China Life Insurance Valuation
Is 601628 undervalued compared to its fair value, analyst forecasts and its price relative to the market?
Valuation Score
5/6Valuation Score 5/6
Below Fair Value
Significantly Below Fair Value
Price-To-Earnings vs Peers
Price-To-Earnings vs Industry
Price-To-Earnings vs Fair Ratio
Analyst Forecast
Share Price vs Fair Value
What is the Fair Price of 601628 when looking at its future cash flows? For this estimate we use a Discounted Cash Flow model.
Below Fair Value: 601628 (CN¥44.31) is trading below our estimate of fair value (CN¥159.95)
Significantly Below Fair Value: 601628 is trading below fair value by more than 20%.
Key Valuation Metric
Which metric is best to use when looking at relative valuation for 601628?
Key metric: As 601628 is profitable we use its Price-To-Earnings Ratio for relative valuation analysis.
| What is 601628's PE Ratio? | |
|---|---|
| PE Ratio | 4.7x |
| Earnings | CN¥87.47b |
| Market Cap | CN¥1.03t |
| Key Statistics | |
|---|---|
| Enterprise Value/Revenue | 1.4x |
| Enterprise Value/EBITDA | 12.2x |
| PEG Ratio | -0.3x |
Price to Earnings Ratio vs Peers
How does 601628's PE Ratio compare to its peers?
| Company | Forward PE | Estimated Growth | Market Cap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Peer Average | 9x | ||
601318 Ping An Insurance (Group) Company of China | 8.6x | 7.3% | CN¥912.5b |
601336 New China Life Insurance | 7.7x | -11.7% | CN¥126.5b |
601601 China Pacific Insurance (Group) | 8x | -5.4% | CN¥306.2b |
LICI Life Insurance Corporation of India | 11.8x | -0.5% | ₹5.7t |
601628 China Life Insurance | 4.7x | -14.5% | CN¥1.1t |
Price-To-Earnings vs Peers: 601628 is good value based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (4.7x) compared to the peer average (9x).
Price to Earnings Ratio vs Industry
How does 601628's PE Ratio compare vs other companies in the Asian Insurance Industry?
| 6 Companies | Price / Earnings | Estimated Growth | Market Cap |
|---|---|---|---|
| 6 Companies | Estimated Growth | Market Cap | |
|---|---|---|---|
Price-To-Earnings vs Industry: 601628 is good value based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (4.7x) compared to the Asian Insurance industry average (11x).
Price to Earnings Ratio vs Fair Ratio
What is 601628's PE Ratio compared to its Fair PE Ratio? This is the expected PE Ratio taking into account the company's forecast earnings growth, profit margins and other risk factors.
| Fair Ratio | |
|---|---|
| Current PE Ratio | 4.7x |
| Fair PE Ratio | 6.4x |
Price-To-Earnings vs Fair Ratio: 601628 is good value based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (4.7x) compared to the estimated Fair Price-To-Earnings Ratio (6.4x).
Analyst Price Targets
What is the analyst 12-month forecast and do we have any statistical confidence in the consensus price target?
Analyst Forecast: Insufficient data to show price forecast.
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