Public Bank Berhad (KLSE:PBBANK) - Stock Price, News & Analysis

PBBANK Stock Overview

Engages in the banking activities.

PBBANK fundamental analysis
Snowflake Score
Valuation	0/6
Future Growth	1/6
Past Performance	3/6
Financial Health	6/6
Dividends	4/6

Rewards

Price-To-Earnings ratio (13.5x) is below the MY market (16.3x)

Earnings are forecast to grow 5.03% per year

Earnings have grown 5.7% per year over the past 5 years

Risk Analysis

Unstable dividend track record

Public Bank Berhad Competitors

CIMB Group Holdings Berhad

KLSE:CIMB

RM 89.7b

Malayan Banking Berhad

KLSE:MAYBANK

RM 131.0b

Hong Leong Bank Berhad

KLSE:HLBANK

RM 43.3b

RHB Bank Berhad

KLSE:RHBBANK

RM 26.9b

Price History & Performance

Summary of all time highs, changes and price drops for Public Bank Berhad
Historical stock prices
Current Share Price	RM 4.70
52 Week High	RM 4.82
52 Week Low	RM 3.98
Beta	0.51
11 Month Change	12.44%
3 Month Change	14.63%
1 Year Change	11.11%
33 Year Change	15.48%
5 Year Change	16.11%
Change since IPO	3,642.07%

Public Bank Berhad (KLSE:PBBANK) Released Earnings Last Week And Analysts Lifted Their Price Target To RM5.10

Aug 29

Shareholders Will Probably Hold Off On Increasing Public Bank Berhad's (KLSE:PBBANK) CEO Compensation For The Time Being

May 01

Recent updates

Public Bank Berhad (KLSE:PBBANK) Released Earnings Last Week And Analysts Lifted Their Price Target To RM5.10

Aug 29

Shareholders Will Probably Hold Off On Increasing Public Bank Berhad's (KLSE:PBBANK) CEO Compensation For The Time Being

May 01

Public Bank Berhad's (KLSE:PBBANK) Upcoming Dividend Will Be Larger Than Last Year's

Mar 01

Does Public Bank Berhad (KLSE:PBBANK) Deserve A Spot On Your Watchlist?

Feb 10

Here's Why We Think Public Bank Berhad (KLSE:PBBANK) Might Deserve Your Attention Today

Nov 07

Do Public Bank Berhad's (KLSE:PBBANK) Earnings Warrant Your Attention?

Jul 21

Do Public Bank Berhad's (KLSE:PBBANK) Earnings Warrant Your Attention?

Apr 06

Public Bank Berhad's (KLSE:PBBANK) Shareholders Will Receive A Smaller Dividend Than Last Year

Mar 01

With EPS Growth And More, Public Bank Berhad (KLSE:PBBANK) Makes An Interesting Case

Dec 04

Public Bank Berhad's (KLSE:PBBANK) Shareholders Will Receive A Bigger Dividend Than Last Year

Sep 01

Shareholders May Be Wary Of Increasing Public Bank Berhad's (KLSE:PBBANK) CEO Compensation Package

May 17

Factors Income Investors Should Consider Before Adding Public Bank Berhad (KLSE:PBBANK) To Their Portfolio

Apr 12

How Many Public Bank Berhad (KLSE:PBBANK) Shares Do Institutions Own?

Jan 22

Shareholder Returns

	PBBANK	MY Banks	MY Market
7D	2.4%	3.6%	0.1%
1Y	11.1%	21.1%	13.0%

Return vs Industry: PBBANK underperformed the MY Banks industry which returned 21.1% over the past year.

Return vs Market: PBBANK underperformed the MY Market which returned 13% over the past year.

Price Volatility

Is PBBANK's price volatile compared to industry and market?
PBBANK volatility
PBBANK Average Weekly Movement	2.9%
Banks Industry Average Movement	3.0%
Market Average Movement	6.1%
10% most volatile stocks in MY Market	11.5%
10% least volatile stocks in MY Market	2.8%

Stable Share Price: PBBANK has not had significant price volatility in the past 3 months.

