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KB Financial Group (MEX:KB N) Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio : 0.65 (As of Jul. 19, 2025)


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What is KB Financial Group Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio?

As of today (2025-07-19), KB Financial Group's current share price is MXN1422.50. KB Financial Group's Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2025 was MXN2,177.88. KB Financial Group's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio for today is 0.65.

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

MEX:KB N' s Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0.4   Med: 0.61   Max: 0.97
Current: 0.94

During the past years, KB Financial Group's highest Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio was 0.97. The lowest was 0.40. And the median was 0.61.

MEX:KB N's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio is ranked better than
57.53% of 1288 companies
in the Banks industry
Industry Median: 1.06 vs MEX:KB N: 0.94

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.

KB Financial Group's adjusted book value per share data for the three months ended in Mar. 2025 was MXN2,220.522. 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 MXN2,177.88 for the trailing ten years ended in Mar. 2025.

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KB Financial Group Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Historical Data

The historical data trend for KB Financial Group'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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KB Financial Group Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Chart

KB Financial Group 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 0.54 0.62 0.49 0.50 0.70

KB Financial Group 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 0.62 0.69 0.70 0.70 0.65

Competitive Comparison of KB Financial Group's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio

For the Banks - Regional subindustry, KB Financial Group'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.


KB Financial Group's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Distribution in the Banks Industry

For the Banks industry and Financial Services sector, KB Financial Group's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where KB Financial Group's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio falls into.


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KB Financial Group 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.

KB Financial Group's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio for today is calculated as

Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio=Share Price/ Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share
=1422.50/2177.88
=0.65

* 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.

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

For example, KB Financial Group'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)
=2220.522/122.5900*122.5900
=2,220.522

Current CPI (Mar. 2025) = 122.5900.

KB Financial Group Quarterly Data

Book Value per Share CPI Adj_Book
201506 1,021.360 100.051 1,251.451
201509 1,047.824 100.111 1,283.106
201512 1,091.042 100.220 1,334.567
201603 1,101.130 100.561 1,342.346
201606 1,234.821 100.791 1,501.892
201609 1,389.927 101.461 1,679.373
201612 1,356.299 101.561 1,637.126
201703 1,311.719 102.851 1,563.468
201706 1,312.860 102.611 1,568.477
201709 1,348.608 103.491 1,597.498
201712 1,547.034 102.991 1,841.435
201803 1,440.917 104.101 1,696.836
201806 1,567.315 104.130 1,845.161
201809 1,499.933 105.651 1,740.425
201812 1,579.018 104.351 1,855.012
201903 1,563.327 104.491 1,834.114
201906 1,562.102 104.881 1,825.862
201909 1,618.970 105.200 1,886.587
201912 1,587.812 105.121 1,851.669
202003 1,888.299 105.354 2,197.222
202006 1,941.953 105.112 2,264.865
202009 1,985.410 106.198 2,291.873
202012 1,985.788 105.765 2,301.677
202103 2,003.791 107.357 2,288.107
202106 2,039.965 107.579 2,324.619
202109 2,113.873 108.759 2,382.692
202112 2,158.329 109.676 2,412.457
202203 1,978.148 111.848 2,168.131
202206 1,903.511 114.072 2,045.645
202209 1,765.961 114.715 1,887.186
202212 2,031.664 115.179 2,162.384
202303 1,959.626 116.507 2,061.934
202306 1,914.691 117.182 2,003.053
202309 1,942.322 118.964 2,001.530
202312 1,948.294 118.837 2,009.822
202403 1,860.335 120.123 1,898.538
202406 2,001.893 120.007 2,044.976
202409 2,273.132 120.861 2,305.647
202412 2,244.145 121.135 2,271.097
202503 2,220.522 122.590 2,220.522

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.


KB Financial Group  (MEX:KB N) 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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KB Financial Group Business Description

Address
26, Gukjegeumyung-ro 8-gil, Yeongdeungpo-gu, Seoul, KOR, 07331
KB Financial Group Inc. is a financial holding company in Korea. The company operations include Kookmin Bank, one of the commercial banks in Korea. The company's subsidiaries collectively engage in a broad range of businesses, including commercial banking, credit cards, asset management, non-life and life insurance, capital markets activities, and international banking and finance. The company's segments include the Banking business, Securities business, Non-life Insurance business, Credit card business, and Life Insurance business. The Group generates the majority of its revenue from the Banking business.

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