Yunnan Chihong Zinc & Germanium Co (SHSE:600497) Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio: 3.43 (As of Aug. 31, 2026) — 69% Above Median

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SHSE:600497 Yunnan Chihong Zinc & Germanium Co Ltd SHSE:600497
79 GF Score
Price ¥10.47
GF Value ¥7.50
Valuation Significantly Overvalued
! 2 Warning Signs
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What is Yunnan Chihong Zinc & Germanium Co Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio?

Yunnan Chihong Zinc & Germanium Co SHSE:600497 -0.95% 79 Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio is 3.43 as of Aug. 31, 2026, which is 69% above its 10-year median of 2.03. GuruFocus rates SHSE:600497 with a GF Score™ of 79/100 and a GF Value™ of ¥7.50 (Significantly Overvalued). The stock has 2 warning signs investors should review. Among 1,501 Metals & Mining companies, Yunnan Chihong Zinc & Germanium Co ranks worse than 68.62% on this metric.

As of today (2026-08-31), Yunnan Chihong Zinc & Germanium Co's current share price is ¥10.47. Yunnan Chihong Zinc & Germanium Co's Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2026 was ¥3.05. Yunnan Chihong Zinc & Germanium Co's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio for today is 3.43.

The historical rank and industry rank for Yunnan Chihong Zinc & Germanium Co's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio or its related term are showing as below:

SHSE:600497' s Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 1.44   Med: 2.03   Max: 5.09
Current: 3.47

During the past years, Yunnan Chihong Zinc & Germanium Co's highest Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio was 5.09. The lowest was 1.44. And the median was 2.03.

SHSE:600497's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio is ranked worse than
68.62% of 1501 companies
in the Metals & Mining industry
Industry Median: 1.58 vs SHSE:600497: 3.47

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.

Yunnan Chihong Zinc & Germanium Co's adjusted book value per share data for the three months ended in Jun. 2026 was ¥3.526. 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 ¥3.05 for the trailing ten years ended in Jun. 2026.

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Yunnan Chihong Zinc & Germanium Co  (SHSE:600497) 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.


Yunnan Chihong Zinc & Germanium Co Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Related Terms


Yunnan Chihong Zinc & Germanium Co Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Historical Data

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The historical data trend for Yunnan Chihong Zinc & Germanium 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.

Yunnan Chihong Zinc & Germanium Co Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Chart

Yunnan Chihong Zinc & Germanium 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 1.93 1.84 1.79 1.93 2.44

Yunnan Chihong Zinc & Germanium 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 1.80 2.16 2.44 2.59 3.97

Yunnan Chihong Zinc & Germanium Co Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Competitor Comparison

For the Other Industrial Metals & Mining subindustry, Yunnan Chihong Zinc & Germanium 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.


Yunnan Chihong Zinc & Germanium Co Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio vs Metals & Mining Industry

For the Metals & Mining industry and Basic Materials sector, Yunnan Chihong Zinc & Germanium Co's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Yunnan Chihong Zinc & Germanium Co's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio falls into.


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Yunnan Chihong Zinc & Germanium 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.

Yunnan Chihong Zinc & Germanium Co's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio for today is calculated as

Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio=Share Price/ Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share
=10.47/3.05
=3.43

* 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.

Yunnan Chihong Zinc & Germanium Co's Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2026 is calculated as:

For example, Yunnan Chihong Zinc & Germanium 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)
=3.526/116.0564*116.0564
=3.526

Current CPI (Jun. 2026) = 116.0564.

Yunnan Chihong Zinc & Germanium Co Quarterly Data

Book Value per Share CPI Adj_Book
201609 2.449 102.400 2.776
201612 2.045 102.600 2.313
201703 2.113 103.200 2.376
201706 2.174 103.100 2.447
201709 1.868 104.100 2.083
201712 2.711 104.500 3.011
201803 2.794 105.300 3.079
201806 2.836 104.900 3.138
201809 2.861 106.600 3.115
201812 2.821 106.500 3.074
201903 2.884 107.700 3.108
201906 2.893 107.700 3.117
201909 2.932 109.800 3.099
201912 2.929 111.200 3.057
202003 2.950 112.300 3.049
202006 2.874 110.400 3.021
202009 2.928 111.700 3.042
202012 2.936 111.500 3.056
202103 2.938 112.662 3.027
202106 2.945 111.769 3.058
202109 3.032 112.215 3.136
202112 2.911 113.108 2.987
202203 3.024 114.335 3.070
202206 3.012 114.558 3.051
202209 3.070 115.339 3.089
202212 2.931 115.116 2.955
202303 3.042 115.116 3.067
202306 3.033 114.558 3.073
202309 3.129 115.339 3.148
202312 3.318 114.781 3.355
202403 3.194 115.227 3.217
202406 3.123 114.781 3.158
202409 3.247 115.785 3.255
202412 3.202 114.893 3.234
202503 3.286 115.116 3.313
202506 3.222 114.907 3.254
202509 3.326 115.471 3.343
202512 3.227 115.832 3.233
202603 3.411 116.303 3.404
202606 3.526 116.056 3.526

