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The Hanover Insurance Group (BSP:THGI34) Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio : 1.58 (As of Jun. 07, 2024)


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What is The Hanover Insurance Group Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio?

As of today (2024-06-07), The Hanover Insurance Group's current share price is R$269.73. The Hanover Insurance Group's Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 was R$171.10. The Hanover Insurance Group's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio for today is 1.58.

The historical rank and industry rank for The Hanover Insurance Group's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio or its related term are showing as below:

BSP:THGI34' s Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0.92   Med: 1.54   Max: 2.02
Current: 1.5

During the past years, The Hanover Insurance Group's highest Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio was 2.02. The lowest was 0.92. And the median was 1.54.

BSP:THGI34's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio is ranked worse than
63.31% of 417 companies
in the Insurance industry
Industry Median: 1.18 vs BSP:THGI34: 1.50

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.

The Hanover Insurance Group's adjusted book value per share data for the three months ended in Mar. 2024 was R$174.822. 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$171.10 for the trailing ten years ended in Mar. 2024.

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The Hanover Insurance Group Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Historical Data

The historical data trend for The Hanover Insurance Group'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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The Hanover Insurance Group Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Chart

The Hanover Insurance Group Annual Data
Trend Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 1.98 1.63 1.66 1.62 1.43

The Hanover Insurance Group 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 1.52 1.32 1.30 1.43 1.58

Competitive Comparison of The Hanover Insurance Group's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio

For the Insurance - Property & Casualty subindustry, The Hanover Insurance Group'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.


The Hanover Insurance Group's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Distribution in the Insurance Industry

For the Insurance industry and Financial Services sector, The Hanover Insurance Group's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where The Hanover Insurance Group's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio falls into.



The Hanover Insurance Group 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.

The Hanover Insurance Group's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio for today is calculated as

Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio=Share Price/ Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share
=269.73/171.1
=1.58

* 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.

The Hanover Insurance Group's Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 is calculated as:

For example, The Hanover Insurance Group'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)
=174.822/131.7762*131.7762
=174.822

Current CPI (Mar. 2024) = 131.7762.

The Hanover Insurance Group Quarterly Data

Book Value per Share CPI Adj_Book
201406 71.183 100.560 93.280
201409 74.147 100.428 97.292
201412 85.576 99.070 113.828
201503 103.520 99.621 136.934
201506 103.079 100.684 134.911
201509 129.994 100.392 170.633
201512 128.355 99.792 169.493
201603 128.044 100.470 167.942
201606 120.649 101.688 156.347
201609 117.119 101.861 151.515
201612 113.020 101.863 146.210
201703 106.948 102.862 137.010
201706 115.514 103.349 147.287
201709 109.785 104.136 138.925
201712 116.205 104.011 147.225
201803 112.377 105.290 140.647
201806 130.423 106.317 161.655
201809 144.844 106.507 179.209
201812 135.630 105.998 168.615
201903 138.105 107.251 169.686
201906 143.648 108.070 175.159
201909 160.556 108.329 195.307
201912 155.853 108.420 189.427
202003 175.942 108.902 212.899
202006 210.253 108.767 254.730
202009 227.915 109.815 273.495
202012 226.397 109.897 271.470
202103 237.141 111.754 279.627
202106 221.507 114.631 254.637
202109 230.015 115.734 261.897
202112 250.480 117.630 280.604
202203 197.994 121.301 215.092
202206 182.327 125.017 192.185
202209 169.084 125.227 177.928
202212 171.927 125.222 180.926
202303 174.277 127.348 180.337
202306 151.705 128.729 155.296
202309 145.974 129.860 148.129
202312 168.728 129.419 171.801
202403 174.822 131.776 174.822

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.


The Hanover Insurance Group  (BSP:THGI34) 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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The Hanover Insurance Group (BSP:THGI34) Business Description

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Address
440 Lincoln Street, Worcester, MA, USA, 01653
The Hanover Insurance Group Inc is a holding company whose primary business is offering property and casualty insurance products and services. The company markets itself through independent agents and brokers in the United States while conducting business internationally through a wholly owned subsidiary, Chaucer Holdings Limited, domiciled in the United Kingdom. The company conducts business operations through three operating segments: Commercial Lines, Personal Lines and Other. The company operates an investment portfolio that is primarily exposed to fixed-income securities.

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