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People's Insurance of China Ltd (601319) Fair Value & Analysis

Financial Services · CN · Market cap 312B CNY (≈ $46.6B) · ISIN CNE100003F27

What is People's Insurance of China Ltd really worth?

PS People's Insurance of China Ltd 601319 · SHG
Price¥7.99
Fair Value¥11.61
Upside+45.3%
Quality59/100

A solid business, trading 31% below our fair value of ¥11.61.

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Strengths

Healthy Growth (revenue 5y +2.5 %/yr)
Low debt · generates free cash flow
Ranks above peers (9/15)

Risks

!Thin margins · 6.8% net margin
!Moderate moat 47/100

For context

·2.75% dividend yield
Evidence: High Range ¥8.71 – ¥14.52

Fair value as of: Aug 30, 2026

From 6 valuation models · updated 6 days ago

Share price +11.1% over the past month.

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What matters now

  • The price is below even our cautious bear case (¥8.71). The market is more pessimistic than our downside scenario.
  • Solid quality (59/100) at a price below fair value, the discount is the argument here, not the business quality.
  • For a financial, book-value and earnings-based methods matter more than a cash-flow DCF, which fits banks and insurers poorly.

Price vs Fair Value (5 years)

¥9.93 ¥4.00 Fair Value ¥11.61 Mar 2021 Sep 2026

White line = price, green steps = our fair value per fiscal year, dashed = 300-day average. As of Aug 30, 2026.

How to read this chart

60‑month range ¥4.00 – ¥9.93 · fair‑value band ¥8.71 – ¥14.52 · the ¥7.99 price screens below the ¥11.61 fair value. Green steps = our fair value per fiscal year (point-in-time, no hindsight). Dashed = 300-day average. As of Aug 30, 2026.

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Analysis

People's Insurance of China Ltd (601319) currently trades at ¥7.99, while our model-based Fair Value estimate is ¥11.61, implying the stock looks roughly 31.2% undervalued today. The Quality Score stands at 59/100 (solid quality), in the Financial Services sector. Bull case: the Multiples group reads highest at a median of ¥12.19 per share, and 4 of the 6 models we run sit above the ¥7.99 price. Bear case: the Asset-Based group reads lowest at ¥5.83, and 2 of the 6 models stay below the price. Evidence for this calculation is high.

Over the trailing twelve months, People's Insurance of China Ltd generated revenue of 617B CNY at a net margin of 6.8%. Revenue declined 4.4% year over year. It earns a return on equity of 14.0%. Net debt stands at 185B CNY. Fundamentals as of Aug 30, 2026

Our scenario range runs from ¥8.71 (bear case) to ¥14.52 (bull case); at ¥7.99, the current price sits below that range. Bear and bull are the same models run on conservative and optimistic assumptions (margins, growth, valuation multiples), so a plausible valuation range, not a price target. The share trades about 22% below its 52-week high and 23% above its 52-week low, currently below its 200-day average. For context, the median of 10 Financial Services peers we cover trades at −26% fair-value upside, at 45%, 601319 screens cheaper than that median.

Fair Value models

This estimate rests on fiscal year 2025 figures, and about 8 months have passed since. In that time the company retained roughly ¥0.5278 per share, which is 4.5 % of the fair value. The fair value deliberately does not add this in: the models value reported figures, not a projection.

Each model estimates fair value its own way; the Fair Value above is the evidence-weighted, family-balanced blend. Evidence (0–100) measures how completely this model’s inputs are available: well-fed models carry more weight in the blend. The spread across models is intentional, each one stresses a different value driver; dividend models, for instance, come out structurally low when payout is small. Every input is real reported data, nothing guessed.

Model Bear Bear = the cautious scenario: the same model computed with conservative anchors (lower growth, margins and valuation multiples). Together with Bull it frames a plausible valuation range, not a price target.BaseBull Bull = the optimistic scenario: the same model computed with favourable anchors (higher growth, margins and valuation multiples). Together with Bear it frames a plausible valuation range, not a price target. Evidence
Highest evidence
DDM Multi-Stage ¥3.97 ¥6.86 ¥9.03 66
Residual Income ¥9.08 ¥11.86 ¥33.74 66
Gordon GGM ¥3.97 ¥8.67 ¥14.58 65
All 6 models by family
Dividend Discount
Gordon GGM ¥3.97 ¥8.67 ¥14.58 65
DDM Multi-Stage ¥3.97 ¥6.86 ¥9.03 66
Multiples
P/E Multiple ¥12.81 ¥17.08 ¥21.35 63
P/B Multiple ¥9.14 ¥12.19 ¥15.23 55
Asset-Based
NCAV (Graham) ¥4.35 ¥5.83 ¥8.70 54
Economic Profit
Residual Income ¥9.08 ¥11.86 ¥33.74 66

Widest divergence: Multiples (¥12.19) versus Asset-Based (¥5.83). Highest evidence: DDM Multi-Stage (66).

