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Willis Towers Watson (BSP:W1LT34) Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio : 3.10 (As of Apr. 29, 2024)


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What is Willis Towers Watson Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio?

As of today (2024-04-29), Willis Towers Watson's current share price is R$335.00. Willis Towers Watson's Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 was R$108.09. Willis Towers Watson's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio for today is 3.10.

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

BSP:W1LT34' s Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 2.35   Med: 3.44   Max: 4.39
Current: 2.83

During the past years, Willis Towers Watson's highest Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio was 4.39. The lowest was 2.35. And the median was 3.44.

BSP:W1LT34's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio is ranked worse than
85.71% of 413 companies
in the Insurance industry
Industry Median: 1.15 vs BSP:W1LT34: 2.83

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.

Willis Towers Watson's adjusted book value per share data for the three months ended in Mar. 2024 was R$115.575. 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 R$108.09 for the trailing ten years ended in Mar. 2024.

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Willis Towers Watson Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Historical Data

The historical data trend for Willis Towers Watson'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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Willis Towers Watson Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Chart

Willis Towers Watson Annual Data
Trend Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio
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Willis Towers Watson Quarterly Data
Jun19 Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24
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 2.85 2.78 2.42 2.75 3.10

Competitive Comparison of Willis Towers Watson's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio

For the Insurance Brokers subindustry, Willis Towers Watson'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.


Willis Towers Watson's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Distribution in the Insurance Industry

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

* The bar in red indicates where Willis Towers Watson's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio falls into.



Willis Towers Watson 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.

Willis Towers Watson's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio for today is calculated as

Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio=Share Price/ Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share
=335.00/108.09
=3.10

* 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.

Willis Towers Watson's Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 is calculated as:

For example, Willis Towers Watson's adjusted Book Value per Share data for the three months ended in Mar. 2024 was:

Adj_Book=Book Value per Share/CPI of Mar. 2024 (Change)*Current CPI (Mar. 2024)
=115.575/130.0000*130.0000
=115.575

Current CPI (Mar. 2024) = 130.0000.

Willis Towers Watson Quarterly Data

Book Value per Share CPI Adj_Book
201406 20.236 99.800 26.360
201409 19.715 100.000 25.630
201412 19.439 99.900 25.296
201503 26.628 99.600 34.755
201506 27.456 100.100 35.657
201509 34.374 100.200 44.597
201512 31.521 100.400 40.814
201603 74.498 100.400 96.462
201606 68.347 101.000 87.971
201609 63.830 101.500 81.753
201612 61.920 102.200 78.763
201703 59.337 102.700 75.110
201706 62.811 103.500 78.893
201709 58.697 104.300 73.160
201712 63.125 105.000 78.155
201803 66.067 105.100 81.719
201806 73.759 105.900 90.545
201809 79.454 106.600 96.895
201812 74.191 107.100 90.054
201903 74.994 107.000 91.114
201906 75.405 107.900 90.849
201909 79.211 108.400 94.995
201912 81.722 108.500 97.916
202003 97.404 108.600 116.598
202006 104.110 108.800 124.396
202009 110.151 109.200 131.132
202012 107.909 109.400 128.228
202103 125.897 109.700 149.194
202106 113.737 111.400 132.727
202109 120.677 112.400 139.573
202112 153.586 114.700 174.073
202203 122.001 116.500 136.138
202206 118.483 120.500 127.824
202209 118.685 122.300 126.157
202212 123.032 125.300 127.647
202303 123.577 126.800 126.696
202306 113.303 129.400 113.828
202309 112.449 130.100 112.363
202312 113.729 130.000 113.729
202403 115.575 130.000 115.575

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.


Willis Towers Watson  (BSP:W1LT34) 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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Willis Towers Watson (BSP:W1LT34) Business Description

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C/o Willis Group Ltd, 51 Lime Street, London, GBR, EC3M 7DQ
In January 2016, Towers Watson and Willis Group merged to form Willis Towers Watson, a global advisory, insurance brokerage, and solutions company. The company operates in two business segments: health, wealth, and career (its consulting operations) and risk and brokering (its brokerage operations). It has about 47,000 employees.

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