W R Berkley Preferred Stock Z Score

WRB-PE Preferred Stock  USD 23.60  0.32  1.37%   
Altman Z Score is one of the simplest fundamental models to determine how likely your company is to fail. The module uses available fundamental data of a given equity to approximate the Altman Z score. Altman Z Score is determined by evaluating five fundamental price points available from the company's current public disclosure documents. Check out Your Current Watchlist to better understand how to build diversified portfolios, which includes a position in W R Berkley. Also, note that the market value of any company could be tightly coupled with the direction of predictive economic indicators such as signals in board of governors.
  

W R Berkley Company Z Score Analysis

W R's Z-Score is a simple linear, multi-factor model that measures the financial health and economic stability of a company. The score is used to predict the probability of a firm going into bankruptcy within next 24 months or two fiscal years from the day stated on the accounting statements used to calculate it. The model uses five fundamental business ratios that are weighted according to algorithm of Professor Edward Altman who developed it in the late 1960s at New York University..

Z Score

 = 

Sum Of

5 Factors

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First Factor

 = 

1.2 * (

Working Capital

/

Total Assets )

Second Factor

 = 

1.4 * (

Retained Earnings

/

Total Assets )

Thrid Factor

 = 

3.3 * (

EBITAD

/

Total Assets )

Fouth Factor

 = 

0.6 * (

Market Value of Equity

/

Total Liabilities )

Fifth Factor

 = 

0.99 * (

Revenue

/

Total Assets )

To calculate a Z-Score, one would need to know a company's current working capital, its total assets and liabilities, and the amount of its latest earnings as well as earnings before interest and tax. Z-Scores can be used to compare the odds of bankruptcy of companies in a similar line of business or firms operating in the same industry. Companies with Z-Scores above 3.1 are generally considered to be stable and healthy with a low probability of bankruptcy. Scores that fall between 1.8 and 3.1 lie in a so-called 'grey area,' with scores of less than 1 indicating the highest probability of distress. Z Score is a used widely measure by financial auditors, accountants, money managers, loan processors, wealth advisers, and day traders. In the last 25 years, many financial models that utilize z-scores proved it to be successful as a predictor of corporate bankruptcy.
Competition

As per the company's disclosures, W R Berkley has a Z Score of 0.0. This indicator is about the same for the Other average (which is currently at 0.0) sector and about the same as Other (which currently averages 0.0) industry. This indicator is about the same for all United States preferred stocks average (which is currently at 0.0).

WRB-PE Z Score Peer Comparison

Stock peer comparison is one of the most widely used and accepted methods of equity analyses. It analyses W R's direct or indirect competition against its Z Score to detect undervalued stocks with similar characteristics or determine the preferred stocks which would be a good addition to a portfolio. Peer analysis of W R could also be used in its relative valuation, which is a method of valuing W R by comparing valuation metrics of similar companies.
W R is currently under evaluation in z score category among related companies.

WRB-PE Fundamentals

About W R Fundamental Analysis

The Macroaxis Fundamental Analysis modules help investors analyze W R Berkley's financials across various querterly and yearly statements, indicators and fundamental ratios. We help investors to determine the real value of W R using virtually all public information available. We use both quantitative as well as qualitative analysis to arrive at the intrinsic value of W R Berkley based on its fundamental data. In general, a quantitative approach, as applied to this company, focuses on analyzing financial statements comparatively, whereas a qaualitative method uses data that is important to a company's growth but cannot be measured and presented in a numerical way.
Please read more on our fundamental analysis page.
Some investors attempt to determine whether the market's mood is bullish or bearish by monitoring changes in market sentiment. Unlike more traditional methods such as technical analysis, investor sentiment usually refers to the aggregate attitude towards W R in the overall investment community. So, suppose investors can accurately measure the market's sentiment. In that case, they can use it for their benefit. For example, some tools to gauge market sentiment could be utilized using contrarian indexes, W R's short interest history, or implied volatility extrapolated from W R options trading.

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Check out Your Current Watchlist to better understand how to build diversified portfolios, which includes a position in W R Berkley. Also, note that the market value of any company could be tightly coupled with the direction of predictive economic indicators such as signals in board of governors.
Note that the W R Berkley information on this page should be used as a complementary analysis to other W R's statistical models used to find the right mix of equity instruments to add to your existing portfolios or create a brand new portfolio. You can also try the Options Analysis module to analyze and evaluate options and option chains as a potential hedge for your portfolios.

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Please note, there is a significant difference between W R's value and its price as these two are different measures arrived at by different means. Investors typically determine if W R is a good investment by looking at such factors as earnings, sales, fundamental and technical indicators, competition as well as analyst projections. However, W R's price is the amount at which it trades on the open market and represents the number that a seller and buyer find agreeable to each party.