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Mercury General (STU:MCG) Shiller PE Ratio : 22.94 (As of Jun. 13, 2024)


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What is Mercury General Shiller PE Ratio?

As of today (2024-06-13), Mercury General's current share price is €48.40. Mercury General's E10 for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 was €2.11. Mercury General's Shiller PE Ratio for today is 22.94.

The historical rank and industry rank for Mercury General's Shiller PE Ratio or its related term are showing as below:

STU:MCG' s Shiller PE Ratio Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 11.3   Med: 17.89   Max: 25.53
Current: 23.07

During the past years, Mercury General's highest Shiller PE Ratio was 25.53. The lowest was 11.30. And the median was 17.89.

STU:MCG's Shiller PE Ratio is ranked worse than
77.07% of 362 companies
in the Insurance industry
Industry Median: 13.035 vs STU:MCG: 23.07

E10 is a concept invented by Prof. Robert Shiller, who uses E10 for his Shiller PE Ratio calculation. E10 is the average of the inflation adjusted earnings of a company over the past 10 years.

Mercury General's adjusted earnings per share data for the three months ended in Mar. 2024 was €1.224. Add all the adjusted EPS for the past 10 years together and divide 10 will get our E10, which is €2.11 for the trailing ten years ended in Mar. 2024.

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Mercury General Shiller PE Ratio Historical Data

The historical data trend for Mercury General's Shiller PE 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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Mercury General Shiller PE Ratio Chart

Mercury General Annual Data
Trend Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Shiller PE Ratio
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 18.28 17.12 16.10 14.90 16.39

Mercury General Quarterly Data
Jun19 Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24
Shiller PE Ratio Get a 7-Day Free Trial 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 15.15 14.66 14.20 16.39 22.67

Competitive Comparison of Mercury General's Shiller PE Ratio

For the Insurance - Property & Casualty subindustry, Mercury General's Shiller PE Ratio, along with its competitors' market caps and Shiller PE 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.


Mercury General's Shiller PE Ratio Distribution in the Insurance Industry

For the Insurance industry and Financial Services sector, Mercury General's Shiller PE Ratio distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Mercury General's Shiller PE Ratio falls into.



Mercury General Shiller PE Ratio Calculation

For Shiller PE Ratio, the earnings of the past 10 years are inflation-adjusted and averaged. The result is used for P/E calculation. Since it looks at the average over the last 10 years, the Shiller PE Ratio is also called PE10.

The Shiller PE Ratio was first used by professor Robert Shiller to measure the valuation of the overall market. The same calculation is applied here to individual companies.

Mercury General's Shiller PE Ratio for today is calculated as

Shiller PE Ratio=Share Price/ E10
=48.40/2.11
=22.94

* 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.

Mercury General's E10 for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 is calculated as:

For example, Mercury General's adjusted earnings per share data for the three months ended in Mar. 2024 was:

Adj_EPS=Earnings per Share (Diluted)/CPI of Mar. 2024 (Change)*Current CPI (Mar. 2024)
=1.224/131.7762*131.7762
=1.224

Current CPI (Mar. 2024) = 131.7762.

Mercury General Quarterly Data

Earnings per Share (Diluted) CPI Adj_EPS
201406 1.273 100.560 1.668
201409 0.442 100.428 0.580
201412 -0.316 99.070 -0.420
201503 0.434 99.621 0.574
201506 0.151 100.684 0.198
201509 0.249 100.392 0.327
201512 0.386 99.792 0.510
201603 0.377 100.470 0.494
201606 0.783 101.688 1.015
201609 0.437 101.861 0.565
201612 -0.446 101.863 -0.577
201703 0.458 102.862 0.587
201706 0.828 103.349 1.056
201709 0.705 104.136 0.892
201712 0.304 104.011 0.385
201803 -0.624 105.290 -0.781
201806 0.933 106.317 1.156
201809 0.908 106.507 1.123
201812 -1.301 105.998 -1.617
201903 2.168 107.251 2.664
201906 1.328 108.070 1.619
201909 1.135 108.329 1.381
201912 0.513 108.420 0.624
202003 -2.272 108.902 -2.749
202006 3.659 108.767 4.433
202009 1.825 109.815 2.190
202012 2.474 109.897 2.967
202103 1.621 111.754 1.911
202106 1.635 114.631 1.880
202109 0.017 115.734 0.019
202112 0.487 117.630 0.546
202203 -3.232 121.301 -3.511
202206 -3.595 125.017 -3.789
202209 -1.798 125.227 -1.892
202212 -0.113 125.222 -0.119
202303 -0.766 127.348 -0.793
202306 -0.692 128.729 -0.708
202309 -0.141 129.860 -0.143
202312 3.173 129.419 3.231
202403 1.224 131.776 1.224

Add all the adjusted EPS together and divide 10 will get our E10.

Please note that we use the CPI data of the country/region where the company is headquartered. If the CPI data for that country/region is not available, then we will use the CPI data of the United States as default.


Mercury General  (STU:MCG) Shiller PE Ratio Explanation

Compared with the regular PE Ratio, which works poorly for cyclical businesses, the Shiller PE Ratio smoothed out the fluctuations of profit margins during business cycles. Therefore it is more accurate in reflecting the valuation of the company.

If a company has consistent business performance, the Shiller PE Ratio should give similar results to regular PE Ratio.

Compared with the PS Ratio, the Shiller PE Ratio makes the comparison between different industries more meaningful.


Be Aware

Shiller PE Ratio assumes that over the long term, businesses and profitability revert to their means. If a company's business model does not work in the future compared with the past, Shiller PE Ratio and PS Ratio will give false valuations.


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Mercury General (STU:MCG) Business Description

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

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