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Great-West Lifeco (Great-West Lifeco) Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio : 1.57 (As of Jun. 09, 2024)


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What is Great-West Lifeco Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio?

As of today (2024-06-09), Great-West Lifeco's current share price is $29.1728. Great-West Lifeco's Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 was $18.59. Great-West Lifeco's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio for today is 1.57.

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

GWLIF' s Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 1.09   Med: 1.91   Max: 2.7
Current: 1.59

During the past years, Great-West Lifeco's highest Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio was 2.70. The lowest was 1.09. And the median was 1.91.

GWLIF's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio is ranked worse than
67.87% of 417 companies
in the Insurance industry
Industry Median: 1.17 vs GWLIF: 1.59

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.

Great-West Lifeco's adjusted book value per share data for the three months ended in Mar. 2024 was $19.464. 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 $18.59 for the trailing ten years ended in Mar. 2024.

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Great-West Lifeco Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Historical Data

The historical data trend for Great-West Lifeco'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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Great-West Lifeco Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Chart

Great-West Lifeco 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 1.84 1.60 1.82 1.35 1.77

Great-West Lifeco Quarterly Data
Jun19 Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24
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 1.50 1.58 1.57 1.77 1.72

Competitive Comparison of Great-West Lifeco's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio

For the Insurance - Life subindustry, Great-West Lifeco'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.


Great-West Lifeco's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Distribution in the Insurance Industry

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

* The bar in red indicates where Great-West Lifeco's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio falls into.



Great-West Lifeco 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.

Great-West Lifeco's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio for today is calculated as

Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio=Share Price/ Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share
=29.1728/18.59
=1.57

* 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.

Great-West Lifeco's Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 is calculated as:

For example, Great-West Lifeco's adjusted Book Value per Share data for the three months ended in Mar. 2024 was:

Adj_Book=Book Value per Share/CPI of Mar. 2024 (Change)*Current CPI (Mar. 2024)
=19.464/126.2576*126.2576
=19.464

Current CPI (Mar. 2024) = 126.2576.

Great-West Lifeco Quarterly Data

Book Value per Share CPI Adj_Book
201406 14.808 99.473 18.795
201409 15.019 99.394 19.078
201412 14.564 98.367 18.693
201503 14.008 99.789 17.724
201506 14.785 100.500 18.574
201509 14.621 100.421 18.383
201512 14.627 99.947 18.477
201603 14.587 101.054 18.225
201606 14.764 102.002 18.275
201609 14.636 101.765 18.159
201612 14.811 101.449 18.433
201703 14.929 102.634 18.365
201706 15.006 103.029 18.389
201709 16.225 103.345 19.822
201712 15.752 103.345 19.244
201803 16.247 105.004 19.536
201806 16.176 105.557 19.348
201809 16.304 105.636 19.487
201812 16.433 105.399 19.685
201903 16.505 106.979 19.479
201906 15.684 107.690 18.388
201909 15.876 107.611 18.627
201912 16.348 107.769 19.153
202003 16.006 107.927 18.724
202006 16.221 108.401 18.893
202009 17.063 108.164 19.917
202012 17.934 108.559 20.858
202103 18.588 110.298 21.278
202106 19.393 111.720 21.917
202109 20.528 112.905 22.956
202112 17.832 113.774 19.789
202203 20.682 117.646 22.196
202206 20.780 120.806 21.718
202209 20.410 120.648 21.359
202212 18.318 120.964 19.120
202303 18.315 122.702 18.846
202306 18.692 124.203 19.001
202309 18.940 125.230 19.095
202312 19.278 125.072 19.461
202403 19.464 126.258 19.464

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.


Great-West Lifeco  (OTCPK:GWLIF) 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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Great-West Lifeco (Great-West Lifeco) Business Description

Address
100 Osborne Street North, Winnipeg, MB, CAN, R3C 1V3
Great-West Lifeco provides life insurance, health insurance, retirement products, asset management, recordkeeping services, and reinsurance products in Canada, the United States, and Europe. The Canada business contributes approximately 35% of adjusted earnings and has leading market positions in group insurance, group retirement, and individual insurance. The company operates the second-largest recordkeeping business under the Empower brand in the United States, with an earnings contribution from the country approximating 20%. Great-West Lifeco also offers various products across Europe markets with a strong presence in the U.K., Ireland, and Germany. The Europe segment contributes around 28% of adjusted earnings and the reinsurance business accounts for around 17% of adjusted earnings.