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China Life Insurance Co (SHSE:601628) Debt-to-EBITDA : N/A (As of Dec. 2023)


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What is China Life Insurance Co Debt-to-EBITDA?

Debt-to-EBITDA measures a company's ability to pay off its debt.

China Life Insurance Co's Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was ¥0 Mil. China Life Insurance Co's Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was ¥48,973 Mil. China Life Insurance Co's annualized EBITDA for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was ¥0 Mil.

A high Debt-to-EBITDA ratio generally means that a company may spend more time to paying off its debt. According to Joel Tillinghast's BIG MONEY THINKS SMALL: Biases, Blind Spots, and Smarter Investing, a ratio of Debt-to-EBITDA exceeding four is usually considered scary unless tangible assets cover the debt.

The historical rank and industry rank for China Life Insurance Co's Debt-to-EBITDA or its related term are showing as below:

SHSE:601628's Debt-to-EBITDA is not ranked *
in the Insurance industry.
Industry Median: 1.49
* Ranked among companies with meaningful Debt-to-EBITDA only.

China Life Insurance Co Debt-to-EBITDA Historical Data

The historical data trend for China Life Insurance Co's Debt-to-EBITDA 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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China Life Insurance Co Debt-to-EBITDA Chart

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Competitive Comparison of China Life Insurance Co's Debt-to-EBITDA

For the Insurance - Life subindustry, China Life Insurance Co's Debt-to-EBITDA, along with its competitors' market caps and Debt-to-EBITDA 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.


China Life Insurance Co's Debt-to-EBITDA Distribution in the Insurance Industry

For the Insurance industry and Financial Services sector, China Life Insurance Co's Debt-to-EBITDA distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where China Life Insurance Co's Debt-to-EBITDA falls into.



China Life Insurance Co Debt-to-EBITDA Calculation

Debt-to-EBITDA measures a company's ability to pay off its debt.

China Life Insurance Co's Debt-to-EBITDA for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2023 is calculated as

Debt-to-EBITDA=Total Debt / EBITDA
=(Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation + Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation) / EBITDA
=(0 + 48973) / N/A
=N/A

China Life Insurance Co's annualized Debt-to-EBITDA for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 is calculated as

* 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.

In the calculation of annual Debt-to-EBITDA, the EBITDA of the last fiscal year is used. In calculating the annualized quarterly data, the EBITDA data used here is four times the quarterly (Dec. 2023) EBITDA data.


China Life Insurance Co  (SHSE:601628) Debt-to-EBITDA Explanation

In the calculation of Debt-to-EBITDA, we use the total of Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation and Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation divided by EBITDA. In some calculations, Total Liabilities is used to for calculation.


Be Aware

A high Debt-to-EBITDA ratio generally means that a company may spend more time to paying off its debt.

According to Joel Tillinghast's BIG MONEY THINKS SMALL: Biases, Blind Spots, and Smarter Investing, a ratio of Debt-to-EBITDA exceeding four is usually considered scary unless tangible assets cover the debt.


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China Life Insurance Co (SHSE:601628) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
No. 16, Financial Street, Xicheng District, Beijing, CHN, 100033
With headquarters in Beijing and commanding about 20% market share, China Life Insurance is the largest life insurance company in China. The firm offers group and individual life insurance through exclusive agents, bancassurance, and other marketing platforms. While the bulk of profits stem from life insurance policies, additional operations include short-term policies such as accident and health insurance. The company is undergoing a business transformation toward the sale of long-term protection products and away from short-term and single-premium products.

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