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Manulife Financial (PHS:MFC) Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio : 1.79 (As of Jun. 23, 2025)


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What is Manulife Financial Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio?

As of today (2025-06-23), Manulife Financial's current share price is ₱1650.00. Manulife Financial's Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2025 was ₱920.25. Manulife Financial's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio for today is 1.79.

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

PHS:MFC' s Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0.75   Med: 1.26   Max: 1.82
Current: 1.63

During the past years, Manulife Financial's highest Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio was 1.82. The lowest was 0.75. And the median was 1.26.

PHS:MFC's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio is ranked worse than
64.06% of 409 companies
in the Insurance industry
Industry Median: 1.25 vs PHS:MFC: 1.63

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 Mar. 2025 was ₱1,046.551. 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 ₱920.25 for the trailing ten years ended in Mar. 2025.

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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.

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Manulife Financial Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Chart

Manulife Financial 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 1.18 1.15 1.04 1.20 1.74

Manulife Financial 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 1.36 1.45 1.58 1.74 1.74

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.


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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
=1650.00/920.25
=1.79

* 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 Mar. 2025 is calculated as:

For example, Manulife Financial'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)
=1046.551/129.1809*129.1809
=1,046.551

Current CPI (Mar. 2025) = 129.1809.

Manulife Financial Quarterly Data

Book Value per Share CPI Adj_Book
201506 832.192 100.500 1,069.680
201509 823.222 100.421 1,058.983
201512 817.879 99.947 1,057.101
201603 824.933 101.054 1,054.546
201606 868.425 102.002 1,099.825
201609 873.321 101.765 1,108.602
201612 836.044 101.449 1,064.589
201703 855.225 102.634 1,076.437
201706 866.280 103.029 1,086.171
201709 925.706 103.345 1,157.133
201712 851.424 103.345 1,064.280
201803 876.455 105.004 1,078.257
201806 888.885 105.557 1,087.820
201809 896.674 105.636 1,096.531
201812 912.537 105.399 1,118.439
201903 957.951 106.979 1,156.757
201906 986.248 107.690 1,183.063
201909 1,013.976 107.611 1,217.217
201912 1,004.890 107.769 1,204.542
202003 1,078.893 107.927 1,291.354
202006 1,052.440 108.401 1,254.183
202009 1,084.854 108.164 1,295.644
202012 1,098.840 108.559 1,307.571
202103 1,046.404 110.298 1,225.552
202106 1,138.903 111.720 1,316.906
202109 1,137.105 112.905 1,301.026
202112 899.130 113.774 1,020.887
202203 1,158.930 117.646 1,272.566
202206 1,109.383 120.806 1,186.292
202209 1,090.232 120.648 1,167.340
202212 906.519 120.964 968.098
202303 917.242 122.702 965.673
202306 916.995 124.203 953.745
202309 948.945 125.230 978.880
202312 959.590 125.072 991.112
202403 983.505 126.258 1,006.277
202406 998.327 127.522 1,011.316
202409 1,042.576 127.285 1,058.108
202412 1,042.597 127.364 1,057.473
202503 1,046.551 129.181 1,046.551

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  (PHS: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.


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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 1.05 trillion in assets under management and administration as of the end of 2023. The US business, which primarily operates under the John Hancock brand, contributes about 27% 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 23% of earnings.