Banco de Chile (NYSE:BCH) Bolsters Funding While Near-Term Momentum Shows Caution

Recent bond placements and ratings actions strengthen funding and liquidity, while mixed momentum indicators signal constrained upside in the coming weeks.

Recent News

On July 21, 2025 Banco de Chile announced placement of Serie GB bonds totaling 150,000 Chilean UF, maturing September 1, 2034, at an average placement rate of 3.13%.

On August 27, 2025 the bank reported placement of Serie HN bonds totaling 550,000 Chilean UF, maturing December 1, 2039, at an average rate of 3.06%.

On September 20, 2025 an analyst publication revised its coverage to a Hold (upgrade from Sell), citing recent corporate actions and valuation; the note included a $32.00 price target.

Technical Analysis

ADX / DI+ / DI-: ADX at 20.45 indicates an emerging trend strength; DI+ at 24.88 completed a dip-and-reversal, producing a bullish directional signal while DI- at 18.54 also completed a dip-and-reversal but remains below DI+, leaving the near-term directional bias mildly positive relative to the current WMDST valuation of under-valued.

MACD: MACD at 0.24 sits below the signal line (signal 0.27) and the MACD trend shows a peak-and-reversal, signaling bearish momentum that counters the DI+ directional edge and pressures upside continuation over the next weeks.

MRO and RSI: MRO at 29.82 sits positive, indicating the price sits above the internal target and implies downward pressure toward that target; the MRO peak-and-reversal amplifies that pressure. RSI at 51.73 with a peak-and-reversal profile also points to weakening upward momentum from a neutral level.

Price, Moving Averages, Ichimoku, Bollinger: Last close $30.01 near the 20-day average $30.11 and below the 12-day EMA $30.17 (EMA showing a peak-and-reversal). Price trades above the 50-day average $29.31 and 200-day average $27.31, supporting medium-term support while short-term indicators favor consolidation inside the $29.6–$30.6 Bollinger band boundaries.

 


Fundamental Analysis

Earnings: Reported EPS $0.62 versus an estimate $0.65, a shortfall of $0.03 or a -4.62% EPS surprise. Forward EPS sits at $0.63 with forward P/E 46.18x, reflecting elevated multiples versus typical regional bank levels.

Valuation Multiples: Trailing P/E 46.53x sits above the industry peer mean of 40.50x and above the industry peer median of 39.91x. Price-to-book 0.52 sits below the industry peer mean 0.90 and below the industry peer median 0.99, with a P/B QoQ change of +7.57% and YoY change of +18.51%—evidence of book-value recovery relative to recent quarters.

Cash Flow & Capital: Free cash flow $449,203,000,000 yields 15.47%, materially above the industry peer mean free-cash-flow yield of ~0.96%; free cash flow yield shows QoQ and YoY declines in the provided metrics but remains a strong absolute yield. Enterprise value $15,723,114,627,991 versus market cap $2,904,394,627,991 and net debt $9,575,016,000,000 reflect significant leverage in enterprise valuation.

Profitability & Growth: Net income $304,867,000,000 and total revenue $756,177,000,000. Return on assets 0.57% and return on equity 5.48% both slipped on QoQ and YoY comparisons. Reported revenue growth year-over-year 59.99% contrasts with headline-level revenue growth of -2.59% (different reported measures), while reported earnings growth indicators show declines (earnings growth -10.15%; earnings growth QoQ -177.35%; earnings growth YoY -207.98%).

Leverage & Efficiency: Debt-to-assets 24.04% compares with an industry peer mean 13.27%, median 16.13% and industry peer high 22.30%; debt-to-equity 2.302 indicates a leveraged equity base consistent with a large deposit-funded bank. Asset turnover 0.01412 sits slightly above the industry peer mean 0.01129, reflecting bank business model characteristics rather than high asset turnover.

WMDST Valuation Summary: The current valuation as determined by WMDST labels the stock under-valued. That view rests on a low price-to-book multiple and a high free-cash-flow yield versus peers, offset by elevated P/E multiples and pressure in short-term earnings metrics.

MOST-RECENT QUARTERLY REPORT
REPORT PERIOD ENDING: 2025-06-30
REPORT DATE: 2025-07-31
NEXT REPORT DATE: 2025-10-31
CASH FLOW  Begin Period Cash Flow 4.9 T
 Operating Cash Flow 463.9 B
 Capital Expenditures -14.65 B
 Change In Working Capital -260.20 B
 Dividends Paid
 Cash Flow Delta 587.0 B
 End Period Cash Flow 5.5 T
 
