China Life Insurance Company Limited

SEHK:2628 Stock Report

Market Cap: HK$1.1t

China Life Insurance Future Growth

Future criteria checks 0/6

China Life Insurance's earnings are forecast to decline at 18.8% per annum while its annual revenue is expected to grow at 0.8% per year. EPS is expected to decline by 16.4% per annum. Return on equity is forecast to be 11% in 3 years.

Key information

-18.8%

Earnings growth rate

-16.4%

EPS growth rate

Insurance earnings growth-3.8%
Revenue growth rate0.8%
Future return on equity11.0%
Analyst coverage

Good

Last updated16 Dec 2024

Recent future growth updates

Recent updates

Investors Appear Satisfied With China Life Insurance Company Limited's (HKG:2628) Prospects As Shares Rocket 44%

Oct 14
Investors Appear Satisfied With China Life Insurance Company Limited's (HKG:2628) Prospects As Shares Rocket 44%

Pinning Down China Life Insurance Company Limited's (HKG:2628) P/E Is Difficult Right Now

Aug 30
Pinning Down China Life Insurance Company Limited's (HKG:2628) P/E Is Difficult Right Now

Earnings and Revenue Growth Forecasts

SEHK:2628 - Analysts future estimates and past financials data (CNY Millions)
DateRevenueEarningsFree Cash FlowCash from OpAvg. No. Analysts
12/31/2026751,60163,407N/AN/A2
12/31/2025699,05156,876N/AN/A4
12/31/2024661,31581,267N/AN/A3
9/30/2024812,90587,469405,125409,851N/A
6/30/2024765,80724,772413,781419,360N/A
3/31/2024740,01118,984390,909396,011N/A
12/31/2023734,84621,110384,061388,232N/A
9/30/2023271,30739,221384,798388,121N/A
6/30/2023371,29041,342355,798358,678N/A
3/31/2023499,33639,700350,332353,576N/A
12/31/2022765,86832,082348,892351,968N/A
9/30/2022771,15533,305324,706328,902N/A
6/30/2022775,61035,154326,122330,840N/A
3/31/2022767,00837,333294,517299,589N/A
12/31/2021794,69450,766280,863286,446N/A
9/30/2021808,45151,464305,515311,474N/A
6/30/2021810,36160,690313,081319,547N/A
3/31/2021809,79761,551333,143339,939N/A
12/31/2020778,86350,056296,550304,019N/A
9/30/2020774,71147,269307,616317,570N/A
6/30/2020758,84650,628306,754318,534N/A
3/31/2020722,12048,949288,231299,576N/A
12/31/2019689,16657,893274,617286,032N/A
9/30/2019665,55948,844263,525278,499N/A
6/30/2019632,87132,187238,631253,670N/A
3/31/2019639,16523,527217,525236,535N/A
12/31/2018518,79411,011128,006147,552N/A
9/30/2018527,25824,91784,09197,634N/A
6/30/2018534,22136,054N/A102,270N/A
3/31/2018518,23439,242N/A117,791N/A
12/31/2017555,72731,873N/A200,990N/A
9/30/2017542,14832,038N/A257,159N/A
6/30/2017515,89520,588N/A245,170N/A
3/31/2017512,37019,639N/A194,725N/A
12/31/2016472,61118,741N/A89,098N/A
9/30/2016458,88814,205N/A-44,594N/A
6/30/2016426,04913,420N/A-56,939N/A
3/31/2016443,14727,494N/A-18,849N/A
12/31/2015402,55234,514N/A-18,811N/A
9/30/2015417,85338,495N/A74,448N/A
6/30/2015420,26045,293N/A62,724N/A
3/31/2015346,35737,254N/A28,220N/A
12/31/2014346,67132,211N/A78,247N/A
9/30/2014320,66728,629N/A55,917N/A
6/30/2014322,84026,974N/A66,023N/A
3/31/2014371,28621,916N/A99,834N/A
12/31/2013355,38424,765N/A68,292N/A

Analyst Future Growth Forecasts

Earnings vs Savings Rate: 2628's earnings are forecast to decline over the next 3 years (-18.8% per year).

Earnings vs Market: 2628's earnings are forecast to decline over the next 3 years (-18.8% per year).

High Growth Earnings: 2628's earnings are forecast to decline over the next 3 years.

Revenue vs Market: 2628's revenue (0.8% per year) is forecast to grow slower than the Hong Kong market (7.8% per year).

High Growth Revenue: 2628's revenue (0.8% per year) is forecast to grow slower than 20% per year.

Earnings per Share Growth Forecasts

Future Return on Equity

Future ROE: 2628's Return on Equity is forecast to be low in 3 years time (11%).

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Company Analysis and Financial Data Status

DataLast Updated (UTC time)
Company Analysis2024/12/28 07:24
End of Day Share Price 2024/12/27 00:00
Earnings2024/09/30
Annual Earnings2023/12/31

Data Sources

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Company Financials10 years
  • Income statement
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  • Balance sheet
Analyst Consensus Estimates+3 years
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  • Analyst price targets
Market Prices30 years
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  • Dividends, Splits and Actions
Ownership10 years
  • Top shareholders
  • 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. 13 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