Industrial and Commercial Bank of China Limited

SEHK:1398 Stock Report

Market Cap: HK$2.0t

Industrial and Commercial Bank of China Valuation

Is 1398 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 1398 when looking at its future cash flows? For this estimate we use a Discounted Cash Flow model.

Below Fair Value: 1398 (HK$4.14) is trading below our estimate of fair value (HK$14.35)

Significantly Below Fair Value: 1398 is trading below fair value by more than 20%.


Key Valuation Metric

Which metric is best to use when looking at relative valuation for 1398?

Other financial metrics that can be useful for relative valuation.

1398 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 Ratio1.1x

Price to Earnings Ratio vs Peers

How does 1398's PE Ratio compare to its peers?

The above table shows the PE ratio for 1398 vs its peers. Here we also display the market cap and forecasted growth for additional consideration.
CompanyForward PEEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
Peer Average4.2x
1288 Agricultural Bank of China
4.5x4.6%HK$1.7t
3988 Bank of China
4.3x-0.7%HK$1.3t
939 China Construction Bank
3.5x3.6%HK$1.3t
3328 Bank of Communications
4.4x5.9%HK$482.1b
1398 Industrial and Commercial Bank of China
3.9x3.6%HK$2.0t

Price-To-Earnings vs Peers: 1398 is good value based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (3.9x) compared to the peer average (4.2x).


Price to Earnings Ratio vs Industry

How does 1398's PE Ratio compare vs other companies in the HK Banks Industry?

0 CompaniesPrice / EarningsEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
Industry Avg.n/a3.8%
n/an/an/a
No. of CompaniesPE048121620

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0 CompaniesPrice / EarningsEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
Industry Avg.n/a3.8%
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Price-To-Earnings vs Industry: 1398 is good value based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (3.9x) compared to the Hong Kong Banks industry average (4.5x).


Price to Earnings Ratio vs Fair Ratio

What is 1398'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.

1398 PE Ratio vs Fair Ratio.
Fair Ratio
Current PE Ratio3.9x
Fair PE Ratio4.8x

Price-To-Earnings vs Fair Ratio: 1398 is good value based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (3.9x) compared to the estimated Fair Price-To-Earnings Ratio (4.8x).


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 1398 forecast and predictions for the stock price in 12 month’s time.
DateShare PriceAverage 1Y Price TargetDispersionHighLow1Y Actual priceAnalysts
CurrentHK$4.14
HK$4.79
+15.7%
14.6%HK$6.27HK$2.90n/a20
Apr ’25HK$3.94
HK$4.78
+21.2%
14.1%HK$6.29HK$2.96n/a21
Mar ’25HK$4.05
HK$4.73
+16.7%
13.0%HK$6.25HK$3.22n/a21
Feb ’25HK$3.79
HK$4.76
+25.7%
13.0%HK$6.28HK$3.24n/a21
Jan ’25HK$3.82
HK$4.86
+27.2%
12.9%HK$6.32HK$3.26n/a21
Dec ’24HK$3.69
HK$4.92
+33.4%
11.7%HK$6.29HK$3.24n/a21
Nov ’24HK$3.80
HK$4.80
+26.2%
11.8%HK$6.14HK$3.20n/a21
Oct ’24HK$3.77
HK$4.84
+28.4%
11.4%HK$6.11HK$3.47n/a22
Sep ’24HK$3.60
HK$4.97
+38.1%
12.3%HK$6.16HK$3.50n/a23
Aug ’24HK$3.78
HK$5.13
+35.6%
13.3%HK$6.70HK$3.57n/a23
Jul ’24HK$4.18
HK$5.15
+23.2%
11.9%HK$6.69HK$4.06n/a22
Jun ’24HK$4.13
HK$5.19
+25.6%
11.8%HK$6.68HK$4.17n/a22
May ’24HK$4.22
HK$5.28
+25.1%
11.1%HK$6.32HK$4.27n/a22
Apr ’24HK$4.18
HK$5.41
+29.4%
11.0%HK$6.36HK$4.32HK$3.9422
Mar ’24HK$4.04
HK$5.41
+33.8%
12.0%HK$6.51HK$4.26HK$4.0524
Feb ’24HK$4.15
HK$5.41
+30.3%
12.2%HK$6.53HK$4.27HK$3.7924
Jan ’24HK$4.02
HK$5.33
+32.5%
14.3%HK$6.64HK$3.79HK$3.8224
Dec ’23HK$3.91
HK$5.14
+31.5%
15.5%HK$6.48HK$3.64HK$3.6924
Nov ’23HK$3.42
HK$5.03
+47.2%
15.4%HK$6.37HK$3.59HK$3.8024
Oct ’23HK$3.68
HK$5.28
+43.6%
12.1%HK$6.24HK$3.88HK$3.7724
Sep ’23HK$3.97
HK$5.72
+44.1%
13.0%HK$6.93HK$4.00HK$3.6024
Aug ’23HK$4.15
HK$5.93
+42.8%
12.4%HK$7.40HK$4.13HK$3.7824
Jul ’23HK$4.66
HK$5.99
+28.5%
11.7%HK$7.47HK$4.17HK$4.1824
Jun ’23HK$4.69
HK$6.04
+28.7%
10.4%HK$7.49HK$4.40HK$4.1323
May ’23HK$4.74
HK$6.04
+27.3%
10.8%HK$7.30HK$4.24HK$4.2223
Apr ’23HK$4.84
HK$6.21
+28.3%
11.2%HK$7.57HK$4.40HK$4.1822

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


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