Report
Iris Tan
EUR 100.00 For Business Accounts Only

No-Moat PICC P&C's 2018 Net Profit Fell, Auto Underwriting Profit Turned Into Loss in 2H

No-moat PICC P&C's 2018 net profit fell 22% from 2017, hurt by increased sales expense and weakening investment return in the second half. During second-half 2018, the firm saw decelerating growth in premium income to 6% from 17% in the second half, while overall combined ratio worsened by five percentage points to 101% from 95.8%. 
We lower our fair value estimate for PICC P&C to HKD 9.50 from HKD 11 per share to reflect our less optimistic assumptions for its near-term auto insurance g...
Underlying
PICC Property & Casualty Co. Ltd. Class H

PICC Property and Casualty is a non-life insurance company based in mainland China. Co. is engaged in motor vehicle insurance, commercial property insurance, homeowners insurance, cargo insurance, liability insurance, accidental injury insurance, short-term health insurance, hull insurance, agriculture insurance, surety insurance, which are denominated in RMB and foreign currencies, together with the reinsurance of the above insurance products, and investment and fund application business permitted under the relevant laws and regulations of the People's Republic of China. Co.'s subsidiaries are engaged in the provision of insurance agency services and training services for Co.

Provider
Morningstar
Morningstar

Morningstar, Inc. is a leading provider of independent investment research in North America, Europe, Australia, and Asia. The company offer an extensive line of products and services for individual investors, financial advisors, asset managers, and retirement plan providers and sponsors.

Morningstar provides data on approximately 530,000 investment offerings, including stocks, mutual funds, and similar vehicles, along with real-time global market data on more than 18 million equities, indexes, futures, options, commodities, and precious metals, in addition to foreign exchange and Treasury markets. Morningstar also offers investment management services through its investment advisory subsidiaries and had approximately $185 billion in assets under advisement and management as of June 30, 2016.

We have operations in 27 countries.

Analysts
Iris Tan

Other Reports on these Companies
Other Reports from Morningstar

ResearchPool Subscriptions

Get the most out of your insights

Get in touch