Reasons Why I Like United Overseas Bank Limited (SGX:U11)

United Overseas Bank Limited (SGX:U11) is a stock with outstanding fundamental characteristics. When we build an investment case, we need to look at the stock with a holistic perspective. In the case of U11, it is a financially-healthy , dividend-paying company with a an impressive history of performance. Below, I’ve touched on some key aspects you should know on a high level. If you’re interested in understanding beyond my high-level commentary, read the full report on United Overseas Bank here.

Excellent balance sheet with proven track record and pays a dividend

Over the past year, U11 has grown its earnings by 13.60%, with its most recent figure exceeding its annual average over the past five years. Not only did U11 outperformed its past performance, its growth also surpassed the Banks industry expansion, which generated a 7.91% earnings growth. This is an optimistic signal for the future.

SGX:U11 Income Statement June 21st 18

For those seeking income streams from their portfolio, U11 is a robust dividend payer as well. Over the past decade, the company has consistently increased its dividend payout, reaching a yield of 3.38%.

SGX:U11 Historical Dividend Yield June 21st 18

Next Steps:

For United Overseas Bank, I’ve put together three fundamental aspects you should further examine:

1. Future Outlook: What are well-informed industry analysts predicting for U11’s future growth? Take a look at our free research report of analyst consensus for U11’s outlook.

2. Valuation: What is U11 worth today? Is the stock undervalued, even when its growth outlook is factored into its intrinsic value? The intrinsic value infographic in our free research report helps visualize whether U11 is currently mispriced by the market.

3. Other Attractive Alternatives : Are there other well-rounded stocks you could be holding instead of U11? Explore our interactive list of stocks with large potential to get an idea of what else is out there you may be missing!

To help readers see pass the short term volatility of the financial market, we aim to bring you a long-term focused research analysis purely driven by fundamental data. Note that our analysis does not factor in the latest price sensitive company announcements.

The author is an independent contributor and at the time of publication had no position in the stocks mentioned.