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02 June 2010
RBS.L, RBS LN
Underweight
47p
UK Banks Price Target: 42p
• At the crux of this debate is the conflict of interest of owning large Banks
stakes in the banks whilst trying to implement significant regulatory Carla Antunes da Silva
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lending behaviour. We see 3 main costs to the UK; carla.antunes-silva@jpmorgan.com
• 1 – During the temporary ownership period the stakes account for c.4% Amit Goel, CFA
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of net debt to GDP under the Maastricht definition. Whilst we do not amit.x.goel@jpmorgan.com
see the stakes as long-term holdings, if fully consolidated, UK net debt J.P. Morgan Securities Ltd.
to GDP would go from 64% (2009) to 165%;
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• 2 – Indirectly, there is a cost to the sovereign from providing guarantees contact:
to the sector (both implicit and explicit) – for every 10bps of additional Oliver Doeltl
financing costs, we estimate annual costs of c.£1bn for the government; (44-20) 7779-2187
oliver.doeltl@jpmorgan.com
• 3 – Last but not least, we estimate a financing cost of c.£3.2bn annually
Nick Gough
of holding these stakes, equivalent to a meaningful 8% of 2010E UK
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budget interest expense. nick.c.gough@jpmorgan.com
• Despite comment that disposals of the stakes are not imminent, with the Justine Shih
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change of government we believe the breakeven prices are less relevant, justine.shih@jpmorgan.com
esp if the government were to structure a transaction similar to the
British Gas & BT privatisations, where there could be a focus on retail Price Performance
investors, not least because this would ‘democratise’ any potential future 100
share upside. News flow around the exit strategies will be a drawn out p
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process, providing trading opportunities, and may remain unclear.
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raise 12E EPS by 6.7% on reduced loss estimates for non core activities. 55
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• Given the strain on public finances we believe the likelihood of a specific
tax charge along the lines of a wholesale liability tax is high and could 25
May-09 Aug-09 Nov-09 Feb-10 May-10
remove c.10-20% of sector earnings, raising a much needed £5-10bn.
RBS.L share price (p)
Beyond that, further regulatory changes will likely have to be pushed MSCI-Eu (rebased)
back, as we believe regulation goes hand in hand with economic YTD 1m 3m 12m
stability. Abs 45.6% -15.0% 27.4% 24.9%
Rel 49.7% -9.5% 29.3% 8.3%
Equity Ratings and Price Targets
Mkt Cap Rating Price Target
Company Symbol (£ mn) Price(p) Cur Prev Cur Prev
Royal Bank of Scotland Group P RBS.L 50,172.13 47 UW n/c 42 n/c
Lloyds Banking Group Plc LLOY.L 36,109.41 57 UW n/c 50 n/c
Source: Company data, Bloomberg, J.P. Morgan estimates. n/c = no change. All prices as of 28 May 10.
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Table of Contents
Why should the government reduce the stakes? ..................4
What has been the history of government stakes? .......................................................4
Conclusion for the UK .................................................................................................5
UK fiscal position and the impact on the government bank
stakes ........................................................................................8
Exit price has some bearing but is not critical to the fiscal position ............................9
The potential impact on bank taxes and special levies...............................................12
What are the potential mechanisms and associated impact?
.................................................................................................18
Share sale ...................................................................................................................19
Convertible bonds ......................................................................................................22
Buyback .....................................................................................................................22
An asset swap.............................................................................................................24
Index implications ..................................................................25
Tracker demand .........................................................................................................25
Timing of Index re-weighting ....................................................................................27
Stock implications..................................................................28
Lloyds Banking Group ...........................................................29
Royal Bank of Scotland .........................................................36
Valuation Methodology and Risks ........................................41
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With the UK general election now over, and a new coalition government in place, we
turn our thoughts to the potential implications for the government’s holdings in RBS
and Lloyds Banking Group. This is especially relevant in light of the upcoming
budget announcement due on 22nd June.
We note that with the Conservative Party working with the Liberal Democrats there
could be greater uncertainty, as the Liberals have been keen on retaining the stakes,
whereas the Conservatives have been more in favor of rapid disposals. Nevertheless,
we also note that the current government may be less price sensitive compared to the
previous Labour government, as they are less associated with the average entry
prices for either of the banks.
