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HCXLF (Hiscox) Shiller PE Ratio : 17.80 (As of Apr. 14, 2025)


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What is Hiscox Shiller PE Ratio?

As of today (2025-04-14), Hiscox's current share price is $14.775. Hiscox's E10 for the fiscal year that ended in Dec24 was $0.83. Hiscox's Shiller PE Ratio for today is 17.80.

The historical rank and industry rank for Hiscox's Shiller PE Ratio or its related term are showing as below:

HCXLF' s Shiller PE Ratio Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 12.24   Med: 19.72   Max: 26.85
Current: 17.17

During the past 13 years, Hiscox's highest Shiller PE Ratio was 26.85. The lowest was 12.24. And the median was 19.72.

HCXLF's Shiller PE Ratio is ranked worse than
62.08% of 356 companies
in the Insurance industry
Industry Median: 13.935 vs HCXLF: 17.17

E10 is a concept invented by Prof. Robert Shiller, who uses E10 for his Shiller PE Ratio calculation. E10 is the average of the inflation adjusted earnings of a company over the past 10 years.

Hiscox's adjusted earnings per share data of for the fiscal year that ended in Dec24 was $1.781. Add all the adjusted EPS for the past 10 years together and divide 10 will get our E10, which is $0.83 for the trailing ten years ended in Dec24.

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Hiscox Shiller PE Ratio Historical Data

The historical data trend for Hiscox's Shiller PE 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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Hiscox Shiller PE Ratio Chart

Hiscox Annual Data
Trend Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23 Dec24
Shiller PE Ratio
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 23.50 17.77 22.18 18.45 16.86

Hiscox Semi-Annual Data
Jun15 Dec15 Jun16 Dec16 Jun17 Dec17 Jun18 Dec18 Jun19 Dec19 Jun20 Dec20 Jun21 Dec21 Jun22 Dec22 Jun23 Dec23 Jun24 Dec24
Shiller PE 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 22.18 - 18.45 - 16.86

Competitive Comparison of Hiscox's Shiller PE Ratio

For the Insurance - Property & Casualty subindustry, Hiscox's Shiller PE Ratio, along with its competitors' market caps and Shiller 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.


Hiscox's Shiller PE Ratio Distribution in the Insurance Industry

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

* The bar in red indicates where Hiscox's Shiller PE Ratio falls into.


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Hiscox Shiller PE Ratio Calculation

For Shiller PE Ratio, the earnings of the past 10 years are inflation-adjusted and averaged. The result is used for P/E calculation. Since it looks at the average over the last 10 years, the Shiller PE Ratio is also called PE10.

The Shiller PE Ratio was first used by professor Robert Shiller to measure the valuation of the overall market. The same calculation is applied here to individual companies.

Hiscox's Shiller PE Ratio for today is calculated as

Shiller PE Ratio=Share Price/ E10
=14.775/0.83
=17.80

* 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.

Hiscox's E10 for the fiscal year that ended in Dec24 is calculated as:

For example, Hiscox's adjusted earnings per share data for the fiscal year that ended in Dec24 was:

Adj_EPS=Earnings per Share (Diluted)/CPI of Dec24 (Change)*Current CPI (Dec24)
=1.781/133.1571*133.1571
=1.781

Current CPI (Dec24) = 133.1571.

Hiscox Annual Data

Earnings per Share (Diluted) CPI Adj_EPS
201512 1.044 99.792 1.393
201612 1.431 101.863 1.871
201712 0.116 104.011 0.149
201812 0.408 105.998 0.513
201912 0.169 108.420 0.208
202012 -0.916 109.897 -1.110
202112 0.547 117.630 0.619
202212 0.727 125.222 0.773
202312 2.015 129.419 2.073
202412 1.781 133.157 1.781

Add all the adjusted EPS together and divide 10 will get our E10.

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.


Hiscox  (OTCPK:HCXLF) Shiller PE Ratio Explanation

Compared with the regular PE Ratio, which works poorly for cyclical businesses, the Shiller PE Ratio smoothed out the fluctuations of profit margins during business cycles. Therefore it is more accurate in reflecting the valuation of the company.

If a company has consistent business performance, the Shiller PE Ratio should give similar results to regular PE Ratio.

Compared with the PS Ratio, the Shiller PE Ratio makes the comparison between different industries more meaningful.


Be Aware

Shiller PE Ratio assumes that over the long term, businesses and profitability revert to their means. If a company's business model does not work in the future compared with the past, Shiller PE Ratio and PS Ratio will give false valuations.


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Hiscox Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
96 Pitts Bay Road, Chesney House, Pembroke, BMU, HM 08
Hiscox Ltd is a property and casualty insurance company. The company aims to balance catastrophe-exposed businesses with less volatile local specialty businesses. Its product offerings include property, casualty, crisis management (covering terrorism and kidnap and ransom), marine, energy, and specialty areas like space insurance. The company's operating segments consist of Hiscox Retail, Hiscox London Market, Hiscox Re & ILS, and Corporate Center. The majority of the revenue is generated from its Hiscox Retail segment, which represents retail business divisions in the UK, Europe, the USA, and Asia. Geographically, the company earns insurance revenue from places like the United States, which generates key revenue, as well as the United Kingdom, Europe, and other regions.