NYSE
MKL
Last Price
US $1979.65
KEY FIGURES
MKT CAP
$24.0B
EPS
TTM
$157.85
PEG
TTM
N/M
P/E
TTM
13.78x
P/S
TTM
1.45x
YIELD
0.00%
GROWTH
Revenue Y/Y
Profit margin
Current Ratio
Capital Returns
9.84%
Return on equity
ROIC: 6.40%
Valuation History
13.8X
Price to Earnings
EV/EBITDA: 9.4X
Cash flow
Profit margin
11.47%
(FY vs FY)
EBITDA Y/Y
17.22%
(FY vs FY)
Cash flow Y/Y
9.32%
(FY vs FY)
Cash Flow (DCF)
Fair Value
Market $1979.65
75.51%
Default assumptions
EBITDA Multiple
Fair Value
Market $1979.65
-19.02%
Default assumptions
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Valuation
Financial
Performance
Financial stability - Cash flow debt coverage.
Markel Corporation cash flow to debt ratio of 64.16% indicates that the company generates enough cash to cover its debts. This level indicates strong financial health.
Financial stability - Healthy cash flow growth.
Markel Corporation's free cash flow has increased 9.21% from $2.34G last year to $2.55G, signaling increasing performance
Financial stability - Healthy debt to equity ratio.
Markel Corporation's debt to equity ratio is 0.24, which means that the company's assets are healthy financed, signaling financial stability. READ MORE: A ratio under 0.60 means the company finances its assets with own equity, signaling financial stability and good management.
Financial stability - Healthy debt to equity ratio development.
Markel Corporation's debt has decreased relative to shareholder equity from 0.33 last year to 0.24 today, signaling strengthened financials
Financial stability - Net debt/EBITDA.
Markel Corporation has a net debt to EBITDA ratio of 0.10x, which is below the 3.00x threshold, indicating healthy leverage and financial stability
Financial stability - ICR.
Markel Corporation earns at least as much interest as it pays. Interest obligations are fully covered.
Financial risk - Profit margin growth.
Markel Corporation's profit margin has decreased (-34.75%) in the last year from 16.40% to 10.70%, signaling decreasing performance
Financial risk - Short term assets vs short term liabilities.
Markel Corporation's short-term liabilities of $39.78G exceed its short-term assets of $33.32G, signaling financial risk
Decreasing performance - ROA.
Markel Corporation's return on assets of 2.58% is lower than the 5.00% threshold, indicating inefficient asset utilization
Decreasing performance - Absolute return on equity.
Markel Corporation's return on equity of 9.84%, is lower than 15.00%, indicating bad performance
Increasing performance - Earnings quality.
Markel Corporation's operating cash flow exceeds its net income, indicating high-quality earnings backed by actual cash generation
Increasing performance - Earnings stability.
Markel Corporation had positive net income in 4.00 out of 5 years, indicating stable and consistent earnings
Increasing performance - Free cash flow.
Markel Corporation has positive free cash flow, indicating the company generates cash after capital expenditures
Increasing performance - FCF yield.
Markel Corporation has a free cash flow yield of 10.63%, which is above the 2.00% threshold, indicating strong cash generation relative to market value
Decreasing performance - Healthy earnings growth.
Markel Corporation's yearly earnings has decreased -23.30% since last year from $2.75G to $2.11G, signaling decreasing performance
Decreasing performance - Healthy revenue growth.
Markel Corporation's yearly revenue has decreased -7.38% since last year from $16.75G to $15.51G, signaling decreasing performance
Increasing performance - ROIC.
ROIC 6.40% (Source: FMP key-metrics). In the 5–10% partial-credit band. Score: 1 of 2. This band sits within the typical US weighted-average cost of capital range. Methodology choice can change the conclusion: under FMP's invested-capital definition the company is at or near its cost of capital; under narrower operating-capital definitions the same company may score higher. Invested capital here includes equity, non-current liabilities, and short-term debt. Cash is not subtracted. See methodology.
Increasing performance - 3-year revenue CAGR.
Markel Corporation's 3-year revenue CAGR of 11.98% is positive, indicating growing revenue over the past 3 years
Increasing performance - Revenue consistency.
Markel Corporation had revenue growth in 3.00 out of 5 years, indicating consistent revenue performance
Increasing performance - ROE consistency.
Markel Corporation had positive ROE in 4.00 out of 5 years, indicating consistent and reliable returns on equity
Undervalued - DCF valuation.
Markel Corporation is undervalued relative to its fair value price of 3.47K based on Discounted Cash Flow model
Undervalued - Earnings yield.
Markel Corporation has an earnings yield of 8.22%, which is above the 4.00% threshold, indicating the stock offers reasonable value relative to its earnings
Overvalued - EBITDA valuation.
Markel Corporation is overvalued relative to its fair value price of 1.60K based on EBITDA multiple model
Undervalued - EV/EBITDA.
Markel Corporation has an EV/EBITDA ratio of 9.38x, which is below the 20.00x threshold, indicating reasonable valuation relative to its operating earnings
Overvalued - PEG ratio value.
Markel Corporation has a PEG-ratio over 1 which is considered overvalued
Undervalued - P/B ratio.
Markel Corporation has a price-to-book ratio of 1.19x, which is below the 5.00x threshold, indicating reasonable valuation relative to its book value
Undervalued - P/S ratio.
Markel Corporation has a price-to-sales ratio of 1.45x, which is below the 8.00x threshold, indicating reasonable valuation relative to its revenue