Financial Survey: RHB Capital Bhd. (RHBAF) and Its Peers

Institutional & Insider Ownership

4.4% of RHB Capital Bhd. shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 47.8% of shares of all “Banks” companies are owned by institutional investors. 9.8% of shares of all “Banks” companies are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Dividends

RHB Capital Bhd. pays an annual dividend of $0.16 per share and has a dividend yield of 13.4%. RHB Capital Bhd. pays out 20.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. As a group, “Banks” companies pay a dividend yield of 10.0% and pay out 32.5% of their earnings in the form of a dividend. RHB Capital Bhd. is clearly a better dividend stock than its rivals, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Profitability

This table compares RHB Capital Bhd. and its rivals’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
RHB Capital Bhd.	N/A	N/A	N/A
RHB Capital Bhd. Competitors	14.99%	9.63%	0.94%

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares RHB Capital Bhd. and its rivals revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Net Income	Price/Earnings Ratio
RHB Capital Bhd.	N/A	N/A	1.51
RHB Capital Bhd. Competitors	$18.70 billion	$2.38 billion	27.22

RHB Capital Bhd.’s rivals have higher revenue and earnings than RHB Capital Bhd.. RHB Capital Bhd. is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than its rivals, indicating that it is currently more affordable than other companies in its industry.

Summary

RHB Capital Bhd. rivals beat RHB Capital Bhd. on 7 of the 9 factors compared.

About RHB Capital Bhd.

RHB Capital is the ultimate holding company for the RHB Banking Group of companies. It has been listed on the Main Market of Bursa Malaysia Securities Berhad since 29 December 1994. The Group is involved in commercial banking, Islamic banking, investment banking, stock broking, leasing, offshore banking, offshore trust services, general insurance, unit trust management, asset management/nominee and custodian services.