Is China Merchants Bank (3968) Halal?
Shariah Screening — 5 Standards
Based on financial data from December 2024
| Standard | Debt Ratio | Cash Ratio | Receivables | Income | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AAOIFI | Excluded — Banks - Regional | ✗ NOT HALAL | |||
| DJIM | Excluded — Banks - Regional | ✗ NOT HALAL | |||
| MSCI | Excluded — Banks - Regional | ✗ NOT HALAL | |||
| S&P | Excluded — Banks - Regional | ✗ NOT HALAL | |||
| FTSE | Excluded — Banks - Regional | ✗ NOT HALAL | |||
Financial Highlights
Profitability
| Gross Margin | 0.0% | |
| Operating Margin | 54.6% | |
| Net Margin | 51.4% | |
| Return on Equity (ROE) | 12.0% | |
| Return on Assets (ROA) | 1.2% |
Cash Flow & Balance Sheet
| Operating Cash Flow | $447.0B |
| Free Cash Flow | $412.1B |
| Total Debt | $471.1B |
| Total Assets | $12.2T |
Price & Trading
| Last Close | HKD 49.02 |
| 50-Day MA | HKD 48.52 |
| 200-Day MA | HKD 49.90 |
| Avg Volume | 16.2M |
| Beta | 0.8 |
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52-Week Range
HKD 39.85
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About China Merchants Bank (3968)
China Merchants Bank Co., Ltd., together with its subsidiaries, provides various banking products and services. It operates through Wholesale Finance Business, Retail Finance Business, and Other Business segments. It offers current, demand, time, call, savings, notice, and renminbi accounts. The company also offers loan products include personal commercial real estate, consumption, housing, and car loans; loans to finance for studying abroad; micro-business loans; mortgage loans for equipment; joint guarantee, special guarantee, and housing mortgage loan; bank acceptance, discount, liquid capital, and fixed asset loans; and loans for vessels. In addition, it offers credit cards; insurance products; open-ended funds; discount and guarantees for commercial bills, redemption of commercial bills, and guaranteed discount for commercial acceptance bills; and financial consultation, debt financing underwriting, merger and acquisition financing, and equity financing and enterprise listing services. Further, the company provides forfeiting and risk participation, escrow, cross-border RMB clearing, and interbank services; and risk and financial management, cross-border RMB and oversea financing, international factoring and settlement, and trade finance services. Additionally, it offers financial leasing and guarantee, investment and wealth management, forex option and gold trading, forex express trading, international, offshore and private banking, custody, pension, and electronic banking services. The company also operates in Hong Kong, New York, London, Singapore, Luxembourg, and Sydney. The company was founded in 1987 and is headquartered in Shenzhen, China.
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Frequently Asked Questions
Is China Merchants Bank (3968) halal to invest in?
Based on our screening using AAOIFI Standard 21 (the strictest methodology), China Merchants Bank is Not Halal. The company fails one or more screening criteria. We screen against all 5 major standards: AAOIFI, DJIM, MSCI, S&P, and FTSE.
What is China Merchants Bank's debt ratio?
China Merchants Bank's debt ratio is not available under the AAOIFI standard (which uses market capitalization as the denominator). The AAOIFI threshold is 30%.
What are China Merchants Bank's key financial metrics?
China Merchants Bank has a market capitalization of $1.2T, trailing P/E ratio of 7.6, and revenue of $334.9B. Return on equity stands at 12.0%.
How often is the screening data updated?
Our screening data is updated regularly using the latest available financial statements and market data. Stock prices and market caps are refreshed frequently, while financial statements are updated quarterly when companies report earnings.
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