1HCY11 EPS recorded at PKR12.64: MCB bank Ltd (MCB) recently announced its 1HCY11 results where it posted earnings of PKR10.57bn (EPS: PKR12.64) against an expectation of PKR10.15bn (EPS: PKR12.14) mainly due to flood surcharge which was not charged during the period. MCB’s earnings during 1HCY11 grew by a hefty 33% YoY while on QoQ basis it reported growth of 10.4%. MCB also announced a 2nd interim dividend of PKR3/share along with the results.
Net Interest Income up 26% YoY: MCB’s net interest income during 1HCY11 increased by 26% YoY to PKR22bn against PKR18bn during 1HCY10. Increase in net interest income was mainly witnessed due to growth in deposit base resultantly increasing earning assets by approximately PKR57bn during 1HCY11.
Non Interest income witnessed robust growth of 39% YoY: The non interest income segment saw aggressive growth of 39% YoY in 1HCY11, emanating from higher capital gains, dividend income and high spreads earned on foreign currency dealings. Key driver for QoQ growth during 2Q was mainly the income on foreign currency dealing which grew 27% QoQ.
Provisioning expense up 19% YoY: MCB booked NPL provisioning of PKR1.2bn during 2QCY11 taking cumulative half yearly NPL provisions to PKR2.2bn. The bank has increased its coverage ratio to 83.6% in comparison to 80.2% in 1QCY11, as NPL accretion was a mere PKR528mn.
Effective tax rate was recorded at 33%: The effective tax rate of the bank was recorded at 33% during 2QCY11 against our estimated tax rate of 39%. This was mainly due to flood surcharge not being accounted for in 2QCY11 as MCB’s management is of the view that flood surcharge is not applicable on financial institutions.
Earnings revised and Price Target increased to PKR220: On the back of higher than expected deposit growth we have revised our CY11 and CY12 earnings estimates to PKR26.8 and PKR30.6 and have also increased our PT to PKR220. At yesterday’s closing, the scrip provides a potential upside of 26% to our Jun-12 PT of PKR220/share and is trading at a CY11E PER of 6.5x. BUY!
Net Interest Income up 26% YoY
Net interest income of MCB during 1HCY11 increased by 26% YoY to PKR22bn against PKR18bn in 1HCY10. Net Interest income grew on the back of increase in earning assets which grew by approximately PKR57bn while deposit base increased by 18% to PKR496bn during 1HCY11 against deposits of PKR419bn in 1HCY10. MCB has been able to maintain a healthy CASA of 82% during 1HCY11. During 1HCY11 the asset base of the bank grew by 11% (PKR63bn) to PKR630bn. On the other hand the investments saw an increase of 22%, increasing bank’s IDR from 49% in Dec-10 to 52% in Jun-11. The net advances of the bank have only grown by 2% during the period resultantly decreasing its net ADR from 59% in Dec-10 to 52% in Jun-11. On QoQ basis MCB’s deposit base increased by 7.3%, allowing for 3.7% increase in average earning assets, which resultantly increased net interest income by 3%.
Non Interest income witnessed robust growth of 39% YoY
The non interest income segment saw aggressive growth of 39% YoY in 1HCY11 to PKR4bn, emanating from higher capital gains, dividend income and high spreads earned in foreign currency dealings. During 1HCY11 capital gains jacked up by 270% YoY to PKR581mn, while dividend income rose 56.3% YoY to PKR352mn. Income on foreign currency dealings witnessed an increase of 76.4% in 1HCY11 to PKR486mn. On QoQ basis, 2Q growth was mainly seen in foreign currency dealing which increased by 27.3% QoQ to PKR214mn.
Provisioning expense up 19% YoY
During 2QCY11 the bank booked NPL provisioning expense of PKR1.2bn against our expectation of PKR315mn. The bank has increased its coverage ratio to 83.6% in comparison to 80.2% held last quarter, as NPL accretion stood at a mere PKR528mn during 2QCY11. On the back of higher provisions booked by MCB we have revised our full year provisioning estimates and now expect MCB to book NPL provisioning at PKR4.7bn during CY11 taking the NPL coverage to 85.3%.
Effective tax rate was recorded at 33%
We estimated tax rate of 39% for 2QCY11 due to 15% flood surcharge. However MCB did not book flood surcharge, as the management is of the view that the flood surcharge was not applicable on financial institutions. However, as disclosed by MCB’s management, if flood surcharge is accounted for, the bottom line of the bank will have an impact of PKR400bn (EPS impact of PKR0.48).
Earnings revised and Price Target increased to PKR220
On the back of higher than expected deposit growth we have revised our CY11 and CY12 earnings estimates to PKR26.8 and PKR30.6 and have increased our PT to PKR220. At yesterday’s closing, the scrip provides a potential upside of 26% to our Jun-12 PT of PKR220/share and is trading at a CY11E P/E of 6.5x respectively. BUY!
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