Zurich Insurance Group
Market Cap
CHF49.2b
Last Updated
2020/03/30 21:08 UTC
Data Sources
Company Financials +
Executive Summary
Zurich Insurance Group AG, together with its subsidiaries, provides insurance products and related services in Europe, the Middle East, Africa, North America, Latin America, and the Asia Pacific.
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Risk Analysis
Snowflake Analysis
6 star dividend payer and fair value.
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Share Price & News
How has Zurich Insurance Group's share price performed over time and what events caused price changes?
Latest Share Price and Events
Stable Share Price: ZURN's share price has been volatile over the past 3 months.
Market Performance
7 Day Return
22.7%
ZURN
22.4%
CH Insurance
10.7%
CH Market
1 Year Return
0.06%
ZURN
-15.2%
CH Insurance
-5.9%
CH Market
Return vs Industry: ZURN exceeded the Swiss Insurance industry which returned -15.4% over the past year.
Return vs Market: ZURN exceeded the Swiss Market which returned -6.9% over the past year.
Shareholder returns
| ZURN | Industry | Market | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7 Day | 22.7% | 22.4% | 10.7% |
| 30 Day | -10.4% | -17.9% | -7.3% |
| 90 Day | -16.3% | -25.8% | -13.9% |
| 1 Year | 6.1%0.06% | -10.7%-15.2% | -1.1%-5.9% |
| 3 Year | 42.7%26.8% | 16.9%2.8% | 14.2%2.6% |
| 5 Year | 37.5%0.6% | 23.7%-6.2% | 18.4%-1.1% |
Price Volatility Vs. Market
How volatile is Zurich Insurance Group's share price compared to the market and industry in the last 5 years?
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Should You Be Pleased About The CEO Pay At Zurich Insurance Group AG's (VTX:ZURN)Valuation
Is Zurich Insurance Group undervalued compared to its fair value and its price relative to the market?
>50%
Undervalued compared to fair value
Share Price vs. Fair Value
Below Fair Value: ZURN (CHF332.4) is trading below our estimate of fair value (CHF694.79)
Significantly Below Fair Value: ZURN is trading below fair value by more than 20%.
Price To Earnings Ratio
PE vs Industry: ZURN is poor value based on its PE Ratio (12.4x) compared to the Insurance industry average (9.6x).
PE vs Market: ZURN is good value based on its PE Ratio (12.4x) compared to the Swiss market (16.8x).
Price to Earnings Growth Ratio
PEG Ratio: ZURN is poor value based on its PEG Ratio (2.6x)
Price to Book Ratio
PB vs Industry: ZURN is overvalued based on its PB Ratio (1.5x) compared to the CH Insurance industry average (0.7x).
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Future Growth
How is Zurich Insurance Group forecast to perform in the next 1 to 3 years based on estimates from 16 analysts?
4.8%
Forecasted annual earnings growth
Earnings and Revenue Growth Forecasts
Analyst Future Growth Forecasts
Earnings vs Savings Rate: ZURN's forecast earnings growth (4.8% per year) is above the savings rate (-0.6%).
Earnings vs Market: ZURN's earnings (4.8% per year) are forecast to grow slower than the Swiss market (8.6% per year).
High Growth Earnings: ZURN's earnings are forecast to grow, but not significantly.
Revenue vs Market: ZURN's revenue is expected to decline over the next 3 years (-5.9% per year).
High Growth Revenue: ZURN's revenue is forecast to decline over the next 3 years (-5.9% per year).
Earnings per Share Growth Forecasts
Future Return on Equity
Future ROE: ZURN's Return on Equity is forecast to be low in 3 years time (13.9%).
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Past Performance
How has Zurich Insurance Group performed over the past 5 years?
6.6%
Historical annual earnings growth
Earnings and Revenue History
Quality Earnings: ZURN has high quality earnings.
Growing Profit Margin: ZURN's current net profit margins (5.8%) are lower than last year (7.9%).
Past Earnings Growth Analysis
Earnings Trend: ZURN's earnings have grown by 6.6% per year over the past 5 years.
Accelerating Growth: ZURN's earnings growth over the past year (11.6%) exceeds its 5-year average (6.6% per year).
