Mercury General Corp chart

Last update: 2022-12-30
Key statistics and financials
Revenue per share 65.79
Dividend & Yield1.27$ (3.78%)
Beta 0.63
Market capitalization 1.84B
Operating cash flow 352.59M
ESG Scores unknown

Company description

Mercury General Corporation, together with its subsidiaries, engages in writing personal automobile insurance in the United States. The company also writes homeowners, commercial automobile, commercial property, mechanical protection, and umbrella insurance products. Its automobile insurance products include collision, property damage, bodily injury, comprehensive, personal injury protection, underinsured and uninsured motorist, and other hazards; and homeowners insurance products comprise dwelling, liability, personal property, fire, and other hazards. The company sells its policies through a network of independent agents and insurance agencies, as well as directly through internet sales portals in Arizona, California, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Nevada, New Jersey, New York, Oklahoma, Texas, and Virginia. Mercury General Corporation was founded in 1961 and is headquartered in Los Angeles, California.

Sector: Financial Services - Industry: Insurance—Property & Casualty

Financial Ratios
Quick Ratio0.39
Working Capital-0.13
Return On Equity0.12
Debt To Equity0.17
Fixed Asset Ratio0.07
Fixed Interest Cover18.49

Financial data

Financial Statements

Cashflow Statement 2019-12-31 2020-12-31 2021-12-31 2022-12-31
Change To Liabilities 145.86M 102.31M 87.2M 10M
Total Cashflows From Investing Activities -401.2M -411.29M -373.67M -316.38M
Net Borrowings -609k -609k -825k 23.5M
Total Cash From Financing Activities -138.37M -140.25M -140.84M -81.99M
Change To Operating Activities 216.12M 86.35M 227.35M 369.37M
Issuance Of Stock 701k 215k 215k
Net Income 320.09M 374.61M 247.94M -512.67M
Change In Cash -19.89M 54.08M -12.92M -45.78M
Effect Of Exchange Rate
Total Cash From Operating Activities 519.68M 605.62M 501.58M 352.59M
Depreciation 64.73M 68.46M 79.06M 82.39M
Change To Account Receivables -49.83M 13.95M -26.67M 49.63M
Other Cashflows From Financing Activities
Change To Netincome -249.83M -71.3M -95.19M 485.38M
Capital Expenditures -40.09M -39.95M -41.44M -35.51M

Income Statement 2019-12-31 2020-12-31 2021-12-31 2022-12-31
Research Development
Income Before Tax 378.07M 458.5M 299.31M -670.72M
Net Income 320.09M 374.61M 247.94M -512.67M
Selling General Administrative 59.54M 55.21M 67.45M 28.73M
Gross Profit 706.61M 799.08M 649.92M -361.96M
Ebit 395.1M 475.55M 316.42M -653.48M
Operating Income 395.1M 475.55M 316.42M -653.48M
Interest Expense -17.04M -17.05M -17.11M -17.23M
Income Tax Expense 57.98M 83.89M 51.37M -158.04M
Total Revenue 3.97B 3.78B 3.99B 3.64B
Cost Of Revenue 3.27B 2.99B 3.34B 4.01B
Total Other Income ExpenseNet -17.04M -17.05M -17.11M -17.23M
Net Income From Continuing Ops 320.09M 374.61M 247.94M -512.67M
Net Income Applicable To Common Shares 320.09M 374.61M 247.94M -512.67M

Balance Sheet Statement 2019-12-31 2020-12-31 2021-12-31 2022-12-31
Total Liabilities 4.09B 4.3B 4.63B 4.99B
Total Stockholder Equity 1.8B 2.03B 2.14B 1.52B
Other Current Liabilities 1.36B 1.42B 1.52B 1.55B
Total Assets 5.89B 6.33B 6.77B 6.51B
Common Stock 98.83M 98.97M 98.94M 98.95M
Other Current Assets 118.88M 91.47M 88.3M 78.37M
Retained Earnings 1.7B 1.93B 2.04B 1.42B
Treasury Stock
Cash 294.4M 348.48M 335.56M 289.78M
Total Current Liabilities 1.5B 1.61B 1.69B 3.26B
Other Stockholder Equity
Property, Plant, and Equipment 213.9M 222.58M 226.8M 195.86M
Total Current Assets 1.53B 1.42B 1.21B 1.12B
Net Tangible Assets 1.75B 1.98B 2.09B 1.47B
Net Receivables 618.98M 599.8M 643.45M 632.6M
Accounts Payable 143.32M 194.42M 169.12M 1.7B


