OCBC Bank (O39.SI)
Financials · SGX · Singapore
Fundamentals
Valuation and ratings
OCBC Bank trades at S$28.48, close to the S$26.15 our discounted cash flow model puts on the business. On this measure the market and the model broadly agree, so the interesting question is which of them is wrong.
Our moat model scores it 42 out of 100, which is little in the way of a moat. A moat is a structural reason competitors cannot take the profits away, and it matters more to a long holding period than any single quarter's numbers do.
It changes hands at 16.6 times earnings. Be careful reading that in isolation: for a cyclical business a low P/E arrives at the top of the cycle, when profits are peaking and about to fall, which is exactly when the shares look cheapest and are not.
About OCBC Bank
Oversea-Chinese Banking Corporation Limited, together with its subsidiaries, provides financial services in Singapore, Malaysia, Indonesia, Greater China, rest of the Asia Pacific, and internationally. It operates through Global Consumer/Private Banking, Global Wholesale Banking, Global Markets and Insurance segments. The company's Global Consumer/Private Banking segment provides checking accounts, savings and fixed deposits, consumer loans such as housing loans and other personal loans, credit cards, investments and wealth management products. This segment also offers investment advice and portfolio management, estate and trust planning, and wealth structuring services for high-net-worth individuals. Its Global Wholesale Banking segment provides long-term project financing, short-term credit, working capital and trade financing, as well as customized and structured equity-linked financing. This segment serves corporates, public sector, and small and medium enterprises. The company's Global Markets segment is involved in the foreign exchange activities, money market operations, and fixed income and derivatives trading, as well as offers structured treasury products, digital assets, brokerage services, and financial solutions. Its Insurance segment provides fund management services, and life and general insurance products. The company's Others segment is involved in property and investment holding activities. Oversea-Chinese Banking Corporation Limited was founded in 1912 and is headquartered in Singapore.
O39.SI passes 3 of our 30 screens today
Each screen prints the exact criteria it used, and the circumstances in which it is wrong.
Common questions
Is OCBC Bank (O39.SI) undervalued?
Against our discounted cash flow estimate of S$26.15, O39.SI at S$28.48 is 8% above fair value. That is one model's answer, not a recommendation, and most of a DCF's output sits in a terminal value nobody can forecast.
What is O39.SI's P/E ratio?
O39.SI trades at 16.6 times earnings. A low P/E is not automatically cheap: on a cyclical company it is usually a warning that earnings are at a peak.
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Data from company filings, exchange quotes and SEC EDGAR 13F disclosures. Quotes are delayed. Metrics we do not have are left out rather than estimated. Educational information, not financial advice.