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Reinsurance Group of America (Reinsurance Group of America) PB Ratio

: 1.32 (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 (2024-04-18), Reinsurance Group of America's share price is $182.10. Reinsurance Group of America's Book Value per Share for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was $138.39. Hence, Reinsurance Group of America's PB Ratio of today is 1.32.

The historical rank and industry rank for Reinsurance Group of America's PB Ratio or its related term are showing as below:

RGA' s PB Ratio Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0.33   Med: 0.91   Max: 2.72
Current: 1.32

During the past 13 years, Reinsurance Group of America's highest PB Ratio was 2.72. The lowest was 0.33. And the median was 0.91.

RGA's PB Ratio is ranked worse than
53.29% of 486 companies
in the Insurance industry
Industry Median: 1.195 vs RGA: 1.32

During the past 12 months, Reinsurance Group of America's average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate was 30.30% per year. During the past 3 years, the average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate was -13.10% per year. During the past 5 years, the average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate was -4.50% per year. During the past 10 years, the average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate was 5.90% per year.

During the past 13 years, the highest 3-Year average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate of Reinsurance Group of America was 30.10% per year. The lowest was -16.90% per year. And the median was 12.50% per year.

Back to Basics: PB Ratio


Reinsurance Group of America PB Ratio Historical Data

The historical data trend for Reinsurance Group of America'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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Reinsurance Group of America 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 0.88 0.55 0.57 1.34 1.17

Reinsurance Group of America 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 1.34 1.16 1.18 1.19 1.17

Competitive Comparison

For the Insurance - Reinsurance subindustry, Reinsurance Group of America'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.


Reinsurance Group of America PB Ratio Distribution

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

* The bar in red indicates where Reinsurance Group of America's PB Ratio falls into.



Reinsurance Group of America 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.

Reinsurance Group of America's PB Ratio for today is calculated as follows:

PB Ratio=Share Price/Book Value per Share (Q: Dec. 2023)
=182.10/138.386
=1.32

* 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.


Reinsurance Group of America  (NYSE:RGA) 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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Reinsurance Group of America (Reinsurance Group of America) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
16600 Swingley Ridge Road, Chesterfield, MO, USA, 63017
Reinsurance Group of America Inc is an insurance holding company with operations in the United States, Latin America, Canada, Europe, Africa, Asia and Australia. The core products and services include life reinsurance, living benefits reinsurance, group reinsurance, health reinsurance, financial solutions, facultative underwriting, and product development. The company's operations are divided into traditional and financial solution businesses.
Executives
Ronald Herrmann officer: EVP 16600 SWINGLEY RIDGE ROAD, CHESTERFIELD MO 63017
Bang Michele Mi Kyung director 16600 SWINGLEY RIDGE ROAD, CHESTERFIELD MO 63017
William L Hutton officer: EVP, General Counsel & Secy. C/O REINSURANCE GROUP OF AMERICA, 1370 TIMBERLAKE MANOR PKY, CHESTERFIELD MO 63017-6039
Todd C Larson officer: SVP, Controller & Treasurer
John W. Hayden officer: EVP, Controller 16600 SWINGLEY RIDGE ROAD, CHESTERFIELD MO 63017
Khanh T Tran director 16600 SWINGLEY RIDGE RD, CHESTERFIELD MO 63017
Shundrawn A Thomas director 16600 SWINGLEY RIDGE RD, CHESTERFIELD MO 63017
Stephen T O'hearn director 16600 SWINGLEY RIDGE ROAD, CHESTERFIELD MO 63017
Keng Hooi Ng director 16600 SWINGLEY RIDGE RD, CHESTERFIELD MO 63017
Pina Albo director 16600 SWINGLEY RIDGE ROAD, CHESTERFIELD MO 63017
Hazel Mcneilage director 16600 SWINGLEY RIDGE ROAD, CHESTERFIELD MO 63017
Patricia Lynn Guinn director 16600 SWINGLEY RIDGE ROAD, CHESTERFIELD MO 63017
John J Gauthier director 16600 SWINGLEY RIDGE ROAD, CHESTERFIELD MO 63017
Stanley B Tulin director C/O ALLIANCE CAPITAL, 1345 AVENUE OF THE AMERICAS, NEW YORK NY 10105
George Iii Nichols director 601 W MARKET ST, LOUISVILLE KY 40202