Executive Summary
Agricultural Bank of China Limited provides corporate and retail banking products and services in the Mainland China.
Rewards
Risk Analysis
Snowflake Analysis
Flawless balance sheet, good value and pays a dividend.
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Share Price & News
How has Agricultural Bank of China's share price performed over time and what events caused price changes?
Latest Share Price and Events
Stable Share Price: 1288 has not had significant price volatility in the past 3 months.
Market Performance
7 Day Return
1.3%
1288
3.0%
HK Banks
4.1%
HK Market
1 Year Return
-6.7%
1288
-8.7%
HK Banks
-5.2%
HK Market
Return vs Industry: 1288 exceeded the Hong Kong Banks industry which returned -8.7% over the past year.
Return vs Market: 1288 underperformed the Hong Kong Market which returned -5.2% over the past year.
Shareholder returns
| 1288 | Industry | Market | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7 Day | 1.3% | 3.0% | 4.1% |
| 30 Day | 2.9% | 1.3% | 3.5% |
| 90 Day | 0.3% | -5.9% | -5.3% |
| 1 Year | -1.1%-6.7% | -4.7%-8.7% | -2.0%-5.2% |
| 3 Year | 3.1%-12.4% | 0.5%-13.7% | -0.4%-10.6% |
| 5 Year | 2.5%-23.1% | -6.4%-28.4% | -9.0%-23.3% |
Price Volatility Vs. Market
How volatile is Agricultural Bank of China's share price compared to the market and industry in the last 5 years?
Simply Wall St News
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Share Price Aside, Agricultural Bank of China (HKG:1288) Has Delivered Shareholders A 3.0% Return.1 month ago | Simply Wall St
Is Agricultural Bank of China Limited (HKG:1288) A Smart Choice For Dividend Investors?2 months ago | Simply Wall St
What Does Agricultural Bank of China Limited's (HKG:1288) Share Price Indicate?Valuation
Is Agricultural Bank of China undervalued compared to its fair value and its price relative to the market?
>50%
Undervalued compared to fair value
Share Price vs. Fair Value
Below Fair Value: 1288 (HK$3.19) is trading below our estimate of fair value (HK$6.91)
Significantly Below Fair Value: 1288 is trading below fair value by more than 20%.
Price To Earnings Ratio
PE vs Industry: 1288 is good value based on its PE Ratio (4.9x) compared to the Banks industry average (5.3x).
PE vs Market: 1288 is good value based on its PE Ratio (4.9x) compared to the Hong Kong market (9.4x).
Price to Earnings Growth Ratio
PEG Ratio: 1288 is poor value based on its PEG Ratio (1x)
Price to Book Ratio
PB vs Industry: 1288 is overvalued based on its PB Ratio (0.5x) compared to the HK Banks industry average (0.4x).
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Future Growth
How is Agricultural Bank of China forecast to perform in the next 1 to 3 years based on estimates from 20 analysts?
4.7%
Forecasted annual earnings growth
Earnings and Revenue Growth Forecasts
Analyst Future Growth Forecasts
Earnings vs Savings Rate: 1288's forecast earnings growth (4.7% per year) is above the savings rate (1.6%).
Earnings vs Market: 1288's earnings (4.7% per year) are forecast to grow slower than the Hong Kong market (16.9% per year).
High Growth Earnings: 1288's earnings are forecast to grow, but not significantly.
Revenue vs Market: 1288's revenue (8.3% per year) is forecast to grow slower than the Hong Kong market (10.6% per year).
High Growth Revenue: 1288's revenue (8.3% per year) is forecast to grow slower than 20% per year.
Earnings per Share Growth Forecasts
Future Return on Equity
Future ROE: 1288's Return on Equity is forecast to be low in 3 years time (11.1%).
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Past Performance
How has Agricultural Bank of China performed over the past 5 years?
3.7%
Historical annual earnings growth
Earnings and Revenue History
Quality Earnings: 1288 has high quality earnings.
Growing Profit Margin: 1288's current net profit margins (41.9%) are lower than last year (42.4%).
Past Earnings Growth Analysis
Earnings Trend: 1288's earnings have grown by 3.7% per year over the past 5 years.
Accelerating Growth: 1288's earnings growth over the past year (4.8%) exceeds its 5-year average (3.7% per year).
Earnings vs Industry: 1288 earnings growth over the past year (4.8%) exceeded the Banks industry 4.7%.
