All 3 banks have released their business updates for the 3rd quarter, and for the first 9 months of FY2024 – starting with DBS last Thursday (07 November), followed by UOB and OCBC last Friday (08 November). So, among them, which had the best performance this time round, and also which is currently the ‘cheapest’ and ‘most expensive’? Find out in this article…
What You Need to Know about OCBC’s Q3 and 9M FY2024 Business Update
Do you know: Not only is Oversea-Chinese Banking Corporation Limited (SGX: O39), or OCBC for short, Singapore’s oldest bank, but it is also the second largest by assets in Southeast Asia. The Singapore headquartered bank has released its business update for the 3rd quarter as well as for the first 9 months of the financial year 2024 ended 30 September early this morning (08 November) and in this post, you will find my review of its latest key financial figures and ratios…
UOB’s Q3 and 9M FY2024 Business Update: What You Need to Know
Apart from its home country, Singapore, United Overseas Bank Limited (SGX: U11), or UOB for short, also has business operations in Asia Pacific, Europe, and North America. However, its focus is in ASEAN. Early this morning (08 November), the Singapore headquartered bank released its business update for the 3rd quarter and for the first 9 months of FY2024, and you can find my review of its key financial figures and ratios in this post…
Key Highlights from DBS’ Q3 and 9M FY2024 Business Update
Singapore’s largest bank by assets, DBS Group Holdings Limited (SGX: D05), was the first among the 3 banks listed on the Singapore Exchange to release its business update for the 3rd quarter, and for the first 9 months of the financial year ended 30 September 2024. In this post, you will find my review of some of the bank’s key financial figures and ratios, and its dividend payout…
DBS vs. UOB vs. OCBC: Who Came Out on Top in its Q2 and 1H FY2024 Results?
All 3 banks listed on the Singapore Exchange (in DBS, UOB, and OCBC) have released their results for the 2nd quarter, as well as for the 1st half of FY2024 ended 30 June. In this post, you will find a side-by-side comparison of their financial performance, key financial ratios, and dividend payout to shareholders to find out which of the 3 had the strongest performance this time round. Additionally, you will also find out which bank is currently the ‘cheapest’, as well as the ‘most expensive’…
How DBS, UOB, and OCBC Fared in Q2 and 1H FY2024
All 3 Singapore-listed banks have released their financial results for the 2nd quarter, as well as for the 1st half of the year ended 30 June 2024 – starting with UOB on 01 Aug, followed by OCBC a day after (02 Aug), and then DBS earlier this afternoon (07 Aug). In this post, you will find my review of each of the 3 banks’ results in terms of its financial performance (for the 2nd quarter, and for the 1st half of the year), key financial ratios (where I will be comparing the ratios reported for the 2nd quarter of FY2024 against that reported for the 1st quarter of FY2024), as well as its dividend payouts to shareholders…
Which Singapore Bank Should You Buy (if You have Limited Funds)?
There are 3 banks listed on the Singapore Exchange, and they are: DBS (SGX: D05), UOB (SGX: U11), and OCBC (SGX: O39). Question is, if one has limited funds, which one should he/she buy (I get asked this question very often). The best way for me to answer this question is to put their performances (in terms of their financial results, key financial ratios, and dividend payout) side-by-side to find out which bank has the strongest growth…
DBS, UOB, or OCBC – Which Singapore Bank Led the Pack in Q1 FY2024?
The trio of Singapore banks in DBS (SGX: D05), UOB (SGX: U11), and OCBC (SGX: O39) have released their business update for Q1 FY2024 ended 31 March. In this post, I have put their financial results and key financial ratios together to find out which of the 3 banks displayed the strongest improvement. I have also put their valuations (based on their closing price last Friday, 10 May) to find out which bank is currently the ‘cheapest’ and the ‘most expensive’…
DBS, UOB, and OCBC’s Business Updates for Q1 FY2024: What You Need to Know
DBS (SGX: D05), UOB (SGX: U11), and OCBC (SGX: O39) are among the biggest banks in Singapore by assets, and they are very highly rated in terms of their credit ratings. Collectively, the 3 banks also hold a 47.9% weightage in Singapore’s benchmark Straits Times Index. Now that all 3 Singapore banks have already released its 1st quarter business update ended 31 March 2024 (i.e., Q1 FY2024), in this post, you will find a review of each of the bank’s financial figures and key financial ratios…
Key Highlights from Oversea-Chinese Banking Corporation’s Annual Report for FY2023
Oversea-Chinese Banking Corporation (SGX:O39), or OCBC for short, is Singapore’s longest established bank. The Singapore headquartered bank is also the 2nd largest financial services group in Southeast Asia by assets. At the time of writing, the bank also has the 2nd heaviest weightage in Singapore’s benchmark Straits Times Index (or STI for short). Last Friday (05 April 2024), OCBC published its annual report for the financial year ended 31 December 2023 (i.e., FY2023), to which you will find key pointers to take note in this post, as well as details of its upcoming AGM…