Stock Performance (AED) Index Performance(AED) Research Department Banks - UAE Commercial Bank of Dubai Flash Note 23 February 2010 Another Quarter of Provisioning Earnings much lower than our estimates on higher provisioning; operating income in line NPL ratio rose 138 bps to 2.6% QoQ, primarily due to construction and retail loan books Maintain our Hold rating but slightly raise TP to AED4.1 Results highlight Fourth quarter earnings of AED46 million missed our estimates by 81% due to loan loss provisioning - the highest since 1Q06 and 3.5x higher than our forecasts. Operating income was more or less in line with expectations at AED318 million. The net interest margin dropped to 3.69% from 3.88% in 3Q09 as the loan book declined and c.82% of the loan portfolio is re-priced within three months. The NPL ratio increased to 2.6% in 4Q09 from 1.3% in 3Q09 mainly due to its construction and retail exposure. Construction represents 13% of the loan book with an NPL ratio at 6.1% and retail represents 30% with an NPL ratio at 2.8%. Adoption of the expected new regulation on general provisioning (1.25% of total loan book) and the rise in bad loans increased loan loss provisioning during the quarter. What we think Loan loss provisioning continues to weigh on earnings as highlighted in our 3Q09 earnings review note published on October 18, 2009. However, we find core operating performance strong, and implementation of the expected new regulation (change in NPL cut-off period and general provisioning of 1.25%) will not affect earnings this year. Given the increase in loans showing signs of weakness (AED758 million in FY09 vs. AED382 million in FY08) and the rise in loans over 90 days past due but not impaired, we expect the NPL ratio, and hence loan loss provisioning, to continue at high levels this year, similar to last year. Hold Target Price (AED) 4.10 Market Price (AED) 3.88 Upside 5.5% Listed on Bloomberg RIC DFM CBD UH CBD.DU Market Cap. (AED mn) 6,847 Market Cap. (USD mn) 1,687 No of Shares (mn) 1,765 Foreign Ownership Limit 0.0% Foreign Ownership Level 0.0% Shareholder Structure Free Float 80.0% Government 20.0% Price Performance Chart 12 10 8 6 CBD (LHS) DFMGI (RHS) 7,000 6,000 5,000 4,000 Action We maintain our Hold rating, but raise our TP to AED4.1/share from AED3.95/share. Despite downward revision of our earnings estimates, the TP slightly increases as we roll over our DCF one year. We raise our FY10f loan loss provisioning due to the asset quality deterioration during the year and uncertainty surrounding the economic environment. Valuation and catalyst We find the stock fairly priced in, trading at a FY10f PB multiple of 1.2x a 1% premium to its implied PB. KPIs (AED mn) New Old Consensus FY10f FY11f FY10f FY11f FY10c FY11c Net Interest income 1,347.2 1,371.8 1,317.3 1,373.3 - - Total Income 1,841.3 1,895.6 1,812.5 1,930.2 - - Net Income 776.7 1,150.3 1,077.3 1,157.2 911.0 1,080.0 Net Interest Margin 3.74% 3.63% 3.46% 3.48% - - Gross Loans (bn) 30.3 31.8 31.0 34.1 - - Cost/Income 31.1% 32.1% 31.9% 32.9% - - Gross LD 102.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% - - EPS 0.44 0.65 0.61 0.66 - - DPS 0.11 0.20 0.15 0.20 - - Dividend Yield 2.84% 5.04% 3.93% 5.07% - - P/E (x) 8.82 5.95 6.4 5.9 - - P/B (x) 1.2 1.0 1.1 0.9 - - ROAA 2.1% 2.9% 2.7% 2.6% - - ROAE 13.9% 18.1% 18.2% 17.0% - - 4 2 0 Janany Vamadeva +971 4 293 5384 janany.vamadeva@af-hc.com Germaine Benyamin +971 4 293 5382 germaine.benyamin@af-hc.com * Disclaimer: See page 5 3,000 2,000 1,000 Commercial Bank of Dubai 1
