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The Hanover Insurance Group (The Hanover Insurance Group) Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio : 1.52 (As of Apr. 28, 2024)


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What is The Hanover Insurance Group Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio?

As of today (2024-04-28), The Hanover Insurance Group's current share price is $129.59. The Hanover Insurance Group's Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was $85.10. The Hanover Insurance Group's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio for today is 1.52.

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

THG' s Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0.92   Med: 1.54   Max: 2.02
Current: 1.52

During the past years, The Hanover Insurance Group's highest Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio was 2.02. The lowest was 0.92. And the median was 1.54.

THG's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio is ranked worse than
65.86% of 413 companies
in the Insurance industry
Industry Median: 1.15 vs THG: 1.52

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.

The Hanover Insurance Group's adjusted book value per share data for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was $68.872. 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 $85.10 for the trailing ten years ended in Dec. 2023.

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The Hanover Insurance Group Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Historical Data

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

The Hanover 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 1.98 1.63 1.66 1.62 1.43

The Hanover Insurance 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 1.62 1.52 1.32 1.30 1.43

Competitive Comparison of The Hanover Insurance Group's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio

For the Insurance - Property & Casualty subindustry, The Hanover 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.


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

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

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



The Hanover 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.

The Hanover Insurance Group's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio for today is calculated as

Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio=Share Price/ Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share
=129.59/85.1
=1.52

* 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.

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

For example, The Hanover Insurance 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)
=68.872/129.4194*129.4194
=68.872

Current CPI (Dec. 2023) = 129.4194.

The Hanover Insurance Group Quarterly Data

Book Value per Share CPI Adj_Book
201403 61.212 99.695 79.463
201406 63.670 100.560 81.943
201409 63.430 100.428 81.741
201412 64.784 99.070 84.630
201503 65.907 99.621 85.621
201506 66.253 100.684 85.162
201509 66.609 100.392 85.869
201512 66.149 99.792 85.788
201603 69.251 100.470 89.205
201606 70.485 101.688 89.707
201609 72.002 101.861 91.482
201612 67.394 101.863 85.626
201703 68.392 102.862 86.050
201706 70.106 103.349 87.791
201709 70.094 104.136 87.113
201712 70.534 104.011 87.764
201803 68.544 105.290 84.253
201806 69.172 106.317 84.203
201809 70.506 106.507 85.674
201812 69.851 105.998 85.285
201903 71.916 107.251 86.781
201906 74.512 108.070 89.232
201909 77.949 108.329 93.124
201912 75.943 108.420 90.652
202003 72.016 108.902 85.584
202006 81.047 108.767 96.436
202009 84.413 109.815 99.483
202012 88.012 109.897 103.647
202103 84.166 111.754 97.470
202106 88.101 114.631 99.466
202109 87.143 115.734 97.447
202112 88.589 117.630 97.468
202203 79.573 121.301 84.899
202206 72.242 125.017 74.786
202209 64.492 125.227 66.651
202212 65.553 125.222 67.750
202303 66.919 127.348 68.008
202306 62.511 128.729 62.846
202309 59.115 129.860 58.915
202312 68.872 129.419 68.872

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.


The Hanover Insurance Group  (NYSE:THG) 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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The Hanover Insurance Group (The Hanover Insurance Group) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
440 Lincoln Street, Worcester, MA, USA, 01653
The Hanover Insurance Group Inc is a holding company whose primary business is offering property and casualty insurance products and services. The company markets itself through independent agents and brokers in the United States while conducting business internationally through a wholly owned subsidiary, Chaucer Holdings Limited, domiciled in the United Kingdom. The company conducts business operations through three operating segments: Commercial Lines, Personal Lines and Other. The company operates an investment portfolio that is primarily exposed to fixed-income securities.
Executives
Jane D Carlin director C/O PHH CORPORATION, 3000 LEADENHALL ROAD, MT. LAUREL NJ 08054
David John Lovely officer: Executive Vice President 440 LINCOLN STREET, WORCESTER MA 01653
Mark Joseph Welzenbach officer: Senior Vice President C/O THE HANOVER INSURANCE GROUP, INC., 440 LINCOLN STREET (S-316), WORCESTER MA 01653
Elizabeth A Ward director 440 LINCOLN STREET, WORCESTER MA 01653
Francisco Aristeguieta director 388 GREENWICH STREET, 17TH FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10013
John C Roche officer: Vice President C/O THE HANOVER INSURANCE GROUP, INC., 440 LINCOLN STREET, WORCESTER MA 01653
Warren E Barnes officer: Vice President of Subsidiary THE HANOVER INSURANCE GROUP, INC., 440 LINCOLN STREET, WORCESTER MA 01653
Richard W Lavey officer: Vice President of Subsidiary THE HANOVER INSURANCE GROUP, INC., 440 LINCOLN STREET, WORCESTER MA 01653
Jeffrey M Farber officer: Executive Vice President C/O THE HANOVER INSURANCE GROUP, 440 LINCOLN STREET, WORCESTER MA 01653
Willard T Lee officer: Senior Vice President 440 LINCOLN STREET, WORCESTER MA 01653
Bryan J Salvatore officer: Executive Vice President 440 LINCOLN STREET, N435, WORCESTER MA 01653
J Paul Condrin director 440 LINCOLN STREET, WORCESTER MA 01653
Bunting Theodore H Jr director P. O. BOX 61000, NEW ORLEANS LA 70161
Martin P Hughes director C/O HUB INTERNATIONAL LIMITED, 55 EAST JACKSON BLVD, CHICAGO IL 60604
Dennis Francis Kerrigan officer: Executive Vice President 440 LINCOLN STREET, E-10, WORCESTER MA 01653