China Life Insurance Company Limited

DB:CLF Stock Report

Market Cap: €101.8b

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China Life Insurance Past Earnings Performance

Past criteria checks 2/6

Key information

9.3%

Earnings growth rate

9.3%

EPS growth rate

Insurance Industry Growth5.9%
Revenue growth rate9.6%
Return on equity7.6%
Net Margin4.4%
Last Earnings Update30 Sep 2022

Recent past performance updates

Recent updates

Revenue & Expenses Breakdown

How China Life Insurance makes and spends money. Based on latest reported earnings, on an LTM basis.


Earnings and Revenue History

DB:CLF Revenue, expenses and earnings (CNY Millions)
DateRevenueEarningsG+A ExpensesR&D Expenses
30 Sep 22771,14633,55241,7150
30 Jun 22775,60335,36941,7620
31 Mar 22767,00437,51441,9770
31 Dec 21794,69150,92141,8330
30 Sep 21808,45151,46440,4030
30 Jun 21810,36160,69039,8500
31 Mar 21809,79761,55138,3960
31 Dec 20778,86350,05638,7000
30 Sep 20774,71147,26940,8420
30 Jun 20758,84650,62841,2380
31 Mar 20722,12048,94942,5500
31 Dec 19689,16657,89341,1660
30 Sep 19665,55948,84441,2730
30 Jun 19632,87132,18740,3820
31 Mar 19639,16523,52739,1390
31 Dec 18518,79411,01138,3010
30 Sep 18527,25824,91738,6010
30 Jun 18534,22136,05438,2110
31 Mar 18518,23439,24237,4090
31 Dec 17555,72731,87336,7380
30 Sep 17542,14832,03833,9410
30 Jun 17515,89520,58833,2700
31 Mar 17512,37019,63933,0190
31 Dec 16472,61118,74132,6280
30 Sep 16458,88814,20530,0550
30 Jun 16426,04913,42029,2820
31 Mar 16443,14727,49428,4710
31 Dec 15402,55234,51427,9560

Quality Earnings: CLF has high quality earnings.

Growing Profit Margin: CLF's current net profit margins (4.4%) are lower than last year (6.4%).


Free Cash Flow vs Earnings Analysis


Past Earnings Growth Analysis

Earnings Trend: CLF's earnings have grown by 9.3% per year over the past 5 years.

Accelerating Growth: CLF's has had negative earnings growth over the past year, so it can't be compared to its 5-year average.

Earnings vs Industry: CLF had negative earnings growth (-34.8%) over the past year, making it difficult to compare to the Insurance industry average (-15.3%).


Return on Equity

High ROE: CLF's Return on Equity (7.6%) is considered low.


Return on Assets


Return on Capital Employed


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Company Analysis and Financial Data Status

DataLast Updated (UTC time)
Company Analysis2022/11/14 17:35
End of Day Share Price 2022/11/10 00:00
Earnings2022/09/30
Annual Earnings2021/12/31

Data Sources

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Company Financials10 years
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Analyst Consensus Estimates+3 years
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Market Prices30 years
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Ownership10 years
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  • Insider trading
Management10 years
  • Leadership team
  • Board of directors
Key Developments10 years
  • Company announcements

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Analyst Sources

China Life Insurance Company Limited is covered by 63 analysts. 22 of those analysts submitted the estimates of revenue or earnings used as inputs to our report. Analysts submissions are updated throughout the day.

AnalystInstitution
Mark William KellockBarclays
Dorris ChenBNP Paribas Securities (Asia)
Michael LiBofA Global Research