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China Life Insurance Co (BUE:LFCHY) Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio : (As of May. 17, 2024)


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What is China Life Insurance Co Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio?

Note: If the price history is too short, we do not calculate current Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio for this stock. All the historical data is shown as the company's primary share's data instead.

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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:

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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
Jun19 Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24
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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 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)
=4971.074/115.2271*115.2271
=4,971.074

Current CPI (Mar. 2024) = 115.2271.

China Life Insurance Co Quarterly Data

Book Value per Share CPI Adj_Book
201406 27.750 98.200 32.562
201409 31.287 98.900 36.452
201412 34.723 99.000 40.414
201503 37.773 99.900 43.568
201506 40.274 99.500 46.640
201509 39.023 100.500 44.741
201512 57.247 100.600 65.571
201603 62.479 102.200 70.443
201606 56.850 101.400 64.602
201609 61.115 102.400 68.771
201612 61.522 102.600 69.094
201703 61.137 103.200 68.262
201706 66.118 103.100 73.895
201709 76.164 104.100 84.305
201712 82.212 104.500 90.651
201803 94.601 105.300 103.519
201806 110.212 104.900 121.062
201809 156.869 106.600 169.564
201812 154.243 106.500 166.882
201903 187.690 107.700 200.808
201906 211.083 107.700 225.835
201909 270.326 109.800 283.687
201912 304.358 111.200 315.380
202003 323.523 112.300 331.956
202006 355.628 110.400 371.177
202009 402.537 111.700 415.248
202012 495.391 111.500 511.950
202103 572.392 112.662 585.427
202106 614.814 111.769 633.835
202109 630.706 112.215 647.633
202112 671.850 113.108 684.439
202203 696.203 114.335 701.637
202206 762.800 114.558 767.257
202209 793.913 115.339 793.145
202212 927.715 115.116 928.614
202303 1,168.861 115.116 1,169.993
202306 1,332.001 114.558 1,339.783
202309 1,874.154 115.339 1,872.341
202312 2,057.564 114.781 2,065.563
202403 4,971.074 115.227 4,971.074

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  (BUE:LFCHY) 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 (BUE:LFCHY) Business Description

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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