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Crawford (FRA:CWK0) Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio : 2.44 (As of May. 26, 2024)


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What is Crawford Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio?

As of today (2024-05-26), Crawford's current share price is €8.30. Crawford's Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 was €3.40. Crawford's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio for today is 2.44.

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

FRA:CWK0' s Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 1.18   Med: 2.42   Max: 3.9
Current: 2.49

During the past years, Crawford's highest Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio was 3.90. The lowest was 1.18. And the median was 2.42.

FRA:CWK0's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio is ranked worse than
83.21% of 417 companies
in the Insurance industry
Industry Median: 1.18 vs FRA:CWK0: 2.49

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.

Crawford's adjusted book value per share data for the three months ended in Mar. 2024 was €2.712. 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 €3.40 for the trailing ten years ended in Mar. 2024.

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Crawford Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Historical Data

The historical data trend for Crawford'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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Crawford Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Chart

Crawford 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 3.78 2.31 2.11 1.48 3.47

Crawford 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 2.19 2.89 2.42 3.47 2.47

Competitive Comparison of Crawford's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio

For the Insurance Brokers subindustry, Crawford'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.


Crawford's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Distribution in the Insurance Industry

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

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



Crawford 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.

Crawford's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio for today is calculated as

Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio=Share Price/ Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share
=8.30/3.4
=2.44

* 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.

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

For example, Crawford'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)
=2.712/131.7762*131.7762
=2.712

Current CPI (Mar. 2024) = 131.7762.

Crawford Quarterly Data

Book Value per Share CPI Adj_Book
201406 2.856 100.560 3.743
201409 3.129 100.428 4.106
201412 2.541 99.070 3.380
201503 2.767 99.621 3.660
201506 2.719 100.684 3.559
201509 2.671 100.392 3.506
201512 1.890 99.792 2.496
201603 1.969 100.470 2.583
201606 2.189 101.688 2.837
201609 2.310 101.861 2.988
201612 2.606 101.863 3.371
201703 2.714 102.862 3.477
201706 2.732 103.349 3.483
201709 2.828 104.136 3.579
201712 2.754 104.011 3.489
201803 2.799 105.290 3.503
201806 2.831 106.317 3.509
201809 2.889 106.507 3.574
201812 2.721 105.998 3.383
201903 2.679 107.251 3.292
201906 2.656 108.070 3.239
201909 2.808 108.329 3.416
201912 2.691 108.420 3.271
202003 2.407 108.902 2.913
202006 2.436 108.767 2.951
202009 2.923 109.815 3.508
202012 2.880 109.897 3.453
202103 3.196 111.754 3.769
202106 3.369 114.631 3.873
202109 3.534 115.734 4.024
202112 3.621 117.630 4.056
202203 3.587 121.301 3.897
202206 3.633 125.017 3.829
202209 3.399 125.227 3.577
202212 2.419 125.222 2.546
202303 2.743 127.348 2.838
202306 2.861 128.729 2.929
202309 3.152 129.860 3.199
202312 2.646 129.419 2.694
202403 2.712 131.776 2.712

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.


Crawford  (FRA:CWK0) 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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Crawford (FRA:CWK0) Business Description

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Address
5335 Triangle Parkway, Peachtree Corners, GA, USA, 30092
Crawford & Co provides claims and outsourcing solutions to the risk management, insurance industry, and self-insured entities. Its segments include North America Loss Adjusting; International Operations; Broadspire and Platform Solutions. The company generates maximum revenue from the International Operations segment. International Operations segment provides services to the North American property and casualty market and provides claims management services to insurance carriers and self-insured entities related to property and casualty losses.

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