Life Insurance Corporation of India

Life Insurance Corporation of India

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About

Life Insurance Corporation (LIC) is the largest insurance provider company in India. It has a market share of above 66.2% in new business premium. The company offers participating insurance products and non-participating products like unit-linked insurance products, saving insurance products, term insurance products, health insurance, and annuity & pension products.[1]

Key Points

Largest Insurance Company
The company is India’s largest life insurer and the world’s leading insurance brand. LIC is the 4th largest insurer in the world based on life and accident and health reserves, as ranked by S&P Global Market Intelligence. [1] [2] Its market share across categories is:
By Premium: 61.07% in H1 FY25 vs 63.25% in FY22
By Policies: 68.7% in H1 FY25 vs 74.62% in FY22
By Number of Agents: 47.56% in H1 FY25 vs 51.26% in FY22 [3] [4] [5] [6]

  • Market Cap 5,78,959 Cr.
  • Current Price 915
  • High / Low 1,008 / 715
  • Stock P/E 11.3
  • Book Value 224
  • Dividend Yield 1.31 %
  • ROCE 53.1 %
  • ROE 45.7 %
  • Face Value 10.0

Pros

  • Company is almost debt free.
  • Company has delivered good profit growth of 77.7% CAGR over last 5 years
  • Company has a good return on equity (ROE) track record: 3 Years ROE 62.9%

Cons

  • The company has delivered a poor sales growth of 7.22% over past five years.
  • Tax rate seems low

* The pros and cons are machine generated. Pros / cons are based on a checklist to highlight important points. Please exercise caution and do your own analysis.

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Quarterly Results

Consolidated Figures in Rs. Crores / View Standalone

Sep 2022 Dec 2022 Mar 2023 Jun 2023 Sep 2023 Dec 2023 Mar 2024 Jun 2024 Sep 2024 Dec 2024 Mar 2025 Jun 2025 Sep 2025
217,092 197,714 201,231 190,163 203,033 214,054 238,717 211,952 231,132 203,751 243,134 224,671 241,524
202,366 194,094 189,692 180,169 194,558 204,815 237,152 202,180 224,544 191,818 221,621 214,198 232,032
Operating Profit 14,727 3,620 11,539 9,994 8,475 9,239 1,564 9,773 6,588 11,934 21,514 10,474 9,492
OPM % 7% 2% 6% 5% 4% 4% 1% 5% 3% 6% 9% 5% 4%
6,046 270 612 117 288 206 14,249 1,001 794 818 954 780 1,044
Interest 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Depreciation 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Profit before tax 20,772 3,891 12,151 10,111 8,763 9,445 15,813 10,774 7,382 12,752 22,468 11,253 10,537
Tax % 26% -63% 8% 14% 13% 15% 12% 15% 16% 14% 15% 15% 14%
15,858 7,306 13,189 9,634 8,032 9,434 13,842 10,527 7,723 11,009 19,039 10,955 10,096
EPS in Rs 25.07 11.56 20.86 15.23 12.70 14.97 21.88 16.67 12.22 17.40 30.10 17.32 15.97
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Profit & Loss

Consolidated Figures in Rs. Crores / View Standalone

Mar 2019 Mar 2020 Mar 2021 Mar 2022 Mar 2023 Mar 2024 Mar 2025 TTM
571,508 628,043 690,914 723,606 784,628 845,966 889,970 913,082
565,587 634,989 691,166 720,280 750,498 813,316 836,692 859,668
Operating Profit 5,920 -6,947 -252 3,326 34,130 32,651 53,278 53,414
OPM % 1% -1% -0% 0% 4% 4% 6% 6%
2,615 20,870 12,820 9,248 7,800 14,829 3,495 3,596
Interest 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Depreciation 336 379 417 436 466 466 506 0
Profit before tax 8,199 13,544 12,151 12,138 41,463 47,014 56,267 57,009
Tax % 68% 80% 76% 66% 13% 13% 14%
2,627 2,710 2,974 4,125 35,997 40,916 48,320 51,098
EPS in Rs 6.52 56.91 64.69 76.40 80.79
Dividend Payout % 2% 2% 0% 23% 5% 15% 16%
Compounded Sales Growth
10 Years: %
5 Years: 7%
3 Years: 7%
TTM: 2%
Compounded Profit Growth
10 Years: %
5 Years: 78%
3 Years: 127%
TTM: 23%
Stock Price CAGR
10 Years: %
5 Years: %
3 Years: 13%
1 Year: 2%
Return on Equity
10 Years: %
5 Years: 62%
3 Years: 63%
Last Year: 46%

