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China Life Insurance Co (HKSE:02628) Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio : 1.35 (As of Jun. 09, 2024)


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What is China Life Insurance Co Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio?

As of today (2024-06-09), China Life Insurance Co's current share price is HK$11.30. China Life Insurance Co's Cyclically Adjusted Revenue per Share for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 was HK$8.36. China Life Insurance Co's Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio for today is 1.35.

The historical rank and industry rank for China Life Insurance Co's Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio or its related term are showing as below:

HKSE:02628' s Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 1.01   Med: 1.45   Max: 2.4
Current: 1.22

During the past years, China Life Insurance Co's highest Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio was 2.40. The lowest was 1.01. And the median was 1.45.

HKSE:02628's Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio is ranked worse than
59.46% of 407 companies
in the Insurance industry
Industry Median: 0.97 vs HKSE:02628: 1.22

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 PS Ratio. The Cyclically Adjusted Revenue per Share is the average of the inflation adjusted revenue per share of a company over the past 10 years.

China Life Insurance Co's adjusted revenue per share data for the three months ended in Mar. 2024 was HK$4.543. Add all the adjusted revenue per share for the past 10 years together and divide 10 will get our Cyclically Adjusted Revenue per Share, which is HK$8.36 for the trailing ten years ended in Mar. 2024.

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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:

* 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 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 PS Ratio for today is calculated as

Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio=Share Price/ Cyclically Adjusted Revenue per Share
=11.30/8.36
=1.35

* 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.

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)
=4.543/115.2271*115.2271
=4.543

Current CPI (Mar. 2024) = 115.2271.

China Life Insurance Co Quarterly Data

Revenue per Share CPI Adj_RevenuePerShare
201406 3.804 98.200 4.464
201409 4.561 98.900 5.314
201412 4.369 99.000 5.085
201503 8.368 99.900 9.652
201506 6.169 99.500 7.144
201509 4.220 100.500 4.838
201512 3.570 100.600 4.089
201603 8.976 102.200 10.120
201606 4.932 101.400 5.605
201609 4.683 102.400 5.270
201612 3.418 102.600 3.839
201703 10.398 103.200 11.610
201706 5.281 103.100 5.902
201709 5.995 104.100 6.636
201712 4.321 104.500 4.765
201803 11.612 105.300 12.707
201806 5.749 104.900 6.315
201809 5.245 106.600 5.669
201812 3.744 106.500 4.051
201903 12.813 107.700 13.708
201906 5.600 107.700 5.991
201909 6.369 109.800 6.684
201912 4.720 111.200 4.891
202003 13.000 112.300 13.339
202006 6.671 110.400 6.963
202009 7.125 111.700 7.350
202012 5.495 111.500 5.679
202103 15.611 112.662 15.967
202106 7.473 111.769 7.704
202109 7.485 112.215 7.686
202112 5.588 113.108 5.693
202203 15.003 114.335 15.120
202206 7.504 114.558 7.548
202209 6.808 115.339 6.801
202212 5.102 115.116 5.107
202303 4.158 115.116 4.162
202306 17.032 114.558 17.132
202309 5.802 115.339 5.796
202312 5.087 114.781 5.107
202403 4.543 115.227 4.543

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  (HKSE:02628) 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 (HKSE:02628) Business Description

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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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