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Key figures & financial health

P/E ratio 7.1 as of Jul 12, 2026
P/S ratio 0.50 P/E × margin
EPS (TTM) ¥1.00 price ÷ EPS = P/E 7.1
Dividend yield 2.8% payout 22.0%
Net margin 7.1% FY2025
Return on equity 14.0% TTM
More key figures
Profitability
Return on assets (EBIT) 3.0% avg 5y
Operating margin 10.4% TTM
Growth
Revenue (TTM) 617B CNY TTM
Revenue growth (YoY) −4.4% 3y avg +11.4%
EPS growth (YoY) −34.5%
Balance sheet & cash flow
Free cash flow 147B CNY FY2025
Net debt 185B CNY FY2025 · ≈ 1.3 yrs of FCF

Figures from reported company fundamentals · as of Aug 30, 2026. TTM = trailing twelve months.

Quality Score breakdown

Overall quality 59/100

Of which business quality 52 · Market factors (momentum, volatility) 49

Profitability 40
Margins and returns on capital today
Quality Growth 37
Are margins and returns improving?
Cashflow 93
Earnings quality: real cash, not paper profit
Fin. Strength 7
Balance sheet, leverage, solvency risk
Investment 63
Disciplined investing over empire-building
Low Volatility 79
Calm price path (market factor)
Momentum 38
Price trend over the last 3–12 months (market factor)
52W Momentum 34
Distance to the 52-week high (market factor)
Net Issuance 84
Buybacks instead of dilution

Non-valuation factor families (profitability, growth, cashflow, financial strength, momentum …), each academically grounded. Valuation itself sits in the Fair Value and is deliberately excluded here to avoid double-counting.

All values are scores from 0 to 100 (100 = best against fixed, research-based bands), not percentages. The three market factors (momentum, 52-week proximity, low volatility) are displayed but carry zero weight in the headline number: market sentiment is not a business property.

About the company

The People's Insurance Company (Group) of China Limited, an investment holding company, offers insurance products and services in the People's Republic of China and Hong Kong. It operates through Property Insurance, Life Insurance, Health Insurance, Asset Management, and Headquarters and Other segments.

Full company description

The People's Insurance Company (Group) of China Limited, an investment holding company, offers insurance products and services in the People's Republic of China and Hong Kong. It operates through Property Insurance, Life Insurance, Health Insurance, Asset Management, and Headquarters and Other segments. The company provides motor vehicle, agricultural, accidental injury and health, liability, corporate property, and other insurances; life insurance products, including general, participating, and universal life; health, and accident insurance products; and health insurance products, such as medical, participating endowment, sickness, nursing, accidental injury, and disability income loss insurance products. It is also involved in asset management and other business; reinsurance business; internet banking; and provision of research and development, operations and maintenance, and technology services. The company was founded in 1949 and is based in Beijing, the People's Republic of China.

Company description, as reported by the company or data provider.

Revenue & earnings trend

FY2021 – FY2025 · reported fiscal years

People's Insurance of China Ltd reported revenue of 656B CNY in FY2025 versus 592B CNY in FY2021, a compound +2.6%/yr. Reported net income was 46.6B CNY in FY2025, compounding +21.4%/yr from FY2021.