Balance Sheet

Consolidated Figures in Rs. Crores / View Standalone

Mar 2019 Mar 2020 Mar 2021 Mar 2022 Mar 2023 Mar 2024 Mar 2025 Sep 2025
Equity Capital 100 100 100 6,325 6,325 6,325 6,325 6,325
Reserves 710 902 6,784 5,012 39,908 76,422 120,901 135,608
269,401 253,414 4 1 0 0 0 1
3,157,039 3,245,419 3,822,637 4,242,719 4,532,258 5,233,300 5,533,342 5,769,322
Total Liabilities 3,427,249 3,499,834 3,829,524 4,254,058 4,578,491 5,316,047 5,660,568 5,911,256
25,194 28,216 17,723 17,770 20,473 20,667 21,330 4,530
CWIP 710 734 148 199 331 403 326 0
Investments 2,900,287 2,976,100 3,517,445 3,926,211 4,243,008 4,976,133 5,298,429 5,571,626
501,059 494,784 294,208 309,878 314,678 318,844 340,483 335,099
Total Assets 3,427,249 3,499,834 3,829,524 4,254,058 4,578,491 5,316,047 5,660,568 5,911,256

Cash Flows

Consolidated Figures in Rs. Crores / View Standalone

Mar 2019 Mar 2020 Mar 2021 Mar 2022 Mar 2023 Mar 2024 Mar 2025
13,274 54,367 80,602 -3,783 54,519 26,548 -9,145
9,636 -40,415 148,447 12,531 -52,848 -25,695 40,832
-13,700 -18,664 -256,125 0 -949 -4,427 -3,794
Net Cash Flow 9,210 -4,712 -27,077 8,748 722 -3,574 27,893

Ratios

Consolidated Figures in Rs. Crores / View Standalone

Mar 2019 Mar 2020 Mar 2021 Mar 2022 Mar 2023 Mar 2024 Mar 2025
Debtor Days 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Inventory Days
Days Payable
Cash Conversion Cycle 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Working Capital Days 78 63 35 42 43 39 38
ROCE % 5% 9% 131% 143% 73% 53%

Shareholding Pattern

Numbers in percentages

Dec 2022Mar 2023Jun 2023Sep 2023Dec 2023Mar 2024Jun 2024Sep 2024Dec 2024Mar 2025Jun 2025Sep 2025
96.50% 96.50% 96.50% 96.50% 96.50% 96.50% 96.50% 96.50% 96.50% 96.50% 96.50% 96.50%
0.17% 0.08% 0.08% 0.10% 0.06% 0.14% 0.19% 0.16% 0.07% 0.10% 0.11% 0.13%
0.91% 0.90% 0.83% 0.84% 1.00% 0.85% 0.94% 1.16% 1.26% 1.27% 1.37% 1.35%
2.42% 2.52% 2.58% 2.55% 2.43% 2.49% 2.37% 2.17% 2.15% 2.13% 2.02% 2.03%
No. of Shareholders 34,42,34033,78,79932,81,54431,34,54129,36,74027,16,18125,63,69323,98,13023,75,39623,71,84122,77,18022,27,966

* The classifications might have changed from Sep'2022 onwards. The new XBRL format added more details from Sep'22 onwards.

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