The Bank of East Asia, Limited

DB:BOA Stock Report

Market Cap: €3.1b

Bank of East Asia Valuation

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

Valuation Score

4/6

Valuation Score 4/6

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

Below Fair Value: BOA (€1.17) is trading below our estimate of fair value (€2.75)

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


Key Valuation Metric

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

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

The above table shows the Price to Earnings ratio for BOA. This is calculated by dividing BOA's market cap by their current earnings.
What is BOA's PE Ratio?
PE Ratio8.6x
EarningsHK$3.00b
Market CapHK$25.64b

Price to Earnings Ratio vs Peers

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

The above table shows the PE ratio for BOA vs its peers. Here we also display the market cap and forecasted growth for additional consideration.
CompanyForward PEEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
Peer Average10x
CBK Commerzbank
7.9x8.8%€16.9b
PCZ ProCredit Holding
4.4x10.7%€461.8m
MBK Merkur PrivatBank KgaA
10x8.6%€108.9m
7163 SBI Sumishin Net Bank
17.5x25.7%JP¥438.0b
BOA Bank of East Asia
8.6x12.8%€25.6b

Price-To-Earnings vs Peers: BOA is good value based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (8.6x) compared to the peer average (10x).


Price to Earnings Ratio vs Industry

How does BOA's PE Ratio compare vs other companies in the European Banks Industry?

2 CompaniesPrice / EarningsEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
BOA 8.6xIndustry Avg. 7.2xNo. of Companies45PE0612182430+
2 CompaniesEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
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Price-To-Earnings vs Industry: BOA is expensive based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (8.6x) compared to the European Banks industry average (7.3x).


Price to Earnings Ratio vs Fair Ratio

What is BOA'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.

BOA PE Ratio vs Fair Ratio.
Fair Ratio
Current PE Ratio8.6x
Fair PE Ratio11.1x

Price-To-Earnings vs Fair Ratio: BOA is good value based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (8.6x) compared to the estimated Fair Price-To-Earnings Ratio (11.1x).


Analyst Price Targets

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

The above table shows the analyst BOA forecast and predictions for the stock price in 12 month’s time.
DateShare PriceAverage 1Y Price TargetDispersionHighLow1Y Actual priceAnalysts
Current€1.17
€1.14
-2.2%
5.9%€1.25€1.02n/a8
Nov ’25€1.12
€1.09
-2.3%
8.0%€1.26€0.96n/a9
Oct ’25€1.13
€1.09
-3.2%
8.0%€1.26€0.96n/a9
Sep ’25€1.12
€1.11
-0.8%
8.8%€1.26€0.95n/a9
Aug ’25€1.13
€1.21
+7.3%
9.5%€1.36€0.98n/a9
Jul ’25€1.15
€1.27
+10.0%
10.4%€1.43€1.00n/a9
Jun ’25€1.20
€1.27
+5.4%
10.4%€1.43€1.00n/a9
May ’25€1.15
€1.24
+8.2%
11.5%€1.41€0.99n/a9
Apr ’25€1.07
€1.24
+16.3%
11.5%€1.41€0.99n/a9
Mar ’25€1.13
€1.24
+10.1%
11.5%€1.41€0.99n/a9
Feb ’25€1.02
€1.29
+26.6%
13.3%€1.55€0.99n/a9
Jan ’25€1.09
€1.35
+24.2%
15.9%€1.71€1.00n/a9
Dec ’24€1.09
€1.38
+26.3%
15.4%€1.70€0.99n/a9
Nov ’24€1.11
€1.48
+33.7%
11.5%€1.74€1.13€1.129
Oct ’24€1.15
€1.49
+29.3%
9.7%€1.73€1.25€1.139
Sep ’24€1.26
€1.47
+17.1%
10.8%€1.71€1.23€1.1210
Aug ’24€1.39
€1.44
+3.4%
11.5%€1.68€1.17€1.1310
Jul ’24€1.24
€1.34
+7.9%
10.5%€1.70€1.19€1.1510
Jun ’24€1.16
€1.35
+16.0%
5.9%€1.45€1.22€1.2010
May ’24€1.19
€1.35
+13.1%
5.9%€1.45€1.22€1.1510
Apr ’24€1.16
€1.35
+16.0%
5.9%€1.45€1.22€1.0710
Mar ’24€1.33
€1.35
+1.2%
5.9%€1.45€1.22€1.1310
Feb ’24€1.17
€1.24
+6.2%
10.4%€1.45€0.97€1.029
Jan ’24€1.14
€1.31
+14.8%
13.2%€1.62€1.03€1.099
Dec ’23€1.09
€1.31
+20.1%
13.2%€1.62€1.03€1.099
Nov ’23€1.00
€1.46
+45.8%
10.2%€1.73€1.30€1.119

Analyst Forecast: Target price is lower than the current share price.


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