The share prices of three local banks, namely DBS, OCBC and UOB, declined between 4% to 5% as at 12.32 pm today.
| Counter | Share price @12 Aug 12.32pm ($) | Change ($) | Change (%) |
| DBS | 18.71 | -1.02 | -5.17 |
| OCBC | 9.57 | -0.51 | -5.06 |
| UOB | 20.00 | -0.86 | -4.12 |
The financial results of the second quarter ended 30 June 2015 were tabled below.
| Counter | Net Profit ($m) | Y-o-Y Change (%) | NAV ($) | Div ($) | Remarks |
| DBS | 1,117 | 15.0 | 15.29 | 0.30 | |
| OCBC | 1,048 | 14.0 | 9.99 | 0.18 | Revalued NAV |
| UOB | 762 | -5.7 | 20.34 | 0.35 | Revalued NAV |
Div = dividend announced in Quarter 2.
The following provides some valuation ratios extracted from StockFacts of SGX.
| Counter | Share price @11 Aug | PTB * | Earnings – LTM ($m) | Div Yield | P/E Ratio |
| DBS | 19.73 | 1.29 | 4,232 | 3.04 | 11.73 |
| OCBC | 10.08 | 1.01 | 4,063 | 3.57 | 9.87 |
| UOB | 20.86 | 1.03 | 3,216 | 4.07 | 10.73 |
*PTB = Price to book is computed by dividing share price as at 11 August with NAV (Net Asset Value) shown in the earlier table.
LTM = Last 12 months
Dividend yields of these banks based on yesterday data were above 3.0%. UOB’s was 4.07% followed by OCBC’s 3.57% and DBS’s 3.04%.
Disclaimer: Caution advised with regard to investing.
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