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Loews (L) PB Ratio

: 1.03 (As of Today)
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The PB Ratio, or Price-to-Book ratio, or Price/Book, is a financial ratio used to compare a company's market price to its Book Value per Share. As of today (2024-04-17), Loews's share price is $73.14. Loews's Book Value per Share for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was $70.69. Hence, Loews's PB Ratio of today is 1.03.

Warning Sign:

Loews Corp stock PB Ratio (=1.04) is close to 10-year high of 1.11

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

L' s PB Ratio Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0.48   Med: 0.84   Max: 1.11
Current: 1.03

During the past 13 years, Loews's highest PB Ratio was 1.11. The lowest was 0.48. And the median was 0.84.

L's PB Ratio is ranked better than
58.76% of 485 companies
in the Insurance industry
Industry Median: 1.18 vs L: 1.03

During the past 12 months, Loews's average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate was 16.20% per year. During the past 3 years, the average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate was 2.10% per year. During the past 5 years, the average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate was 2.10% per year. During the past 10 years, the average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate was 3.60% per year.

During the past 13 years, the highest 3-Year average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate of Loews was 22.40% per year. The lowest was -2.50% per year. And the median was 8.70% per year.

Back to Basics: PB Ratio


Loews PB Ratio Historical Data

The historical data trend for Loews's 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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Loews Annual Data
Trend Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
PB Ratio
Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 0.80 0.68 0.80 0.96 0.98

Loews Quarterly Data
Mar19 Jun19 Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23
PB Ratio 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 Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 0.96 0.91 0.92 0.98 0.98

Competitive Comparison

For the Insurance - Property & Casualty subindustry, Loews's PB Ratio, along with its competitors' market caps and 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.


Loews PB Ratio Distribution

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

* The bar in red indicates where Loews's PB Ratio falls into.



Loews PB Ratio Calculation

The PB Ratio, or Price-to-Book ratio, or Price/Book, is a financial ratio used to compare a company's market price to its Book Value per Share. It is a ratio widely used to value stocks.

Loews's PB Ratio for today is calculated as follows:

PB Ratio=Share Price/Book Value per Share (Q: Dec. 2023)
=73.14/70.685
=1.03

* 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.

It can also be calculated from the numbers for the whole company:

A closely related ratio is called Price-to-Tangible-Book. The difference between Price-to-Tangible-Book and PB Ratio is that book value other than intangibles are used in the calculation.


Loews  (NYSE:L) PB Ratio Explanation

Unlike valuation ratios relative to the earning power such as PE Ratio, PE Ratio without NRI, PS Ratio, Price-to-Operating-Cash-Flow , or Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow, the PB Ratio measures the valuation of the stock relative to the underlying asset of the company.

The PB Ratio works the best for the businesses that earn most of their profit from their assets, e.g. banks and insurance companies.


Be Aware

Some businesses have very light assets, such as software companies or insurance agencies. The PB Ratio does not work well for these companies. Some companies even have negative equity, so the PB Ratio cannot be applied to them.


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Loews (L) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
667 Madison Avenue, New York, NY, USA, 10065-8087
Loews Corp is a holding company that is supported by a variety of businesses. Its largest subsidiary is CNA Financial Corporation, a property and casualty insurance company. CNA's services include risk management, information services, and warranty and claims administration. Loews also maintains an operation of offshore oil and gas drilling rigs through Diamond Offshore Drilling, Inc. The company engages in the transportation and storage of natural gas and natural gas liquids and gathering and processing of natural gas through Boardwalk Pipeline Partners, LP. Loews also operates a chain of hotels.
Executives
Andrew H Tisch director 667 MADISON AVE, NEW YORK NY 10021-8087
Jonathan M Tisch director, officer: Co-Ch. of Bd/Off. of the Pres. 667 MADISON AVENUE, NEW YORK NY 10021-8087
Ann E Berman director 255 STATE STREET, BOSTON MA 02109
Anthony Welters director
Paul J Fribourg director 667 MADISON AVE, NEW YORK NY 10021
Walter L Harris director TANENBAUM HARBER CO, 320 W 57TH STREET, NEW YORK NY 10019
Charles M Diker director ONE NEW YORK PLAZA, NEW YORK NY 10004
Joseph L Bower director 667 MADISON AVE, NEW YORK NY 10021
Kenneth I Siegel officer: Senior Vice President 667 MADISON AVENUE, NEW YORK NY 10065
Jonathan C Locker director C/O LOEWS CORPORATION, 9 WEST 57TH STREET, NEW YORK NY 10019
Charles D Davidson director QUANTUM ENERGY PARTNERS, 1401 MCKINNEY STREET, SUITE 2700, HOUSTON TX 77010
Richard Waldo Scott officer: SVP & Chief Investment Officer 667 MADISON AVENUE, NEW YORK NY 10065
Benjamin J Tisch officer: Sr. VP, Corp Dev and Strategy 667 MADISON AVE, NEW YORK NY 10065
Marc A Alpert officer: Sr. VP, Gen. Coun. & Secy. 667 MADISON AVENUE, NEW YORK NY 10065
Mark S Schwartz officer: V.P., C.A.O. and Treasurer C/O LOEWS CORPORATION, 667 MADISON AVENUE, NEW YORK NY 10065-8087