Insider Transactions

Here are the insider transactions of stock shares related to Mercury General Corp:

Filer Name Transaction Text Ownership Date Filer Relation Shares
STALICK THEODORE RStock Gift at price 34.81 per share.D2023-02-21Chief Financial Officer100
LITTLE JOSHUA ERICPurchase at price 33.16 per share.D2022-08-26Director400
LITTLE JOSHUA ERICPurchase at price 47.33 per share.D2022-05-19Director100
STALICK THEODORE RStock Gift at price 52.35 per share.D2022-05-05Chief Financial Officer70
STALICK THEODORE RConversion of Exercise of derivative security at price 43.01 per share.D2022-02-18Chief Financial Officer2.5k
LITTLE JOSHUA ERICPurchase at price 52.06 per share.D2021-11-16Director300
WALTERS JUDY ANNStock Gift at price 55.53 per share.D2021-10-20Officer50
LITTLE JOSHUA ERICPurchase at price 58.57 per share.D2021-09-07Director150
STALICK THEODORE RStock Gift at price 61.57 per share.D2021-04-01Chief Financial Officer230
SULLIVAN HEIDI CConversion of Exercise of derivative security at price 43.01 per share.D2021-03-12Officer5k
JOSEPH GEORGESale at price 65.06 per share.D2021-03-11Chairman of the Board34k
TIRADOR GABRIELConversion of Exercise of derivative security at price 43.01 per share.D2021-03-11Chief Executive Officer37.5k
JOSEPH GEORGESale at price 65.82 per share.D2021-03-10Chairman of the Board11k
STALICK THEODORE RConversion of Exercise of derivative security at price 43.01 per share.D2021-02-19Chief Financial Officer5k
STALICK THEODORE RConversion of Exercise of derivative security at price 43.01 per share.D2021-02-19Chief Financial Officer5k
LITTLE JOSHUA ERICPurchase at price 43.56 per share.D2020-09-14Director150
BRAUNEGG GEORGE GWYERPurchase at price 40.19 per share.D2020-06-12Director750
LITTLE JOSHUA ERICPurchase at price 39.89 per share.D2020-06-11Director150
HOSSEINI ABBYPurchase at price 40.26 per share.D2020-06-11Chief Technology Officer167
HOSSEINI ABBYPurchase at price 40.23 per share.D2020-06-01Chief Technology Officer500
JOSEPH GEORGEPurchase at price 39.27 per share.D2020-05-22Chairman of the Board63.5k
JOSEPH GEORGEPurchase at price 38.72 per share.D2020-05-20Chairman of the Board58.56k
JOSEPH GEORGEPurchase at price 38.86 per share.D2020-05-19Chairman of the Board26k
JOSEPH GEORGEPurchase at price 37.80 per share.D2020-05-15Chairman of the Board41.42k
JOSEPH GEORGEPurchase at price 35.94 per share.D2020-05-14Chairman of the Board122.72k
JOSEPH GEORGEPurchase at price 36.25 per share.D2020-05-13Officer and Director157k
JOSEPH GEORGEPurchase at price 37.00 per share.D2020-05-12Chairman of the Board59.58k
JOSEPH GEORGEPurchase at price 35.65 per share.D2020-05-11Chairman of the Board66.36k
MINNICH BRANDTPurchase at price 36.44 per share.D2020-05-11Officer1k
JOSEPH GEORGEPurchase at price 35.59 per share.D2020-05-08Chairman of the Board29.88k
JOSEPH GEORGEPurchase at price 35.19 per share.D2020-05-07Chairman of the Board103.47k
TIRADOR GABRIELPurchase at price 34.81 per share.D2020-05-07Chief Executive Officer3k
JOSEPH GEORGEPurchase at price 38.93 per share.D2020-03-13Chairman of the Board75.42k
LITTLE JOSHUA ERICPurchase at price 39.72 per share.D2020-03-13Director250
BRAUNEGG GEORGE GWYERPurchase at price 38.66 - 44.32 per share.D2020-03-11Director726
LITTLE JOSHUA ERICPurchase at price 43.74 per share.D2020-03-05Director250
STALICK THEODORE RStock Gift at price 48.04 per share.D2019-12-26Chief Financial Officer86
STALICK THEODORE RStock Gift at price 48.62 - 61.31 per share.D2019-12-20Chief Financial Officer128
LITTLE JOSHUA ERICPurchase at price 48.95 per share.D2019-11-12Director250
BRAUNEGG GEORGE GWYERPurchase at price 47.35 per share.D2019-10-31Director525
TONEY CHARLES F IISale at price 60.45 per share.D2019-06-14Officer600
STALICK THEODORE RConversion of Exercise of derivative security at price 45.30 per share.D2019-05-02Chief Financial Officer2.5k
STALICK THEODORE RConversion of Exercise of derivative security at price 43.01 - 45.30 per share.D2019-05-02Chief Financial Officer5k
BRAUNEGG GEORGE GWYERPurchase at price 50.86 per share.D2019-03-14Director500
CURTIUS MICHAEL DStock Gift at price 61.11 per share.D2018-11-08Director100
CURTIUS MICHAEL DSale at price 60.95 per share.D2018-11-06Director400
LUBITZ ALLAN EConversion of Exercise of derivative security at price 49.40 per share.D2018-07-30Officer7.5k
LITTLE JOSHUA ERICPurchase at price 42.67 per share.D2018-02-08Director500
STALICK THEODORE RStock Gift at price 53.44 per share.D2017-12-29Chief Financial Officer415
CURTIUS MICHAEL DStock Gift at price 54.78 per share.D2017-11-17Director450
TIRADOR GABRIELConversion of Exercise of derivative security at price 42.46 per share.D2017-08-07Chief Executive Officer12.5k

