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Air China (STU:AD2) Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio : 1.50 (As of Jun. 08, 2024)


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What is Air China Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio?

As of today (2024-06-08), Air China's current share price is €0.4649. Air China's Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 was €0.31. Air China's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio for today is 1.50.

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

STU:AD2' s Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 1.16   Med: 1.83   Max: 4.38
Current: 1.45

During the past years, Air China's highest Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio was 4.38. The lowest was 1.16. And the median was 1.83.

STU:AD2's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio is ranked worse than
56.57% of 723 companies
in the Transportation industry
Industry Median: 1.25 vs STU:AD2: 1.45

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.

Air China's adjusted book value per share data for the three months ended in Mar. 2024 was €0.288. 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 €0.31 for the trailing ten years ended in Mar. 2024.

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Air China Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Historical Data

The historical data trend for Air China'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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Air China Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Chart

Air China 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 1.88 1.41 1.67 1.97 1.41

Air China 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 2.00 1.56 1.55 1.41 1.41

Competitive Comparison of Air China's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio

For the Airlines subindustry, Air China'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.


Air China's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Distribution in the Transportation Industry

For the Transportation industry and Industrials sector, Air China's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio distribution charts can be found below:

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



Air China 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.

Air China's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio for today is calculated as

Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio=Share Price/ Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share
=0.4649/0.31
=1.50

* 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.

Air China's Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 is calculated as:

For example, Air China'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)
=0.288/117.7354*117.7354
=0.288

Current CPI (Mar. 2024) = 117.7354.

Air China Quarterly Data

Book Value per Share CPI Adj_Book
201406 0.486 96.409 0.594
201409 0.546 97.948 0.656
201412 0.547 99.707 0.646
201503 0.635 99.927 0.748
201506 0.640 99.267 0.759
201509 0.657 99.927 0.774
201512 0.651 102.015 0.751
201603 0.656 102.785 0.751
201606 0.652 101.686 0.755
201609 0.685 102.565 0.786
201612 0.721 103.225 0.822
201703 0.760 103.335 0.866
201706 0.730 103.664 0.829
201709 0.753 103.994 0.852
201712 0.764 104.984 0.857
201803 0.780 105.973 0.867
201806 0.816 106.193 0.905
201809 0.808 106.852 0.890
201812 0.771 107.622 0.843
201903 0.816 108.172 0.888
201906 0.792 109.601 0.851
201909 0.825 110.260 0.881
201912 0.826 110.700 0.878
202003 0.791 110.920 0.840
202006 0.715 110.590 0.761
202009 0.698 107.512 0.764
202012 0.671 109.711 0.720
202103 0.635 111.579 0.670
202106 0.636 111.360 0.672
202109 0.616 109.051 0.665
202112 0.587 112.349 0.615
202203 0.516 113.558 0.535
202206 0.418 113.448 0.434
202209 0.348 113.778 0.360
202212 0.220 114.548 0.226
202303 0.296 115.427 0.302
202306 0.278 115.647 0.283
202309 0.310 116.087 0.314
202312 0.295 117.296 0.296
202403 0.288 117.735 0.288

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.


Air China  (STU:AD2) 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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Air China (STU:AD2) Business Description

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30 Tianzhu Road, Airport Industrial Zone, Blue Sky Mansion, Shunyi District, Beijing, CHN, 101312
Air China is based in Beijing. It is one of the largest state-owned airlines and the flag carrier in China. The group operated a fleet of 762 aircraft as of 2022 and carried more than 115 million passengers in prepandemic 2019. It runs a spoke-and-hub model under which it gathers and distributes passengers from air hubs such as Beijing, Chengdu, and Shanghai. The group's route network extends to over 187 destinations and 43 countries and regions.

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