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Markel Group (STU:MKV) Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio : 1.78 (As of May. 26, 2024)


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What is Markel Group Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio?

As of today (2024-05-26), Markel Group's current share price is €1492.00. Markel Group's Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 was €838.62. Markel Group's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio for today is 1.78.

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

STU:MKV' s Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 1.37   Med: 2.01   Max: 2.58
Current: 1.79

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.

STU:MKV's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio is ranked worse than
73.14% of 417 companies
in the Insurance industry
Industry Median: 1.18 vs STU:MKV: 1.79

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 Mar. 2024 was €1,069.359. 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 €838.62 for the trailing ten years ended in Mar. 2024.

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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
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 1.54 1.63 1.70 1.62 1.68

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
=1492.00/838.62
=1.78

* 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 Mar. 2024 is calculated as:

For example, Markel 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)
=1069.359/131.7762*131.7762
=1,069.359

Current CPI (Mar. 2024) = 131.7762.

Markel Group Quarterly Data

Book Value per Share CPI Adj_Book
201406 376.303 100.560 493.119
201409 398.865 100.428 523.370
201412 441.164 99.070 586.808
201503 521.409 99.621 689.706
201506 494.481 100.684 647.182
201509 491.502 100.392 645.157
201512 515.205 99.792 680.330
201603 529.691 100.470 694.739
201606 536.784 101.688 695.611
201609 543.050 101.861 702.536
201612 574.777 101.863 743.569
201703 579.982 102.862 743.012
201706 572.598 103.349 730.096
201709 537.970 104.136 680.763
201712 577.625 104.011 731.818
201803 544.220 105.290 681.124
201806 584.446 106.317 724.402
201809 603.924 106.507 747.209
201812 574.746 105.998 714.522
201903 625.682 107.251 768.761
201906 665.470 108.070 811.451
201909 698.234 108.329 849.360
201912 722.322 108.420 877.926
202003 638.639 108.902 772.785
202006 696.339 108.767 843.644
202009 696.432 109.815 835.708
202012 728.063 109.897 873.013
202103 767.201 111.754 904.652
202106 808.792 114.631 929.759
202109 833.843 115.734 949.422
202112 917.036 117.630 1,027.323
202203 903.938 121.301 981.999
202206 850.011 125.017 895.969
202209 877.370 125.227 923.259
202212 883.252 125.222 929.483
202303 919.362 127.348 951.332
202306 944.441 128.729 966.800
202309 950.381 129.860 964.408
202312 1,004.988 129.419 1,023.289
202403 1,069.359 131.776 1,069.359

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  (STU:MKV) 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 (STU:MKV) 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.