The Bank of East Asia, Limited

SEHK:23 Stock Report

Market Cap: HK$26.2b

Bank of East Asia Valuation

Is 23 undervalued compared to its fair value, analyst forecasts and its price relative to the market?

Valuation Score

2/6

Valuation Score 2/6

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

Below Fair Value: 23 (HK$9.9) is trading below our estimate of fair value (HK$19.19)

Significantly Below Fair Value: 23 is trading below fair value by more than 20%.


Key Valuation Metric

Which metric is best to use when looking at relative valuation for 23?

Other financial metrics that can be useful for relative valuation.

23 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 Ratio0.4x

Price to Earnings Ratio vs Peers

How does 23's PE Ratio compare to its peers?

The above table shows the PE ratio for 23 vs its peers. Here we also display the market cap and forecasted growth for additional consideration.
CompanyForward PEEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
Peer Average4.3x
9668 China Bohai Bank
4.1x17.0%HK$18.3b
2356 Dah Sing Banking Group
4.9x6.1%HK$9.0b
440 Dah Sing Financial Holdings
4.4x4.7%HK$7.0b
2016 China Zheshang Bank
4x8.8%HK$83.2b
23 Bank of East Asia
7.4x18.6%HK$26.2b

Price-To-Earnings vs Peers: 23 is expensive based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (7.4x) compared to the peer average (4.3x).


Price to Earnings Ratio vs Industry

How does 23's PE Ratio compare vs other companies in the HK Banks Industry?

0 CompaniesPrice / EarningsEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
Industry Avg.n/a4.1%
n/an/an/a
No. of CompaniesPE048121620

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0 CompaniesPrice / EarningsEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
Industry Avg.n/a4.1%
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Price-To-Earnings vs Industry: 23 is expensive based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (7.4x) compared to the Hong Kong Banks industry average (4.6x).


Price to Earnings Ratio vs Fair Ratio

What is 23'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.

23 PE Ratio vs Fair Ratio.
Fair Ratio
Current PE Ratio7.4x
Fair PE Ratio5.1x

Price-To-Earnings vs Fair Ratio: 23 is expensive based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (7.4x) compared to the estimated Fair Price-To-Earnings Ratio (5.1x).


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 23 forecast and predictions for the stock price in 12 month’s time.
DateShare PriceAverage 1Y Price TargetDispersionHighLow1Y Actual priceAnalysts
CurrentHK$9.90
HK$10.56
+6.7%
11.5%HK$12.00HK$8.40n/a9
Apr ’25HK$9.32
HK$10.56
+13.3%
11.5%HK$12.00HK$8.40n/a9
Mar ’25HK$9.87
HK$10.56
+7.0%
11.5%HK$12.00HK$8.40n/a9
Feb ’25HK$8.96
HK$10.91
+21.8%
13.3%HK$13.10HK$8.40n/a9
Jan ’25HK$9.64
HK$11.41
+18.4%
15.9%HK$14.42HK$8.40n/a9
Dec ’24HK$9.53
HK$11.70
+22.7%
15.4%HK$14.42HK$8.40n/a9
Nov ’24HK$9.45
HK$12.31
+30.2%
11.5%HK$14.42HK$9.40n/a9
Oct ’24HK$9.72
HK$12.42
+27.8%
9.7%HK$14.42HK$10.40n/a9
Sep ’24HK$11.18
HK$12.50
+11.8%
10.8%HK$14.50HK$10.40n/a10
Aug ’24HK$12.30
HK$12.44
+1.1%
11.5%HK$14.50HK$10.10n/a10
Jul ’24HK$10.82
HK$11.40
+5.3%
10.5%HK$14.50HK$10.10n/a10
Jun ’24HK$9.81
HK$11.15
+13.6%
5.9%HK$12.00HK$10.10n/a10
May ’24HK$10.32
HK$11.15
+8.0%
5.9%HK$12.00HK$10.10HK$9.9010
Apr ’24HK$9.98
HK$11.15
+11.7%
5.9%HK$12.00HK$10.10HK$9.3210
Mar ’24HK$11.22
HK$11.15
-0.7%
5.9%HK$12.00HK$10.10HK$9.8710
Feb ’24HK$10.10
HK$10.70
+5.9%
10.4%HK$12.50HK$8.35HK$8.969
Jan ’24HK$9.46
HK$10.65
+12.6%
13.2%HK$13.20HK$8.35HK$9.649
Dec ’23HK$9.02
HK$10.65
+18.1%
13.2%HK$13.20HK$8.35HK$9.539
Nov ’23HK$7.71
HK$11.13
+44.4%
10.2%HK$13.20HK$9.90HK$9.459
Oct ’23HK$8.60
HK$11.78
+36.9%
13.0%HK$14.60HK$10.00HK$9.7210
Sep ’23HK$9.81
HK$11.52
+17.4%
12.0%HK$14.60HK$10.00HK$11.189
Aug ’23HK$9.96
HK$12.78
+28.3%
12.7%HK$15.94HK$10.50HK$12.309
Jul ’23HK$11.04
HK$13.42
+21.5%
13.4%HK$15.94HK$10.50HK$10.829
Jun ’23HK$11.46
HK$14.14
+23.4%
10.0%HK$15.94HK$12.00HK$9.819
May ’23HK$11.66
HK$14.68
+25.9%
9.5%HK$16.80HK$12.50HK$10.329

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


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