China Merchants Bank 9M net interest income helped by liability cost decline

Overview

• China banking group's nine-month net interest income rose 5.83% to RMB169.379 bln

• 9M net profit attributable to shareholders rose to RMB116.476 bln

Outlook

• Company did not provide specific guidance for future quarters or full-year outlook

Result Drivers

• LIABILITY COST DECLINE – Lower funding costs helped offset declining asset yields, supporting net interest income growth despite a 5-bps yr/yr fall in net interest margin

• WEALTH MANAGEMENT FEES – Higher agency distribution volumes and improved product mix lifted wealth-management fee income, while equity-fund holdings and sales increased

• INVESTMENT VALUATION GAINS – Higher valuation gains and losses on bond and non-money-market fund investments supported other non-interest income

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Analyst Coverage

• The current average analyst rating on the shares is "buy" and the breakdown of recommendations is 17 "strong buy" or "buy", 1 "hold" and no "sell" or "strong sell"

• The average consensus recommendation for the banks peer group is "buy"

• Wall Street's median 12-month price target for China Merchants Bank Co., Ltd. is CNY52.41, about 20.3% above its October 30 closing price of CNY43.55

• The stock recently traded at 7 times the next 12-month earnings vs. a P/E of 6 three months ago

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