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Sun Life Financial (Sun Life Financial) Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio : 1.25 (As of Apr. 27, 2024)


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What is Sun Life Financial Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio?

As of today (2024-04-27), Sun Life Financial's current share price is $51.67. Sun Life Financial's Cyclically Adjusted Revenue per Share for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was $41.50. Sun Life Financial's Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio for today is 1.25.

The historical rank and industry rank for Sun Life Financial's Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio or its related term are showing as below:

SLF' s Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0.73   Med: 1.22   Max: 1.53
Current: 1.29

During the past years, Sun Life Financial's highest Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio was 1.53. The lowest was 0.73. And the median was 1.22.

SLF's Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio is ranked worse than
60.89% of 404 companies
in the Insurance industry
Industry Median: 0.975 vs SLF: 1.29

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 PS Ratio. The Cyclically Adjusted Revenue per Share is the average of the inflation adjusted revenue per share of a company over the past 10 years.

Sun Life Financial's adjusted revenue per share data for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was $23.685. Add all the adjusted revenue per share for the past 10 years together and divide 10 will get our Cyclically Adjusted Revenue per Share, which is $41.50 for the trailing ten years ended in Dec. 2023.

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Sun Life Financial Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio Historical Data

The historical data trend for Sun Life Financial's Cyclically Adjusted PS 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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Sun Life Financial Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio Chart

Sun Life Financial 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 1.37 1.23 1.39 1.25 1.25

Sun Life Financial Quarterly Data
Mar19 Jun19 Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23
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 1.25 1.22 1.30 1.26 1.25

Competitive Comparison of Sun Life Financial's Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio

For the Insurance - Diversified subindustry, Sun Life Financial'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.


Sun Life Financial's Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio Distribution in the Insurance Industry

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

* The bar in red indicates where Sun Life Financial's Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio falls into.



Sun Life Financial 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.

Sun Life Financial's Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio for today is calculated as

Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio=Share Price/ Cyclically Adjusted Revenue per Share
=51.67/41.5
=1.25

* 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.

Sun Life Financial's Cyclically Adjusted Revenue per Share for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 is calculated as:

For example, Sun Life Financial's adjusted Revenue per Share data for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was:

Adj_RevenuePerShare=Revenue per Share/CPI of Dec. 2023 (Change)*Current CPI (Dec. 2023)
=23.685/125.4675*125.4675
=23.685

Current CPI (Dec. 2023) = 125.4675.

Sun Life Financial Quarterly Data

Revenue per Share CPI Adj_RevenuePerShare
201403 9.427 98.604 11.995
201406 9.435 99.473 11.901
201409 8.237 99.394 10.398
201412 10.282 98.367 13.115
201503 9.387 99.789 11.803
201506 2.201 100.500 2.748
201509 5.734 100.421 7.164
201512 6.569 99.947 8.246
201603 10.744 101.054 13.340
201606 11.944 102.002 14.692
201609 9.727 101.765 11.993
201612 2.866 101.449 3.545
201703 8.458 102.634 10.340
201706 9.869 103.029 12.018
201709 7.309 103.345 8.874
201712 10.959 103.345 13.305
201803 7.535 105.004 9.003
201806 8.498 105.557 10.101
201809 7.532 105.636 8.946
201812 10.063 105.399 11.979
201903 14.153 106.979 16.599
201906 12.767 107.690 14.875
201909 12.206 107.611 14.231
201912 11.012 107.769 12.820
202003 7.829 107.927 9.101
202006 19.025 108.401 22.020
202009 12.874 108.164 14.933
202012 15.440 108.559 17.845
202103 2.042 110.298 2.323
202106 17.572 111.720 19.734
202109 11.403 112.905 12.672
202112 17.210 113.774 18.979
202203 7.738 117.646 8.252
202206 -8.706 120.806 -9.042
202209 3.465 120.648 3.603
202212 0.435 120.964 0.451
202303 10.398 122.702 10.632
202306 7.113 124.203 7.185
202309 0.191 125.230 0.191
202312 23.685 125.468 23.685

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.


Sun Life Financial  (NYSE:SLF) 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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Sun Life Financial (Sun Life Financial) Business Description

Address
1 York Street, 31st Floor, Toronto, ON, CAN, M5J 0B6
Sun Life provides life insurance, retirement, and asset management products to individuals and corporate customers in Canada, the United States, and Asia. The company's investment management business contributes approximately 38% of its adjusted earnings and has around CAD 1 trillion in assets under management as of the second quarter of 2023. The Canada business contributes about 32% of adjusted earnings and provides individual life and health insurance, group insurance, retirement services, and wealth management solutions. The U.S. business contributes approximately 14% of earnings and is mainly focused on providing group insurance products and managing the in-force life insurance policies. Finally, the Asia segment contributes around 16% of earnings.