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China Life Insurance Co (BSP:L1FC34) Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio : (As of May. 24, 2024)


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What is China Life Insurance Co Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio?

Note: If the price history is too short, we do not calculate current Cyclically Adjusted PB 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 PB Ratio Historical Data

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

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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
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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 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)
=5.877/115.2271*115.2271
=5.877

Current CPI (Mar. 2024) = 115.2271.

China Life Insurance Co Quarterly Data

Book Value per Share CPI Adj_Book
201406 1.527 98.200 1.792
201409 1.738 98.900 2.025
201412 2.146 99.000 2.498
201503 2.691 99.900 3.104
201506 2.758 99.500 3.194
201509 3.240 100.500 3.715
201512 3.433 100.600 3.932
201603 3.164 102.200 3.567
201606 2.784 101.400 3.164
201609 2.666 102.400 3.000
201612 2.603 102.600 2.923
201703 2.480 103.200 2.769
201706 2.643 103.100 2.954
201709 2.723 104.100 3.014
201712 2.837 104.500 3.128
201803 3.079 105.300 3.369
201806 3.333 104.900 3.661
201809 3.503 106.600 3.786
201812 3.177 106.500 3.437
201903 3.688 107.700 3.946
201906 3.643 107.700 3.898
201909 3.982 109.800 4.179
201912 4.180 111.200 4.331
202003 5.094 112.300 5.227
202006 5.390 110.400 5.626
202009 5.856 111.700 6.041
202012 6.264 111.500 6.473
202103 7.161 112.662 7.324
202106 6.527 111.769 6.729
202109 6.810 112.215 6.993
202112 7.524 113.108 7.665
202203 6.453 114.335 6.503
202206 6.400 114.558 6.437
202209 5.992 115.339 5.986
202212 5.805 115.116 5.811
202303 6.164 115.116 6.170
202306 5.388 114.558 5.419
202309 5.290 115.339 5.285
202312 5.585 114.781 5.607
202403 5.877 115.227 5.877

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  (BSP:L1FC34) 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 (BSP:L1FC34) 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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