Insider transaction explanations

Insider buying is the legal purchase of shares by a senior executive or director of a company. "Filer Name" corresponds to the name of the stock buyer or seller. "Transaction Text" describes the transaction. "Ownership" gives information about the transaction type. "Date" is the reported transaction date. "Filer Relation" gives the role of the insider in the company. "Shares" is the value of the transaction. You will find the complete description of the General Transaction Codes on the SEC dedicated page


Investment strategy backtesting

These are the result of three automatic investment systems applied to Mercury General Corp. You will find the performance of an systematic investment system, a momentum strategy, and a buy the dip trading strategy.


Systematic investment results on Mercury General Corp

Here is the result of two systematic investment strategies applied to Mercury General Corp. The first strategy automatically buys the first day of the month, and the second strategy buys the fifteenth day of the month.

Systematic investment equity curve on Mercury General Corp

The following chart shows the equity curve of the two systematic investment strategies applied to Mercury General Corp:

Mercury General Corp automated entries

The systematic investment strategy that buys the first day of the month would give a performance of 12.88% on the backtest period.

Performance at glance

Performance

12.88 %

Latent gain

287.4 $

Invested capital

2231.25 $

Annualized return

3.11 %
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Momentum strategy results on Mercury General Corp

This is the result of two momentum investment strategies applied to Mercury General Corp. The first strategy uses a momentum signal calculated on one quarter, and the second uses a momentum signal calculated on two quarters.

Momentum entry openings on Mercury General Corp

The following chart shows all the entries opened by the momentum investment system on Mercury General Corp:

Mercury General Corp momentum entries
  • The first momentum investment strategy would give 16.85% of return on Mercury General Corp. That represents 718.43$ of latent gain with 4262.9$ of employed capital.
  • The second momentum investment strategy would give 20.39% of return on Mercury General Corp. That represents 758.31$ of latent gain with 3719.29$ of employed capital.
Performance at glance (1Q Momentum)

Performance

16.85 %

Latent gain

718.43 $

Invested capital

4262.9 $

Annualized return

-4.03 %
Performance at glance (2Q Momentum)

Performance

20.39 %

Latent gain

758.31 $

Invested capital

3719.29 $

Annualized return

5.57 %

Momentum equity curve on Mercury General Corp

The following chart shows the equity curve of the two momentum strategies applied to Mercury General Corp:

Mercury General Corp momentum equity

Note: the dividends potentially given by Mercury General Corp are not integrated into the calculation of the equity curve neither the performance of the strategy. The integration of the dividends will be available soon.


