How has W. R. Berkley performed over the past 5 years?
-0.9%
Historical annual earnings growth
Earnings and Revenue History
Quality Earnings: WRB has high quality earnings.
Growing Profit Margin: WRB's current net profit margins (6.6%) are lower than last year (8.6%).
Past Earnings Growth Analysis
Earnings Trend: WRB's earnings have declined by 0.9% per year over the past 5 years.
Accelerating Growth: WRB's has had negative earnings growth over the past year, so it can't be compared to its 5-year average.
Earnings vs Industry: WRB had negative earnings growth (-22%) over the past year, making it difficult to compare to the Insurance industry average (-12.7%).
Return on Equity
High ROE: WRB's Return on Equity (8.4%) is considered low.
What is W. R. Berkley current dividend yield, its reliability and sustainability?
0.66%
Current Dividend Yield
Upcoming Dividend Payment
Dividend Yield vs Market
Notable Dividend: WRB's dividend (0.68%) isn’t notable compared to the bottom 25% of dividend payers in the US market (1.34%).
High Dividend: WRB's dividend (0.68%) is low compared to the top 25% of dividend payers in the US market (3.72%).
Stability and Growth of Payments
Stable Dividend: WRB is not paying a notable dividend for the US market, therefore no need to check if payments are stable.
Growing Dividend: WRB is not paying a notable dividend for the US market, therefore no need to check if payments are increasing.
Current Payout to Shareholders
Dividend Coverage: WRB is not paying a notable dividend for the US market.
Future Payout to Shareholders
Future Dividend Coverage: No need to calculate the sustainability of WRB's dividend in 3 years as they are not forecast to pay a notable one for the US market.
How experienced are the management team and are they aligned to shareholders interests?
8.3yrs
Average management tenure
CEO
Rob Berkley (47 yo)
5.42yrs
Tenure
US$11,017,931
Compensation
Mr. William Robert Berkley Jr., also known as Rob, has been the President and Chief Executive Officer of W. R. Berkley Corporation since October 2015 and serves as its Director since 2001. Mr. Berkley serv...
CEO Compensation Analysis
Compensation vs Market: Rob's total compensation ($USD11.02M) is about average for companies of similar size in the US market ($USD10.58M).
Compensation vs Earnings: Rob's compensation has been consistent with company performance over the past year.
Leadership Team
Name
Position
Tenure
Compensation
Ownership
William Berkley
Executive Chairman of the Board
53.83yrs
US$11.29m
19.63% $ 2.5b
William Berkley
President
5.42yrs
US$11.02m
0.68% $ 87.5m
Richard Baio
Executive VP
4.83yrs
US$1.99m
0.037% $ 4.7m
James Shiel
Executive Vice President of Investments
5.75yrs
US$2.13m
0.090% $ 11.7m
Lucille Sgaglione
Executive Vice President
10.83yrs
US$2.07m
0.0019% $ 247.2k
Philip Welt
Executive VP
2.17yrs
no data
0.024% $ 3.1m
Scott Mansolillo
SVP & Chief Compliance Officer
8.92yrs
no data
no data
Jonathan Levine
VP & Chief Marketing Officer
7.67yrs
no data
no data
Carol LaPunzina
Senior Vice President of Human Resources
11.5yrs
no data
no data
Edward Linekin
Senior Vice President of Investments
3.17yrs
no data
no data
Robert Hewitt
Executive Vice President
19.17yrs
no data
no data
Robert Gosselink
Senior Vice President of Insurance Risk Management
17.42yrs
no data
no data
8.3yrs
Average Tenure
59.5yo
Average Age
Experienced Management: WRB's management team is seasoned and experienced (8.3 years average tenure).
Board Members
Name
Position
Tenure
Compensation
Ownership
William Berkley
Executive Chairman of the Board
53.83yrs
US$11.29m
19.63% $ 2.5b
William Berkley
President
5.42yrs
US$11.02m
0.68% $ 87.5m
Mark Brockbank
Independent Director
20.17yrs
US$300.54k
0.50% $ 64.2m
Mark Shapiro
Independent Director
46.83yrs
US$340.54k
0.050% $ 6.4m
Ronald Blaylock
Independent Director
20.17yrs
US$299.04k
0.031% $ 4.0m
María Ferré Rangel
Independent Director
3.83yrs
US$305.54k
0.0085% $ 1.1m
Mary Farrell
Independent Director
15yrs
US$335.54k
0.034% $ 4.4m
Leigh Pusey
Independent Director
2.83yrs
US$300.54k
0.0060% $ 771.2k
Collin Suttie
Chairman of Berkley Healthcare
1.33yrs
no data
no data
Christopher Augostini
Independent Director
8.83yrs
US$305.54k
0.021% $ 2.7m
Gary Gudex
Chairman of Berkley North Pacific Group
0.25yr
no data
no data
William Johnston
Chairman of Berkley Luxury Group
1.08yrs
no data
no data
11.9yrs
Average Tenure
60yo
Average Age
Experienced Board: WRB's board of directors are seasoned and experienced ( 11.9 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
W. R. Berkley Corporation's company bio, employee growth, exchange listings and data sources
W. R. Berkley Corporation, an insurance holding company, operates as a commercial lines writer in the United States and internationally. It operates in two segments, Insurance and Reinsurance & Monoline Ex...
Company Analysis and Financial Data Status
All financial data provided by Standard & Poor's Capital IQ.
Data
Last Updated (UTC time)
Company Analysis
2021/03/06 00:00
End of Day Share Price
2021/03/05 00:00
Earnings
2020/12/31
Annual Earnings
2020/12/31
Unless specified all financial data is based on a yearly period but updated quarterly. This is known as Trailing Twelve Month (TTM) or Last Twelve Month (LTM) Data. Learn more here.