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Marsh & McLennan (BSP:M1MC34) Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio : 11.03 (As of Jun. 06, 2024)


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What is Marsh & McLennan Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio?

As of today (2024-06-06), Marsh & McLennan's current share price is R$530.53. Marsh & McLennan's Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 was R$48.09. Marsh & McLennan's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio for today is 11.03.

The historical rank and industry rank for Marsh & McLennan's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio or its related term are showing as below:

BSP:M1MC34' s Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 3.12   Med: 6.28   Max: 10.86
Current: 10.56

During the past years, Marsh & McLennan's highest Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio was 10.86. The lowest was 3.12. And the median was 6.28.

BSP:M1MC34's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio is ranked worse than
97.36% of 417 companies
in the Insurance industry
Industry Median: 1.18 vs BSP:M1MC34: 10.56

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.

Marsh & McLennan's adjusted book value per share data for the three months ended in Mar. 2024 was R$62.760. 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$48.09 for the trailing ten years ended in Mar. 2024.

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Marsh & McLennan Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Historical Data

The historical data trend for Marsh & McLennan's Cyclically Adjusted 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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Marsh & McLennan Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Chart

Marsh & McLennan Annual Data
Trend Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio
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Marsh & McLennan Quarterly Data
Jun19 Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24
Cyclically Adjusted 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 9.05 10.00 9.95 9.87 10.45

Competitive Comparison of Marsh & McLennan's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio

For the Insurance Brokers subindustry, Marsh & McLennan'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.


Marsh & McLennan's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Distribution in the Insurance Industry

For the Insurance industry and Financial Services sector, Marsh & McLennan's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Marsh & McLennan's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio falls into.



Marsh & McLennan Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Calculation

Like the Shiller PE Ratio, the Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio takes the Book Value per Share from the past 10 years, adjusts it for inflation, and then calculates the average. This average is then used for the P/B calculation. Because it considers this 10-year average, it's often referred to as the CAPB Ratio.

The Shiller PE Ratio was first used by professor Robert Shiller to measure the valuation of the overall market. The similar calculation is applied by GuruFocus to calculate the Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio.

Marsh & McLennan's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio for today is calculated as

Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio=Share Price/ Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share
=530.53/48.09
=11.03

* 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.

Marsh & McLennan's Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 is calculated as:

For example, Marsh & McLennan'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)
=62.76/131.7762*131.7762
=62.760

Current CPI (Mar. 2024) = 131.7762.

Marsh & McLennan Quarterly Data

Book Value per Share CPI Adj_Book
201406 16.701 100.560 21.885
201409 16.885 100.428 22.156
201412 17.251 99.070 22.946
201503 19.756 99.621 26.133
201506 19.861 100.684 25.994
201509 23.346 100.392 30.644
201512 24.215 99.792 31.976
201603 23.680 100.470 31.059
201606 21.844 101.688 28.307
201609 21.008 101.861 27.178
201612 20.202 101.863 26.135
201703 19.833 102.862 25.408
201706 22.469 103.349 28.649
201709 21.590 104.136 27.321
201712 23.833 104.011 30.195
201803 25.629 105.290 32.076
201806 28.801 106.317 35.698
201809 30.407 106.507 37.621
201812 28.946 105.998 35.986
201903 29.956 107.251 36.806
201906 30.693 108.070 37.426
201909 31.080 108.329 37.807
201912 31.756 108.420 38.597
202003 35.226 108.902 42.625
202006 42.142 108.767 51.057
202009 45.750 109.815 54.899
202012 46.125 109.897 55.308
202103 52.245 111.754 61.605
202106 50.130 114.631 57.628
202109 50.830 115.734 57.876
202112 61.818 117.630 69.253
202203 54.198 121.301 58.878
202206 54.058 125.017 56.981
202209 50.505 125.227 53.147
202212 55.763 125.222 58.682
202303 57.649 127.348 59.654
202306 58.754 128.729 60.145
202309 57.134 129.860 57.977
202312 60.704 129.419 61.809
202403 62.760 131.776 62.760

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


Marsh & McLennan  (BSP:M1MC34) Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Explanation

Compared with the regular PB Ratio, which works poorly for cyclical businesses, the Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio smoothed out the fluctuations of book value during business cycles. Therefore it is more accurate in reflecting the valuation of the company.

If a company has consistent business performance, the Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio should give similar results to regular PB Ratio.


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Marsh & McLennan (BSP:M1MC34) Business Description

Address
1166 Avenue of the Americas, New York, NY, USA, 10036-2774
Marsh McLennan is a professional services firm that provides advice and solutions in the areas of risk, strategy, and human capital. The company operates through two main segments: risk and insurance services and consulting. In risk and insurance services, the firm offers services via Marsh (an insurance broker) and Guy Carpenter (a risk and reinsurance specialist). The consulting division comprises Mercer (a provider of human resource services) and Oliver Wyman (a management and economic consultancy). About half of its revenue is generated outside the U.S.

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