October 5, 2023
Top 10 Stock Hanwha Life Insurance Hold Recommendation



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Snapshot: Hanwha Life Insurance – Top 10 Stock in SDG 10: Reduced Inequality


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Hanwha Life Insurance is listed as a top 10 stock on October 05, 2023 in the market index SDG 10 because of its high performance in at least one of the Obermatt investment strategies. As all consolidated Obermatt Ranks exhibit excellent performance, including positive market sentiment in the professional investor community, it is a solid stock investment where the risk of paying too much for the shares is limited. Based on the Obermatt 360° View of 31 (31% performer), Obermatt assesses an overall hold recommendation for Hanwha Life Insurance on October 05, 2023.


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Country South Korea
Industry Life & Health Insurance
Index SDG 10, SDG 3, SDG 4, SDG 8, SDG 9, KOSPI
Size class XX-Large
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360° View: Obermatt 360° View Hanwha Life Insurance Hold

360 METRICS October 5, 2023
VALUE
VALUE
GROWTH
GROWTH
SAFETY
SAFETY
SENTIMENT
SENTIMENT
360° VIEW
360° VIEW

ANALYSIS: With an Obermatt 360° View of 31 (better than 31% compared with alternatives), overall professional sentiment and financial characteristics for the stock Hanwha Life Insurance are below the industry average. The 360° View is based on consolidating four consolidated indicators, with all four indicators above average for Hanwha Life Insurance. The consolidated Value Rank has an attractive rank of 95, which means that the share price of Hanwha Life Insurance is on the lower side compared with the typical size in indicators such as revenues, profits, and invested capital. This means the stock price is lower than for 95% of alternative stocks in the same industry. The consolidated Growth Rank has a good rank of 89, which means that the company experiences above-average growth momentum when looking at financial metrics such as revenue, profit, and invested capital growth as well as stock returns. The company is also safely financed with a Safety rank of 85. Finally, professional market sentiment is above average compared with other stock investment alternatives with a Sentiment Rank of 63. ...read more

RECOMMENDATION: With a consolidated 360° View of 31, Hanwha Life Insurance is worse than 69% of all alternative stock investment opportunities based on the Obermatt Method. As all consolidated Obermatt Ranks exhibit excellent performance, such as good value (Value Rank of 95), above-average growth (Growth Rank of 89), safe financing practices (Safety Rank of 85), and a positive market sentiment in the professional investor community (Sentiment Rank of 63), it is a solid stock investment where the risk of paying too much for the shares is limited and disappointments are less likely to occur, unless information not publicly available. High-Value Ranks sometimes indicate that the company's future is challenging. If they are safely financed and have above average growth, and are still a good value, it may indicate that this will not continue. We recommend evaluating whether the future of Hanwha Life Insurance is as difficult as the stock’s low price, despite what good growth and safe financing practice suggest. Since the professional community is optimistic, you might have less to worry about, and the stock is just not sufficiently visible, which may indicate good timing right now. ...read more




Sentiment Strategy: Professional Market Sentiment for Hanwha Life Insurance positive

SENTIMENT METRICS October 5, 2023
ANALYST OPINION
ANALYST OPINION
OPINIONS CHANGE
OPINIONS CHANGE
PRO HOLDINGS
PRO HOLDINGS
MARKET PULSE
MARKET PULSE
CONSOLIDATED RANK: SENTIMENT
CONSOLIDATED RANK: SENTIMENT

ANALYSIS: With an Obermatt Sentiment Rank of 63 (better than 63% compared with alternatives), overall professional sentiment and engagement for the stock Hanwha Life Insurance is above average. The Sentiment Rank is based on consolidating four sentiment indicators, with all but one indicator above average for Hanwha Life Insurance. Analyst Opinions are at a rank of 24 (worse than 76% of alternative investments), which means that currently, stock research analysts tend to warn against investing in the stock of the company. But they are changing their opinions! Analyst Opinions Change has a rank of 50, which indicates a shift in stock research experts opinions for the better. In other words, they are getting more optimistic about stock investments in Hanwha Life Insurance. Even better, the Professional Investors rank is 70, meaning that professional investors hold more stock in this company than in 70% of alternative investment opportunities. Pros tend to favor investing in this company. Furthermore, Market Pulse has a rank of 94, which means that the current professional news and professional social networks are upbeat when discussing this company (more positive news than for 94% of competitors). ...read more

RECOMMENDATION: With a consolidated Sentiment Rank of 63 (more positive than 63% compared with investment alternatives), Hanwha Life Insurance has a reputation among professional investors that is above-average compared with that of its competitors. While analysts are still critical of the company, some are changing their minds. In addition, the professional news channels are optimistic, and many institutional investors have already bought stock in the company. These are encouraging signals, despite the still lower level of analyst recommendations. They may be due to a problematic past, and about to change. The positive sentiment signals are stronger than the negative. ...read more



Value Strategy: Hanwha Life Insurance Stock Price Value at the top

VALUE METRICS October 5, 2023
PRICE VS. REVENUES (P/S)
PRICE VS. REVENUES (P/S)
PRICE VS. PROFITS (P/E)
PRICE VS. PROFITS (P/E)
PRICE VS. CAPITAL (Market-to-Book)
PRICE VS. CAPITAL (Market-to-Book)
DIVIDEND YIELD
DIVIDEND YIELD
CONSOLIDATED RANK: VALUE
CONSOLIDATED RANK: VALUE

ANALYSIS: With an Obermatt Value Rank of 95 (better than 95% compared with alternatives) for 2022, Hanwha Life Insurance shares are significantly less expensive than comparable stocks. The Value Rank is based on consolidating four value indicators that are all above average for Hanwha Life Insurance. Price-to-Sales is 100 which means that the stock price compared with what market professionals expect for future sales is lower than for 100% of comparable companies, indicating a good value for Hanwha Life Insurance's revenue size. The same is valid for expected Price-to-Profits, more favorable than for 97% of alternatives, and this is also true for the Price-to-Book capital ratio (also referred to as market-to-book ratio) with a Price-to-Capital Rank of 100. Compared with other companies in the same industry, dividend yields of Hanwha Life Insurance are expected to be higher than for 77% of all competitors (a Dividend Yield rank of 77). ...read more

RECOMMENDATION: The overall picture with a consolidated Value Rank of 95, is a buy recommendation based on Hanwha Life Insurance's stock price compared with the company's operational size and dividend yields. Since all value metrics are above the industry average, there is no objection to investing in Hanwha Life Insurance based on its detailed value metrics.



