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Gerald Muriuki

The Co-operative Bank of Kenya Plc (NSE: COOP) 1H20 Earnings Note

The Co-operative Bank of Kenya Ltd (NSE: COOP) announced 3.6% y/y fall in 1H20 Earnings per Share (EPS) to KES 1.23 slightly ahead of expected KES 1.14 on slower-than-expected provisions. The growth was slackened by 57.9% y/y increase in provisions and 11.3% y/y increase in other operating expenses against a 5.3% y/y growth in operating income. Net Interest Income (NII) grew impressively by 11.6% y/y to KES 15.9Bn as Non-interest revenue (NIR) backtracked 5.1% y/y (33.3% q/q) in what we attribute to slow transactional banking activity impacted by the ensuing pandemic. Total operating expenses before provisions grew 11.3% y/y on account of a fast rise in staff costs, up 15.5% y/y to KES 6.6Bn. The balance sheet grew 19.6% y/y primarily driven by investment in government securities (27.2% y/y), with the loan book expanding 5.7% y/y (-1.5% q/q) to KES 272.2Bn. We maintain our long term BUY rating on COOP at fair value estimate of KES 13.96

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Co-operative Bank of Kenya

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Genghis Capital
Genghis Capital

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Gerald Muriuki

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