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Marsh & McLennan (Marsh & McLennan) Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio : 10.22 (As of Apr. 27, 2024)


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What is Marsh & McLennan Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio?

As of today (2024-04-27), Marsh & McLennan's current share price is $197.95. Marsh & McLennan's Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 was $19.36. Marsh & McLennan's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio for today is 10.22.

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

MMC' s Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 3.07   Med: 6.2   Max: 10.86
Current: 10.22

During the past years, Marsh & McLennan's highest Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio was 10.86. The lowest was 3.07. And the median was 6.20.

MMC's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio is ranked worse than
97.09% of 413 companies
in the Insurance industry
Industry Median: 1.15 vs MMC: 10.22

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 $25.206. 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 $19.36 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
=197.95/19.36
=10.22

* 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)
=25.206/129.4194*129.4194
=25.206

Current CPI (Mar. 2024) = 129.4194.

Marsh & McLennan Quarterly Data

Book Value per Share CPI Adj_Book
201406 14.938 100.560 19.225
201409 14.444 100.428 18.614
201412 13.060 99.070 17.061
201503 12.578 99.621 16.340
201506 12.765 100.684 16.408
201509 11.962 100.392 15.421
201512 12.479 99.792 16.184
201603 12.807 100.470 16.497
201606 12.762 101.688 16.242
201609 12.915 101.861 16.409
201612 12.047 101.863 15.306
201703 12.683 102.862 15.958
201706 13.637 103.349 17.077
201709 13.784 104.136 17.131
201712 14.466 104.011 18.000
201803 15.632 105.290 19.214
201806 15.275 106.317 18.594
201809 14.801 106.507 17.985
201812 14.908 105.998 18.202
201903 15.599 107.251 18.823
201906 15.921 108.070 19.066
201909 15.089 108.329 18.027
201912 15.474 108.420 18.471
202003 14.419 108.902 17.136
202006 16.245 108.767 19.330
202009 16.944 109.815 19.969
202012 17.931 109.897 21.116
202103 18.543 111.754 21.474
202106 19.938 114.631 22.510
202109 19.257 115.734 21.534
202112 21.863 117.630 24.054
202203 21.782 121.301 23.240
202206 21.419 125.017 22.173
202209 19.263 125.227 19.908
202212 21.262 125.222 21.975
202303 22.136 127.348 22.496
202306 24.210 128.729 24.340
202309 23.137 129.860 23.059
202312 24.778 129.419 24.778
202403 25.206 129.419 25.206

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  (NYSE:MMC) 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 (Marsh & McLennan) 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.
Executives
Oscar Fanjul director C/O OMEGA CAPITAL, S.L., PASEO DE LA CASTELLANA, 28, MADRID U3 28046
John Jude Jones officer: Chief Marketing Officer 1166 AVENUE OF THE AMERICAS, NEW YORK NY 10036
Dean Michael Klisura officer: President & CEO, Guy Carpenter 1166 AVENUE OF THE AMERICAS, NEW YORK NY 10036
Steven A Mills director IBM CORPORATION, 294 ROUTE 100, SOMERS NY 10589
Mark C Mcgivney officer: Chief Financial Officer
Judith Hartmann director 1166 AVENUE OF THE AMERICAS, NEW YORK NY 10036
Ray G Young director 77 WEST WACKER DR., SUITE 4600, CHICAGO IL 60601
Stacy Mills officer: Vice President and Controller C/O MARSH & MCLENNAN COMPANIES, INC., 1166 AVENENUE OF THE AMERICAS, NEW YORK NY 11102
Paul Beswick officer: SVP, Chief Information Officer 1166 AVENUE OF THE AMERICAS, NEW YORK NY 10036
Martin South officer: President & CEO, Marsh 1166 AVENUE OF THE AMERICAS, NEW YORK NY 10036
Martine Ferland officer: President and CEO, Mercer C/O MARSH & MCLENNAN COMPANIES, INC., 1166 AVENUE OF THE AMERICAS, NEW YORK NY 10036
Katherine Brennan officer: SVP and General Counsel 1166 AVENUE OF THE AMERICAS, 1166 AVENUE OF THE AMERICAS, NEW YORK NY 10036
Daniel S Glaser officer: Chairman & CEO, Marsh C/O MARSH & MCLENNAN COMPANIES, INC., 1166 AVENUE OF THE AMERICAS, NEW YORK NY 10036
Hafize Gaye Erkan director 727 FIFTH AVENUE, NEW YORK NY 10022
Marc D Oken director C/O FALFURRIAS CAPITAL PARTNERS, 100 N. TRYON STREET, SUITE 5120, CHARLOTTE NC 28202