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National Western Life Group (National Western Life Group) Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio : 0.75 (As of May. 22, 2024)


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What is National Western Life Group Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio?

As of today (2024-05-22), National Western Life Group's current share price is $488.62. National Western Life Group's Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 was $654.31. National Western Life Group's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio for today is 0.75.

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

NWLI' s Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0.28   Med: 0.64   Max: 0.9
Current: 0.75

During the past years, National Western Life Group's highest Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio was 0.90. The lowest was 0.28. And the median was 0.64.

NWLI's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio is ranked better than
71.26% of 414 companies
in the Insurance industry
Industry Median: 1.195 vs NWLI: 0.75

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.

National Western Life Group's adjusted book value per share data for the three months ended in Mar. 2024 was $686.733. 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 $654.31 for the trailing ten years ended in Mar. 2024.

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National Western Life Group Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Historical Data

The historical data trend for National Western Life 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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National Western Life Group Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Chart

National Western Life 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 0.62 0.42 0.38 0.46 0.76

National Western Life 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 0.39 0.66 0.69 0.76 0.75

Competitive Comparison of National Western Life Group's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio

For the Insurance - Life subindustry, National Western Life 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.


National Western Life Group's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Distribution in the Insurance Industry

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

* The bar in red indicates where National Western Life Group's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio falls into.



National Western Life 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.

National Western Life Group's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio for today is calculated as

Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio=Share Price/ Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share
=488.62/654.31
=0.75

* 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.

National Western Life Group's Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 is calculated as:

For example, National Western Life 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)
=686.733/131.7762*131.7762
=686.733

Current CPI (Mar. 2024) = 131.7762.

National Western Life Group Quarterly Data

Book Value per Share CPI Adj_Book
201406 416.895 100.560 546.312
201409 421.910 100.428 553.609
201412 428.011 99.070 569.313
201503 436.353 99.621 577.196
201506 437.859 100.684 573.075
201509 440.234 100.392 577.861
201512 443.320 99.792 585.406
201603 454.670 100.470 596.342
201606 467.637 101.688 606.004
201609 477.238 101.861 617.396
201612 473.528 101.863 612.587
201703 481.063 102.862 616.287
201706 489.631 103.349 624.308
201709 495.764 104.136 627.354
201712 503.875 104.011 638.381
201803 502.790 105.290 629.272
201806 507.926 106.317 629.558
201809 517.857 106.507 640.722
201812 522.763 105.998 649.897
201903 545.349 107.251 670.058
201906 565.219 108.070 689.208
201909 575.259 108.329 699.768
201912 582.073 108.420 707.464
202003 558.434 108.902 675.733
202006 600.307 108.767 727.297
202009 609.246 109.815 731.086
202012 698.497 109.897 837.561
202103 673.950 111.754 794.694
202106 698.523 114.631 802.997
202109 703.031 115.734 800.478
202112 698.481 117.630 782.484
202203 632.004 121.301 686.582
202206 576.330 125.017 607.491
202209 532.840 125.227 560.709
202212 602.560 125.222 634.099
202303 634.273 127.348 656.329
202306 626.564 128.729 641.397
202309 617.186 129.860 626.296
202312 670.988 129.419 683.207
202403 686.733 131.776 686.733

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.


National Western Life Group  (NAS:NWLI) 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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National Western Life Group (National Western Life Group) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
N/A
Address
10801 N. Mopac Expy Building 3, Austin, TX, USA, 78759
National Western Life Group Inc is a global insurance company that provides insurance products for the savings, protection, and retirement needs of policyholders. The company's product portfolio includes individual whole life, universal life and term insurance plans, and annuities. The company is organized into four operating business segments based on product types and geographic marketing areas: Domestic life insurance, International life insurance, Annuities, and Acquired businesses. The annuities segment contributes roughly half of the company's revenue, and most of the company's revenue is earned in the United States.
Executives
E J Pederson director 850 EAST ANDERSON LANE, AUSTIN TX 78752
Ross R Moody director, officer: President & Interim CEO 850 E. ANDERSON LANE, AUSTIN TX 78752
David S Boone director AMERICAN CARESOURCE HOLDINGS, INC., 5429 LYNDON B. JOHNSON FREEWAY, #100, DALLAS TX 75240
Thomas A Blackwell director 850 E. ANDERSON LANE, AUSTIN TX 78752
Rey Jr Perez officer: Sr VP - CLO & Secretary 850 E. ANDERSON LANE, AUSTIN TX 78752
Gina Byrne Miller other: NWLIC SVP - CLO & Secretary 10801 N. MOPAC EXPY., BLDG. 3, AUSTIN TX 78759
Allison L Lounsbury other: NWLIC - VP Controller 10801 N. MOPAC EXPY., BLDG. 3, AUSTIN TX 78759
Van De Berg Stephen M other: NWLIC - SVP Chief Actuary CRO 10801 N. MOPAC EXPY, BLDG 3, AUSTIN TX 78759
Chad J Tope other: NWLIC - EVP CMO 10801 N. MOPAC EXPY, BLDG 3, AUSTIN TX 78759
Natalie U Anderson other: NWLIC - VP Head of Investments 10801 N. MOPAC EXPY., BLDG. 3, AUSTIN TX 78759
Robert L Moody 10 percent owner 850 EAST ANDERSON LANE, AUSTIN TX 78752
Robert L. Moody Revocable Trust 10 percent owner C/O MOODY NATIONAL BANK, 2302 POSTOFFICE ST., GALVESTON TX 77550
Gregory J Owen other: NWLIC - SVP CIO 10801 N. MOPAC EXPY BLDG 3, AUSTIN TX 78759
Russell S. Moody director 850 E. ANDERSON LANE, AUSTIN TX 78752
E Douglas Mcleod director 850 EAST ANDERSON LANE, AUSTIN TX 78752