W. R. Berkley Corporation
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Key Ratios

Price & Volume
Recent Price $ 26.84
52 Week High $ 33.66
52 Week Low $ 24.82
Average Vol (Mil) (RTMA) 29.325
Beta 0.52
Share Related Items
Market Cap. (Mil) $ 4,576.357
Shares Out (Mil) 170.505
Float (Mil) 143.900
Dividend Information
Yield % 0.75
Annual Dividend 0.20
Payout Ratio (TTM) % 5.06
Financial Strength
LT Debt/Equity (MRQ)% 38.41
Total Debt/Equity (MRQ)% 38.41
Valuation Ratios
Price/Earnings (TTM) 6.94
Price/Book (MRQ) 1.35
Per Share Data
Earnings (TTM) $ 3.87
Book Value (MRQ) $ 19.80
Management Effectiveness
Return on Equity (TTM) 21.54
Return on Assets (TTM) 4.60
Profitability
Operating Margin (TTM) % 18.92
Profit Margin (TTM) % 13.40


Historical financial information is provided by Reuters. W. R. Berkley Corporation makes no representations or warranties with respect to the information contained herein and takes no responsibility for supplementing, updating, or correcting any such information.

Mil = Millions  RTMA = Rolling Three Month Average
TTM = Trailing Twelve Months  MRQ = Most Recent Quarter
Asterisk (*) indicates numbers are derived from Earnings Announcements
Pricing and volume data as of May 9, 2008.