Research and consultancy, Tabbush Report

Daniel Tabbush

Research and consultancy

Tabbush Report

We provide research and consultancy on Asian banks. Our focus is on what we call “Asian bank research, without the noise.” We are interested in the most critical swing-factors for banks, the NPL and credit cycle, and where we believe there is a gap between perception and reality. We often focus on the less studied components of bank financial statements.  Our research is highly thematic, sometimes examining unlisted banks and companies as a window on mainstream banks. 

Being independent allows us to look at smaller banks, often overlooked by others. Analysis of BIS bank guidelines in the context of Asia, is also a focal point, while we also analyze global banks operating in the region. We use what we believe is the most comprehensive, reliable financials database, SNL Financial. S&P Capital IQ augments our database, with corporate data and CEIC, with economics. 

Asian bank research, without the noise.

Equity Bottom-Up

Bank Of Ningbo Co Ltd A / Equity Bottom-Up

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<li>Bank of Ningbo saw its margins decline dramatically from 1.79% to 1.55% from 3Q22 to 3Q23. This is of concern for earnings power in coming quarters. </li>
<li>The bank's loan-to-deposit ratio (LDR) is now down to 73% from 78% YoY which tends to act as a dampener on NIM and core income. </li>
<li>Credit metrics are worsening with NPLs up from RMB7.9bn to RMB9.3bn YoY in 3Q23. This rise is not easily visible in the NPL ratio due to rising total loans. </li>
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Bank of Ningbo saw its margins decline dramatically from 1.79% to 1.55% from 3Q22 to 3Q23. This is of concern for earnings power in coming quarters. 
The bank's loan-to-deposit ratio (LDR) is now down to 73% from 78% YoY which tends to act as a dampener on NIM and core income. 
Credit metrics are worsening with NPLs up from RMB7.9bn to RMB9.3bn YoY in 3Q23. This rise is not easily visible in the NPL ratio due to rising total loans. 


Bank of Ningbo - 24bps NIM Decline, Lower LDR, 18% Higher NPLs

Articles from Caixin Global, Caixin Global

Caixin Global

Articles from Caixin Global

Caixin is a media group dedicated to providing financial and business news through periodicals, online content, mobile apps, conferences, books and TV/video programs. Caixin aims to blaze a trail that helps traditional media prosper in the new media age through integrated multimedia platforms.

News from Caixin

<ul><li>HSBC Holdings Plc Wednesday reported a $3 billion write-down on its stake in a Chinese bank, underscoring challenges the British lender faces in one of its key growth markets.</li><li>Europe’s largest bank by assets took a charge on its 19.03% holding in Bank of Communications Co. Ltd. (<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/601328.SH" target="_blank" rel="noopener">601328.SH</a> +1.41%), one of China’s biggest state-owned banks, after a reassessment of the accounting value-in-use, the bank said in a release of its fourth quarter financial results.</li><li>The reassessment compared the future cash flow from the asset, discounted for underlying risk, with the stake’s carrying value, which measures the cost of the asset minus depreciation factors.</li></ul>

HSBC Holdings Plc Wednesday reported a $3 billion write-down on its stake in a Chinese bank, underscoring challenges the British lender faces in one of its key growth markets.Europe’s largest bank by assets took a charge on its 19.03% holding in Bank of Communications Co. Ltd. (601328.SH +1.41%), one of China’s biggest state-owned banks, after a reassessment of the accounting value-in-use, the bank said in a release of its fourth quarter financial results.The reassessment compared the future cash flow from the asset, discounted for underlying risk, with the stake’s carrying value, which measures the cost of the asset minus depreciation factors.

HSBC Takes $3 Billion Charge on BoCom Holdings 

Pan-Asia Index Flows & Special Situations, Quiddity Advisors

Janaghan Jeyakumar, CFA

Pan-Asia Index Flows & Special Situations

Quiddity Advisors

Pan-Asia Catalysts/Events

Event-Driven

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<li>SSE 50 and SSE 180, respectively, aim to represent the performance of the 50 and 180 largest and most liquid A-share stocks listed on the Shanghai Stock Exchange.</li>
<li>In this insight, we take a look at our expectations for potential index changes for SSE 50 and SSE 180 during the June 2024 index rebal event.</li>
<li>Since my last insight, there have been a couple of changes to our expected ADDs basket and a couple of changes to our expected DELs basket for the SSE180 index.</li>
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SSE 50 and SSE 180, respectively, aim to represent the performance of the 50 and 180 largest and most liquid A-share stocks listed on the Shanghai Stock Exchange.
In this insight, we take a look at our expectations for potential index changes for SSE 50 and SSE 180 during the June 2024 index rebal event.
Since my last insight, there have been a couple of changes to our expected ADDs basket and a couple of changes to our expected DELs basket for the SSE180 index.


