Liva Insurance Co (SAU:8280) Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio: 1.27 (As of Aug. 19, 2026) — 16% Below Median

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SAU:8280 Liva Insurance Co SAU:8280
75 GF Score
Price ﷼14.95
GF Value ﷼26.57
Valuation Significantly Undervalued
! 2 Warning Signs
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What is Liva Insurance Co Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio?

Liva Insurance Co SAU:8280 -1.64% 75 Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio is 1.27 as of Aug. 19, 2026, which is 16% below its 10-year median of 1.52. GuruFocus rates SAU:8280 with a GF Score™ of 75/100 and a GF Value™ of ﷼26.57 (Significantly Undervalued). The stock has 2 warning signs investors should review. Among 414 Insurance companies, Liva Insurance Co ranks better than 55.07% on this metric.

As of today (2026-08-19), Liva Insurance Co's current share price is ﷼14.95. Liva Insurance Co's Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2026 was ﷼11.76. Liva Insurance Co's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio for today is 1.27.

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

SAU:8280' s Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0.84   Med: 1.52   Max: 2.18
Current: 1.27

During the past years, Liva Insurance Co's highest Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio was 2.18. The lowest was 0.84. And the median was 1.52.

SAU:8280's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio is ranked better than
55.07% of 414 companies
in the Insurance industry
Industry Median: 1.4 vs SAU:8280: 1.27

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.

Liva Insurance Co's adjusted book value per share data for the three months ended in Jun. 2026 was ﷼12.379. 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 ﷼11.76 for the trailing ten years ended in Jun. 2026.

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Liva Insurance Co  (SAU:8280) 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.


Liva Insurance Co Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Related Terms


Liva Insurance Co Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Historical Data

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The historical data trend for Liva Insurance Co'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.

Liva Insurance Co Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Chart

Liva Insurance Co Annual Data
Trend Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23 Dec24 Dec25
Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 0.00 1.18 1.69 1.57 0.96

Liva Insurance Co Quarterly Data
Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24 Jun24 Sep24 Dec24 Mar25 Jun25 Sep25 Dec25 Mar26 Jun26
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 1.20 1.19 0.96 0.87 1.07

SAU:8280 vs BRK.A, AIG, HIG: Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Comparison

For the Insurance - Diversified subindustry, Liva Insurance Co'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.


Liva Insurance Co Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio vs Insurance Industry

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

* The bar in red indicates where Liva Insurance Co's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio falls into.


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Liva Insurance Co 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.

Liva Insurance Co's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio for today is calculated as

Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio=Share Price/ Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share
=14.95/11.76
=1.27

* 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.

Liva Insurance Co's Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2026 is calculated as:

For example, Liva Insurance Co's adjusted Book Value per Share data for the three months ended in Jun. 2026 was:

Adj_Book=Book Value per Share/CPI of Jun. 2026 (Change)*Current CPI (Jun. 2026)
=12.379/333.9520*333.9520
=12.379

Current CPI (Jun. 2026) = 333.9520.

Liva Insurance Co Quarterly Data

Book Value per Share CPI Adj_Book
201609 8.209 241.428 11.355
201612 8.274 241.432 11.445
201703 8.632 243.801 11.824
201706 8.788 244.955 11.981
201709 8.907 246.819 12.051
201712 9.172 246.524 12.425
201803 9.367 249.554 12.535
201806 9.444 251.989 12.516
201809 9.577 252.439 12.669
201812 9.716 251.233 12.915
201903 9.868 254.202 12.964
201906 10.082 256.143 13.145
201909 10.175 256.759 13.234
201912 10.193 256.974 13.246
202003 10.247 258.115 13.258
202006 10.316 257.797 13.363
202009 10.321 260.280 13.242
202012 10.092 260.474 12.939
202103 10.119 264.877 12.758
202106 10.022 271.696 12.318
202109 9.512 274.310 11.580
202112 9.510 278.802 11.391
202203 8.564 287.504 9.948
202206 8.531 296.311 9.615
202209 7.750 296.808 8.720
202212 8.336 296.797 9.380
202303 9.357 301.836 10.353
202306 9.428 305.109 10.319
202309 9.494 307.789 10.301
202312 9.750 306.746 10.615
202403 9.866 312.332 10.549
202406 10.031 314.175 10.662
202409 10.299 315.301 10.908
202412 11.014 315.605 11.654
202503 11.123 319.799 11.615
202506 11.208 322.561 11.604
202509 11.491 324.800 11.815
202512 11.967 324.054 12.333
202603 12.148 330.213 12.286
202606 12.379 333.952 12.379

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.

