Markel Group Inc.
MKL
Fire, Marine & Casualty Insurance
Mkt Cap
$21.76BPE
8.72Debt
$3.855BCash
$4.277BEV
$21.34BFCF
$2.84BP/E Ratio
8.72Debt
$3.855BCash
$4.277BEV
$21.34BFCF
$2.84BCharts data: {"Earnings":[{"time":"2014-12-30","value":321182000},{"time":"2015-12-30","value":582772000},{"time":"2016-12-30","value":455689000},{"time":"2017-12-30","value":395269000},{"time":"2018-12-30","value":-130353000},{"time":"2019-12-30","value":1790466000},{"time":"2020-12-30","value":797630000},{"time":"2021-12-30","value":2389003000},{"time":"2022-12-30","value":-250123000},{"time":"2023-12-30","value":1960060000}],"Sales":[{"time":"2014-12-30","value":5133667000},{"time":"2015-12-30","value":5369983000},{"time":"2016-12-30","value":5612026000},{"time":"2017-12-30","value":6061659000},{"time":"2018-12-30","value":6841285000},{"time":"2019-12-30","value":9526191000},{"time":"2020-12-30","value":9735066000},{"time":"2021-12-30","value":12846425000},{"time":"2022-12-30","value":11675335000},{"time":"2023-12-30","value":15803630000}],"Net Margins":[{"time":"2014-12-30","value":0.0625638554273193},{"time":"2015-12-30","value":0.10852399346515622},{"time":"2016-12-30","value":0.08119866158852436},{"time":"2017-12-30","value":0.06520805607837722},{"time":"2018-12-30","value":-0.01905387657435701},{"time":"2019-12-30","value":0.18795193167972382},{"time":"2020-12-30","value":0.08193370234983512},{"time":"2021-12-30","value":0.18596636807516487},{"time":"2022-12-30","value":-0.021423196850454396},{"time":"2023-12-30","value":0.12402593581348083}],"Assets":[{"time":"2014-12-30","value":25200357000},{"time":"2015-12-30","value":24941271000},{"time":"2016-12-30","value":25875299000},{"time":"2017-12-30","value":32805016000},{"time":"2018-12-30","value":33306263000},{"time":"2019-12-30","value":37473815000},{"time":"2020-12-30","value":41710054000},{"time":"2021-12-30","value":48448866000},{"time":"2022-12-30","value":49791259000},{"time":"2023-12-30","value":55045710000}],"Stockholders Equity":[{"time":"2014-12-30","value":7602002000},{"time":"2015-12-30","value":7840609000},{"time":"2016-12-30","value":8467411000},{"time":"2017-12-30","value":9504148000},{"time":"2018-12-30","value":9100302000},{"time":"2019-12-30","value":11078416000},{"time":"2020-12-30","value":12814681000},{"time":"2021-12-30","value":14717908000},{"time":"2022-12-30","value":13128325000},{"time":"2023-12-30","value":15056208000}],"ROE":[{"time":"2014-12-30","value":0.04224966002376742},{"time":"2015-12-30","value":0.07432738961986243},{"time":"2016-12-30","value":0.053816804215597897},{"time":"2017-12-30","value":0.04158910404172999},{"time":"2018-12-30","value":-0.014324030125593634},{"time":"2019-12-30","value":0.16161750921792428},{"time":"2020-12-30","value":0.062243453426581594},{"time":"2021-12-30","value":0.16231946822877272},{"time":"2022-12-30","value":-0.019052163927995382},{"time":"2023-12-30","value":0.13018284550797918}],"ROA":[{"time":"2014-12-30","value":0.022135400700871024},{"time":"2015-12-30","value":0.034497279629414235},{"time":"2016-12-30","value":0.031068858373385366},{"time":"2017-12-30","value":0.006698548782905638},{"time":"2018-12-30","value":0.0011937394477429064},{"time":"2019-12-30","value":0.066108721516611},{"time":"2020-12-30","value":0.030541413348445918},{"time":"2021-12-30","value":0.06694689200775102},{"time":"2022-12-30","value":-0.0018675165454241677},{"time":"2023-12-30","value":0.05320719816312661}]}
Markel Corporation, a diverse financial holding company, engages in marketing and underwriting specialty insurance products in the United States, Bermuda, the United Kingdom, rest of Europe, Canada, the Asia Pacific, and the Middle East. The company offers general and professional liability, personal lines, marine and energy, specialty programs, and workers' compensation insurance products; and property coverages that include fire, allied lines, and other specialized property coverages, including catastrophe-exposed property risks, such as earthquake and wind. It also offers credit and surety products, and collateral protection insurance products. In addition, the company offers transaction, directors and officers, and healthcare liability reinsurance; and specialty treaty reinsurance products comprising credit and surety, workers' compensation, accident and health, marine and energy, public entity, mortgage default, aviation and space, agriculture, and discrete political violence and national terror pools. Further, it provides construction services, consumer and building products, transportation-related products, consulting services, and equipment manufacturing products, as well as healthcare, leasing, and investment services. Additionally, the company operates as an insurance and investment fund manager offering a range of investment products, including insurance-linked securities, catastrophe bonds, insurance swaps, and weather derivatives; and program services. It also manages funds with third parties. Markel Corporation was founded in 1930 and is based in Glen Allen, Virginia.
