Reviewing AIX (AIFU) and Its Peers

Profitability

This table compares AIX and its rivals’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
AIX	N/A	N/A	N/A
AIX Competitors	7.80%	30.55%	4.65%

Institutional & Insider Ownership

26.7% of AIX shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 54.5% of shares of all “Insurance agents, brokers, & service” companies are held by institutional investors. 25.6% of AIX shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 20.0% of shares of all “Insurance agents, brokers, & service” companies are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Earnings & Valuation

This table compares AIX and its rivals top-line revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Net Income	Price/Earnings Ratio
AIX	$450.48 million	$39.50 million	0.54
AIX Competitors	$8.57 billion	$727.12 million	10.22

AIX’s rivals have higher revenue and earnings than AIX. AIX is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than its rivals, indicating that it is currently more affordable than other companies in its industry.

Risk and Volatility

AIX has a beta of -0.07, suggesting that its share price is 107% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, AIX’s rivals have a beta of 1.48, suggesting that their average share price is 48% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

AIX rivals beat AIX on 8 of the 9 factors compared.

AIX Company Profile

AIX, Inc. engages in the provision of agency services and insurance claims adjusting services. It operates through the Insurance Agency and Claims Adjusting segments. The Insurance Agency segment includes providing agency services for insurance products and life insurance products. The Claims Adjusting segment provides pre-underwriting survey services, claims adjusting services, disposal of residual value services, loading and unloading supervision services, and consulting services. The company was founded by Yin An Hu and Qiu Ping Lai in 1998 and is headquartered in Guangzhou, China.