EBSCN·2025-08-27 03:26Investment Rating - The report maintains a "Buy" rating for both A-shares and H-shares of the company [1][10]. Core Views - The company has shown a narrowing decline in profits with a significant increase in new business value (NBV) [3][10]. - The operating profit remains stable, and the new business value has increased by 39.8% year-on-year [3][10]. - The company is expected to maintain positive growth in NBV throughout the year, driven by product structure optimization and service enhancements [10]. Financial Performance Summary - In the first half of 2025, the company reported operating revenue of 5000.8 billion RMB, a year-on-year increase of 1.0% [3]. - The net profit attributable to shareholders was 680.5 billion RMB, reflecting a year-on-year decline of 8.8% [3]. - The operating profit attributable to shareholders was 777.3 billion RMB, showing a year-on-year increase of 3.7% [3]. - The new business value reached 223.4 billion RMB, marking a year-on-year increase of 39.8% [3]. - The group's embedded value was 1.5 trillion RMB, up 5.5% from the beginning of the year [3]. Business Segment Performance Life Insurance - The average NBV per agent increased by 21.6% year-on-year to 49,000 RMB per agent per half year [4]. - The first-year premium (for NBV calculation) was 855.7 billion RMB, down 7.2% year-on-year, primarily due to changes in the preset interest rate [5]. - The new business value rate improved by 8.8 percentage points year-on-year to 26.1% [5]. Property Insurance - The insurance service revenue grew by 2.3% year-on-year to 1656.6 billion RMB [6]. - The comprehensive cost ratio improved by 2.6 percentage points to 95.2% [6]. Investment Performance - The non-annualized comprehensive investment return rate increased by 0.3 percentage points to 3.1% [7]. - The net investment return rate was 1.8%, down 0.2 percentage points year-on-year [7]. Banking - The bank's operating revenue was 693.9 billion RMB, down 10% year-on-year, but the decline narrowed compared to Q1 [8]. - The net profit attributable to shareholders was 248.7 billion RMB, down 3.9% year-on-year, with a narrowing decline compared to Q1 [8]. Future Outlook - The company plans to enhance its distribution channels and strengthen partnerships with major banks to improve the quality of its agent channel [10]. - The forecast for net profit attributable to shareholders for 2025-2027 has been adjusted to 1438 billion RMB, 1603 billion RMB, and 1868 billion RMB respectively [10].