Fairfax Financial Holdings Ltd Shs Subord.Vtg FFH

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    Large Value
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    1.01%
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  • Price/Sales
    1.19
  • Price/Book
    1.44
  • Beta (5-Year)
    0.84
  • Consensus Forward P/E
    9.45
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Valuation Mar 14, 2025
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Fairfax Earnings: California Wildfires Take a Bite, but Investment Gains are an Offset
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Brett Horn, CFA
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Analyst Note | by Brett Horn, CFA Updated May 02, 2025

Fairfax's reported results were negatively affected by $692 million in losses from the California wildfires, but that was more than offset by $1.1 billion in investment gains.

Business Strategy and Outlook | by Brett Horn, CFA Updated Mar 14, 2025

While its primary business is insurance, Fairfax is in some ways more of an investment fund. Chair and CEO Prem Watsa has a long history of bold investment bets and has shown a willingness to be unorthodox when it comes to portfolio construction. As a result, compared with other insurers, the company's results tend to be much more driven by results

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