Bringing the fundamentals into focus…
Bringing the fundamentals into focus…
WBS · against 173 other Banks & Insurance companies of similar size
Ranked #93 of 174 · scores higher than 45% of peers
Bars: peers in each 10-point band of the valuation score15 peers with a valuation score of 40–49, including WBS · Click a bar to see the companies
Its metrics sit close to the Banks & Insurance norm.
| Metric | WBS | Peer median | Better than | Position among peers | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Earnings yieldHigher is better · 175 reported | 7.9% | 8.1% | 46% | 60% | |
| EBITDA yieldHigher is better · 48 reported | Not reported | 8.7% | — | — | Context only |
| Free cash flow yieldHigher is better · 90 reported | 10.5% | 9.2% | 58% | Context only | |
| Book yieldHigher is better · 170 reported | 73.9% | 75.7% | 46% | 40% |
Metrics with no weight are context only: for banks, brokers and insurers, free cash flow, EBITDA, gross margin and current ratio mostly reflect trading and funding flows, not the health of the business.
A metric that is not reported is left out of the score; the other weights are rescaled.
| Rank | Company | Market cap | Valuation | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 134.4B HKD (≈$17.2B) | 98 | 44 | |
| 1 | 65.1B HKD (≈$8.3B) | 98 | 43 | |
| 1 | 64.2B HKD (≈$8.2B) | 98 | 58 | |
| 4 | 169.0B HKD (≈$21.6B) | 97 | ||
| 5 | 54.2B HKD (≈$6.9B) | 96 | 79 | |
| 92 | 18.4B EUR (≈$20.3B) | 48 | 67 | |
| 93 | 61.0B DKK (≈$9.1B) | 46 | 39 | |
| 93 | 601.0B THB (≈$16.8B) | 46 | 46 | |
| 93 | 131.0B ZAR (≈$7.2B) | 46 | 24 | |
| 93 | 12.6B USD | 46 | 56 | |
| 97 | 1.30T JPY (≈$8.8B) | 45 | 40 | |
| 97 | 16.1B USD | 45 | 23 | |
| 99 | 14.4B USD | 44 | 77 | |
| 100 | 8.8B USD | 43 | 30 |
Scores are sector-relative percentiles from the latest snapshot, always calculated against the whole sector: narrowing the comparison group changes who you compare with, not the scores. Missing metrics are left out and the remaining weights rescaled. How we score