Company Update United Bank Ltd Result Preview ‐ 9MCY14 United Bank Ltd (UBL) has scheduled its board meeting on October 28, 2014 for the an‐
nouncement of 3QCY14 financial results. We are estimating the bank to post earnings of PKR6.19bn (EPS of PKR5.06) for the 3QCY14 up by 7% Q/Q taking cumulative earnings for the 9MCY14 period to PKR17.52bn (EPS of PKR14.31) depicting a 25% Y/Y growth in earn‐
ings. Along with financial results, we expect the bank to declare cash dividend of PKR2.5/
share taking cumulative dividend payout for the 9MCY14 period to PKR7.5/share. Better core income on account of high yield long term bonds is likely to augment the core in‐
come while yield on gross advances are likely to remain flat. In the outgoing quarters, UBL booked greater capital gains of PKR1.54bn in the 1HCY14 while in the outgoing quarter market remain flat with a marginal return of merely 0.25% hence we expect little lower returns from capital market for the bank. Oct 27, 2014 Market Data KATS Code : UBL Current Price (PKR) : 187.29 52 Week Hi (PKR) : 198.39 52 Week Low (PKR) : 120.70 Avg Turnover : 1.23mn Free Float : 40% Share in Issues (PKR) : 3QCY14 Expected Performance • UBL deposits are likely to witness a growth 1.6% Q/Q in contrast with industry de‐
posits witnessed a contraction of nearly 1%. Primarily the branch expansion in the recent past may be considered as the reason behind the deposit growth. Further‐
more the bank is likely to maintain a CASA base deposits of nearly 70% 1,224.18mn Market Capitalization (PKR) : 229.27bn • Advances during the quarter may post a marginal uptick of 0.5% Q/Q hence ADR for the bank is likely to move lower to 52% vs preceding quarter level of 52.85% • Marginal changes are expected in overall classified loans while improvement in loan loss coverage may keep the provision expenses higher. In the preceding quarter the bank booked greater provisions while in the current quarter net provisioning for the bank to reduce by 44%Q/Q • UBL continued to benefit from the strong base of Fee and Commission Income backed by Home Remittances, Trade, Bancassurance and General Banking Services. Nevertheless we are not expecting substantial capital gains from the stock market back by the stock market performance in the preceding quarter Investment Perspective UBL with a projected ROE of 23.4% (5‐Year) offered at a discount of 5% to our revised target price for June’15 of PKR196/share. Furthermore UBL also offers a dividend yield of 5.6% taking cumulative return to nearly 10%. At current Prices level, UBL is trading a PEx of 10x and PBVx of 2.25x. We recommend Accumulate stance on the stock. Relative Performance Note: Please refer to the last page for Analyst Certification and other important disclosures. 70%
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Earnings Summary (PKR Mn) 9MCY14 9MCY13 YoY 3QCY14 Mark‐up Return 64,017 55,486 15% 22,276 Mark‐up Expense 29,788 27,066 10% 10,102 Net Provisioning 1,759 1,776 ‐1% 523 Net Mark‐up income 32,470 26,644 22% 11,651 15% 5,491 Non‐Mark‐up income 16,465 14,329 Expenses 23,093 20,462 13% 7,996 Profit Before Taxation 25,842 20,510 26% 9,146 Taxation 8,321 6,475 29% 2,949 Profit after Taxation 17,521 14,035 25% 6,196 EPS 14.31 11.46 ‐ 5.06 Source: HMFS Research & Company accounts Bilal Asif AC [email protected] UBL
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