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Lancashire Holdings (Lancashire Holdings) Book Value per Share : $6.31 (As of Dec. 2023)


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What is Lancashire Holdings Book Value per Share?

Lancashire Holdings's book value per share for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was $6.31.

During the past 12 months, Lancashire Holdings's average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate was 11.70% per year. During the past 3 years, the average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate was 2.00% per year. During the past 5 years, the average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate was 2.30% per year. During the past 10 years, the average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate was 0.20% per year. Please click Growth Rate Calculation Example (GuruFocus) to see how GuruFocus calculates Wal-Mart Stores Inc (WMT)'s revenue growth rate. You can apply the same method to get the book value growth rate using book value per share data.

During the past 13 years, the highest 3-Year average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate of Lancashire Holdings was 19.30% per year. The lowest was -8.20% per year. And the median was 0.80% per year.

Lancashire Holdings's current price is $7.05. Its book value per share for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was $6.31. Hence, today's PB Ratio of Lancashire Holdings is 1.12.

During the past 13 years, the highest P/B Ratio of Lancashire Holdings was 1.89. The lowest was 0.87. And the median was 1.41.


Lancashire Holdings Book Value per Share Historical Data

The historical data trend for Lancashire Holdings's Book Value per Share 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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Lancashire Holdings Book Value per Share Chart

Lancashire Holdings Annual Data
Trend Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Book Value per Share
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 5.88 6.31 5.71 5.44 6.31

Lancashire Holdings Semi-Annual Data
Jun14 Dec14 Jun15 Dec15 Jun16 Dec16 Jun17 Dec17 Jun18 Dec18 Jun19 Dec19 Jun20 Dec20 Jun21 Dec21 Jun22 Dec22 Jun23 Dec23
Book Value per Share 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 5.71 5.64 5.44 6.02 6.31

Competitive Comparison of Lancashire Holdings's Book Value per Share

For the Insurance - Specialty subindustry, Lancashire Holdings's PB Ratio, along with its competitors' market caps and 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.


Lancashire Holdings's PB Ratio Distribution in the Insurance Industry

For the Insurance industry and Financial Services sector, Lancashire Holdings's PB Ratio distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Lancashire Holdings's PB Ratio falls into.



Lancashire Holdings Book Value per Share Calculation

Lancashire Holdings's Book Value Per Share for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2023 is calculated as:

Book Value Per Share=(Total Stockholders Equity-Preferred Stock)/Shares Outstanding (EOP)
=(1,508-0)/239
=6.31

Lancashire Holdings's Book Value Per Share for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 is calculated as:

Book Value Per Share=(Total Stockholders Equity-Preferred Stock)/Shares Outstanding (EOP)
=(1,508-0)/239
=6.31

* 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.

Theoretically it is what the shareholders will receive if the company is liquidated. Total Stockholders Equity is a balance sheet item and equal to Total Assets less Total Liabilities of the company.

Book value may include intangible items which may come from the company's past acquisitions. Book value less intangibles is called Tangible Book.


Lancashire Holdings  (OTCPK:LCSHF) Book Value per Share Explanation

Usually a company's book value and Tangible Book per Share may not reflect its true value. The assets may be carried on the balance sheets at the original cost minus depreciation. This may underestimate the true economic values of the assets. It also may over-estimate their true economic value because the assets can become obsolete.

For financial companies such as banks and insurance companies, their assets may be reported in current market value of the assets owned. Book values of financial companies are more accurate indicator of the economic value of the company.


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Lancashire Holdings (Lancashire Holdings) Business Description

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Address
7 Par-la-Ville Road, Power House, Hamilton, BMU, HM 11
Lancashire Holdings Ltd is a specialty insurer and reinsurer. More than two-thirds of the premiums it receives are for insurance and reinsurance contracts that cover the United States and Canada or offshore areas throughout the world. Property insurance and reinsurance premiums provide the largest portion of the company's revenue. The company also provides insurance in the energy, marine, and aviation segments. More than a third of the company's premiums come through the company's Cathedral platform, which consists of two syndicates within Lloyd's market.