China CITIC Bank Corporation Limited

SEHK:998 Stock Report

Market Cap: HK$352.5b

China CITIC Bank Valuation

Is 998 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 998 when looking at its future cash flows? For this estimate we use a Discounted Cash Flow model.

Below Fair Value: 998 (HK$4.52) is trading below our estimate of fair value (HK$10.99)

Significantly Below Fair Value: 998 is trading below fair value by more than 20%.


Key Valuation Metric

Which metric is best to use when looking at relative valuation for 998?

Other financial metrics that can be useful for relative valuation.

998 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 Ratio0.5x

Price to Earnings Ratio vs Peers

How does 998's PE Ratio compare to its peers?

The above table shows the PE ratio for 998 vs its peers. Here we also display the market cap and forecasted growth for additional consideration.
CompanyForward PEEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
Peer Average7.2x
2388 BOC Hong Kong (Holdings)
7.8x4.4%HK$256.4b
1658 Postal Savings Bank of China
4.8x5.9%HK$493.7b
3328 Bank of Communications
4.5x5.3%HK$486.9b
11 Hang Seng Bank
11.7x3.5%HK$199.9b
998 China CITIC Bank
3.6x7.6%HK$352.5b

Price-To-Earnings vs Peers: 998 is good value based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (3.6x) compared to the peer average (7.2x).


Price to Earnings Ratio vs Industry

How does 998'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: 998 is good value based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (3.6x) compared to the Hong Kong Banks industry average (4.6x).


Price to Earnings Ratio vs Fair Ratio

What is 998'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.

998 PE Ratio vs Fair Ratio.
Fair Ratio
Current PE Ratio3.6x
Fair PE Ratio5x

Price-To-Earnings vs Fair Ratio: 998 is good value based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (3.6x) compared to the estimated Fair Price-To-Earnings Ratio (5x).


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 998 forecast and predictions for the stock price in 12 month’s time.
DateShare PriceAverage 1Y Price TargetDispersionHighLow1Y Actual priceAnalysts
CurrentHK$4.52
HK$5.09
+12.7%
14.7%HK$5.94HK$3.59n/a13
Apr ’25HK$4.17
HK$4.98
+19.5%
13.2%HK$5.74HK$3.61n/a13
Mar ’25HK$4.19
HK$4.84
+15.6%
14.6%HK$5.76HK$3.62n/a12
Feb ’25HK$3.90
HK$4.77
+22.2%
15.6%HK$5.76HK$3.62n/a13
Jan ’25HK$3.68
HK$4.84
+31.7%
15.6%HK$5.80HK$3.65n/a14
Dec ’24HK$3.54
HK$4.88
+37.7%
14.9%HK$5.80HK$3.67n/a14
Nov ’24HK$3.50
HK$4.77
+36.3%
14.9%HK$5.66HK$3.58n/a14
Oct ’24HK$3.64
HK$4.84
+33.0%
14.7%HK$6.00HK$3.72n/a15
Sep ’24HK$3.49
HK$4.95
+42.0%
14.4%HK$6.24HK$3.75n/a16
Aug ’24HK$3.71
HK$4.83
+30.3%
12.8%HK$5.99HK$3.78n/a16
Jul ’24HK$3.68
HK$4.83
+31.2%
11.5%HK$5.93HK$4.03n/a15
Jun ’24HK$4.13
HK$4.82
+16.7%
13.7%HK$6.09HK$3.60n/a15
May ’24HK$4.24
HK$4.62
+8.9%
17.9%HK$5.98HK$2.40HK$4.6015
Apr ’24HK$3.95
HK$4.53
+14.8%
18.3%HK$6.00HK$2.41HK$4.1716
Mar ’24HK$3.71
HK$4.44
+19.6%
20.7%HK$6.48HK$2.51HK$4.1916
Feb ’24HK$3.81
HK$4.45
+16.8%
20.7%HK$6.49HK$2.51HK$3.9016
Jan ’24HK$3.46
HK$4.15
+19.8%
21.7%HK$6.26HK$2.42HK$3.6817
Dec ’23HK$3.44
HK$4.02
+16.9%
21.3%HK$5.87HK$2.39HK$3.5417
Nov ’23HK$2.99
HK$3.92
+31.0%
21.2%HK$5.73HK$2.38HK$3.5017
Oct ’23HK$3.12
HK$4.17
+33.5%
20.7%HK$5.88HK$2.36HK$3.6418
Sep ’23HK$3.40
HK$4.31
+26.7%
17.7%HK$6.06HK$3.32HK$3.4919
Aug ’23HK$3.28
HK$4.46
+35.8%
14.8%HK$5.83HK$3.57HK$3.7119
Jul ’23HK$3.51
HK$4.51
+28.6%
14.4%HK$5.89HK$3.61HK$3.6819
Jun ’23HK$3.80
HK$4.53
+19.3%
14.2%HK$5.92HK$3.62HK$4.1319
May ’23HK$4.01
HK$4.67
+16.4%
12.5%HK$5.97HK$3.75HK$4.2417

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


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