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White Mountains Insurance Group (FRA:WNI) Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio : 1.45 (As of May. 20, 2024)


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What is White Mountains Insurance Group Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio?

As of today (2024-05-20), White Mountains Insurance Group's current share price is €1610.00. White Mountains Insurance Group's Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 was €1,106.96. White Mountains Insurance Group's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio for today is 1.45.

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

FRA:WNI' s Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0.94   Med: 1.33   Max: 1.64
Current: 1.46

During the past years, White Mountains Insurance Group's highest Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio was 1.64. The lowest was 0.94. And the median was 1.33.

FRA:WNI's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio is ranked worse than
60.72% of 415 companies
in the Insurance industry
Industry Median: 1.19 vs FRA:WNI: 1.46

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.

White Mountains Insurance Group's adjusted book value per share data for the three months ended in Mar. 2024 was €1,602.981. 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 €1,106.96 for the trailing ten years ended in Mar. 2024.

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White Mountains Insurance Group Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Historical Data

The historical data trend for White Mountains Insurance 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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White Mountains Insurance Group Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Chart

White Mountains Insurance 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 1.49 1.23 1.08 1.34 1.29

White Mountains Insurance 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 1.26 1.24 1.30 1.29 1.48

Competitive Comparison of White Mountains Insurance Group's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio

For the Insurance - Property & Casualty subindustry, White Mountains Insurance 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.


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

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

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



White Mountains Insurance 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.

White Mountains Insurance Group's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio for today is calculated as

Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio=Share Price/ Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share
=1610.00/1106.96
=1.45

* 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.

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

For example, White Mountains Insurance 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)
=1602.981/131.7762*131.7762
=1,602.981

Current CPI (Mar. 2024) = 131.7762.

White Mountains Insurance Group Quarterly Data

Book Value per Share CPI Adj_Book
201406 491.283 100.560 643.792
201409 516.209 100.428 677.343
201412 541.330 99.070 720.043
201503 618.608 99.621 818.279
201506 594.136 100.684 777.612
201509 580.895 100.392 762.496
201512 638.777 99.792 843.507
201603 627.784 100.470 823.397
201606 694.799 101.688 900.380
201609 710.706 101.861 919.431
201612 744.204 101.863 962.751
201703 741.246 102.862 949.606
201706 710.054 103.349 905.361
201709 776.092 104.136 982.089
201712 786.941 104.011 997.010
201803 743.067 105.290 929.993
201806 791.334 106.317 980.833
201809 804.042 106.507 994.807
201812 787.580 105.998 979.117
201903 868.531 107.251 1,067.144
201906 873.595 108.070 1,065.231
201909 910.295 108.329 1,107.319
201912 921.516 108.420 1,120.031
202003 888.170 108.902 1,074.730
202006 906.391 108.767 1,098.131
202009 932.665 109.815 1,119.184
202012 1,035.049 109.897 1,241.117
202103 1,034.270 111.754 1,219.569
202106 1,061.986 114.631 1,220.822
202109 988.060 115.734 1,125.015
202112 1,040.526 117.630 1,165.665
202203 1,074.167 121.301 1,166.929
202206 1,068.288 125.017 1,126.048
202209 1,453.706 125.227 1,529.739
202212 1,375.138 125.222 1,447.116
202303 1,421.889 127.348 1,471.334
202306 1,413.889 128.729 1,447.361
202309 1,445.178 129.860 1,466.509
202312 1,518.693 129.419 1,546.349
202403 1,602.981 131.776 1,602.981

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.


White Mountains Insurance Group  (FRA:WNI) 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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White Mountains Insurance Group (FRA:WNI) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
23 South Main Street, Suite 3B, Hanover, NH, USA, 03755-2053
White Mountains Insurance Group Ltd is engaged in the business of making opportunistic and value-oriented acquisitions of businesses and assets in the insurance, financial services and related sectors, operating these businesses and assets through its subsidiaries and, if and when attractive exit valuations become available, disposing of these businesses and assets. The company conducts its business in four areas: municipal bond insurance, property and casualty insurance and reinsurance, capital solutions for asset and wealth management firms and other operations. White Mountains's municipal bond insurance business is conducted through its subsidiary HG Global Ltd. and its reinsurance subsidiary HG Re Ltd.

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