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WR Berkley (WR Berkley) Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio : 3.11 (As of Apr. 27, 2024)


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What is WR Berkley Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio?

As of today (2024-04-27), WR Berkley's current share 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 for today is 3.11.

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

WRB' s Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 1.68   Med: 2.2   Max: 3.58
Current: 3.16

During the past years, WR Berkley's highest Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio was 3.58. The lowest was 1.68. And the median was 2.20.

WRB's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio is ranked worse than
86.65% of 412 companies
in the Insurance industry
Industry Median: 1.13 vs WRB: 3.16

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 adjusted book value per share data 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.

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WR Berkley Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Historical Data

The historical data trend for WR Berkley'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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WR Berkley Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Chart

WR Berkley 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 2.63 2.38 2.62 3.15 2.87

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 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 2.64 2.47 2.59 2.87 -

Competitive Comparison of WR Berkley's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio

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 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.

WR Berkley's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio for 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.

WR Berkley's Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 is calculated as:

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.

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.


WR Berkley  (NYSE:WRB) 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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WR Berkley (WR Berkley) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
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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