Hong Leong Bank Berhad

KLSE:HLBANK Stock Report

Market Cap: RM39.6b

Hong Leong Bank Berhad Valuation

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

Below Fair Value: HLBANK (MYR19.3) is trading below our estimate of fair value (MYR21.55)

Significantly Below Fair Value: HLBANK is trading below fair value, but not by a significant amount.


Key Valuation Metric

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

Other financial metrics that can be useful for relative valuation.

HLBANK 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 Ratio1.3x

Price to Earnings Ratio vs Peers

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

The above table shows the PE ratio for HLBANK vs its peers. Here we also display the market cap and forecasted growth for additional consideration.
CompanyForward PEEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
Peer Average9.3x
RHBBANK RHB Bank Berhad
8.4x4.6%RM23.6b
CIMB CIMB Group Holdings Berhad
10.1x6.5%RM70.6b
HLFG Hong Leong Financial Group Berhad
6.6x4.0%RM19.0b
PBBANK Public Bank Berhad
12x4.6%RM80.0b
HLBANK Hong Leong Bank Berhad
10.1x7.7%RM39.6b

Price-To-Earnings vs Peers: HLBANK is expensive based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (10.1x) compared to the peer average (9.3x).


Price to Earnings Ratio vs Industry

How does HLBANK's PE Ratio compare vs other companies in the Asian Banks Industry?

0 CompaniesPrice / EarningsEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
Industry Avg.n/a5.2%
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No. of CompaniesPE048121620

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Price-To-Earnings vs Industry: HLBANK is expensive based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (10.1x) compared to the Asian Banks industry average (9.3x).


Price to Earnings Ratio vs Fair Ratio

What is HLBANK'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.

HLBANK PE Ratio vs Fair Ratio.
Fair Ratio
Current PE Ratio10.1x
Fair PE Ratio10.9x

Price-To-Earnings vs Fair Ratio: HLBANK is good value based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (10.1x) compared to the estimated Fair Price-To-Earnings Ratio (10.9x).


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 HLBANK forecast and predictions for the stock price in 12 month’s time.
DateShare PriceAverage 1Y Price TargetDispersionHighLow1Y Actual priceAnalysts
CurrentRM19.30
RM22.99
+19.1%
7.4%RM26.30RM18.30n/a15
Apr ’25RM19.52
RM22.86
+17.1%
7.4%RM26.30RM18.30n/a15
Mar ’25RM19.60
RM22.82
+16.5%
7.4%RM26.30RM18.30n/a15
Feb ’25RM19.20
RM22.72
+18.4%
7.6%RM26.30RM18.30n/a14
Jan ’25RM18.90
RM22.72
+20.2%
7.6%RM26.30RM18.30n/a14
Dec ’24RM19.14
RM22.47
+17.4%
8.1%RM26.30RM18.30n/a14
Nov ’24RM19.20
RM22.45
+16.9%
7.2%RM25.30RM18.30n/a15
Oct ’24RM19.50
RM22.52
+15.5%
7.2%RM25.30RM18.30n/a15
Sep ’24RM20.00
RM22.71
+13.6%
7.4%RM25.30RM18.30n/a16
Aug ’24RM19.50
RM22.82
+17.0%
8.3%RM25.30RM17.60n/a16
Jul ’24RM18.96
RM22.82
+20.3%
8.3%RM25.30RM17.60n/a16
Jun ’24RM19.28
RM22.82
+18.4%
8.3%RM25.30RM17.60n/a16
May ’24RM20.14
RM23.28
+15.6%
8.1%RM25.60RM17.30RM19.3016
Apr ’24RM20.22
RM23.34
+15.4%
8.1%RM25.60RM17.30RM19.5216
Mar ’24RM20.52
RM23.51
+14.6%
8.2%RM25.60RM17.30RM19.6016
Feb ’24RM20.52
RM23.34
+13.7%
8.9%RM26.50RM17.30RM19.2016
Jan ’24RM20.56
RM23.34
+13.5%
8.9%RM26.50RM17.30RM18.9016
Dec ’23RM20.68
RM23.33
+12.8%
8.9%RM26.50RM17.30RM19.1416
Nov ’23RM20.88
RM23.53
+12.7%
5.2%RM25.50RM20.30RM19.2016
Oct ’23RM20.50
RM23.66
+15.4%
4.9%RM25.50RM20.30RM19.5016
Sep ’23RM20.88
RM23.71
+13.5%
5.1%RM25.50RM20.30RM20.0016
Aug ’23RM20.96
RM23.61
+12.7%
4.9%RM25.20RM20.92RM19.5016
Jul ’23RM20.36
RM23.61
+16.0%
4.9%RM25.20RM20.92RM18.9616
Jun ’23RM21.10
RM23.48
+11.3%
5.2%RM25.20RM20.92RM19.2816
May ’23RM20.98
RM22.97
+9.5%
4.9%RM24.90RM20.92RM20.1416

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


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