Earnings vs Industry: ZURN earnings growth over the past year (11.6%) underperformed the Insurance industry 18.6%.
Return on Equity
High ROE: ZURN's Return on Equity (12%) is considered low.
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Financial Health
How is Zurich Insurance Group's financial position? (This company is analysed differently as a bank or financial institution)
Financial Position Analysis
Debt to Equity History and Analysis
Balance Sheet
Inventory Level: ZURN has a low level of unsold assets or inventory.
Debt Coverage by Assets: ZURN's debt is covered by short term assets (assets are 4.7x debt).
Financial Institutions Analysis
Asset Level: ZURN's level of assets compared to its equity is moderate.
Allowance for Bad Loans: Insufficient data to determine if ZURN has a sufficient allowance for bad loans.
Low Risk Liabilities: ZURN reports no customer deposits, loans are made up entirely of externally borrowed funds.
Loan Level: Insufficient data to determine if ZURN has an acceptable proportion of non-loan assets held.
Low Risk Deposits: ZURN has advanced significantly more loans than the customer deposits it holds.
Level of Bad Loans: Insufficient data to determine if ZURN has an appropriate level of bad loans.
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Dividend
What is Zurich Insurance Group's current dividend yield, its reliability and sustainability?
5.84%
Current Dividend Yield
Upcoming Dividend Payment
Dividend Yield vs Market
Notable Dividend: ZURN's dividend (5.84%) is higher than the bottom 25% of dividend payers in the Swiss market (2.16%).
High Dividend: ZURN's dividend (5.84%) is in the top 25% of dividend payers in the Swiss market (4.34%)
Stability and Growth of Payments
Stable Dividend: ZURN's dividends per share have been stable in the past 10 years.
Growing Dividend: ZURN's dividend payments have increased over the past 10 years.
Current Payout to Shareholders
Dividend Coverage: With its reasonable payout ratio (73.7%), ZURN's dividend payments are covered by earnings.
Future Payout to Shareholders
Future Dividend Coverage: ZURN's dividends in 3 years are forecast to be covered by earnings (73.1% payout ratio).
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Management
How experienced are the management team and are they aligned to shareholders interests?
3.5yrs
Average management tenure
CEO
Mario Greco (60yo)
4s
Tenure
US$9,300,000
Compensation
Mr. Mario Greco has been the Group Chief Executive Officer and Member of the Executive Committee at Zurich Insurance Group AG since March 07, 2016. Mr. Greco served as the Group Chief Executive Officer of ...
CEO Compensation Analysis
Compensation vs Market: Mario's total compensation ($USD9.72M) is above average for companies of similar size in the Swiss market ($USD6.20M).
Compensation vs Earnings: Mario's compensation has been consistent with company performance over the past year.
Leadership Team
| Name | Position | Tenure | Compensation | Ownership |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Group CEO & Member of the Executive Committee | 4yrs | US$9.30m | 0.0014% $664.4k | |
| Group CFO & Member of the Executive Committee | 5.83yrs | no data | 0.021% $10.6m | |
| CEO of Latin America & Member of the Executive Committee | 3.5yrs | no data | 0.0094% $4.6m | |
| Group COO & Member of Executive Committee | no data | no data | 0.0095% $4.7m | |
| Group Chief Investment Officer & Member of Executive Committee | 4.67yrs | no data | 0.0049% $2.4m | |
| Member of the Executive Committee | 8.17yrs | no data | 0.0081% $4.0m | |
| CEO of Asia Pacific & Member of the Executive Committee | 3.42yrs | no data | 0.0034% $1.7m | |
| CEO of Commercial Insurance & Member of the Executive Committee | 3.42yrs | no data | no data | |
| CEO of North America & Member of the Executive Committee | 2.42yrs | no data | 0.0032% $1.6m | |
| Group Chief Risk Officer & Member of Executive Committee | 0.42yr | no data | no data |
3.5yrs
Average Tenure
54yo
Average Age
Experienced Management: ZURN's management team is considered experienced (3.5 years average tenure).
