Mercury General Corporation

NYSE:MCY Stock Report

Market Cap: US$3.1b

Mercury General Past Earnings Performance

Past criteria checks 3/6

Mercury General's earnings have been declining at an average annual rate of -38%, while the Insurance industry saw earnings growing at 8.1% annually. Revenues have been growing at an average rate of 3% per year. Mercury General's return on equity is 6.2%, and it has net margins of 2.1%.

Key information

-38.0%

Earnings growth rate

-38.0%

EPS growth rate

Insurance Industry Growth8.0%
Revenue growth rate3.0%
Return on equity6.2%
Net Margin2.1%
Next Earnings Update30 Apr 2024

Recent past performance updates

Recent updates

Even With A 26% Surge, Cautious Investors Are Not Rewarding Mercury General Corporation's (NYSE:MCY) Performance Completely

Mar 07
Even With A 26% Surge, Cautious Investors Are Not Rewarding Mercury General Corporation's (NYSE:MCY) Performance Completely

Investors Holding Back On Mercury General Corporation (NYSE:MCY)

Jan 06
Investors Holding Back On Mercury General Corporation (NYSE:MCY)

Mercury General: From A Pariah To A Potential Candidate For Recovery

Nov 16

Mercury General (NYSE:MCY) Will Pay A Dividend Of $0.3175

Nov 04
Mercury General (NYSE:MCY) Will Pay A Dividend Of $0.3175

Mercury General (NYSE:MCY) Has Announced A Dividend Of $0.3175

Aug 29
Mercury General (NYSE:MCY) Has Announced A Dividend Of $0.3175

Mercury General: Struggling Against Ongoing Headwinds

Aug 08

Mercury General (NYSE:MCY) Is Paying Out A Dividend Of $0.3175

Aug 05
Mercury General (NYSE:MCY) Is Paying Out A Dividend Of $0.3175

Mercury General Non-GAAP EPS of -$1.45 misses by $0.84, revenue of $1.15B beats by $166.02M

Feb 14

Mercury General GAAP EPS of -$3.80, revenue of $785.6M

Aug 02

Mercury General's (NYSE:MCY) Dividend Will Be US$0.64

May 07
Mercury General's (NYSE:MCY) Dividend Will Be US$0.64

Mercury General's (NYSE:MCY) Dividend Will Be US$0.64

Feb 19
Mercury General's (NYSE:MCY) Dividend Will Be US$0.64

Mercury General: Always No, Forever No

Jan 03

With EPS Growth And More, Mercury General (NYSE:MCY) Is Interesting

Dec 31
With EPS Growth And More, Mercury General (NYSE:MCY) Is Interesting

Mercury General (NYSE:MCY) Has Announced A Dividend Of US$0.64

Nov 06
Mercury General (NYSE:MCY) Has Announced A Dividend Of US$0.64

Is Now The Time To Put Mercury General (NYSE:MCY) On Your Watchlist?

Aug 31
Is Now The Time To Put Mercury General (NYSE:MCY) On Your Watchlist?

Mercury General (NYSE:MCY) Has Affirmed Its Dividend Of US$0.63

Aug 07
Mercury General (NYSE:MCY) Has Affirmed Its Dividend Of US$0.63

Why We Think Shareholders May Be Considering Bumping Up Mercury General Corporation's (NYSE:MCY) CEO Compensation

May 05
Why We Think Shareholders May Be Considering Bumping Up Mercury General Corporation's (NYSE:MCY) CEO Compensation

Mercury General EPS beats by $0.09, misses on net premiums earned

May 04

Mercury General Corporation Is Priced For Perfection

Apr 26

Here's Why I Think Mercury General (NYSE:MCY) Is An Interesting Stock

Apr 05
Here's Why I Think Mercury General (NYSE:MCY) Is An Interesting Stock

Have Mercury General Corporation (NYSE:MCY) Insiders Been Selling Their Stock?

Mar 17
Have Mercury General Corporation (NYSE:MCY) Insiders Been Selling Their Stock?

Here's What We Like About Mercury General's (NYSE:MCY) Upcoming Dividend

Mar 11
Here's What We Like About Mercury General's (NYSE:MCY) Upcoming Dividend

The Attractive Combination That Could Earn Mercury General Corporation (NYSE:MCY) A Place In Your Dividend Portfolio

Mar 09
The Attractive Combination That Could Earn Mercury General Corporation (NYSE:MCY) A Place In Your Dividend Portfolio

Mercury General Corporation's (NYSE:MCY) Stock's On An Uptrend: Are Strong Financials Guiding The Market?

Feb 19
Mercury General Corporation's (NYSE:MCY) Stock's On An Uptrend: Are Strong Financials Guiding The Market?

Need To Know: Mercury General Corporation (NYSE:MCY) Insiders Have Been Buying Shares

Jan 29
Need To Know: Mercury General Corporation (NYSE:MCY) Insiders Have Been Buying Shares

Revenue & Expenses Breakdown
Beta

How Mercury General makes and spends money. Based on latest reported earnings, on an LTM basis.


Earnings and Revenue History

NYSE:MCY Revenue, expenses and earnings (USD Millions)
DateRevenueEarningsG+A ExpensesR&D Expenses
31 Dec 234,63096220
30 Sep 234,401-102250
30 Jun 234,236-192250
31 Mar 233,944-361270
31 Dec 223,643-513290
30 Sep 223,541-475370
30 Jun 223,573-376540
31 Mar 223,806-56620
31 Dec 213,993248670
30 Sep 214,016384640
30 Jun 214,082502560
31 Mar 214,069621530
31 Dec 203,785375550
30 Sep 203,701240550
30 Jun 203,689190570
31 Mar 203,66345580
31 Dec 193,973320600
30 Sep 193,801207430
30 Jun 193,709196420
31 Mar 193,615173410
31 Dec 183,380-6410
30 Sep 183,42196400
30 Jun 183,38184400
31 Mar 183,34875370
31 Dec 173,413145370
30 Sep 173,29399380
30 Jun 173,24679360
31 Mar 173,25177390
31 Dec 163,22873400
30 Sep 163,276123390
30 Jun 163,221111400
31 Mar 163,08972430
31 Dec 153,00974440
30 Sep 152,94530450
30 Jun 152,91346390
31 Mar 152,993131330
31 Dec 143,012178230
30 Sep 143,000214210
30 Jun 143,008223210
31 Mar 142,844118200
31 Dec 132,821112200
30 Sep 132,7927910
30 Jun 132,79510610

Quality Earnings: MCY has high quality earnings.

Growing Profit Margin: MCY became profitable in the past.


Free Cash Flow vs Earnings Analysis


Past Earnings Growth Analysis

Earnings Trend: MCY has become profitable over the past 5 years, growing earnings by -38% per year.

Accelerating Growth: MCY has become profitable in the last year, making the earnings growth rate difficult to compare to its 5-year average.

Earnings vs Industry: MCY has become profitable in the last year, making it difficult to compare its past year earnings growth to the Insurance industry (8.5%).


Return on Equity

High ROE: MCY's Return on Equity (6.2%) is considered low.


Return on Assets


Return on Capital Employed


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