Whilst this could be an issue, we still think that it is important to look at the options
available to the UK government in terms of strategies as this is one of the main areas
of consideration in terms of investor uncertainty.
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Already we have seen governments reduce and exit holdings in several countries, and
the UK appears to be on this track. Table 1 on page 6 highlights the main
transactions we have seen so far, and we below we discuss some of the precedents.
Nordic Institutions
5%
Sw edish Public
US Institutions
28%
15%
Source: J.P. Morgan, Company data.
Swedish retail investors were offered a 7.6% discount to the other investors for 90%
of the shares offered to them. The Swedish government’s 65.5% remaining stake
was reduced via a series of M&A transactions down to 19.9% in the descendant bank
Nordea.
The US banks
The largest US banks have generally repaid TARP funds relatively quickly. Only in
the case of Citigroup were TARP preferred shares converted into equity giving the
US government ownership.
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This stake is now being sold, with a first tranche of 19.5% of the holding having
been placed. This was done by selling shares into the market over a period of time,
with Morgan Stanley mandated to execute a pre arranged trading plan. Further,
unconfirmed press reports (FT 25/05/10) have suggested that the Qatar Investment
Authority has expressed interest in buying part of the remaining stake.
Note in the case of Citigroup the US government has been able to sell part of its
holding at a profit – the purchase price was $3.25 per share, and on the shares sold so
far the average sale price was $4.13 giving $1.3bn profit excluding financing costs.
In September 2009 the government sold its 332.2mn shares via an accelerated book
build (ABB), at CHF 16.50, leading to a loss on the stock but more than offset by
coupons received SF1.8bn.
French banks
Credit Lyonnais was nationalized in 1945 after WW2, and was eventually privatized
in 1999. In the IPO the French government sold 89.1% of the bank, retaining 10.9%
that was sold in 2002.
In the IPO 33% of the equity was allocated to strategic investors who paid a premium
depending upon the size of their investment. (The premium was 3.5% if more than
4% of the share capital was purchased, 1.9% if less). Credit Agricole took the largest
stake at 10% of the offering. The rest of the IPO was allocated to three types of
investor, (i) the French public, (ii) Employees (10%) and (iii) Institutions. The
French public offering was at a 2.7% discount, and if shares were held for more than
18months additional (free) shares were awarded.
The remaining 10.9% was sold to BNP via a rapid auction on 24 Nov 2002, who
subsequently sold the holding to Credit Agricole.
We believe that if the holdings in RBS and Lloyds were expected to become semi
permanent then the EU would have applied tougher penalties for state aid than the
ones announced last autumn. We also note that although we have focused on RBS
and Lloyds Banking Group in this report, the conclusions are equally valid for the
UK government's holdings in Northern Rock and Bradford & Bingley.
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Furthermore whilst there may be limited pressure to sell when the sovereign's fiscal
position is sound, if there is uncertainty it may be beneficial to sell earlier rather than
later. We explore this topic in the next section. There could be significant funding
costs, and if stakes are considered permanent, given the magnitude of bank balance
sheets in relation to national balance sheets, they could lead to significant distortions
in national accounts.
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There are several measures of the debt position, and so we first summarise each
For more information please see
metric and the associated impact from the government bank holdings. The three
JP Morgan’s ‘Global Data Watch
30 Apr 2010’, referring to pages main measures we have focused on are (i) the ‘Public Sector Net Debt’ (PSND), (ii)
52-53 and JPM UK Economics the PSND ex temporary effects of financial interventions (PSND ex) and (iii)
team: ‘General Government Gross Debt’ (GGGD). For more details on the specifics of UK
Malcolm Barr economics we refer the reader to Malcolm Barr and Alan Monks:
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malcolm.barr@jpmorgan.com • Public Sector Net Debt (PSND) - This is the most commonly cited measure of
Allan Monks debt in the UK, taking the consolidated liabilities of the entire public sector, and
(44-20) 777-1188 netting out only liquid assets (such as official reserves, deposits, and other short-
allan.j.monks@jpmorgan.com term instruments). This measure includes the liabilities of the banks that have
government stakes, net of their liquid assets. Currently, the reported numbers
include the Northern Rock and Bradford & Bingley exposures, and this summer
the Office of National Statistics (ONS) will incorporate Lloyds Banking Group
and RBS, which will significantly increase debt levels.
