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CANHLIFECanara HSBC Life Insurance Company LtdFinance - Insurance
₹140

Canara HSBC Life Insurance Company Ltd (CANHLIFE) — share price & stock analysis

Profits have been broadly flat for two years.

STEADY GROWTH
STAGE 2 UPTREND
COMPOUNDER
DEEP CYCLICALEXPANSION
₹13,337 Cr
Market cap
8.28×
P/BV
8.1%
ROE
By Sector Alpha Research · machine-compiled from Screener.in data · Updated 1 July 2026 · Sources: Screener.in company page, NSE quote · Not investment advice
The 30-second answer

Canara HSBC Life Insurance Company Ltd (CANHLIFE) trades at ₹140 as of 1 July 2026. The machine reads this as steady growth: profits have been broadly flat for two years. the price is in Stage 2 — advancing, 35 weeks in; the business cycle reads DEEP CYCLICAL / EXPANSION. Fundamentals-momentum score: 50/100 (mixed).

Data as of 1 July 2026 · every number traces to its Screener source column · not investment advice.

Key numbers
Market cap
₹13,337 Cr
P/BV
8.28×
ROE
8.1%
Book value / share
₹16.9
Revenue (FY26)
₹11,556 Cr
Profit after tax (FY26)
₹127 Cr
Weinstein stage
Stage 2 (35 weeks)
Data as of
1 July 2026
MOMENTUM OF THE FUNDAMENTALS
50/100
MIXED
Levels: ROE 8% — below what a bank must earn to create value · the spread is near its 7-year high
Lending incomeDown 51% YoY
The spreadKeeps 100% of interest income (a year ago: 100%)
ProfitUp 9% YoY
DEEP CYCLICAL
Trough
Recovery
Expansion
Peak

Profits swing violently in this business — a 90% peak-to-trough profit collapse. That is what “deep cyclical” means: the same company looks brilliant at the top of its cycle and broken at the bottom.net_profit

Where the clock stands now: earnings sit at 100% of their historical range, margins are near the top of their band, and valuation history is thin. That reads as EXPANSION — the comfortable middle — but the records are already on the table; from here the bet is that they keep coming.net_profit

1 of the 3 things we track are currently moving the right way — some things working, some not.

Where the levels actually stand: ROE 8% — below what a bank must earn to create value; the spread is near its 7-year high. Momentum says which way things are moving; these say where they are.

Read this number for what it is: it measures the DIRECTION of change, not the quality of the business. A mediocre business getting better scores high here; a great one having a soft quarter scores low. Profit, lending and bad loans count double.

WHERE THE PRICE IS IN ITS CYCLE

Stage 2: the trend is up, and has been for 35 weeks

STAGE 2 · ADVANCING · 35 WEEKS

Price trends have a life cycle: they base (1), advance (2), top out (3) and decline (4). This chart is in Stage 2: advancing — 35 weeks so far, confirmed.stage

The price sits above its rising 200-day average (₹135 today) — trends like this persist more often than they reverse, which is why the system rides them instead of guessing the top.dma_200

What would end it: two Friday closes in a row below the 200-day line. That is the house exit rule — mechanical, no debates.dma_200

Weekly price with its 200-day and 50-day averages — stages shaded₹weinstein_stages
S2120140Price200-DMAStage 2 began · Nov 25Oct 25Jan 26Apr 26Jul 26
Data: Weekly price, moving averages and stage
PeriodPrice (₹)200-DMA (₹)50-DMA (₹)Stage
Oct 251111111114
Oct 251221121124
Oct 251161121134
Nov 251231121144
Nov 251201131154
Nov 251231131162
Nov 251231141182
Dec 251231141192
Dec 251221141192
Dec 251271151202
Dec 251521161242
Jan 261501181282
Jan 261471191322
Jan 261411201342
Jan 261471211352
Feb 261491221372
Feb 261451241392
Feb 261521251412
Feb 261501261432
Feb 261431271432
Mar 261461281442
Mar 261401291442
Mar 261461301442
Mar 261421301442
Apr 261451301442
Apr 261451311442
Apr 261501321452
Apr 261411321452
Apr 261411331442
May 261421331442
May 261351331432
May 261391341422
May 261381341412
Jun 261371341412
Jun 261381341412
Jun 261411341412
Jun 261391341402
Jun 261381341402
Jun 261411351402
Jun 261361351402
Jun 261351351402
Jul 261401351402
THE LONG ARC

