Agricultural Bank of China Limited

SEHK:1288 Stock Report

Market Cap: HK$1.6t

Agricultural Bank of China Valuation

Is 1288 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 1288 when looking at its future cash flows? For this estimate we use a Discounted Cash Flow model.

Below Fair Value: 1288 (HK$3.42) is trading below our estimate of fair value (HK$11.03)

Significantly Below Fair Value: 1288 is trading below fair value by more than 20%.


Key Valuation Metric

Which metric is best to use when looking at relative valuation for 1288?

Other financial metrics that can be useful for relative valuation.

1288 key valuation metrics and ratios. From Price to Earnings, Price to Sales and Price to Book to Price to Earnings Growth Ratio, Enterprise Value and EBITDA.
Key Statistics
Enterprise Value/Revenuen/a
Enterprise Value/EBITDAn/a
PEG Ratio0.9x

Price to Earnings Ratio vs Peers

How does 1288's PE Ratio compare to its peers?

The above table shows the PE ratio for 1288 vs its peers. Here we also display the market cap and forecasted growth for additional consideration.
CompanyForward PEEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
Peer Average4.2x
3988 Bank of China
4.4x4.2%HK$1.3t
1398 Industrial and Commercial Bank of China
4.1x3.7%HK$2.0t
939 China Construction Bank
3.7x3.8%HK$1.3t
3328 Bank of Communications
4.5x5.5%HK$487.0b
1288 Agricultural Bank of China
4.4x5.1%HK$1.6t

Price-To-Earnings vs Peers: 1288 is expensive based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (4.4x) compared to the peer average (4.2x).


Price to Earnings Ratio vs Industry

How does 1288's PE Ratio compare vs other companies in the HK Banks Industry?

0 CompaniesPrice / EarningsEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
Industry Avg.n/a4.7%
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No. of CompaniesPE048121620

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Industry Avg.n/a4.7%
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Price-To-Earnings vs Industry: 1288 is good value based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (4.4x) compared to the Hong Kong Banks industry average (4.5x).


Price to Earnings Ratio vs Fair Ratio

What is 1288'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.

1288 PE Ratio vs Fair Ratio.
Fair Ratio
Current PE Ratio4.4x
Fair PE Ratio5.2x

Price-To-Earnings vs Fair Ratio: 1288 is good value based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (4.4x) compared to the estimated Fair Price-To-Earnings Ratio (5.2x).


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 1288 forecast and predictions for the stock price in 12 month’s time.
DateShare PriceAverage 1Y Price TargetDispersionHighLow1Y Actual priceAnalysts
CurrentHK$3.42
HK$3.79
+10.9%
16.0%HK$4.80HK$2.17n/a20
Apr ’25HK$3.30
HK$3.63
+9.9%
15.3%HK$4.50HK$2.15n/a20
Mar ’25HK$3.23
HK$3.54
+9.5%
14.5%HK$4.53HK$2.28n/a21
Feb ’25HK$3.01
HK$3.52
+16.8%
14.9%HK$4.55HK$2.29n/a22
Jan ’25HK$3.01
HK$3.53
+17.4%
14.4%HK$4.58HK$2.30n/a22
Dec ’24HK$2.84
HK$3.51
+23.5%
14.6%HK$4.56HK$2.29n/a22
Nov ’24HK$2.91
HK$3.45
+18.4%
14.5%HK$4.45HK$2.27n/a22
Oct ’24HK$2.92
HK$3.36
+15.2%
13.7%HK$4.43HK$2.43n/a22
Sep ’24HK$2.69
HK$3.41
+26.6%
13.8%HK$4.46HK$2.44n/a23
Aug ’24HK$2.77
HK$3.43
+23.8%
12.6%HK$4.43HK$2.46n/a22
Jul ’24HK$3.08
HK$3.45
+11.9%
11.3%HK$4.38HK$2.62n/a21
Jun ’24HK$2.93
HK$3.50
+19.4%
12.7%HK$4.50HK$2.56n/a21
May ’24HK$3.03
HK$3.47
+14.6%
11.9%HK$4.58HK$2.62HK$3.5121
Apr ’24HK$2.91
HK$3.41
+17.2%
12.7%HK$4.61HK$2.64HK$3.3021
Mar ’24HK$2.77
HK$3.31
+19.5%
13.5%HK$4.51HK$2.59HK$3.2321
Feb ’24HK$2.81
HK$3.38
+20.2%
13.9%HK$4.60HK$2.54HK$3.0122
Jan ’24HK$2.68
HK$3.23
+20.4%
15.5%HK$4.43HK$2.38HK$3.0122
Dec ’23HK$2.56
HK$3.20
+25.0%
14.8%HK$4.38HK$2.35HK$2.8422
Nov ’23HK$2.25
HK$3.14
+39.7%
14.5%HK$4.28HK$2.30HK$2.9122
Oct ’23HK$2.35
HK$3.35
+42.7%
16.0%HK$4.38HK$2.37HK$2.9222
Sep ’23HK$2.56
HK$3.54
+38.2%
13.8%HK$4.51HK$2.44HK$2.6922
Aug ’23HK$2.59
HK$3.60
+39.1%
13.3%HK$4.64HK$2.50HK$2.7722
Jul ’23HK$2.96
HK$3.59
+21.3%
13.4%HK$4.59HK$2.52HK$3.0822
Jun ’23HK$2.98
HK$3.63
+21.9%
14.4%HK$4.69HK$2.52HK$2.9323
May ’23HK$2.96
HK$3.61
+21.8%
14.6%HK$4.75HK$2.55HK$3.0323

Analyst Forecast: Target price is less than 20% higher than the current share price.


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