Commonwealth Bank of Australia (Commonwealth Bank of Australia) GF Value Rank : 7 (As of Apr. 27, 2024)

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What is Commonwealth Bank of Australia GF Value Rank?

Commonwealth Bank of Australia has the GF Value Rank of 7.

The GF Value Rank is determined by the price-to-GF-Value (P/GF Value) ratio, a proprietary metric calculated based on historical multiples along with an adjustment factor based on a company's past returns and growth and future estimates of the business' performance.

GuruFocus found that for valuation, we cannot simply give stocks a better GF Value rank simply because they have a lower P/GF Value ratio. Backtesting shows that over the long term, the two worst-performing groups are the most expensive group (with the highest P/GF Value ratio) and the least expensive group (with the lowest P/GF Value ratio).

We can understand why the most expensive group underperforms. We were initially puzzled by the underperformance of the least expensive group, but we realized there is a reason why some stocks are super cheap. If they look too undervalued, it is often because the businesses behind them are poor quality. The market realized this and gave them low valuations. In a way, the market is efficient.

After multiple backtesting analyses, we granted the stocks in third-cheapest percentile the highest GF Value rank, as they have performed the best over a full market cycle. Stock performance is actually not as sensitive to valuation as it is to growth and profitability. On average, the companies in the 20%-50% valuation groups have similar performances. Therefore, we should avoid the most expensive and the least expensive stocks. We can be more tolerant of valuation.

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Competitive Comparison of Commonwealth Bank of Australia's GF Value Rank

For the Banks - Diversified subindustry, Commonwealth Bank of Australia's GF Value Rank, along with its competitors' market caps and GF Value Rank data, can be viewed below:

* Competitive companies are chosen from companies within the same industry, with headquarter located in same country, with closest market capitalization; x-axis shows the market cap, and y-axis shows the term value; the bigger the dot, the larger the market cap. Note that "N/A" values will not show up in the chart.

Commonwealth Bank of Australia's GF Value Rank Distribution in the Banks Industry

For the Banks industry and Financial Services sector, Commonwealth Bank of Australia's GF Value Rank distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Commonwealth Bank of Australia's GF Value Rank falls into.

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Commonwealth Bank of Australia (Commonwealth Bank of Australia) Business Description

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Address

11 Harbour Street, Commonwealth Bank Place South, Level 1, Sydney, NSW, AUS, 2000

Website

https://www.commbank.com.au

Commonwealth Bank is Australia's largest bank with operations spanning Australia, New Zealand, and Asia. Its core business is the provision of retail, business, and institutional banking services. The bank has emphasized its focus on banking in recent years with a numbers of asset divestments in wealth management and insurance.

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