Financial Survey: Agricultural Bank of China (ACGBF) versus Its Peers

Valuation & Earnings

This table compares Agricultural Bank of China and its competitors revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

Gross Revenue Net Income Price/Earnings Ratio
Agricultural Bank of China N/A N/A 1.38
Agricultural Bank of China Competitors $28.45 billion $2.38 billion 23.64

Agricultural Bank of China’s competitors have higher revenue and earnings than Agricultural Bank of China. Agricultural Bank of China is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than its competitors, indicating that it is currently more affordable than other companies in its industry.

Insider & Institutional Ownership

2.0% of Agricultural Bank of China shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 47.7% of shares of all “Banks” companies are held by institutional investors. 9.8% of shares of all “Banks” companies are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Profitability

This table compares Agricultural Bank of China and its competitors’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Agricultural Bank of China N/A N/A N/A
Agricultural Bank of China Competitors 14.82% 9.40% 0.91%

Dividends

Agricultural Bank of China pays an annual dividend of $0.18 per share and has a dividend yield of 23.1%. Agricultural Bank of China pays out 32.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. As a group, “Banks” companies pay a dividend yield of 9.8% and pay out 32.4% of their earnings in the form of a dividend. Agricultural Bank of China is clearly a better dividend stock than its competitors, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Summary

Agricultural Bank of China competitors beat Agricultural Bank of China on 7 of the 9 factors compared.

About Agricultural Bank of China

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Agricultural Bank of China Limited, together with its subsidiaries, provides banking products and services. The company operates through Corporate Banking, Personal Banking, and Treasury Operations segments. It offers demand, personal call, foreign currency call, time or demand optional, foreign exchange call, foreign exchange time, savings, agreed term, and negotiated deposit accounts, as well as certificates of deposit; and loans, including housing, consumer, business, fixed asset, working capital, real estate, and entrusted syndicated loans, as well as trade finances, guarantees and commitments, and loans with custody of export rebates accounts. The company provides credit card, debit card, payment and settlement, private banking, cash management, investment banking, custody, financial market, and financial institution services, as well as trading and wealth management services; and personal fund collection and automatic transfer services. In addition, it offers agro-related personal and corporate banking products and services; telephone, mobile, self-service, television, and SMS banking services; financial leasing services; fund management services; asset custodian services; and insurance and reinsurance related products and services. The company operates domestic branches, including specialized institutions, training institutes, tier-1 branches, tier-2 branches, tier-1 sub-branches, foundation-level branch outlets and other establishments; overseas branches in Hong Kong, Singapore, Seoul, New York, Dubai International Financial Centre, Tokyo, Frankfurt, Sydney, Luxemburg, Dubai, London, Macao, and Hanoi; and overseas representative offices in Vancouver, Taipei, Sao Paulo, and Dushanbe. The company was founded in 1951 and is based in Beijing, the People's Republic of China.

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