Profits are at an all-time high

Over 6 years, income went from ₹3,074 Cr to ₹11,556 Cr (about 25% a year), and profit from ₹105 Cr to ₹127 Cr.revenuenet_profit

Margins held steady throughout (99.8–100.0%) — disciplined growth.revenue−interest_expense

Revenue by year₹ Crannual_results
05,00010,000FY20FY23FY26
Data: Revenue by year
PeriodRevenue (₹ Cr)
FY203,074
FY219,253
FY228,496
FY238,435
FY2411,841
FY2510,710
FY2611,556
Profit by year₹ Crannual_results
050.0100FY20FY23FY26
Data: Profit by year
PeriodProfit after tax (₹ Cr)
FY20105
FY2195
FY2210
FY2391
FY24113
FY25117
FY26127
Spread % by year%annual_results
99.899.9100.0FY20FY23FY26
Data: Spread % by year
PeriodSpread % (%)
FY2099.8
FY2199.9
FY22100.0
FY23100.0
FY24100.0
FY25100.0
FY26100.0
CHAPTER 1 · THE LENDING ENGINE

Interest income fell 51% — the book is shrinking or repricing down

For a bank, “revenue” is the interest and fees it earns on loans and investments.

Mar 26 income was ₹1,374 Cr, down 51% on a year ago. A bank grows by lending more and charging well — this line is both together.revenue

Quarterly interest + fee income₹ Crquarterly_results
02,0004,000YoY %−29+177−51Sep 24Jun 25Mar 26
Data: Quarterly interest + fee income
PeriodIncome (₹ Cr)YoY growth (%)
Sep 243,323–
Dec 241,516–
Mar 252,783–
Jun 253,632–
Sep 252,348-29.3
Dec 254,202177.2
Mar 261,374-50.6
CHAPTER 2 · THE SPREAD

The spread is holding

A bank borrows money (deposits) and lends it out. The spread — the share of interest income it keeps after paying depositors — is its gross margin. Derived: (income − interest paid) ÷ income.

Of every ₹100 of interest the bank earns, ₹0 goes straight out as interest on deposits and borrowings. It keeps ₹100 — unchanged from a year ago.revenueinterest_expense

Share of interest income kept, quarterly%quarterly_results
99.099.5100.0100.5101.0Sep 24Jun 25Mar 26
Data: Share of interest income kept, quarterly
PeriodSpread kept (%)
Sep 24100
Dec 24100
Mar 25100
Jun 25100
Sep 25100
Dec 25100
Mar 26100
CHAPTER 3 · THE BOTTOM LINE

Profit grew 9% year on year

PAT — what is left for shareholders after paying depositors, staff, and setting aside money for bad loans.

Mar 26 profit was ₹35.0 Cr, up 9% on last year — earnings per share of ₹0.37.net_profiteps

Quarterly profit after tax₹ Crquarterly_results
020.040.0YoY %Sep 24Jun 25Mar 26
Data: Quarterly profit after tax
PeriodPAT (₹ Cr)YoY growth (%)
Sep 2437.0–
Dec 2429.0–
Mar 2532.0–
Jun 2523.0–
Sep 2541.010.8
Dec 2528.0-3.4
Mar 2635.09.4
Where the profit change came from (Mar 25 → Mar 26)₹ Cr
32−1,4090+1,491−78−135PAT Mar 25More interestincomeCostlierdepositsRunning costs& provisionsFees & otherincomeTaxPAT Mar 26

The biggest force in the bridge: running costs and provisions.

