Mercury General Corporation (MCY)

43.70 +0.03  +0.07%  May 29, 8:00PM Go Pro
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Mercury General Corporation Valuation

No matter how good a company is, if the price that you pay to buy it is too high, you won't make much money. These valuation metrics should give you a sense of reasonable prices, but be careful with them. Always seek to understand why a valuation is changing over time.

Price Multiples

Price Multiples show how much you get for the price you pay. They can fluctuate drastically over time. Looking at price multiples over time and comparing to those of competitors will help to triangulate a reasonable valuation.

Price to Sales Ratio

Tells you how much you are paying for one dollar of sales.

MCY 0.8578
SAFT 0.9209
FAC
HMN 0.6838

Price to Earnings Ratio

Tells you how much you are paying for one dollar of earnings.

MCY 11.59
SAFT 17.77
FAC
HMN 9.965

Price to Book

Tells you how much you are paying for one dollar of net assets (net assets is total assets - total liabilities).

MCY 1.263
SAFT 0.9246
FAC 0.7732
HMN 0.6270

Enterprise Valuation

Enterprise Value (EV) multiples tell you what you would get if you were to buy the whole company (including paying off all debt). Similar to price multiples, they can be compared across time and with peers.

EV / EBITDA Pro

Tells you how much you pay for one dollar of earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization if you were buying the whole company.

EV / Revenue Pro

Tells you how much you pay for one dollar of sales if you were buying the whole company.

EV / EBIT Pro

Tells you how much you pay for one dollar of earnings before interest and taxes if you were buying the whole company.

EV / Free Cash Flow Pro

Tells how much you are paying for one dollar of current free cash flow if you were buying the whole company.

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MCY News

12 Dividend Champions With Lowest Debt + http://stks.co/40YB + $MCY $CVX $ADP $XOM $TROW $LANC$HRL $GRC $TR $RAVN $CLC $HP
about a day ago by DividendYield
Bruce Berkowitz's Top Stock Picks
May 21, 10:50AM Fool
May's High Yield Dividend Champ Portfolio http://stks.co/3h35 $cvx $ugi $ctbi $tmp $mcy $efsi $uvv $syy $nue $str $ed $son $clx $mgee $jnj
about 23 days ago by scottsinvestments
$MCY filed latest Quarterly Report http://stks.co/3dKu
about 28 days ago by MarketBrief
High Yield Dividend Champion Portfolio for May http://stks.co/3FNN $abt $ctbi $ctwx $ed $JNJ $mcy $mgee $pep $rpm $son $str $syy $tmp $uvv
about 54 days ago by scottsinvestments
$MCY filed latest Proxy Statement with the SEC (Form DEF 14A) http://stks.co/3Bhy
about 58 days ago by MarketBrief
20 Best Yielding Dividend Champions + http://stks.co/3ABz + $PBI $ORI $WRE $T $MCY $MO $HCP $LEG $CINF $UVV $ED $KMB $WGL $NWN $MSEX $CTBI
about 60 days ago by DividendYield
Listen to $MCY Q4 2011 earnings call (EPS 0.59 vs est 0.67) - live at 01:00 PM, ondemand after - http://stks.co/2GXR
about 114 days ago by earningscast
Stocks trading ex-dividend in one week: http://stks.co/1P19 / Raised payouts from $MRK $ALB $HOT $MCC $MCY $NEU $NJR $NMFC $WHG and more
about 176 days ago by DynamicDividend
Double-Digit Returns In A Flat Market
Dec 02, 2:47PM Seeking Alpha
November High Yield Dividend Champion Portfolio, up 18%+ http://stks.co/zhd $t $ed $ctbi $tmp $mcy $syy $ubsi $son $rpm $jnj $mgee $bkh
about 205 days ago by scottsinvestments
$MCY filed latest Quarterly Report http://stks.co/w2d
about 210 days ago by MarketBrief
Mercury's Dividend Growth Streak Reaches 25 Years: http://stks.co/sox / $MCY yields 5.52%
about 212 days ago by DynamicDividend
$MCY Mercury General Corp Reports Q3 EPS $0.72 vs $0.67 Est; Revenues $615.7M vs $680.53M Est
about 212 days ago by Benzinga
Ex-Dividend Stocks for Tuesday, June 14: http://goo.gl/8CVZ8 / $AGU $FCAP $HD $HES $HI $HRC $MCY $NEM $NX $NYX $POL $SNV $TICC $TSH $TSS ...
about 358 days ago by DynamicDividend
Stocks close to their 52 week LOW http://stk.ly/kjm5SK AKAM $LXK $TGT $GHL $FRO $HCBK $CPB $THG $CLWR $OFC $CREE $SYY $CSCO $MCY $ANAT $$
about 394 days ago by mudaser
Stocks close to their 52 week LOW http://stk.ly/fhKwwJ $AMR $CPB $THG $CREE $DAL $FRO $HCBK $CSCO $MCY $TGT $GHL $CLGX $ANAT $ANAT $ETR $$
about 401 days ago by mudaser
Stocks close to their 52 week LOW http://stk.ly/htDkP7 $CSCO $FRO $DLB $AMR $HCBK $CREE $BBY $ETR $DAL $CPB $ANAT $DWA $TGT $GHL $MCY $$
about 408 days ago by mudaser
Ex-Dividend Stocks for Monday, March 14: http://goo.gl/XvhcW / $HPQ $MCY $NWS $NWSA $UHT
about 450 days ago by DynamicDividend
$mcy lows 40 break was the key
about 461 days ago by danshep55
$mcy took out yest lows . lets see if it can get hit
about 461 days ago by danshep55
$mcy started short 39.99 risking .22 to make 2bucks.
about 462 days ago by danshep55
$MCY http://chart.ly/my9p2n3 big non-gap drop, now flagging a bit and I think setting up for another drop, looking 2 short.
about 474 days ago by akoptiontrader
NYSE midday losers: $CPE $VLY/WS $MCY $WHX $SYY $MXT $FBS.A $XNY $RLD $GCAP
about 478 days ago by longshorts
Notable earning to watch on monday: $HAS (Hasbro) $LOW (Lowe's) $HUM (Humana) $MCY (Mercury General )
about 478 days ago by BehemothTrader
On a side note, notable earning to watch on monday: $HAS (Hasbro) $LOW (Lowe's) $HUM (Humana) $MCY (Mercury General )
about 478 days ago by BehemothTrader

Recent Quotes

Symbol Price Chg Chg % Market Cap
MCY 43.70 +0.03 +0.07% 2.397B
MCS 13.88 +0.20 +1.46% 400.14M
MBLX 1.98 +0.08 +4.21% 64.87M
MBL 14.32 +0.00 +0.00%
MBI 8.85 +0.41 +4.86% 1.635B
MBG 27.66 +0.00 +0.00%
MBFI 20.68 +0.22 +1.08% 1.118B
MBB 108.37 -0.05 -0.05%
MBA 0.26 +0.01 +4.00% 18.61M
MAYS 17.69 +0.00 +0.00% 35.73M
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