• Public Sector Net Debt excluding financial interventions (PSND ex) – This
adjusted measure of PSND removes the impact of the financial interventions that
is deemed to be temporary, i.e. the balance sheet impact, but retains the aspects
that are potentially more permanent such as the potential losses on holdings
(based on a mark to market approach). This measure was introduced by the
previous administration to the current coalition.
• General Government Gross Debt (GGGD) – This is a European Union
standard that is used in accordance with the Excessive Deficit Procedure of the
Note the incoming government is Maastricht Treaty. Under this measure the balance sheets of the state owned
setting up an Office for Budget banks are not included, only the funding requirements for the stakes, i.e. £66bn
Responsibility (OBR) to make an for RBS and Lloyds Banking Group in total. There are other differences from the
independent assessment of the PSND, primarily that the gross liabilities are used, there is no netting for liquid
public finances and may present
assets, and only the general government is included, not public corporations
the data in a different way.
(although this is small). Note the Maastricht Treaty’s deficit and debt target
limits are 3% and 60% respectively.
Table 2 shows an estimate of each of these measures based on the March 2010 UK
Budget projections and our estimates of the impact from consolidating the RBS and
Lloyds liabilities in the PSND.
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As can be seen the PSND will potentially balloon this year when the RBS and Lloyds
Banking Group liabilities net of liquid assets are included. Interestingly, the public
sector net borrowings (PSNB) excluding the temporary effects of financial
interventions is greater than that including, this is due to the potential losses on the
stakes and the exclusion of potential gains from the SLS and asset purchase facility.
If the holdings in RBS and Lloyds become more permanent then clearly the PSND
ex figure becomes less relevant, and the public finances will look highly leveraged.
Note that we do not think this will have a meaningful impact on sovereign funding
costs, as the more important measure in this regard being the GGGD. On this
measure the contribution from the stakes is c.4.5% 2010E declining inline with
nominal GDP growth. If the stakes are sold the measure would reduce debt level by
the consideration received. The table below shows the benefit to 2012E GGGD
depending on different exit prices for the government stakes in RBS and Lloyds.
Table 3: UK - Sensitivity of GGGD to exit prices relative to average entry price 2012E
Lloyds Exit Gain / Loss
-30%/51.5p -20%/58.9p -10%/66.2p 0%/73.6p 10%/81.0p 20%/88.3p 30%/95.7p
-30%/35.1p 2.9% 3.0% 3.1% 3.3% 3.4% 3.5% 3.6%
-20%/40.1p 3.2% 3.3% 3.4% 3.5% 3.7% 3.8% 3.9%
RBS -10%/45.2p 3.4% 3.6% 3.7% 3.8% 4.0% 4.1% 4.2%
Exit 0%/50.2p 3.7% 3.9% 4.0% 4.1% 4.2% 4.4% 4.5%
Gain / Loss 10%55.2p 4.0% 4.1% 4.3% 4.4% 4.5% 4.7% 4.8%
20%/60.2p 4.3% 4.4% 4.6% 4.7% 4.8% 4.9% 5.1%
30%/65.3p 4.6% 4.7% 4.8% 5.0% 5.1% 5.2% 5.3%
Source: J.P. Morgan estimates, UKFI
Exit price has some bearing but is not critical to the fiscal
position
From this exercise it would appear that whilst the exit prices do have some bearing, it
is not critical, and largely symbolic. What is more relevant is that the stake is
sold, as the funding requirement still has a noticeable bearing on public
finances. This could be especially important when we consider the commentary
from Standard & Poor’s credit research. S&P reiterated its negative outlook for UK
sovereign debt in Mar 2010 and said that it expects GGGD to continue to trend
towards 100% of GDP, a level which if sustained over the medium term would be
incompatible with a 'AAA' rating.
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Given how close to 100% we may be, the benefit from a sale may be significant.
Perhaps the question is, what is the benefit that the government can derive from
having more direct control of credit to the economy versus the benefit from a sale?
The risk to other stakeholders in RBS and Lloyds being that the government’s
interests may not be aligned to theirs and more directed lending could be negative for
profitability.
