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Aflac (BSP:A1FL34) Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share : R$187.60 (As of Dec. 2023)


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What is Aflac Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share?

E10 is a concept invented by Prof. Robert Shiller, who uses E10 for his Shiller PE Ratio calculation. E10 is the average of the inflation adjusted earnings of a company over the past 10 years. The similar calculation is applied by GuruFocus to calculate the Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share and 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.

Aflac's adjusted book value per share for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was R$186.216. 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 R$187.60 for the trailing ten years ended in Dec. 2023.

During the past 12 months, Aflac's average Cyclically Adjusted Book Growth Rate was 7.60% per year. During the past 3 years, the average Cyclically Adjusted Book Growth Rate was 13.30% per year. During the past 5 years, the average Cyclically Adjusted Book Growth Rate was 14.70% per year. During the past 10 years, the average Cyclically Adjusted Book Growth Rate was 14.30% per year. Please click Growth Rate Calculation Example (GuruFocus) to see how GuruFocus calculates Wal-Mart Stores Inc (WMT)'s revenue growth rate. You can apply the same method to get the Cyclically Adjusted Book Growth Rate using Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share data.

During the past 13 years, the highest 3-Year average Cyclically Adjusted Book Growth Rate of Aflac was 20.20% per year. The lowest was 7.00% per year. And the median was 15.10% per year.

As of today (2024-05-02), Aflac's current stock price is R$433.01. Aflac's Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was R$187.60. Aflac's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio of today is 2.31.

During the past 13 years, the highest Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio of Aflac was 3.10. The lowest was 1.14. And the median was 2.33.


Aflac Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share Historical Data

The historical data trend for Aflac's Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share 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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Aflac Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share Chart

Aflac Annual Data
Trend Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only - 137.62 175.19 153.79 187.60

Aflac Quarterly Data
Jun19 Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24
Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 187.79 179.37 182.04 187.60 -

Competitive Comparison of Aflac's Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share

For the Insurance - Life subindustry, Aflac'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.


Aflac's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Distribution in the Insurance Industry

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

* The bar in red indicates where Aflac's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio falls into.



Aflac Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share Calculation

E10 is a concept invented by Prof. Robert Shiller, who uses E10 for his Shiller PE Ratio calculation. E10 is the average of the inflation adjusted earnings of a company over the past 10 years. The similar calculation is applied by GuruFocus to calculate the Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share and 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.

What is Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share? How do we calculate Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share?

Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share is the average of the inflation adjusted Book Value per Share of a company over the past 10 years. Let's use an example to explain.

If we want to calculate the Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share of Wal-Mart (WMT) for Dec. 31, 2010, we need to have the inflation data and the book value per share from 2001 through 2010.

We adjusted the 2001 book value per share data with the total inflation from 2001 through 2010 to the equivalent book value in 2010. If the total inflation from 2001 to 2010 is 40%, and Wal-Mart's book value is $1 a share in 2001, then the 2001's equivalent book value in 2010 is $1.4 a share. If Wal-Mart's book value is $1 again in 2002, and the total inflation from 2002 through 2010 is 35%, then the equivalent 2002 book value in 2010 is $1.35. So on and so forth, you get the equivalent book value per share of past 10 years. Then you add them together and divided the sum by the count to get 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.

For example, Aflac's adjusted Book Value per Share data for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was:

Adj_Book= Book Value per Share /CPI of Dec. 2023 (Change)*Current CPI (Dec. 2023)
=186.216/129.4194*129.4194
=186.216

Current CPI (Dec. 2023) = 129.4194.

Aflac Quarterly Data

Book Value per Share CPI Adj_Book
201403 40.139 99.695 52.107
201406 43.338 100.560 55.776
201409 46.325 100.428 59.698
201412 54.776 99.070 71.556
201503 67.485 99.621 87.671
201506 61.487 100.684 79.036
201509 78.759 100.392 101.532
201512 80.967 99.792 105.005
201603 89.158 100.470 114.848
201606 94.117 101.688 119.784
201609 90.834 101.861 115.409
201612 84.641 101.863 107.539
201703 79.916 102.862 100.549
201706 89.471 103.349 112.040
201709 87.392 104.136 108.611
201712 103.790 104.011 129.144
201803 102.631 105.290 126.152
201806 116.668 106.317 142.020
201809 125.095 106.507 152.007
201812 120.633 105.998 147.288
201903 134.023 107.251 161.726
201906 147.055 108.070 176.107
201909 164.964 108.329 197.080
201912 163.543 108.420 195.219
202003 179.578 108.902 213.412
202006 213.813 108.767 254.411
202009 249.280 109.815 293.782
202012 249.332 109.897 293.625
202103 265.758 111.754 307.766
202106 249.318 114.631 281.481
202109 267.225 115.734 298.823
202112 288.350 117.630 317.251
202203 227.688 121.301 242.927
202206 209.910 125.017 217.302
202209 202.997 125.227 209.794
202212 171.705 125.222 177.461
202303 170.058 127.348 172.824
202306 166.460 128.729 167.353
202309 190.758 129.860 190.112
202312 186.216 129.419 186.216

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


Aflac  (BSP:A1FL34) Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share Explanation

If a company grows much fast than inflation, Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share may underestimate the company's equity. Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio can seem to be too high even the actual PB Ratio is low.

For the Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio, the book value of the past 10 years are inflation-adjusted and averaged. The result is used for P/B calculation. Since it looks at the average over the last 10 years, the Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio is also called CAPB Ratio.

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.

Aflac's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio of today is calculated as

Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio=Share Price/Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share
=433.01/187.6
=2.31

* 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.

During the past 13 years, the highest Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio of Aflac was 3.10. The lowest was 1.14. And the median was 2.33.


Be Aware

Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio works better for cyclical companies. It gives you a better idea on the company's real book value.


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Aflac (BSP:A1FL34) Business Description

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1932 Wynnton Road, Columbus, GA, USA, 31999
Aflac Inc offers supplemental health insurance and life insurance in the two largest insurance markets in the world, the U.S. and Japan. In addition to its cancer policies, the company has broadened its product offerings to include accident, disability, and long-term-care insurance. It markets its products through independent distributors, selling most of its policies directly to consumers at their places of work.

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