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South African (JSE) Life and Health Insurance Industry Analysis

UpdatedOct 30, 2023
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies5
  • 7D-2.1%
  • 3M-8.6%
  • 1Y14.4%
  • YTD15.5%

Over the last 7 days, the Life and Health Insurance industry has dropped 2.1%, driven by declines from every company within the industry. In the past year, the industry has gained 14%. Looking forward, earnings are forecast to grow by 18% annually.

Industry Valuation and Performance

Has the South African Life and Health Insurance Industry valuation changed over the past few years?

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Mon, 30 Oct 2023R302.9bR505.1bR28.1b7.4x10.8x0.6x
Wed, 27 Sep 2023R322.8bR495.6bR28.6b7.9x11.3x0.7x
Fri, 25 Aug 2023R325.7bR330.8bR29.4b8.1x11.1x1x
Sun, 23 Jul 2023R379.4bR354.1bR31.7b10.4x12x1.1x
Tue, 20 Jun 2023R360.9bR354.1bR31.7b9.9x11.4x1x
Thu, 18 May 2023R318.2bR354.1bR31.7b8.3x10.1x0.9x
Sat, 15 Apr 2023R345.1bR354.1bR31.7b8.9x10.9x1x
Mon, 13 Mar 2023R359.0bR380.7bR32.2b9.2x11.2x0.9x
Wed, 08 Feb 2023R353.5bR432.8bR31.1b9.1x11.4x0.8x
Fri, 06 Jan 2023R321.6bR432.8bR31.1b8.6x10.3x0.7x
Sun, 04 Dec 2022R306.1bR432.8bR31.1b8.7x9.8x0.7x
Tue, 01 Nov 2022R308.9bR432.8bR31.1b9.1x9.9x0.7x
Thu, 29 Sep 2022R295.1bR432.8bR31.1b8.9x9.5x0.7x
Sat, 27 Aug 2022R327.3bR703.8bR23.6b15.5x13.9x0.5x
Mon, 25 Jul 2022R315.3bR703.8bR23.6b15x13.4x0.4x
Wed, 22 Jun 2022R322.3bR703.8bR23.6b15.5x13.7x0.5x
Fri, 20 May 2022R342.3bR703.8bR23.6b16.2x14.5x0.5x
Sun, 17 Apr 2022R410.4bR703.8bR23.6b19.6x17.4x0.6x
Tue, 15 Mar 2022R430.6bR723.3bR22.8b23.1x18.9x0.6x
Thu, 10 Feb 2022R442.1bR690.2bR21.5b25.7x20.6x0.6x
Sat, 08 Jan 2022R412.7bR690.2bR21.5b23.9x19.2x0.6x
Mon, 06 Dec 2021R386.1bR690.2bR21.5b22.6x18x0.6x
Wed, 03 Nov 2021R420.4bR690.2bR21.5b22.6x19.6x0.6x
Fri, 01 Oct 2021R415.1bR690.2bR21.5b22.2x19.3x0.6x
Sun, 29 Aug 2021R386.6bR689.2bR20.1b24.4x19.2x0.6x
Mon, 05 Jul 2021R368.7bR689.2bR20.1b18.1x18.4x0.5x
Thu, 08 Apr 2021R360.0bR579.4bR8.8b30.7x40.9x0.6x
Sun, 10 Jan 2021R369.2bR470.0b-R2,510,476,000.0032.2x-147.1x0.8x
Price to Earnings Ratio

-167.6x


Total Market Cap: R290.9bTotal Earnings: -R1,735,979,500.00Total Revenue: R442.0bTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
South African Life and Health Insurance Industry Price to Earnings3Y Average -7.7x202120222023
Current Industry PE
  • Investors are pessimistic on the South African Life and Health Insurance industry, indicating that they anticipate long term growth rates will be lower than they have historically.
  • The industry is trading at a PE ratio of 10.8x which is higher than its 3-year average PE of -7.7x.
  • The industry is trading close to its 3-year average PS ratio of 0.69x.
Past Earnings Growth
  • Total earnings for the Life and Health Insurance industry have gone up over the last three years, and the industry is now profitable. Revenues have grown 4.5% per year.
  • This means that more sales are being generated by the industry overall, and subsequently profits are increasing too.

Industry Comparison

How does South African Life and Health Insurance compare with similar industries?

ZA Market-1.18%
Financials-1.22%
Insurance-1.55%
Life and Health Insurance-2.09%
Property and Casualty Insurance0.27%
Insurance Brokers0%
General Insurance0%
Reinsurance0%
Industry PEThere are no additional sub-industries under this industry.
Forecasted GrowthThere are no additional sub-industries under this industry.

Top Stock Gainers and Losers

Which companies have driven the market over the last 7 days?

CompanyLast Price7D1YValuation
MTM Momentum Metropolitan HoldingsR20.671.8%
+R501.3m
20.3%PE6.5x
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DSY

R128.01

Discovery

7D

-2.9%

1Y

6.5%

SLM

R65.15

Sanlam

7D

-1.0%

1Y

21.9%

OMU

R11.78

Old Mutual

7D

0.08%

1Y

12.8%

MTM

R20.67

Momentum Metropolitan Holdings

7D

1.8%

1Y

20.3%