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Bank of East Asia Ltd

HK$14,14
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Mcap
37,4B HKD
P/E
EV / Rev
Div yield
4,69 %
Op margin
ROE
3,3 %
Net margin
22,8 %
Debt / equity
0,20
Beta
52w range
Volume
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About

Bank of East Asia Ltd operates as a commercial bank within the Financials sector, generating revenue through interest income and fee-based banking services.

Business. Bank of East Asia Ltd (0023.HK) is a commercial bank headquartered in Hong Kong and listed on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange. The company operates within the Banking Services industry, primarily generating revenue through interest income. Specific details regarding its operating segments and geographic mix are not provided.

Classification62 %
SectorFinancials
Business sectorBanking & Investment Services
Industry groupBanking Services
IndustryBanks
ActivityCommercial Banks
Generated · model-assisted
Sell-side consensus
HOLD9 analysts
2 buy4 hold3 sell
Avg 12m price target15,00

Analyst recommendations

9 analysts · consensus Hold
Buy2
Hold4
Sell3
12-month price target
15,00
Consensus of sell-side coverage.
Upcoming events
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At a glance

Score
not yet scored
Valuation
valuation pending
Analysts
Hold
9 analysts · indicative
Ownership
not yet wired
Profitability
3,3 %
return on equity
Quality
not yet scored

What drives this business

The watch-list the newsroom runs for this company — derived from its sector path, sharpened layer by layer. Not investment advice.

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News & coverage

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  • Sector rotation

    Sector1D1Mvs mkt
    Materials+2,3 %+6,6 %+1,7 %
    Communication Services+2,2 %−5,5 %+1,6 %
    Energy+0,6 %+3,3 %+0,0 %
    Health Care+0,6 %−0,8 %+0,0 %
    Information Technology+0,6 %+6,7 %+0,0 %
    Consumer Discretionary+0,4 %+7,6 %−0,2 %
    Financials · THIS SECTOR−0,3 %−2,8 %−0,9 %
    Consumer Staples−0,4 %+2,5 %−1,0 %
    Real Estate−0,7 %+10,9 %−1,3 %
    Industrials−1,9 %−3,1 %−2,5 %
    Utilities−1,9 %+28,2 %−2,5 %

    Developing storylines

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    Analysis

    AI analysis
    Generated · analysis pipeline · tier hybrid · as of 2026-08-04 ↑ At a glance

    Opportunity

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    Upcoming catalysts

    Scheduled public events. Informational only — not investment advice.

    • Peers
    • DividendDividend USD 1.75/sh2026-09-25 · Bank of America (BAC)
    • EarningsQ3 2026 earnings (expected)2026-10-13 · estimated · JPMorgan Chase (JPM)
    • EarningsQ3 2026 earnings (expected)2026-10-13 · estimated · Citigroup (C)
    • Macro
    • Rate decisionBank of England rate decision (press conf.)2026-08-06 · GB
    • Rate decisionReserve Bank of Australia rate decision (press conf.)2026-08-12 · AU
    • Rate decisionNorges Bank rate decision (press conf.)2026-08-20 · NO
    • Rate decisionSveriges Riksbank rate decision (press conf.)2026-09-03 · SE
    • Rate decisionBank of Canada rate decision (press conf.)2026-09-09 · CA
    • Rate decisionEuropean Central Bank rate decision (press conf.)2026-09-10 · EU
    • Macro & political
    • ElectionSE Swedish Election2026-09-14 · SE
    • ElectionUS U.S. Midterms2026-11-03 · US
    • ElectionFR French Legislative2027-06-01 · FR

    Pre-earnings brief

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    Signals & dispatch

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    Composite-score breakdown

    Synthesis

    Business

    Bank of East Asia Ltd (0023.HK) is a commercial bank headquartered in Hong Kong and listed on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange. The company operates within the Banking Services industry, primarily generating revenue through interest income. Specific details regarding its operating segments and geographic mix are not provided.

    Classification62 %
    SectorFinancials
    Business sectorBanking & Investment Services
    Industry groupBanking Services
    IndustryBanks
    ActivityCommercial Banks
    AI synthesis
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    Key takeaways
    • Bank of East Asia Ltd trades at a price-to-book ratio of 0.33, suggesting a deep discount to book value.
    • Return on equity is 3.32%, with net income of HKD 3.50 billion on revenue of HKD 15.32 billion.
    • Liquidity risk is rated as medium, with a key flag noting negative net cash after subtracting total debt.
    • Dilution risk is assessed as low, with basic and diluted shares outstanding both at 2,644,177,959.
    • Debt-to-equity ratio is 0.20, indicating a conservative leverage structure.
    • Historical growth data and segment breakdowns are absent, limiting trend and concentration analysis.

