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WR Berkley (WR Berkley) Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow

: 7.81 (As of Today)
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As of today (2024-04-19), WR Berkley's share price is $82.40. WR Berkley's Free Cash Flow per Share for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Dec. 2023 was $10.55. Hence, WR Berkley's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Ratio for today is 7.81.

The historical rank and industry rank for WR Berkley's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow or its related term are showing as below:

WRB' s Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 5.86   Med: 9.07   Max: 22.24
Current: 7.81

During the past 13 years, WR Berkley's highest Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Ratio was 22.24. The lowest was 5.86. And the median was 9.07.

WRB's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow is ranked better than
55.59% of 340 companies
in the Insurance industry
Industry Median: 8.69 vs WRB: 7.81

WR Berkley's Free Cash Flow per Share for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was $2.54. Its Free Cash Flow per Share for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in was $10.55.

During the past 12 months, the average Free Cash Flow per Share Growth Rate of WR Berkley was 16.90% per year. During the past 3 years, the average Free Cash Flow per Share Growth Rate was 23.60% per year. During the past 5 years, the average Free Cash Flow per Share Growth Rate was 38.20% per year. During the past 10 years, the average Free Cash Flow per Share Growth Rate was 17.60% per year.

During the past 13 years, WR Berkley's highest 3-Year average Free Cash Flow per Share Growth Rate was 155.10% per year. The lowest was -38.90% per year. And the median was 4.90% per year.


WR Berkley Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Historical Data

The historical data trend for WR Berkley's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow 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.

Array ( [0] => - [1] => - [2] => - [3] => - [4] => - [5] => 12.34 [6] => 7.94 [7] => 7.26 [8] => 8.06 [9] => 6.72 )
WR Berkley Annual Data
Trend Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow
Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 12.34 7.94 7.26 8.06 6.72

WR Berkley Quarterly Data
Mar19 Jun19 Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23
Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow 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 8.06 7.00 6.21 5.88 6.72

Competitive Comparison

For the Insurance - Property & Casualty subindustry, WR Berkley's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow, along with its competitors' market caps and Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow 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 Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Distribution

For the Insurance industry and Financial Services sector, WR Berkley's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where WR Berkley's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow falls into.



WR Berkley Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Calculation

WR Berkley's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow ratio for today is calculated as

Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Ratio=Share Price/ Free Cash Flow per Share (TTM)
=82.40/10.553
=7.81

WR Berkley's Share Price of today is $82.40.
WR Berkley's Free Cash Flow per Share for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Dec. 2023 adds up the quarterly data reported by the company within the most recent 12 months, which was $10.55.

* 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:

Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Ratio=Market Cap/Free Cash Flow

WR Berkley  (NYSE:WRB) Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Explanation

Free Cash Flow is considered more important than earnings by value investors. The reason is because, in principle, only the net cash that can be taken from the business belongs to shareholders. This Free Cash Flow can be used to grow the business, reduce debt or return to shareholders in dividends or share buybacks.

In a DCF Calculation Free Cash Flow is used to determine the intrinsic value of companies.


Be Aware

In real business, Free Cash Flow can be affected by the change in accounts receivable, accounts payable, management's decision on expansion, etc. Therefore, investors should look at the Free Cash Flow over the longer term. Long-term average of Free Cash Flow is a more reliable indicator for real free cash flow.


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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

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