PICC(SH:601319) HUAXI Securities·2025-03-30 06:00Investment Rating - The investment rating for the company is "Buy" [1] Core Views - The company achieved a net profit of 42.869 billion yuan in 2024, representing a year-on-year increase of 88.2% [2] - The weighted average ROE was 16.7%, up by 7.1 percentage points year-on-year [2] - The company's cash dividend per share was 0.18 yuan (before tax), an increase of 15.4% year-on-year, with a dividend payout ratio of 18.6% [2] Summary by Sections Business Overview - The company’s property and casualty insurance segment reported a premium income of 538.055 billion yuan, a year-on-year increase of 4.3% [3] - The combined ratio (COR) for property and casualty insurance was 98.5%, up by 0.9 percentage points year-on-year, primarily impacted by significant disaster losses [3] - The company optimized its auto insurance business structure, achieving a market share of 38.8% in new car insurance [3] Life Insurance Performance - The new business value (NBV) for life insurance reached 7.849 billion yuan, a year-on-year increase of 114.2% [4] - The company adjusted its economic assumptions, lowering the investment return rate to 4.0% and the risk discount rate (RDR) to 8.5% [5] - The NBV for health insurance was 6.883 billion yuan, up by 143.6% year-on-year [2] Investment Income - Total investment income increased significantly by 86.2% year-on-year to 82.163 billion yuan, with a total investment yield of 5.6% [6] - The fair value gains improved from a loss of 13.293 billion yuan to a gain of 22.554 billion yuan [7] Financial Projections - Revenue forecasts for 2025-2026 are maintained at 659.5 billion yuan and 712.6 billion yuan, respectively, with a new projection for 2027 at 736.8 billion yuan [8] - The forecast for net profit for 2025-2026 has been raised to 45.5 billion yuan and 49.1 billion yuan, respectively [8] - The earnings per share (EPS) estimates for 2025-2026 have been adjusted to 1.03 yuan and 1.11 yuan, respectively [8]