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South African (JSE) Life and Health Insurance Industry Analysis

UpdatedJan 20, 2025
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies5
  • 7D1.5%
  • 3M1.6%
  • 1Y25.8%
  • YTDn/a

Over the last 7 days, the Life and Health Insurance industry has risen 1.5%, driven by gains from Sanlam of 2.8%. In the last 12 months, the industry was up 26%. Earnings are forecast to grow by 8.0% annually.

Industry Valuation and Performance

Has the South African Life and Health Insurance Industry valuation changed over the past few years?

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Tue, 21 Jan 2025R400.4bR421.0bR35.9b10.6x11.2x1x
Thu, 19 Dec 2024R412.9bR421.0bR35.9b10.9x11.5x1x
Sat, 16 Nov 2024R407.5bR421.0bR35.9b10.9x11.4x1x
Mon, 14 Oct 2024R393.8bR421.0bR35.9b10.8x11x0.9x
Wed, 11 Sep 2024R371.9bR503.2bR33.8b9.6x11x0.7x
Fri, 09 Aug 2024R347.6bR516.2bR28.7b8.7x12.1x0.7x
Sun, 07 Jul 2024R348.9bR516.2bR28.7b8.6x12.1x0.7x
Tue, 04 Jun 2024R309.1bR516.2bR28.7b8.7x10.8x0.6x
Thu, 02 May 2024R299.1bR516.2bR28.7b8.4x10.4x0.6x
Sat, 30 Mar 2024R305.0bR518.0bR28.7b8.6x10.6x0.6x
Mon, 26 Feb 2024R331.3bR505.1bR28.1b7.7x11.8x0.7x
Wed, 24 Jan 2024R326.3bR505.1bR28.1b7.8x11.6x0.6x
Fri, 22 Dec 2023R323.2bR505.1bR28.1b7.6x11.5x0.6x
Sun, 19 Nov 2023R326.4bR505.1bR28.1b7.7x11.6x0.6x
Tue, 17 Oct 2023R316.1bR505.1bR28.1b7.8x11.2x0.6x
Thu, 14 Sep 2023R327.6bR476.5bR28.5b7.9x11.5x0.7x
Sat, 12 Aug 2023R331.0bR330.8bR29.4b8.1x11.3x1x
Mon, 10 Jul 2023R359.6bR354.1bR31.7b9.7x11.4x1x
Wed, 07 Jun 2023R336.7bR354.1bR31.7b8.6x10.6x1x
Fri, 05 May 2023R331.6bR354.1bR31.7b8.7x10.5x0.9x
Sun, 02 Apr 2023R346.2bR361.2bR31.7b9.1x10.9x1x
Tue, 28 Feb 2023R361.5bR432.8bR31.1b9.2x11.6x0.8x
Thu, 26 Jan 2023R339.7bR432.8bR31.1b8.9x10.9x0.8x
Sat, 24 Dec 2022R312.9bR432.8bR31.1b8.6x10.1x0.7x
Mon, 21 Nov 2022R316.9bR432.8bR31.1b9.1x10.2x0.7x
Wed, 19 Oct 2022R296.8bR432.8bR31.1b8.8x9.5x0.7x
Fri, 16 Sep 2022R306.2bR431.3bR32.1b9.9x9.5x0.7x
Sun, 14 Aug 2022R335.6bR703.8bR23.6b16x14.2x0.5x
Tue, 12 Jul 2022R316.0bR703.8bR23.6b15x13.4x0.4x
Thu, 09 Jun 2022R344.0bR703.8bR23.6b16.2x14.6x0.5x
Sat, 07 May 2022R341.2bR703.8bR23.6b15.8x14.5x0.5x
Mon, 04 Apr 2022R468.6bR785.1bR24.6b26x19.1x0.6x
Wed, 02 Mar 2022R431.8bR695.8bR22.9b23x18.8x0.6x
Fri, 28 Jan 2022R418.8bR690.2bR21.5b24.6x19.5x0.6x
Price to Earnings Ratio

19.5x


Total Market Cap: R418.8bTotal Earnings: R21.5bTotal Revenue: R690.2bTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
South African Life and Health Insurance Industry Price to Earnings3Y Average 12.1x202320242025
Current Industry PE
  • Investors are relatively neutral on the South African Life and Health Insurance industry at the moment, indicating that they anticipate long term growth rates to remain steady.
  • The industry is trading close to its 3-year average PE ratio of 12.1x.
  • The industry is trading close to its 3-year average PS ratio of 0.72x.
Past Earnings Growth
  • The earnings for companies in the Life and Health Insurance industry have grown 19% per year over the last three years.
  • Meanwhile revenues for these companies have declined 15% per year.
  • This means that less sales are being generated overall, but since cost of doing business is lower, profits have been increasing.

Industry Comparison

How does South African Life and Health Insurance compare with similar industries?

ZA Market2.28%
Financials1.93%
Insurance2.03%
Life and Health Insurance1.47%
Property and Casualty Insurance3.55%
Insurance Brokers0%0
General Insurance0%0
Reinsurance0%0
Industry PEThere are no additional sub-industries under this industry.
Forecasted GrowthThere are no additional sub-industries under this industry.

Top Stock Gainers and Losers

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

CompanyLast Price7D1YValuation
SLM SanlamR84.211.0%
+R1.6b		19.9%PE10.4x
MTM Momentum GroupR29.571.4%
+R557.7m		39.0%PE10.5x
CLI ClientèleR12.553.3%
+R134.1m		4.6%PE12.8x
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