Mercury General (Mercury General) GF Value Rank : 6 (As of Apr. 29, 2024)

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What is Mercury General GF Value Rank?

Mercury General has the GF Value Rank of 6.

The GF Value Rank is determined by the price-to-GF-Value (P/GF Value) ratio, a proprietary metric calculated based on historical multiples along with an adjustment factor based on a company's past returns and growth and future estimates of the business' performance.

GuruFocus found that for valuation, we cannot simply give stocks a better GF Value rank simply because they have a lower P/GF Value ratio. Backtesting shows that over the long term, the two worst-performing groups are the most expensive group (with the highest P/GF Value ratio) and the least expensive group (with the lowest P/GF Value ratio).

We can understand why the most expensive group underperforms. We were initially puzzled by the underperformance of the least expensive group, but we realized there is a reason why some stocks are super cheap. If they look too undervalued, it is often because the businesses behind them are poor quality. The market realized this and gave them low valuations. In a way, the market is efficient.

After multiple backtesting analyses, we granted the stocks in third-cheapest percentile the highest GF Value rank, as they have performed the best over a full market cycle. Stock performance is actually not as sensitive to valuation as it is to growth and profitability. On average, the companies in the 20%-50% valuation groups have similar performances. Therefore, we should avoid the most expensive and the least expensive stocks. We can be more tolerant of valuation.

Please click GF Score to see more details on the GF Score's 5 Key Aspects of Analysis.

Competitive Comparison of Mercury General's GF Value Rank

For the Insurance - Property & Casualty subindustry, Mercury General's GF Value Rank, along with its competitors' market caps and GF Value Rank 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.

Mercury General's GF Value Rank Distribution in the Insurance Industry

For the Insurance industry and Financial Services sector, Mercury General's GF Value Rank distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Mercury General's GF Value Rank falls into.

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Mercury General (Mercury General) Business Description

Industry

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Comparable Companies

Traded in Other Exchanges

MCG:Germany

Address

4484 Wilshire Boulevard, Los Angeles, CA, USA, 90010

Website

http://www.mercuryinsurance.com

Mercury General Corp is an insurance holding company operating in the property-casualty market, where it focuses on low-cost auto insurance for individuals, with operations in nearly 13 United States of America states. However, its business--about 75% of premiums--comes from California, where it was established by George Joseph, the current company chairman, and majority owner. Its insurance is distributed exclusively through independent agents.

Executives

Joshua Eric Little	director	192 E 200 N, THIRD FLOOR, ST. GEORGE UT 84770
Wei Pang	officer: VP/Chief Technology Officer	555 W. IMPERIAL HIGHWAY, BREA CA 92821
Mark Allan Ribisi	officer: President of AIS,subsidiary	16969 VON KARMAN AVE., IRVINE CA 92606
Katelyn Marie Gibbs	officer: VP/Chief Experience Officer	555 W. IMPERIAL HIGHWAY, BREA CA 92821
Kelly Lynn Butler	officer: VP/Chief Underwriting Officer	1700 GREENBRIAR LANE, BREA CA 92821
Joseph Vicky Wai Yee	director	4484 WILSHIRE BLVD., LOS ANGELES CA 90010
George Joseph	director, officer: Chairman of the Board	4484 WILSHIRE BLVD, LOS ANGELES CA 90010
George Gwyer Braunegg	director	6121 SHENANDOAH AVE., LOS ANGELES CA 90010
Abby Hosseini	officer: VP/Chief Information Officer	555 W. IMPERIAL HIGHWAY, BREA CA 92821
Brandt Minnich	officer: Vice President, Marketing	1700 GREENBRIAR LANE, BREA CA 92821
Gabriel Tirador	officer: President, other: Director
Charles Toney	officer: Vice President
Jeffrey Michael Schroeder	officer: VP/Chief Product Officer	1700 GREENBRIAR LANE, BREA CA 92821
Mike Curtius	director
Ramona L Cappello	director	4600 SLEEPYTIME DR, BOULDER CO 80301