Mercury General's book value per share for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 was $28.97.
During the past 12 months, Mercury General's average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate was 9.90% per year.
During the past 3 years, the average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate was -8.70% per year.
During the past 5 years, the average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate was -1.90% per year.
During the past 10 years, the average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate was -0.80% per year.
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During the past 13 years, the highest 3-Year average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate of Mercury General was 32.30% per year. The lowest was -8.70% per year. And the median was 8.30% per year.
Mercury General's current price is $57.44. Its book value per share for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 was $28.97. Hence, today's PB Ratio of Mercury General is 1.98.
During the past 13 years, the highest P/B Ratio of Mercury General was 2.03. The lowest was 1.00. And the median was 1.51.
Warning Sign:
Mercury General Corp stock PB Ratio (=1.98) is close to 10-year high of 2.03
Mercury General Book Value per Share Historical Data
The historical data trend for Mercury General's Book Value per Share 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.
Competitive Comparison of Mercury General's Book Value per Share
For the Insurance - Property & Casualty subindustry, Mercury General'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.
Mercury General's PB Ratio Distribution in the Insurance Industry
For the Insurance industry and Financial Services sector, Mercury General's PB Ratio distribution charts can be found below:
* The bar in red indicates where Mercury General's PB Ratio falls into.
Mercury General Book Value per Share Calculation
Mercury General's Book Value Per Share for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2023 is calculated as:
* 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.
Book value may include intangible items which may come from the company's past acquisitions. Book value less intangibles is called Tangible Book.
Mercury General (NYSE:MCY) Book Value per Share Explanation
Usually a company's book value and Tangible Book per Share may not reflect its true value. The assets may be carried on the balance sheets at the original cost minus depreciation. This may underestimate the true economic values of the assets. It also may over-estimate their true economic value because the assets can become obsolete.
For financial companies such as banks and insurance companies, their assets may be reported in current market value of the assets owned. Book values of financial companies are more accurate indicator of the economic value of the company.
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Mercury General (Mercury General) Business Description
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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