KAIYUAN SECURITIES·2025-10-31 14:42Investment Rating - The investment rating for China Life Insurance is "Buy" (maintained) [1] Core Views - The company has shown significant growth in both performance and new business value (NBV), with a 60.5% year-on-year increase in net profit attributable to shareholders, reaching 167.8 billion [4] - The insurance service performance increased by 75.6% year-on-year, driven by rising interest rates and a reduction in insurance service fees under the Variable Fee Approach (VFA) [4] - Investment service performance grew by 55.7% year-on-year, benefiting from stock market gains and effective asset allocation [4] - The company's core solvency ratio is 137.5%, maintaining an A rating for 29 consecutive quarters in the comprehensive risk assessment of insurance companies [4] - The forecast for NBV from 2025 to 2027 is 47.2 billion, 52.9 billion, and 58.1 billion respectively, with year-on-year growth rates of 40.0%, 12.0%, and 10.0% [4] Financial Performance Summary - For the first three quarters of 2025, total premiums reached 669.6 billion, a 10.1% increase year-on-year, with new business premiums at 218.0 billion, up 10.4% [5] - The NBV for the first three quarters increased by 41.8% year-on-year, showing a significant improvement compared to the mid-year results [5] - The total investment income for the first three quarters was 368.6 billion, with a total investment return rate of 6.42%, a 104% increase year-on-year [6] - The company's investment assets reached 7.28 trillion, a 10.2% increase from the end of 2024 [6] Financial Projections - The projected net profit attributable to shareholders for 2025, 2026, and 2027 is 178.7 billion, 151.6 billion, and 157.5 billion respectively, with year-on-year growth rates of 67.1%, -15.2%, and 3.9% [7] - The projected embedded value (EV) for the same years is expected to grow by 8.5%, 9.6%, and 9.8% respectively [4][7] - The price-to-embedded value (P/EV) ratios for 2025, 2026, and 2027 are projected to be 0.83, 0.75, and 0.69 respectively [4][7]