50.013 129.419 50.013

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.


The Hartford Financial Services Group  (NYSE:HIG) 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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The Hartford Financial Services Group (The Hartford Financial Services Group) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
One Hartford Plaza, Hartford, CT, USA, 06155
The Hartford Financial Services Group Inc offers a diverse range of property and casualty insurance, group benefits, and mutual fund services to a customer base of individuals and corporations. It operates in five segments: Commercial Lines, Personal Lines, Property & Casualty Other Operations, Group Benefits, and Hartford Funds, as well as a Corporate category.
Executives
Christopher Swift officer: Executive VP and CFO HARBORSIDE FINANCIAL CENTER, 3200 PLAZA 5, JERSEY CITY NJ 07311
Amy Stepnowski officer: EVP ONE HARTFORD PLAZA, HARTFORD CT 06155
Stephanie C Bush officer: EVP ONE HARTFORD PLAZA, HARTFORD CT 06155
Robert W Paiano officer: EVP & Chief Risk Officer ONE HARTFORD PLAZA, HARTFORD CT 06155
Jonathan R Bennett officer: Executive Vice President THE HARTFORD, ONE HARTFORD PLAZA, HARTFORD CT 06155
Allison G Niderno officer: SVP & Controller ONE HARTFORD PLAZA, HARTFORD CT 06155
Beth Ann Bombara officer: Sr.Vice Pres. and Controller ONE HARTFORD PLAZA, HARTFORD CT 06155
Adin M Tooker officer: EVP ONE HARTFORD PLAZA, HARTFORD CT 06155
Michael R Fisher officer: EVP ONE HARTFORD PLAZA, HARTFORD CT 06155
David C Robinson officer: EVP and General Counsel ONE HARTFORD PLAZA, HARTFORD CT 06155
Douglas G Elliot officer: Executive Vice President TRAVELERSJ PROPERTY CASUALTY CORP, ONE TOWER SQ, HARTFORD CT 06118
Edmund Reese director C/O BROADRIDGE FINANCIAL SOLUTIONS, INC., 5 DAKOTA DRIVE, LAKE SUCCESS NY 11042
Scott R. Lewis officer: SVP and Controller ONE HARTFORD PLAZA, HARTFORD CT 06155
Allardice Robert B. Iii director ONE HARTFORD PLAZA, HO-01-09, HARTFORD CT 06155
Claire H. Burns officer: Executive Vice President ONE HARTFORD PLAZA, HARTFORD CT 06155