Data: Where the profit change came from (Mar 25 → Mar 26)
ComponentEffect (₹ Cr)
PAT Mar 2532
More interest income−1,409
Costlier deposits0
Running costs & provisions+1,491
Fees & other income−78
Tax−1
PAT Mar 2635
CHAPTER 4 · WHAT YOU PAY

The market still prices this bank below its own average

P/BV (price to book value) — the price of ₹1 of the bank’s net worth. The honest valuation lens for banks (P/E misleads on lenders).

Today you pay ₹8.28 for every ₹1 of book value, against a long-run median of ₹8.50. It has traded cheaper than this only 27% of the time since 2026.pb_ratio

Price-to-book over time (weekly)xvaluation_history
88.59Jan 26Mar 26May 26Jul 26
Data: Price-to-book over time (weekly) (sampled — full series in the embedded dataset)
PeriodP/BV (x)
Jan 268.3
Jan 268.9
Jan 268.8
Jan 268.9
Feb 269.0
Feb 268.8
Feb 268.8
Feb 268.9
Feb 268.9
Feb 269.3
Feb 269.2
Feb 269.1
Feb 269.1
Feb 268.9
Mar 268.7
Mar 268.7
Mar 268.8
Mar 269.0
Mar 268.5
Mar 268.9
Mar 268.8
Mar 268.5
Mar 268.6
Mar 268.5
Apr 268.7
May 268.5
May 268.3
May 268.4
May 268.1
May 268.1
May 268.0
May 268.2
May 268.2
May 268.3
May 268.2
Jun 268.1
Jun 268.1
Jun 268.3
Jun 268.3
Jun 268.2
Jun 268.2
Jun 268.4
Jun 268.5
Jun 268.0
Jun 268.2
Jul 268.3
WHAT IS NOT HAPPENING
  • Funding costs are not blowing up — interest paid has stayed near 0% of income all through.interest_expense
THE VERDICT

Strong on the data — worth the deeper look if the story keeps its promises

The numbers lean positive, and the price is roughly fair to the delivery so far.

One dissent worth hearing: our valuation lens reads negative — “its fair-value math says the price sits about 95% above what the numbers justify”. When a lens disagrees with the committee, it is usually pointing at the thing that breaks first.

The machine committee — 7 independent readsSTUDY DEEPER · 64%
Earnings patternNEUTRAL35% · w21
Valuation cyclePOSITIVE73% · w19
CatalystsPOSITIVE50% · w14
Quality & safetyNEUTRAL35% · w14
TechnicalsPOSITIVE40% · w12
ValuationNEGATIVE90% · w10
Growth at a priceNEGATIVE50% · w10
One model disagrees — the Valuation lens reads this stock as NEGATIVE (90% confidence): “its fair-value math says the price sits about 95% above what the numbers justify”
7-model research readSTUDY DEEPER · 64% confidence
WHAT WOULD CHANGE THIS VIEWTwo weak quarters in a row would kill this story.

Machine-written research from Screener data — every number traces to its source column. Sector Alpha is not a SEBI-registered investment adviser; nothing here is a recommendation to buy or sell. Not investment advice.

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Frequently asked questions

Straight answers from the data

What does Canara HSBC Life Insurance Company Ltd do?

Canara HSBC Life Insurance is an Indian life insurance company, headquartered in Gurugram. In 2008, Canara HSBC Life Insurance was a JV between Canara Bank (51%), HSBC Insurance (Asia Pacific) Holdings Limited (26%) and PNB (23%). In 2022, the company renamed itself as Canara HSBC Life Insurance after the exit of its third partner, PNB.[1]. It is listed in the Finance - Insurance sector with a market capitalisation of ₹13,337 Cr.

What is Canara HSBC Life Insurance Company Ltd's share price?

As of 1 July 2026, Canara HSBC Life Insurance Company Ltd trades at ₹140, with a market capitalisation of ₹13,337 Cr. Prices are weekly closes from Screener data; this page refreshes with each weekly update.

