HBND.SI
Strong BuySecond WindAI neutralBank of China Limited · Financial Services · China · $244.6B cap · $352K/day traded
SGD 0.955 -4.5% · close 2 Nov · scored 3 Nov
StockRank down 4.4 since 31 Oct: Momentum down 8 after a 5% price fall.
Second Wind: Cheap with strong momentum, but the business does not earn the optimism.
Read our full research report on HBND.SI (May 2026), freeAs of 3 Nov 2026, MoatMap's StockRank for Bank of China Limited (HBND.SI) is 89/100, ranked against 24,000+ stocks in 35 markets (Quality 45, Value 77, Momentum 66, each scored against its sector).
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Bank of China is one of China's four large state banks, with the largest overseas network of the group and a dependable dividend. Forward earnings forecasts rose 1.3% over the past month. It trades as a policy instrument as much as a commercial bank: margins are being squeezed by rate cuts and it is expected to support state priorities, which limits returns to minority shareholders.
ABOUT BANK OF CHINA LIMITED
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Bank of China Limited, together with its subsidiaries, provides various banking and financial services in Chinese Mainland, Hong Kong, Macao, Taiwan, and internationally.
FINANCIAL SUMMARY (SGD)
Reported in CNY
| Year | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | CAGR | TTM | 2026E | 2027E | Fwd CAGR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | 120.0B | 118.2B | 117.0B | 119.5B | -0.1% | 112.3B | 136.5B | 146.3B | 7.4% |
| EPS (SGD) | 0.52 | 0.49 | 0.49 | 0.52 | -0.1% | 0.14 | — | — | — |
| Shares | 83.6B | 83.6B | 83.6B | 83.6B | 0.0% | 83.6B | — | — | — |
| Debt | 364.5B | 410.3B | 469.7B | 510.6B | 11.9% | 1.9T | — | — | — |
| Equity | 467.7B | 488.3B | 524.5B | 562.3B | 6.3% | — | — | — | — |
| Op CF | -4.5B | 155.1B | 102.4B | 147.6B | -2.4% | -29.1B | — | — | — |
| Inv CF | -2.4B | -102.5B | -149.8B | -194.9B | — | — | — | — | — |
| Fin CF | 10.9B | 22.8B | 20.8B | 34.3B | — | — | — | — | — |
Above its 200-day average and 10% below its 52-week high.
Calmer than 88% of stocks we rank over the past year (volatility 22% a year).
How this is worked out
StockRank weighs the business, its price and its trend. The price check reads only the chart: the price side of the Momentum score, in words.
The rules: Still falling is a new 52-week low in the last two weeks, at least 25% below the high. Finding a floor is no new low since. Turning up is 20 or more trading days without a new low, at least 10% off it, and back above a rising 50-day average. In an uptrend is above the 200-day average and within 15% of the high.
In 2,112 US drawdowns since 2001, buying while the price was still falling was followed by a further 20% drop 42% of the time. Waiting for a turn (the Turning up rule above) cut that to 33%, at about 7% higher prices and with no better returns. Part of that cut is simply not buying: 13% of falls never turned, and waiting kept those out. Among turns that were bought, 38% still fell another 20%, and 33% of turns were followed by a new low within six months. The benefit was largest in crashes such as 2008 and 2020.
What it measures: how much the price moved day to day over the past year, scaled to a yearly figure (annualised volatility) and ranked against every stock we cover. Very calm under 20% a year, Calm 20 to 30%, Average 30 to 40%, Bumpy 40 to 55%, Very bumpy above that.
What we found: across about 13,500 stocks in 34 markets (2002 to 2025), past swings were a good guide to the next year's, and bumpier stocks fell further. How much further changed too much between eras to put a number on it.
Calm is not safe: a calm stock can still slide steadily.
Rules fixed before any data was fetched. Describes the chart, not a recommendation.
SCORE BREAKDOWN
FUNDAMENTALS
SECTOR PEERS
Closest peers in Financial Services, ranked by industry match, size, and score similarity. Cross-listings of HBND.SI are excluded.
| Ticker | Company | Mkt Cap | StockRank | Signal |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HBND.SI | Bank of China Limited(you) | $244.6B | 89 | Strong Buy |
| 1288.HK | Agricultural Bank of China Limited | $293.7B | 92 | Strong Buy |
| 0939.HK | China Construction Bank Corporation | $325.8B | 93 | Strong Buy |
| 1398.HK | Industrial and Commercial Bank of China Limited | $329.1B | 94 | Strong Buy |
| BBVA | Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria, S.A. | $136.8B | 86 | Strong Buy |
| 3328.HK | Bank of Communications Co., Ltd. | $91.7B | 93 | Strong Buy |
| 0005.HK | HSBC Holdings plc | $310.8B | 62 | Hold |
| RY | Royal Bank of Canada | $278.5B | 56 | Hold |
| WFC | Wells Fargo & Company | $247.3B | 52 | Hold |
| TD | The Toronto-Dominion Bank | $203.5B | 55 | Hold |
Peer medians: ROE 10.2% · P/E 12.1x · Gross margin 70.1%
Company Deep Dive
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