Employed capital on Mercury General Corp

The following chart shows the employed capital evolution of the two momentum strategies on Mercury General Corp since the beginning:

Mercury General Corp

Note: the algorithm buys for a maximum of 250$ per entry. If the stock price is greater than 250$, the system buys only one stock per entry. The investment system stops automatically when the financial exposure reaches 10000$.


Buy the dip strategy result on Mercury General Corp

Buy the dip entry openings on Mercury General Corp

Mercury General Corp

The performance achieved by the robo-advisor on Mercury General Corp is -8.63%. That represents -42.28$ of latent gain with 490.04$ of employed capital. The following chart shows Mercury General Corp stock price with all the entries opened by the automated investment system.

Note: The blue line represents the weekly stock price of Mercury General Corp, and the green triangles represent the entry openings. The artificall robo-advisor needs at least 100 weeks of trading history to work.

Performance at glance

Performance

-8.63 %

Latent gain

-42.28 $

Invested capital

490.04 $

Annualized return

-4.03 %

Equity curve of the strategy applied to Mercury General Corp

The following chart shows the result of the investment strategy applied to Mercury General Corp:

Mercury General Corp

Note: the dividends potentially given by Mercury General Corp are not integrated into the calculation of the equity curve neither the performance of the strategy. The integration of the dividends will be available soon.


Employed capital on Mercury General Corp

The following chart shows the employed capital evolution since the beginning of the investment strategy on Mercury General Corp:

Mercury General Corp

Note: the algorithm buys for a maximum of 250$ per entry. If the stock price is greater than 250$, the system buys only one stock per entry. The investment system stops automatically when the financial exposure reaches 10000$.


Investment strategies comparison on Mercury General Corp

In this section, I will compare the three previous investment strategies applied to Mercury General Corp.

Equity curve comparison on Mercury General Corp

The following chart shows the equity curve of the artificall advisor, the trend folowing and the automatic investment strategies:

Mercury General Corp investment strategy comparison

Employed capital comparison on Mercury General Corp

Mercury General Corp investment comparison

Performance comparison on Mercury General Corp

Strategy Latent Profit Growth Employed capital CAGR
Automatic investment 12.88% 287.4$ 2231.25$ 3.11%
Momentum 1 quarter 16.85% 718.43$ 4262.9$ 4.32%
Momentum 2 quarters 20.39% 758.31$ 3719.29$ 5.57%
Non-directional -8.63% -42.28$ 490.04$ -4.03%
Annualized return comparison

Automatic investment

3.11 %

Momentum 1Q

5.57 %

Momentum 2Q

5.57 %

Non-directional

-4.03 %

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Positive correlations

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  • Negative correlation

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    Note: The algorithm computes the probability of correlation between Mercury General Corp and the other stocks. There may be false positives or some missing correlated stocks. If the price of Mercury General Corp does not vary for 36 weeks, the correlation calculation result will be wrong.


    Company information

    Company name Mercury General Corp
    Country United States
    City Los Angeles
    Address 4484 Wilshire Boulevard
    Phone
    Website www.mercuryinsurance.com
    FullTime employees 4300
    Industry Insurance—Property & Casualty
    Sector Financial Services
    Exchange XNYS
    Ticker MCY
    Market www.nyse.com

    Mercury General Corp ESG Scores

    Environment scores

    Environment ESG Factors Scores
    Environment Score 0
    Peer Environment Performance unknown
    Environment Percentile unknown
    Palm Oil unknown
    Nuclear unknown
    Fur Leather unknown
    GMO unknown
    Coal unknown
    Pesticides unknown
    Animal Testing unknown

    Social scores

    Social ESG Factors Scores
    Social Score 0
    Peer Social Performance unknown
    Social Percentile unknown
    Highest Controversy unknown
    Peer Highest Controversy Performance unknown
    Adult unknown
    Gambling unknown
    Alcoholic unknown
    Tobacco unknown
    Catholic unknown
    Controversial Weapons unknown
    Small Arms unknown
    Military Contract unknown
    Peer Count unknown

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    Governance scores

    Governance ESG Factors Scores
    Governance Score 0
    Peer Governance Performance unknown
    Governance Percentile unknown

    ESG at glance
    Total ESG Scores: unknown
    Environment Score: 0
    Social Score: 0
    Governance Score: 0

    ESG Performance: unknown

    Peer Group: unknown

    Peer Esg Score Performance: unknown

    Rating Year: unknown

    Rating Month: unknown

    Max Age: unknown

    Percentile: unknown