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Syavash Pahore
EUR 4.08 For Business Accounts Only

Faysal Bank Limited - Recent Price Performance Remains Unjustified

  • Islamic conversion for FABL has more hurdles than benefits in the short term including reduced yields on advances due to re-profiling, inability to participate in PIBs and the lack of sufficient Ijarah Sukuk issues to channel liquidity.
  • Over the longer term, provided a credible Islamic brand is established, high double digit asset growth is possible, similar to Meezan Bank’s case in the past.
  • The stock has increased 45% 2018TD on bonus issue excitement and rumors of a potential sell off – resultantly our PT of PKR20/share (bonus-adjusted) offers 22% potential downside from last close.
  • If the bank is maintained as a conventional bank, however, our valuation suggests a PKR29/share valuation.
Underlying
Faysal Bank Ltd.

Faysal Bank is a bank holding company based in Pakistan. Through its subsidiaries, Co. is engaged in banking related activities.

Provider
Elixir Securities
Elixir Securities

Elixir Securities Pakistan is a Corporate Member of the Pakistan Stock Exchange & Pakistan Mercantile Exchange and is one of the leading securities brokerage & investment banking firms in Pakistan, established since 1994. Our principal business activities include all aspects of Pakistan’s Capital Markets covering Securities Brokerage (Equities, Fixed Income and Commodities), Corporate Finance & Capital Markets Advisory (M&A, ECM, DCM) and Investment Research (Economics & Securities). We are one of the most active & aggressive Broker-Dealers in Pakistan executing trades for most of the Top 20 Global Brokers with unmatched corporate access credentials and have successfully advised and closed on some landmark ECM transactions in the history of Pakistan including the largest deal in frontier Asia (USD 1.02 billion). Our Clients include foreign and domestic financial institutions (Banks, Asset Managers, Insurance Companies, Pension Funds) corporates, HNWI’s and retail investors. This is supported by a very strong and independent research capability, which is quoted regularly in both local and international media.

Elixir Securities Pakistan is the proud recipient of many awards & recognitions including AsiaMoney’s Brokers Poll 2017, FinanceAsia’s Pakistan Best Investment Bank and Best Broker 2017, The Asset’s Best Brokerage House in Pakistan 2016, Asiamoney’s “Best Domestic Equity House 2015 in Pakistan”, The Asset Triple A Country Awards 2015 - Pakistan “Deal of the Year” and “Deal of the Year-Highly Commended”, CFA Society of Pakistan Awards for Year 2015 “Best Research Analyst (1st Rank), CFA Society of Pakistan Awards for Year 2014 “Best Research Analyst (1st Rank)”, “Best Trader” 2nd Runner-up (3rd Rank), The Asset Triple A Country Awards 2014’s “Best Deal in Pakistan” and Capital Finance International’s nomination for “Best Equity Research in Pakistan 2010”.

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Syavash Pahore

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