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DCF
Discounted Cash Flow Valuation of Markel Group Inc.
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| g\r | +10% | +11% | +12% | +13% | +14% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0% | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 7 |
| +1% | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 |
| +2% | 13 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 |
| +3% | 14 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 9 |
| +4% | 17 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 10 |
| Years | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | TV |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FCF | $2.84B | $3.574B | $4.415B | $5.351B | $6.362B | $7.417B | $8.475B | $9.487B | $10.4B | $11.16B | $11.72B | $117.2B |
| DCF | $3.108B | $3.338B | $3.518B | $3.638B | $3.688B | $3.664B | $3.567B | $3.4B | $3.173B | $2.897B | $28.97B | |
| Value | $62.96B | |||||||||||
In the chart Earnings are multiplied by this value.
Earnings Growth 17%
Earnings Stability 12%
Competitiveness and MOAT
High margins render the company resilient under dire circumstances, hence able to drive competitors out or acquire them. ROE and ROA measure the average flow generated by each invested dollar. Their marginal value is a forecast of future growth, and it is considered by Buffett and Munger the most important single indicator.
| Years | 12-2015 | 12-2016 | 12-2017 | 12-2018 | 12-2019 | 12-2020 | 12-2021 | 12-2022 | 12-2023 | TTM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net Margin | 11% | 8.1% | 6.5% | -1.9% | 19% | 8.2% | 19% | -2.1% | 12% | 15% |
| ROA | 3.4% | 3.1% | 0.67% | 0.12% | 6.6% | 3.1% | 6.7% | -0.19% | 5.3% | 6.1% |
| ROE | 7.4% | 5.4% | 4.2% | -1.4% | 16% | 6.2% | 16% | -1.9% | 13% | 16% |
What is the average Net Margin?
The average Net Margin over the past 5 years is +8.99%.
What is the trend of Net Margin?
The trend of Net Margin over the past 5 years is +0.55%.
What is the average Return on Assets (ROA)?
The average ROA over the past 5 years is +3.6%.
What is the trend of Return on Assets (ROA)?
The trend of ROA over the past 5 years is +0.26%.
What is the average Return on Equity (ROE)?
The average ROE over the past 5 years is +8.05%.
What is the trend of Return on Equity (ROE)?
The trend of ROE over the past 5 years is +0.8%.
Safety & Stabiliy
Being debt the number one cause of investment losses and company death, the ratio Debt/FCF is of utmost importance to guarantee safety. On the other hand the Graham’s stability measures the drawdown of earnings, hence indicating the reliability of the flow generated by the company.
| Years | 12-2015 | 12-2016 | 12-2017 | 12-2018 | 12-2019 | 12-2020 | 12-2021 | 12-2022 | 12-2023 | TTM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Debt FCF | - | - | - | - | 3.07 | 2.13 | 2.05 | 1.67 | 1.50 | 1.36 |
| Debt Equity | - | - | - | - | 0.32 | 0.27 | 0.30 | 0.31 | 0.25 | 0.24 |
| MIN | ||||||||||
| Graham Stability | - | - | 87% | -27% | 100% | 100% | 100% | -15% | 100% | -27% |
What is the Debt/FCF?
The Debt/FCF trailing twelve month is 1.36.
What is the trend of Debt/FCF?
The trend of Debt/FCF over the past 5 years is -0.36.
What is the Graham’s Stability?
Graham’s Stability measure stands at -0.27.
Growth
Growth can be dangerous when forecasting, simply projecting the current growth is in general wrong. A company passes through multiple phases, from being young and unprofitable, to the first periods of profitability and high growth, until it arrives at a period of regime with limited growth. Identifying in which phase the company is in may help forecasting.
| Years | 12-2016 | 12-2018 | 12-2020 | 12-2022 | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | 16% | 18% | 18% | 35% | 2% |
| Net Income | 23% | - | 35% | - | 13% |
| Stockholders Equity | 8.6% | 11% | 5.5% | 15% | 0.25% |
| FCF | 27% | 26% | 16% | 3% | 2% |
What is the 5 year Revenue CAGR?
The Revenue CAGR over the past 5 years is +18.23%.
What is the trend of Revenue growth?
The trend of Revenue growth rate over the past 5 years is +1.99%.
What is the 5 year Earnings CAGR?
The Earnings CAGR over the past 5 years is -.
What is the trend of Earnings growth?
The trend of Earnings growth rate over the past 5 years is +12.62%.
What is the 5 year Equity CAGR?
The Equity CAGR over the past 5 years is +10.59%.
What is the trend of Equity growth?
The trend of Equity growth rate over the past 5 years is +0.25%.
What is the 5 year FCF CAGR?
The FCF CAGR over the past 5 years is +26.31%.
What is the trend of FCF growth?
The trend of FCF growth rate over the past 5 years is +2%.