Growth Quality 68/100
Revenue growth appears healthy and is supported by profitability and cash-flow quality.
Latest Revenue (FY 2025)
656B CNY
Latest YoY
+9.5%
Avg. revenue growth/yr (3Y) Measures the company's TOTAL revenue from reported annual statements: compound average growth per year (CAGR) from the fiscal year 3, 5 or N years back to the most recent comparable fiscal year. Not per share: buybacks do not change this number, and a merger can appear as a growth jump.
+11.4%
Avg. revenue growth/yr (5Y) Measures the company's TOTAL revenue from reported annual statements: compound average growth per year (CAGR) from the fiscal year 3, 5 or N years back to the most recent comparable fiscal year. Not per share: buybacks do not change this number, and a merger can appear as a growth jump.
+2.5%
Avg. revenue growth/yr (14Y) Measures the company's TOTAL revenue from reported annual statements: compound average growth per year (CAGR) from the fiscal year 3, 5 or N years back to the most recent comparable fiscal year. Not per share: buybacks do not change this number, and a merger can appear as a growth jump.
+7.7%
Value creation/yr (5Y) Earnings growth per share (CAGR 5 years) plus dividend yield: value created per share and year.
+19.6% (16.8 + 2.8)
Revenue +2.6%/yr
FY21 592B CNY
FY22 475B CNY
FY23 530B CNY
FY24 599B CNY
FY25 656B CNY
Net income +21.4%/yr
FY21 21.5B CNY
FY22 25.4B CNY
FY23 22.3B CNY
FY24 42.2B CNY
FY25 46.6B CNY
Character of growth · EPS growth decomposed (2014-2025) +9.5 % p.a.
Revenue per share +4.0 %

of which total revenue +4.5 % · buybacks/dilution −0.5 %

EBIT margin +4.1 %
Tax rate +0.8 %
Residual (interest, one-offs) +0.3 %

Annual growth per factor. These are factors, not summands: multiplied they give the EPS growth rate, added they do not quite. Start and end points are 3-year averages (details on hover).

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Peer Group

Insurance - Property & Casualty · 117 stocks

How this stock ranks against its industry: the green marker is this stock, the band is the typical 25–75% peer range, and the tick is the median.

Quality Score 54 · Below median
Fair Value upside +45% · Top 25%
Return on equity (TTM) 14% · Below median
Return on assets 2% · Below median
Net margin (TTM) 7% · Below median
Operating margin (TTM) 10% · Below median
Revenue growth −4% · Bottom 25%
Dividend yield (TTM) 2.8% · Above median
Debt / equity 0.14× · Lower than median

Valuation Multiples vs Insurance - Property & Casualty median · lower = cheaper

P/E (TTM) 7.1× · Cheaper than 75% of peers
P/B 1.01× · Cheaper than median
P/S (TTM) 0.51× · Cheaper than median
P/FCF 0.3× · Cheaper than 75% of peers
EV/EBITDA 4.3× · Cheaper than 75% of peers
PEG 0.98× · Cheaper than median

Strength profile in five axes (Snowflake)

Five quick dimensions, each 0 to 100: VALUE (fair-value potential), FUTURE (revenue growth), PAST (return on equity), HEALTH (low debt), DIVIDEND (yield). Green = this stock, grey = typical sector peer.

VALUEFUTUREPASTHEALTHDIVIDEND
This stock
VALUEFUTUREPASTHEALTHDIVIDEND
Sector peers
VALUE94 · sector 22
FUTURE0 · sector 32
PAST56 · sector 56
HEALTH93 · sector 92
DIVIDEND55 · sector 50

Values & ESG

Does this company touch areas you may want to avoid? The classification is inferred from sector and industry.

None of the checked exposures detected

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Frequently asked questions

Is People's Insurance of China Ltd (601319) overvalued or undervalued?
As of Aug 30, 2026, our model estimates a fair value of ¥11.61 versus a price of ¥7.99, about +45% upside (undervalued).
What is the fair value of 601319?
Our model-based fair value for People's Insurance of China Ltd is ¥11.61 (as of Aug 30, 2026), built from audited fundamentals. The current price: ¥7.99.
What is the quality score of 601319?
People's Insurance of China Ltd has a Quality Score of 59/100. It measures business quality (profitability, growth, cash flow, balance-sheet strength, investment discipline, share issuance). Market factors such as price momentum and volatility do not enter the number; they are shown separately in the detail view.
What is the revenue of People's Insurance of China Ltd (601319)?
People's Insurance of China Ltd reported trailing-twelve-month revenue of about 617B CNY (latest available figure, as of Aug 30, 2026).
What is the net profit margin of 601319?
The net profit margin of People's Insurance of China Ltd is about 6.8%, meaning it keeps roughly 6.8% of revenue as net income. Based on the latest reported figures.
Does People's Insurance of China Ltd pay a dividend?
People's Insurance of China Ltd currently shows a dividend yield of about 2.75% relative to its recent price (as of Aug 30, 2026).
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