The Hanover Insurance Group, Inc.

  • Market Cap: Small Cap
  • Industry: Insurance
  • ISIN: US4108671052
USD
173.39
-0.89 (-0.51%)
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Strong Sell
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Comparison

Company
Score
Quality
Valuation
Financial
Technical
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Why is The Hanover Insurance Group, Inc. ?

1
Strong Long Term Fundamental Strength with an average Return on Equity (ROE) of 10.48%
2
The company has declared Positive results for the last 6 consecutive quarters
  • PRE-TAX PROFIT(Q) At USD 198.8 MM has Grown at 287.52%
  • NET PROFIT(Q) At USD 156.9 MM has Grown at 288.37%
  • OPERATING CASH FLOW(Y) Highest at USD 853.7 MM
3
With ROE of 14.39%, it has a fair valuation with a 3.50 Price to Book Value
  • The stock is trading at a premium compared to its peers' average historical valuations
  • Over the past year, while the stock has generated a return of 18.27%, its profits have risen by 172.1% ; the PEG ratio of the company is 0.1
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How much should you buy?

  1. Overall Portfolio exposure to The Hanover Insurance Group, Inc. should be less than 10%
  2. Overall Portfolio exposure to Insurance should be less than 30%

(If sector exposure > 30%, please use optimiser tool to see which are the best stocks to hold in Insurance)

When to exit? - We will constantly monitor the company and suggest at the appropriate time to exit from the stock

Is The Hanover Insurance Group, Inc. for you?

Low Risk, High Return

Absolute
Risk Adjusted
Volatility
The Hanover Insurance Group, Inc.
4.21%
1.90
23.70%
S&P 500
20.12%
0.70
20.15%
stock-recommendationQuality
stock-summaryManagement Risk
stock-summaryGrowth
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Quality grade scale :

Below Average, Average, Good, Excellent

Quality key factors

Factor
Value
Sales Growth (5y)
6.44%
EBIT Growth (5y)
0
EBIT to Interest (avg)
0
Debt to EBITDA (avg)
Negative Net Debt
Net Debt to Equity (avg)
0
Sales to Capital Employed (avg)
0
Tax Ratio
20.74%
Dividend Payout Ratio
20.11%
Pledged Shares
0
Institutional Holding
92.81%
ROCE (avg)
0
ROE (avg)
10.48%
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Valuation Scorecard stock-summary

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Valuation grade scale :

Very Risky, Risky, Very Expensive, Expensive, Fair, Attractive, Very Attractive

Valuation Key Factors stock-summary

Factor
Value
P/E Ratio
19
Industry P/E
Price to Book Value
3.24
EV to EBIT
NA
EV to EBITDA
EV to Capital Employed
3.07
EV to Sales
1.67
PEG Ratio
0.18
Dividend Yield
123.47%
ROCE (Latest)
ROE (Latest)
17.24%
stock-recommendationTechnicals

Technical key factors

Indicator
Weekly
Monthly
MACD
Mildly Bearish
Mildly Bearish
RSI
No Signal
No Signal
Bollinger Bands
Bearish
Mildly Bullish
Moving Averages
Bearish (Daily)
KST
Bearish
Mildly Bearish
Dow Theory
Mildly Bullish
Mildly Bearish
OBV
Mildly Bearish
Bullish
stock-recommendation Technical Indicator Scale: Bearish, Mildly Bearish, Sideways, Mildly Bullish, Bullish  Turned 
Technical Movement
stock-recommendationFinancial Trend

Financial Trend Scorecard stock-summary

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Financial Trend scale:

Very Negative, Negative, Flat, Positive, Very Positive, Outstanding

19What is working for the Company
OPERATING CASH FLOW(Y)

Highest at USD 1,178.1 MM

ROCE(HY)

Highest at 20.6%

DIVIDEND PER SHARE(HY)

Highest at USD 0

NET SALES(Q)

Highest at USD 1,671.8 MM

RAW MATERIAL COST(Y)

Fallen by 0% (YoY

DEBT-EQUITY RATIO (HY)

Lowest at 2.68 %

OPERATING PROFIT(Q)

Highest at USD 272.3 MM

OPERATING PROFIT MARGIN(Q)

Highest at 16.29 %

PRE-TAX PROFIT(Q)

Highest at USD 257.8 MM

NET PROFIT(Q)

Highest at USD 197 MM

EPS(Q)

Highest at USD 5.47

-7What is not working for the Company
INTEREST(Q)

Highest at USD 14.5 MM

Here's what is working for The Hanover Insurance Group, Inc.

Operating Cash Flow
Highest at USD 1,178.1 MM and Grown
In each year in the last three years
MOJO Watch
The company has generated higher cash revenues from business operations

Operating Cash Flows (USD MM)

Net Sales
Highest at USD 1,671.8 MM and Grown
In each period in the last five periods
MOJO Watch
Near term sales trend is very positive

Net Sales (USD MM)

Dividend per share
Highest at USD 0 and Grown
In each year in the last five years
MOJO Watch
Company is distributing higher dividend from profits generated

DPS (USD)

Operating Profit
Highest at USD 272.3 MM
in the last five periods
MOJO Watch
Near term Operating Profit trend is positive

Operating Profit (USD MM)

Operating Profit Margin
Highest at 16.29 %
in the last five periods
MOJO Watch
Company's profit margin has improved

Operating Profit to Sales

Pre-Tax Profit
Highest at USD 257.8 MM
in the last five periods
MOJO Watch
Near term Pre-Tax Profit trend is positive

Pre-Tax Profit (USD MM)

Net Profit
Highest at USD 197 MM
in the last five periods
MOJO Watch
Near term Net Profit trend is positive

Net Profit (USD MM)

EPS
Highest at USD 5.47
in the last five periods
MOJO Watch
Increasing profitability; company has created higher earnings for shareholders

EPS (USD)

Debt-Equity Ratio
Lowest at 2.68 %
in the last five Semi-Annual periods
MOJO Watch
The company has been reducing its borrowing as compared to equity capital

Debt-Equity Ratio

Raw Material Cost
Fallen by 0% (YoY)
MOJO Watch
The company's ability to pass on the cost of raw materials to customers has improved; this may lead to a rise in profit margin

Raw Material Cost as a percentage of Sales

Here's what is not working for The Hanover Insurance Group, Inc.

Interest
At USD 14.5 MM has Grown at 25%
period on period (QoQ)
MOJO Watch
Rising interest cost signifies increased borrowings

Interest Paid (USD MM)

Interest
Highest at USD 14.5 MM
in the last five periods and Increased by 25% (QoQ)
MOJO Watch
Rising interest cost signifies increased borrowings

Interest Paid (USD MM)