HSBC Bank Malta (MAL:HSB) Owner Earnings per Share (TTM): 0.20 (As of Dec. 2025) — 99% Below Median

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MAL:HSB HSBC Bank Malta PLC MAL:HSB
53 GF Score
Price €1.43
GF Value €1.33
Valuation Fairly Valued
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What is HSBC Bank Malta Owner Earnings per Share (TTM)?

HSBC Bank Malta MAL:HSB +1.42% 53 Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) is 0.20 as of Dec. 2025, which is 99% below its 10-year median of 15.57. GuruFocus rates MAL:HSB with a GF Score™ of 53/100 and a GF Value™ of €1.33 (Fairly Valued). The stock has 6 warning signs investors should review. Among 1,035 Banks companies, HSBC Bank Malta ranks better than 70.14% on this metric.

In 1986 Berkshire Hathaway Shareholder Letter, Warren Buffett defined owner earnings as follows:

"These represent (a) reported earnings plus (b) depreciation, depletion, amortization, and certain other non-cash charges...less (c) the average annual amount of capitalized expenditures for plant and equipment, etc. that the business requires to fully maintain its long-term competitive position and its unit volume (If the business requires additional working capital to maintain its competitive position and unit volume, the increment also should be included in (c))...Our owner-earnings equation does not yield the deceptively precise figures provided by GAAP, since (c) must be a guess - and one sometimes very difficult to make. Despite this problem, we consider the owner earnings figure, not the GAAP figure, to be the relevant item for valuation purposes - both for investors in buying stocks and for managers in buying entire businesses...All of this points up the absurdity of the 'cash flow' numbers that are often set forth in Wall Street reports. These numbers routinely include (a) plus (b) - but do not subtract (c)."

HSBC Bank Malta's Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) ended in Dec. 2025 was €0.20. It's Price-to-Owner-Earnings ratio for today is 7.15.


The historical rank and industry rank for HSBC Bank Malta's Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) or its related term are showing as below:

MAL:HSB' s Price-to-Owner-Earnings Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 4.91   Med: 15.57   Max: 36.54
Current: 7


During the past 13 years, the highest Price-to-Owner-Earnings ratio of HSBC Bank Malta was 36.54. The lowest was 4.91. And the median was 15.57.


MAL:HSB's Price-to-Owner-Earnings is ranked better than
70.14% of 1035 companies
in the Banks industry
Industry Median: 10.6 vs MAL:HSB: 7.00

HSBC Bank Malta's Earnings per Share (Diluted) for the six months ended in Dec. 2025 was €0.09. Its Earnings per Share (Diluted) for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Dec. 2025 was €0.20. It's PE Ratio (TTM) ratio for today is 7.15.

HSBC Bank Malta's EPS without NRI for the six months ended in Dec. 2025 was €0.09. Its EPS without NRI for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Dec. 2025 was €0.20. It's PE Ratio without NRI ratio for today is 7.15.


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Assumption: Companies usually do not report maintenance capital expenditures and growth capital expenditures separately. Here we use estimated numbers and average them over 5 years. The method to estimate maintenance capital expenditures can be found in above part 4.

Note: GuruFocus' Change In Working Capital is provided by Morningstar. It is calculated by adding the items under "Change in operating assets and liabilities" (may refer to a different name for different company) section in Cash Flow Statement from original financial report. And it includes non-current parts of assets and liabilities.


HSBC Bank Malta Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) Related Terms


HSBC Bank Malta Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) Historical Data

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The historical data trend for HSBC Bank Malta's Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) can be seen below:

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.

HSBC Bank Malta Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) Chart

HSBC Bank Malta Annual Data
Trend Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23 Dec24 Dec25
Owner Earnings per Share (TTM)
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 0.06 0.10 0.24 0.27 0.20

HSBC Bank Malta Semi-Annual Data
Jun16 Dec16 Jun17 Dec17 Jun18 Dec18 Jun19 Dec19 Jun20 Dec20 Jun21 Dec21 Jun22 Dec22 Jun23 Dec23 Jun24 Dec24 Jun25 Dec25
Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 0.24 0.00 0.27 0.00 0.20

MAL:HSB vs PNC, USB: Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) Comparison

For the Banks - Regional subindustry, HSBC Bank Malta's Price-to-Owner-Earnings, along with its competitors' market caps and Price-to-Owner-Earnings 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.


HSBC Bank Malta Price-to-Owner-Earnings vs Banks Industry

For the Banks industry and Financial Services sector, HSBC Bank Malta's Price-to-Owner-Earnings distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where HSBC Bank Malta's Price-to-Owner-Earnings falls into.


