Financials & FinTech research, Galliano’s Financials Research

Victor Galliano

Victor Galliano is an experienced equity banks analyst, having covered Latin America banks and non-bank financials for over 12 years, as well as more recently covering the Italian banks. He has worked in sell side equity research for 30 years in a career spanning Barclays, HSBC, BBVA LatInvest, Barings and NatWest.
Galliano's Financials Research provides fundamental research in Emerging Markets financials, including FinTech, as well as financials in select Developed Markets.
The investment style applied is generally value oriented, although Growth At Reasonable Price (GARP) strategies can also be used where appropriate. Our investment research approach aim is often contrarian, looking to capitalise on overly sceptical or optimistic consensus views. In terms of valuation techniques, the focus is on PBV ratio to ROE, PE multiples and dividend yield, as well as the application of PEG ratios and, where appropriate, Sum of the Parts (SOTP) valuations.

Financials & FinTech research

Banorte (GFNORTEO MM) – Triple Jeopardy in Play for 2024?

Banamex Update and Mexican Banks’ January Data – First Look at Early 1Q 2024 Trends

Large Cap GEM Bank Screener - Our Top Picks

Banorte 4Q22 & Mexican Banks’ November Data – Rising Risk of Credit Spread Erosion and NPL Worsening

Banamex Update & Mexican Banks’ December Data; Risks of Credit Spread Erosion & Rising Credit Costs

Battle Lines Drawn As BABA Builds Out First/Last-Mile Capacity; But Who Will Fund 75+ Bn CNY CapEx?

Financials & FinTech, EM & Developed Markets

Galliano’s Financials Research

Galliano's Financials Research provides fundamental research in Emerging Markets financials, including FinTech, as well as financials in select Developed Markets.

The investment style applied is generally value oriented, although Growth At Reasonable Price (GARP) strategies can also be used where appropriate. 

Our investment research approach aim is often contrarian, looking to capitalise on overly sceptical or optimistic consensus views. In terms of valuation techniques, the focus is on PBV ratio to ROE, PE multiples and dividend yield, as well as the application of PEG ratios and, where appropriate, Sum of the Parts (SOTP) valuations.

Equity Bottom-Up

Grupo Financiero Banorte SAB d / Equity Bottom-Up

Grupo Financiero Banorte SAB d (GFNORTEO MF)

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<li>Mexican banks, along with other Mexican assets, have benefitted from the near-shoring theme and more recently, the investor sentiment change in favour of EM assets which also supported bank shares</li>
<li>Yet bank sector headwinds are emerging in the data to May, with rising funding costs eroding credit spreads and worsening credit quality trends implying a worsening in the credit cycle</li>
<li>We believe that Banorte’s 2Q23 results vindicate our caution on the shares, with evidence of spread pressure and rising credit costs; we prefer to gain Mexican bank exposure through BBVA</li>
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Mexican banks, along with other Mexican assets, have benefitted from the near-shoring theme and more recently, the investor sentiment change in favour of EM assets which also supported bank shares
Yet bank sector headwinds are emerging in the data to May, with rising funding costs eroding credit spreads and worsening credit quality trends implying a worsening in the credit cycle
We believe that Banorte’s 2Q23 results vindicate our caution on the shares, with evidence of spread pressure and rising credit costs; we prefer to gain Mexican bank exposure through BBVA


Banorte & Mexican Banks – Peaking Returns Due to Credit Spread Erosion and Worsening Credit Risk