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Bank of Zhengzhou Co., Ltd. Class H6196.HKCompetitor analysis, valuation and peers

Hong Kong · HKD·Financials›Regional Banks

Regional Chinese commercial bank based in Zhengzhou, Henan province, serving corporate and retail customers.

≈ A Chinese regional bankMomentum strong 71
Mkt cap
$2.06B
US dollars, full cap
Free float
57%
of shares outstanding
$/day
$740,549
20-day average traded
P/B
0.15×
price to book
ROE
3.1%
delivered
Implied ROE
3.5%
what the price asks
Next earnings
146 days
1 Apr 2027
Close · HKDHK$0.90
1D0.0%
1W+2.3%
1M+7.2%
3M-0.6%
6M-13.9%
YTD-22.2%
1Y-30.6%
ATR %2.3%
52w lowhigh30.6% off high

What Bank of Zhengzhou does

Regional Chinese commercial bank based in Zhengzhou, Henan province, serving corporate and retail customers.

Earns mainly from the gap between interest on loans to local companies and households and the interest paid on deposits, with fees as a supplement. These H shares are the Hong Kong listing of the same bank also quoted as 002936.SZ.

In one line: A Chinese regional bank.

Products and services

  • Corporate lending
  • Retail banking/deposits

Customers

  • SMEs and retail customers in Henan

Where it sits in the supply chain

  • Financials
  • City commercial banking
  • Retail & corporate banking

What could go right

  • Henan regional economic growth

What could go wrong

  • Asset-quality risk from regional property exposure

Moat: narrow (regulatory licence, distribution). Local banking licence and branch network concentrated in Henan province.

Headquarters: Zhengzhou, China · Founded: 1996 · Employees: 6,052

Named competitors

Bank of Zhengzhou at a glance

Size Bank of Zhengzhou (6196.HK) is a Hong Kong Financials company (Regional Banks) with a market value of $2.06B, the 409th largest of 891 Hong Kong companies the cockpit tracks. Shares closed at HK$0.90 on 6 Nov 2026.

Performance Over six months the shares fell 13.9%, against +5.0% for the median peer and -13.4% for the Hong Kong market (cap-weighted) — 3rd lowest of 21 in its peer set.

Growth Revenue fell 3.4% over the last twelve months (peer median +2.2%); the operating margin is 15.2% (peer median 37.6%).

Valuation It trades at 0.15× book value against a peer median of 1.23× (cheapest of 21).

Next results Next results expected around 1 Apr 2027 (exchange calendar; dates can move).

Relative performance

8010012011 May 202611 Aug 20266 Nov 2026Peer median 1056196.HK 87
Six months, rebased to 100: Bank of Zhengzhou against the median of its 20 peers (local-currency closes).

Bank of Zhengzhou financials

Reported figures in HKD; fiscal year ends 2025-12-31. TTM = trailing twelve months.
TTMFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022
RevenueHK$28.5BHK$28.0BHK$28.2BHK$29.6BHK$32.6B
Revenue growth—-1%-5%-9%—
Net incomeHK$2.16BHK$1.53BHK$1.51BHK$1.51BHK$2.82B
Free cash flown/aHK$15.1BHK$13.3BHK$11.9B-HK$4.63B
Capital expendituren/aHK$108MHK$295MHK$577MHK$862M
Total debtHK$246BHK$242BHK$226BHK$237BHK$228B

Quarterly statements and history in the cockpit →

Bank of Zhengzhou competitor charts

The default views of Competitor Analysis ▸ Charts, drawn from the same data. Open them in the cockpit to change the axes, pin companies and read every value.

Performance: 6-month against 1-month return

0%+20%+40%-20%0%HTHFCFSRCEWUTBBKNTB8381600908EFSCGABCDCOM7380CUB8370001227PAGBDB6196.HK6-month return →1-month return →
Up and to the right = strong over both horizons. Bank of Zhengzhou is the large dot.

Fundamentals: return on equity against price-to-book

10%20%30%10×20×HTHFCFSRCEWUTBBKNTB8381600908EFSCGABC7380CUBBUSE001227PAG04406196.HKReturn on equity →Price / book →
A bank or insurer earning more on its equity usually trades at a higher multiple of book; points far above the trend are priced for more. Bank of Zhengzhou is the large dot.

