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China Unicom (Hong Kong) (China Unicom (Hong Kong)) Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio : (As of May. 05, 2024)


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What is China Unicom (Hong Kong) 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 Unicom (Hong Kong) Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Historical Data

The historical data trend for China Unicom (Hong Kong)'s Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio can be seen below:

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China Unicom (Hong Kong) Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Chart

China Unicom (Hong Kong) Annual Data
Trend Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 0.57 0.35 0.30 0.37 0.37

China Unicom (Hong Kong) Quarterly Data
Sep18 Dec18 Mar19 Jun19 Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Dec21 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 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 0.37 0.39 0.43 0.37 -

Competitive Comparison of China Unicom (Hong Kong)'s Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio

For the Telecom Services subindustry, China Unicom (Hong Kong)'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 Unicom (Hong Kong)'s Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Distribution in the Telecommunication Services Industry

For the Telecommunication Services industry and Communication Services sector, China Unicom (Hong Kong)'s Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where China Unicom (Hong Kong)'s Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio falls into.



China Unicom (Hong Kong) 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 Unicom (Hong Kong)'s Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 is calculated as:

For example, China Unicom (Hong Kong)'s adjusted Book Value per Share data for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was:

Adj_Book=Book Value per Share/CPI of Dec. 2023 (Change)*Current CPI (Dec. 2023)
=16.087/117.2957*117.2957
=16.087

Current CPI (Dec. 2023) = 117.2957.

China Unicom (Hong Kong) Quarterly Data

Book Value per Share CPI Adj_Book
201306 14.673 93.001 18.506
201309 14.875 91.902 18.985
201312 15.154 95.090 18.693
201403 15.129 95.749 18.533
201406 15.006 96.409 18.257
201409 15.386 97.948 18.425
201412 15.354 99.707 18.063
201503 15.440 99.927 18.124
201506 15.458 99.267 18.265
201509 15.110 99.927 17.736
201512 14.972 102.015 17.215
201603 14.877 102.785 16.977
201606 14.448 101.686 16.666
201609 14.321 102.565 16.378
201612 13.723 103.225 15.594
201703 13.877 103.335 15.752
201706 14.119 103.664 15.976
201709 14.738 103.994 16.623
201712 15.071 104.984 16.838
201803 15.935 105.973 17.638
201806 15.625 106.193 17.259
201809 14.884 106.852 16.339
201812 14.904 107.622 16.244
201903 15.446 108.172 16.749
201906 14.974 109.601 16.025
201909 14.660 110.260 15.595
201912 14.913 110.700 15.802
202003 0.000 110.920 0.000
202006 14.878 110.590 15.780
202009 15.591 107.512 17.010
202012 16.322 109.711 17.450
202103 16.601 111.579 17.451
202106 16.840 111.360 17.738
202112 17.053 112.349 17.804
202206 16.644 113.448 17.208
202209 0.000 113.778 0.000
202212 16.014 114.548 16.398
202306 16.034 115.647 16.263
202309 15.676 116.087 15.839
202312 16.087 117.296 16.087

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 Unicom (Hong Kong)  (NYSE:CHU) 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 Unicom (Hong Kong) (China Unicom (Hong Kong)) Business Description

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Address
99 Queen's Road, 75th Floor, The Center, Central, Hong Kong, HKG
China Unicom is the incumbent fixed-line operator in 10 northern Chinese provinces, as well as the third-largest wireless operator nationwide. As at June 2023, it had 328 million billing wireless customers and around 108 million broadband subscribers. China Unicom also has a growing ICT business. We estimate it has the third largest internet data center business in China and its Cloud Service revenue is also showing very strong growth. It has its own 4G network and shares the radio access function with China Telecom for its 5G network.