Sparebank 1 SMN (Hold, TP: NOK167.00) - Still-strong profitability
Helped by still-high NII and continued fee income momentum, MING reported a strong Q2 ROE of 15.4%, despite elevated cost inflation and somewhat soft trading income. Moreover, loan losses remained modest at NOK47m (8bp). That said, with the stock trading at a 2024e P/B of ~1.23x and 2025–2026e ROEs of ~13%, we continue to see a more attractive risk/reward elsewhere in the sector. Thus, we reiterate our HOLD and NOK167 target price.SpareBank 1 SMN is an independent, regional finance house. Through the SpareBank 1 Alliance and its own subsidiaries (the Bank), Co. has access to products in the fields of financing, savings and investment, insurance and money transfer services. At its Offices business area, the bank provides advice to retail customers, farm sector customers, pools/associations, one-person businesses and small and medium businesses. The Corporate business area focuses on financial counselling in investment and operations financing, domestic and foreign money transfers, fixed income and currency hedging, investment of surplus liquidity and insurance of individuals and buildings/operating equipment.
DNB Markets is the investment banking arm of DNB Bank ASA and is focused primarily on the Nordic region, as well as internationally on niches such as global shipping, energy and related services, and seafood. DNB Markets offers services in FICC, Equities and Investment Banking advisory from offices in Oslo, Stockholm, London, Singapore and New York. Equity research coverage is offered on c250 Nordic companies. DNB was ranked no.2 in Extel Nordic Research 2017. The DNB Markets’ Credit and FICC Macro & FX Research teams are repeatedly highly rated by Prospera Nordic Institutional Investor Surveys.
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