What is Canara HSBC Life Insurance Company Ltd's share price target?

Sector Alpha does not publish broker-style price targets. Our discounted-cash-flow model estimates Canara HSBC Life Insurance Company Ltd's intrinsic value at ₹7.0 per share under base assumptions (bear ₹7.0, bull ₹7.0), against the current price of ₹140 — a 95% premium to model value. These are model estimates, not forecasts — treat them as one input alongside the valuation history below, not as a target.

What did Canara HSBC Life Insurance Company Ltd report in its latest quarterly results?

In its most recent reported quarter (Q4 FY26, quarter ended March 2026): Mar 26 income was ₹1,374 Cr, down 51% on a year ago. A bank grows by lending more and charging well — this line is both together. Mar 26 profit was ₹35.0 Cr, up 9% on last year — earnings per share of ₹0.37. Figures are from Screener-scraped quarterly filings; the page updates when the next quarter is filed.

Is Canara HSBC Life Insurance Company Ltd growing?

Interest income fell 51% — the book is shrinking or repricing down. Mar 26 income was ₹1,374 Cr, down 51% on a year ago. A bank grows by lending more and charging well — this line is both together.

Are Canara HSBC Life Insurance Company Ltd's profits growing?

Profit grew 9% year on year. Mar 26 profit was ₹35.0 Cr, up 9% on last year — earnings per share of ₹0.37.

How much of its interest income does Canara HSBC Life Insurance Company Ltd keep?

The spread is holding. Of every ₹100 of interest the bank earns, ₹0 goes straight out as interest on deposits and borrowings. It keeps ₹100 — unchanged from a year ago.

What is Canara HSBC Life Insurance Company Ltd's long-term growth record?

Revenue grew from ₹3,074 Cr in FY20 to ₹11,556 Cr in FY26 — a 24.7% compound annual growth rate over 6 years. Profit after tax compounded at 3.2% over the same period (₹105 Cr → ₹127 Cr).

Is Canara HSBC Life Insurance Company Ltd stock in an uptrend?

Stage 2: the trend is up, and has been for 35 weeks. Canara HSBC Life Insurance Company Ltd is in Stage 2 — advancing, 35 weeks in (confirmed). Stages follow Stan Weinstein's four-phase read of weekly price against the 200-day average: basing (1), advancing (2), topping (3), declining (4).

Where is Canara HSBC Life Insurance Company Ltd in its business cycle?

The data reads Canara HSBC Life Insurance Company Ltd as a deep cyclical business currently in its expansion phase — earnings at an all-time high for this company. Profits swing violently in this business — a 90% peak-to-trough profit collapse. That is what “deep cyclical” means: the same company looks brilliant at the top of its cycle and broken at the bottom.

What is the bull case for Canara HSBC Life Insurance Company Ltd?

Profits have been broadly flat for two years. Interest income fell 51% — the book is shrinking or repricing down.

What is the bear case for Canara HSBC Life Insurance Company Ltd — what could break the story?

Two weak quarters in a row would kill this story. This falsification condition is stated up front so the thesis can be checked against incoming quarters, not defended after the fact.

Is Canara HSBC Life Insurance Company Ltd a stock worth studying right now?

Sector Alpha does not publish buy or sell recommendations — this is a research read, not advice. What the data says: strong on the data — worth the deeper look if the story keeps its promises. The numbers lean positive, and the price is roughly fair to the delivery so far. Across the 7-model scorecard the composite research signal is study deeper at 64% confidence. This is machine-written research compiled from Screener data — every number traces to its source — and it is not investment advice. Do your own diligence.

Generated from Screener data · 7 sources · why_traces/1.0 + story/1.2
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generated 2026-07-03 11:21 · 0 material moves detected
sources: screener_company_info, screener_quarterly_results, screener_annual_results, screener_valuation_history, screener_shareholding, weinstein_stages, agent_scores