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Mercury General (STU:MCG) Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio : 1.58 (As of Jun. 01, 2025)


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What is Mercury General Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio?

As of today (2025-06-01), Mercury General's current share price is €56.00. Mercury General's Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2025 was €35.40. Mercury General's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio for today is 1.58.

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

STU:MCG' s Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0.72   Med: 1.44   Max: 2.05
Current: 1.68

During the past years, Mercury General's highest Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio was 2.05. The lowest was 0.72. And the median was 1.44.

STU:MCG's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio is ranked worse than
64.37% of 407 companies
in the Insurance industry
Industry Median: 1.24 vs STU:MCG: 1.68

The Shiller PE Ratio was first used by professor Robert Shiller. He uses E10 for his Shiller PE Ratio calculation. E10 is the average of the inflation adjusted earnings per share of a company over the past 10 years. The similar calculation is applied by GuruFocus to calculate the Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio. The Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share is the average of the inflation adjusted book value per share of a company over the past 10 years.

Mercury General's adjusted book value per share data for the three months ended in Mar. 2025 was €30.404. Add all the adjusted book value per share for the past 10 years together and divide the count will get our Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share, which is €35.40 for the trailing ten years ended in Mar. 2025.

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Mercury General Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Historical Data

The historical data trend for Mercury General's Cyclically Adjusted 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.

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Mercury General Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Chart

Mercury General Annual Data
Trend Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23 Dec24
Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 1.47 1.40 0.88 0.97 1.74

Mercury General Quarterly Data
Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24 Jun24 Sep24 Dec24 Mar25
Cyclically Adjusted PB 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 1.33 1.38 1.64 1.74 1.46

Competitive Comparison of Mercury General's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio

For the Insurance - Property & Casualty subindustry, Mercury General's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio, along with its competitors' market caps and Cyclically Adjusted 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 Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Distribution in the Insurance Industry

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

* The bar in red indicates where Mercury General's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio falls into.


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Mercury General Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Calculation

Like the Shiller PE Ratio, the Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio takes the Book Value per Share from the past 10 years, adjusts it for inflation, and then calculates the average. This average is then used for the P/B calculation. Because it considers this 10-year average, it's often referred to as the CAPB Ratio.

The Shiller PE Ratio was first used by professor Robert Shiller to measure the valuation of the overall market. The similar calculation is applied by GuruFocus to calculate the Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio.

Mercury General's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio for today is calculated as

Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio=Share Price/ Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share
=56.00/35.40
=1.58

* 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 Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2025 is calculated as:

For example, Mercury General's adjusted Book Value per Share data for the three months ended in Mar. 2025 was:

Adj_Book=Book Value per Share/CPI of Mar. 2025 (Change)*Current CPI (Mar. 2025)
=30.404/134.9266*134.9266
=30.404

Current CPI (Mar. 2025) = 134.9266.

Mercury General Quarterly Data

Book Value per Share CPI Adj_Book
201506 29.844 100.684 39.994
201509 29.550 100.392 39.715
201512 30.302 99.792 40.971
201603 29.374 100.470 39.448
201606 29.348 101.688 38.941
201609 29.266 101.861 38.766
201612 30.047 101.863 39.800
201703 29.515 102.862 38.715
201706 28.371 103.349 37.040
201709 26.932 104.136 34.895
201712 26.899 104.011 34.894
201803 24.686 105.290 31.635
201806 26.452 106.317 33.570
201809 26.856 106.507 34.022
201812 25.695 105.998 32.708
201903 27.490 107.251 34.584
201906 28.266 108.070 35.291
201909 29.568 108.329 36.828
201912 29.256 108.420 36.408
202003 26.540 108.902 32.882
202006 29.144 108.767 36.153
202009 29.152 109.815 35.818
202012 30.182 109.897 37.056
202103 31.925 111.754 38.545
202106 32.657 114.631 38.439
202109 32.927 115.734 38.387
202112 34.208 117.630 39.238
202203 31.292 121.301 34.807
202206 28.401 125.017 30.652
202209 28.209 125.227 30.394
202212 25.950 125.222 27.961
202303 24.615 127.348 26.080
202306 23.339 128.729 24.463
202309 23.257 129.860 24.164
202312 25.639 129.419 26.730
202403 26.651 131.776 27.288
202406 27.667 132.554 28.162
202409 30.303 133.029 30.735
202412 33.561 133.157 34.007
202503 30.404 134.927 30.404

Add all the adjusted book value per share together and divide the count will get our Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share.

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) Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Explanation

Compared with the regular PB Ratio, which works poorly for cyclical businesses, the Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio smoothed out the fluctuations of book value during business cycles. Therefore it is more accurate in reflecting the valuation of the company.

If a company has consistent business performance, the Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio should give similar results to regular PB Ratio.


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Mercury General Business Description

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Address
4484 Wilshire Boulevard, Los Angeles, CA, USA, 90010
Mercury General Corp is an insurance holding company. It is engaged in writing personal automobile insurance and provides related property and casualty insurance products. The Company offers the following types of automobile coverage: collision, property damage, bodily injury ("BI"), comprehensive, personal injury protection ("PIP"), underinsured and uninsured motorist, and other hazards. The Company offers the following types of homeowners coverage: dwelling, liability, personal property, and other coverages.

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