Table 1: Quarterly Comparison of Actual vs. Estimates AED million 4Q09a 4Q08a YoY 3Q09a QoQ 4Q09e Surprise Net Interest Income 331 335-1% 338-2% 324 2% Non-Interest Income 119 96 24% 117 1% 120-1% Total Income 450 430 4.6% 455-1% 444 1% Operating Expense 132 99 34% 139-5% 137-3% Operating Profit 318 332-4% 316 1% 307 3% Provision 271 387-30% 61 347% 63 332% - Loan Loss 268 10 na 54 393% 60 347% - Other 3 377-99% 6-52% 3 8% Net Income 46-55 na 255-82% 244-81% Cost-to-Income Ratio 29% 23% 31% 31% in billion Net Loans 28.4 28.6-1% 28.7-1% 29.0-2% Deposit 27.9 25.8 8% 27.7 1% 29.5-5% Equity 5.3 4.7 14% 5.3 0% 5.5-3% Table 2: Comparison (annual) of Actual vs. Estimates AED million FY09a FY08a YoY FY09e Surprise Net Interest Income 1,318 1,144 15% 1,310 1% Non-Interest Income 450 533-16% 451 0% Total Income 1,768 1,677 5% 1,762 0% Operating Expense 535 488 10% 540-1% Operating Profit 1,233 1,190 4% 1,222 1% Provision 429 418 3% 221 95% - Loan Loss 385 21 na 177 118% - Other 44 397-89% 44 1% Net Income 803 771 4% 1,001-20% Cost-to-Income Ratio 30% 29% 31% in billion Net Loans 28.4 28.6-1% 29.0-2% Deposit 27.9 25.8 8% 29.5-5% Equity 5.3 4.7 14% 5.5-3% Source: Company reports, HC Brokerage Table 3: Key revisions in our estimates FY10f FY11f New Old % New Old % AED million Loan Loss Provision 454.2 123.8 266% 95.4 102.2-7% Net Income 776.7 1,077.3-28% 1,150.3 1,157.2-1% AED billion Loan 30.3 31.0-2% 31.8 34.1-6% Deposit 29.7 31.0-4% 31.8 34.1-6% NPL Ratio 3.50% 1.50% 2.50% 1.50% Loan Loss Provision Charge / Total Loan 1.50% 0.40% 0.30% 0.30% Coverage Ratio 109% 135% 154% 143% Source: HC Brokerage Commercial Bank of Dubai 2
FY11e PE FY10e PB FY10e PB UAE Valuation FY10e PB vs. ROE FY10e PB vs. ROE/COE 4.00 4.00 3.50 RJHI 3.50 RJHI 3.00 3.00 2.50 2.00 1.50 1.00 0.50 0.00 RIBL BYB ADCB CBK CIB SAMBA QNB NBK QIB NSGB CBD ARNB AUD DHB CAE CBQ HDB NBAD BKMB ADIB FGB BURG BLOM UNB ENBD DIB EGBE 2.50 2.00 1.50 1.00 0.50 RIBL BURG ADCB CBK CIB QNB NBK QIB NSGB SAMBA ARNB DHB CAE AUD CBQ NBAD HDB FGB BKMB CBD ADIB BLOM DIB BYB UNB ENBD EGBE 0% 5% 10% 15% 20% 25% 30% 0.00 FY10e ROE 0.00 0.50 1.00 1.50 2.00 2.50 FY10e ROE/COE FY11e PE vs. EPS Growth 16.0 14.0 RJHI 12.0 BKDB CBK RIBL 10.0 ARNB QIB SAMBA NBK 8.0 CIB 6.0 AUD CAE HDB QNB ABK CBQ BLOM BKMB NSGB DHB 4.0 CBD DIB NBAD FGB UNB BYB ADIB ADCB 2.0 EGBE ENBD 0.0 0% 5% 10% 15% 20% 25% 30% 35% 40% 45% 50% EPS Growth FY10e-FY11e Source: Bloomberg, HC Brokerage Commercial Bank of Dubai 3
Financial Statements AED million 2009a 2010f 2011f 2012f 2013f 2014f Income Statement Interest Income 2,038.4 2,126.4 2,227.8 2,391.7 2,562.3 2,768.2 Interest Expense 720.8 779.2 855.9 937.2 976.9 1,045.5 Net Interest Income 1,317.5 1,347.2 1,371.8 1,454.5 1,585.4 1,722.7 Fees and Commissions 348.3 358.8 376.7 395.5 415.3 436.1 FX Income 86.3 88.1 89.8 94.3 99.0 104.0 Investment Income (12.1) 19.1 20.0 43.0 46.4 50.1 Other Income 27.9 28.2 37.2 37.1 39.5 42.0 Non-Interest Income 450.4 494.1 523.7 570.0 600.3 632.3 Total Income 1,767.9 1,841.3 1,895.6 2,024.5 2,185.7 2,355.0 Total Operating Expenses 535.3 571.8 608.6 648.6 691.6 737.8 Pre-provision Income 1,232.6 1,269.5 1,287.0 1,375.9 1,494.1 1,617.2 Provisions 429.3 492.8 136.7 111.4 120.3 129.9 Associate and Other Income - - - - - - Pre-Tax Income 803.3 776.7 1,150.3 1,264.5 1,373.8 1,487.3 Income Taxes - - - - - - Net Income After Tax 803.3 776.7 1,150.3 1,264.5 1,373.8 1,487.3 Minority Interest - - - - - - Net Income 803.3 776.7 1,150.3 1,264.5 1,373.8 1,487.3 Balance Sheet Assets Cash Due from Central Bank 3,651.9 4,281.5 4,768.0 6,057.6 6,498.5 6,976.5 Due from Banks 1,159.1 1,544.9 1,239.8 1,339.0 1,446.1 1,561.8 Investments 1,896.6 1,931.1 2,066.3 2,231.6 2,410.1 2,602.9 Gross Loans 29,114.3 30,278.9 31,792.9 33,382.5 36,053.1 38,937.3 NPL Provisions 737.5 1,160.4 1,224.4 1,259.9 1,300.7 1,347.2 Net Loans 28,376.8 29,118.5 30,568.4 32,122.6 34,752.4 37,590.1 Other Assets 1,121.8 1,158.7 2,066.3 2,231.6 2,410.1 2,602.9 Net Fixed Assets 576.9 587.5 617.0 649.5 685.1 724.4 Total Assets 36,783.1 38,622.2 41,325.8 44,631.8 48,202.4 52,058.6 Liabilities Total Deposits 27,928.5 29,685.2 31,792.9 34,063.8 36,788.9 39,732.0 Due to Banks 766.6 1,021.2 404.6 1,689.5 1,464.7 1,218.0 Borrowings 1,469.2 1,469.2 1,469.2 - - - Other Liabilities 1,268.9 584.7 841.1 1,141.1 1,216.9 1,301.6 Total Liabilities 31,433.1 32,760.3 34,507.7 36,894.4 39,470.5 42,251.6 Shareholders Equity 5,350.0 5,861.9 6,818.0 7,737.4 8,731.9 9,807.0 Commercial Bank of Dubai 4
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