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The Chiba Bank, Ltd.

$CHBAF·$9.5B·Banks - Regional·Financial Services
$13.730.0%YTD+27.1%1Y+41.7%
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$CHBAFThe Chiba Bank, Ltd.
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AI verdict & sentimentAI analysisGenerated by AI from underlying data

Today's AI verdict on what's driving $CHBAF, plus how loud the X conversation is and which way it's leaning.

AI analysis

TickerTalks’ read on the fundamentals and what’s driving the move.

Proven numbersAcceleratingAI verdict · as of 2026-08-06

The move is getting stronger, with heavier trading behind it.

Chiba Bank beat Q1 EPS by 21% — Japanese regional bank up 42% over 12 months, BOJ rate-cycle beneficiary with 4.4x P/S multiple.

The Chiba Bank, Ltd. is a Japanese regional bank headquartered in Chiba Prefecture (Greater Tokyo area) — one of the larger regional banks in Japan by asset size, providing retail and commercial banking services domestically plus modest international operations. Benefits directly from BOJ rate-hike cycle.

The mechanics of the setup:

  • Q4 (fiscal March quarter) revenue was ¥106B (~$714M), up 16.6% YoY — meaningful growth reflecting BOJ rate-cycle net interest margin expansion.
  • Q1 fiscal 2027 (August 4 print) ADR EPS was $0.265 versus $0.22 expected — a 20.6% beat.
  • Q2 EPS estimate for November 9 is $0.263 — flat sequentially.
  • Q4 operating margin 36% and gross margin 72.9% reflect the banking-fee-plus-net-interest-margin mix.
  • At $9.5B market cap and 19.7x TTM P/E the multiple is reasonable for a Japanese regional bank benefiting from the rate cycle.
  • D/E 1.93 reflects the standard bank capital structure.
  • ROE 7.7% is modest — capital efficiency has room to expand as rate-cycle benefit continues.
  • Absence of aggregated X sentiment reflects the OTC-listed / Japanese-regional-bank nature.
  • The BOJ rate-hike cycle (post-negative-rate exit through 2024-2026) is a real multi-year tailwind for Japanese regional banks with domestic loan books.

The path from here is defined by the November 9 Q2 FY27 print + BOJ policy trajectory. Continued rate-cycle NIM expansion + capital-return commentary + earnings growth re-rate toward $17; a BOJ dovish pivot or a Japanese domestic-loan-quality shock resets to $10.50.

What to watch: November 9 Q2 FY27 print — NIM trajectory, capital-return commentary, and BOJ policy signals. Continued rate cycle + earnings growth re-rates toward $17; BOJ dovish pivot or credit shock resets to $10.50.

On the calendar: 2026-11-09 — Q2 FY2027 earnings

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What it does

Plain-English summary of the business — what they sell and how they make money.

Regional Japanese bank providing retail and SME banking, investment management, and financial services primarily in Chiba prefecture near Tokyo.

Industry overviewAI analysisGenerated by AI from underlying data

Where Banks - Regional sits in its cycle right now — and what that implies for $CHBAF.

Banks - Regional · Financial Services

No material change from last week — Inter's super-app model captures LatAm's under-penetrated credit market while Lloyds and Citizens navigate a NIM cycle that peaks as central banks begin cutting.

Top industry ETF

$KRESPDR S&P Regional Banking ETF
+19.9%YTD
+30.5%1Y

Fundamentals & catalyst

Profitability, valuation, and the next earnings event — at a glance, with rule-of-thumb signals.

