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WR Berkley (BSP:W1RB34) Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio : 3.48 (As of Jun. 01, 2024)


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What is WR Berkley Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio?

As of today (2024-06-01), WR Berkley's current share 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 for today is 3.48.

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

BSP:W1RB34' s Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 1.68   Med: 2.2   Max: 3.58
Current: 3.19

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

BSP:W1RB34's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio is ranked worse than
87.26% of 416 companies
in the Insurance industry
Industry Median: 1.18 vs BSP:W1RB34: 3.19

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 adjusted book value per share data 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.

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WR Berkley Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Historical Data

The historical data trend for WR Berkley'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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WR Berkley Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Chart

WR Berkley Annual Data
Trend Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio
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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 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 2.64 2.47 2.59 2.87 3.49

Competitive Comparison of WR Berkley's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio

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 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.

WR Berkley's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio for 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.

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

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.

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.


WR Berkley  (BSP:W1RB34) 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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WR Berkley (BSP:W1RB34) Business Description

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Address
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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