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China Life Insurance Co (SHSE:601628) Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio : 2.19 (As of Jun. 07, 2024)


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What is China Life Insurance Co Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio?

As of today (2024-06-07), China Life Insurance Co's current share price is ¥30.99. China Life Insurance Co's Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 was ¥14.14. China Life Insurance Co's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio for today is 2.19.

The historical rank and industry rank for China Life Insurance Co's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio or its related term are showing as below:

SHSE:601628' s Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 1.85   Med: 2.73   Max: 5.13
Current: 2.18

During the past years, China Life Insurance Co's highest Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio was 5.13. The lowest was 1.85. And the median was 2.73.

SHSE:601628's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio is ranked worse than
79.86% of 417 companies
in the Insurance industry
Industry Median: 1.18 vs SHSE:601628: 2.18

The Shiller PE Ratio was first used by professor Robert Shiller. He uses E10 for his Shiller PE Ratio calculation. E10 is the average of the inflation adjusted earnings per share of a company over the past 10 years. The similar calculation is applied by GuruFocus to calculate the Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio. The Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share is the average of the inflation adjusted book value per share of a company over the past 10 years.

China Life Insurance Co's adjusted book value per share data for the three months ended in Mar. 2024 was ¥16.997. Add all the adjusted book value per share for the past 10 years together and divide the count will get our Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share, which is ¥14.14 for the trailing ten years ended in Mar. 2024.

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China Life Insurance Co Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Historical Data

The historical data trend for China Life Insurance Co's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio can be seen below:

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.

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China Life Insurance Co Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Chart

China Life Insurance Co Annual Data
Trend Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio
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China Life Insurance Co Quarterly Data
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Competitive Comparison of China Life Insurance Co's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio

For the Insurance - Life subindustry, China Life Insurance Co's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio, along with its competitors' market caps and Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio data, can be viewed below:

* Competitive companies are chosen from companies within the same industry, with headquarter located in same country, with closest market capitalization; x-axis shows the market cap, and y-axis shows the term value; the bigger the dot, the larger the market cap. Note that "N/A" values will not show up in the chart.


China Life Insurance Co's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Distribution in the Insurance Industry

For the Insurance industry and Financial Services sector, China Life Insurance Co's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where China Life Insurance Co's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio falls into.



China Life Insurance Co Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Calculation

Like the Shiller PE Ratio, the Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio takes the Book Value per Share from the past 10 years, adjusts it for inflation, and then calculates the average. This average is then used for the P/B calculation. Because it considers this 10-year average, it's often referred to as the CAPB Ratio.

The Shiller PE Ratio was first used by professor Robert Shiller to measure the valuation of the overall market. The similar calculation is applied by GuruFocus to calculate the Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio.

China Life Insurance Co's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio for today is calculated as

Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio=Share Price/ Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share
=30.99/14.14
=2.19

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.

China Life Insurance Co's Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 is calculated as:

For example, China Life Insurance Co's adjusted Book Value per Share data for the three months ended in Mar. 2024 was:

Adj_Book=Book Value per Share/CPI of Mar. 2024 (Change)*Current CPI (Mar. 2024)
=16.997/115.2271*115.2271
=16.997

Current CPI (Mar. 2024) = 115.2271.

China Life Insurance Co Quarterly Data

Book Value per Share CPI Adj_Book
201406 8.512 98.200 9.988
201409 9.124 98.900 10.630
201412 10.052 99.000 11.700
201503 10.687 99.900 12.327
201506 11.001 99.500 12.740
201509 10.571 100.500 12.120
201512 11.410 100.600 13.069
201603 11.128 102.200 12.546
201606 10.718 101.400 12.180
201609 10.931 102.400 12.300
201612 10.742 102.600 12.064
201703 10.935 103.200 12.209
201706 10.918 103.100 12.202
201709 11.421 104.100 12.642
201712 11.355 104.500 12.521
201803 11.864 105.300 12.982
201806 11.428 104.900 12.553
201809 11.689 106.600 12.635
201812 11.264 106.500 12.187
201903 12.891 107.700 13.792
201906 13.035 107.700 13.946
201909 13.754 109.800 14.434
201912 14.285 111.200 14.802
202003 14.637 112.300 15.019
202006 14.715 110.400 15.358
202009 14.771 111.700 15.237
202012 15.923 111.500 16.455
202103 16.549 112.662 16.926
202106 16.680 111.769 17.196
202109 16.658 112.215 17.105
202112 16.949 113.108 17.267
202203 16.455 114.335 16.583
202206 16.977 114.558 17.076
202209 16.043 115.339 16.027
202212 15.432 115.116 15.447
202303 16.309 115.116 16.325
202306 15.898 114.558 15.991
202309 15.634 115.339 15.619
202312 16.279 114.781 16.342
202403 16.997 115.227 16.997

Add all the adjusted book value per share together and divide the count will get our Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share.

Please note that we use the CPI data of the country/region where the company is headquartered. If the CPI data for that country/region is not available, then we will use the CPI data of the United States as default.


China Life Insurance Co  (SHSE:601628) Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Explanation

Compared with the regular PB Ratio, which works poorly for cyclical businesses, the Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio smoothed out the fluctuations of book value during business cycles. Therefore it is more accurate in reflecting the valuation of the company.

If a company has consistent business performance, the Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio should give similar results to regular PB Ratio.


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China Life Insurance Co (SHSE:601628) Business Description

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Address
No. 16, Financial Street, Xicheng District, Beijing, CHN, 100033
With headquarters in Beijing and commanding about 20% market share, China Life Insurance is the largest life insurance company in China. The firm offers group and individual life insurance through exclusive agents, bancassurance, and other marketing platforms. While the bulk of profits stem from life insurance policies, additional operations include short-term policies such as accident and health insurance. The company is undergoing a business transformation toward the sale of long-term protection products and away from short-term and single-premium products.

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