Bank of Zhengzhou competitors and peer comparison

Head to head with its named competitors (6196.HK vs 3866.HK vs 1578.HK vs 1216.HK)
CompanyMarket cap6M returnRevenue growthROEPrice / bookImplied ROE
Bank of Zhengzhou 6196.HK$2.06B-14%-3%3%0.15×3.5%
Bank of Qingdao 3866.HK$4.84B+6%+12%14%0.57×6.1%
Bank of Tianjin 1578.HK$1.52B-22%-4%5%0.14×3.3%
Zhongyuan Bank 1216.HK$1.31B-15%0%4%0.10×3.3%

How Bank of Zhengzhou compares with its peers

Peer set: Industry: the same industry and sector in any market, nearest in size. This is the same default set the interactive Competitor Analysis opens with.

Bank of Zhengzhou against its 20 peers (data as of 6 Nov 2026)
Measure6196.HKPeer medianRank in peer set
1-month return+7.2%+0.1%4th highest of 21
6-month return-13.9%+5.0%3rd lowest of 21
Return on equity3.1%9.9%lowest of 21
Price / book0.15×1.23×cheapest of 21
Trailing P/E3.8×12.0×cheapest of 21
ROE the price implies3.5%10.4%3rd least demanding of 21

Peer table

Peer set: Industry: the same industry and sector in any market, nearest in size
CompanyMarketMarket cap6M returnRevenue growthROEPrice / bookImplied ROEDelivered ROE
Bank of Zhengzhou 6196.HKHong Kong$2.06B-14%-3%3%0.15×3.5%n/a
Hilltop HTHUnited States$2.07B-4%-2%7%0.98×9.1%6.6%
First Commonwealth Financial FCFUnited States$2.03B+13%+4%11%1.37×10.4%11.4%
1st Source SRCEUnited States$2.09B+18%+4%14%1.59×10.5%13.9%
Western Union WUUnited States$2.15B-24%-2%44%2.35×14.3%44.0%
Bancorp TBBKUnited States$1.97B-15%-7%33%2.96×26.3%33.0%
Bank of N.T. Butterfield & Son Limited (The) NTBUnited States$2.15B-3%0%21%1.94×12.0%21.1%
San-in Godo Bank 8381.TJapan$1.95B+5%+27%8%0.91×5.9%8.1%
Wuxi Rural Commercial Bank 600908.SSChina$1.94B+3%-5%10%0.54×2.8%10.1%
Enterprise Financial Services EFSCUnited States$2.21B+4%+2%10%1.20×10.2%9.6%
German American Bancorp GABCUnited States$1.88B+15%+12%13%1.63×11.0%12.8%
Dime Commercial Bancshares DCOMUnited States$1.85B+13%+14%9%1.39×12.4%9.4%
Juroku Financial Group,Inc 7380.TJapan$2.30B0%+16%6%0.70×6.3%6.1%
City Union Bank CUB.NSIndia$2.31B+8%+22%14%1.94×29.8%14.1%
Kiyo Bank 8370.TJapan$1.83B+39%+20%9%1.13×8.6%9.4%
First Busey BUSEUnited States$2.33B+8%+17%10%1.03×8.8%9.8%
Bank of Lanzhou 001227.SZChina$1.82B-4%0%6%0.38×2.5%5.5%
Paragon Banking PAG.LUnited Kingdom$1.81B+5%-7%12%0.95×14.0%12.0%
Dah Sing Financial 0440.HKHong Kong$1.81B+4%-8%6%0.36×4.7%5.6%
Banco di Desio e della Brianza BDB.MIItaly$2.37B+80%+2%9%1.41×12.0%9.0%
S&T Bancorp STBAUnited States$1.79B+14%+2%10%1.27×10.8%10.0%

Questions

Who are Bank of Zhengzhou's main competitors?
Named competitors: Bank of Qingdao (3866.HK), Bank of Tianjin (1578.HK), Zhongyuan Bank (1216.HK). The cockpit's measured peer set (industry) also includes Hilltop (HTH), First Commonwealth Financial (FCF), 1st Source (SRCE), Western Union (WU), Bancorp (TBBK), Bank of N.T. Butterfield & Son Limited (The) (NTB).
Is Bank of Zhengzhou expensive compared with its peers?
On price / book it trades at 0.15× against a peer median of 1.23×, cheapest of 21 in its peer set.
How has Bank of Zhengzhou stock performed?
Over six months to 6 Nov 2026 the shares returned -13.9% against +5.0% for the median peer; over one year -30.6%.

How these numbers are made. Returns are close-to-close in local currency. Revenue growth and margins are trailing twelve months. Req g is the revenue growth that today's enterprise value requires for seven years at the company's own cost of capital; Delivered g is what it actually grew; the gap is the hurdle (honest precision about ±8 points, so read the ranking more than the decimal). No fair values, price targets or analyst ratings are shown, by design. Method and validation.