Further, we note that whilst we have discounted including RBS and Lloyds liabilities
from the sums, one could make the argument that they will have significant funding
requirements over the next few years, and as such may be competing with the
governments for credit. This would add relevance to the PSND measure, and hence
be a reason for the government to sell sooner rather than later.
When we look at Moody’s comments the key metrics are slightly different but the
conclusions are broadly similar. Moody's states;
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Figure 2 below illustrates the interest expense to revenue ratio as projected in the
March 2010 budget:
10.0%
9.0%
8.0%
7.0%
6.0%
5.0%
2008 2009 2010E 2011E 2012E 2013E 2014E
Source: J.P. Morgan estimates, HMT Budget projections
So, as can be seen, the current projection is for the ratio to be above this level in
2013E. The impact from the bank stakes is potentially twofold:
• Direct funding requirements for the holdings – i.e. the cost of borrowing the
£66bn invested in the stakes;
• Impact of the ownership on sovereign funding costs – the impact on sovereign
borrowing costs from the 'implicit guarantees' enjoyed by the banks.
Interest Expense 31 31 42 50 60 66 74
Revenue 534 508 541 582 621 660 699
Interest / Revenue 5.7% 6.1% 7.7% 8.6% 9.6% 10.1% 10.6%
PSND ex 617 777 952 1,095 1,218 1,320 1,406
Average Debt 697 864 1,024 1,157 1,269 1,363
Interest Rate 4.4% 4.8% 4.9% 5.2% 5.2% 5.4%
Stake Funding
Stake 65.8 65.8 65.8 65.8 65.8 65.8
Interest Expense 2.9 3.2 3.2 3.4 3.4 3.6
Interest/ Revenue ex stakes 5.5% 7.1% 8.0% 9.1% 9.5% 10.0%
Difference -0.6% -0.6% -0.6% -0.5% -0.5% -0.5%
From the analysis we see that a sale of the stakes could make a material
difference to the interest expense to revenue ratio, especially whilst the banks
are not paying dividends. Note if the stakes were to become more permanent it
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may be fair to include the income of the banks in revenues along with the
financing costs of their debt.
Figure 3 below illustrates the movement in sovereign CDS spreads for the UK over
the past 12 months where we have seen more limited widening compared to other
G20 economies as expectations remain that the UK will be able to address its fiscal
deficit.
150
100
50
0
08/08/2008 08/11/2008 08/02/2009 08/05/2009 08/08/2009 08/11/2009 08/02/2010 08/05/2010
Source: Bloomberg.
This was a discussion point at the G20 Finance ministers meeting in April, and we
expect detailed proposals to be presented at the summit at the end of June. Clearly
on top of the direct impact on profitability additional taxation will slow the process
of banks rebuilding their balance sheets, and hence will have further consequences
on the availability of credit and on economic growth, but this is an area where we
believe regulatory change is very likely, not least because it is an additional source of
much needed government revenue.
In the tables below we estimate the potential direct revenues that such a tax could
generate in the UK assuming a 15bps fee on UK wholesale liabilities, and relate that
to (i) the impact on bank profitability, (ii) total tax receipts in the UK and the fiscal
position.
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Based on these assumptions such a fee could generate c. £2.9bn per annum in the UK
from these banks alone. Note that we have not included possible receipts from
building societies and other international banks present in the UK. We note that so
far £2bn (net receipts) were raised from the UK banks bonus tax for the fiscal year of
2009, but a final figure is yet to be reached. Please refer to Table 13 for more details.
Reducing profitability by c.10% 12E, concentrated at those banks with more significant
wholesale funded structures, i.e. Barclays, RBS and Lloyds. Clearly the impact on the
banks would be significantly greater if the fees are adopted globally, as has also been
suggested. Note there has been some discussion about a reduction in the corporate tax
rate from 28% to 25%, as this was an item in the Conservative party election manifesto,
nevertheless it was not in the coalition agreement. Whilst we think this is an unlikely
change, in the tables below we show the potential impact in isolation on our estimates
and in combination with a 15bps wholesale liability levy applied at a local level.
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Note, in looking at the banking levy we have focussed on the UK entity liabilities. It is unclear whether a levy will be structured
in this way, it could be based on the consolidated balance sheets of the UK banks, or the UK entities of all banks operating in the
UK. In Table 10 below we illustrate the potential cost if the levy is applied to the consolidated liabilities of the UK banks.
