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Kyung Dong Navien Co vs China Life Insurance Co Ltd A: Fair Value & Quality

Both stocks run through our valuation models. Here is how Kyung Dong Navien Co (009450) and China Life Insurance Co Ltd A (601628) compare, as of Sep 20, 2026.

As of Sep 20, 2026, Fair Value Calculator sees Kyung Dong Navien Co as the more attractively valued of the two: Kyung Dong Navien Co trades at KRW 61,300 versus a fair value of KRW 111,929 (+83%), while China Life Insurance Co Ltd A trades at ¥37.80 versus ¥49.98 (+32%).
Kyung Dong Navien Co
009450.KO · KRW · Industrials
+83%
upside to fair value
undervalued
PriceKRW 61,300
Fair ValueKRW 111,929
Quality49/100
China Life Insurance Co Ltd A
601628.SHG · CNY · Financials
+32%
upside to fair value
undervalued
Price¥37.80
Fair Value¥49.98
Quality63/100
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Head-to-head numbers

Green value = the better side for that row (for valuation multiples: lower = cheaper).

Kyung Dong Navien CoChina Life Insurance Co Ltd A
Valuation
P/E (TTM)7.3×
P/S (TTM)3.09×
P/B1.78×
EV/EBITDA6.0×
PEG0.68×
+82.6%Fair value upside+32.2%
1.2%Dividend yield2.2%
KRW 750Dividend per share¥0.86
Profitability
15%Operating margin38%
1.25×EBIT margin trend (5Y)4.26×
14%Return on equity25%
7%Return on assets2%
Growth
17%Revenue growth (YoY)-15%
9.0%Avg. growth/yr (3Y)-9.5%
11.5%Avg. growth/yr (5Y)-4.8%
+16.2%Value creation/yr+30.4%
Balance & size
15.2×Interest coverage (EBIT/interest)43.7×
0.08×Debt / equity0.06×
$652MMarket cap$158B
expensiveGrowth qualityweak
Valuation multiples (P/E, P/S, P/B, EV/EBITDA) are shown but not scored here: the two companies sit in different sectors, and multiples only compare fairly between similar business models. PEG stays scored, as it relates the P/E to growth.

China Life Insurance Co Ltd A leads: 5 to 6 metric wins.

Dash = not meaningfully computable, for example with negative equity.

Quality in detail

The quality score, broken down into the same factor families as on the stock page, 0 to 100 per family.

Kyung Dong Navien Coof which business quality 49 · market factors 35 China Life Insurance Co Ltd Aof which business quality 57 · market factors 42
ProfitabilityMargins and returns on capital today
55
47
Quality GrowthAre margins and returns improving?
33
68
CashflowEarnings quality: real cash, not paper profit
12
100
Fin. StrengthBalance sheet, leverage, solvency risk
75
1
InvestmentDisciplined investing over empire-building
36
59
Low VolatilityCalm price path (market factor)
59
68
MomentumPrice trend over the last 3–12 months (market factor)
31
35
52W MomentumDistance to the 52-week high (market factor)
16
26
Net IssuanceShare count: buybacks or dilution?
82
82

What the models say

How far the median fair value (base case) per model family sits from the current price, in percent. The amount in the currency of the trading venue is shown underneath.

above the price, more than 15% above close to the price, 85% to 115% of the price below the price, more than 15% below

Model familyKyung Dong Navien CoPrice KRW 61,300China Life Insurance Co Ltd APrice ¥37.80
Earnings-Based+42%above the priceKRW 86,870n/a
Dividend Discountn/a-52%below the price¥17.98
Multiples+117%above the priceKRW 133,268+33%above the price¥50.18
Asset-Based-42%below the priceKRW 35,718-63%below the price¥14.11
Economic Profit+61%above the priceKRW 98,914+53%above the price¥57.79
Growth Earnings+83%above the priceKRW 111,929n/a
Minimum-42%below the priceKRW 35,718-63%below the price¥14.11
Maximum+117%above the priceKRW 133,268+53%above the price¥57.79
Median+61%above the priceKRW 98,914-10%close to the price¥34.08
Geometric mean+40%above the priceKRW 85,534-23%below the price¥29.28

Minimum, maximum, median and geometric mean refer to the family values in this table. Geometric because deviations are ratios: half the price and twice the price average to 100%, not 125%.

Kyung Dong Navien Co: 2 of 14 models see the stock below the current price.

China Life Insurance Co Ltd A: 4 of 6 models see the stock below the current price.

Scenario ranges

From our cautious bear scenario to the optimistic bull scenario. The white tick is the current price (value above it), the green tick the fair value (value below it): if the price sits left of the fair value, there is room to rise.

Kyung Dong Navien Co
Price KRW 61,300
Fair Value KRW 111,929
Bear KRW 78,350Bull KRW 145,508
China Life Insurance Co Ltd A
Price ¥37.80
Fair Value ¥49.98
Bear ¥37.48Bull ¥62.47

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Ranked within their sector

Where each stock sits within its sector peer group. Band = middle 50% of peers, tick = median, dot = this stock.

Kyung Dong Navien Co · Industrials

Quality score49 · below median
Fair value upside+83% · Top 25%

China Life Insurance Co Ltd A · Financials

Quality score63 · Top 25%
Fair value upside+32% · above median

Bottom line

As of Sep 20, 2026, Fair Value Calculator sees Kyung Dong Navien Co as the more attractively valued of the two: Kyung Dong Navien Co trades at KRW 61,300 versus a fair value of KRW 111,929 (+83%), while China Life Insurance Co Ltd A trades at ¥37.80 versus ¥49.98 (+32%).

China Life Insurance Co Ltd A has the higher quality score (63/100).

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A model-based valuation snapshot from 26 models. Values change with price and fundamentals; the date shown above applies.