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WR Berkley (BSP:W1RB34) Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share : R$9.74 (As of Mar. 2024)


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What is WR Berkley Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share?

E10 is a concept invented by Prof. Robert Shiller, who uses E10 for his Shiller PE Ratio calculation. E10 is the average of the inflation adjusted earnings of a company over the past 10 years. The similar calculation is applied by GuruFocus to calculate the Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share and 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 for the three months ended in Mar. 2024 was R$15.111. 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 R$9.74 for the trailing ten years ended in Mar. 2024.

During the past 12 months, WR Berkley's average Cyclically Adjusted Book Growth Rate was 7.40% per year. During the past 3 years, the average Cyclically Adjusted Book Growth Rate was 9.80% per year. During the past 5 years, the average Cyclically Adjusted Book Growth Rate was 9.20% per year. During the past 10 years, the average Cyclically Adjusted Book Growth Rate was 9.10% per year. Please click Growth Rate Calculation Example (GuruFocus) to see how GuruFocus calculates Wal-Mart Stores Inc (WMT)'s revenue growth rate. You can apply the same method to get the Cyclically Adjusted Book Growth Rate using Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share data.

During the past 13 years, the highest 3-Year average Cyclically Adjusted Book Growth Rate of WR Berkley was 15.90% per year. The lowest was 5.70% per year. And the median was 9.50% per year.

As of today (2024-06-09), WR Berkley's current stock price is R$33.94. WR Berkley's Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 was R$9.74. WR Berkley's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio of today is 3.48.

During the past 13 years, the highest Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio of WR Berkley was 3.58. The lowest was 1.68. And the median was 2.20.


WR Berkley Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share Historical Data

The historical data trend for WR Berkley's Cyclically Adjusted Book 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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WR Berkley Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share Chart

WR Berkley Annual Data
Trend Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only - 14.48 17.26 12.04 11.84

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 Book 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 13.74 11.56 12.28 11.84 9.74

Competitive Comparison of WR Berkley's Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share

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 Book per Share Calculation

E10 is a concept invented by Prof. Robert Shiller, who uses E10 for his Shiller PE Ratio calculation. E10 is the average of the inflation adjusted earnings of a company over the past 10 years. The similar calculation is applied by GuruFocus to calculate the Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share and 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.

What is Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share? How do we calculate Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share?

Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share is the average of the inflation adjusted Book Value per Share of a company over the past 10 years. Let's use an example to explain.

If we want to calculate the Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share of Wal-Mart (WMT) for Dec. 31, 2010, we need to have the inflation data and the book value per share from 2001 through 2010.

We adjusted the 2001 book value per share data with the total inflation from 2001 through 2010 to the equivalent book value in 2010. If the total inflation from 2001 to 2010 is 40%, and Wal-Mart's book value is $1 a share in 2001, then the 2001's equivalent book value in 2010 is $1.4 a share. If Wal-Mart's book value is $1 again in 2002, and the total inflation from 2002 through 2010 is 35%, then the equivalent 2002 book value in 2010 is $1.35. So on and so forth, you get the equivalent book value per share of past 10 years. Then you add them together and divided the sum by the count to get 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.

For example, WR Berkley's adjusted Book Value per Share data for the three months ended in Mar. 2024 was:

Adj_Book= Book Value per Share /CPI of Mar. 2024 (Change)*Current CPI (Mar. 2024)
=15.111/131.7762*131.7762
=15.111

Current CPI (Mar. 2024) = 131.7762.

WR Berkley Quarterly Data

Book Value per Share CPI Adj_Book
201406 3.598 100.560 4.715
201409 3.855 100.428 5.058
201412 4.252 99.070 5.656
201503 5.117 99.621 6.769
201506 5.084 100.684 6.654
201509 6.450 100.392 8.466
201512 6.435 99.792 8.497
201603 6.369 100.470 8.354
201606 6.082 101.688 7.882
201609 5.853 101.861 7.572
201612 6.208 101.863 8.031
201703 5.939 102.862 7.608
201706 6.385 103.349 8.141
201709 6.209 104.136 7.857
201712 6.522 104.011 8.263
201803 6.537 105.290 8.181
201806 7.472 106.317 9.261
201809 8.131 106.507 10.060
201812 7.693 105.998 9.564
201903 8.058 107.251 9.901
201906 8.387 108.070 10.227
201909 9.056 108.329 11.016
201912 9.063 108.420 11.015
202003 9.951 108.902 12.041
202006 11.277 108.767 13.663
202009 12.110 109.815 14.532
202012 12.172 109.897 14.595
202103 13.586 111.754 16.020
202106 12.430 114.631 14.289
202109 13.246 115.734 15.082
202112 14.188 117.630 15.894
202203 12.882 121.301 13.994
202206 12.396 125.017 13.066
202209 12.519 125.227 13.174
202212 13.381 125.222 14.081
202303 13.777 127.348 14.256
202306 12.981 128.729 13.288
202309 13.236 129.860 13.431
202312 14.239 129.419 14.498
202403 15.111 131.776 15.111

Add all the adjusted book value per share together and divide the count will get our Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share.


WR Berkley  (BSP:W1RB34) Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share Explanation

If a company grows much fast than inflation, Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share may underestimate the company's equity. Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio can seem to be too high even the actual PB Ratio is low.

For the Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio, the book value of the past 10 years are inflation-adjusted and averaged. The result is used for P/B calculation. Since it looks at the average over the last 10 years, the Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio is also called CAPB Ratio.

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 Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio of today is calculated as

Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio=Share Price/Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share
=33.94/9.74
=3.48

* 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.

During the past 13 years, the highest Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio of WR Berkley was 3.58. The lowest was 1.68. And the median was 2.20.


Be Aware

Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio works better for cyclical companies. It gives you a better idea on the company's real book value.


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WR Berkley (BSP:W1RB34) Business Description

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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.

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