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New China Life Insurance Co (HKSE:01336) Book Value per Share : HK$32.73 (As of Mar. 2024)


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What is New China Life Insurance Co Book Value per Share?

New China Life Insurance Co's book value per share for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 was HK$32.73.

During the past 12 months, New China Life Insurance Co's average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate was -22.70% per year. During the past 3 years, the average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate was 1.10% per year. During the past 5 years, the average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate was 8.50% per year. During the past 10 years, the average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate was 10.50% per year. Please click Growth Rate Calculation Example (GuruFocus) to see how GuruFocus calculates Wal-Mart Stores Inc (WMT)'s revenue growth rate. You can apply the same method to get the book value growth rate using book value per share data.

During the past 13 years, the highest 3-Year average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate of New China Life Insurance Co was 105.90% per year. The lowest was 1.10% per year. And the median was 15.60% per year.

New China Life Insurance Co's current price is HK$17.68. Its book value per share for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 was HK$32.73. Hence, today's PB Ratio of New China Life Insurance Co is 0.54.

During the past 13 years, the highest P/B Ratio of New China Life Insurance Co was 3.79. The lowest was 0.74. And the median was 1.90.


New China Life Insurance Co Book Value per Share Historical Data

The historical data trend for New China Life Insurance Co's Book Value per Share can be seen below:

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.

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New China Life Insurance Co Book Value per Share Chart

New China Life Insurance Co Annual Data
Trend Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Book Value per Share
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 30.12 38.63 42.59 35.07 36.84

New China Life Insurance Co Quarterly Data
Jun19 Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24
Book Value per Share Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 44.40 39.37 37.25 36.84 32.73

Competitive Comparison of New China Life Insurance Co's Book Value per Share

For the Insurance - Life subindustry, New China Life Insurance Co's PB Ratio, along with its competitors' market caps and PB Ratio data, can be viewed below:

* Competitive companies are chosen from companies within the same industry, with headquarter located in same country, with closest market capitalization; x-axis shows the market cap, and y-axis shows the term value; the bigger the dot, the larger the market cap. Note that "N/A" values will not show up in the chart.


New China Life Insurance Co's PB Ratio Distribution in the Insurance Industry

For the Insurance industry and Financial Services sector, New China Life Insurance Co's PB Ratio distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where New China Life Insurance Co's PB Ratio falls into.



New China Life Insurance Co Book Value per Share Calculation

New China Life Insurance Co's Book Value Per Share for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2023 is calculated as:

Book Value Per Share=(Total Stockholders Equity-Preferred Stock)/Shares Outstanding (EOP)
=(114,920-0)/3,120
=36.84

New China Life Insurance Co's Book Value Per Share for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 is calculated as:

Book Value Per Share=(Total Stockholders Equity-Preferred Stock)/Shares Outstanding (EOP)
=(102,115-0)/3,120
=32.73

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.

Theoretically it is what the shareholders will receive if the company is liquidated. Total Stockholders Equity is a balance sheet item and equal to Total Assets less Total Liabilities of the company.

Book value may include intangible items which may come from the company's past acquisitions. Book value less intangibles is called Tangible Book.


New China Life Insurance Co  (HKSE:01336) Book Value per Share Explanation

Usually a company's book value and Tangible Book per Share may not reflect its true value. The assets may be carried on the balance sheets at the original cost minus depreciation. This may underestimate the true economic values of the assets. It also may over-estimate their true economic value because the assets can become obsolete.

For financial companies such as banks and insurance companies, their assets may be reported in current market value of the assets owned. Book values of financial companies are more accurate indicator of the economic value of the company.


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New China Life Insurance Co (HKSE:01336) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
A12 Jianguomenwai Avenue, New China Insurance Tower, Chaoyang District, Beijing, CHN, 100022
Headquartered in Beijing, New China Life Insurance, or NCI, was founded by SOEs and private firms in 1996. The company is the fourth-largest life insurer in China in terms of total assets. Huijin Investment, the government's investment company owns 31% shares of New China Life. The company was listed on the Hong Kong and Shanghai Stock Exchanges in 2011. New China Life offers comprehensive life insurance products and services to individual customers and institutional customers through nationwide distributional networks and diversified marketing channels, manages and deploys insurance funds through its subsidiaries, including Asset Management Company and Asset Management Company (Hong Kong).

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