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Manulife Financial (TSX:MFC) Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio : 1.69 (As of Jul. 01, 2025)


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What is Manulife Financial Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio?

As of today (2025-07-01), Manulife Financial's current share price is C$43.54. Manulife Financial's Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2025 was C$25.79. Manulife Financial's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio for today is 1.69.

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

TSX:MFC' s Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0.75   Med: 1.26   Max: 1.82
Current: 1.69

During the past years, Manulife Financial's highest Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio was 1.82. The lowest was 0.75. And the median was 1.26.

TSX:MFC's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio is ranked worse than
64.3% of 409 companies
in the Insurance industry
Industry Median: 1.27 vs TSX:MFC: 1.69

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.

Manulife Financial's adjusted book value per share data for the three months ended in Mar. 2025 was C$26.258. 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 C$25.79 for the trailing ten years ended in Mar. 2025.

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Manulife Financial Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Historical Data

The historical data trend for Manulife Financial'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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Manulife Financial Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Chart

Manulife Financial Annual Data
Trend Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23 Dec24
Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 1.18 1.15 1.04 1.20 1.74

Manulife Financial Quarterly Data
Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24 Jun24 Sep24 Dec24 Mar25
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 1.36 1.45 1.58 1.74 1.74

Competitive Comparison of Manulife Financial's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio

For the Insurance - Life subindustry, Manulife Financial'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.


Manulife Financial's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Distribution in the Insurance Industry

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

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


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Manulife Financial 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.

Manulife Financial's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio for today is calculated as

Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio=Share Price/ Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share
=43.54/25.79
=1.69

* 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.

Manulife Financial's Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2025 is calculated as:

For example, Manulife Financial's adjusted Book Value per Share data for the three months ended in Mar. 2025 was:

Adj_Book=Book Value per Share/CPI of Mar. 2025 (Change)*Current CPI (Mar. 2025)
=26.258/129.1809*129.1809
=26.258

Current CPI (Mar. 2025) = 129.1809.

Manulife Financial Quarterly Data

Book Value per Share CPI Adj_Book
201506 17.984 100.500 23.116
201509 19.087 100.421 24.553
201512 19.602 99.947 25.335
201603 19.069 101.054 24.377
201606 19.570 102.002 24.785
201609 20.007 101.765 25.397
201612 19.491 101.449 24.819
201703 20.010 102.634 25.186
201706 20.129 103.029 25.238
201709 19.866 103.345 24.833
201712 19.001 103.345 23.751
201803 19.811 105.004 24.372
201806 20.390 105.557 24.953
201809 20.426 105.636 24.979
201812 21.429 105.399 26.264
201903 22.386 106.979 27.032
201906 22.906 107.690 27.477
201909 23.465 107.611 28.168
201912 23.128 107.769 27.723
202003 26.323 107.927 31.507
202006 24.927 108.401 29.705
202009 25.085 108.164 29.959
202012 24.599 108.559 29.272
202103 22.987 110.298 26.922
202106 24.324 111.720 28.126
202109 25.182 112.905 28.812
202112 20.114 113.774 22.838
202203 25.643 117.646 28.157
202206 24.826 120.806 26.547
202209 25.417 120.648 27.215
202212 21.523 120.964 22.985
202303 21.935 122.702 23.093
202306 21.293 124.203 22.146
202309 22.441 125.230 23.149
202312 22.500 125.072 23.239
202403 23.267 126.258 23.806
202406 23.913 127.522 24.224
202409 24.683 127.285 25.051
202412 25.961 127.364 26.331
202503 26.258 129.181 26.258

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.


Manulife Financial  (TSX:MFC) 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.


Manulife Financial Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Related Terms

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Manulife Financial Business Description

Address
200 Bloor Street East, Toronto, ON, CAN, M4W 1E5
Manulife Financial provides life insurance, annuities, and asset management products to individuals and group customers in Canada, the United States, and Asia. Its investment management business contributes approximately 20% of its earnings and has around CAD 1.05 trillion in assets under management and administration as of the end of 2023. The US business, which primarily operates under the John Hancock brand, contributes about 27% of earnings and is mainly focused on providing insurance products for estate, business, and income protection. The Asia segment provides insurance products and insurance-based wealth accumulation products in over 11 countries and contributes around 30% of earnings. The Canadian business segment contributes approximately 23% of earnings.
Executives
Ka Ming (kenneth) Dai Director or Senior Officer of Insider or Subsidiary (other than in 4,5,6)
Trevor Kreel Senior Officer
Rahim Hirji Senior Officer
Brooks Tingle Director or Senior Officer of Insider or Subsidiary (other than in 4,5,6), Senior Officer
Philip James Witherington Director or Senior Officer of Insider or Subsidiary (other than in 4,5,6), Senior Officer
Stephanie Fadous Senior Officer
Naveed Irshad Senior Officer
Anthony Alex Silva Director or Senior Officer of Insider or Subsidiary (other than in 4,5,6)
Aimee Decamillo Director or Senior Officer of Insider or Subsidiary (other than in 4,5,6)
John Richard Hatch Director or Senior Officer of Insider or Subsidiary (other than in 4,5,6)
Kenneth Michael Ross Director or Senior Officer of Insider or Subsidiary (other than in 4,5,6)
Paul Lorentz Senior Officer
James D. Gallagher Senior Officer
Steve Finch Senior Officer
Rocco Gori Director, Senior Officer