Arab Banking Corp.

  • Market Cap: Small Cap
  • Industry: Major Banks
  • ISIN: JO1100911014
JOD
0.80
-0.02 (-2.44%)
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Comparison

Company
Score
Quality
Valuation
Financial
Technical
Arab Bank Plc
Jordan Islamic Bank
Jordan Commercial Bank
Cairo Amman Bank
Jordan Kuwait Bank
Arab Banking Corp.
Invest Bank (Jordan)
Jordan Ahli Bank
Bank Al-Etihad

Why is Arab Banking Corp. ?

1
Poor Management Efficiency with a low ROA of 0.37%
  • The bank has been able to generate a Return on Assets (avg) of 0.37% signifying low profitability per unit of total assets
2
Weak Capital Buffers- the bank has a low Capital Adequacy Ratio of 17.80% signifying inadequate buffers against its risk based assets
  • Poor long term growth as Net Interest Income (ex other income) has grown by an annual rate of 0% and Net profit at 19.14%
  • Weak Capital Buffers- the bank has a low Capital Adequacy Ratio of 17.80% signifying inadequate buffers against its risk based assets
  • The bank has been able to generate a Return on Assets (avg) of 0.37% signifying low profitability per unit of total assets
3
The company declared positive results in Mar'25 after negative results in Dec'24
  • GROSS NPA (%)(Q) Lowest at 7.81%
  • NII(Q) Highest at JOD 9.45 MM
  • CASH AND EQV(HY) Highest at JOD 332.84 MM
4
With ROA of 0.16%, it has a fair valuation with a 0.50 Price to Book Value
  • The stock is trading at a discount compared to its peers' average historical valuations
  • Over the past year, while the stock has generated a return of 35.59%, its profits have fallen by -36.6%
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Verdict Report

How much should you hold?

  1. Overall Portfolio exposure to Arab Banking Corp. should be less than 10%
  2. Overall Portfolio exposure to Major Banks should be less than 30%

(If sector exposure > 30%, please use optimiser tool to see which are the best stocks to hold in Major Banks)

When to exit? - We will constantly monitor the company and suggest at the appropriate time to exit from the stock

Is Arab Banking Corp. for you?

High Risk, Low Return

Absolute
Risk Adjusted
Volatility
Arab Banking Corp.
35.59%
0.66
31.90%
Jordan General Index
41.27%
4.23
9.76%
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stock-summaryManagement Risk
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Quality grade scale :

Below Average, Average, Good, Excellent

Quality key factors

Factor
Value
Sales Growth (5y)
9.30%
EBIT Growth (5y)
-5.97%
EBIT to Interest (avg)
0
Debt to EBITDA (avg)
0
Net Debt to Equity (avg)
0
Sales to Capital Employed (avg)
0
Tax Ratio
0
Dividend Payout Ratio
0
Pledged Shares
0
Institutional Holding
0
ROCE (avg)
0
ROE (avg)
0
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Valuation Scorecard stock-summary

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Valuation grade scale :

Very Risky, Risky, Very Expensive, Expensive, Fair, Attractive, Very Attractive

Valuation Key Factors stock-summary

Factor
Value
P/E Ratio
31
Industry P/E
Price to Book Value
0.50
EV to EBIT
176.07
EV to EBITDA
40.67
EV to Capital Employed
0.68
EV to Sales
1.80
PEG Ratio
NA
Dividend Yield
NA
ROCE (Latest)
0.19%
ROE (Latest)
1.62%
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Technical key factors

Indicator
Weekly
Monthly
MACD
Mildly Bearish
Bullish
RSI
Bearish
Bearish
Bollinger Bands
Bearish
Mildly Bullish
Moving Averages
Mildly Bullish (Daily)
KST
Mildly Bearish
Bullish
Dow Theory
No Trend
No Trend
OBV
No Trend
Mildly Bearish
stock-recommendation Technical Indicator Scale: Bearish, Mildly Bearish, Sideways, Mildly Bullish, Bullish  Turned 
Technical Movement
stock-recommendationFinancial Trend

Financial Trend Scorecard stock-summary

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Financial Trend scale:

Very Negative, Negative, Flat, Positive, Very Positive, Outstanding

5What is working for the Company
GROSS NPA (%)

(Q

NII(Q)

Highest at JOD 9.45 MM

CASH AND EQV(HY)

Highest at JOD 332.84 MM

-11What is not working for the Company
PRE-TAX PROFIT(Q)

At JOD -1.17 MM has Fallen at -211.92%

NET PROFIT(Q)

At JOD -0.87 MM has Fallen at -232.56%

CREDIT DEPOSIT RATIO(HY)

Lowest at 96.64%

Here's what is working for Arab Banking Corp.

Non Performing Loans (%)
Lowest at 7.81%
in the last four Semi-Annual periods
MOJO Watch
Proportion of stressed loans given by the bank are falling

Non Performing Loans (%)

NII
Highest at JOD 9.45 MM
in the last five periods
MOJO Watch
The bank's income from core business is increasing

NII (JOD MM)

Cash and Eqv
Highest at JOD 332.84 MM
in the last six Semi-Annual periods
MOJO Watch
Short Term liquidity is improving

Cash and Cash Equivalents

Here's what is not working for Arab Banking Corp.

Pre-Tax Profit
At JOD -1.17 MM has Fallen at -211.92%
over average net sales of the previous four periods of JOD 1.05 MM
MOJO Watch
Near term Pre-Tax Profit trend is very negative

Pre-Tax Profit (JOD MM)

Net Profit
At JOD -0.87 MM has Fallen at -232.56%
over average net sales of the previous four periods of JOD 0.66 MM
MOJO Watch
Near term Net Profit trend is very negative

Net Profit (JOD MM)

Credit Deposit Ratio
Lowest at 96.64%
in the last four Semi-Annual periods
MOJO Watch
Bank has been creating proportionately lower loans against its deposits, thereby creating fewer revenue generating assets

Credit Deposit Ratio (%)

Capital Adequacy Ratio
Lowest at 16.26%
in the last five periods
MOJO Watch
The Bank's capital base vs its risk assets is deteriorating.

CAR (%)