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

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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

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<li>Brazil’s consumer credit quality trends to January deteriorated relative to the previous month, with corporate credit quality worsening only slightly </li>
<li>System loan growth was 16.4% for the twelve months to January which was very similar to the YoY rate for December (16.3%), totally due to the faster consumer loan growth </li>
<li>The BCB is in the latter stages of the benchmark rate hiking cycle, which is impacting credit quality, especially in consumer categories; nonetheless, Brazilian banks benefit from higher loan spreads</li>
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Brazil’s consumer credit quality trends to January deteriorated relative to the previous month, with corporate credit quality worsening only slightly 
System loan growth was 16.4% for the twelve months to January which was very similar to the YoY rate for December (16.3%), totally due to the faster consumer loan growth 
The BCB is in the latter stages of the benchmark rate hiking cycle, which is impacting credit quality, especially in consumer categories; nonetheless, Brazilian banks benefit from higher loan spreads


Brazil Banking Data to January-End in Twelve Charts – Consumer NPLs Reflect Higher Benchmark Rates

Banco do Brasil

Brazil Banking Data to January-End in Twelve Charts – Consumer NPLs Reflect Higher Benchmark Rates