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Michael Makdad
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SMFG's strengths in consumer finance and credit cards help drive higher-than-peers level of returns.

No-moat Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group, or SMFG, reported solid first-quarter earnings for fiscal 2018 that were in line with expectations, and revealed early signs of success from their cost-cutting efforts. Net profit was JPY 227.084 billion, which is down 6% compared with last year's strong first quarter, but still well-ahead of management's guidance and 32% of their full-year target. We maintain our fair value estimate of JPY 5,000, and believe the stock is undervalued.
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Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group Inc.

Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group is a holding company of the group mainly engaged in the provision of finance services. Co. offers services include deposits, loans, securities transaction, securities investment, domestic and foreign exchange, futures trading, bond fiduciary and registration, trust, security investment trust and insurance over-the-counter sales; leasing business; securities business; consumer finance, automobile sale finance business, venture capital business, business consulting, membership business, loan business, factoring, system development, information processing, money collection, swap related and investment adviser, among others.

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Michael Makdad

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