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China Life Insurance Co (China Life Insurance Co) Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio : (As of May. 06, 2024)


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What is China Life Insurance Co Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio?

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

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

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China Life Insurance Co Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio Chart

China Life Insurance Co 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 1.74 1.81 1.32 1.52 1.11

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
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 1.38 1.39 1.42 1.11 1.13

Competitive Comparison of China Life Insurance Co's Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio

For the Insurance - Life subindustry, China Life Insurance Co'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.


China Life Insurance Co's Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio Distribution in the Insurance Industry

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

* The bar in red indicates where China Life Insurance Co's Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio falls into.



China Life Insurance Co 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.

China Life Insurance Co's Cyclically Adjusted Revenue per Share for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 is calculated as:

For example, China Life Insurance Co's adjusted Revenue per Share data for the three months ended in Mar. 2024 was:

Adj_RevenuePerShare=Revenue per Share/CPI of Mar. 2024 (Change)*Current CPI (Mar. 2024)
=2.905/114.6694*114.6694
=2.905

Current CPI (Mar. 2024) = 114.6694.

China Life Insurance Co Quarterly Data

Revenue per Share CPI Adj_RevenuePerShare
201406 2.503 98.200 2.923
201409 2.974 98.900 3.448
201412 2.771 99.000 3.210
201503 5.445 99.900 6.250
201506 3.969 99.500 4.574
201509 2.513 100.500 2.867
201512 2.348 100.600 2.676
201603 5.969 102.200 6.697
201606 3.212 101.400 3.632
201609 3.042 102.400 3.406
201612 2.194 102.600 2.452
201703 6.936 103.200 7.707
201706 3.313 103.100 3.685
201709 3.881 104.100 4.275
201712 2.740 104.500 3.007
201803 7.378 105.300 8.034
201806 3.818 104.900 4.174
201809 3.400 106.600 3.657
201812 2.582 106.500 2.780
201903 8.172 107.700 8.701
201906 3.629 107.700 3.864
201909 4.072 109.800 4.253
201912 3.009 111.200 3.103
202003 8.435 112.300 8.613
202006 4.353 110.400 4.521
202009 4.560 111.700 4.681
202012 3.573 111.500 3.675
202103 10.065 112.662 10.244
202106 4.804 111.769 4.929
202109 4.775 112.215 4.879
202112 3.580 113.108 3.629
202203 9.519 114.335 9.547
202206 4.785 114.558 4.790
202209 4.337 115.339 4.312
202212 3.240 115.116 3.227
202303 2.634 115.116 2.624
202306 10.992 114.558 11.003
202309 3.752 115.339 3.730
202312 3.143 114.669 3.143
202403 2.905 114.669 2.905

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.


China Life Insurance Co  (OTCPK:LFCHY) 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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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.