Over the past three years, KBC Group has been the most profitable bank in our coverage in the eurozone. Only the Scandinavian banks have been more profitable in Europe as a whole. We believe that KBC can consistently generate returns on tangible equity comfortably in excess of our cost of equity estimate of around 10%.
KBC has dominant market share in Belgium and the Czech Republic in banking, insurance, and investment products.
KBC has a mixed credit management track record.
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Metric
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KBC
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ING
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ACA
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|---|---|---|---|
Price/Earnings (Normalized) | 8.81 | 16.94 | 6.20 |
Price/Book Value | 1.22 | 1.03 | 0.57 |
Price/Sales | 2.56 | 2.55 | 1.78 |
Price/Cash Flow | 4.75 | 8.93 | 1.68 |
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Metric
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KBC
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ING
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ACA
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|---|---|---|---|
Quick Ratio | — | — | — |
Current Ratio | — | — | — |
Interest Coverage | — | — | — |
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Metric
|
KBC
|
ING
|
ACA
|
|---|---|---|---|
Return on Assets (Normalized) | 0.90% | 0.75% | 0.31% |
Return on Equity (Normalized) | 14.78% | 14.76% | 8.22% |
Return on Invested Capital (Normalized) | — | — | — |
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