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HSBC Bank Malta Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) Calculation

In 1986 Berkshire Hathaway Shareholder Letter, Warren Buffett defined owner earnings as follows:

"These represent (a) reported earnings plus (b) depreciation, depletion, amortization, and certain other non-cash charges...less (c) the average annual amount of capitalized expenditures for plant and equipment, etc. that the business requires to fully maintain its long-term competitive position and its unit volume. (If the business requires additional working capital to maintain its competitive position and unit volume, the increment also should be included in (c))...Our owner-earnings equation does not yield the deceptively precise figures provided by GAAP, since (c) must be a guess - and one sometimes very difficult to make. Despite this problem, we consider the owner earnings figure, not the GAAP figure, to be the relevant item for valuation purposes - both for investors in buying stocks and for managers in buying entire businesses...All of this points up the absurdity of the 'cash flow' numbers that are often set forth in Wall Street reports. These numbers routinely include (a) plus (b) - but do not subtract (c)."

To make it simple, then you will have:

Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) = (Net Income + Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization + Change In Deferred Tax - 5Y Average of Maintenance Capital Expenditure + Change In Working Capital) / Shares Outstanding (Diluted Average)

HSBC Bank Malta's Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) Calculation:

Last Year Average of Last 5 Years
Net Income 71.6
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization 15.4
Change In Deferred Tax 0.0
5Y Average of Maintenance Capital Expenditure 13.9
Change In Working Capital 0.0
Shares Outstanding (Diluted Average) 360.3

1. Start with "Net Income" from income statement. HSBC Bank Malta's Net Income for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Dec. 2025 was €71.6 Mil.

2. "Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization" is from cashflow statement. HSBC Bank Malta's Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Dec. 2025 was €15.4 Mil. This needs to be added back because company does not actually need to pay cash for it. It is a non-cash item.

3. Other non-cash charges usually include "Stock Based Compensation" and "Change In Deferred Tax":
However, to be conservative, GuruFocus will not add Stock Based Compensation back to net income. HSBC Bank Malta's Change In Deferred Tax for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Dec. 2025 was €0.0 Mil.

4. Average maintenance capital expenditure over a business/industry cycle: 5-Year Average Maintenance Capital Expenditure = €13.9 Mil

It is usually best to take a long-term average of maintenance capital expenditure. Ideally this would be as long as 10 years and include at least one economic downturn. However, since many companies do not have as long as 10-year history, here GuruFocus uses the latest 5 years data to do the calculation. To smooth out unusual years but reflect recent developments, we take an average of the 5 year maintenance capital expenditure.

The following shows how to get maintenance capital expenditure.

First, calculate the revenue change regarding to the previous year. If the revenue decreased from the previous year, then the Maintenance Capital Expenditure = Capital Expenditure (positive).
Second, if the revenue increased from the previous year, then calculate the percentage of Net PPE as of corresponding Revenue.
Growth Capital Expenditure = Percentage of Property, Plant and Equipment as of corresponding Revenue * Revenue Increase
Third, calculate Capital Expenditure (positive) - Growth Capital Expenditure.
If [Capital Expenditure (positive) - Growth Capital Expenditure] was negative, then the Maintenance Capital Expenditure = Capital Expenditure (positive).
If [Capital Expenditure (positive) - Growth Capital Expenditure] was positive, then the Maintenance Capital Expenditure = Capital Expenditure (positive) - Growth Capital Expenditure.
Fourth, get the average of the 5 years maintenance capital expenditure.

HSBC Bank Malta's 5-Year Average Maintenance Capital Expenditure = €13.9 Mil

5. "Change In Working Capital" is from cashflow statement. HSBC Bank Malta's Change In Working Capital for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Dec. 2025 was €0.0 Mil.
Note: GuruFocus' Change in Working Capital is provided by Morningstar. It is calculated by adding the items under "Change in operating assets and liabilities" (may refer to a different name for different company) section in Cash Flow Statement from original financial report. And sometimes it includes non-current parts of assets and liabilities.

6. HSBC Bank Malta's Shares Outstanding (Diluted Average) for the months ended in Dec. 2025 was 360.306 Mil.

HSBC Bank Malta's Onwer Earnings Per Share for Dec. 2025 is calculated as:

Owner Earnings per Share (TTM)
=( Net Income+Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization+Change In Deferred Tax
=( 71.592 +15.412+0
-5Y Avg of Maintenance CAPEX+Change In Working Capital )/Shares Outstanding (Diluted Average)
-13.8824+0)/360.306
=0.20

Price-to-Owner-Earnings=Current Price/Owner Earnings per Share (TTM)
=1.43/0.20
=7.15

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.

