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.
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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.
Competitive Comparison of Alleghany's 3-Year Book Growth Rate
For the Insurance - Property & Casualty subindustry, Alleghany's 3-Year Book Growth Rate, along with its competitors' market caps and 3-Year Book Growth Rate 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 3-Year Book Growth Rate Distribution in the Insurance Industry
For the Insurance industry and Financial Services sector, Alleghany's 3-Year Book Growth Rate distribution charts can be found below:
* The bar in red indicates where Alleghany's 3-Year Book Growth Rate falls into.
Alleghany 3-Year Book Growth Rate Calculation
This is the 3-year average growth rate of Book Value per Share. The growth rate is calculated using exponential compounding based on the latest four year annual data.
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Alleghany (NYSE:Y) 3-Year Book Growth Rate Explanation
Book Value per Share is the ratio of equity available to common shareholders divided by the shares outstanding. Book value per share effectively indicates a firm's net asset value on a per-share basis. It can be used by investors to gauge whether a stock price is undervalued by comparing it to the firm's market value per share. Theoretically, it is what the shareholders will receive if the company is liquidated.
Alleghany 3-Year Book Growth Rate Related Terms
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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.
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