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Banca Sistema - FY17 result and a closer look at factoring income

Banca Sistema (BST) reported moderate earnings growth for FY17 with factoring income tempered by mix and price effects while SME loan interest contracted as the book is run off. Positives included strong growth in factoring turnover and pension and salary backed lending with benefits to flow through in FY18 and beyond. Capital ratios indicate good headroom for further growth. The shares are cautiously rated relative to peers and publication of the business plan expected in April is a potential positive catalyst.
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Banca Sistema

Banca Sistema SpA is an Italy-based commercial bank. The Bank primarily operates within the corporate segment. It specializes in providing factoring services to companies, including factoring with and without recourse, reverse factoring, credit management, value-added tax (VAT) receivables, maturity factoring, as well as receivables certification. Furthermore, its product portfolio comprises: current accounts, time deposits, medium-term loans and a range of guarantees for public bodies, urbanization costs, real estate exchanges, as well as for alternative energy businesses, among others. The Bank offers an online platform to facilitate customers the products management. It also provides a number of services within the retail area, such as savings and current accounts. The Bank operates branches in Italy and the United Kingdom. It operates through Beta Stepstone.

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Andrew Mitchell

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