HSBC Holdings Valuation

Is HSBC undervalued compared to its fair value, analyst forecasts and its price relative to the market?

Valuation Score

3/6

Valuation Score 3/6

  • Below Fair Value

  • Significantly Below Fair Value

  • Price-To-Earnings vs Peers

  • Price-To-Earnings vs Industry

  • Price-To-Earnings vs Fair Ratio

  • Analyst Forecast

Share Price vs Fair Value

What is the Fair Price of HSBC when looking at its future cash flows? For this estimate we use a Discounted Cash Flow model.

Below Fair Value: HSBC (ARS25875) is trading above our estimate of fair value (ARS24002.65)

Significantly Below Fair Value: HSBC is trading above our estimate of fair value.


Key Valuation Metric

Which metric is best to use when looking at relative valuation for HSBC?

Key metric: As HSBC is profitable we use its Price-To-Earnings Ratio for relative valuation analysis.

The above table shows the Price to Earnings ratio for HSBC. This is calculated by dividing HSBC's market cap by their current earnings.
What is HSBC's PE Ratio?
PE Ratio7.3x
EarningsUS$22.57b
Market CapUS$164.13b

Price to Earnings Ratio vs Peers

How does HSBC's PE Ratio compare to its peers?

The above table shows the PE ratio for HSBC vs its peers. Here we also display the market cap and forecasted growth for additional consideration.
CompanyForward PEEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
Peer Average15.4x
GGAL Grupo Financiero Galicia
11.7x8.4%AR$9.3t
BMA Banco Macro
12.2x36.8%AR$5.7t
BBAR Banco BBVA Argentina
27.2x22.2%AR$3.7t
SUPV Grupo Supervielle
10.7x4.0%AR$1.0t
HSBC HSBC Holdings
7.3x-1.4%AR$129.5b

Price-To-Earnings vs Peers: HSBC is good value based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (7.3x) compared to the peer average (15.4x).


Price to Earnings Ratio vs Industry

How does HSBC's PE Ratio compare vs other companies in the South American Banks Industry?

1 CompanyPrice / EarningsEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
HSBC 7.3xIndustry Avg. 8.7xNo. of Companies10PE0612182430+
1 CompanyEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
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Price-To-Earnings vs Industry: HSBC is good value based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (7.3x) compared to the South American Banks industry average (8.7x).


Price to Earnings Ratio vs Fair Ratio

What is HSBC's PE Ratio compared to its Fair PE Ratio? This is the expected PE Ratio taking into account the company's forecast earnings growth, profit margins and other risk factors.

HSBC PE Ratio vs Fair Ratio.
Fair Ratio
Current PE Ratio7.3x
Fair PE Ratio12.2x

Price-To-Earnings vs Fair Ratio: HSBC is good value based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (7.3x) compared to the estimated Fair Price-To-Earnings Ratio (12.2x).


Analyst Price Targets

What is the analyst 12-month forecast and do we have any statistical confidence in the consensus price target?

Analyst Forecast: Insufficient data to show price forecast.


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