Table 10: Global Banks: Potential Impact of Global Liability Tax 2011E
$ million
BoA Citi GS MS CS UBS DB Barc HSBC Lloyds RBS STAN BNP SocGen SAN UCG Avg Total
Assets 2,396,643 1,733,955 849,000 773,420 962,692 1,154,149 2,259,167 2,084,235 2,696,520 1,515,727 2,408,440 566,086 2,846,731 1,439,001 1,626,854 1,365,672 1,667,393 26,678,291
Adjustments to US GAAP 0 0 0 0 0 -468,345 -949,681 -636,275 -248,637 -65,564 -770,069 -36,658 -915,189 -267,583 -73,277 -13,390 -277,792 -4,444-,667
Adjusted Assets 2,396,643 1,733,955 849,000 773,420 962,692 685,803 1,309,486 1,447,960 2,447,883 1,450,163 1,638,371 529,428 1,931,541 1,171,419 1,553,577 1,352,283 1,389,601 22,233,623
deduct Tier 1 Capital -166,802 -150,460 -86,391 -57,545 -43,402 -40,159 -55,872 -93,325 -142,207 -70,758 -90,173 -28,702 -96,968 -55,023 -90,470 -64,319 -83,286 -1,332,576
deduct Insured Retail Deposits -657,034 -193,430 -4,667 -6,866 -94,484 -125,466 -139,142 -219,174 -420,386 -258,232 -236,614 -120,136 -257,362 -109,568 -427,013 -346,945 -226,032 -3,616,520
Covered Liabilities 1,549,572 1,383,995 749,943 702,415 815,443 514,072 1,096,244 1,120,869 1,869,259 1,097,806 1,276,296 378,841 1,552,495 988,426 1,034,479 933,110 1,066,454 17,063,265
Levy 0.15% 0.15% 0.15% 0.15% 0.15% 0.15% 0.15% 0.15% 0.15% 0.15% 0.15% 0.15% 0.15% 0.15% 0.15% 0.15% 0.15% 0.15%
Total Potential Fee 2,324 2,076 1,125 1,054 1,223 771 1,644 1,681 2,804 1,647 1,914 568 2,329 1,483 1,552 1,400 1,600 25,595
Liability reduction from other 0 0 0 0 -119,062 -20,521 -13,712 0 0 -32,212 0 0 -29,405 -25,019 0 0 -14,996 -239,931
areas
Adj Covered Liabilities 1,549,572 1,383,995 749,943 702,415 696,381 493,551 1,082,531 1,120,869 1,869,259 1,065,594 1,276,296 378,841 1,523,090 963,407 1,034,479 933,110 1,051,458 16,823,333
Fee Paid -2,324 -2,076 -1,125 -1,054 -1,045 -740 -1,624 -1,681 -2,804 -1,598 -1,914 -568 -2,285 -1,445 -1,552 -1,400 -1,577 -25,235
Net impact -1,511 -1,349 -731 -685 -836 -592 -1,137 -1,202 -2,159 -1,143 -1,369 -438 -1,599 -1,040 -1,086 -980 -1,116 -17,857
% 2011E net income -8% -10% -7% -10% -11% -8% -17% -14% -12% -18% -23% -11% -15% -16% -8% -13% -12% -12%
Source: J.P. Morgan estimates. Note this exercise does not show our anticipated charges from the Obama proposal as we are applying the idea in a slightly different way. E.g. for BoA and Citi, the US proposal deducts all assessed deposits – c.$900bn for BOA and $327bn
for Citi. The French banks have insurance subsidiaries that potentially inflate the size of their balance sheets.
In this case the impact would be much greater, with the UK government collecting c.£6.0bn per annum gross from the group of 5
banks included in this exercise. The press has reported (Independent 23/05/10) that the government is seeking to raise c.£8bn per
annum from the levy.
“…We will reform the corporate tax system by simplifying reliefs and allowances, and tackling avoidance, in order to reduce
headline rates. Our aim is to create the most competitive corporate tax regime in the G20, while protecting manufacturing
industries…”
Among many other challenges, one of the big difficulties for governments is to make sure they avoid taxation arbitrage and so
global coordination will be crucial to underpin any of these measures discussed. Furthermore, potentially changes could be
negative for banks that have structured their businesses to minimise their tax burden, or those that profit from the structuring of
such business for corporates.
