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Union Assurance (COL:UAL.N0000) Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio : 2.30 (As of Jun. 10, 2024)


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What is Union Assurance Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio?

As of today (2024-06-10), Union Assurance's current share price is රු49.00. Union Assurance's Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 was රු21.30. Union Assurance's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio for today is 2.30.

The historical rank and industry rank for Union Assurance's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio or its related term are showing as below:

COL:UAL.N0000' s Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 1.4   Med: 1.97   Max: 2.47
Current: 2.3

During the past years, Union Assurance's highest Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio was 2.47. The lowest was 1.40. And the median was 1.97.

COL:UAL.N0000's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio is ranked worse than
81.93% of 415 companies
in the Insurance industry
Industry Median: 1.15 vs COL:UAL.N0000: 2.30

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.

Union Assurance's adjusted book value per share data for the three months ended in Mar. 2024 was රු34.209. 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 රු21.30 for the trailing ten years ended in Mar. 2024.

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Union Assurance Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Historical Data

The historical data trend for Union Assurance'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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Union Assurance Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Chart

Union Assurance Annual Data
Trend Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only - - 1.94 1.58 1.98

Union Assurance Quarterly Data
Jun19 Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24
Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio 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 1.82 1.65 2.09 1.98 2.20

Competitive Comparison of Union Assurance's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio

For the Insurance - Diversified subindustry, Union Assurance'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.


Union Assurance's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Distribution in the Insurance Industry

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

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



Union Assurance 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.

Union Assurance's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio for today is calculated as

Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio=Share Price/ Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share
=49.00/21.3
=2.30

* 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.

Union Assurance's Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 is calculated as:

For example, Union Assurance'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)
=34.209/131.7762*131.7762
=34.209

Current CPI (Mar. 2024) = 131.7762.

Union Assurance Quarterly Data

Book Value per Share CPI Adj_Book
201406 5.886 100.560 7.713
201409 6.188 100.428 8.120
201412 7.246 99.070 9.638
201503 8.047 99.621 10.644
201506 8.219 100.684 10.757
201509 4.286 100.392 5.626
201512 5.880 99.792 7.765
201603 4.682 100.470 6.141
201606 4.921 101.688 6.377
201609 5.396 101.861 6.981
201612 6.561 101.863 8.488
201703 5.593 102.862 7.165
201706 6.317 103.349 8.055
201709 7.228 104.136 9.147
201712 20.304 104.011 25.724
201803 18.841 105.290 23.581
201806 19.298 106.317 23.919
201809 21.857 106.507 27.043
201812 23.200 105.998 28.842
201903 21.866 107.251 26.866
201906 22.665 108.070 27.637
201909 22.856 108.329 27.803
201912 24.882 108.420 30.242
202003 23.340 108.902 28.243
202006 24.926 108.767 30.199
202009 24.998 109.815 29.997
202012 25.639 109.897 30.743
202103 24.364 111.754 28.729
202106 24.358 114.631 28.001
202109 24.019 115.734 27.348
202112 26.227 117.630 29.381
202203 23.095 121.301 25.089
202206 22.192 125.017 23.392
202209 20.924 125.227 22.018
202212 24.120 125.222 25.382
202303 25.754 127.348 26.650
202306 28.736 128.729 29.416
202309 36.574 129.860 37.114
202312 41.001 129.419 41.748
202403 34.209 131.776 34.209

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.


Union Assurance  (COL:UAL.N0000) 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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Union Assurance (COL:UAL.N0000) Business Description

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Address
No. 20, St. Michael's Road, Union Assurance Centre, Colombo, LKA, 03
Union Assurance PLC is engaged in the Life insurance business. It provides Life insurance solutions for both Individual and corporate customers. The company's operating segment includes the Policyholder Fund and Shareholder Fund. It generates maximum revenue from the Policyholder Fund segment. UA maintains five separate policy holder funds according to the following product types: Participating, Non-participating, Universal life, Unit linked, and Non-unit linked.

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