Advance Information Marketing Bhd (XKLS:0122) Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio: 0.40 (As of Jul. 24, 2026) — 38% Below Median

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What is Advance Information Marketing Bhd Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio?

Advance Information Marketing Bhd XKLS:0122 Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio is 0.40 as of Jul. 24, 2026, which is 38% below its 10-year median of 0.64. The stock has 9 warning signs investors should review. Among 729 Business Services companies, Advance Information Marketing Bhd ranks better than 88.2% on this metric.

As of today (2026-07-24), Advance Information Marketing Bhd's current share price is RM0.06. Advance Information Marketing Bhd's Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2026 was RM0.15. Advance Information Marketing Bhd's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio for today is 0.40.

The historical rank and industry rank for Advance Information Marketing Bhd's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio or its related term are showing as below:

XKLS:0122' s Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0.15   Med: 0.64   Max: 5.17
Current: 0.4

During the past years, Advance Information Marketing Bhd's highest Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio was 5.17. The lowest was 0.15. And the median was 0.64.

XKLS:0122's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio is ranked better than
88.2% of 729 companies
in the Business Services industry
Industry Median: 1.56 vs XKLS:0122: 0.40

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.

Advance Information Marketing Bhd's adjusted book value per share data for the three months ended in Mar. 2026 was RM0.036. 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 RM0.15 for the trailing ten years ended in Mar. 2026.

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Advance Information Marketing Bhd  (XKLS:0122) 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.


Advance Information Marketing Bhd Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Related Terms


Advance Information Marketing Bhd Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Historical Data

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The historical data trend for Advance Information Marketing Bhd'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.

Advance Information Marketing Bhd Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Chart

Advance Information Marketing Bhd 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 0.00 2.22 1.10 0.66 0.40

Advance Information Marketing Bhd Quarterly Data
Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24 Jun24 Sep24 Dec24 Mar25 Jun25 Sep25 Dec25 Mar26
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 0.42 0.00 0.19 0.36 0.40

XKLS:0122 vs CTAS, CPRT, ULS: Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Comparison

For the Specialty Business Services subindustry, Advance Information Marketing Bhd'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.


Advance Information Marketing Bhd Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio vs Business Services Industry

For the Business Services industry and Industrials sector, Advance Information Marketing Bhd's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Advance Information Marketing Bhd's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio falls into.



Advance Information Marketing Bhd 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.

Advance Information Marketing Bhd's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio for today is calculated as

Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio=Share Price/ Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share
=0.06/0.15
=0.40

* 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.

Advance Information Marketing Bhd's Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2026 is calculated as:

For example, Advance Information Marketing Bhd's adjusted Book Value per Share data for the three months ended in Mar. 2026 was:

Adj_Book=Book Value per Share/CPI of Mar. 2026 (Change)*Current CPI (Mar. 2026)
=0.036/330.2130*330.2130
=0.036

Current CPI (Mar. 2026) = 330.2130.

Advance Information Marketing Bhd Quarterly Data

Book Value per Share CPI Adj_Book
201606 0.211 241.018 0.289
201609 0.211 241.428 0.289
201612 0.212 241.432 0.290
201703 0.211 243.801 0.286
201706 0.210 244.955 0.283
201709 0.203 246.819 0.272
201712 0.195 246.524 0.261
201803 0.188 249.554 0.249
201806 0.177 251.989 0.232
201809 0.167 252.439 0.218
201812 0.175 251.233 0.230
201903 0.163 254.202 0.212
201906 0.155 256.143 0.200
201909 0.154 256.759 0.198
201912 0.146 256.974 0.188
202003 0.131 258.115 0.168
202006 0.140 257.797 0.179
202009 0.134 260.280 0.170
202012 0.144 260.474 0.183
202103 0.120 264.877 0.150
202106 0.102 271.696 0.124
202109 0.083 274.310 0.100
202112 0.084 278.802 0.099
202203 0.077 287.504 0.088
202206 0.075 296.311 0.084
202209 0.069 296.808 0.077
202212 0.058 296.797 0.065
202303 0.053 301.836 0.058
202306 0.048 305.109 0.052
202309 0.048 307.789 0.051
202312 0.077 306.746 0.083
202403 0.071 312.332 0.075
202406 0.067 314.175 0.070
202409 0.060 315.301 0.063
202412 0.054 315.605 0.056
202503 0.048 319.799 0.050
202506 0.000 322.561 0.000
202509 0.042 324.800 0.043
202512 0.037 324.054 0.038
202603 0.036 330.213 0.036

