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Direct Line Insurance Group (LSE:DLG) Net Cash per Share : £-3.25 (As of Dec. 2023)


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What is Direct Line Insurance Group Net Cash per Share?

Net Cash per Share is calculated as Balance Sheet Cash And Cash Equivalents plus Marketable Securities minus Total Liabilities minus Minority Interest and then divided by Shares Outstanding (EOP). Direct Line Insurance Group's Net Cash per Share for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was £-3.25.

The historical rank and industry rank for Direct Line Insurance Group's Net Cash per Share or its related term are showing as below:

LSE:DLG's Price-to-Net-Cash is not ranked *
in the Insurance industry.
Industry Median: 4.43
* Ranked among companies with meaningful Price-to-Net-Cash only.

Direct Line Insurance Group Net Cash per Share Historical Data

The historical data trend for Direct Line Insurance Group's Net Cash 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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Direct Line Insurance Group Net Cash per Share Chart

Direct Line Insurance Group Annual Data
Trend Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Net Cash per Share
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only -1.03 -0.92 -0.41 -3.21 -3.25

Direct Line Insurance Group Semi-Annual Data
Jun14 Dec14 Jun15 Dec15 Jun16 Dec16 Jun17 Dec17 Jun18 Dec18 Jun19 Dec19 Jun20 Dec20 Jun21 Dec21 Jun22 Dec22 Jun23 Dec23
Net Cash 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 -0.41 -1.35 -3.21 -2.85 -3.25

Competitive Comparison of Direct Line Insurance Group's Net Cash per Share

For the Insurance - Property & Casualty subindustry, Direct Line Insurance Group's Price-to-Net-Cash, along with its competitors' market caps and Price-to-Net-Cash 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.


Direct Line Insurance Group's Price-to-Net-Cash Distribution in the Insurance Industry

For the Insurance industry and Financial Services sector, Direct Line Insurance Group's Price-to-Net-Cash distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Direct Line Insurance Group's Price-to-Net-Cash falls into.



Direct Line Insurance Group Net Cash per Share Calculation

In the calculation of a company's Net Cash per Share, assets other than cash and short term investments are considered to be worth nothing. But the company has to pay its debt and other liabilities in full. This is an extremely conservative way of valuation. Most companies have negative Net Cash per Share. But sometimes a company's price may be lower than its net-cash.

Direct Line Insurance Group's Net Cash per Share for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2023 is calculated as

Net Cash per Share (A: Dec. 2023 )
=(Balance Sheet Cash And Cash Equivalents+Marketable Securities-Total Liabilities-Minority Interest)/Shares Outstanding (EOP)
=(1772.2+18.9-6012.5-0)/1297.7
=-3.25

Direct Line Insurance Group's Net Cash per Share for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 is calculated as

Net Cash per Share (Q: Dec. 2023 )
=(Balance Sheet Cash And Cash Equivalents+Marketable Securities-Total Liabilities-Minority Interest)/Shares Outstanding (EOP)
=(1772.2+18.9-6012.5-0)/1297.7
=-3.25

* 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.


Direct Line Insurance Group  (LSE:DLG) Net Cash per Share Explanation

Ben Graham invested in situations where the company's stock price was lower than its net-cash. He assigned some value to the company's other current asset. The value is called Net Current Asset Value (NCAV). One research study, covering the years 1970 through 1983 showed that portfolios picked at the beginning of each year, and held for one year, returned 29.4 percent, on average, over the 13-year period, compared to 11.5 percent for the S&P 500 Index. Other studies of Graham's strategy produced similar results.

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Direct Line Insurance Group (LSE:DLG) Business Description

Address
Westmoreland Road, Churchill Court, Bromley, Kent, GBR, BR1 1DP
While Direct Line is one of the more focused personal lines insurers that we cover in Europe, it is still quite diversified. The business sells insurance under four divisions and those are personal lines motor, personal lines home, rescue and other personal lines, and commercial. Rescue and other personal lines include rescue, travel and pet insurance, and commercial insurance is sold to small and medium sized enterprises. Direct Line only sells insurance in United Kingdom. Direct Lines personal motor insurance division typically accounts for around 50% of total group gross written premium and the personal home insurance unit typically sells around 20%. Rescue and other personal lines account for around 10% and commercial insurance accounts for around 20%.

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