Bank of China Limited

XSSC:601988 Stock Report

Market Cap: CN¥1.3t

Bank of China Valuation

Is 601988 undervalued compared to its fair value, analyst forecasts and its price relative to the market?

Valuation Score

5/6

Valuation Score 5/6

  • 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 601988 when looking at its future cash flows? For this estimate we use a Discounted Cash Flow model.

Below Fair Value: 601988 (CN¥5) is trading below our estimate of fair value (CN¥14.27)

Significantly Below Fair Value: 601988 is trading below fair value by more than 20%.

Key Valuation Metric

Which metric is best to use when looking at relative valuation for 601988?

Key metric: As 601988 is profitable we use its Price-To-Earnings Ratio for relative valuation analysis.

The above table shows the Price to Earnings ratio for 601988. This is calculated by dividing 601988's market cap by their current earnings.
What is 601988's PE Ratio?
PE Ratio4.7x
EarningsCN¥217.51b
Market CapCN¥1.35t

Price to Earnings Ratio vs Peers

How does 601988's PE Ratio compare to its peers?

The above table shows the PE ratio for 601988 vs its peers. Here we also display the market cap and forecasted growth for additional consideration.
CompanyForward PEEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
Peer Average6.2x
600036 China Merchants Bank
6.8x6.7%CN¥938.1b
601166 Industrial Bank
5.4x6.5%CN¥384.5b
600000 Shanghai Pudong Development Bank
7.5x8.9%CN¥288.5b
000001 Ping An Bank
5.2x5.6%CN¥228.0b
601988 Bank of China
4.7x5.1%CN¥1.5t

Price-To-Earnings vs Peers: 601988 is good value based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (4.7x) compared to the peer average (6.2x).

Price to Earnings Ratio vs Industry

How does 601988's PE Ratio compare vs other companies in the CN Banks Industry?

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601988 4.7xIndustry Avg. 5.8xNo. of Companies16PE0612182430+
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Price-To-Earnings vs Industry: 601988 is good value based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (4.7x) compared to the CN Banks industry average (5.8x).

Price to Earnings Ratio vs Fair Ratio

What is 601988'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.

601988 PE Ratio vs Fair Ratio.
Fair Ratio
Current PE Ratio4.7x
Fair PE Ratio6.6x

Price-To-Earnings vs Fair Ratio: 601988 is good value based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (4.7x) compared to the estimated Fair Price-To-Earnings Ratio (6.6x).

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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