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Helvetia Holding AG (XSWX:HELN) Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio : 1.33 (As of May. 24, 2024)


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What is Helvetia Holding AG Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio?

As of today (2024-05-24), Helvetia Holding AG's current share price is CHF129.30. Helvetia Holding AG's Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share for the fiscal year that ended in Dec23 was CHF97.50. Helvetia Holding AG's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio for today is 1.33.

The historical rank and industry rank for Helvetia Holding AG's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio or its related term are showing as below:

XSWX:HELN' s Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0.76   Med: 1.31   Max: 1.57
Current: 1.31

During the past 13 years, Helvetia Holding AG's highest Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio was 1.57. The lowest was 0.76. And the median was 1.31.

XSWX:HELN's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio is ranked worse than
56.28% of 414 companies
in the Insurance industry
Industry Median: 1.18 vs XSWX:HELN: 1.31

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.

Helvetia Holding AG's adjusted book value per share data of for the fiscal year that ended in Dec23 was CHF63.156. 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 CHF97.50 for the trailing ten years ended in Dec23.

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Helvetia Holding AG Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Historical Data

The historical data trend for Helvetia Holding AG'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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Helvetia Holding AG Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Chart

Helvetia Holding AG 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 1.45 0.96 1.09 1.09 1.19

Helvetia Holding AG 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 1.09 - 1.09 - 1.19

Competitive Comparison of Helvetia Holding AG's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio

For the Insurance - Diversified subindustry, Helvetia Holding AG'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.


Helvetia Holding AG's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Distribution in the Insurance Industry

For the Insurance industry and Financial Services sector, Helvetia Holding AG's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Helvetia Holding AG's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio falls into.



Helvetia Holding AG 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.

Helvetia Holding AG's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio for today is calculated as

Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio=Share Price/ Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share
=129.30/97.5
=1.33

* 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.

Helvetia Holding AG's Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share for the fiscal year that ended in Dec23 is calculated as:

For example, Helvetia Holding AG'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)
=63.156/106.4612*106.4612
=63.156

Current CPI (Dec23) = 106.4612.

Helvetia Holding AG Annual Data

Book Value per Share CPI Adj_Book
201412 99.537 100.704 105.228
201512 93.764 99.386 100.439
201612 97.052 99.380 103.968
201712 105.327 100.213 111.894
201812 102.746 100.906 108.402
201912 117.840 101.063 124.134
202012 112.012 100.241 118.963
202112 69.178 101.776 72.363
202212 65.375 104.666 66.496
202312 63.156 106.461 63.156

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.


Helvetia Holding AG  (XSWX:HELN) 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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Helvetia Holding AG (XSWX:HELN) Business Description

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Address
Dufourstrasse 40, Saint Gallen, CHE, CH-9001
Helvetia Holding AG is a diversified insurance company. The company operates multiple segments including life, nonlife, and other activities. The company's life segment offers life insurance, pension plans, and annuities and generates most of the company's revenue. Helvetia derives the vast majority of its revenue within Switzerland, followed by Germany and Italy. Helvetia's business focuses on retail customers, as well as corporations of all sizes. It considers merger and acquisition investment as a component of its operational growth strategy.

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