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China Pacific Insurance (Group) Co (China Pacific Insurance (Group) Co) PB Ratio : 0.66 (As of Apr. 27, 2024)


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What is China Pacific Insurance (Group) Co PB Ratio?

The PB Ratio, or Price-to-Book ratio, or Price/Book, is a financial ratio used to compare a company's market price to its Book Value per Share. As of today (2024-04-27), China Pacific Insurance (Group) Co's share price is $2.3815. China Pacific Insurance (Group) Co's Book Value per Share for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was $3.63. Hence, China Pacific Insurance (Group) Co's PB Ratio of today is 0.66.

The historical rank and industry rank for China Pacific Insurance (Group) Co's PB Ratio or its related term are showing as below:

CHPXF' s PB Ratio Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0.78   Med: 1.71   Max: 3.19
Current: 0.98

During the past 13 years, China Pacific Insurance (Group) Co's highest PB Ratio was 3.19. The lowest was 0.78. And the median was 1.71.

CHPXF's PB Ratio is ranked better than
64.05% of 484 companies
in the Insurance industry
Industry Median: 1.22 vs CHPXF: 0.98

During the past 12 months, China Pacific Insurance (Group) Co's average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate was 27.00% per year. During the past 3 years, the average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate was 5.10% per year. During the past 5 years, the average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate was 7.20% per year. During the past 10 years, the average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate was 8.20% per year.

During the past 13 years, the highest 3-Year average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate of China Pacific Insurance (Group) Co was 138.10% per year. The lowest was 1.20% per year. And the median was 10.60% per year.

Back to Basics: PB Ratio


China Pacific Insurance (Group) Co PB Ratio Historical Data

The historical data trend for China Pacific Insurance (Group) Co's 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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China Pacific Insurance (Group) Co PB Ratio Chart

China Pacific Insurance (Group) Co Annual Data
Trend Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
PB Ratio
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 1.39 1.13 0.71 0.64 0.66

China Pacific Insurance (Group) Co Quarterly Data
Mar19 Jun19 Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23
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 0.64 0.68 0.72 0.70 0.66

Competitive Comparison of China Pacific Insurance (Group) Co's PB Ratio

For the Insurance - Life subindustry, China Pacific Insurance (Group) Co's PB Ratio, along with its competitors' market caps and 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 Pacific Insurance (Group) Co's PB Ratio Distribution in the Insurance Industry

For the Insurance industry and Financial Services sector, China Pacific Insurance (Group) Co's PB Ratio distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where China Pacific Insurance (Group) Co's PB Ratio falls into.



China Pacific Insurance (Group) Co PB Ratio Calculation

The PB Ratio, or Price-to-Book ratio, or Price/Book, is a financial ratio used to compare a company's market price to its Book Value per Share. It is a ratio widely used to value stocks.

China Pacific Insurance (Group) Co's PB Ratio for today is calculated as follows:

PB Ratio=Share Price/Book Value per Share (Q: Dec. 2023)
=2.3815/3.633
=0.66

* 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.

It can also be calculated from the numbers for the whole company:

A closely related ratio is called Price-to-Tangible-Book. The difference between Price-to-Tangible-Book and PB Ratio is that book value other than intangibles are used in the calculation.


China Pacific Insurance (Group) Co  (OTCPK:CHPXF) PB Ratio Explanation

Unlike valuation ratios relative to the earning power such as PE Ratio, PE Ratio without NRI, PS Ratio, Price-to-Operating-Cash-Flow , or Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow, the PB Ratio measures the valuation of the stock relative to the underlying asset of the company.

The PB Ratio works the best for the businesses that earn most of their profit from their assets, e.g. banks and insurance companies.


Be Aware

Some businesses have very light assets, such as software companies or insurance agencies. The PB Ratio does not work well for these companies. Some companies even have negative equity, so the PB Ratio cannot be applied to them.


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China Pacific Insurance (Group) Co (China Pacific Insurance (Group) Co) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
1 South Zhongshan Road, Huangpu, Shanghai, CHN, 200010
China Pacific Insurance was established in 1988, with headquarter in Beijing. The company is one of the largest providers of life and general insurance products and services. It is China's third-largest life insurer and third-largest general property and casualty insurer. The company strives for an integrated financial services platform that consists of insurance, banking, and asset management.