TISCO Financial Group PCL More encouraging auto loan NPLs
Event: After market close yesterday, TISCO reported 1Q14 net profit of Bt935m (EPS of Bt1.17), up 16% QoQ but down 19% YoY. The results were in line with the market
consensus and our forecasts. Both net interest income and non-interest income came in line, while provisions were slightly higher than our forecast but offset by lowerthan-
expected OPEX. While NPLs from auto loans still rose QoQ, the trend was more encouraging, as the increases decelerated sharply from 4Q13. The company will hold
an analyst meeting on 18 April.
Impact: Loan growth in line, better-than-expected NIM. 1Q14 gross loans were down 3%% QoQ but up 7% YoY, in line with our forecast. The decline in the loan book
was mainly from auto and SME loans. The lower auto loan book (down 2% QoQ) could be due to ongoing repayment and the lower booking of used-cars loans, while
new-car loans should remain quite healthy. Our forecast assumes a gradual improvement in the loan book toward the end of the year; our forecast for 2014 loan
growth is 10%. 1Q14 NIM was flat QoQ at 2.68%. Both asset yield and funding costs were down 6bp QoQ. The better-than-expected NIM was due to the higher LDR
(+borrowing), which increased from 95% in 4Q13 to 101%.
decline was mostly due to lower brokerage income (down 54% YoY). Nevertheless OPEX came in better than our forecast (up 17% QoQ but down 12% YoY), making
1Q14 PPOP better than our forecast by 4%. TISCO continued to deliver a strong costto-income ratio, at 36% for 1Q14.
150bps. NPLs in 1Q14 still increased QoQ to Bt5.4bn (+Bt400m), most of which was from auto loans (+Bt233m) and SME loans (+Bt97m). The new formation from auto
loan NPLs was more encouraging, as the increase decelerated sharply from 4Q13 (+Bt573m). The deceleration in new NPL formation from auto loans was in line with
our expectations and should continue into 2Q14.
Earnings and target price revision
Price catalyst
Action and recommendation
TISCO TB Outperform, Price (at 04:00, 11 Apr 2014 GMT) Bt41.75
Valuation Bt 55.49
- DCF (WACC 13.6%, beta 1.2, ERP 8.0%, RFR 4.0%, TGR 8.3%)
12-month target Bt 55.00
Upside/Downside % +31.7
12-month TSR % +37.2
Volatility Index Low/Medium
GICS sector Banks
Market cap Btm 33,426
Market cap US$m 1,036
Event: After market close yesterday, TISCO reported 1Q14 net profit of Bt935m (EPS of Bt1.17), up 16% QoQ but down 19% YoY. The results were in line with the market
consensus and our forecasts. Both net interest income and non-interest income came in line, while provisions were slightly higher than our forecast but offset by lowerthan-
expected OPEX. While NPLs from auto loans still rose QoQ, the trend was more encouraging, as the increases decelerated sharply from 4Q13. The company will hold
an analyst meeting on 18 April.
Impact: Loan growth in line, better-than-expected NIM. 1Q14 gross loans were down 3%% QoQ but up 7% YoY, in line with our forecast. The decline in the loan book
was mainly from auto and SME loans. The lower auto loan book (down 2% QoQ) could be due to ongoing repayment and the lower booking of used-cars loans, while
new-car loans should remain quite healthy. Our forecast assumes a gradual improvement in the loan book toward the end of the year; our forecast for 2014 loan
growth is 10%. 1Q14 NIM was flat QoQ at 2.68%. Both asset yield and funding costs were down 6bp QoQ. The better-than-expected NIM was due to the higher LDR
(+borrowing), which increased from 95% in 4Q13 to 101%.
- Non-interest income in line, better-than-expected PPOP. 1Q14 non-interest income was in line with our forecast, up 3% QoQ but down 17% YoY. The strong YoY
decline was mostly due to lower brokerage income (down 54% YoY). Nevertheless OPEX came in better than our forecast (up 17% QoQ but down 12% YoY), making
1Q14 PPOP better than our forecast by 4%. TISCO continued to deliver a strong costto-income ratio, at 36% for 1Q14.
- NPLs still rose QoQ, but the trend is encouraging. TISCO set aside Bt1,170m in loan loss provisions in 1Q14, equivalent to 162bp of total loans, vs our forecast of
150bps. NPLs in 1Q14 still increased QoQ to Bt5.4bn (+Bt400m), most of which was from auto loans (+Bt233m) and SME loans (+Bt97m). The new formation from auto
loan NPLs was more encouraging, as the increase decelerated sharply from 4Q13 (+Bt573m). The deceleration in new NPL formation from auto loans was in line with
our expectations and should continue into 2Q14.
Earnings and target price revision
- No change. We will revisit our forecasts after a full review of the results.
Price catalyst
- 12-month price target: Bt55.00 based on a DDM methodology.
- Catalysts: 2Q14 results, used-car NPLs, monthly loan growth.
Action and recommendation
- Maintain OP and TP of Bt55.00
TISCO TB Outperform, Price (at 04:00, 11 Apr 2014 GMT) Bt41.75
Valuation Bt 55.49
- DCF (WACC 13.6%, beta 1.2, ERP 8.0%, RFR 4.0%, TGR 8.3%)
12-month target Bt 55.00
Upside/Downside % +31.7
12-month TSR % +37.2
Volatility Index Low/Medium
GICS sector Banks
Market cap Btm 33,426
Market cap US$m 1,036
