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Aflac (AFL) Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio : 2.16 (As of Apr. 27, 2024)


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What is Aflac Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio?

As of today (2024-04-27), Aflac's current share price is $83.61. Aflac's Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was $38.79. Aflac's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio for today is 2.16.

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

AFL' s Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 1.14   Med: 2.33   Max: 3.1
Current: 2.16

During the past years, Aflac's highest Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio was 3.10. The lowest was 1.14. And the median was 2.33.

AFL's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio is ranked worse than
79.37% of 412 companies
in the Insurance industry
Industry Median: 1.13 vs AFL: 2.16

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.

Aflac's adjusted book value per share data for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was $38.005. 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 $38.79 for the trailing ten years ended in Dec. 2023.

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Aflac Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Historical Data

The historical data trend for Aflac'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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Aflac Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Chart

Aflac 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 2.27 1.67 1.82 2.00 2.13

Aflac Quarterly Data
Mar19 Jun19 Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 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 2.00 1.75 1.85 1.99 2.13

Competitive Comparison of Aflac's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio

For the Insurance - Life subindustry, Aflac'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.


Aflac's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Distribution in the Insurance Industry

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

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



Aflac 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.

Aflac's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio for today is calculated as

Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio=Share Price/ Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share
=83.61/38.79
=2.16

* 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.

Aflac's Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 is calculated as:

For example, Aflac'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)
=38.005/129.4194*129.4194
=38.005

Current CPI (Dec. 2023) = 129.4194.

Aflac Quarterly Data

Book Value per Share CPI Adj_Book
201403 17.263 99.695 22.410
201406 19.382 100.560 24.945
201409 19.815 100.428 25.535
201412 20.734 99.070 27.086
201503 21.483 99.621 27.909
201506 19.760 100.684 25.400
201509 20.178 100.392 26.012
201512 20.863 99.792 27.057
201603 24.110 100.470 31.057
201606 27.492 101.688 34.989
201609 27.921 101.861 35.475
201612 25.236 101.863 32.063
201703 25.553 102.862 32.150
201706 27.150 103.349 33.999
201709 27.898 104.136 34.672
201712 31.499 104.011 39.194
201803 31.300 105.290 38.473
201806 30.938 106.317 37.661
201809 30.446 106.507 36.996
201812 31.064 105.998 37.928
201903 34.895 107.251 42.108
201906 38.140 108.070 45.675
201909 40.045 108.329 47.841
201912 39.845 108.420 47.562
202003 36.752 108.902 43.676
202006 41.210 108.767 49.035
202009 46.163 109.815 54.404
202012 48.464 109.897 57.073
202103 47.161 111.754 54.616
202106 49.581 114.631 55.977
202109 50.620 115.734 56.606
202112 50.991 117.630 56.102
202203 45.754 121.301 48.816
202206 41.585 125.017 43.049
202209 38.713 125.227 40.009
202212 32.734 125.222 33.831
202303 32.649 127.348 33.180
202306 34.295 128.729 34.479
202309 38.625 129.860 38.494
202312 38.005 129.419 38.005

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.


Aflac  (NYSE:AFL) 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.


Aflac Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Related Terms

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Aflac (AFL) Business Description

Industry
Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
1932 Wynnton Road, Columbus, GA, USA, 31999
Aflac Inc offers supplemental health insurance and life insurance in the two largest insurance markets in the world, the U.S. and Japan. In addition to its cancer policies, the company has broadened its product offerings to include accident, disability, and long-term-care insurance. It markets its products through independent distributors, selling most of its policies directly to consumers at their places of work.
Executives
Steven Kent Beaver officer: SVP, CFO, Aflac US 1932 WYNNTON ROAD, COLUMBUS GA 31999
Masatoshi Koide officer: Deputy President, Aflac Japan 1932 WYNNTON RD, COLUMBUS GA 31999
June P Howard officer: Sr. Vice President 1932 WYNNTON RD, COLUMBUS GA 31999
Lake Charles D Ii officer: President AFLAC Japan AFLAC INC, 1932 WYNNTON RD, COLUMBUS GA 31999
Frederick John Crawford officer: EVP, Chief Financial Officer AFLAC INCORPORATED, COLUMBUS GA 31999
William P Bowers director 600 NORTH 18TH STREET, BIN 15N-8170, BIRMINGHAM AL 35203
Joseph L Moskowitz director 1932 WYNNTON ROAD, COLUMBUS GA 31999
Simard Frederic Jean Guy officer: SVP, CFO, Aflac U.S. 1932 WYNNTON ROAD, COLUMBUS GA 31999
James Todd Daniels officer: Sr. Vice President 1932 WYNNTON ROAD, COLUMBUS GA 31999
Albert Riggieri officer: SVP, Corporate Actuary 1932 WYNNTON RD, COLUMBUS GA 31999
Virgil Raynard Miller officer: President, Aflac U.S. 1932 WYNNTON ROAD, COLUMBUS GA 31999
Barbara K Rimer director 1932 WYNNTON ROAD, COLUMBUS GA 31999
Miwako Hosoda director 1932 WYNNTON ROAD, COLUMBUS GA 31999
Bradley Eugene Dyslin officer: Executive Vice President 1932 WYNNTON ROAD, COLUMBUS GA 31999
Audrey B Tillman officer: Executive Vice President 1932 WYNNTON RD, COLUMBUS GA 31999