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China Mobile (FRA:CTM) Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio : 1.91 (As of Jun. 02, 2025)


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What is China Mobile Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio?

As of today (2025-06-02), China Mobile's current share price is €8.561. China Mobile's Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2025 was €4.48. China Mobile's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio for today is 1.91.

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

FRA:CTM' s Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 1.34   Med: 1.93   Max: 2.2
Current: 2.08

During the past years, China Mobile's highest Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio was 2.20. The lowest was 1.34. And the median was 1.93.

FRA:CTM's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio is ranked worse than
62.23% of 278 companies
in the Telecommunication Services industry
Industry Median: 1.53 vs FRA:CTM: 2.08

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 Mobile's adjusted book value per share data for the three months ended in Mar. 2025 was €8.454. 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 €4.48 for the trailing ten years ended in Mar. 2025.

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China Mobile Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Historical Data

The historical data trend for China Mobile'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 Mobile Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Chart

China Mobile Annual Data
Trend Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23 Dec24
Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only - - 1.47 1.95 2.14

China Mobile Quarterly Data
Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24 Jun24 Sep24 Dec24 Mar25
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 2.03 2.03 2.02 2.14 1.91

Competitive Comparison of China Mobile's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio

For the Telecom Services subindustry, China Mobile'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 Mobile's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Distribution in the Telecommunication Services Industry

For the Telecommunication Services industry and Communication Services sector, China Mobile's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio distribution charts can be found below:

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


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China Mobile 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 Mobile's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio for today is calculated as

Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio=Share Price/ Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share
=8.561/4.48
=1.91

* 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 Mobile's Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2025 is calculated as:

For example, China Mobile's adjusted Book Value per Share data for the three months ended in Mar. 2025 was:

Adj_Book=Book Value per Share/CPI of Mar. 2025 (Change)*Current CPI (Mar. 2025)
=8.454/119.3844*119.3844
=8.454

Current CPI (Mar. 2025) = 119.3844.

China Mobile Quarterly Data

Book Value per Share CPI Adj_Book
201006 3.182 81.568 4.657
201012 3.223 83.217 4.624
201106 3.220 86.185 4.460
201112 3.825 87.944 5.192
201206 4.210 89.373 5.624
201212 4.348 91.132 5.696
201306 4.605 93.001 5.911
201312 4.660 95.090 5.851
201406 4.791 96.409 5.933
201412 5.695 99.707 6.819
201506 6.259 99.267 7.527
201512 6.378 102.015 7.464
201606 6.313 101.686 7.412
201612 6.550 103.225 7.575
201706 6.503 103.664 7.489
201712 6.169 104.984 7.015
201806 6.671 106.193 7.500
201812 6.563 107.622 7.280
201906 6.768 109.601 7.372
201912 6.917 110.700 7.460
202006 6.898 110.590 7.447
202009 0.000 107.512 0.000
202012 7.053 109.711 7.675
202103 0.000 111.579 0.000
202106 7.432 111.360 7.968
202109 7.058 109.051 7.727
202112 7.862 112.349 8.354
202203 8.589 113.558 9.030
202206 8.489 113.448 8.933
202209 8.320 113.778 8.730
202212 8.223 114.548 8.570
202303 8.182 115.427 8.463
202306 8.036 115.647 8.296
202309 7.683 116.087 7.901
202312 8.056 117.296 8.199
202403 7.989 117.735 8.101
202406 8.028 117.296 8.171
202409 8.065 118.615 8.117
202412 8.486 118.945 8.517
202503 8.454 119.384 8.454

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 Mobile  (FRA:CTM) 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 Mobile Business Description

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China Mobile is not only the largest telecom operator in China by the number of mobile subscribers (1 billion) but also the largest in the world. It has 60% of the total wireless market in China and 50% of the fixed-line broadband market. The firm has largely rolled out its 5G network, having launched 5G service in late 2019. It is doing some 5G network sharing with China Broadnet at 700 MHz and also resells its 3G/4G/5G network through China Broadnet. Strong growth is being generated through internet data centers where it has the second-largest network in China and through Cloud Services. The company issued stock on the A-share market in 2022 and completed its first buyback of H-shares.