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Chinese (SSE) Insurance Industry Analysis

UpdatedJan 09, 2025
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies4
  • 7D-5.4%
  • 3M-13.7%
  • 1Y36.8%
  • YTD-1.2%

Over the last 7 days, the Insurance industry has dropped 5.8%, driven by pullbacks from every company within the industry. This takes the industry's 12 month performance to a gain of 33%. Earnings are forecast to grow by 3.0% annually.

Industry Valuation and Performance

Has the Chinese Insurance Industry valuation changed over the past few years?

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Thu, 09 Jan 2025CN¥1.3tCN¥1.3tCN¥178.8b7.3x7x0.9x
Sat, 07 Dec 2024CN¥1.4tCN¥1.3tCN¥178.8b8.1x7.7x1x
Mon, 04 Nov 2024CN¥1.4tCN¥1.3tCN¥178.8b8.3x7.8x1x
Wed, 02 Oct 2024CN¥1.4tCN¥1.3tCN¥133.5b11.4x10.6x1.1x
Fri, 30 Aug 2024CN¥1.0tCN¥1.3tCN¥123.8b9.7x8.3x0.8x
Sun, 28 Jul 2024CN¥997.0bCN¥1.3tCN¥117.4b9.8x8.5x0.8x
Tue, 25 Jun 2024CN¥1.0tCN¥1.3tCN¥117.4b10x8.8x0.8x
Thu, 23 May 2024CN¥1.1tCN¥1.3tCN¥117.4b10.4x9.8x0.9x
Sat, 20 Apr 2024CN¥933.9bCN¥1.3tCN¥121.0b8.6x7.7x0.7x
Mon, 18 Mar 2024CN¥979.4bCN¥1.9tCN¥103.6b11.9x9.5x0.5x
Wed, 14 Feb 2024CN¥988.7bCN¥1.9tCN¥103.6b11.8x9.5x0.5x
Fri, 12 Jan 2024CN¥281.7bCN¥703.3bCN¥25.1b11.6x11.2x0.4x
Sun, 10 Dec 2023CN¥289.1bCN¥703.3bCN¥25.1b11.7x11.5x0.4x
Tue, 07 Nov 2023CN¥338.3bCN¥703.3bCN¥25.1b13x13.5x0.5x
Thu, 05 Oct 2023CN¥357.8bCN¥721.2bCN¥33.5b11.6x10.7x0.5x
Sat, 02 Sep 2023CN¥369.8bCN¥668.9bCN¥38.9b11.2x9.5x0.6x
Mon, 31 Jul 2023CN¥395.4bCN¥730.1bCN¥40.9b11.3x9.7x0.5x
Wed, 28 Jun 2023CN¥344.0bCN¥730.1bCN¥40.9b10.6x8.4x0.5x
Fri, 26 May 2023CN¥367.6bCN¥730.1bCN¥40.9b10.9x9x0.5x
Sun, 23 Apr 2023CN¥361.8bCN¥708.5bCN¥34.9b11.6x10.4x0.5x
Tue, 21 Mar 2023CN¥337.3bCN¥702.0bCN¥33.0b11.5x10.2x0.5x
Thu, 16 Feb 2023CN¥342.1bCN¥702.0bCN¥33.0b11.7x10.4x0.5x
Sat, 14 Jan 2023CN¥337.3bCN¥702.0bCN¥33.0b12.3x10.2x0.5x
Mon, 12 Dec 2022CN¥318.2bCN¥702.0bCN¥33.0b11.6x9.6x0.5x
Wed, 09 Nov 2022CN¥269.5bCN¥702.0bCN¥33.0b10.7x8.2x0.4x
Fri, 07 Oct 2022CN¥262.9bCN¥705.1bCN¥32.8b10.2x8x0.4x
Sun, 04 Sep 2022CN¥275.8bCN¥705.5bCN¥33.3b10.3x8.3x0.4x
Tue, 02 Aug 2022CN¥269.7bCN¥699.2bCN¥34.2b10.3x7.9x0.4x
Thu, 30 Jun 2022CN¥308.5bCN¥699.2bCN¥34.2b10.8x9x0.4x
Sat, 28 May 2022CN¥280.1bCN¥699.2bCN¥34.2b9.7x8.2x0.4x
Mon, 25 Apr 2022CN¥303.5bCN¥698.6bCN¥42.1b20.1x7.2x0.4x
Wed, 23 Mar 2022CN¥311.3bCN¥687.9bCN¥43.1b25.7x7.2x0.5x
Fri, 18 Feb 2022CN¥362.8bCN¥687.9bCN¥43.1b28.1x8.4x0.5x
Sun, 16 Jan 2022CN¥354.2bCN¥687.9bCN¥43.1b27.9x8.2x0.5x
Price to Earnings Ratio

8.2x


Total Market Cap: CN¥354.2bTotal Earnings: CN¥43.1bTotal Revenue: CN¥687.9bTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
Chinese Insurance Industry Price to Earnings3Y Average 9x202320242025
Current Industry PE
  • Investors are pessimistic on the Chinese Insurance industry, indicating that they anticipate long term growth rates will be lower than they have historically.
  • The industry is trading at a PE ratio of 7.0x which is lower than its 3-year average PE of 9.1x.
  • The industry is trading close to its 3-year average PS ratio of 0.57x.
Past Earnings Growth
  • The earnings for companies in the Insurance industry have grown 61% per year over the last three years.
  • Revenues for these companies have grown 25% per year.
  • This means that more sales are being generated by these companies overall, and subsequently their profits are increasing too.

Industry Trends

Which industries have driven the changes within the Chinese Financials industry?

CN Market-4.12%
Financials-4.24%
Insurance-5.35%
Insurance Brokers0%
Property and Casualty Insurance0%
Reinsurance0%
Life and Health Insurance-5.13%
General Insurance-6.13%
Industry PE
  • Investors are most optimistic about the Life and Health Insurance industry even though it's trading below its 3-year average PE ratio of 9.3x.
    • Analysts expect its future annual earnings growth (5.2%) to be largely in line with prior year's earnings growth.
  • Investors are most pessimistic about the General Insurance industry, which is trading below its 3-year average of 9.1x.
Forecasted Growth
  • Analysts are most optimistic on the Life and Health Insurance industry, expecting annual earnings growth of 5.2% over the next 5 years.
  • This is roughly in line with its past earnings growth rate.
  • In contrast, the General Insurance industry is expected to see its earnings decline by 4.3% per year over the next few years.

Top Stock Gainers and Losers

Which companies have driven the market over the last 7 days?

CompanyLast Price7D1YValuation
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