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Markel Group (Markel Group) Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio : 1.64 (As of Apr. 27, 2024)


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What is Markel Group Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio?

As of today (2024-04-27), Markel Group's current share price is $1436.52. Markel Group's Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was $874.33. Markel Group's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio for today is 1.64.

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

MKL' s Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 1.37   Med: 2.01   Max: 2.58
Current: 1.64

During the past years, Markel Group's highest Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio was 2.58. The lowest was 1.37. And the median was 2.01.

MKL's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio is ranked worse than
67.55% of 413 companies
in the Insurance industry
Industry Median: 1.15 vs MKL: 1.64

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.

Markel Group's adjusted book value per share data for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was $1,095.952. 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 $874.33 for the trailing ten years ended in Dec. 2023.

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Markel Group Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Historical Data

The historical data trend for Markel 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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Markel Group Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Chart

Markel 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 2.03 1.68 1.73 1.64 1.62

Markel Group Quarterly Data
Mar19 Jun19 Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23
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 1.64 1.54 1.63 1.70 1.62

Competitive Comparison of Markel Group's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio

For the Insurance - Property & Casualty subindustry, Markel 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.


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

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

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



Markel 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.

Markel Group's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio for today is calculated as

Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio=Share Price/ Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share
=1436.52/874.33
=1.64

* 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.

Markel Group's Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 is calculated as:

For example, Markel Group's adjusted Book Value per Share data for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was:

Adj_Book=Book Value per Share/CPI of Dec. 2023 (Change)*Current CPI (Dec. 2023)
=1095.952/129.4194*129.4194
=1,095.952

Current CPI (Dec. 2023) = 129.4194.

Markel Group Quarterly Data

Book Value per Share CPI Adj_Book
201403 493.515 99.695 640.661
201406 511.281 100.560 658.015
201409 514.001 100.428 662.383
201412 543.975 99.070 710.620
201503 564.295 99.621 733.085
201506 554.973 100.684 713.364
201509 551.629 100.392 711.131
201512 561.226 99.792 727.846
201603 589.857 100.470 759.815
201606 603.128 101.688 767.607
201609 609.483 101.861 774.378
201612 606.305 101.863 770.327
201703 620.301 102.862 780.452
201706 643.369 103.349 805.662
201709 641.204 104.136 796.886
201712 683.580 104.011 850.568
201803 671.048 105.290 824.837
201806 682.764 106.317 831.128
201809 704.695 106.507 856.295
201812 653.863 105.998 798.342
201903 706.985 107.251 853.120
201906 751.943 108.070 900.495
201909 768.980 108.329 918.688
201912 802.580 108.420 958.027
202003 705.679 108.902 838.634
202006 784.165 108.767 933.058
202009 820.297 109.815 966.739
202012 885.721 109.897 1,043.065
202103 913.335 111.754 1,057.706
202106 974.449 114.631 1,100.158
202109 980.992 115.734 1,096.990
202112 1,036.199 117.630 1,140.056
202203 995.526 121.301 1,062.154
202206 898.531 125.017 930.174
202209 868.683 125.227 897.769
202212 935.648 125.222 967.012
202303 984.328 127.348 1,000.340
202306 1,023.230 128.729 1,028.720
202309 1,014.281 129.860 1,010.844
202312 1,095.952 129.419 1,095.952

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.


Markel Group  (NYSE:MKL) 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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Markel Group (Markel Group) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
4521 Highwoods Parkway, Glen Allen, VA, USA, 23060-6148
Markel's primary business is property and casualty insurance, and the company focuses primarily on specialty lines, ranging from areas such as executive liability to commercial equine insurance. The acquisition of Alterra in 2013 added substantial reinsurance operations, which now account for a little less than 15% of premiums. The company uses capital generated by its insurance operations to buy noninsurance operations in diverse areas, such as bakery equipment manufacturing and residential homebuilding.
Executives
Lawrence A Cunningham director 4521 HIGHWOODS PARKWAY, GLEN ALLEN VA 23060
Mark Besca director 4521 HIGHWOODS PARKWAY, GLEN ALLEN VA 23060
A. Lynne Puckett director C/O 222 W LAS COLINAS BLVD, SUITE 900N, IRVING TX 75039
Thomas Sinnickson Gayner officer: Pres. & Chief Investment Off. C/O MARKEL CORP, 4521 HIGHWOODS PARKWAY, GLEN ALLEN VA 23060
Steven A Markel director, officer: Vice Chairman
Greta J Harris director 4521 HIGHWOODS PARKWAY, GLEN ALLEN VA 23060
Morgan E. Housel director 4521 HIGHWOODS PARKWAY, GLEN ALLEN VA 23060
Teresa S Gendron officer: Chief Financial Officer 520 MADISON AVE., C/O JEFFERIES FINANCIAL GROUP INC., NEW YORK NY 10022
Diane Leopold director 120 TREDEGAR STREET, RICHMOND VA 23219
Anthony F Markel director, officer: Vice Chairman 4551 COX RD, GLEN ALLEN VA 23060
Andrew G. Crowley officer: President, Markel Ventures 4521 HIGHWOODS PARKWAY, GLEN ALLEN VA 23060
Whitt Richard R Iii officer: President & Co-COO C/O MARKEL CORPORATION, 4521 HIGHWOODS PARKWAY, GLEN ALLEN VA 23060
Brian J. Costanzo officer: CAO and Controller 4521 HIGHWOODS PARKWAY, GLEN ALLEN VA 23060
Stewart M Kasen director 5818 EL CAMINO REAL, CARLSBAD CA 92008
Susan L. Davies officer: CHRO, Markel Insurance MARKEL CORPORATION, 4521 HIGHWOODS PARKWAY, GLEN ALLEN VA 23060