Return on Equity
High ROE: 1288's Return on Equity (10.6%) is considered low.
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Financial Health
How is Agricultural Bank of China's financial position? (This company is analysed differently as a bank or financial institution)
Financial Position Analysis
Debt to Equity History and Analysis
Balance Sheet
Financial Institutions Analysis
Asset Level: 1288's Assets to Equity ratio (12.9x) is moderate.
Allowance for Bad Loans: 1288 has a sufficient allowance for bad loans (290%).
Low Risk Liabilities: 88% of 1288's liabilities are made up of primarily low risk sources of funding.
Loan Level: 1288 has an appropriate level of Loans to Assets ratio (52%).
Low Risk Deposits: 1288's Loans to Deposits ratio (64%) is appropriate.
Level of Bad Loans: 1288 has an appropriate level of bad loans (1.4%).
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Dividend
What is Agricultural Bank of China's current dividend yield, its reliability and sustainability?
6.21%
Current Dividend Yield
Upcoming Dividend Payment
Dividend Yield vs Market
Notable Dividend: 1288's dividend (6.21%) is higher than the bottom 25% of dividend payers in the Hong Kong market (2.44%).
High Dividend: 1288's dividend (6.21%) is low compared to the top 25% of dividend payers in the Hong Kong market (7.14%).
Stability and Growth of Payments
Stable Dividend: 1288's dividend payments have been volatile in the past 10 years.
Growing Dividend: 1288's dividend payments have increased over the past 10 years.
Current Payout to Shareholders
Dividend Coverage: With its reasonably low payout ratio (30.2%), 1288's dividend payments are well covered by earnings.
Future Payout to Shareholders
Future Dividend Coverage: 1288's dividends in 3 years are forecast to be well covered by earnings (30.4% payout ratio).
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Management
How experienced are the management team and are they aligned to shareholders interests?
1.2yrs
Average management tenure
CEO
Qingsong Zhang (54yo)
0.58
Tenure
CN¥185,000
Compensation
Mr. Qingsong Zhang has been the President of Agricultural Bank of China Ltd since November 11, 2019 and its Executive Vice Chairman of the Board since December 13, 2019. Mr. Zhang served as President of Ex ...
CEO Compensation Analysis
Compensation vs Market: Qingsong's total compensation ($USD26.00K) is below average for companies of similar size in the Hong Kong market ($USD768.24K).
Compensation vs Earnings: Insufficient data to compare Qingsong's compensation with company performance.
Leadership Team
| Name | Position | Tenure | Compensation | Ownership |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Executive Chairman of the Board | 4yrs | CN¥741.00k | no data | |
| President & Executive Vice Chairman of the Board | 0.58yr | CN¥185.00k | no data | |
| Executive VP & Executive Director | 1.17yrs | CN¥679.00k | no data | |
| Chief Risk Officer | 3.33yrs | CN¥1.20m | no data | |
| Executive Vice President | 1.17yrs | CN¥622.00k | no data | |
| Executive Vice President | 1.08yrs | CN¥514.00k | no data | |
| Executive Vice President | 0.50yr | CN¥57.00k | no data | |
| General Manager of the Finance & Accounting Department | no data | no data | no data | |
| Assistant Company Secretary | no data | no data | no data | |
| Assistant to the Company Secretary | 2.92yrs | no data | no data |
1.2yrs
Average Tenure
55yo
Average Age
Experienced Management: 1288's management team is not considered experienced ( 1.2 years average tenure), which suggests a new team.
Board Members
| Name | Position | Tenure | Compensation | Ownership |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Executive Chairman of the Board | 4yrs | CN¥741.00k | no data | |
| President & Executive Vice Chairman of the Board | 0.58yr | CN¥185.00k | no data | |
| Executive VP & Executive Director | 1.17yrs | CN¥679.00k | no data | |
| Chairman of the Board of Supervisors | 1.58yrs | no data | no data | |
| Non-Executive Director | 5.42yrs | no data | no data | |
| Non-Executive Director | 5.33yrs | no data | no data | |
| Independent Non-Executive Director | 5.25yrs | CN¥380.00k | no data | |
| Independent Non-Executive Director | 4.08yrs | CN¥367.00k | no data | |
| Independent Non-Executive Director | 2.75yrs | CN¥367.00k | no data | |
| Non-Executive Director | 2.83yrs | no data | no data |
3.4yrs
Average Tenure
56yo
Average Age
Experienced Board: 1288's board of directors are considered experienced (3.4 years average tenure).
