Sparebanken Øst (Hold, TP: NOK49.00) - Scope for generous dividends
On the back of strong fee income and low loan losses, but somewhat elevated cost inflation, SPOG reported a Q1 ROE of 8.9%. Driven by further margin expansion, NII rose 4.9% QOQ, despite slight volume outflows. With an end-Q1 CET1 ratio of 20.4%, versus its 16.8% internal target, we see scope for above-policy dividends going forward. We have made only minor revisions to our 2024–2025e EPS, as higher costs were largely offset by higher fee income. With the stock trading at a 2024e P/E of ~8.6x, we continue to find more attractive risk/reward elsewhere in the sector, and reiterate our HOLD and NOK49 target price.Sparebanken Ost (the Bank) is a Norway-based regional bank. The Bank is engaged in the provision of both banking and financial products and services to individuals and businesses. The Bank's primary market area is the lower part of Buskerud county and the Drammen region. Its product and service offering includes loans, cards, payment services, savings accounts, pension funds, life and non-life insurance, investment services and foreign exchange. As of December 31, 2011, the Bank had such subsidiaries, as Sparebanken Ost Boligkredit AS, a mortgage company; AS Financiering, a car financing company; Sparebanken Ost Eiendom AS, which was engaged in real estate development and operations, and Ost Prosjekt AS, a subsidiary supporting the Bank's activities. As of December 31, 2011, the Bank's largest shareholder was MP Pensjon (9.89%).
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