Nigeria Banking Sector Coverage - December 2011 'Bad ... - Imara
Nigeria Banking Sector Coverage - December 2011 'Bad ... - Imara
Nigeria Banking Sector Coverage - December 2011 'Bad ... - Imara
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EQUITY RESEARCH<br />
NIGERIA<br />
DECEMBER <strong>2011</strong><br />
BANKING<br />
Guaranty Trust Bank plc (GTB) was incorporated as a<br />
limited liability company licensed to provide<br />
commercial and other banking services to the <strong>Nigeria</strong>n<br />
public in 1990. The bank commenced operations in<br />
February 1991, and in September 1996, became a<br />
publicly quoted company. GTB undertook its second<br />
share offering in 2004 and successfully raised over NGN<br />
11bn, ensuring it was satisfactorily poised to meet the<br />
NGN 25bn minimum capital base for banks introduced<br />
by the CBN in 2005. In 2007, the bank became the first<br />
<strong>Nigeria</strong>n financial institution to undertake a USD 350m<br />
regulation S Eurobond issue and a USD 750m London<br />
listed GDR Offer. In <strong>December</strong> 2009, GTB successfully<br />
completed the first tranche of its USD 200m corporate<br />
bond. Along with the <strong>Nigeria</strong>n operations, the bank has<br />
five offshore bank subsidiaries in the Gambia, Sierra<br />
Leone, Ghana, Liberia and in the UK. The group has a<br />
branch network of 186.<br />
• One of our preferred picks in the sector, GTB<br />
continues to perform well with consistent<br />
performance indicators.<br />
• After a relatively flat earnings growth performance in<br />
FY 09, attributable earnings for FY 10 were NGN<br />
38.9bn, up 36.02%. This was largely due to a fall in<br />
provisions, however, as a flat revenue performance<br />
and rising costs impeded operating income growth.<br />
• Earnings for 9M 11 closed the period at NGN 40.5bn,<br />
an increase of 33.30%, boosted by extraordinary<br />
income.<br />
• All Zenon related exposures were settled with AMCON<br />
by the H1 11 results to June.<br />
• Using a DCF valuation, we arrive at a target price for<br />
GTB of NGN 19.34, representing 36.2% upside on its<br />
current share price of NGN 14.20. GTB remains our<br />
number one pick in the sector. Forward earnings and<br />
dividend yields add weight to our recommendation,<br />
justifying its premium relative ratings. BUY.<br />
Recommendation<br />
BUY<br />
Bloomberg Code<br />
GUARANTY:NL<br />
Current Price (NGN) 14.2<br />
Current Price (USc) 8.8<br />
Target Price (NGN) 19.3<br />
Target Price (USc) 11.9<br />
Upside (%) 36.2<br />
Liquidity<br />
Market Cap (NGN m) 417 923<br />
Shares (m) 29 431<br />
Free Float (est. %) 82.3<br />
Ave. daily vol ('000) - 1 yr. 19 989<br />
Price Performance<br />
Price, 12 months ago (NGN) 13.2<br />
Change (%) 7.9<br />
Price, 6 months ago (NGN) 16.3<br />
Change (%) (13.1)<br />
Financials (NGN m) 31 Dec F2010 <strong>2011</strong>F 2012F<br />
Loans & Advances 604 093 675 943 769 672<br />
Net Interest Income (excl. Provisions) 83 853 96 872 134 825<br />
Non-Interest Income 39 566 52 857 61 931<br />
Attributable Earnings 38 890 52 630 69 300<br />
EPS (kobo) 166.8 202.9 213.7<br />
DPS (kobo) 100.0 121.7 128.2<br />
NAV/Share (kobo) 944.6 991.3 933.5<br />
Valuation Ratios Current <strong>2011</strong>F 2012F<br />
Earnings Yield* (%) 11.7 14.3 15.0<br />
Dividend Yield (%) 7.0 8.6 9.0<br />
PE* (x) 8.5 7.9 6.0<br />
PBV (x) 1.8 1.6 1.4<br />
RoaA (%) 3.5 3.9 4.1<br />
RoaE (%) 18.6 21.9 24.5<br />
Net Interest Margin (%) 7.2 6.9 7.9<br />
Cost to Income Ratio (%) 52.9 45.5 45.9<br />
* - trailing<br />
1.5<br />
GT Bank vs NSE ASI ( Rebased)<br />
Strengths<br />
Weaknesses<br />
1.4<br />
1.3<br />
1.2<br />
Top tier bank<br />
IT driven<br />
Relatively small branch network compared<br />
to other top tier players<br />
1.1<br />
1<br />
0.9<br />
Strong brand<br />
Consistenly solid performance ratios<br />
Zenon exposure<br />
(AMCON should resolve)<br />
0.8<br />
0.7<br />
0.6<br />
0.5<br />
17-Nov-10<br />
17-Dec-10<br />
17-Jan-11<br />
17-Feb-11<br />
17-Mar-11<br />
17-Apr-11<br />
17-May-11<br />
17-Jun-11<br />
17-Jul-11<br />
17-Aug-11<br />
17-Sep-11<br />
17-Oct-11<br />
17-Nov-11<br />
Opportunities<br />
Threats<br />
SSA expansion<br />
Large oil & gas exposure, so negative<br />
Focused on top end of the market, so movement in oil prices could have large<br />
remaining market segments potential area impact on loans and advances<br />
GT Bank<br />
NSE ASI<br />
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