Volatility Over Time: PBBANK's weekly volatility (3%) has been stable over the past year.

About the Company

Founded	Employees	CEO	Website
1966	19,827	Ah Lek Tay	www.publicbankgroup.com

Public Bank Berhad engages in the banking activities. The company’s deposit products include savings, current, fixed deposit, foreign currency, and safe deposit box services. Its loan portfolio comprises home, SWIFT, working capital, SME, and other loans; overdrafts; project and vehicle financing; PB retail negotiable instruments of deposit; and credit guarantee corporation guarantee schemes and BNM funds.

Public Bank Berhad Fundamentals Summary

How do Public Bank Berhad's earnings and revenue compare to its market cap?
PBBANK fundamental statistics
Market cap	RM 93.17b
Earnings (TTM)	RM 6.75b
Revenue (TTM)	RM 13.21b

13.5x

P/E Ratio

1.6x

P/B Ratio

Is PBBANK overvalued?

See Fair Value and valuation analysis

Earnings & Revenue

Key profitability statistics from the latest earnings report (TTM)
PBBANK income statement (TTM)
Revenue	RM 13.21b
Cost of Revenue	RM 0
Gross Profit	RM 13.21b
Other Expenses	RM 6.46b
Earnings	RM 6.75b

Last Reported Earnings

Jun 30, 2024

Next Earnings Date

n/a

Earnings per share (EPS)	0.35
Gross Margin	100.00%
Net Profit Margin	51.12%
Debt/Equity Ratio	23.5%

How did PBBANK perform over the long term?

See historical performance and comparison

Dividends

4.3%

Current Dividend Yield

57%

Payout Ratio

Does PBBANK pay a reliable dividends?

See PBBANK dividend history and benchmarks

When do you need to buy PBBANK by to receive an upcoming dividend?
Public Bank Berhad dividend dates
Ex Dividend Date	Sep 10 2024
Dividend Pay Date	Sep 23 2024
Days until Ex dividend	12 days
Days until Dividend pay date	25 days

Does PBBANK pay a reliable dividends?

See PBBANK dividend history and benchmarks

PBBANK Stock Overview

Rewards

Risk Analysis

Public Bank Berhad Competitors

KLSE:CIMB

RM 89.7b

KLSE:MAYBANK

RM 131.0b

KLSE:HLBANK

RM 43.3b

KLSE:RHBBANK

RM 26.9b

Price History & Performance

Recent News & Updates

First half dividend increased to RM0.10

Public Bank Berhad (KLSE:PBBANK) Released Earnings Last Week And Analysts Lifted Their Price Target To RM5.10

Second quarter 2024 earnings: EPS exceeds analyst expectations while revenues lag behind

Public Bank Berhad Announces First Interim Dividend for the Year Ending December 31, 2024, Payable on 23 September 2024

First quarter 2024 earnings: Revenues exceed analysts expectations while EPS lags behind

Shareholders Will Probably Hold Off On Increasing Public Bank Berhad's (KLSE:PBBANK) CEO Compensation For The Time Being

Recent updates

First half dividend increased to RM0.10

Public Bank Berhad (KLSE:PBBANK) Released Earnings Last Week And Analysts Lifted Their Price Target To RM5.10

Second quarter 2024 earnings: EPS exceeds analyst expectations while revenues lag behind

Public Bank Berhad Announces First Interim Dividend for the Year Ending December 31, 2024, Payable on 23 September 2024

First quarter 2024 earnings: Revenues exceed analysts expectations while EPS lags behind

Shareholders Will Probably Hold Off On Increasing Public Bank Berhad's (KLSE:PBBANK) CEO Compensation For The Time Being

Full year 2023 earnings: EPS and revenues miss analyst expectations

Public Bank Berhad, Annual General Meeting, May 08, 2024

Upcoming dividend of RM0.10 per share

Public Bank Berhad's (KLSE:PBBANK) Upcoming Dividend Will Be Larger Than Last Year's

Full year 2023 earnings: EPS and revenues miss analyst expectations

Does Public Bank Berhad (KLSE:PBBANK) Deserve A Spot On Your Watchlist?

