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Iris Tan
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PSBC’s 2018 Net Profit Growth Slowed, Strong Growth Momentum and Solid Deposit Base Remained Intact

No-moat Postal Savings Bank of China’s, or PSBC’s, 2018 net profit growth of 9.8% was lower than our expectation for mid-single digit growth. We believe the slower bottom-line growth was primarily a result of increased credit costs in response to the regulator’s call for strict bad debt classification and prudent provision as the economy slowed, while core earning growth remained strong. Credit costs nearly doubled to 1.4% from 0.78% in 2017. We retain our HKD 5.50 fair value estimate. The stock...
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Postal Savings Bank of China Co. Ltd. Class H

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Morningstar
Morningstar

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Iris Tan

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