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China Life Insurance Co (China Life Insurance Co) Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio : 2.67 (As of May. 16, 2024)


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What is China Life Insurance Co Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio?

As of today (2024-05-16), China Life Insurance Co's current share price is $1.60. China Life Insurance Co's Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 was $0.60. China Life Insurance Co's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio for today is 2.67.

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

CILJF' s Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 1.85   Med: 2.73   Max: 5.13
Current: 2.31

During the past years, China Life Insurance Co's highest Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio was 5.13. The lowest was 1.85. And the median was 2.73.

CILJF's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio is ranked worse than
80.43% of 414 companies
in the Insurance industry
Industry Median: 1.185 vs CILJF: 2.31

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.

China Life Insurance Co's adjusted book value per share data for the three months ended in Mar. 2024 was $2.360. 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 $0.60 for the trailing ten years ended in Mar. 2024.

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China Life Insurance Co Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Historical Data

The historical data trend for China Life 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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China Life Insurance Co Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Chart

China Life Insurance Co Annual Data
Trend Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio
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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 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 2.47 2.58 2.63 2.04 2.03

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

For the Insurance - Life subindustry, China Life 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.


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

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

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



China Life 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.

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

Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio=Share Price/ Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share
=1.60/0.6
=2.67

* 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.

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

For example, China Life 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)
=2.36/115.2271*115.2271
=2.360

Current CPI (Mar. 2024) = 115.2271.

China Life Insurance Co Quarterly Data

Book Value per Share CPI Adj_Book
201406 1.366 98.200 1.603
201409 1.486 98.900 1.731
201412 1.624 99.000 1.890
201503 1.713 99.900 1.976
201506 1.773 99.500 2.053
201509 1.660 100.500 1.903
201512 1.769 100.600 2.026
201603 1.711 102.200 1.929
201606 1.627 101.400 1.849
201609 1.639 102.400 1.844
201612 1.552 102.600 1.743
201703 1.586 103.200 1.771
201706 1.604 103.100 1.793
201709 1.739 104.100 1.925
201712 1.722 104.500 1.899
201803 1.878 105.300 2.055
201806 1.768 104.900 1.942
201809 1.705 106.600 1.843
201812 1.636 106.500 1.770
201903 1.921 107.700 2.055
201906 1.890 107.700 2.022
201909 1.933 109.800 2.029
201912 2.037 111.200 2.111
202003 2.085 112.300 2.139
202006 2.078 110.400 2.169
202009 2.169 111.700 2.237
202012 2.435 111.500 2.516
202103 2.542 112.662 2.600
202106 2.596 111.769 2.676
202109 2.580 112.215 2.649
202112 2.661 113.108 2.711
202203 2.594 114.335 2.614
202206 2.536 114.558 2.551
202209 2.285 115.339 2.283
202212 2.213 115.116 2.215
202303 2.367 115.116 2.369
202306 2.220 114.558 2.233
202309 2.142 115.339 2.140
202312 2.280 114.781 2.289
202403 2.360 115.227 2.360

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.


China Life Insurance Co  (OTCPK:CILJF) 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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China Life Insurance Co (China Life Insurance Co) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
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.