With this Q&A note we describe the political situation in Greece with regards to the next elections scheduled for 2023. The electoral system effective in the forthcoming elections implies a second round will be unavoidable. Even then, YTD polls suggest a two-party coalition is required to form a government. We see the political risk rising…
What’s new? Greek Banks have reported Q2 results and have -finally- published their IFRS reports. In this note we summarize the most notable points. Banks trade at 0.46x TBV 2022 on our estimates. Next year is less predictable and banks are not providing any guidance whatsoever. What should investors do? If you are relaxed about…
What’s new? Inspired by IMF’s recent blog, that places Greece among the 5 least affected EU countries from a full Russian gas cutoff, we outline our thoughts and arguments below as to why Greece is probably a better investment case than what is implied by the energy crisis, inflation- recession fears, and the ongoing impact…
Imagine someone is cutting off your energy/gas supply (QE) while pounding you with heavy artillery weapons (interest rates). The focus is on surviving the war with the help of your allies (ECB)*. Our mid-year strategy report is about which equities can get through stagflation with the least casualties. As we noted in our Feb note:…
What’s new? We summarize the main points from Q1 2022 results released last week. Clean PPP for the 4 banks stood at E765m, unchanged from E762m in Q4 2021. Clean pre-tax income came in at 533m from E469m in Q4 (+13% qoq) thanks to an equivalent reduction in impairments. Three things stood out: a) big…