Hsbc Holdings (HBC) Price: $45.03

Industry: Banks-MajorChaikin Power Gauge Report | Generated: Wed Aug 17 10:47 EDT 2011

Hsbc Holdings

HBC$45.03

Expert Opinions

Price/Volume Activity

Earnings Performance

Financial Metrics

Power Gauge Rating

HBC Hsbc Holdings

News Sentiment :Positive

August 01, 2011

News Sentiment Rating

Bullish

Chaikin Sentiment GaugeTM

for HBC is bullish. There is currently a significantpositive sentiment within news stories concerning HBC.

Power Trend - 5 Year Chart

The Power Gauge distills a 20 factor model into a concise picture of a stock's potential. High Potential Neutral Low Potential

HBC - Bullish

The Chaikin Power Gauge RatingTM

for HBC is bullish due to very bullishprice/volume activity and very positive expert opinions. The rating also reflectsvery weak earnings performance.

Price and volume activity for HBC is very bullish which is indicated by positiveChaikin money flow and an increasing volume trend.

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Financials & Earnings

Business Value

Price to Sales Ratio

Return on Equity

Price to Book Value

LT Debt/Equity Ratio

Financial Metrics Financial Metrics Rating

Assets and Liabilities Valuation Returns

Neutral

HBC's financial metrics are neutral. The company may be undervalued and hasrelatively low revenue per share.

The rank is based on a low price to book value and high price to sales ratio.

Ratio TTM

Current Ratio 0.99

LT Debt/Equity 0.94

Ratio TTM

Price/Book 0.95

Price/Sales 1.57

Ratio TTM

Return on Invest -

Return on Equity -

Earnings Consistency

Projected P/E Ratio

Earnings Trend

Earnings Surprise

Earnings Growth

Earnings Performance Earnings Performance Rating

5 Year Revenue and Earnings Growth EPS Estimates

EPS Surprise EPS Quarterly Results

Very Bearish

HBC's earnings performance has been very weak. The company has a history ofweak earnings growth and has an erratic 5 year earnings trend.

The rank is based on poor EPS growth over the past 3-5 years, a relatively highprojected P/E ratio and inconsistent earnings over the past 5 years.

12/06 12/07 12/08 12/09 12/10

Revenue(M) - - 124,433.00 93,362.00 101,858.00

Rev % Growth - - - -24.97% 9.10%

EPS $1.40 $1.63 $2.35 $1.70 $3.65

EPS % Growth 2.94% 16.43% 44.17% -27.66% 114.71%

Factor Actual EPS Prev EST EPS Current Change

Quarterly EPS - $0.00 -

Yearly EPS $3.65 $4.54 +0.89

Factor Actual EPS Growth Est EPS Growth Change

3-5 year EPS -7.94% 19.14% +27.08

Estimate Actual Difference % Difference

Latest Qtr - $1.53 - -

1 Qtr Ago - - - -

2 Qtr Ago - - - -

3 Qtr Ago - - - -

FY Qtr 1 Qtr 2 Qtr 3 Qtr 4 Total

12/09 - $0.21 - - $0.21

12/10 - - - - $0.00

12/11 $1.15 - - - -

Fiscal Year End Month is December.

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Price Trend & Expert Opinions

Volume Trend

Price Trend ROC

Price Trend

Chaikin Money Flow

Relative Strength vs Market

Price/Volume Activity Price/Volume Activity Rating

Relative Strength vs S&P500 Index

Chart shows whether HBC is performing better or worse than the market.

Chaikin Money Flow

Chaikin Money Flow analyzes supply and demand for a company's stock.

Price Activity Price Activity Volume Activity

Very Bullish

Price and volume activity for HBC is very bullish. HBC is experiencing sustainedbuying and is trading on higher volume than its 90 day average volume.

The rank for HBC is based on its relative weakness versus the market, positiveChaikin money flow, a positive Chaikin price trend ROC and an increasingvolume trend.

Factor Value

52 Week High 58.99

52 Week Low 41.52

% Change YTD Rel S&P 500 -6.94%

Factor Value

% Change Price - 4 Weeks -6.40%

% Change Price - 24 Weeks -15.44%

% Change Price - 4 Wks Rel to S&P 4.11%

% Change Price - 24 Wks Rel to S&P -7.38%

Factor Value

Average Volume 20 Days 4,888,073

Average Volume 90 Days 2,976,872

Chaikin Money Flow Persistency 80%

Relative Strength vs Industry

Analyst Opinions

Insider Activity

Short Interest

Earnings Estimate Revisions

Expert Opinions Expert Opinions

Earnings Estimate Revisions Analyst Recommendations EPS Estimates Revision Summary

Very Bullish

Expert opinions about HBC are very positive. Analysts are raising their EPSestimates for HBC and shorting of HBC is low.

The rank for HBC is based on analysts revising earnings estimates upward and alow short interest ratio.

Current 7 Days Ago % Change

Current Qtr - - -

Next Qtr - - -

Current 30 Days Ago % Change

Current FY 4.54 4.73 -0.19

Factor Value

Mean this Week Buy

Mean Last Week Buy

Change 0.00

Mean 5 Weeks Ago Buy

Last Week Last 4 Weeks

Up Down Up Down

Curr Qtr 0 0 0 0

Curr Yr 0 1 0 1

Next Qtr 0 0 0 0

Next Yr 1 0 0 1

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The Company & Its Competitors

HBC's Competitors in Banks-Major

Company Power Historic EPS Projected EPS Profit Margin PEG PE Revenue(M)Gauge growth growth

HBC -7.94% 19.14% - 0.52 - 101,858

ITUB % 14.78% 12.23% 0.58 10.16 62,564

STD % 12.40% - 0.55 6.69 100,002

RBS % - -6.61% - - 65,931

LYG 19.25% 68.09% - 0.13 - 97,408

News Headlines for HBC

H&R Block losses loan agreement with HSBC -Dec 27, 2010

HSBC North America Holdings Inc. and HSBCBank USA, N.A. Announce Agreement toResolve U.S. Regulatory Actions - Oct 7, 2010

Company Details Company Profile

HSBC HOLDINGS8 CANADA SQUARELONDON, X0 E14 5HQGBRPhone: 442079912652Fax: 44 (0) 20 7992 4880Website: http://www.hsbc.com.Full Time Employees: 325,000Sector: Finance

HSBC HOLDINGS is one of the largest banking and financial services organisations inthe world. Through an international network linked by advanced technology, including arapidly growing e-commerce capability, HSBC provides a comprehensive range offinancial services: personal financial services; commercial banking; corporate, investmentbanking and markets; private banking; and other activities.

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