HSBC Holdings(HSBA)

Sector:

Banks

Index:

FTSE 100

Market Cap

£110,725m

Change Today

Price Down-9.25p

Share Price

918.50p

HSBC Holdings Overview

Britain's largest bank, HSBC has steadily expanded away from its roots in South East Asia. In the UK it took over Midland Bank, while there has been a succession of acquisitions in the US, which includes Household International, now known as HSBC Finance.

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Income & Efficiency

Latest F'cast
Div Yield 5.5% 5.3%
Div Cover 1.8 1.4
Op Mrgn 25.9% 27.9%
ROCE 24.3%  

Valuation

Latest F'cast
P/E 10.0 13.2
PEG 0.6 n/a
Pr/Revenue 2.3 2.7
Pr/Book 1.5  

Growth

Latest F'cast
Revenue 25.0% -17.3%
PBT 9.6% -16.4%
EPS 17.9% -25.2%
DPS 11.1% -3.7%

HSBC Holdings Fundamentals

Year Ending Revenue ($m) Pre-tax ($m) EPS P/E PEG EPS Grth. Div Yield
31-Dec-03 a41,072.00 a12,816.00 84.00¢ 18.4 n/a -15% 60.00¢ 3.9%
31-Dec-04 55,988.00 18,943.00 118.00¢ 13.1 0.3 +40% 66.00¢ 4.3%
31-Dec-05 61,704.00 20,966.00 136.00¢ 12.0 0.8 +15% 73.00¢ 4.5%
31-Dec-06 70,070.00 22,086.00 140.00¢ 11.7 3.9 +3% 81.00¢ 5.0%
31-Dec-07 87,601.00 24,212.00 165.00¢ 9.0 0.5 +18% 90.00¢ 6.1%

a. Based on UK GAAP presentation of accounts - includes discontinued activities

HSBC Holdings Forecasts

Year Ending Revenue (£m) Pre-tax (£m) EPS P/E PEG EPS Grth. Div Yield
31-Dec-08 41,247.60 11,523.68 69.75p 13.3 n/a -25% 49.34p 5.3%
31-Dec-09 45,892.36 12,820.51 78.19p 11.9 1.0 +12% 52.70p 5.7%

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HSBC Holdings Company Announcements

Short Selling Disclosure 06-Oct-2008 11:23 RNS
Holding(s) in Company 03-Oct-2008 12:20 RNS
Short Selling Disclosure 03-Oct-2008 11:26 RNS

HSBC Holdings ShareCast News

WaMu exposure rattles Hang Seng 02-Oct-2008 ShareCast
London close: Footsie bounces back on bail-out h... 30-Sep-2008 ShareCast
London afternoon: HBOS battered on merger fears 30-Sep-2008 ShareCast

HSBC Holdings Top Newspaper Links

Shaky French-Belgian Bank Gets $9 Billion Inject... 30-Sep-2008 New York Times
Snap happy 30-Sep-2008 Sun
City warns against 'fire sale’ of B&B 29-Sep-2008 Telegraph

Latest HSBC Holdings Director Deals

Traded Action Notifier PriceAmountValue
29-Sep-08 Buy Stephen K Green 870.30p 14 £121.84
29-Sep-08 Buy Douglas J Flint 870.30p 14 £121.84
27-Aug-08 Buy Stephen K Green 832.80p 15 £124.92

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Note 2: RiskGrade figures are provided by RiskMetrics.

Note 3: Above ratios are on a 'per annum' basis, adjusted for corporate actions and based on the fundamentals of the primary listed security.

Note 4: Under IFRS, all figures are based on 'Continuing' operations unless otherwise stated.

Note 5: In the case of dual listed securities, broker recommendations and forecasts relate to the primary listing.

Note 6: Forecast figures based on normalised accounts.

 

HSBC Holdings Market Data

Currency UK Pounds
Share Price 918.50p Price Down
Change Today -9.25p
52 Week High 964.00
52 Week Low 712.00
Volume 29,794,498
Shares Issued 12,055m
Market Cap £110,725m
Beta 1.12
RiskGrade 246

HSBC Holdings Star Ratings

Compare performance with the sector and the market.
more star ratings
Key: vs Market vs Sector
Value
46.04% below the market average46.04% below the market average46.04% below the market average46.04% below the market average46.04% below the market average
84.62% below the sector average84.62% below the sector average84.62% below the sector average84.62% below the sector average84.62% below the sector average
Price Trend
73.31% above the market average73.31% above the market average73.31% above the market average73.31% above the market average73.31% above the market average
62.50% above the sector average62.50% above the sector average62.50% above the sector average62.50% above the sector average62.50% above the sector average
Income
46.57% above the market average46.57% above the market average46.57% above the market average46.57% above the market average46.57% above the market average
81.82% below the sector average81.82% below the sector average81.82% below the sector average81.82% below the sector average81.82% below the sector average
Growth
25.33% below the market average25.33% below the market average25.33% below the market average25.33% below the market average25.33% below the market average
28.57% above the sector average28.57% above the sector average28.57% above the sector average28.57% above the sector average28.57% above the sector average

What The Brokers Say

Strong Buy 8
Buy 3
Neutral 11
Sell 4
Strong Sell 7
Total 33
neutral
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HSBC Holdings Dividends

  Latest Previous
  2nd Interim 1st Interim
Ex-Div 20-Aug-08 21-May-08
Paid 08-Oct-08 09-Jul-08
Amount 18.00¢ 18.00¢

Trades for 06-Oct-2008

Time Volume / Share Price
13:57 2,152 @ 918.50p
13:56 432 @ 918.25p
13:56 270 @ 918.25p
13:56 178 @ 918.25p
13:56 2,000 @ 918.00p

HSBC Holdings Key Personnel

Finance Director Douglas J Flint
Chair Stephen K Green
CEO Michael Geoghegan
COO David Hodgkinson

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