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Alleghany (Alleghany) Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio : (As of May. 05, 2024)


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What is Alleghany Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio?

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Alleghany Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio Historical Data

The historical data trend for Alleghany's Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio can be seen below:

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Alleghany Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio Chart

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Competitive Comparison of Alleghany's Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio

For the Insurance - Property & Casualty subindustry, Alleghany's Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio, along with its competitors' market caps and Cyclically Adjusted PS 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.


Alleghany's Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio Distribution in the Insurance Industry

For the Insurance industry and Financial Services sector, Alleghany's Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Alleghany's Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio falls into.



Alleghany Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio Calculation

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

Alleghany's Cyclically Adjusted Revenue per Share for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2022 is calculated as:

For example, Alleghany's adjusted Revenue per Share data for the three months ended in Jun. 2022 was:

Adj_RevenuePerShare=Revenue per Share/CPI of Jun. 2022 (Change)*Current CPI (Jun. 2022)
=193.671/125.0168*125.0168
=193.671

Current CPI (Jun. 2022) = 125.0168.

Alleghany Quarterly Data

Revenue per Share CPI Adj_RevenuePerShare
201209 72.615 97.633 92.982
201212 73.238 96.871 94.517
201303 72.735 98.209 92.589
201306 71.284 98.518 90.458
201309 70.831 98.790 89.635
201312 80.865 98.326 102.816
201403 77.118 99.695 96.706
201406 78.527 100.560 97.626
201409 82.716 100.428 102.968
201412 80.711 99.070 101.850
201503 72.288 99.621 90.716
201506 81.303 100.684 100.952
201509 74.777 100.392 93.119
201512 86.791 99.792 108.729
201603 95.638 100.470 119.004
201606 102.470 101.688 125.978
201609 104.587 101.861 128.362
201612 94.373 101.863 115.825
201703 99.381 102.862 120.786
201706 100.779 103.349 121.908
201709 107.872 104.136 129.502
201712 108.557 104.011 130.481
201803 102.792 105.290 122.051
201806 125.011 106.317 146.999
201809 145.773 106.507 171.107
201812 83.229 105.998 98.163
201903 160.252 107.251 186.798
201906 156.040 108.070 180.510
201909 149.758 108.329 172.827
201912 156.903 108.420 180.921
202003 103.297 108.902 118.583
202006 154.837 108.767 177.969
202009 175.135 109.815 199.379
202012 186.688 109.897 212.373
202103 186.501 111.754 208.634
202106 210.063 114.631 229.094
202109 205.366 115.734 221.837
202112 258.550 117.630 274.787
202203 200.478 121.301 206.619
202206 193.671 125.017 193.671

Add all the adjusted revenue per share together and divide 10 will get our Cyclically Adjusted Revenue 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.


Alleghany  (NYSE:Y) Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio Explanation

Compared with the regular PS Ratio, which works poorly for cyclical businesses, the Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio smoothed out the fluctuations of revenue 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 PS Ratio should give similar results to regular PS Ratio.


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Alleghany (Alleghany) Business Description

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Traded in Other Exchanges
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Address
1411 Broadway, 34th Floor, New York, NY, USA, 10018
Alleghany Corp is a property and casualty insurance company that owns and manages subsidiaries that operate reinsurance and insurance operations. The company also executes certain private capital investments. The company classifies its business into three reportable segments: reinsurance, insurance, and Alleghany Capital. These segments' underwriting activities are evaluated separately from investment and corporate activities. Reinsurance contracts are generally classified as a treaty or facultative contracts. Treaty reinsurance provides for the automatic reinsuring of all or a portion of a specified class of risk underwritten by the ceding company. Facultative reinsurance is geared toward individual risks.
Executives
Christopher Kent Dalrymple officer: VP and General Counsel C/O DARWIN PROFESSIONAL UNDERWRITERS INC 9 FARM SPRINGS ROAD FARMINGTON CT 06032
Ian H Chippendale director TRANSATLANTIC HOLDINGS, INC. 80 PINE ST NEW YORK NY 10005
Joseph Patrick Brandon officer: Executive Vice President C/O ALLEGHANY CORPORATION 1411 BROADWAY, 34TH FLOOR NEW YORK NY 10018
Chris H Cheesman director C/O ALLEGHANY CORPORATION 1411 BROADWAY, 34TH FLOOR NEW YORK NY 10018
Kerry J Jacobs officer: SVP, Chief Financial Officer C/O ALLEGHANY CORPORATION 1411 BROADWAY, 34TH FLOOR NEW YORK NY 10018
William K Lavin director 375 PARK AVENUE SUITE 3201 NEW YORK NY 10152
John F Shannon officer: SVP, chief investment officer C/O ALLEGHANY CORPORATION 1411 BROADWAY, 34TH FLOOR NEW YORK NY 10018
Phillip M Martineau director 414 EAST THIRD STREET PO BOX 1109 MUSCATINE IA 52761
Lauren M Tyler director C/O ALLEGHANY CORPORATION, 1411 BROADWAY, 34TH FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10018
Jefferson Kirby director ALLEGHANY CORPORATION 7 TIMES SQUARE TOWER, 17TH FLOOR NEW YORK NY 10036
Rex D Adams director
Raymond Wong director C/O SPRING MOUNTAIN CAPITAL, LP 650 MADISON AVENUE, 20TH FLOOR NEW YORK NY 10022
James F Will director ST VINCENT COLLEGE, 300 PRASER PURCHASE RD, LATROBE PA 15650
Roger Bryce Gorham officer: SVP, Chief Financial Officer C/O ALLEGHANY CORPORATION 1411 BROADWAY, 34TH FLOOR NEW YORK NY 10018
Sennott John Langton Jr officer: SVP C/O ALLEGHANY CORPORATION 1411 BROADWAY, 34TH FLOOR NEW YORK NY 10018

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