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China Life Insurance Valuation

Is LFC N undervalued compared to its fair value, analyst forecasts and its price relative to the market?

Valuation Score

3/6

Valuation Score 3/6

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 LFC N when looking at its future cash flows? For this estimate we use a Discounted Cash Flow model.

Below Fair Value: LFC N (MX$145.28) is trading below our estimate of fair value (MX$161.76)

Significantly Below Fair Value: LFC N is trading below fair value, but not by a significant amount.

Key Valuation Metric

Which metric is best to use when looking at relative valuation for LFC N?

Key metric: As LFC N is profitable we use its Price-To-Earnings Ratio for relative valuation analysis.

The above table shows the Price to Earnings ratio for LFC N. This is calculated by dividing LFC N's market cap by their current earnings.
What is LFC N's PE Ratio?
PE Ratio	8x
Earnings	CN¥33.55b
Market Cap	CN¥747.20b

LFC N key valuation metrics and ratios. From Price to Earnings, Price to Sales and Price to Book to Price to Earnings Growth Ratio, Enterprise Value and EBITDA.
Key Statistics
Enterprise Value/Revenue	1x
Enterprise Value/EBITDA	17.3x
PEG Ratio	0.4x

Price to Earnings Ratio vs Peers

How does LFC N's PE Ratio compare to its peers?

The above table shows the PE ratio for LFC N vs its peers. Here we also display the market cap and forecasted growth for additional consideration.
Company	Forward PE	Estimated Growth	Market Cap
Peer Average	12.2x
601318 Ping An Insurance (Group) Company of China	8.3x	7.6%	CN¥874.0b
LICI Life Insurance Corporation of India	11.9x	-0.5%	₹5.7t
MET MetLife	17.1x	13.3%	US$60.5b
Q * Quálitas Controladora. de	11.4x	12.6%	Mex$57.0b
LFC N China Life Insurance	8x	18.5%	Mex$828.0b

Price-To-Earnings vs Peers: LFC N is good value based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (8x) compared to the peer average (21.1x).

Price to Earnings Ratio vs Industry

How does LFC N's PE Ratio compare vs other companies in the South American Insurance Industry?

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Price-To-Earnings vs Industry: LFC N is good value based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (8x) compared to the South American Insurance industry average (11x)

Price to Earnings Ratio vs Fair Ratio

What is LFC N'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.

LFC N PE Ratio vs Fair Ratio.
Fair Ratio
Current PE Ratio	8x
Fair PE Ratio	n/a

Price-To-Earnings vs Fair Ratio: Insufficient data to calculate LFC N's Price-To-Earnings Fair Ratio for valuation analysis.

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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