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Fairfax Financial Holdings (TSX:FFH.PR.I.PFD) Forward PE Ratio

: 7.77 (As of Today)
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Fairfax Financial Holdings's Forward PE Ratio for today is 7.77.

Fairfax Financial Holdings's PE Ratio without NRI for today is 7.28.

Fairfax Financial Holdings's PE Ratio for today is 6.43.


Fairfax Financial Holdings Forward PE Ratio Historical Data

The historical data trend for Fairfax Financial Holdings's Forward PE Ratio can be seen below:

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Competitive Comparison

For the Insurance - Property & Casualty subindustry, Fairfax Financial Holdings's Forward PE Ratio, along with its competitors' market caps and Forward PE 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.


Fairfax Financial Holdings Forward PE Ratio Distribution

For the Insurance industry and Financial Services sector, Fairfax Financial Holdings's Forward PE Ratio distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Fairfax Financial Holdings's Forward PE Ratio falls into.



Fairfax Financial Holdings Forward PE Ratio Calculation

It's a measure of the price-to-earnings ratio (PE Ratio) using forecasted earnings for the calculation. While the earnings used are just an estimate and are not as reliable as current earnings data, there is still benefit in estimated P/E analysis. The forecasted earnings used in the formula can either be for the next 12 months or for the next full-year fiscal period.


Fairfax Financial Holdings  (TSX:FFH.PR.I.PFD) Forward PE Ratio Explanation

The Forward PE Ratio of a company is often used to compare current earnings to estimated future earnings, as well as gaining a clearer picture of what earnings will look like without charges and other accounting adjustments. If earnings are expected to grow in the future, the Forward PE Ratio will be lower than the current PE Ratio. This measure is also used to compare one company to another with a forward-looking focus.

Trailing PE Ratio relies on what is already done. It uses the current share price and divides by the total EPS (Basic) over the past 12 months. PE Ratio can be affected by Non Operating Income such as the sale of part of businesses. This may increase for the current year or quarter dramatically. But it cannot be repeated over and over. Therefore PE Ratio without NRI is a more accurate indication of valuation than PE Ratio .


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Fairfax Financial Holdings (TSX:FFH.PR.I.PFD) Business Description

Address
95 Wellington Street West, Suite 800, Toronto, ON, CAN, M5J 2N7
Fairfax provides reinsurance and property and casualty insurance in Canada, the United States, and other international markets. The company also has some noninsurance operations such as restaurants. Fairfax has been led by Prem Watsa, its chairman and CEO, since its formation in 1985.

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