Board Members
| Name | Position | Tenure | Compensation | Ownership |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent Director | 8yrs | US$380.00k | 0.0018% $900.6k | |
| Independent Director | 6.92yrs | US$300.00k | 0.0016% $772.7k | |
| Honorary Chairman | no data | no data | no data | |
| Chairman of the Board | 1.92yrs | US$1.50m | 0.0017% $836.6k | |
| Independent Director | 4yrs | US$360.00k | 0.00092% $452.8k | |
| Independent Director | 4.92yrs | US$300.00k | 0.0012% $590.6k | |
| Vice Chairman | 1.92yrs | US$400.00k | 0.0016% $777.6k | |
| Independent Director | 3yrs | US$300.00k | 0.00056% $275.6k | |
| Independent Director | 4.92yrs | US$300.00k | 0.0012% $590.6k | |
| Chairman of Brazilian Unit | 9.17yrs | no data | no data |
4.9yrs
Average Tenure
65yo
Average Age
Experienced Board: ZURN's board of directors are considered experienced (4.9 years average tenure).
Ownership
Who are the major shareholders and have insiders been buying or selling?
Insider Trading Volume
Insider Buying: Insufficient data to determine if insiders have bought more shares than they have sold in the past 3 months.
Ownership Breakdown
Dilution of Shares: Shareholders have not been meaningfully diluted in the past year.
Top Shareholders
Company Information
Zurich Insurance Group AG's company bio, employee growth, exchange listings and data sources
Key Information
- Name: Zurich Insurance Group AG
- Ticker: ZURN
- Exchange: SWX
- Founded: 1872
- Industry: Multi-line Insurance
- Sector: Insurance
- Market Cap: CHF49.215b
- Shares outstanding: 148.06m
- Website: https://www.zurich.com
Number of Employees
Location
- Zurich Insurance Group AG
- Austrasse 46
- Zurich
- Zurich
- 8045
- Switzerland
Listings
| Ticker | Exchange | Primary Security | Security Type | Country | Currency | Listed on |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0QP2 | LSE (London Stock Exchange) | Yes | Registered Shares | GB | CHF | Oct 2000 |
| ZFIN | DB (Deutsche Boerse AG) | Yes | Registered Shares | DE | EUR | Oct 2000 |
| ZURN | SWX (SIX Swiss Exchange) | Yes | Registered Shares | CH | CHF | Oct 2000 |
| ZFIN | XTRA (XETRA Trading Platform) | Yes | Registered Shares | DE | EUR | Oct 2000 |
| ZFSV.F | OTCPK (Pink Sheets LLC) | Yes | Registered Shares | US | USD | Oct 2000 |
| ZURN N | BMV (Bolsa Mexicana de Valores) | Yes | Registered Shares | MX | MXN | Oct 2000 |
| ZURV.Y | OTCPK (Pink Sheets LLC) | SPON ADR 10 REP 1 ORD SH | US | USD | Oct 2000 | |
| ZFI1 | DB (Deutsche Boerse AG) | SPON ADR 10 REP 1 ORD SH | DE | EUR | Oct 2000 |
Biography
Zurich Insurance Group AG, together with its subsidiaries, provides insurance products and related services in Europe, the Middle East, Africa, North America, Latin America, and the Asia Pacific. The company operates through Property & Casualty Regions, Life Regions, Farmers, and Non-Core Businesses segments. It offers car, home, travel, general liability, life and critical illness, and other insurance products; and saving and investment, and pension and retirement planning products. The company also provides property, casualty, management or professional liability, credit risk, political risk, marine, automotive, and cyber risk insurance products. In addition, it offers employee benefit insurance products; and reinsurance services, as well as provides non-claims and ancillary services to the farmers’ exchanges. It serves individuals, small businesses, and mid-sized and large companies, as well as multinational corporations. The company sells its products through agents, brokers, and bank distribution channels. Zurich Insurance Group AG was founded in 1872 and is based in Zurich, Switzerland.
Company Analysis and Financial Data Status
| Data | Last Updated (UTC time) |
|---|---|
| Company Analysis | 2020/03/30 21:08 |
| End of Day Share Price | 2020/03/30 00:00 |
| Earnings | 2019/12/31 |
| Annual Earnings | 2019/12/31 |
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