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China Life Insurance Co (FRA:CLF) Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio : (As of Jun. 23, 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)
=10.857/115.2271*115.2271
=10.857

Current CPI (Mar. 2024) = 115.2271.

China Life Insurance Co Quarterly Data

Book Value per Share CPI Adj_Book
201406 5.027 98.200 5.899
201409 5.768 98.900 6.720
201412 6.587 99.000 7.667
201503 7.915 99.900 9.129
201506 7.898 99.500 9.146
201509 7.396 100.500 8.480
201512 8.121 100.600 9.302
201603 7.684 102.200 8.663
201606 7.239 101.400 8.226
201609 7.301 102.400 8.216
201612 7.358 102.600 8.264
201703 7.416 103.200 8.280
201706 7.138 103.100 7.978
201709 7.293 104.100 8.073
201712 7.276 104.500 8.023
201803 7.615 105.300 8.333
201806 7.565 104.900 8.310
201809 7.307 106.600 7.898
201812 7.192 106.500 7.781
201903 8.499 107.700 9.093
201906 8.362 107.700 8.946
201909 8.778 109.800 9.212
201912 9.165 111.200 9.497
202003 9.434 112.300 9.680
202006 9.226 110.400 9.629
202009 9.207 111.700 9.498
202012 10.008 111.500 10.343
202103 10.675 112.662 10.918
202106 10.774 111.769 11.107
202109 10.965 112.215 11.259
202112 11.775 113.108 11.996
202203 11.775 114.335 11.867
202206 11.994 114.558 12.064
202209 11.542 115.339 11.531
202212 10.448 115.116 10.458
202303 11.053 115.116 11.064
202306 10.245 114.558 10.305
202309 10.036 115.339 10.026
202312 10.453 114.781 10.494
202403 10.857 115.227 10.857

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  (FRA:CLF) 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 (FRA:CLF) 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.