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(Alliance News) - Prudential PLC is slated to report solid full‑year profit growth on Tuesday, with analysts watching whether the insurer's long‑established focus on faster‑growing Asian and African markets is continuing to drive momentum.

The London-based insurer will release its full-year results on Tuesday, 2200 GMT, 0600 Wednesday in Hong Kong.

According to company-compiled consensus, Prudential is expected to report adjusted pretax operating profit of USD3.32 billion, up 6.2% from USD3.13 billion the previous year.

Operating profit after tax is predicted to increase 7.4% to USD2.60 billion from USD2.42 billion, and OPAT per share at 100.0 US cents, up 11% from 89.7 cents.

Meanwhile, annual premium equivalent sales is seen at USD6.73 billion in 2025, up 8.5% from USD6.20 billion in 2024.

AJ Bell commented that investors will be watching to see whether Prudential's reorganisation around the turn of the decade to faster‑growing Asian and African markets is finally delivering the promised uplift, after the valuation boost that was supposed to follow "hasn't played out that way despite last year's recovery".

Matt Britzman, senior equity analyst at Hargreaves Lansdown, added: "First‑half results last year showed strong growth in cash generation, a key pillar of Prudential's strategy, which should enable improved shareholder returns. Markets will be watching to see if progress continued over the second half of the year and keeping an eye on guidance for 2026."

UBS sees investors "to focus on [new business profit] growth expectations for 2026 and beyond", as Prudential's trajectory is likely to be measured against Hong Kong-based competitor AIA Group Ltd's mid‑teens medium‑term growth expectations.

In 2024, UBS reported a USD3.08 billion NBP, down 1.5% from 2023's USD3.13 billion.

Citi expects NBP to increase 12% on-year in 2025, in-line with Prudential's guidance of over 10% growth, "primarily thanks to volume growth in Indonesia, Hong Kong, and Mainland China."

In the third quarter ended September 30, Prudential reported that Hong Kong "delivered another quarter of double-digit new business profit growth" with margins supported by a shift in mix towards health and protection offerings.

Meanwhile, in Mainland China, its CITIC Prudential Life joint venture also showed strong growth momentum "with double-digit volume and new business profit growth in both agency and bancassurance channels."

Prudential is expected to lift its final dividend by 13% to 26.23 US cents per share from 23.13 cents previously.

Shares in Prudential closed marginally higher at 1,077.91 pence in London on Friday. In the past 12 months, Prudential shares rose 40% but were down 6.7% year-to-date.

In Hong Kong, shares were down 0.1% at HKD110.70 on Monday morning.

By Judy Amaca, Alliance News reporter Asia-Pacific

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