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Alleghany (Alleghany) PB Ratio : 1.44 (As of Apr. 25, 2024)


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What is Alleghany 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 (2024-04-25), Alleghany's share price is $847.79. Alleghany's Book Value per Share for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2022 was $587.62. Hence, Alleghany's PB Ratio of today is 1.44.

Warning Sign:

Alleghany Corp stock PB Ratio (=1.44) is close to 10-year high of 1.44

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

Y' s PB Ratio Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0.81   Med: 1.02   Max: 1.44
Current: 1.44

During the past 13 years, Alleghany's highest PB Ratio was 1.44. The lowest was 0.81. And the median was 1.02.

Y's PB Ratio is not ranked
in the Insurance industry.
Industry Median: 1.215 vs Y: 1.44

During the past 12 months, Alleghany's average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate was -10.70% per year. During the past 3 years, the average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate was 8.60% per year. During the past 5 years, the average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate was 5.50% per year. During the past 10 years, the average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate was 6.50% per year.

During the past 13 years, the highest 3-Year average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate of Alleghany was 16.50% per year. The lowest was -7.60% per year. And the median was 9.30% per year.

Back to Basics: PB Ratio


Alleghany PB Ratio Historical Data

The historical data trend for Alleghany'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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Alleghany PB Ratio Chart

Alleghany Annual Data
Trend Dec12 Dec13 Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21
PB Ratio
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 1.08 1.18 1.31 0.97 0.99

Alleghany Quarterly Data
Sep17 Dec17 Mar18 Jun18 Sep18 Dec18 Mar19 Jun19 Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22
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 1.01 0.97 0.99 1.33 1.42

Competitive Comparison of Alleghany's PB Ratio

For the Insurance - Property & Casualty subindustry, Alleghany'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.


Alleghany's PB Ratio Distribution in the Insurance Industry

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

* The bar in red indicates where Alleghany's PB Ratio falls into.



Alleghany 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.

Alleghany's PB Ratio for today is calculated as follows:

PB Ratio=Share Price/Book Value per Share (Q: Jun. 2022)
=847.79/587.616
=1.44

* 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.


Alleghany  (NYSE:Y) 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.


Alleghany PB Ratio Related Terms

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Alleghany (Alleghany) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
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Address
1411 Broadway, 34th Floor, New York, NY, USA, 10018
Alleghany Corp is a property and casualty insurance company that owns and manages subsidiaries that operate reinsurance and insurance operations. The company also executes certain private capital investments. The company classifies its business into three reportable segments: reinsurance, insurance, and Alleghany Capital. These segments' underwriting activities are evaluated separately from investment and corporate activities. Reinsurance contracts are generally classified as a treaty or facultative contracts. Treaty reinsurance provides for the automatic reinsuring of all or a portion of a specified class of risk underwritten by the ceding company. Facultative reinsurance is geared toward individual risks.
Executives
Christopher Kent Dalrymple officer: VP and General Counsel C/O DARWIN PROFESSIONAL UNDERWRITERS INC 9 FARM SPRINGS ROAD FARMINGTON CT 06032
Ian H Chippendale director TRANSATLANTIC HOLDINGS, INC. 80 PINE ST NEW YORK NY 10005
Joseph Patrick Brandon officer: Executive Vice President C/O ALLEGHANY CORPORATION 1411 BROADWAY, 34TH FLOOR NEW YORK NY 10018
Chris H Cheesman director C/O ALLEGHANY CORPORATION 1411 BROADWAY, 34TH FLOOR NEW YORK NY 10018
Kerry J Jacobs officer: SVP, Chief Financial Officer C/O ALLEGHANY CORPORATION 1411 BROADWAY, 34TH FLOOR NEW YORK NY 10018
William K Lavin director 375 PARK AVENUE SUITE 3201 NEW YORK NY 10152
John F Shannon officer: SVP, chief investment officer C/O ALLEGHANY CORPORATION 1411 BROADWAY, 34TH FLOOR NEW YORK NY 10018
Phillip M Martineau director 414 EAST THIRD STREET PO BOX 1109 MUSCATINE IA 52761
Lauren M Tyler director C/O ALLEGHANY CORPORATION, 1411 BROADWAY, 34TH FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10018
Jefferson Kirby director ALLEGHANY CORPORATION 7 TIMES SQUARE TOWER, 17TH FLOOR NEW YORK NY 10036
Rex D Adams director
Raymond Wong director C/O SPRING MOUNTAIN CAPITAL, LP 650 MADISON AVENUE, 20TH FLOOR NEW YORK NY 10022
James F Will director ST VINCENT COLLEGE, 300 PRASER PURCHASE RD, LATROBE PA 15650
Roger Bryce Gorham officer: SVP, Chief Financial Officer C/O ALLEGHANY CORPORATION 1411 BROADWAY, 34TH FLOOR NEW YORK NY 10018
Sennott John Langton Jr officer: SVP C/O ALLEGHANY CORPORATION 1411 BROADWAY, 34TH FLOOR NEW YORK NY 10018

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