Growth Strategy: Hanwha Life Insurance Growth Momentum high

GROWTH METRICS October 5, 2023
REVENUE GROWTH
REVENUE GROWTH
PROFIT GROWTH
PROFIT GROWTH
CAPITAL GROWTH
CAPITAL GROWTH
STOCK RETURNS
STOCK RETURNS
CONSOLIDATED RANK: GROWTH
CONSOLIDATED RANK: GROWTH

ANALYSIS: With an Obermatt Growth Rank of 89 (better than 89% compared with alternatives) for 2022, Hanwha Life Insurance shows one of the highest growth dynamics in its industry. Investors also speak of high momentum. The Growth Rank is based on consolidating four value indicators, with all but one indicator above average for Hanwha Life Insurance. Sales Growth has a rank of 79 which means that currently, professionals expect the company to grow more than 79% of its competitors. Capital Growth is also above 36% of competitors with a rank of 97, and Stock Returns with the rank of 73 is also an outperformance. Only Profit Growth is low with a rank of 36 which means that currently, professionals expect the company to grow its profits less than 64% of its competitors. ...read more

RECOMMENDATION: The overall picture with a consolidated Growth Rank of 89, is a buy recommendation for growth and momentum investors. All three operating growth indicators, namely revenue, profit, and capital growth, are showing improvements. This is a good indication of a company with a positive future. That might, at the same time, be the simple reason why profit growth is low. A growing company needs money and thus can't yet show high profit growth. Look out for signs in corporate communication about extra growth efforts costing time and money. If that is the case, Hanwha Life Insurance is a good growth stock. ...read more



Safety Strategy: Hanwha Life Insurance Debt Financing Safety very solid

SAFETY METRICS October 5, 2023
LEVERAGE
LEVERAGE
REFINANCING
REFINANCING
LIQUIDITY
LIQUIDITY
CONSOLIDATED RANK: SAFETY
CONSOLIDATED RANK: SAFETY

ANALYSIS: With an Obermatt Safety Rank of 85 (better than 85% compared with alternatives) for 2022, the company Hanwha Life Insurance has safe financing practices, which means that their overall debt burden is low. This doesn't mean that the business of Hanwha Life Insurance is safe, it only means that the company is on the safer side regarding possible bankruptcy, assuming that public reporting is correct. The Safety Rank is based on consolidating three financing indicators, with two out of three indicators above-average for Hanwha Life Insurance. Refinancing is at 98, meaning the portion of the debt that is about to be refinanced is below average. It has less debt in the refinancing stage than 98% of its competitors. Liquidity is also good at 63, meaning the company generates more profit to service its debt than 63% of its competitors. This indicates that the company is safer when it comes to debt service. However, Leverage is rather large at 47, which means the company has an above-average debt-to-equity ratio. It has more debt than 53% of its competitors. ...read more

RECOMMENDATION: With a consolidated Safety Rank of 85 (better than 85% compared with alternatives), Hanwha Life Insurance has a financing structure that is significantly safer than that of its competitors. This is not bad if things go well. The higher debt level means better returns to shareholders if things go well. Many top-performing companies operate with higher debt levels, and Hanwha Life Insurance could be in that group. But if you expect the environment to turn rougher, the higher leverage could become a problem. The same is valid if you expect interest rates to rise. That could squeeze shareholder returns, which so far have benefitted from better conditions. ...read more



Combined financial peformance: Hanwha Life Insurance Below-Average Financial Performance

COMBINED PERFORMANCE October 5, 2023
VALUE
VALUE
GROWTH
GROWTH
SAFETY
SAFETY
COMBINED
COMBINED

ANALYSIS: With an Obermatt Combined Rank of 32 (worse than 68% compared with investment alternatives), Hanwha Life Insurance (Life & Health Insurance, South Korea) shares have somewhat below-average financial characteristics compared with similar stocks. Shares of Hanwha Life Insurance are a good value (attractively priced) with a consolidated Value Rank of 95 (better than 95% of alternatives), show above-average growth (Growth Rank of 89), and are safely financed (Safety Rank of 85), which means low debt burdens. ...read more

RECOMMENDATION: A Combined Rank of 32, is a hold recommendation based on Hanwha Life Insurance's financial characteristics. As the company Hanwha Life Insurance's key financial metrics all exhibit excellent performance, such as good value (Obermatt Value Rank of 95), above-average growth (Obermatt Growth Rank of 89), and indicate that the company is safely financed (Obermatt Safety Rank of 85), it is a solid stock investment where the risk of paying too much for the share is limited, unless the company has a bleak future. Such good financial performance can indicate that the company's future might actually be challenging, as it may be difficult to maintain the good performance. If they are safely financed and have been growing above average, and are still a good value, it means that the market is keeping prices low, for a reason which may become clearer over time. We recommend evaluating the future of Hanwha Life Insurance. If you believe the company's future is market-typical or even better, this could be an argument for a share purchase. ...read more

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