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China Mobile (HKSE:00941) Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio : 2.11 (As of Apr. 30, 2024)


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What is China Mobile Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio?

As of today (2024-04-30), China Mobile's current share price is HK$69.60. China Mobile's Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 was HK$33.03. China Mobile's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio for today is 2.11.

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

HKSE:00941' s Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 1.34   Med: 1.81   Max: 2.2
Current: 1.99

During the past years, China Mobile's highest Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio was 2.20. The lowest was 1.34. And the median was 1.81.

HKSE:00941's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio is ranked worse than
59.64% of 280 companies
in the Telecommunication Services industry
Industry Median: 1.435 vs HKSE:00941: 1.99

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. 2024 was HK$67.965. 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 HK$33.03 for the trailing ten years ended in Mar. 2024.

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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 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 - - - 1.47 1.95

China Mobile Quarterly Data
Jun18 Dec18 Jun19 Dec19 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 1.90 1.92 1.95 1.95 2.03

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.



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
=69.60/33.03
=2.11

* 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. 2024 is calculated as:

For example, China Mobile'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)
=67.965/117.7354*117.7354
=67.965

Current CPI (Mar. 2024) = 117.7354.

China Mobile Quarterly Data

Book Value per Share CPI Adj_Book
200806 22.633 79.919 33.342
200812 24.444 79.590 36.160
200906 26.285 79.260 39.045
200912 28.328 80.799 41.278
201006 30.291 81.568 43.722
201012 33.144 83.217 46.892
201106 36.120 86.185 49.342
201112 39.139 87.944 52.397
201206 40.985 89.373 53.991
201212 44.223 91.132 57.132
201306 47.142 93.001 59.680
201312 49.496 95.090 61.283
201406 50.459 96.409 61.621
201412 54.452 99.707 64.298
201506 54.462 99.267 64.594
201512 53.850 102.015 62.148
201606 55.054 101.686 63.744
201612 53.610 103.225 61.146
201706 56.983 103.664 64.718
201712 57.042 104.984 63.971
201806 61.157 106.193 67.805
201812 58.385 107.622 63.872
201906 59.852 109.601 64.294
201912 59.985 110.700 63.797
202006 60.205 110.590 64.095
202009 0.000 107.512 0.000
202012 66.517 109.711 71.382
202103 0.000 111.579 0.000
202106 69.500 111.360 73.479
202109 64.612 109.051 69.758
202112 69.280 112.349 72.602
202203 74.001 113.558 76.723
202206 70.425 113.448 73.086
202209 64.659 113.778 66.908
202212 67.817 114.548 69.704
202303 68.753 115.427 70.128
202306 68.201 115.647 69.433
202309 64.187 116.087 65.099
202312 68.647 117.296 68.904
202403 67.965 117.735 67.965

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  (HKSE:00941) 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 (HKSE:00941) Business Description

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China Mobile is not only the largest telecom operator in China by the number of mobile subscribers (990 million) but also the largest in the world. It has 60% of the total wireless market in China and 45% of the fixed-line broadband market. The firm is continuing to roll 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 2G/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.

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