EBSCN·2025-08-21 08:30Investment Rating - The report maintains a "Buy" rating for ZhongAn Online (6060.HK) with a current price of HKD 18.77 [1] Core Views - In the first half of 2025, ZhongAn Online achieved a significant increase in net profit, driven by improved underwriting profits and the banking segment turning profitable for the first time [4][8] - The company reported a net profit of HKD 6.7 billion, a year-on-year increase of 1103.5%, primarily due to enhanced insurance business profits and a turnaround in ZA Bank [4] - The insurance segment's underwriting profit improved significantly, with a total premium income of HKD 166.6 billion, reflecting a year-on-year growth of 9.3% [5][6] Summary by Sections Financial Performance - In H1 2025, ZhongAn Online's operating revenue was HKD 161.8 billion, a year-on-year increase of 0.9%, while insurance service revenue was HKD 150.4 billion, down 0.3% [4] - The annualized net investment return rate was 2.0%, up 0.2 percentage points year-on-year, and the total investment return rate was 3.4%, up 0.6 percentage points [4] Underwriting and Premiums - The company achieved an underwriting profit of HKD 6.6 billion, a year-on-year increase of 109.1%, benefiting from improved loss ratios [5] - The comprehensive cost ratio improved by 2.3 percentage points to 95.6%, with the loss ratio decreasing by 6.0 percentage points to 54.7% [5] Segment Performance - The health ecosystem saw premium income of HKD 62.7 billion, a year-on-year increase of 38.3%, becoming the largest segment [6] - The digital life ecosystem's premium income decreased by 16.3% to HKD 62.1 billion, while the consumption finance ecosystem grew by 23.6% to HKD 27.0 billion [6][7] - The automotive ecosystem benefited from increased domestic car sales, with premium income rising by 34.2% to HKD 14.8 billion [7] Technology Segment - The technology segment reduced its losses by 32.2% to HKD 0.6 billion, with a focus on AI, blockchain, and cloud computing [8] - R&D investment was HKD 4.0 billion, a decrease of 14.2% year-on-year, while technology output revenue reached HKD 5.0 billion, up 12.2% [8] Profit Forecast and Valuation - The profit forecast for 2025-2027 has been revised upwards to HKD 8.2 billion, HKD 8.5 billion, and HKD 9.7 billion respectively [8] - The current stock price corresponds to a price-to-book ratio of 1.36 for 2025, 1.33 for 2026, and 1.29 for 2027, maintaining a "Buy" rating [8]