What does a Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) of 0.20 mean?
HSBC Bank Malta (MAL:HSB) has a Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) of 0.20 as of Dec. 2025. Warren Buffett defined owner earnings as reported earnings plus depreciation less average maintenance capital expenditure. View historical data on HSBC Bank Malta. This is 99% below median its historical median of 15.57. Over the past decade, HSBC Bank Malta's Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) has ranged from 4.91 to 36.54. According to the industry distribution chart, HSBC Bank Malta ranks #309 out of 1035 companies in the Banks industry, placing it in the top 29.9%.
Is HSBC Bank Malta's Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) too high?
HSBC Bank Malta's current Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) of 0.20 is 99% below median its 10-year median of 15.57. Over the past 10 years, this metric has ranged from a low of 4.91 to a high of 36.54. The Banks industry median Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) is 10.60. HSBC Bank Malta's value of 0.20 is 98.1% below this industry median. Based on the distribution chart, HSBC Bank Malta ranks #309 out of 1035 companies in the Banks industry, which is above the industry midpoint. Overall, HSBC Bank Malta has a GF Score™ of 53/100 and is considered Fairly Valued, reflecting its overall financial health beyond just this single metric.
How does HSBC Bank Malta's Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) compare to PNC and USB?
According to the Banks industry distribution chart, HSBC Bank Malta ranks #309 out of 1035 companies for Owner Earnings per Share (TTM). This puts HSBC Bank Malta in the upper half of its industry. The industry median Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) is 10.60. HSBC Bank Malta's value of 0.20 is 98.1% below this benchmark. Historically, HSBC Bank Malta's own Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) has ranged from 4.91 to 36.54 over the past decade. While the company's 10-year median is 15.57 vs. the industry median of 10.60, HSBC Bank Malta has consistently been below the industry average. See the competitive comparison table and distribution chart on this page for a detailed peer-by-peer breakdown.
What is a good Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) for a Banks company?
The median Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) among Banks companies is 10.60, based on 1,035 companies in the industry. Companies in the top quartile (top 25%) have a Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) significantly above this median, while those in the bottom quartile fall well below. However, Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) should not be evaluated in isolation — investors should consider it alongside profitability, growth, and financial strength metrics. HSBC Bank Malta's current Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) of 0.20 is 98.1% below the industry median. Use the industry distribution chart on this page to see where any company falls relative to its peers.
What does a high Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) mean?
A high Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) can signal that a stock is expensive relative to its fundamentals. Warren Buffett defined owner earnings as reported earnings plus depreciation less average maintenance capital expenditure. View historical data on HSBC Bank Malta. For the Banks industry, the median Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) is 10.60 — values significantly above this may indicate overvaluation, while values below may suggest a bargain or underlying issues. HSBC Bank Malta's current Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) is 0.20, which is 99% below median its own 10-year median of 15.57. However, context matters — high-growth companies often justify higher valuations. Always evaluate alongside other metrics like GF Score™ and GF Value™.
Is HSBC Bank Malta stock overvalued right now?
Based on GuruFocus' analysis, HSBC Bank Malta (MAL:HSB) is currently considered Fairly Valued. The stock's GF Value™ is €1.33, compared to a current price of €1.43 — trading 7.5% above its estimated fair value. The current Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) is 0.20, which is 99% below median its 10-year median of 15.57 and 98.1% below the Banks industry median of 10.60. HSBC Bank Malta's overall GF Score™ is 53/100 with 6 warning signs to review. Investors should evaluate multiple metrics — including profitability, growth, and financial strength — before making a decision.
How is Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) calculated?
Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) is calculated from a company's financial statements. For HSBC Bank Malta (MAL:HSB), the current Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) is 0.20 as of Dec. 2025. GuruFocus calculates this using data sourced from SEC filings and annual reports. See the calculation section and 30-year financial data on this page for the full breakdown.

Is HSBC Bank Malta (MAL:HSB) Overvalued in 2026?

Based on GuruFocus' analysis, HSBC Bank Malta stock appears to be overvalued. The current stock price of €1.43 is trading 7.5% above its estimated GF Value™ of €1.33. GuruFocus considers HSBC Bank Malta to be Fairly Valued.

Key valuation signals for MAL:HSB:

  • Owner Earnings per Share (TTM): 0.20 (99% below median its 10-year median of 15.57)
  • GF Value™: €1.33 vs. price of €1.43 (7.5% above fair value)
  • GF Score™: 53/100 with 6 warning signs
  • Industry Position: 98.1% below the Banks median (#309 of 1035)

No single metric tells the full story. See the MAL:HSB stock analysis page for a complete view including 30-year financials, guru trades, and insider activity.


HSBC Bank Malta Business Description

Address 116 Archbishop Street, Valletta, MLT, VLT 1444
HSBC Bank Malta PLC is a member of the HSBC Group. The Bank provides a comprehensive range of financial services designed to meet the expanding requirements of its large client base of personal and corporate customers. The company's operating segments include Wealth and Personal Banking, Commercial Banking, and Global Markets. It derives maximum revenue from the Wealth and Personal Banking segment, which caters to individual customers, offering personal banking products (current and savings accounts, mortgages and personal loans, credit cards, debit cards, etc.) and wealth management services (insurance and investment products, asset management services, and financial planning services).
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