Key ratios

P/E
19.7How much investors are paying per dollar of profit the company actually earned in the last 12 months. Lower means the stock looks cheaper relative to earnings.~15–25 is typical for the S&P 500; high-growth names trade 30+; hyper-growth or speculative can be 100+ or negative.
ROIC
0.4%What percentage return the business earns on every dollar of capital (equity + debt) deployed in operations. The cleanest measure of business quality.Above ~15% is high-quality; consistently above 25% suggests a real moat. Below the company's cost of capital is value-destroying.
Op margin
33.2%Operating profit (after sales, marketing, R&D, and overhead but before interest and taxes) as a percentage of revenue. The clearest view of how well the underlying business is run.Mature business above 20% is healthy; software businesses can run 30%+; commodity / retail businesses operate in single digits.
FCF yield
0.0%Free cash flow (operating cash flow minus capex) divided by the company's market cap. The cash-on-cash return you'd get owning the whole business at today's price.Above ~5% is attractive; below ~2% means you're paying up for growth. Capital-light businesses (software) run higher than capital-heavy ones (utilities).
P/S
4.4Same idea as P/E but per dollar of revenue. Useful for companies that aren't profitable yet, where P/E is meaningless.Under ~2 is cheap; software / SaaS often runs 8–15; well above 20 implies the market is pricing in very high future growth.
ROE
7.7%Net income as a percentage of shareholders' equity. Similar to ROIC but counts only the equity side.Above 20% is strong, but can be inflated by leverage — a heavily indebted company can show high ROE with weak underlying ROIC.
Gross margin
73.0%Revenue minus the direct cost of producing what was sold, as a percentage of revenue. The first read on whether the product is structurally profitable.Software / SaaS is typically 70%+; consumer goods 30–50%; commodity / hardware businesses can be under 20%.
D/E
1.9Total debt divided by shareholders' equity. Measures how much the business runs on borrowed money versus owner capital.Under 1 is conservative; 1–2 is typical for mature businesses; over 2 is leveraged and more sensitive to interest rates.

Past earnings

QuarterReportedActualEstimateSurprise
Q2 2026Aug 4, 2026$0.27$0.22+20.6%
Q1 2026May 15, 2026$0.23$0.20+12.4%
Q4 2025Feb 2, 2026$0.22$0.21+4.1%
Q3 2025Nov 7, 2025$0.21$0.21-0.2%
Next earningsMon, Nov 9·consensus EPS $0.26

Quarterly trend

QuarterRevenueYoYGrossOpEPSFCF
Q4 FY26$106.3B+16.6%72.9%36.0%$36.75$0
Q3 FY26$105.1B+27.9%73.2%33.6%$35.11$0
Q2 FY26$102.5B+28.7%73.5%31.0%$31.72$0
Q1 FY26$96.7B+28.4%72.4%32.0%$30.79$0

Forward consensus

5-year forecast · up to 4 analysts
FYRevenueRangeEPSRangeAnalysts
FY26$227.8B$222.4B – $235.5B$132.06$122.91 – $154.154
FY27$274.6B$271.2B – $298.2B$169.94$158.18 – $198.374
FY28$356.4B$324.9B – $415.3B$201.20$187.27 – $234.864
FY29$384.5B$364.0B – $434.0B$213.89$199.08 – $249.673
FY30$280.2B$265.3B – $316.2B$200.61$186.72 – $234.183

Setup & momentum

Volume, range, and moving-average position — the technical setup driving short-term moves.

Right now

Vol vs 30dToday's traded share volume divided by the average over the prior 30 trading days. ≥3× signals unusual interest; below 1× is quiet.—Today's traded share volume divided by the average over the prior 30 trading days. ≥3× signals unusual interest; below 1× is quiet.
52w rangeWhere the latest close sits between the 52-week low (0%) and high (100%). Above 80% is extended; below 30% is basing or in a downtrend.100%Where the latest close sits between the 52-week low (0%) and high (100%). Above 80% is extended; below 30% is basing or in a downtrend.
vs 50d MALatest close vs the 50-day simple moving average. Positive = short-term trend is up.-0.0%Latest close vs the 50-day simple moving average. Positive = short-term trend is up.
vs 200d MALatest close vs the 200-day simple moving average. Positive = long-term trend is up.+8.3%Latest close vs the 200-day simple moving average. Positive = long-term trend is up.

Float & profile

FloatHigh float · 447.1M shFree-float shares — the slice of issued stock actually available to trade. Lower buckets squeeze harder on a catalyst.β0.035-year weekly beta vs the S&P 500. Above 1.5 means the stock typically moves more than the index; below 0.8 moves less.ListedOTCListed on an over-the-counter market (PNK / OTCQB / OTCQX), not a major exchange. Lower disclosure requirements and thinner liquidity.

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