GURUFOCUS.COM » STOCK LIST » Financial Services » Insurance » WR Berkley Corp (NYSE:WRB) » Definitions » PB Ratio

WR Berkley (WR Berkley) PB Ratio

: 2.79 (As of Today)
View and export this data going back to 1984. Start your Free Trial

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 (2024-04-19), WR Berkley's share price is $80.98. WR Berkley's Book Value per Share for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was $29.06. Hence, WR Berkley's PB Ratio of today is 2.79.

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

WRB' s PB Ratio Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 1.18   Med: 1.7   Max: 3.17
Current: 2.79

During the past 13 years, WR Berkley's highest PB Ratio was 3.17. The lowest was 1.18. And the median was 1.70.

WRB's PB Ratio is ranked worse than
83.33% of 486 companies
in the Insurance industry
Industry Median: 1.195 vs WRB: 2.79

During the past 12 months, WR Berkley's average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate was 13.90% per year. During the past 3 years, the average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate was 7.10% per year. During the past 5 years, the average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate was 7.10% per year. During the past 10 years, the average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate was 6.70% per year.

During the past 13 years, the highest 3-Year average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate of WR Berkley was 57.10% per year. The lowest was -8.20% per year. And the median was 11.30% per year.

Back to Basics: PB Ratio


WR Berkley PB Ratio Historical Data

The historical data trend for WR Berkley'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.

* Premium members only.

WR Berkley 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 2.09 1.87 2.19 2.84 2.43

WR Berkley 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 2.84 2.35 2.23 2.37 2.43

Competitive Comparison

For the Insurance - Property & Casualty subindustry, WR Berkley'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.


WR Berkley PB Ratio Distribution

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

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



WR Berkley 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.

WR Berkley's PB Ratio for today is calculated as follows:

PB Ratio=Share Price/Book Value per Share (Q: Dec. 2023)
=80.98/29.061
=2.79

* 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.


WR Berkley  (NYSE:WRB) 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.


WR Berkley PB Ratio Related Terms

Thank you for viewing the detailed overview of WR Berkley's PB Ratio provided by GuruFocus.com. Please click on the following links to see related term pages.


WR Berkley (WR Berkley) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
475 Steamboat Road, Greenwich, CT, USA, 06830
W.R. Berkley is an insurance holding company with a host of subsidiaries that primarily underwrite commercial casualty insurance. The firm specializes in niche products that include various excess and surplus lines, workers' compensation insurance, self-insurance consulting, reinsurance, and regional commercial lines for small and midsize businesses.
Executives
Daniel Lynn Mosley director 475 STEAMBOAT ROAD, GREENWICH CT 06830
Mark Ellwood Brockbank director ROC FLEURI APT C41, 1 RUE DU TENAO, MONTE CARLO O9 98000
Jonathan Talisman director 475 STEAMBOAT ROAD, W R BERKLEY CORPORATION, GREENWICH CT 06830
Philip S Welt officer: EVP & General Counsel W. R. BERKLEY CORPORATION, 475 STEAMBOAT ROAD, GREENWICH CT 06830
James G Shiel officer: Sr.Vice Pres. - Investments C/O W R BERKLEY CORP, 475 STEAMBOAT RD, GREENWICH CT 06830
Leigh Ann Pusey director LILLY CORPORATE CENTER, INDIANAPOLIS IN 46285
Maria Luisa Ferre director PO BOX 9066590, SAN JUAN PR 00906-6590
Matthew M Ricciardi officer: SVP AND GENERAL COUNSEL W. R. BERKLEY CORPORATION, 475 STEAMBOAT ROAD, GREENWICH CT 06830
Ira S Lederman officer: SVP-General Counsel & Sec. 475 STEAMBOAT ROAD, GREENWICH CT 06830
Clement P Patafio officer: V.P.-Corp. Controller C/O W R BERKLEY CORP, 475 STEAMBOAT RD, GREENWICH CT 06830
Christopher L Augostini director C/O W. R. BERKLEY CORPORATION, 475 STEAMBOAT ROAD, GREENWICH CT 06830
Eugene G Ballard officer: Sr.V.P.- CFO & Treas. C/O W R BERKLEY CORP, 475 STEAMBOAT RD, GREENWICH CT 06830
Ronald E Blaylock director
Lucille T Sgaglione officer: Senior Vice President C/O W. R. BERKLEY CORPORATION, 475 STEAMBOAT ROAD, GREENWICH CT 06830
Jeffrey Marc Hafter officer: SVP W. R. BERKLEY CORPORATION, 475 STEAMBOAT ROAD, GREENWICH CT 06830