China Life Insurance Co (China Life Insurance Co) GF Value Rank : 6 (As of Apr. 28, 2024)

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What is China Life Insurance Co GF Value Rank?

China Life Insurance Co has the GF Value Rank of 6.

The GF Value Rank is determined by the price-to-GF-Value (P/GF Value) ratio, a proprietary metric calculated based on historical multiples along with an adjustment factor based on a company's past returns and growth and future estimates of the business' performance.

GuruFocus found that for valuation, we cannot simply give stocks a better GF Value rank simply because they have a lower P/GF Value ratio. Backtesting shows that over the long term, the two worst-performing groups are the most expensive group (with the highest P/GF Value ratio) and the least expensive group (with the lowest P/GF Value ratio).

We can understand why the most expensive group underperforms. We were initially puzzled by the underperformance of the least expensive group, but we realized there is a reason why some stocks are super cheap. If they look too undervalued, it is often because the businesses behind them are poor quality. The market realized this and gave them low valuations. In a way, the market is efficient.

After multiple backtesting analyses, we granted the stocks in third-cheapest percentile the highest GF Value rank, as they have performed the best over a full market cycle. Stock performance is actually not as sensitive to valuation as it is to growth and profitability. On average, the companies in the 20%-50% valuation groups have similar performances. Therefore, we should avoid the most expensive and the least expensive stocks. We can be more tolerant of valuation.

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Competitive Comparison of China Life Insurance Co's GF Value Rank

For the Insurance - Life subindustry, China Life Insurance Co's GF Value Rank, along with its competitors' market caps and GF Value Rank 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 GF Value Rank Distribution in the Insurance Industry

For the Insurance industry and Financial Services sector, China Life Insurance Co's GF Value Rank distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where China Life Insurance Co's GF Value Rank falls into.

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China Life Insurance Co (China Life Insurance Co) Business Description

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Traded in Other Exchanges

02628:Hong Kong CHL:Germany 601628:China

Address

No. 16, Financial Street, Xicheng District, Beijing, CHN, 100033

Website

https://www.e-chinalife.com

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.