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 3.43 mean?
Yunnan Chihong Zinc & Germanium Co (SHSE:600497) has a Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio of 3.43 as of Aug. 31, 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 Yunnan Chihong Zinc & Germanium Co and its competitors. This is 69% above median its historical median of 2.03. Over the past decade, Yunnan Chihong Zinc & Germanium Co's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio has ranged from 1.44 to 5.09. According to the industry distribution chart, Yunnan Chihong Zinc & Germanium Co ranks #1030 out of 1501 companies in the Metals & Mining industry, placing it in the top 68.6%.
Is Yunnan Chihong Zinc & Germanium Co's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio too high?
Yunnan Chihong Zinc & Germanium Co's current Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio of 3.43 is 69% above median its 10-year median of 2.03. Over the past 10 years, this metric has ranged from a low of 1.44 to a high of 5.09. The Metals & Mining industry median Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio is 1.58. Yunnan Chihong Zinc & Germanium Co's value of 3.43 is 117.1% above this industry median. Based on the distribution chart, Yunnan Chihong Zinc & Germanium Co ranks #1030 out of 1501 companies in the Metals & Mining industry, which is below the industry midpoint. Overall, Yunnan Chihong Zinc & Germanium Co has a GF Score™ of 79/100 and is considered Significantly Overvalued, reflecting its overall financial health beyond just this single metric.
How does Yunnan Chihong Zinc & Germanium Co's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio compare to competitors?
According to the Metals & Mining industry distribution chart, Yunnan Chihong Zinc & Germanium Co ranks #1030 out of 1501 companies for Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio. This places Yunnan Chihong Zinc & Germanium Co in the lower half of its industry. The industry median Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio is 1.58. Yunnan Chihong Zinc & Germanium Co's value of 3.43 is 117.1% above this benchmark. Historically, Yunnan Chihong Zinc & Germanium Co's own Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio has ranged from 1.44 to 5.09 over the past decade. While the company's 10-year median is 2.03 vs. the industry median of 1.58, Yunnan Chihong Zinc & Germanium Co has consistently been above 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 a Metals & Mining company?
The median Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio among Metals & Mining companies is 1.58, based on 1,501 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. Yunnan Chihong Zinc & Germanium Co's current Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio of 3.43 is 117.1% above 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 Yunnan Chihong Zinc & Germanium Co and its competitors. For the Metals & Mining industry, the median Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio is 1.58 — values significantly above this may indicate overvaluation, while values below may suggest a bargain or underlying issues. Yunnan Chihong Zinc & Germanium Co's current Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio is 3.43, which is 69% above median its own 10-year median of 2.03. However, context matters — high-growth companies often justify higher valuations. Always evaluate alongside other metrics like GF Score™ and GF Value™.
Is Yunnan Chihong Zinc & Germanium Co stock overvalued right now?
Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Yunnan Chihong Zinc & Germanium Co (SHSE:600497) is currently considered Significantly Overvalued. The stock's GF Value™ is ¥7.50, compared to a current price of ¥10.47 — trading 39.6% above its estimated fair value. The current Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio is 3.43, which is 69% above median its 10-year median of 2.03 and 117.1% above the Metals & Mining industry median of 1.58. Yunnan Chihong Zinc & Germanium Co's overall GF Score™ is 79/100 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 Yunnan Chihong Zinc & Germanium Co (SHSE:600497), the current Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio is 3.43 as of Aug. 31, 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 Yunnan Chihong Zinc & Germanium Co (SHSE:600497) Overvalued in 2026?

Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Yunnan Chihong Zinc & Germanium Co stock appears to be overvalued. The current stock price of ¥10.47 is trading 39.6% above its estimated GF Value™ of ¥7.50. GuruFocus considers Yunnan Chihong Zinc & Germanium Co to be Significantly Overvalued.

Key valuation signals for SHSE:600497:

  • Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio: 3.43 (69% above median its 10-year median of 2.03)
  • GF Value™: ¥7.50 vs. price of ¥10.47 (39.6% above fair value)
  • GF Score™: 79/100 with 2 warning signs
  • Industry Position: 117.1% above the Metals & Mining median (#1030 of 1501)

No single metric tells the full story. See the SHSE:600497 stock analysis page for a complete view including 30-year financials, guru trades, and insider activity.


Yunnan Chihong Zinc & Germanium Co Business Description

Address Intersection of Cuifeng Road and Xuefu Road, Qujing Economic and Technological Development Zone, Yunnan Province, Qujing, CHN, 655011
Yunnan Chihong Zinc & Germanium Co Ltd is a China-based company engaged in the beneficiation and smelting of non-ferrous metals. The company's main products include zinc products, lead products, sulfuric acid, silver ingots, sulfur concentrates, gold, lead concentrates, zinc concentrates, coal, electrolytic copper products, germanium concentrates, copper concentrates, and electrolytic nickel products.
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