China Life Insurance Co Ltd (STU:CHL)
€ 2.9945 +0.025 (+0.82%) Market Cap: 131.94 Bil Enterprise Value: 120.69 Bil PE Ratio: 7.87 PB Ratio: 1.90 GF Score: 65/100

Half Year 2025 China Life Insurance Co Ltd Earnings Call (Chinese, English) Transcript

Aug 28, 2025 / 01:00AM GMT
Release Date Price: €2.57 (-3.31%)

Key Points

Positve
  • China Life Insurance Co Ltd (CILJF) achieved a Gross Written Premium (GWP) of RMB500 billion, marking a new height.
  • The company's total assets reached RMB7.2 trillion, showcasing significant growth.
  • Net profit attributable to shareholders grew by 6.9% to RMB40.9 billion, indicating steady financial performance.
  • The company maintained a high solvency ratio, with a comprehensive solvency ratio of 190.9% and a core solvency ratio of 139.5%.
  • China Life Insurance Co Ltd (CILJF) distributed nearly RMB297.7 billion in dividends, proposing an interim 2025 dividend of RMB2.8 per 10 shares.
Negative
  • The new policy premiums experienced deceleration, with a 31% decline in new CSM due to interest rate volatility.
  • The total size of the sales force saw a dip, despite efforts to improve the quality of recruits.
  • The company's net investment yield was relatively low at 2.78%, with a total investment yield of 3.29%.
  • There was significant volatility in the company's net asset value due to market interest rate fluctuations.
  • The company's dividend increase of 19% was higher than the profit growth, raising questions about future dividend sustainability.
Operator

(spoken in foreign language)

Grace Hou
China Life Insurance Co Ltd - Head of Investor Relations

Good morning, ladies and gentlemen. Welcome to China Life 2025 interim results announcement. My name is Grace Hou, Head of Investor Relations Department. The Beijing and Hong Kong venues for this briefing are connected by a live video conference like before. We invite those who are not able to attend the briefing in person to use that facility to join or access through the live webcast.

Now let me introduce the management attending today's briefing at Beijing and Hong Kong venues respectively. They are the following: [Liu, Yuejin]; Mr. Cai, Xiliang, our Chairman; Ms. Hu, Qun, Vice President (inaudible); Mr. Ruan, Qi, Vice President; Ms. Hou, Jin, Assistant President and Chief Actuary. They are here with us in Beijing.

Those are in with us in Hong Kong via live video conference are the following: Mr. Li, Mingguang, our President; Ms. Yuan, Ying, President in Charge of Finance.

Today's announcement will start with a presentation by our

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