China Life Insurance (601628.SS) Return on Equity (ROE)

Price: $37.54
Market Cap: $891.90B
Avg Volume: 13.47M
Country: CN
Industry: Insurance - Life
Sector: Financial Services
Beta: 0.664
52W Range: $26.5-50.88
Website: China Life Insurance

Return on Equity (ROE) Summary

China Life Insurance's ROE measures the return generated on shareholders' equity:

  • Annual: 4.59%
  • Quarterly: 11.69%
  • TTM: 21.87%

What is Return on Equity (ROE)?

Return on Equity measures a company's ability to generate profits from its shareholders' equity. It indicates how effectively the management is using the company’s assets to create profits. A higher ROE generally reflects well on the company’s management and its ability to generate profits without needing as much capital.

Related Metrics

Other important metrics to assess China Life Insurance's profitability include:

  • ROIC (Return on Invested Capital) - measures how effectively the company uses its invested capital to generate profits:
    • Annual: 0.21%
    • Quarterly: 1.02%
    • TTM: 1.08%
  • ROA (Return on Assets) - measures the return generated on the company's assets:
    • Annual: 0.36%
    • Quarterly: 1.02%
    • TTM: 1.69%
  • Profit Margin - indicates the profitability of the company relative to its revenue:
    • Annual: 2.87%
    • Quarterly: 34.75%
    • TTM: 22.10%

These metrics provide insights into China Life Insurance's profitability and efficiency in using its capital and assets to generate returns. Comparing these ratios with industry benchmarks can offer a deeper understanding of the company's performance.

Annual ROE

4.59%

Quarterly ROE

11.69%

TTM ROE

21.87%

China Life Insurance Historical ROE
14.44%14.44%11.55%11.55%8.66%8.66%5.77%5.77%2.89%2.89%0.00%0.00%ROE20152015201620162017201720182018201920192020202020212021202220222023202320242024
Historical ROIC
1.72%1.72%1.37%1.37%1.03%1.03%0.69%0.69%0.34%0.34%0.00%0.00%ROIC20152015201620162017201720182018201920192020202020212021202220222023202320242024
Historical ROA
1.56%1.56%1.25%1.25%0.94%0.94%0.63%0.63%0.31%0.31%0.00%0.00%ROA20152015201620162017201720182018201920192020202020212021202220222023202320242024

China Life Insurance Historical Profitability Metrics

The table below shows various profitability metrics for each year, with the latest data available for the last fiscal year 2023.

Year ROE ROIC ROA Profit Margin
2023 4.59% 0.21% 0.36% 2.87%
2022 7.36% 0.67% 0.61% 3.99%
2021 10.61% 0.82% 1.04% 6.16%
2020 11.17% 1.01% 1.18% 6.24%
2019 14.44% 1.44% 1.56% 7.99%
2018 3.58% 0.51% 0.35% 1.82%
2017 10.05% 1.21% 1.11% 5.01%
2016 6.30% 0.77% 0.71% 3.54%
2015 10.76% 1.51% 1.42% 6.84%
2014 11.34% 1.72% 1.43% 7.31%

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