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HKEX 3988 - Bank of China Ltd. - H Shares

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2. Company Fundamentals

2.3 Management

Role Metric
Consensus Rating N/A

2.4 Return

Metric Value
Expected Return (Ann.)* 25.92%
Risk / Std Dev (Ann.)* 19.13%
1-Year Price Return* 22.82%

Latest Market Data (as of 2026-08-14, Hong Kong time):

Metric Value
Last Price HK$5.25
52-Week Range HK$4.11 – HK$5.61
Observation Count 245 trading days

The return and risk statistics use daily adjusted closes from the retrieved one-year price series and annualise daily moments using 252 trading days. The last price is the latest regular-market price reported for the stated date. Source: Yahoo Finance market data.

DuPont Model Analysis

The DuPont model decomposes return on equity (ROE) into three operating and capital-structure drivers:

ROE = Net Margin × Asset Turnover × Equity Multiplier

The comparison uses the latest two comparable annual periods available for the issuer, with reported statement amounts shown in HK$. Revenue and net income are income-statement flows; total assets and shareholders’ equity are year-end balance-sheet figures. This is a simplified year-end-balance DuPont comparison rather than an average-balance ROE calculation.

DuPont component Calculation FY2025 FY2024
Revenue Reported revenue HK$657.18B HK$629.41B
Net income Reported net income HK$243.02B HK$237.84B
Total assets Year-end reported balance HK$38,358.08B HK$35,061.30B
Shareholders’ equity Year-end reported balance HK$3,064.04B HK$2,816.23B
Net margin Net income ÷ revenue 36.98% 37.79%
Asset turnover Revenue ÷ total assets 0.0171x 0.0180x
Equity multiplier Total assets ÷ shareholders’ equity 12.5188x 12.4497x
ROE Net margin × asset turnover × equity multiplier 7.93% 8.45%

Source: Yahoo Finance annual statements. Values are based on the two latest comparable annual periods returned by the source; fiscal period labels use the statement period-end year.

2.5 FCFF DCF Valuation

FCFF DCF exception: FCFF DCF is not the primary valuation method for financial institutions or REITs. This post deliberately does not publish a mechanical enterprise value or implied per-share value on an unsuitable basis.

Available valuation input Value
Last market price HK$5.32
Market capitalisation HK$1,714.17B
Revenue HK$657.18B
EBIT NM
Reported free cash flow HK$760.76B
FCF yield 44.38%
Net debt / EBITDA NM

2.6 Investor-Style Research Screen

Educational screen Result
Buffett-inspired cash-quality checks not rated — FCFF DCF suitability or data-integrity condition not met
Lynch-inspired balance-and-growth checks not rated — FCFF DCF suitability or data-integrity condition not met

Data lineage: Yahoo Finance public market and reported-statement data; retrieval timestamp: 2026-08-18 17:08:46.612129 UTC; latest reported fiscal period: 2025-12-31 00:00:00. Financial institutions and REITs require sector-specific methods rather than a mechanical FCFF DCF. This is research and analysis only, not personalized financial advice.

2.7 Quantitative Factor Diagnostics

Model basis: Daily issuer USD excess returns are regressed in-sample using ordinary least squares on matching regional Fama–French factors. FF3 estimates market, size, and value loadings; FF5 adds profitability and investment. Coefficients are descriptive historical exposures, not predictions.

Estimation input Value
Regional factor set Asia Pacific ex Japan
Factor-return currency USD
Issuer-return basis USD adjusted total return
Estimation window 2025-08-20 to 2026-06-30
Aligned daily observations 210
Minimum observation requirement 120
Currency conversion for HK listings HKD adjusted close divided by daily USD/HKD close before simple daily return calculation

Fama–French Three-Factor and Five-Factor Results

Diagnostic FF3 FF5
Annualised alpha 4.53% 4.31%
Adjusted R² 0.21 0.20
Annualised residual volatility 15.91% 15.91%
Factor loading (t-statistic) FF3 FF5
Market excess return (Mkt-RF) 0.61 (6.69) 0.61 (6.25)
Size (SMB) -0.18 (-1.37) -0.16 (-0.97)
Value (HML) 0.66 (5.21) 0.65 (4.63)
Profitability (RMW) NM 0.00 (0.01)
Investment (CMA) NM 0.04 (0.20)

Definitions: Mkt-RF is the market return less the risk-free rate; SMB is small minus big; HML is high minus low book-to-market; RMW is robust minus weak profitability; CMA is conservative minus aggressive investment. Factor returns are sourced from the Kenneth R. French Data Library; issuer adjusted-return history is sourced from Yahoo Finance. For Hong Kong listings, adjusted HKD prices are converted into USD with daily USD/HKD closes before return calculation to match the USD regional factor basis. This is an in-sample historical regression; coefficients and t-statistics do not establish causation or predict future returns. This is research and analysis only, not personalized financial advice.

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