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White Mountains Insurance Group (White Mountains Insurance Group) Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio : 1.51 (As of Apr. 27, 2024)


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What is White Mountains Insurance Group Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio?

As of today (2024-04-27), White Mountains Insurance Group's current share price is $1768.38. White Mountains Insurance Group's Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was $1,167.77. White Mountains Insurance Group's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio for today is 1.51.

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

WTM' s Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0.94   Med: 1.33   Max: 1.64
Current: 1.53

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.

WTM's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio is ranked worse than
65.38% of 413 companies
in the Insurance industry
Industry Median: 1.15 vs WTM: 1.53

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 Dec. 2023 was $1,656.154. 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 $1,167.77 for the trailing ten years ended in Dec. 2023.

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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
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 1.34 1.26 1.24 1.30 1.29

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
=1768.38/1167.77
=1.51

* 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 Dec. 2023 is calculated as:

For example, White Mountains 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)
=1656.154/129.4194*129.4194
=1,656.154

Current CPI (Dec. 2023) = 129.4194.

White Mountains Insurance Group Quarterly Data

Book Value per Share CPI Adj_Book
201403 650.186 99.695 844.045
201406 667.505 100.560 859.074
201409 665.218 100.428 857.254
201412 667.484 99.070 871.966
201503 669.490 99.621 869.745
201506 666.819 100.684 857.131
201509 651.958 100.392 840.470
201512 695.836 99.792 902.420
201603 699.091 100.470 900.523
201606 780.673 101.688 993.570
201609 797.650 101.861 1,013.453
201612 785.026 101.863 997.397
201703 792.776 102.862 997.457
201706 797.813 103.349 999.065
201709 925.021 104.136 1,149.613
201712 931.291 104.011 1,158.791
201803 916.236 105.290 1,126.216
201806 924.455 106.317 1,125.339
201809 938.205 106.507 1,140.040
201812 895.995 105.998 1,093.976
201903 981.391 107.251 1,184.247
201906 987.113 108.070 1,182.124
201909 1,002.527 108.329 1,197.703
201912 1,023.906 108.420 1,222.221
202003 981.404 108.902 1,166.308
202006 1,020.711 108.767 1,214.518
202009 1,098.546 109.815 1,294.662
202012 1,259.184 109.897 1,482.872
202103 1,231.274 111.754 1,425.901
202106 1,279.501 114.631 1,444.563
202109 1,162.423 115.734 1,299.875
202112 1,175.736 117.630 1,293.579
202203 1,183.003 121.301 1,262.179
202206 1,129.268 125.017 1,169.036
202209 1,439.312 125.227 1,487.504
202212 1,456.713 125.222 1,505.544
202303 1,522.365 127.348 1,547.130
202306 1,531.840 128.729 1,540.059
202309 1,542.346 129.860 1,537.119
202312 1,656.154 129.419 1,656.154

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  (NYSE:WTM) 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 (White Mountains Insurance Group) 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.
Executives
Weston M Hicks director C/O ALLEGHANY CORPORATION, 1411 BROADWAY, 34TH FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10018
Steven Yi director 700 SOUTH FLOWER STREET, SUITE 640, LOS ANGELES CA 90017
Michaela Hildreth officer: Chief Accounting Officer 23 S MAIN STREET, SUITE 3B, HANOVER NH 03755
Peter M Carlson director BRIGHTHOUSE FINANCIAL, INC., 11225 NORTH COMMUNITY HOUSE ROAD, CHARLOTTE NC 28277
Morgan W Davis director 80 SOUTH MAIN STREET, HANOVER NH 03755
Suzanne F. Shank director C/O PENSARE SPONSOR GROUP, LLC, 1720 PEACHTREE STREET, SUITE 629, ATLANTA GA 30309
Mary C Choksi director
Philip A Gelston director 80 SOUTH MAIN ST, C/O WHITE MOUNTAINS, HANOVER NH 03755
David Allen Tanner director C/O ARLON GROUP LLC, 277 PARK AVE, NEW YORK NY 10172
Margaret Dillon director C/O GUIDEWIRE SOFTWARE, INC., 2850 DELAWARE ST. STE 400, SAN MATEO CA 94403
Liam P Caffrey officer: EVP & Chief Financial Officer 23 S MAIN STREET, STE. 3B, HANOVER NH 03755
Robert Lawrence Seelig officer: EVP & General Counsel
George Manning Rountree director, officer: Chief Executive Officer C/O 80 SOUTH MAIN STREET, HANOVER NH 03755
Reid Tarlton Campbell officer: EVP & Chief Financial Officer C/O WHITE MOUNTAINS INSURANCE GROUP, 80 SOUTH MAIN STREET, HANOVER NH 03755
Lowndes Andrew Smith director C/O WHITE MOUNTIAN INSURANCE GROUP, 80 S MIAN ST, HANOVER NH 03755

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