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HK Electric Investments and HK Electric Investments (HKSE:02638) Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio : 0.79 (As of Apr. 27, 2024)


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What is HK Electric Investments and HK Electric Investments Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio?

As of today (2024-04-27), HK Electric Investments and HK Electric Investments's current share price is HK$4.73. HK Electric Investments and HK Electric Investments's Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share for the fiscal year that ended in Dec23 was HK$6.02. HK Electric Investments and HK Electric Investments's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio for today is 0.79.

The historical rank and industry rank for HK Electric Investments and HK Electric Investments's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio or its related term are showing as below:

HKSE:02638' s Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0.73   Med: 0.8   Max: 0.92
Current: 0.78

During the past 11 years, HK Electric Investments and HK Electric Investments's highest Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio was 0.92. The lowest was 0.73. And the median was 0.80.

HKSE:02638's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio is ranked better than
74.32% of 440 companies
in the Utilities - Regulated industry
Industry Median: 1.39 vs HKSE:02638: 0.78

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.

HK Electric Investments and HK Electric Investments's adjusted book value per share data of for the fiscal year that ended in Dec23 was HK$5.543. 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 HK$6.02 for the trailing ten years ended in Dec23.

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HK Electric Investments and HK Electric Investments Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Historical Data

The historical data trend for HK Electric Investments and HK Electric Investments'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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HK Electric Investments and HK Electric Investments Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Chart

HK Electric Investments and HK Electric Investments Annual Data
Trend Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio
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HK Electric Investments and HK Electric Investments Semi-Annual Data
Jun14 Dec14 Jun15 Dec15 Jun16 Dec16 Jun17 Dec17 Jun18 Dec18 Jun19 Dec19 Jun20 Dec20 Jun21 Dec21 Jun22 Dec22 Jun23 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 - - 0.87 - 0.78

Competitive Comparison of HK Electric Investments and HK Electric Investments's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio

For the Utilities - Regulated Electric subindustry, HK Electric Investments and HK Electric Investments'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.


HK Electric Investments and HK Electric Investments's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Distribution in the Utilities - Regulated Industry

For the Utilities - Regulated industry and Utilities sector, HK Electric Investments and HK Electric Investments's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where HK Electric Investments and HK Electric Investments's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio falls into.



HK Electric Investments and HK Electric Investments 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.

HK Electric Investments and HK Electric Investments's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio for today is calculated as

Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio=Share Price/ Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share
=4.73/6.02
=0.79

* 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.

HK Electric Investments and HK Electric Investments's Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share for the fiscal year that ended in Dec23 is calculated as:

For example, HK Electric Investments and HK Electric Investments's adjusted Book Value per Share data for the fiscal year that ended in Dec23 was:

Adj_Book=Book Value per Share/CPI of Dec23 (Change)*Current CPI (Dec23)
=5.543/117.2957*117.2957
=5.543

Current CPI (Dec23) = 117.2957.

HK Electric Investments and HK Electric Investments Annual Data

Book Value per Share CPI Adj_Book
201412 5.567 99.707 6.549
201512 5.547 102.015 6.378
201612 5.648 103.225 6.418
201712 5.627 104.984 6.287
201812 5.516 107.622 6.012
201912 5.486 110.700 5.813
202012 5.403 109.711 5.777
202112 5.477 112.349 5.718
202212 5.583 114.548 5.717
202312 5.543 117.296 5.543

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.


HK Electric Investments and HK Electric Investments  (HKSE:02638) 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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HK Electric Investments and HK Electric Investments (HKSE:02638) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
44 Kennedy Road, Hong Kong Electric Centre, Hong Kong, HKG
HK ELECTRIC INVESTMENTS LIMITED is a fixed single investment trust in Hong Kong with a focus on the power industry. The Company is a vertically integrated power utility and its operations comprise the generation, transmission, distribution and supply of electricity to Hong Kong Island and Lamma Island. Its principal operating subsidiary is The Hongkong Electric Company, Limited (HEC). HEC's sole power generation facility is the Lamma Power Station which has an aggregate installed capacity of approximately 3,700 megawatt (MW). The Company provides electricity to approximately 568,000 registered customers on Hong Kong Island and Lamma Island.

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