GURUFOCUS.COM » STOCK LIST » Financial Services » Insurance » Manulife Financial Corp (NYSE:MFC) » Definitions » Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio

Manulife Financial (Manulife Financial) Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio : 1.26 (As of Apr. 30, 2024)


View and export this data going back to 1999. Start your Free Trial

What is Manulife Financial Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio?

As of today (2024-04-30), Manulife Financial's current share price is $23.32. Manulife Financial's Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was $18.54. Manulife Financial's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio for today is 1.26.

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

MFC' s Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0.75   Med: 1.26   Max: 1.62
Current: 1.31

During the past years, Manulife Financial's highest Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio was 1.62. The lowest was 0.75. And the median was 1.26.

MFC's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio is ranked worse than
58.11% of 413 companies
in the Insurance industry
Industry Median: 1.15 vs MFC: 1.31

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.

Manulife Financial's adjusted book value per share data for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was $16.771. 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 $18.54 for the trailing ten years ended in Dec. 2023.

Shiller PE for Stocks: The True Measure of Stock Valuation


Manulife Financial Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Historical Data

The historical data trend for Manulife Financial'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.

* Premium members only.

Manulife Financial Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Chart

Manulife Financial 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 1.44 1.18 1.15 1.04 1.19

Manulife Financial Quarterly Data
Mar19 Jun19 Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23
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 1.04 1.05 1.04 1.02 1.19

Competitive Comparison of Manulife Financial's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio

For the Insurance - Life subindustry, Manulife Financial'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.


Manulife Financial's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Distribution in the Insurance Industry

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

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



Manulife Financial 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.

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

Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio=Share Price/ Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share
=23.32/18.54
=1.26

* 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.

Manulife Financial's Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 is calculated as:

For example, Manulife Financial's adjusted Book Value per Share data for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was:

Adj_Book=Book Value per Share/CPI of Dec. 2023 (Change)*Current CPI (Dec. 2023)
=16.771/125.4675*125.4675
=16.771

Current CPI (Dec. 2023) = 125.4675.

Manulife Financial Quarterly Data

Book Value per Share CPI Adj_Book
201403 13.526 98.604 17.211
201406 13.828 99.473 17.442
201409 14.466 99.394 18.261
201412 14.313 98.367 18.256
201503 14.582 99.789 18.334
201506 14.544 100.500 18.157
201509 14.388 100.421 17.977
201512 14.294 99.947 17.944
201603 14.418 101.054 17.901
201606 15.178 102.002 18.670
201609 15.263 101.765 18.818
201612 14.612 101.449 18.072
201703 14.947 102.634 18.272
201706 15.140 103.029 18.437
201709 16.179 103.345 19.642
201712 14.881 103.345 18.067
201803 15.318 105.004 18.303
201806 15.535 105.557 18.465
201809 15.671 105.636 18.613
201812 15.949 105.399 18.986
201903 16.742 106.979 19.635
201906 17.237 107.690 20.082
201909 17.722 107.611 20.663
201912 17.563 107.769 20.447
202003 18.856 107.927 21.920
202006 18.394 108.401 21.290
202009 18.960 108.164 21.993
202012 19.205 108.559 22.196
202103 18.288 110.298 20.803
202106 19.905 111.720 22.354
202109 19.874 112.905 22.085
202112 15.714 113.774 17.329
202203 20.255 117.646 21.602
202206 19.389 120.806 20.137
202209 19.054 120.648 19.815
202212 15.844 120.964 16.434
202303 16.031 122.702 16.392
202306 16.027 124.203 16.190
202309 16.585 125.230 16.616
202312 16.771 125.468 16.771

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.


Manulife Financial  (NYSE:MFC) 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.


Manulife Financial Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Related Terms

Thank you for viewing the detailed overview of Manulife Financial's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio provided by GuruFocus.com. Please click on the following links to see related term pages.


Manulife Financial (Manulife Financial) Business Description

Address
200 Bloor Street East, Toronto, ON, CAN, M4W 1E5
Manulife Financial provides life insurance, annuities, and asset management products to individuals and group customers in Canada, the United States, and Asia. Its investment management business contributes approximately 20% of its earnings and has around CAD 1.35 trillion in assets under management and administration as of June 30, 2023. The U.S. business, which primarily operates under the John Hancock brand, contributes about 30% of earnings and is mainly focused on providing insurance products for estate, business, and income protection. The Asia segment provides insurance products and insurance-based wealth accumulation products in over 11 countries and contributes around 30% of earnings. The Canadian business segment contributes approximately 20% of earnings.