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White Mountains Insurance Group (White Mountains Insurance Group) Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF : 105.32 (As of Apr. 29, 2024)


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What is White Mountains Insurance Group Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF?

As of today (2024-04-29), White Mountains Insurance Group's current share price is $1768.38. White Mountains Insurance Group's Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was $16.79. White Mountains Insurance Group's Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF for today is 105.32.

The historical rank and industry rank for White Mountains Insurance Group's Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF or its related term are showing as below:

WTM' s Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 87.85   Med: 189.26   Max: 18777.4
Current: 105.35

During the past years, White Mountains Insurance Group's highest Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF was 18777.40. The lowest was 87.85. And the median was 189.26.

WTM's Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF is ranked worse than
97.55% of 326 companies
in the Insurance industry
Industry Median: 11.03 vs WTM: 105.35

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 Price-to-FCF. The Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share is the average of the inflation adjusted free cash flow per share of a company over the past 10 years.

White Mountains Insurance Group's adjusted free cash flow per share data for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was $9.711. Add all the adjusted free cash flow per share for the past 10 years together and divide 10 will get our Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share, which is $16.79 for the trailing ten years ended in Dec. 2023.

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White Mountains Insurance Group Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF Historical Data

The historical data trend for White Mountains Insurance Group's Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF 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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White Mountains Insurance Group Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF Chart

White Mountains Insurance Group Annual Data
Trend Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF
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White Mountains Insurance Group Quarterly Data
Mar19 Jun19 Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23
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Competitive Comparison of White Mountains Insurance Group's Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF

For the Insurance - Property & Casualty subindustry, White Mountains Insurance Group's Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF, along with its competitors' market caps and Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF 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.


White Mountains Insurance Group's Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF Distribution in the Insurance Industry

For the Insurance industry and Financial Services sector, White Mountains Insurance Group's Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where White Mountains Insurance Group's Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF falls into.



White Mountains Insurance Group Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF Calculation

Like the Shiller PE Ratio, the Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF takes the Free Cash Flow per Share from the past 10 years, adjusts it for inflation, and then calculates the average. This average is then used for the P/FCF calculation. Because it considers this 10-year average, it's often referred to as the CAPFCF 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 Price-to-FCF.

White Mountains Insurance Group's Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF for today is calculated as

Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF=Share Price/ Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share
=1768.38/16.79
=105.32

* 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.

White Mountains Insurance Group's Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 is calculated as:

For example, White Mountains Insurance Group's adjusted Free Cash Flow per Share data for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was:

Adj_FreeCashFlowPerShare=Free Cash Flow per Share/CPI of Dec. 2023 (Change)*Current CPI (Dec. 2023)
=9.711/129.4194*129.4194
=9.711

Current CPI (Dec. 2023) = 129.4194.

White Mountains Insurance Group Quarterly Data

Free Cash Flow per Share CPI Adj_FreeCashFlowPerShare
201403 -5.426 99.695 -7.044
201406 2.878 100.560 3.704
201409 14.086 100.428 18.152
201412 -0.812 99.070 -1.061
201503 -8.007 99.621 -10.402
201506 3.483 100.684 4.477
201509 14.839 100.392 19.130
201512 -24.221 99.792 -31.412
201603 -8.602 100.470 -11.081
201606 -14.938 101.688 -19.012
201609 -11.037 101.861 -14.023
201612 -1.648 101.863 -2.094
201703 -12.145 102.862 -15.281
201706 -2.525 103.349 -3.162
201709 0.424 104.136 0.527
201712 0.542 104.011 0.674
201803 -12.075 105.290 -14.842
201806 5.692 106.317 6.929
201809 -1.593 106.507 -1.936
201812 -0.191 105.998 -0.233
201903 -13.089 107.251 -15.795
201906 13.658 108.070 16.356
201909 -23.647 108.329 -28.251
201912 -15.277 108.420 -18.236
202003 -18.817 108.902 -22.362
202006 6.821 108.767 8.116
202009 16.705 109.815 19.687
202012 -23.799 109.897 -28.027
202103 -30.248 111.754 -35.029
202106 20.689 114.631 23.358
202109 11.202 115.734 12.527
202112 11.040 117.630 12.147
202203 -13.940 121.301 -14.873
202206 27.678 125.017 28.653
202209 40.966 125.227 42.338
202212 82.156 125.222 84.910
202303 33.714 127.348 34.262
202306 28.158 128.729 28.309
202309 88.347 129.860 88.048
202312 9.711 129.419 9.711

Add all the adjusted free cash flow per share together and divide 10 will get our Cyclically Adjusted FCF 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.


White Mountains Insurance Group  (NYSE:WTM) Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF Explanation

Compared with the regular Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow, which works poorly for cyclical businesses, the Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF smoothed out the fluctuations of free cash flow 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 Price-to-FCF should give similar results to regular Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow.


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White Mountains Insurance Group (White Mountains Insurance Group) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
23 South Main Street, Suite 3B, Hanover, NH, USA, 03755-2053
White Mountains Insurance Group Ltd is engaged in the business of making opportunistic and value-oriented acquisitions of businesses and assets in the insurance, financial services and related sectors, operating these businesses and assets through its subsidiaries and, if and when attractive exit valuations become available, disposing of these businesses and assets. The company conducts its business in four areas: municipal bond insurance, property and casualty insurance and reinsurance, capital solutions for asset and wealth management firms and other operations. White Mountains's municipal bond insurance business is conducted through its subsidiary HG Global Ltd. and its reinsurance subsidiary HG Re Ltd.
Executives
Weston M Hicks director C/O ALLEGHANY CORPORATION, 1411 BROADWAY, 34TH FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10018
Steven Yi director 700 SOUTH FLOWER STREET, SUITE 640, LOS ANGELES CA 90017
Michaela Hildreth officer: Chief Accounting Officer 23 S MAIN STREET, SUITE 3B, HANOVER NH 03755
Peter M Carlson director BRIGHTHOUSE FINANCIAL, INC., 11225 NORTH COMMUNITY HOUSE ROAD, CHARLOTTE NC 28277
Morgan W Davis director 80 SOUTH MAIN STREET, HANOVER NH 03755
Suzanne F. Shank director C/O PENSARE SPONSOR GROUP, LLC, 1720 PEACHTREE STREET, SUITE 629, ATLANTA GA 30309
Mary C Choksi director
Philip A Gelston director 80 SOUTH MAIN ST, C/O WHITE MOUNTAINS, HANOVER NH 03755
David Allen Tanner director C/O ARLON GROUP LLC, 277 PARK AVE, NEW YORK NY 10172
Margaret Dillon director C/O GUIDEWIRE SOFTWARE, INC., 2850 DELAWARE ST. STE 400, SAN MATEO CA 94403
Liam P Caffrey officer: EVP & Chief Financial Officer 23 S MAIN STREET, STE. 3B, HANOVER NH 03755
Robert Lawrence Seelig officer: EVP & General Counsel
George Manning Rountree director, officer: Chief Executive Officer C/O 80 SOUTH MAIN STREET, HANOVER NH 03755
Reid Tarlton Campbell officer: EVP & Chief Financial Officer C/O WHITE MOUNTAINS INSURANCE GROUP, 80 SOUTH MAIN STREET, HANOVER NH 03755
Lowndes Andrew Smith director C/O WHITE MOUNTIAN INSURANCE GROUP, 80 S MIAN ST, HANOVER NH 03755