INCOME STATEMENT REVENUE
 Total Revenue 756.2 B
 Forward Revenue 39.5 B
COSTS
 Cost Of Revenue
 Depreciation 13.6 B
 Depreciation and Amortization 23.7 B
 Research and Development
 Total Operating Expenses
PROFITABILITY
 Gross Profit
 EBITDA
 EBIT
 Operating Income
 Interest Income 681.0 B
 Interest Expense 250.2 B
 Net Interest Income 430.8 B
 Income Before Tax 385.3 B
 Tax Provision 80.4 B
 Tax Rate 20.878 %
 Net Income 304.9 B
 Net Income From Continuing Operations 304.9 B
EARNINGS
 EPS Estimate 0.65
 EPS Actual 0.62
 EPS Difference -0.03
 EPS Surprise -4.615 %
 Forward EPS 0.63
 
BALANCE SHEET ASSETS
 Total Assets 53.3 T
 Intangible Assets 164.8 B
 Net Tangible Assets 5.4 T
 Total Current Assets
 Cash and Short-Term Investments
 Cash 3.2 T
 Net Receivables 180.3 B
 Inventory
 Long-Term Investments
LIABILITIES
 Accounts Payable 401.4 B
 Short-Term Debt 657.0 M
 Total Current Liabilities
 Net Debt 9.6 T
 Total Debt 12.8 T
 Total Liabilities 47.8 T
EQUITY
 Total Equity 5.6 T
 Retained Earnings 2.7 T
VALUATION & PER-SHARE METRICS EQUITY & PER-SHARE METRICS
 Book Value Per-Share 55.11
 Shares Outstanding 101.017 B
 Revenue Per-Share 7.49
VALUATION
 Market Capitalization 2.9 T
 Enterprise Value 15.7 T
 Enterprise Multiple
Enterprise Multiple QoQ
Enterprise Multiple YoY
Enterprise Multiple IPRWA
 EV/R 20.793
CAPITAL STRUCTURE
 Asset To Equity 9.577
 Asset To Liability 1.117
 Debt To Capital 0.697
 Debt To Assets 0.24
Debt To Assets QoQ 3.616 %
Debt To Assets YoY 207.272 %
Debt To Assets IPRWA BCH: 0.24
high: 0.223
median: 0.161
mean: 0.133
low: 0.006
 Debt To Equity 2.302
Debt To Equity QoQ -0.426 %
Debt To Equity YoY 193.29 %
Debt To Equity IPRWA high: 4.097
median: 2.365
BCH: 2.302
mean: 1.913
low: 0.079
PRICE-BASED VALUATION
 Price To Book (P/B) 0.522
Price To Book QoQ 7.567 %
Price To Book YoY 18.507 %
Price To Book IPRWA high: 3.278
median: 0.995
mean: 0.895
BCH: 0.522
low: 0.0
 Price To Earnings (P/E) 46.533
Price To Earnings QoQ 23.953 %
Price To Earnings YoY 36.006 %
Price To Earnings IPRWA high: 80.502
BCH: 46.533
mean: 40.496
median: 39.912
low: 0.013
 PE/G Ratio -4.587
 Price To Sales (P/S) 3.841
Price To Sales QoQ 13.946 %
Price To Sales YoY 25.307 %
Price To Sales IPRWA high: 28.205
mean: 5.705
median: 5.436
BCH: 3.841
low: 0.005
FORWARD MULTIPLES
Forward P/E 46.175
Forward PE/G -4.552
Forward P/S 73.598
EFFICIENCY OPERATIONAL
 Operating Leverage
ASSET & SALES
 Asset Turnover Ratio 0.014
Asset Turnover Ratio QoQ -3.749 %
Asset Turnover Ratio YoY 1.583 %
Asset Turnover Ratio IPRWA high: 0.024
BCH: 0.014
median: 0.012
mean: 0.011
low: 0.003
 Receivables Turnover 3.285
Receivables Turnover Ratio QoQ 0.591 %
Receivables Turnover Ratio YoY -25.061 %
Receivables Turnover Ratio IPRWA high: 3.454
BCH: 3.285
mean: 0.344
median: 0.304
low: 0.17
 Inventory Turnover
Inventory Turnover Ratio QoQ
Inventory Turnover Ratio YoY
Inventory Turnover Ratio IPRWA
 Days Sales Outstanding (DSO) 27.78
CASH CYCLE
 Cash Conversion Cycle Days (CCC)
Cash Conversion Cycle Days QoQ
Cash Conversion Cycle Days YoY
Cash Conversion Cycle Days IPRWA
CAPITAL DEPLOYMENT
 Cash Conversion Ratio
 CapEx To Revenue -0.019
 CapEx To Depreciation -1.078
 
