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Great-West Lifeco (TSX:GWO) Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio : 1.64 (As of May. 02, 2024)


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What is Great-West Lifeco Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio?

As of today (2024-05-02), Great-West Lifeco's current share price is C$40.76. Great-West Lifeco's Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was C$24.88. Great-West Lifeco's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio for today is 1.64.

The historical rank and industry rank for Great-West Lifeco's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio or its related term are showing as below:

TSX:GWO' s Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 1.09   Med: 1.92   Max: 2.7
Current: 1.63

During the past years, Great-West Lifeco's highest Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio was 2.70. The lowest was 1.09. And the median was 1.92.

TSX:GWO's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio is ranked worse than
66.59% of 413 companies
in the Insurance industry
Industry Median: 1.15 vs TSX:GWO: 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.

Great-West Lifeco's adjusted book value per share data for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was C$25.864. 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$24.88 for the trailing ten years ended in Dec. 2023.

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Great-West Lifeco Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Historical Data

The historical data trend for Great-West Lifeco'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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Great-West Lifeco Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Chart

Great-West Lifeco 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 1.84 1.60 1.82 1.35 1.76

Great-West Lifeco Quarterly Data
Mar19 Jun19 Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23
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 1.35 1.50 1.58 1.57 1.76

Competitive Comparison of Great-West Lifeco's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio

For the Insurance - Life subindustry, Great-West Lifeco'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.


Great-West Lifeco's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Distribution in the Insurance Industry

For the Insurance industry and Financial Services sector, Great-West Lifeco's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Great-West Lifeco's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio falls into.



Great-West Lifeco 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.

Great-West Lifeco's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio for today is calculated as

Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio=Share Price/ Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share
=40.76/24.88
=1.64

* 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.

Great-West Lifeco's Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 is calculated as:

For example, Great-West Lifeco's adjusted Book Value per Share data for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was:

Adj_Book=Book Value per Share/CPI of Dec. 2023 (Change)*Current CPI (Dec. 2023)
=25.864/125.4675*125.4675
=25.864

Current CPI (Dec. 2023) = 125.4675.

Great-West Lifeco Quarterly Data

Book Value per Share CPI Adj_Book
201403 16.054 98.604 20.428
201406 16.037 99.473 20.228
201409 16.538 99.394 20.876
201412 16.795 98.367 21.422
201503 17.675 99.789 22.223
201506 18.281 100.500 22.823
201509 19.396 100.421 24.234
201512 20.058 99.947 25.180
201603 19.292 101.054 23.953
201606 19.037 102.002 23.417
201609 19.184 101.765 23.652
201612 19.757 101.449 24.435
201703 19.986 102.634 24.432
201706 19.951 103.029 24.296
201709 19.923 103.345 24.188
201712 20.114 103.345 24.420
201803 21.012 105.004 25.107
201806 21.231 105.557 25.236
201809 21.251 105.636 25.241
201812 22.080 105.399 26.284
201903 22.069 106.979 25.883
201906 20.843 107.690 24.284
201909 21.021 107.611 24.509
201912 21.529 107.769 25.065
202003 22.344 107.927 25.975
202006 21.983 108.401 25.444
202009 22.575 108.164 26.186
202012 22.971 108.559 26.549
202103 23.363 110.298 26.576
202106 23.698 111.720 26.614
202109 26.011 112.905 28.905
202112 22.825 113.774 25.171
202203 26.183 117.646 27.924
202206 26.607 120.806 27.634
202209 27.225 120.648 28.313
202212 24.885 120.964 25.811
202303 25.060 122.702 25.625
202306 24.834 124.203 25.087
202309 25.628 125.230 25.677
202312 25.864 125.468 25.864

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.


Great-West Lifeco  (TSX:GWO) 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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Great-West Lifeco (TSX:GWO) Business Description

Address
100 Osborne Street North, Winnipeg, MB, CAN, R3C 1V3
Great-West Lifeco provides life insurance, health insurance, retirement products, asset management, recordkeeping services, and reinsurance products in Canada, the United States, and Europe. The Canada business contributes approximately 35% of adjusted earnings and has leading market positions in group insurance, group retirement, and individual insurance. The company operates the second-largest recordkeeping business under the Empower brand in the United States, with an earnings contribution from the country approximating 20%. Great-West Lifeco also offers various products across Europe markets with a strong presence in the U.K., Ireland, and Germany. The Europe segment contributes around 28% of adjusted earnings and the reinsurance business accounts for around 17% of adjusted earnings.

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