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White Mountains Insurance Group (White Mountains Insurance Group) Return-on-Tangible-Asset : 14.52% (As of Dec. 2023)


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What is White Mountains Insurance Group Return-on-Tangible-Asset?

Return-on-Tangible-Asset is calculated as Net Income divided by its average total tangible assets. Total tangible assets equals to Total Assets minus Intangible Assets. White Mountains Insurance Group's annualized Net Income for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was $1,146 Mil. White Mountains Insurance Group's average total tangible assets for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was $7,893 Mil. Therefore, White Mountains Insurance Group's annualized Return-on-Tangible-Asset for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 14.52%.

The historical rank and industry rank for White Mountains Insurance Group's Return-on-Tangible-Asset or its related term are showing as below:

WTM' s Return-on-Tangible-Asset Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -5.14   Med: 5.8   Max: 19.21
Current: 6.64

During the past 13 years, White Mountains Insurance Group's highest Return-on-Tangible-Asset was 19.21%. The lowest was -5.14%. And the median was 5.80%.

WTM's Return-on-Tangible-Asset is ranked better than
85.48% of 489 companies
in the Insurance industry
Industry Median: 2.04 vs WTM: 6.64

White Mountains Insurance Group Return-on-Tangible-Asset Historical Data

The historical data trend for White Mountains Insurance Group's Return-on-Tangible-Asset 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 Return-on-Tangible-Asset Chart

White Mountains Insurance Group Annual Data
Trend Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Return-on-Tangible-Asset
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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 Return-on-Tangible-Asset

For the Insurance - Property & Casualty subindustry, White Mountains Insurance Group's Return-on-Tangible-Asset, along with its competitors' market caps and Return-on-Tangible-Asset 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 Return-on-Tangible-Asset Distribution in the Insurance Industry

For the Insurance industry and Financial Services sector, White Mountains Insurance Group's Return-on-Tangible-Asset distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where White Mountains Insurance Group's Return-on-Tangible-Asset falls into.



White Mountains Insurance Group Return-on-Tangible-Asset Calculation

White Mountains Insurance Group's annualized Return-on-Tangible-Asset for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2023 is calculated as:

Return-on-Tangible-Asset=Net Income/( (Total Tangible Assets+Total Tangible Assets)/ count )
(A: Dec. 2023 )  (A: Dec. 2022 )(A: Dec. 2023 )
=Net Income/( (Total Assets - Intangible Assets+Total Assets - Intangible Assets)/ count )
(A: Dec. 2023 )  (A: Dec. 2022 )(A: Dec. 2023 )
=509.2/( (6996.9+8015.3)/ 2 )
=509.2/7506.1
=6.78 %

White Mountains Insurance Group's annualized Return-on-Tangible-Asset for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 is calculated as:

Return-on-Tangible-Asset=Net Income/( (Total Tangible Assets+Total Tangible Assets)/ count )
(Q: Dec. 2023 )  (Q: Sep. 2023 )(Q: Dec. 2023 )
=Net Income/( (Total Assets - Intangible Assets+Total Assets - Intangible Assets)/ count )
(Q: Dec. 2023 )  (Q: Sep. 2023 )(Q: Dec. 2023 )
=1146/( (7770.7+8015.3)/ 2 )
=1146/7893
=14.52 %

* 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.

In the calculation of annual Return-on-Tangible-Asset, the net income of the last fiscal year and the average total tangible assets over the fiscal year are used. In calculating the quarterly data, the Net Income data used here is four times the quarterly (Dec. 2023) net income data.


White Mountains Insurance Group  (NYSE:WTM) Return-on-Tangible-Asset Explanation

Return-on-Tangible-Asset measures the rate of return on the average total tangible assets (total assets minus intangible assets). Tangible means physical in nature. Intangible Assets are assets that are not physical in nature, and typically "derive their value from legal or intellectual rights." Return-on-Tangible-Asset measures a firm's efficiency at generating profits from its tangible assets. It shows how well a company uses what it has to generate earnings. Return-on-Tangible-Assets can vary drastically across industries. Therefore, Return-on-Tangible-Asset should not be used to compare companies in different industries.


Be Aware

Like ROE and ROA, Return-on-Tangible-Asset is calculated with only 12 months data. Fluctuations in the company’s earnings or business cycles can affect the ratio drastically. It is important to look at the ratio from a long term perspective. Return-on-Tangible-Asset can be affected by events such as stock buyback or issuance, and by a company’s tax rate and its interest payment. Return-on-Tangible-Asset may not reflect the true earning power of the assets. A more accurate measurement is ROC % (ROC).

Many analysts argue the higher return the better. Buffett states that really high Return-on-Tangible-Asset may indicate vulnerability in the durability of the competitive advantage.


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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