Banks

DBS, UOB, and OCBC: Which Bank Delivered the Strongest 1Q FY2025 Results and the Best Bargain?

Now that all 3 Singapore-listed banks (DBS, UOB, and OCBC) have released their 1Q FY2025 business updates, in this post, I have put their key financial figures and ratios side-by-side to find out which bank delivered the strongest set of results. At the same time, I’ve also put their current valuations (based on their closing price last Friday, 09 May) side-by-side to find out which is the ‘cheapest’ and ‘most expensive’ at the moment…

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Oversea-Chinese Banking Corporation’s 1Q FY2025 Business Update: A Review of its Key Financial Figures and Ratios

Oversea-Chinese Banking Corporation Limited (SGX: O39), or OCBC, has a business presence in 19 countries and regions with close to 420 branches. On top of Singapore, where it’s headquartered, OCBC’s key markets include Malaysia, Indonesia, and Greater China. This morning (09 May), OCBC released its business update for 1Q FY2025 and in this post, you will find my review of its latest key financial figures and ratios…

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DBS Group Holdings Limited’s 1Q FY2025 Business Update: What Investors Need to Know

DBS Group Holdings Limited (SGX: D05), or DBS, is one of the leading financial services group in Asia. The Singapore-headquartered bank has a presence in 19 markets, with its focus in 3 regions: Greater China, Southeast Asia, and South Asia. This morning (08 May), the Singapore bank released its 1Q FY2025 business update (even though this is the first with Ms Tan Su Shan as the CEO, but the period under review was still largely under its ex-CEO, Mr Piyush Gupta). In this post, you will find a review of its latest key financial figures and ratios, as well as its dividend payout to shareholders…

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United Overseas Bank Limited’s 1Q FY2025 Business Update: What You Need to Know

With a global network of over 470 branches and offices in 19 markets in Asia Pacific, Europe, and North America, United Overseas Bank Limited (SGX: U11), or UOB, is one of the leading banks in Asia. Early this morning (07 May), the Singapore-headquartered bank released its business update for 1Q FY2025 ended 31 March, and in this post, you will find my review of its key financial figures and ratios…

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Oversea-Chinese Banking Corporation Limited’s Annual Report 2024: Key Highlights

Oversea-Chinese Banking Corporation (SGX: O39), or OCBC, is Singapore’s longest established bank, where its focus is in Greater China as well as ASEAN. Following the conclusion of the financial year ended 31 December 2024, the Singapore headquartered bank released its annual report 2024 on Wednesday (26 March), to which you’ll find a summary of the key pointers to take note, along with details of its upcoming AGM…

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United Overseas Bank Limited’s Annual Report 2024: Key Highlights

From a single branch along the Singapore River in 1935, today, United Overseas Bank (SGX: U11), or UOB for short, has grown into a leading bank in Asia, where it has a global network of more than 470 branches and offices in 19 markets in Asia Pacific, Europe, and North America. Following the conclusion of its financial year on 31 December 2024, the Singapore headquartered bank has published its annual report for 2024 last Friday (21 March 2025), to which you can find a summary of the key points to take note of in this post, together with details of its upcoming AGM…

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DBS Group Holdings Limited’s Annual Report 2024: Key Highlights

DBS Group Holdings Limited (SGX: D05), Singapore’s largest bank, as well as a leading financial services group in Asia with a business presence in a total of 19 markets, published its annual report FY2024 (ending 31 December 2024) yesterday (06 March 2025). For the benefit of those who do not have the time to read the report in its entirety, here’s a summary of some of the key points to take note of, together with details of the bank’s upcoming AGM…

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DBS vs. UOB vs. OCBC – Which Singapore Bank Emerged the Winner in its 4Q and FY2024 Results?

All 3 Singapore listed banks (in DBS, UOB, and OCBC) have released their financial results for the 4th quarter, as well as for the full year ended 31 December 2024 (i.e., FY2024). So, which of the 3 have the best performance this time round? At the same time, based on their current traded price, which is the ‘cheapest’ and the ‘most expensive’? You can find out the answers here, as I have put the statistics posted by the 3 banks side-by-side to do a comparison…

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Oversea-Chinese Banking Corporation Limited’s 4Q & FY2024 Results Review

Oversea-Chinese Banking Corporation Limited (SGX: O39), or OCBC as its commonly referred to as, is the second largest financial services group in Southeast Asia by assets. The bank is headquartered in Singapore and has a network of close to 420 branches and representative offices in 19 countries and regions. This morning (26 February), OCBC released its results for 4Q and FY2024 ended 31 December 2024 and in this post, you will find my review of its latest financial figures and ratios, as well as dividend payout to shareholders…

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United Overseas Bank Limited’s 4Q & FY2024 Results Review

With a network of around 500 offices in 19 countries and territories in Asia Pacific, United Overseas Bank Limited (SGX: U11), or UOB as its commonly known, is one of the leading banks in Asia. The Singapore headquartered bank released its results for the 4Q and for the full year ended 31 December 2024 (i.e., FY2024) this morning (19 February), and in this post, you will find my review of its latest financial figures and ratios, as well as its dividend payout to shareholders…

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