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Industrial And Commercial Bank Of China (SEHK:1398) Pilots Repo Linked Loan Pricing, Is It Still Undervalued?

Simply Wall St · 1d ago

ICBC loan pricing reform and what it may mean for investors

Industrial and Commercial Bank of China (SEHK:1398) has begun piloting loans priced off interbank repurchase agreement rates instead of the loan prime rate. This shift highlights ongoing reforms in China’s approach to bank funding and loan pricing.

See our latest analysis for Industrial and Commercial Bank of China.

At a share price of HK$7.48, Industrial and Commercial Bank of China has logged a 1-month share price return of 12.99% and a year-to-date share price return of 17.98%. Its 1-year total shareholder return of 30.37% and very large 3-year total shareholder return suggest momentum has been building around the stock as reforms like repo-linked loan pricing reshape expectations about growth and risk.

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Bulls see ICBC’s repo linked reform and strong recent returns as the start of a rerating. Bears see a cyclical peak that overstates sustainable earnings. Which case does the current valuation actually support?

Most Popular Narrative: 10.2% Undervalued

With Industrial and Commercial Bank of China last closing at HK$7.48 against a narrative fair value of HK$8.33, the current setup frames a modest valuation gap that hinges on how sustainable earnings and capital strength prove to be.

Market leadership and scale, combined with a solid capital adequacy ratio (19.54%) and robust risk control measures, have preserved asset quality (NPL ratio at 1.33%, provision coverage at 217.71%), enabling reliable earnings and the ability to maintain above-sector-average dividend yields, which may be underappreciated in the current valuation.

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Want to see what sits behind that confidence in Industrial and Commercial Bank of China? The key moving parts are revenue growth assumptions, margin compression and a future earnings multiple that all have to line up.

Result: Fair Value of HK$8.33 (UNDERVALUED)

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However, investors still need to weigh risks for Industrial and Commercial Bank of China, including pressure on net interest margins and policy driven lending that may dilute returns.

Find out about the key risks to this Industrial and Commercial Bank of China narrative.

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