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Reinsurance Group of America (Reinsurance Group of America) Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio : 1.19 (As of Apr. 27, 2024)


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What is Reinsurance Group of America Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio?

As of today (2024-04-27), Reinsurance Group of America's current share price is $188.78. Reinsurance Group of America's Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was $159.09. Reinsurance Group of America's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio for today is 1.19.

The historical rank and industry rank for Reinsurance Group of America's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio or its related term are showing as below:

RGA' s Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0.53   Med: 1.25   Max: 1.86
Current: 1.2

During the past years, Reinsurance Group of America's highest Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio was 1.86. The lowest was 0.53. And the median was 1.25.

RGA's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio is ranked worse than
52.3% of 413 companies
in the Insurance industry
Industry Median: 1.15 vs RGA: 1.20

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.

Reinsurance Group of America's adjusted book value per share data for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was $138.386. 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 $159.09 for the trailing ten years ended in Dec. 2023.

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Reinsurance Group of America Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Historical Data

The historical data trend for Reinsurance Group of America'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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Reinsurance Group of America Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Chart

Reinsurance Group of America Annual Data
Trend Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 1.44 0.92 0.75 0.93 1.02

Reinsurance Group of America Quarterly Data
Mar19 Jun19 Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23
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 0.93 0.85 0.88 0.91 1.02

Competitive Comparison of Reinsurance Group of America's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio

For the Insurance - Reinsurance subindustry, Reinsurance Group of America'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.


Reinsurance Group of America's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Distribution in the Insurance Industry

For the Insurance industry and Financial Services sector, Reinsurance Group of America's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Reinsurance Group of America's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio falls into.



Reinsurance Group of America 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.

Reinsurance Group of America's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio for today is calculated as

Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio=Share Price/ Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share
=188.78/159.09
=1.19

* 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.

Reinsurance Group of America's Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 is calculated as:

For example, Reinsurance Group of America's adjusted Book Value per Share data for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was:

Adj_Book=Book Value per Share/CPI of Dec. 2023 (Change)*Current CPI (Dec. 2023)
=138.386/129.4194*129.4194
=138.386

Current CPI (Dec. 2023) = 129.4194.

Reinsurance Group of America Quarterly Data

Book Value per Share CPI Adj_Book
201403 89.918 99.695 116.728
201406 97.209 100.560 125.107
201409 97.283 100.428 125.367
201412 102.125 99.070 133.411
201503 107.619 99.621 139.810
201506 97.607 100.684 125.464
201509 94.922 100.392 122.368
201512 94.094 99.792 122.029
201603 104.875 100.470 135.093
201606 118.319 101.688 150.586
201609 124.497 101.861 158.180
201612 110.308 101.863 140.149
201703 115.238 102.862 144.990
201706 123.599 103.349 154.777
201709 125.794 104.136 156.336
201712 148.475 104.011 184.745
201803 139.635 105.290 171.636
201806 135.093 106.317 164.449
201809 136.286 106.507 165.605
201812 134.523 105.998 164.247
201903 154.612 107.251 186.571
201906 170.638 108.070 204.349
201909 184.058 108.329 219.891
201912 185.154 108.420 221.015
202003 150.877 108.902 179.303
202006 184.777 108.767 219.861
202009 194.504 109.815 229.227
202012 211.193 109.897 248.710
202103 177.833 111.754 205.943
202106 197.715 114.631 223.221
202109 190.607 115.734 213.145
202112 193.745 117.630 213.164
202203 137.069 121.301 146.243
202206 87.140 125.017 90.209
202209 54.664 125.227 56.494
202212 106.200 125.222 109.760
202303 114.607 127.348 116.471
202306 117.879 128.729 118.511
202309 122.404 129.860 121.989
202312 138.386 129.419 138.386

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.


Reinsurance Group of America  (NYSE:RGA) 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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Reinsurance Group of America (Reinsurance Group of America) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
16600 Swingley Ridge Road, Chesterfield, MO, USA, 63017
Reinsurance Group of America Inc is an insurance holding company with operations in the United States, Latin America, Canada, Europe, Africa, Asia and Australia. The core products and services include life reinsurance, living benefits reinsurance, group reinsurance, health reinsurance, financial solutions, facultative underwriting, and product development. The company's operations are divided into traditional and financial solution businesses.
Executives
Ronald Herrmann officer: EVP 16600 SWINGLEY RIDGE ROAD, CHESTERFIELD MO 63017
Bang Michele Mi Kyung director 16600 SWINGLEY RIDGE ROAD, CHESTERFIELD MO 63017
William L Hutton officer: EVP, General Counsel & Secy. C/O REINSURANCE GROUP OF AMERICA, 1370 TIMBERLAKE MANOR PKY, CHESTERFIELD MO 63017-6039
Todd C Larson officer: SVP, Controller & Treasurer
John W. Hayden officer: EVP, Controller 16600 SWINGLEY RIDGE ROAD, CHESTERFIELD MO 63017
Khanh T Tran director 16600 SWINGLEY RIDGE RD, CHESTERFIELD MO 63017
Shundrawn A Thomas director 16600 SWINGLEY RIDGE RD, CHESTERFIELD MO 63017
Stephen T O'hearn director 16600 SWINGLEY RIDGE ROAD, CHESTERFIELD MO 63017
Keng Hooi Ng director 16600 SWINGLEY RIDGE RD, CHESTERFIELD MO 63017
Pina Albo director 16600 SWINGLEY RIDGE ROAD, CHESTERFIELD MO 63017
Hazel Mcneilage director 16600 SWINGLEY RIDGE ROAD, CHESTERFIELD MO 63017
Patricia Lynn Guinn director 16600 SWINGLEY RIDGE ROAD, CHESTERFIELD MO 63017
John J Gauthier director 16600 SWINGLEY RIDGE ROAD, CHESTERFIELD MO 63017
Stanley B Tulin director C/O ALLIANCE CAPITAL, 1345 AVENUE OF THE AMERICAS, NEW YORK NY 10105
George Iii Nichols director 601 W MARKET ST, LOUISVILLE KY 40202