CAPITAL, LIQUIDITY & COVERAGE CAPITAL STRUCTURE
 Total Capital 18.3 T
 Net Invested Capital 18.3 T
 Invested Capital 18.3 T
 Net Tangible Assets 5.4 T
 Net Working Capital
LIQUIDITY
 Cash Ratio
 Current Ratio
Current Ratio QoQ
Current Ratio YoY
Current Ratio IPRWA
 Quick Ratio
Quick Ratio QoQ
Quick Ratio YoY
Quick Ratio IPRWA
COVERAGE & LEVERAGE
 Debt To EBITDA
 Cost Of Debt 1.566 %
 Interest Coverage Ratio
Interest Coverage Ratio QoQ
Interest Coverage Ratio YoY
Interest Coverage Ratio IPRWA
 Operating Cash Flow Ratio
TIMING / LIQUIDITY
 Days Payables Outstanding (DPO)
DIVIDENDS
 Dividend Coverage Ratio
 Dividend Payout Ratio
 Dividend Rate
 Dividend Yield
PERFORMANCE GROWTH
 Asset Growth Rate -0.835 %
 Revenue Growth -2.587 %
Revenue Growth QoQ -732.518 %
Revenue Growth YoY 59.988 %
Revenue Growth IPRWA high: 29.43 %
median: 29.43 %
mean: 17.635 %
BCH: -2.587 %
low: -19.894 %
 Earnings Growth -10.145 %
Earnings Growth QoQ -177.354 %
Earnings Growth YoY -207.983 %
Earnings Growth IPRWA high: 56.85 %
mean: -0.612 %
median: -3.226 %
BCH: -10.145 %
low: -38.235 %
MARGINS
 Gross Margin
Gross Margin QoQ
Gross Margin YoY
Gross Margin IPRWA
 EBIT Margin
EBIT Margin QoQ
EBIT Margin YoY
EBIT Margin IPRWA
 Return On Sales (ROS)
Return On Sales QoQ
Return On Sales YoY
Return On Sales IPRWA
CASH FLOW
 Free Cash Flow (FCF) 449.2 B
 Free Cash Flow Yield 15.466 %
Free Cash Flow Yield QoQ -68.486 %
Free Cash Flow Yield YoY -184.265 %
Free Cash Flow Yield IPRWA BCH: 15.466 %
high: 7.03 %
mean: 0.956 %
median: -2.618 %
low: -3.9 %
 Free Cash Growth -65.02 %
Free Cash Growth QoQ -9.464 %
Free Cash Growth YoY -121.389 %
Free Cash Growth IPRWA high: 353.711 %
mean: 23.103 %
median: -50.085 %
BCH: -65.02 %
low: -812.632 %
 Free Cash To Net Income 1.473
 Cash Flow Margin 43.552 %
 Cash Flow To Earnings 1.08
VALUE & RETURNS
 Economic Value Added 0.02
 Return On Assets (ROA) 0.569 %
Return On Assets QoQ -8.521 %
Return On Assets YoY -2.901 %
Return On Assets IPRWA high: 0.613 %
BCH: 0.569 %
median: 0.409 %
mean: 0.336 %
low: 0.049 %
 Return On Capital Employed (ROCE)
 Return On Equity (ROE) 0.055
Return On Equity QoQ -10.185 %
Return On Equity YoY -9.652 %
Return On Equity IPRWA BCH: 0.055
high: 0.053
mean: 0.03
median: 0.028
low: 0.004
 DuPont ROE 5.561 %
 Return On Invested Capital (ROIC)
Return On Invested Capital QoQ
Return On Invested Capital YoY
Return On Invested Capital IPRWA

Six-Week Outlook

Mixed technical signals create a consolidation-biased near-term map. Directional indicators favor a mild bullish tilt, but MACD and MRO peak-and-reversal patterns argue for limited immediate upside and potential mean-reversion toward internal targets. Expect price to oscillate around $30 with low-to-moderate volatility; a clear MACD recovery above its signal line would shift momentum toward renewed appreciation, while continued MACD weakness and a falling MRO would favor further consolidation or modest pullback. Swing traders should monitor momentum confirmation rather than rely solely on moving-average positioning when assessing short-term directional shifts.

About Banco de Chile

Banco de Chile (NYSE:BCH) delivers a comprehensive array of financial services, establishing itself as a key player in the Chilean banking landscape since its inception in 1893. Headquartered in Santiago, Banco de Chile caters to a wide-ranging clientele including individuals, small and medium enterprises, large corporations, and affluent families. The bank offers a variety of financial products such as checking and savings accounts, credit and debit cards, and a spectrum of loan options including mortgage, consumer, and commercial loans. Beyond traditional banking, Banco de Chile provides investment and wealth management services, which encompass mutual fund management, stock brokerage, and insurance solutions. The bank supports international trade by facilitating cross-border transactions and foreign currency exchanges. In corporate finance, it advises on mergers, acquisitions, and debt restructuring, showcasing its expertise in complex financial operations. Banco de Chile prioritizes innovation, integrating advanced digital banking solutions to ensure secure and efficient customer transactions. With an extensive network of branches under the Banco de Chile and Banco Edwards brands, the bank remains committed to promoting economic growth and financial stability both within Chile and in the broader region.



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