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China Life Insurance Co (China Life Insurance Co) Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio : (As of May. 06, 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)
=11.801/114.6694*114.6694
=11.801

Current CPI (Mar. 2024) = 114.6694.

China Life Insurance Co Quarterly Data

Book Value per Share CPI Adj_Book
201406 6.831 98.200 7.977
201409 7.432 98.900 8.617
201412 8.122 99.000 9.408
201503 8.566 99.900 9.832
201506 8.865 99.500 10.217
201509 8.301 100.500 9.471
201512 8.846 100.600 10.083
201603 8.556 102.200 9.600
201606 8.133 101.400 9.197
201609 8.194 102.400 9.176
201612 7.762 102.600 8.675
201703 7.931 103.200 8.812
201706 8.020 103.100 8.920
201709 8.693 104.100 9.576
201712 8.611 104.500 9.449
201803 9.390 105.300 10.226
201806 8.838 104.900 9.661
201809 8.526 106.600 9.171
201812 8.182 106.500 8.810
201903 9.603 107.700 10.224
201906 9.449 107.700 10.060
201909 9.667 109.800 10.096
201912 10.184 111.200 10.502
202003 10.425 112.300 10.645
202006 10.389 110.400 10.791
202009 10.844 111.700 11.132
202012 12.175 111.500 12.521
202103 12.709 112.662 12.936
202106 12.980 111.769 13.317
202109 12.901 112.215 13.183
202112 13.305 113.108 13.489
202203 12.968 114.335 13.006
202206 12.678 114.558 12.690
202209 11.427 115.339 11.361
202212 11.067 115.116 11.024
202303 11.834 115.116 11.788
202306 11.100 114.558 11.111
202309 10.711 115.339 10.649
202312 11.399 114.669 11.399
202403 11.801 114.669 11.801

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:LFCHY) 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

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.