What does a Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio of 1.27 mean?
Liva Insurance Co (SAU:8280) has a Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio of 1.27 as of Aug. 19, 2026. Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio is the ratio of share price to a company's inflation-adjusted book value per share over a 10-year period. View historical data on Liva Insurance Co and its competitors. This is 16% below median its historical median of 1.52. Over the past decade, Liva Insurance Co's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio has ranged from 0.84 to 2.18. According to the industry distribution chart, Liva Insurance Co ranks #186 out of 414 companies in the Insurance industry, placing it in the top 44.9%.
Is Liva Insurance Co's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio too high?
Liva Insurance Co's current Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio of 1.27 is 16% below median its 10-year median of 1.52. Over the past 10 years, this metric has ranged from a low of 0.84 to a high of 2.18. The Insurance industry median Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio is 1.40. Liva Insurance Co's value of 1.27 is 9.3% below this industry median. Based on the distribution chart, Liva Insurance Co ranks #186 out of 414 companies in the Insurance industry, which is above the industry midpoint. Overall, Liva Insurance Co has a GF Score™ of 75/100 and is considered Significantly Undervalued, reflecting its overall financial health beyond just this single metric.
How does Liva Insurance Co's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio compare to BRK.A and AIG?
According to the Insurance industry distribution chart, Liva Insurance Co ranks #186 out of 414 companies for Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio. This puts Liva Insurance Co in the upper half of its industry. The industry median Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio is 1.40. Liva Insurance Co's value of 1.27 is 9.3% below this benchmark. Historically, Liva Insurance Co's own Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio has ranged from 0.84 to 2.18 over the past decade. While the company's 10-year median is 1.52 vs. the industry median of 1.40, Liva Insurance Co has consistently been below the industry average. See the competitive comparison table and distribution chart on this page for a detailed peer-by-peer breakdown.
What is a good Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio for an Insurance company?
The median Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio among Insurance companies is 1.40, based on 414 companies in the industry. Companies in the top quartile (top 25%) have a Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio significantly above this median, while those in the bottom quartile fall well below. However, Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio should not be evaluated in isolation — investors should consider it alongside profitability, growth, and financial strength metrics. Liva Insurance Co's current Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio of 1.27 is 9.3% below the industry median. Use the industry distribution chart on this page to see where any company falls relative to its peers.
What does a high Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio mean?
A high Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio can signal that a stock is expensive relative to its fundamentals. Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio is the ratio of share price to a company's inflation-adjusted book value per share over a 10-year period. View historical data on Liva Insurance Co and its competitors. For the Insurance industry, the median Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio is 1.40 — values significantly above this may indicate overvaluation, while values below may suggest a bargain or underlying issues. Liva Insurance Co's current Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio is 1.27, which is 16% below median its own 10-year median of 1.52. However, context matters — high-growth companies often justify higher valuations. Always evaluate alongside other metrics like GF Score™ and GF Value™.
Is Liva Insurance Co stock overvalued right now?
Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Liva Insurance Co (SAU:8280) is currently considered Significantly Undervalued. The stock's GF Value™ is ﷼26.57, compared to a current price of ﷼14.95 — trading 43.7% below its estimated fair value. The current Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio is 1.27, which is 16% below median its 10-year median of 1.52 and 9.3% below the Insurance industry median of 1.40. Liva Insurance Co's overall GF Score™ is 75/100 with 2 warning signs to review. Investors should evaluate multiple metrics — including profitability, growth, and financial strength — before making a decision.
How is Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio calculated?
Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio is calculated from a company's financial statements. For Liva Insurance Co (SAU:8280), the current Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio is 1.27 as of Aug. 19, 2026. GuruFocus calculates this using data sourced from SEC filings and annual reports. See the calculation section and 30-year financial data on this page for the full breakdown.

Is Liva Insurance Co (SAU:8280) Overvalued in 2026?

Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Liva Insurance Co stock appears to be undervalued. The current stock price of ﷼14.95 is trading 43.7% below its estimated GF Value™ of ﷼26.57. GuruFocus considers Liva Insurance Co to be Significantly Undervalued.

Key valuation signals for SAU:8280:

  • Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio: 1.27 (16% below median its 10-year median of 1.52)
  • GF Value™: ﷼26.57 vs. price of ﷼14.95 (43.7% below fair value)
  • GF Score™: 75/100 with 2 warning signs
  • Industry Position: 9.3% below the Insurance median (#186 of 414)

No single metric tells the full story. See the SAU:8280 stock analysis page for a complete view including 30-year financials, guru trades, and insider activity.


Liva Insurance Co Business Description

Address 8428 King Fahad Road, P.O. Box 6393, Grand Tower, Floor 20, Al Muhammadiyah District, Riyadh, SAU, 11442
Liva Insurance Co operates in the insurance industry. The activities of the company are to transact cooperative insurance and reinsurance operations. The company offers products in the segments of Property insurance; Motor insurance; Engineering; Marine insurance; Group life insurance and others, of which key revenue is derived from the Motor insurance segment which provides coverage against losses and liability related to motor vehicles, excluding transport insurance. The company's objectives are also focused on practicing cooperative insurance business and all related businesses such as reinsurance, agencies, representation and correspondence.
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