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China Life Insurance Co (BUE:LFCHY) Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio : (As of May. 21, 2024)


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What is China Life Insurance Co Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio?

Note: If the price history is too short, we do not calculate current Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio for this stock. All the historical data is shown as the company's primary share's data instead.

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China Life Insurance Co Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio Historical Data

The historical data trend for China Life Insurance Co's Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio can be seen below:

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China Life Insurance Co Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio Chart

China Life Insurance Co Annual Data
Trend Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 1.74 1.81 1.32 1.52 1.11

China Life 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 PS 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 1.38 1.39 1.42 1.11 1.12

Competitive Comparison of China Life Insurance Co's Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio

For the Insurance - Life subindustry, China Life Insurance Co's Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio, along with its competitors' market caps and Cyclically Adjusted PS 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.


China Life Insurance Co's Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio Distribution in the Insurance Industry

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

* The bar in red indicates where China Life Insurance Co's Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio falls into.



China Life Insurance Co Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio Calculation

Like the Shiller PE Ratio, the Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio takes the Revenue per Share from the past 10 years, adjusts it for inflation, and then calculates the average. This average is then used for the P/S calculation. Because it considers this 10-year average, it's often referred to as the CAPS 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 PS Ratio.

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

For example, China Life Insurance Co's adjusted Revenue per Share data for the three months ended in Mar. 2024 was:

Adj_RevenuePerShare=Revenue per Share/CPI of Mar. 2024 (Change)*Current CPI (Mar. 2024)
=1223.744/115.2271*115.2271
=1,223.744

Current CPI (Mar. 2024) = 115.2271.

China Life Insurance Co Quarterly Data

Revenue per Share CPI Adj_RevenuePerShare
201406 10.170 98.200 11.933
201409 12.520 98.900 14.587
201412 11.849 99.000 13.791
201503 24.012 99.900 27.696
201506 18.034 99.500 20.884
201509 11.814 100.500 13.545
201512 15.193 100.600 17.402
201603 43.586 102.200 49.142
201606 22.451 101.400 25.512
201609 22.689 102.400 25.531
201612 17.387 102.600 19.527
201703 53.463 103.200 59.694
201706 27.313 103.100 30.526
201709 34.006 104.100 37.641
201712 26.163 104.500 28.849
201803 74.328 105.300 81.335
201806 47.616 104.900 52.304
201809 62.565 106.600 67.628
201812 48.676 106.500 52.665
201903 159.716 107.700 170.878
201906 81.077 107.700 86.743
201909 113.853 109.800 119.480
201912 89.934 111.200 93.191
202003 261.784 112.300 268.607
202006 149.019 110.400 155.535
202009 169.261 111.700 174.606
202012 145.387 111.500 150.247
202103 453.333 112.662 463.657
202106 227.549 111.769 234.589
202109 233.450 112.215 239.715
202112 180.765 113.108 184.152
202203 511.051 114.335 515.040
202206 287.877 114.558 289.559
202209 301.299 115.339 301.007
202212 271.633 115.116 271.896
202303 260.202 115.116 260.454
202306 1,319.021 114.558 1,326.727
202309 656.568 115.339 655.933
202312 567.300 114.781 569.505
202403 1,223.744 115.227 1,223.744

Add all the adjusted revenue per share together and divide 10 will get our Cyclically Adjusted Revenue 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.


China Life Insurance Co  (BUE:LFCHY) Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio Explanation

Compared with the regular PS Ratio, which works poorly for cyclical businesses, the Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio smoothed out the fluctuations of revenue 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 PS Ratio should give similar results to regular PS Ratio.


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China Life Insurance Co (BUE:LFCHY) Business Description

Address
No. 16, Financial Street, Xicheng District, Beijing, CHN, 100033
With headquarters in Beijing and commanding about 20% market share, China Life Insurance is the largest life insurance company in China. The firm offers group and individual life insurance through exclusive agents, bancassurance, and other marketing platforms. While the bulk of profits stem from life insurance policies, additional operations include short-term policies such as accident and health insurance. The company is undergoing a business transformation toward the sale of long-term protection products and away from short-term and single-premium products.

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