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China Life Insurance Co (LTS:0A2E) Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio : (As of May. 26, 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 1.12

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)
=2.905/115.2271*115.2271
=2.905

Current CPI (Mar. 2024) = 115.2271.

China Life Insurance Co Quarterly Data

Revenue per Share CPI Adj_RevenuePerShare
201406 2.503 98.200 2.937
201409 2.974 98.900 3.465
201412 2.771 99.000 3.225
201503 5.445 99.900 6.280
201506 3.969 99.500 4.596
201509 2.513 100.500 2.881
201512 2.348 100.600 2.689
201603 5.969 102.200 6.730
201606 3.212 101.400 3.650
201609 3.042 102.400 3.423
201612 2.194 102.600 2.464
201703 6.936 103.200 7.744
201706 3.313 103.100 3.703
201709 3.881 104.100 4.296
201712 2.740 104.500 3.021
201803 7.378 105.300 8.074
201806 3.818 104.900 4.194
201809 3.400 106.600 3.675
201812 2.582 106.500 2.794
201903 8.172 107.700 8.743
201906 3.629 107.700 3.883
201909 4.072 109.800 4.273
201912 3.009 111.200 3.118
202003 8.435 112.300 8.655
202006 4.353 110.400 4.543
202009 4.560 111.700 4.704
202012 3.573 111.500 3.692
202103 10.065 112.662 10.294
202106 4.804 111.769 4.953
202109 4.775 112.215 4.903
202112 3.580 113.108 3.647
202203 9.519 114.335 9.593
202206 4.785 114.558 4.813
202209 4.337 115.339 4.333
202212 3.240 115.116 3.243
202303 2.634 115.116 2.637
202306 10.992 114.558 11.056
202309 3.752 115.339 3.748
202312 3.143 114.781 3.155
202403 2.905 115.227 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  (LTS:0A2E) 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 (LTS:0A2E) 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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