Now 20% overvalued after recent price rise

Third quarter 2023 earnings: EPS exceeds analyst expectations

Here's Why We Think Public Bank Berhad (KLSE:PBBANK) Might Deserve Your Attention Today

Public Bank Berhad Announces Appointment of Madam Teoh Meow Choo as Independent and Non Executive Member of Risk Committee, Effective on November 01, 2023

Upcoming dividend of RM0.09 per share at 3.3% yield

Second quarter 2023 earnings: EPS misses analyst expectations

Do Public Bank Berhad's (KLSE:PBBANK) Earnings Warrant Your Attention?

First quarter 2023 earnings: EPS and revenues miss analyst expectations

Full year 2022 earnings: EPS and revenues exceed analyst expectations

Do Public Bank Berhad's (KLSE:PBBANK) Earnings Warrant Your Attention?

Upcoming dividend of RM0.05 per share at 4.1% yield

Public Bank Berhad's (KLSE:PBBANK) Shareholders Will Receive A Smaller Dividend Than Last Year

Full year 2022 earnings: EPS and revenues exceed analyst expectations

Public Bank Berhad Announces Demise of Tan Sri Dato' Sri Dr Teh Hong Piow, Non-Independent and Non-Executive Director

Upcoming dividend of RM0.04 per share

With EPS Growth And More, Public Bank Berhad (KLSE:PBBANK) Makes An Interesting Case

Third quarter 2022 earnings: EPS and revenues exceed analyst expectations

Public Bank Berhad to Report Q3, 2022 Results on Nov 30, 2022

Public Bank Berhad Announces the Re-Designation of Lim Chao Li as Independent and Non Executive Member of Risk Committee from Independent and Non Executive Chairman of Risk Committee

Public Bank Berhad Announces the Re-Designation of Lim Chao Li as Independent and Non Executive Member of Risk Committee from Independent and Non Executive Chairman of Risk Committee

Upcoming dividend of RM0.08 per share

Public Bank Berhad's (KLSE:PBBANK) Shareholders Will Receive A Bigger Dividend Than Last Year

First half 2022 earnings: EPS and revenues miss analyst expectations

Public Bank Berhad Declares First Interim Dividend, Will Be Paid on 23 September 2022

Public Bank Berhad to Report First Half, 2022 Results on Aug 29, 2022

Public Bank Berhad Appoints Gladys Leong as Independent and Non Executive Member of Audit Committee

First quarter 2022 earnings: Revenues exceed analysts expectations while EPS lags behind

Public Bank Berhad to Report Q1, 2022 Results on May 30, 2022

Full year 2021 earnings: EPS exceeds analyst expectations

Now 20% undervalued

Upcoming dividend of RM0.077 per share

Now 20% undervalued

Full year 2021 earnings: EPS exceeds analyst expectations

Public Bank Berhad Declares Second Interim Dividend, Payable 22 March 2022

Public Bank Berhad to Report Fiscal Year 2021 Results on Feb 25, 2022

Third quarter 2021 earnings: EPS and revenues miss analyst expectations

Second quarter 2021 earnings released: EPS RM0.071 (vs RM0.052 in 2Q 2020)

Independent Non-Executive Director Wai Lai has left the company

Non-Independent Non-Executive Director Wing Chew Tang has left the company

Shareholders May Be Wary Of Increasing Public Bank Berhad's (KLSE:PBBANK) CEO Compensation Package

First quarter 2021 earnings released: EPS RM0.079 (vs RM0.068 in 1Q 2020)

Full year 2020 earnings released: EPS RM0.25 (vs RM0.28 in FY 2019)

Factors Income Investors Should Consider Before Adding Public Bank Berhad (KLSE:PBBANK) To Their Portfolio

New 90-day high: RM4.42

Full year 2020 earnings released: EPS RM0.25 (vs RM0.28 in FY 2019)

Revenue and earnings beat expectations

Public Bank Berhad to Report Fiscal Year 2020 Results on Feb 25, 2021