Markets were calmer last week as investors continue to look towards potential rate cuts in the US in September. Chair Jerome Powell at his Jackson Hole speech on Friday, 23 August, sent strong signals that the Fed is ready to cut key rates. “The time has come for policy to adjust. The direction of travel is clear". Markets now price up to 100bp in US key rates cut till the end of the year and a further 125bp of cuts next year. We view the macro backdrop as supportive for EM credit, while new sup...
We believe that Turkish banks passed the lowest point of the year in terms of net interest margins (NIM) in 2Q24. With some aspects of full-year guidance tweaked after the first-half reporting season, we now expect these banks' performance to be broadly in line with the updated FY24 targets.
We anticipate that the relaxation of the regulatory framework and a return to more conventional policies will positively impact the banking sector. TL commercial loan/deposit spreads (front book), which had plummeted to as low as -18% by the end of June, have reached 6.6%, thanks to the removal of a cap on lending rates and lower deposit rates. Taking these favourable developments and strong 2Q23 results into account, we are raising our aggregate FY23 NI estimate for the sector by 10%. We now fo...
While key central bank meetings passed this week without any major upset, the short-term outlook for EM is likely to be driven by global risk factors such as US banking system concerns and the debt ceiling. Spread widening could open up value given expectations for a more supportive medium-term backdrop.
With signs of some stabilisation in global markets, EM credit performed well this week. We see potential for the positive momentum to be sustained in the near term, with spreads still at elevated levels and EM nations largely insulated from recent banking stresses.
Buying opportunities in EM bonds? Yes, if you believe the key rates hiking cycle is soon at its end… Next week we hope the volatility amplitude will calm down following contained stress in financial markets caused by recent troubles in the US and EU banking systems, emergency actions and further tightening of monetary conditions. EM credit spreads technically widened recently, and cautious demand emerged. In this report we review our trade ideas we made before the storm started.
3Q22 NI in line with our estimate: Vakifbank reported bank-only net income of TL5.59bn in 3Q22 (-20% q/q) (RoE: 26.1%), in line with our forecast of TL5.48bn and higher than the consensus estimate of TL4.90bn. Net income would exceed our forecast if the bank did not set aside TL5.5bn free provisions , rather thanTL5.0bn included in our numbers, thanks to lower than expected loan loss provisions. As such, net income in 9M22 reached TL15.6bn (29.2% RoE), vs. TL2.2bn in 9M21. The management retaine...
EME Equity Market – August 2022 Market performance – Turkey the biggest winner, in a predominantly bad month. The MSCI EM Europe Index declined 1.2% mom in EUR and 2.8% mom in USD terms. Turkey’s ISE index outperformed all other indices, adding 24.9% mom in EUR terms and 25.1% in local currency terms. Hungary’s benchmark, the BUX Index, added 1.1% mom and 0.2% mom in EUR and HUF terms, respectively. Greece’s ASE Index had a muted performance and added only 0.6% mom. All the other indices across ...
Isbank (-/B3/B-) reported net income of TRY22,972m in 1H22, up 467.3% YoY, and TRY14,540m in 2Q22, up 72.4% QoQ. Vakif (-/B2/B-) reported net income of TRY10,019m in 1H22, up 610.3% YoY, and TRY7,016m in 2Q22, up 133.7% QoQ. Coca-Cola Icecek AS (BBB-/-/BBB-; Net Debt/ EBITDA ratio: 1.03x) reported 2Q/6M22 financial results on Tuesday, 9 August. Turk Telekomunikasyon AS (B+/-/B; Net Debt/ EBITDA ratio: 1.43x) published 2Q/6M22 financial results on Monday, 8 August.
2Q22 NI in line with our estimate: Vakifbank reported bank-only net income of TL7.02bn in 2Q22 (+134% q/q) (RoE: 36.0%), in line with our forecast of TL7.21bn and higher than the consensus estimate of TL6.66bn. While loan loss provisions were higher than our estimates, this was offset by lower-than-expected tax expense. As such, net income in 1H22 reached TL10.0bn (30.3% RoE), vs. TL1.4bn in 1H21. We revised our FY22 NI estimate to TL30.7bn from TL33.8bn as we incorporate high provision expe...
We anticipate net earnings growth of 304% for the banks in our coverage in 2022, driven by higher CPI linker income, which translates into an average ROE of 41%. While this level of ROE has not been seen in recent years, we believe it is more accurate to look at the ‘real’ return on equity, rather than the nominal level, considering the high inflation level. We expect CPI to end the year at 57%, and a return below inflation therefore means a contraction in banks’ equity in real terms. While ther...
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