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First Insurance Co (TPE:2852) Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio : 1.04 (As of May. 15, 2024)


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What is First Insurance Co Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio?

As of today (2024-05-15), First Insurance Co's current share price is NT$25.30. First Insurance Co's Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 was NT$24.29. First Insurance Co's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio for today is 1.04.

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

TPE:2852' s Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0.6   Med: 0.71   Max: 1.03
Current: 1.03

During the past years, First Insurance Co's highest Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio was 1.03. The lowest was 0.60. And the median was 0.71.

TPE:2852's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio is ranked better than
57.77% of 412 companies
in the Insurance industry
Industry Median: 1.185 vs TPE:2852: 1.03

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.

First Insurance Co's adjusted book value per share data for the three months ended in Mar. 2024 was NT$27.913. 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 NT$24.29 for the trailing ten years ended in Mar. 2024.

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First Insurance Co Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Historical Data

The historical data trend for First 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.

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First Insurance Co Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Chart

First Insurance Co 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 0.80 0.71 0.70 0.69 0.77

First Insurance Co 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 0.67 0.68 0.70 0.77 0.81

Competitive Comparison of First Insurance Co's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio

For the Insurance - Property & Casualty subindustry, First 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.


First Insurance Co's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Distribution in the Insurance Industry

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

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



First 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.

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

Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio=Share Price/ Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share
=25.30/24.29
=1.04

* 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.

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

For example, First Insurance Co'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)
=27.913/129.4194*129.4194
=27.913

Current CPI (Mar. 2024) = 129.4194.

First Insurance Co Quarterly Data

Book Value per Share CPI Adj_Book
201406 15.611 100.560 20.091
201409 16.055 100.428 20.690
201412 16.288 99.070 21.278
201503 16.703 99.621 21.699
201506 16.819 100.684 21.619
201509 16.012 100.392 20.642
201512 16.289 99.792 21.125
201603 16.680 100.470 21.486
201606 16.716 101.688 21.275
201609 17.538 101.861 22.283
201612 17.844 101.863 22.671
201703 18.449 102.862 23.212
201706 17.808 103.349 22.300
201709 18.704 104.136 23.245
201712 18.922 104.011 23.544
201803 19.241 105.290 23.651
201806 19.497 106.317 23.734
201809 20.197 106.507 24.542
201812 19.819 105.998 24.198
201903 21.486 107.251 25.927
201906 21.252 108.070 25.450
201909 21.603 108.329 25.809
201912 22.616 108.420 26.996
202003 20.496 108.902 24.358
202006 21.536 108.767 25.625
202009 22.023 109.815 25.955
202012 22.453 109.897 26.442
202103 22.938 111.754 26.564
202106 23.349 114.631 26.361
202109 23.903 115.734 26.729
202112 24.144 117.630 26.564
202203 24.988 121.301 26.660
202206 23.359 125.017 24.182
202209 24.369 125.227 25.185
202212 25.111 125.222 25.953
202303 26.196 127.348 26.622
202306 25.843 128.729 25.982
202309 26.152 129.860 26.063
202312 26.987 129.419 26.987
202403 27.913 129.419 27.913

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.


First Insurance Co  (TPE:2852) 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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First Insurance Co (TPE:2852) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
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Address
No. 54, Zhongxiao East Road, 11th Floor, Section 1, Taipei, TWN
First Insurance Co Ltd is engaged in the provision of insurance services. The company offers various insurance services such as fire, liability, and professional insurance such as medical malpractice insurance, hospital comprehensive liability insurance, directors, and officer's liability insurance, personal accident, motor, and marine transportation insurance, machinery and engineering insurance, and others. Additionally, it also renders reinsurance services.

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