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Erie Indemnity Co (Erie Indemnity Co) PB Ratio : 11.96 (As of Apr. 26, 2024)


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What is Erie Indemnity Co PB Ratio?

The PB Ratio, or Price-to-Book ratio, or Price/Book, is a financial ratio used to compare a company's market price to its Book Value per Share. As of today (2024-04-26), Erie Indemnity Co's share price is $380.26. Erie Indemnity Co's Book Value per Share for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was $31.80. Hence, Erie Indemnity Co's PB Ratio of today is 11.96.

Warning Sign:

Erie Indemnity Co stock PB Ratio (=11.96) is close to 10-year high of 13.12

The historical rank and industry rank for Erie Indemnity Co's PB Ratio or its related term are showing as below:

ERIE' s PB Ratio Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 4.77   Med: 7.39   Max: 13.12
Current: 11.96

During the past 13 years, Erie Indemnity Co's highest PB Ratio was 13.12. The lowest was 4.77. And the median was 7.39.

ERIE's PB Ratio is ranked worse than
98.76% of 483 companies
in the Insurance industry
Industry Median: 1.21 vs ERIE: 11.96

During the past 12 months, Erie Indemnity Co's average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate was 14.80% per year. During the past 3 years, the average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate was 11.90% per year. During the past 5 years, the average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate was 10.60% per year. During the past 10 years, the average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate was 9.20% per year.

During the past 13 years, the highest 3-Year average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate of Erie Indemnity Co was 27.80% per year. The lowest was -10.20% per year. And the median was 9.75% per year.

Back to Basics: PB Ratio


Erie Indemnity Co PB Ratio Historical Data

The historical data trend for Erie Indemnity Co's 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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Erie Indemnity Co PB Ratio Chart

Erie Indemnity Co Annual Data
Trend Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
PB Ratio
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 7.66 10.81 7.50 8.98 10.53

Erie Indemnity Co Quarterly Data
Mar19 Jun19 Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23
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 8.98 8.15 7.11 9.53 10.53

Competitive Comparison of Erie Indemnity Co's PB Ratio

For the Insurance Brokers subindustry, Erie Indemnity Co's PB Ratio, along with its competitors' market caps and 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.


Erie Indemnity Co's PB Ratio Distribution in the Insurance Industry

For the Insurance industry and Financial Services sector, Erie Indemnity Co's PB Ratio distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Erie Indemnity Co's PB Ratio falls into.



Erie Indemnity Co PB Ratio Calculation

The PB Ratio, or Price-to-Book ratio, or Price/Book, is a financial ratio used to compare a company's market price to its Book Value per Share. It is a ratio widely used to value stocks.

Erie Indemnity Co's PB Ratio for today is calculated as follows:

PB Ratio=Share Price/Book Value per Share (Q: Dec. 2023)
=380.26/31.8
=11.96

* 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.

It can also be calculated from the numbers for the whole company:

A closely related ratio is called Price-to-Tangible-Book. The difference between Price-to-Tangible-Book and PB Ratio is that book value other than intangibles are used in the calculation.


Erie Indemnity Co  (NAS:ERIE) PB Ratio Explanation

Unlike valuation ratios relative to the earning power such as PE Ratio, PE Ratio without NRI, PS Ratio, Price-to-Operating-Cash-Flow , or Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow, the PB Ratio measures the valuation of the stock relative to the underlying asset of the company.

The PB Ratio works the best for the businesses that earn most of their profit from their assets, e.g. banks and insurance companies.


Be Aware

Some businesses have very light assets, such as software companies or insurance agencies. The PB Ratio does not work well for these companies. Some companies even have negative equity, so the PB Ratio cannot be applied to them.


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Erie Indemnity Co (Erie Indemnity Co) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
100 Erie Insurance Place, Erie, PA, USA, 16530
Erie Indemnity Co primarily performs services on behalf of the Erie Insurance Exchange relating to sales, underwriting, and issuance of policies. Erie Indemnity's results are tied to the performance of the Insurance Exchange, which principally provides automobile and homeowners insurance for individuals, along with multiperil, workers' compensation, and commercial automobile insurance for its commercial clients. Erie Indemnity's management fee is typically 25% of the Exchange's premiums, and this accounts for all of Erie Indemnity's revenue. The company operates exclusively in the United States.
Executives
Marc Cipriani officer: Senior Vice President 100 ERIE INSURANCE PLACE, ERIE PA 16530
Sean Dugan officer: Executive Vice President 100 ERIE INSURANCE PLACE, ERIE PA 16530
Parthasarathy Srinivasa officer: EVP, Chief Information Officer 100 ERIE INSURANCE PLACE, ERIE PA 16530
Jorie L Novacek officer: SVP, Controller 100 ERIE INSURANCE PLACE, ERIE PA 16530
Thomas B Hagen director 230 WEST 6TH STREET, ERIE PA 16507-1319
Eugene C Connell director 785 HUNTINGTON DRIVE, ERIE PA 16505
Elizabeth A Vorsheck director, 10 percent owner 6252 COMMERCIAL WAY PMB 140, BROOKSVILLE FL 34613
Brian W. Bolash officer: SVP,Secretary,General Counsel 100 ERIE INSURANCE PLACE, ERIE PA 16530
Borneman J Ralph Jr director NATIONAL PENN BANCSHARES INC, PHILADELPHIA & READING AVENUES, BOYERTOWN PA 19512
Hudson Brian Arden Sr. director 2407 PARK DRIVE, HARRISBURG PA 17110
Louis F Colaizzo officer: Senior Vice President 100 ERIE INSURANCE PLACE, ERIE PA 16530
Salvatore Correnti director 8518 SOUTHFIELDS CIRCLE, LUTHERVILLE MD 21093
Timothy G Necastro officer: President & CEO, Designate 100 ERIE INSURANCE PL, ERIE PA 16530
Luann Datesh director 333 OAK FOREST DRIVE, PITTSBURGH PA 15216
Robert C Wilburn director 110 WASHINGTON AVENUE #1711, MIAMI BEACH FL 33139