Ownership
Who are the major shareholders and have insiders been buying or selling?
Insider Trading Volume
Insider Buying: Insufficient data to determine if insiders have bought more shares than they have sold in the past 3 months.
Recent Insider Transactions
Ownership Breakdown
Dilution of Shares: Shareholders have not been meaningfully diluted in the past year.
Top Shareholders
Company Information
Agricultural Bank of China Limited's company bio, employee growth, exchange listings and data sources
Key Information
- Name: Agricultural Bank of China Limited
- Ticker: 1288
- Exchange: SEHK
- Founded: 1951
- Industry: Diversified Banks
- Sector: Banks
- Market Cap: HK$1.284t
- Shares outstanding: 349.98b
- Website: https://www.abchina.com
Number of Employees
Location
- Agricultural Bank of China Limited
- No. 69, Jianguomen Nei Avenue
- Dongcheng District
- Beijing
- Beijing Province
- 100005
- China
Listings
| Ticker | Exchange | Primary Security | Security Type | Country | Currency | Listed on |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 601288 | SHSE (Shanghai Stock Exchange) | Domestic Shares | CN | CNY | Jul 2010 | |
| 601288 | XSSC (Shanghai Stock Exchange - Shanghai - Hong Kong Stock Connect) | Domestic Shares | CN | CNY | Jul 2010 | |
| 1288 | SEHK (The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Ltd.) | Yes | Foreign Shares-Foreign Listed | HK | HKD | Jul 2010 |
| EK7 | DB (Deutsche Boerse AG) | Yes | Foreign Shares-Foreign Listed | DE | EUR | Jul 2010 |
| ACGB.F | OTCPK (Pink Sheets LLC) | Yes | Foreign Shares-Foreign Listed | US | USD | Jul 2010 |
| 1288 | SHSC (Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited - Shanghai - Hong Kong Stock Connect) | Yes | Foreign Shares-Foreign Listed | HK | HKD | Jul 2010 |
| 1288 | SZSC (The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong - Shenzhen - Hong Kong Stock Connect) | Yes | Foreign Shares-Foreign Listed | HK | HKD | Jul 2010 |
| EK7 | WBAG (Wiener Boerse AG) | Yes | Foreign Shares-Foreign Listed | AT | EUR | Jul 2010 |
| ACGB.Y | OTCPK (Pink Sheets LLC) | ADR | US | USD | Sep 2010 |
Biography
Agricultural Bank of China Limited provides corporate and retail banking products and services in the Mainland China. The company operates through Corporate Banking, Personal Banking, and Treasury Operations segments. Its deposit products include demand, call, foreign currency time, foreign currency call, time or demand optional, foreign exchange demand, foreign exchange call, savings, foreign exchange time, agreed-term, and negotiated deposits; and loans comprise housing, consumer, business, fixed asset, working capital, real estate, and entrusted syndicated loans, as well as trade finances, guarantees and commitments, and loans with custody of export rebates accounts. The company also provides credit card, debit card, payment and settlement, private banking, cash management, investment banking, custody, financial market, and financial institution services, as well as trading and wealth management services; and personal fund collection and automatic transfer services. In addition, it offers agro-related personal and corporate banking products and services; personal and online, telephone, mobile, self-service, television, and SMS banking services; financial leasing services; fund management services; assets custodian services; debt-to-equity swap and related services; and life, health, and accident insurance, as well as reinsurance products. As of December 31, 2019, the company had 23,149 branches in China; 13 overseas branches in Hong Kong, Singapore, Seoul, New York, Dubai International Financial Centre, Tokyo, Frankfurt, Sydney, Luxemburg, Dubai, London, Macao, and Hanoi; and four overseas representative offices in Vancouver, Hanoi, Taipei, and Sao Paulo. Agricultural Bank of China Limited was founded in 1951 and is based in Beijing, the People’s Republic of China.
Company Analysis and Financial Data Status
| Data | Last Updated (UTC time) |
|---|---|
| Company Analysis | 2020/06/04 13:13 |
| End of Day Share Price | 2020/06/04 00:00 |
| Earnings | 2020/03/31 |
| Annual Earnings | 2019/12/31 |
Unless specified all financial data is based on a yearly period but updated quarterly. This is known as Trailing Twelve Month (TTM) or Last Twelve Month (LTM) Data. Learn more here.