Genghis Capital - KCB Group Ltd (KCB) KCB Group Plc (NSE: KCB) 3Q20 Earnings Note

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Genghis Capital

Gerald Muriuki

KCB Group Plc (NSE: KCB) 3Q20 Earnings Note

KCB Group Plc (NSE: KCB) reported 43.3% y/y (+151.9% q/q) drop in 3Q20 Earnings per Share (EPS) to KES 3.39. The turn in profitability was mainly due to 244.3% y/y increase in Loan loss provisions (LLP) to KES 20.0Bn. Net Interest Income (NII) grew 10.6% y/y to KES 47.9Bn while Non-interest Revenue (NIR) fell 5.0% y/y to KES 21.3Bn. Other operating expenses remained steady (-0.2% y/y). The balance sheet grew 11.5% y/y to KES 972.0Bn driven by the 15.5% y/y rise in deposits to KES 772.7Bn coupled with 8.1% y/y (+1.1% q/q) rise in the loan book to KES 577.5Bn. Government securities grew robustly at 42.8% y/y to KES 236.2Bn on risk averseness occasioned by the economic effects of the Covid-19 pandemic. We are currently reviewing our banking sector coverage amidst the significant and higher than expected increase in provisioning levels ahead of our Playbook 2021. However, current trading metrics (P/B 0.8x and Dividend yield of 10.6%) offer opportunity for long-term investors.

13/11/2020 4 EN

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KCB Group Ltd

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KE0000000315 Nairobi Securities Exchange Kenya

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Genghis Capital

Genghis Capital is an innovative and customer focused Investment Bank licensed by the Capital Markets Authority (CMA). Founded in 2008, Genghis is one of the leading investment banks in Kenya. Since its establishment, Genghis has achieved tremendous growth to offer a well-diversified portfolio of financial services that includes:

i. Securities(Equity/Debt) Trading
ii. Research
iii. Wealth Management services
iv. Investment Advisory & Management via the GenCap Unit Trusts
v. Corporate Finance & Transaction Advisory services

The Kenyan Capital Markets continue to develop in size, scope and sophistication. With this is an increasing demand for more specialized and personalized brokerage service and we at Genghis Capital are glad to be able to offer you this service. Our strength lies in ensuring our clients are up to speed with developments at the stock market and the economy. Research and technology remains our competitive and comparative advantage hence Experience, Expertise and Professionalism are some of the qualities you can expect from our team.

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Gerald Muriuki

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KCB Group Plc (NSE: KCB) 3Q20 Earnings Note

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