Ping An Insurance (Group) Co. of China Ltd Class A 601318

Morningstar Rating
¥57.09 +5.19 (10.00%)
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Ping An Insurance: We Expect Resilient New Business Growth for Ping An in 2024

In China's highly competitive insurance market, Ping An differentiates itself with its ability to use proprietary technology to strengthen the customer experience and enhance cross-sales for its major ecosystems: integrated finance, auto, healthcare, and eldercare. We believe its competitive advantage results in a better outlook than peers in terms of underwriting profitability and growth.

Price vs Fair Value

601318 is trading at a 244% premium.
Price
¥57.09
Fair Value
¥42.00
Uncertainty
High
1-Star Price
¥84.28
5-Star Price
¥18.00
Economic Moat
Nfl
Capital Allocation
Lkbpthy

Bulls Say, Bears Say

Bulls

The regulatory cut to bancassurance commission rate has benefited large insurers such as Ping An, with about 75% of bancassurance sales being generated from its banking subsidiary and a strong product pipeline.

Bears

Frequent top management turnover posts more temporary headwinds to its ongoing business restructuring.

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Trading Information

Previous Close Price
¥51.90
Day Range
¥54.4057.09
52-Week Range
¥37.6257.09
Bid/Ask
¥57.09 / ¥0.00
Market Cap
¥1.04 Tril
Volume/Avg
262.1 Mil / 52.1 Mil

Key Statistics

Price/Earnings (Normalized)
11.36
Price/Sales
1.27
Dividend Yield (Trailing)
4.26%
Dividend Yield (Forward)
4.26%
Total Yield
4.26%

Company Profile

Founded in 1988, Ping An Insurance is an integrated financial service provider headquartered in Shenzhen. The company has a focus on the offerings of healthcare services and integrated financial products. Ping An is China's second-largest life and P&C insurer. The company strives for an integrated financial services platform comprising life insurance, P&C insurance, banking, other financial services, and technology. These business segments contributed 89%, 8%, 23%, -18%, and 2% of the company’s operating profits, respectively, in 2023.
Sector
Financial Services
Industry
Insurance - Life
Stock Style Box
Large Value
Total Number of Employees
288,751

Competitors

Valuation

Metric
601318
601628
01299
Price/Earnings (Normalized)
11.3652.4621.74
Price/Book Value
1.122.522.67
Price/Sales
1.272.435.79
Price/Cash Flow
2.053.02
Price/Earnings
601318
601628
01299

Financial Strength

Metric
601318
601628
01299
Quick Ratio
Current Ratio
Interest Coverage
1.0212.10
Quick Ratio
No chart available

Profitability

Metric
601318
601628
01299
Return on Assets (Normalized)
0.98%0.95%2.23%
Return on Equity (Normalized)
12.58%12.06%15.38%
Return on Invested Capital (Normalized)
7.94%5.76%12.10%
Return on Assets
601318
601628
01299

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