Greek Banks: Simple only Complicated
Without strong economic growth banks will struggle to…
Without strong economic growth banks will struggle to…
With this note we update our views on Greek equities…
With fundamentals poised to be weak for a long time, all investors can look forward to is lower country risk and/or re-rating catalysts. The latest Eurogroup (see previous notes) did not provide any, in our view; report includes Q&A, detailed asset quality and revised forecasts 2017-2018; spreadsheet includes sector maps FY 2016/Q1 2017 – available…
Much like negotiations with creditors over the second review, the outlook on Greek Banks has not changed. Sector trades at 30% of TBV 2017E. Reducing the stock of NPEs is a major challenge. We reiterate our DOI ratings; we have constructed…
The basic scenario endorsed by BoG/Banks/SSM is -40%/E42bn lower NPEs by 2019, dominated by re-performing initiatives (80-85%). Our exercise shows this would be totally manageable by GR banks capital-wise. Still, we doubt quarterly NPE targets will be met…