Direct Line Insurance Group (LSE:DLG) Median PS Value

: £3.78 (As of Today)

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This valuation method assumes that the stock valuation will revert to its historical (10-Year) mean in terms of PS Ratio. The reason we use PS Ratio instead of PE Ratio or PB Ratio is because PS Ratio is independent of profit margin, and can be applied to a broader range of situations.

Median PS Value is calculated as trailing twelve months (TTM) Revenue per Share times 10-Year median PS Ratio. Direct Line Insurance Group's Revenue per Share for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Dec. 2023 was £2.931. Direct Line Insurance Group's 10-Year median PS Ratio is 1.2897. Therefore, the Median PS Value for today is £3.78.

As of today (2024-04-17), Direct Line Insurance Group's share price is £1.894. Direct Line Insurance Group's Median PS Value is £3.78. Therefore, Direct Line Insurance Group's Price to Median PS Value for today is 0.50.

The historical rank and industry rank for Direct Line Insurance Group's Median PS Value or its related term are showing as below:

LSE:DLG' s Price-to-Median-PS-Value Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0.48 Med: 0.62 Max: 0.76
Current: 0.5

During the past 13 years, the highest Price to Median PS Value of Direct Line Insurance Group was 0.76. The lowest was 0.48. And the median was 0.62.

LSE:DLG's Price-to-Median-PS-Value is ranked better than
81.97% of 305 companies
in the Insurance industry
Industry Median: 0.96 vs LSE:DLG: 0.50

Direct Line Insurance Group Median PS Value Historical Data

The historical data trend for Direct Line Insurance Group's Median PS Value can be seen below:

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Direct Line Insurance Group Annual Data

Trend

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Dec23

Median PS Value

2.90

3.78

Direct Line Insurance Group Semi-Annual Data
	Jun14	Dec14	Jun15	Dec15	Jun16	Dec16	Jun17	Dec17	Jun18	Dec18	Jun19	Dec19	Jun20	Dec20	Jun21	Dec21	Jun22	Dec22	Jun23	Dec23
Median PS Value																-	-	2.90	-	3.78

Competitive Comparison

For the Insurance - Property & Casualty subindustry, Direct Line Insurance Group's Price-to-Median-PS-Value, along with its competitors' market caps and Price-to-Median-PS-Value 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.

Direct Line Insurance Group Price-to-Median-PS-Value Distribution

For the Insurance industry and Financial Services sector, Direct Line Insurance Group's Price-to-Median-PS-Value distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Direct Line Insurance Group's Price-to-Median-PS-Value falls into.

Direct Line Insurance Group Median PS Value Calculation

Direct Line Insurance Group's Median PS Value for today is calculated as

Median PS Value	=	Revenue per Share (TTM)	*	10-Year Median PS Ratio
	=	2.931	*	1.2897
	=	3.78

10-Year Median PS Ratio is 1.2897.
For company reported semi-annually, GuruFocus uses latest annual data as the TTM data. Direct Line Insurance Group's Revenue per Share for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Dec. 2023 was £2.931.

Direct Line Insurance Group (LSE:DLG) Median PS Value Explanation

This valuation method assumes that the stock valuation will revert to its historical (10-Year) mean in terms of PS Ratio. The reason we use PS Ratio instead of PE Ratio or PB Ratio is because PS Ratio is independent of profit margin, and can be applied to a broader range of situations.

It also assumes that over time the profit margin is constant. If a company increases its profit margin to a sustainable level, this value might under-estimate its value. If it has permanent declined profit margins, this may over-estimate the company's value.

Direct Line Insurance Group's Price to Median PS Value for today is calculated as

Price to Median PS Value	=	Share Price	/	Median PS Value
	=	1.894	/	3.78
	=	0.50

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Direct Line Insurance Group (LSE:DLG) Business Description

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Address

Westmoreland Road, Churchill Court, Bromley, Kent, GBR, BR1 1DP

Website

https://www.directlinegroup.co.uk

While Direct Line is one of the more focused personal lines insurers that we cover in Europe, it is still quite diversified. The business sells insurance under four divisions and those are personal lines motor, personal lines home, rescue and other personal lines, and commercial. Rescue and other personal lines include rescue, travel and pet insurance, and commercial insurance is sold to small and medium sized enterprises. Direct Line only sells insurance in United Kingdom. Direct Lines personal motor insurance division typically accounts for around 50% of total group gross written premium and the personal home insurance unit typically sells around 20%. Rescue and other personal lines account for around 10% and commercial insurance accounts for around 20%.

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