Quiddity Leaderboard SSE50/180 Jun 24: US$1.5bn Index Flows One-Way

Asia Pac IPO & Placement Research, China biotech, Aequitas Research

Ke Yan, CFA, FRM

Asia Pac IPO & Placement Research, China biotech

IPOs and Placements coverage across Asia Pacific

Aequitas Research

We cover all listing across the Asia Pacific along with follow-up placements. As of Dec 2020, our team had covered 539 IPOs with a hit rate of 73.5% and 685 placements with a hit rate of 66.8%.

We combine fundamental bottom-up views with our proprietary quantitative framework to provide a holistic coverage across new listings and placements. Our coverage includes pre-IPO notes before the deal is launched, follow-up analysis once the deal is live and post-listing trading analysis as well.

Quantitative Analysis

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<li>We analyze the weekly Shanghai/Shenzhen northbound Connect flows with our data engine for holding position as of February 9th.</li>
<li>We estimate the weekly inflows to be US$2,110.3 million, led by financials, consumer staples, industrials sectors, and offset by health care.</li>
<li>We highlight flows for Moutai, Boe Technology, Wuxi Apptec, Wanhua Chemical, CATL, Foxconn Industrial Internet.</li>
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We analyze the weekly Shanghai/Shenzhen northbound Connect flows with our data engine for holding position as of February 9th.
We estimate the weekly inflows to be US$2,110.3 million, led by financials, consumer staples, industrials sectors, and offset by health care.
We highlight flows for Moutai, Boe Technology, Wuxi Apptec, Wanhua Chemical, CATL, Foxconn Industrial Internet.


Northbound Flows (Feb 9th): Moutai, Boe Technology, Wuxi Apptec, Wanhua Chemical, CATL

Thematic (Sector/Industry)

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<li>There may be overly optimistic expectations for BOC HK's credit costs, which have been relatively benign for many years. </li>
<li>Worsening economic developments in Hong Kong and China suggest that BOC HK will show a dramatic deterioration in credit metrics in coming interim results. </li>
<li>Loan growth in Hong Kong is now hitting zero and funding cost growth has been extravagant, making for a poor combination to net interest income. </li>
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There may be overly optimistic expectations for BOC HK's credit costs, which have been relatively benign for many years. 
Worsening economic developments in Hong Kong and China suggest that BOC HK will show a dramatic deterioration in credit metrics in coming interim results. 
Loan growth in Hong Kong is now hitting zero and funding cost growth has been extravagant, making for a poor combination to net interest income. 


BOC HK - Credit Costs Have Flat Lined for Years, a Blow Out in 2H23 or 1H24 Can Be a Shock

China

Bank of Communications Co.,Ltd. provides banking services. The Company offers deposits, loans, domestic settlement, currency trading, and other services. Bank of Communications provides its services to individuals, enterprises, and other clients.

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Bank of Communications (601328 CH)

Bank of Ningbo - 24bps NIM Decline, Lower LDR, 18% Higher NPLs

Bank of Ningbo shows sharply lower NIM YoY with a declining LDR ratio, that can both means worsening core earnings power. High real estate loan...

Daniel Tabbush

HSBC Takes $3 Billion Charge on BoCom Holdings

HSBC Holdings Plc Wednesday reported a $3 billion write-down on its stake in a Chinese bank, underscoring challenges the British lender faces in...

Caixin Global

Quiddity Leaderboard SSE50/180 Jun 24: US$1.5bn Index Flows One-Way

According to my latest estimates, the SSE 50 expected ADDs and DELs could see US$1.34bn index buying and US$697mn index selling respectively.

Janaghan Jeyakumar, CFA

Northbound Flows (Feb 9th): Moutai, Boe Technology, Wuxi Apptec, Wanhua Chemical, CATL

We analyzed northbound Shanghai/Shenzhen connect flows in the past week and highlight flows for Moutai, Boe Technology, Wuxi Apptec, Wanhua...

Ke Yan, CFA, FRM

BOC HK - Credit Costs Have Flat Lined for Years, a Blow Out in 2H23 or 1H24 Can Be a Shock

BOC HK has seen credit costs flat line for some years, possibly making it appear as though this bank does not experience credit cycles. Long term...

Daniel Tabbush

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