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National Security Group (National Security Group) PB Ratio : 1.03 (As of May. 05, 2024)


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What is National Security Group PB Ratio?

The PB Ratio, or Price-to-Book ratio, or Price/Book, is a financial ratio used to compare a company's market price to its Book Value per Share. As of today (2024-05-05), National Security Group's share price is $16.36. National Security Group's Book Value per Share for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2022 was $15.93. Hence, National Security Group's PB Ratio of today is 1.03.

The historical rank and industry rank for National Security Group's PB Ratio or its related term are showing as below:

NSEC's PB Ratio is not ranked *
in the Insurance industry.
Industry Median: 1.22
* Ranked among companies with meaningful PB Ratio only.

Back to Basics: PB Ratio


National Security Group PB Ratio Historical Data

The historical data trend for National Security Group's 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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National Security Group PB Ratio Chart

National Security Group Annual Data
Trend Dec12 Dec13 Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21
PB Ratio
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 0.87 0.72 0.72 0.60 0.53

National Security Group Quarterly Data
Jun17 Sep17 Dec17 Mar18 Jun18 Sep18 Dec18 Mar19 Jun19 Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22
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 0.57 0.61 0.62 0.53 1.01

Competitive Comparison of National Security Group's PB Ratio

For the Insurance - Property & Casualty subindustry, National Security Group's PB Ratio, along with its competitors' market caps and 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.


National Security Group's PB Ratio Distribution in the Insurance Industry

For the Insurance industry and Financial Services sector, National Security Group's PB Ratio distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where National Security Group's PB Ratio falls into.



National Security Group PB Ratio Calculation

The PB Ratio, or Price-to-Book ratio, or Price/Book, is a financial ratio used to compare a company's market price to its Book Value per Share. It is a ratio widely used to value stocks.

National Security Group's PB Ratio for today is calculated as follows:

PB Ratio=Share Price/Book Value per Share (Q: Mar. 2022)
=16.36/15.928
=1.03

* 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.

It can also be calculated from the numbers for the whole company:

A closely related ratio is called Price-to-Tangible-Book. The difference between Price-to-Tangible-Book and PB Ratio is that book value other than intangibles are used in the calculation.


National Security Group  (NAS:NSEC) PB Ratio Explanation

Unlike valuation ratios relative to the earning power such as PE Ratio, PE Ratio without NRI, PS Ratio, Price-to-Operating-Cash-Flow , or Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow, the PB Ratio measures the valuation of the stock relative to the underlying asset of the company.

The PB Ratio works the best for the businesses that earn most of their profit from their assets, e.g. banks and insurance companies.


Be Aware

Some businesses have very light assets, such as software companies or insurance agencies. The PB Ratio does not work well for these companies. Some companies even have negative equity, so the PB Ratio cannot be applied to them.


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National Security Group (National Security Group) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
N/A
Address
661 East Davis Street, P.O. Box 703, Elba, AL, USA, 36323
National Security Group Inc is an insurance holding company. The company operates through two segments namely Property and casualty insurance, and Life insurance. Its Property and casualty segment primarily write personal lines dwelling coverage including dwelling fire and windstorm, homeowners and mobile homeowners lines of insurance and the company's Life insurance segment offers a basic line of life and health and accident insurance products in around seven states. Geographically, it operates in the region of the United States and derives most of the revenue from the Property and casualty insurance segment.
Executives
Fred Jr Clark director 661 EAST DAVIS ELBA AL 36323
Andrew J. Abernathey 10 percent owner 3523 45TH STREET SOUTH SUITE 100 FARGO ND 58104
Brian R Mcleod officer: Chief Financial Officer 661 EAST DAVIS ELBA AL 36323
Donald S Pittman director 661 EAST DAVIS ELBA AL 36323
Charles B Arnold director 2161 MILL GARDEN RUN BUFORD GA 30519
Elizabeth B Crawford director 4100 CRESCENT ROAD BIRMINGHAM AL 35222
Carolyn E Brunson 10 percent owner 661 EAST DAVIS ELBA AL 36323
Meridian Investments, Llc 10 percent owner 819 30TH AVENUE SOUTH SUITE 206A MOORHEAD MN 56560
Brunson William L Jr officer: Chief Executive Officer 661 EAST DAVIS ELBA AL 36323
Paul C Wesch director 661 EAST DAVIS ELBA AL 36323
L Brunson White director 661 EAST DAVIS ELBA AL 36323
Drayton Jr Nabers director 605 RICHARD ARRINGTON JR BLVD N, BIRMINGHAM AL 35203-2707
O Neil Frank B director
J R Brunson director 661 EAST DAVIS ELBA AL 36323
Fleming G Brooks director