    Bull / Bear case

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    In focus — financials by report

    Valuation

    Market price
    HK$14,14
    Market cap
    HK$34.40B
    Enterprise value
    HK$55.20B
    P/E
    Non-GAAP P/E
    EV / Revenue
    EV / Op income
    EV / OCF
    3.2x
    P / B
    0.3x
    P / Tangible book
    0.3x
    Tangible book
    HK$105.33B
    Net cash
    -HK$20.80B
    Current ratio
    Debt / equity
    0.2
    ROA
    0.4%
    ROE
    3.3%
    Cash conversion
    486.0%
    CapEx / revenue
    -2.7%
    SBC / revenue
    Dilution ratio
    0.0%

    Revenue by segment

    Commercial & Industrial Loans
    low · llm_fanout_v2
    Consumer Banking & Credit
    low · llm_fanout_v2
    Corporate & Institutional Banking
    low · llm_fanout_v2
    Corporate & Investment Banking
    low · llm_fanout_v2
    Retail Banking
    low · llm_fanout_v2
    Retail Banking Services
    low · llm_fanout_v2

    Market share

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    Business relationships

    Business relationships3 disclosed relationships · 1 type · extracted from filings & disclosures
    Competitors3
    Bank Of America CorpBAC.OCompetitor50%
    CITIGROUP INC.C.NCompetitor50%
    JPMORGAN CHASE & CO.JPM.NCompetitor50%

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    Market position

    Stress test

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    Predictor forecast

    Next quarternear-term
    Earnings · next quarterconf 45 %
    EPS
    Consensus EPS
    1,71
    Predicted surprise
    +0,00
    Beat probability
    45 %
    Analysts
    9
    Other metrics
    Revenue
    no estimate
    Segment revenue
    no estimate
    Margin
    no estimate
    Segment margin
    no estimate
    as of 2026-05-20 · Earnings Surprise V1
    Period note: consensus is not fiscal-period-aligned at source — read as consensus vs the last reported actual, not a calibrated same-quarter surprise.
    Full fiscal year~1 year ahead
    Full fiscal year · our forecast vs guidance vs consensus
    MetricOur forecastGuidanceConsensus
    EPSno estimateno estimate1,73
    Revenueno estimateno estimate21,7B HKD
    Operating incomeno estimateno estimate9,3B HKD
    Full-year consensus mean (period as reported by source) · consensus in HKD. Company-level full-year forecast and management guidance are not yet modelled at scale — shown as "no estimate", never inferred.
    Probabilistic model output — not investment advice. · generated 2026-08-04

    Options

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    Consensus distribution

    sell-side coverage
    Recommendation distribution9 analysts
    Strong buy1
    Buy1
    Hold4
    Sell3
    Strong sell0
    12-month price targetHK$14,83 · Median HK$14,80
    Low HK$12,35High HK$18,03
    Operating income · consensus9,3B HKD
    EPS surprise
    −30,1 %
    reported vs consensus · miss
    Revenue surprise
    −3,2 %
    reported vs consensus · miss

    Estimate revisions

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    Sell-side observations

    LowHK$12,14
    MeanHK$15,00
    MedianHK$14,80
    HighHK$18,03
    SpotHK$14,14
    +6.1 %implied to mean12-month sell-side price targets · ▲ spot

    Themes

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    ESG

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    Risk factors

    Dilution riskLow
    Liquidity riskMedium
    Filing-based flags
    • Net cash is negative after subtracting total debt.

    Benchmarks vs cohort

    Net Margin22,9 %Below median
    ROE3,3 %Below median
    Capex / Rev-2,7 %Above median
    D/E0,20Above median
    Cash Conv4,86Best in class

    Corporate actions / M&A

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    FX exposure

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    Comparable transactions

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    Derivatives & instruments

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    Actions

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    Data sources
    • Market data
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    • Issuer disclosures
    • Public news
    • Earnings transcripts
    • Consensus estimates
    • ESG data
    • Reference data
    How metrics are computed
    • Debt To Equity
      (short_term_debt + long_term_debt) / total_equity
    • Market Cap
      market_price * shares_outstanding_diluted
    • Ev To Revenue
      enterprise_value / revenue
    • Return On Assets
      net_income / total_assets
    • Price To Tangible Book
      market_price / (tangible_book_value / shares_outstanding_diluted)
    • Price To Earnings
      market_price / (net_income / shares_outstanding_diluted)
    Source documents
    • Bank of East Asia Ltd Market data — financials · 2026-07-10

    Ownership & reference

    Leadership

    • David LiExecutive Chairman of the Board

    Insider activity

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    Short positioning

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    Geographic breakdown

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    Listings · one canonical issuer all listings resolve to the canonical
    0023.HKCanonical
    HKEX · HKD

    Intel & risk

    PredictorBeat prob45 %Surprise+0,00Full forecast →
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    OSINT findings
    Dilution riskLow
    Liquidity riskMedium
    Net cash is negative after subtracting total debt.
    Relationship graph
    0023JPMBACCBanks
    This companyPeerSector

    Evidence & claims

    From filings & derived data
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    The Thread

    Everything we know, in order
    2026-06-30 03:38 UTCEARNINGSUpcomingForecast: earnings_forecast (90d)
    2026-06-20 12:34 UTCANALYSTAnalyst coverage initiated
    2026-06-20 12:34 UTCANALYSTAnalyst coverage initiated
    2026-06-20 12:34 UTCANALYSTAnalyst coverage initiated
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