Nepal Life Insurance reported fair growth in major profitability indicators in Q2; Net Claim increases by huge margin

Fri, Feb 12, 2021 8:59 AM on Company Analysis, Latest,

Nepal Life Insurance Company Limited (NLIC) has reported growth in net profit by 22.48% in Q2. The company reported a net profit of Rs. 42.97 crores compared Rs. 35.09 crores of the corresponding quarter of previous year.

The paid-up capital of the company stands at Rs. 7.19 Arba and reserve and reserve and surplus stood at Rs. 1.05 Arba. Its life insurance fund increased by 30.54% to Rs. 1.01 Kharba and contingent fund stood at Rs. 59.89 crores.

The Gross premium increased by 23.70% to Rs. 17.40 Arba whereas the net premium stood at Rs. 17.08 Arba.

The agent commission increased by 19.22% in this quarter. The company's net claim payment increased by 77.00% to Rs 5.56 arba till Q2. The number of policies stood at 1,335,467.

The annualized EPS stood at Rs. 11.94 and net worth per share stood at Rs. 122.95. The company traded at a P/B multiple of 19.81 times.

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Particulars

Nepal Life Insurance Company Limited

Q2, 2077/2078

Q2, 2076/2077

Difference

Paid-Up Capital

7,199,970.66

5,496,160.81

31.00%

Reserve & Surplus

1,053,457.85

2,615,514.91

-59.72%

Insurance Fund

101,286,543.42

77,592,927.45

30.54%

Contingent Fund

598,954.75

475,710.75

25.91%

Gross Premium

17,406,972.00

14,072,433.00

23.70%

Net Premium

17,087,683.48

13,911,063.89

22.84%

Re-Insurance Income

19,862.20

20,797.33

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Income from Investment, Loan and others

3,534,956.00

2,767,266.56

27.74%

Claim Payment (Net)

5,567,546.99

3,145,479.18

77.00%

Agent Commission

1,920,877.96

1,611,182.45

19.22%

Net Profit

429,789.60

350,917.46

22.48%

No. Of Policies

1,335,467.00

1,258,511.00

6.11%

Annualized EPS (Rs.)

11.94

12.77

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Net Worth Per Share

122.95

156.24

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Price/Book Ratio (times)

19.81

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