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 0.40 mean?
Advance Information Marketing Bhd (XKLS:0122) has a Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio of 0.40 as of Jul. 24, 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 Advance Information Marketing Bhd and its competitors. This is 38% below median its historical median of 0.64. Over the past decade, Advance Information Marketing Bhd's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio has ranged from 0.15 to 5.17. According to the industry distribution chart, Advance Information Marketing Bhd ranks #86 out of 729 companies in the Business Services industry, placing it in the top 11.8%.
Is Advance Information Marketing Bhd's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio too high?
Advance Information Marketing Bhd's current Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio of 0.40 is 38% below median its 10-year median of 0.64. Over the past 10 years, this metric has ranged from a low of 0.15 to a high of 5.17. The Business Services industry median Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio is 1.56. Advance Information Marketing Bhd's value of 0.40 is 74.4% below this industry median. Based on the distribution chart, Advance Information Marketing Bhd ranks #86 out of 729 companies in the Business Services industry, which is in the top quartile — a strong position relative to peers.
How does Advance Information Marketing Bhd's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio compare to CTAS and CPRT?
According to the Business Services industry distribution chart, Advance Information Marketing Bhd ranks #86 out of 729 companies for Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio. This places Advance Information Marketing Bhd in the top 12% of its industry — outperforming the majority of peers. The industry median Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio is 1.56. Advance Information Marketing Bhd's value of 0.40 is 74.4% below this benchmark. Historically, Advance Information Marketing Bhd's own Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio has ranged from 0.15 to 5.17 over the past decade. While the company's 10-year median is 0.64 vs. the industry median of 1.56, Advance Information Marketing Bhd 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 a Business Services company?
The median Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio among Business Services companies is 1.56, based on 729 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. Advance Information Marketing Bhd's current Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio of 0.40 is 74.4% 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 Advance Information Marketing Bhd and its competitors. For the Business Services industry, the median Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio is 1.56 — values significantly above this may indicate overvaluation, while values below may suggest a bargain or underlying issues. Advance Information Marketing Bhd's current Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio is 0.40, which is 38% below median its own 10-year median of 0.64. However, context matters — high-growth companies often justify higher valuations. Always evaluate alongside other metrics like GF Score™ and GF Value™.
Is Advance Information Marketing Bhd stock overvalued right now?
Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Advance Information Marketing Bhd (XKLS:0122) is currently considered Modestly Overvalued. The stock's GF Value™ is RM0.05, compared to a current price of RM0.06 — trading 20% above its estimated fair value. The current Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio is 0.40, which is 38% below median its 10-year median of 0.64 and 74.4% below the Business Services industry median of 1.56. 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 Advance Information Marketing Bhd (XKLS:0122), the current Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio is 0.40 as of Jul. 24, 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.

Advance Information Marketing Bhd Business Description

Address No 18, Jalan Balam, Kuala Lumpur, SGR, MYS, 51100
Advance Information Marketing Bhd is a BPO (Business Process Outsourcing) solution provider offering a spectrum of loyalty management services ranging from consultation, technology infrastructure, and technical support to procurement and logistics for companies. The company's operating segments are the Managed customer loyalty services segment, including sales and marketing services, client relationship management, outsourced contact center management; the Retail segment, which includes Retail sales of pharmaceutical products; and Other segments, including outsourced procurement services, investment holding, and corporate-level activities. The majority of the company's revenue comes from Malaysia.