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UnitedHealth Group (NEOE:UNH) Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio : 7.22 (As of Jun. 16, 2024)


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What is UnitedHealth Group Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio?

As of today (2024-06-16), UnitedHealth Group's current share price is C$23.84. UnitedHealth Group's Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 was C$3.30. UnitedHealth Group's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio for today is 7.22.

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

NEOE:UNH' s Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 3.38   Med: 6.98   Max: 10.04
Current: 7.24

During the past years, UnitedHealth Group's highest Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio was 10.04. The lowest was 3.38. And the median was 6.98.

NEOE:UNH's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio is ranked worse than
92.86% of 14 companies
in the Healthcare Plans industry
Industry Median: 3.49 vs NEOE:UNH: 7.24

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.

UnitedHealth Group's adjusted book value per share data for the three months ended in Mar. 2024 was C$4.845. 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 C$3.30 for the trailing ten years ended in Mar. 2024.

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UnitedHealth Group Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Historical Data

The historical data trend for UnitedHealth 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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UnitedHealth Group Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Chart

UnitedHealth Group 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 7.39 7.92 9.71 8.94 7.95

UnitedHealth Group Quarterly Data
Jun19 Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 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 7.69 7.59 7.74 7.95 7.20

Competitive Comparison of UnitedHealth Group's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio

For the Healthcare Plans subindustry, UnitedHealth 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.


UnitedHealth Group's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Distribution in the Healthcare Plans Industry

For the Healthcare Plans industry and Healthcare sector, UnitedHealth Group's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio distribution charts can be found below:

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



UnitedHealth 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.

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

Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio=Share Price/ Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share
=23.84/3.3
=7.22

* 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.

UnitedHealth Group's Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 is calculated as:

For example, UnitedHealth Group'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)
=4.845/131.7762*131.7762
=4.845

Current CPI (Mar. 2024) = 131.7762.

UnitedHealth Group Quarterly Data

Book Value per Share CPI Adj_Book
201406 1.393 100.560 1.825
201409 1.418 100.428 1.861
201412 1.490 99.070 1.982
201503 1.605 99.621 2.123
201506 1.629 100.684 2.132
201509 1.751 100.392 2.298
201512 1.849 99.792 2.442
201603 1.852 100.470 2.429
201606 1.874 101.688 2.428
201609 1.969 101.861 2.547
201612 2.037 101.863 2.635
201703 2.208 102.862 2.829
201706 2.259 103.349 2.880
201709 2.181 104.136 2.760
201712 2.392 104.011 3.031
201803 2.429 105.290 3.040
201806 2.503 106.317 3.102
201809 2.574 106.507 3.185
201812 2.749 105.998 3.418
201903 2.757 107.251 3.387
201906 2.828 108.070 3.448
201909 2.921 108.329 3.553
201912 3.040 108.420 3.695
202003 3.191 108.902 3.861
202006 3.448 108.767 4.177
202009 3.455 109.815 4.146
202012 3.369 109.897 4.040
202103 3.359 111.754 3.961
202106 3.397 114.631 3.905
202109 3.591 115.734 4.089
202112 3.708 117.630 4.154
202203 3.727 121.301 4.049
202206 3.788 125.017 3.993
202209 4.045 125.227 4.257
202212 4.297 125.222 4.522
202303 4.535 127.348 4.693
202306 4.484 128.729 4.590
202309 4.695 129.860 4.764
202312 4.895 129.419 4.984
202403 4.845 131.776 4.845

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.


UnitedHealth Group  (NEOE:UNH) 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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UnitedHealth Group (NEOE:UNH) Business Description

Address
9900 Bren Road East, UnitedHealth Group Center, Minnetonka, MN, USA, 55343
UnitedHealth Group is one of the largest private health insurers, providing medical benefits to about 53 million members globally, including 5 million outside the U.S. as of mid-2023. As a leader in employer-sponsored, self-directed, and government-backed insurance plans, UnitedHealth has obtained massive scale in managed care. Along with its insurance assets, UnitedHealth's continued investments in its Optum franchises have created a healthcare services colossus that spans everything from medical and pharmaceutical benefits to providing outpatient care and analytics to both affiliated and third-party customers.

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