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In the following tables we highlight the potential impact on the fiscal position,
looking in more detail at government revenues and expenditure.
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Table 12: UK Banks: Potential Impact on public finances from additional taxation
£ billion
2009 2010E 2011E 2012E
Current receipts 534 508 541 582
Expenditure 564 605 644 662
Depreciation 19 20 20 21
Surplus -49 -117 -123 -102
Net Investment 47 50 40 29
Net Borrowing (PSNB ex) -96 -167 -163 -131
Cumulative Impact
Liabilities Tax n.a. 2.9 5.7 8.6
Lower Corporation Tax n.a. -0.3 -1.1 -2.2
Total Taxation n.a. 2.5 4.6 6.3
% Net Borrowing
Liabilities Tax n.a. -1.7% -1.8% -2.2%
Lower Corporation Tax n.a. 0.2% 0.5% 0.9%
Total Taxation n.a. -1.5% -1.3% -1.3%
Source: J.P. Morgan estimates, HMT
From this data just looking at the impact on five UK banks, the impact of additional
taxation could be significant. Furthermore, there is also the discussion surrounding
whether the payroll tax is extended in duration. In 2009/10 this is anticipated to have
raised £2bn according to the Treasury, with some estimates at closer to £2.5bn.
When we sum the reserves the banks have taken for this charge we derive £2.1bn
excluding the contributions from Morgan Stanley and J.P. Morgan.
Note one area of potential contention is whether the revenues collected from a bank
levy are maintained in a fund to pay for future potential bailouts of the banking
sector or are treated as general revenue for the government. The key difference
depends on whether a payment to general revenues leads to changes to other taxes or
spending, as illustrated in the following example provided by the IMF in its interim
report for the G-20 (16/04/2010):
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When failure occurs and cash is needed, the impact is again the same: with no fund,
financing needs can be met by the government selling new debt on the open market;
with a fund, financing needs are met by selling its own holdings of government debt
or passing them to institutions which may sell them.
We think the analysis is not quite as simple as the example suggests, as it is unclear
for multinational organizations who collects the levies and hence which
government's securities the funds are invested in (the proportional split).
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• Share sales;
• Issuance of convertible bonds;
• Buy back;
• An asset swap.
The table below shows the current holdings of RBS and Lloyds Banking Group and
the average government entry prices.
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Share sale
There are several ways that a share sale could be executed, the most common being:
• A public offering – in the UK there have been several privatizations, and the
Conservative party has discussed this possibility for the bank stakes. Potentially
stock could be offered to institutional and retail investors at different pricing
points and depending on previous ownership;
• A 'drip feed' – similar to the strategy that the US government is employing for
the sale of its Citigroup holding. Clearly, this can be executed in combination
with occasional accelerated book builds;
• An additional listing – the government could potentially list the B-shares in the
case of RBS;
• Private placing – potentially the government could sell shares to a closed group
of investors without a broader public offering, or a strategic investor such as a
sovereign wealth fund.
Below we review each of these methods in greater detail. Note there have been some
questions whether the government could sell the RBS shares whilst there is a
commission looking at the separation of retail and investment banking activities. We
think that this makes a placing more difficult, but with the right disclosures should
not be prohibitive and would be reflected in the pricing achieved.
Public offering
The stakes could be sold in a similar manner to previous privatizations of
government assets. The two most notable transactions are the privatisations of
British Telecom and British Gas, we review both below.
2nd
Public issue
34% 27%
First Issue Allocations Percentage shares issued
Source: J.P. Morgan estimates.
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UK UK
UK
Institution Institution
Retail
al al
65%
40% 24%
From both of these transactions there is a heavy bias towards UK retail investors,
who were typically offered a discount to institutional investors, and UK institutions
were also given preferential allocations. Shares were offered to retail investors at c2-
5% discounts. Currently the shareholder structures of RBS and Lloyds Banking
Group are split as illustrated below.
Foreign
UK
Institution
UK Foreign Institution
al
Institution Institution al
29%
al al 49%
41% 32%
We note that both Lloyds Banking Group and RBS have substantial institutional
investor bases and high weightings of UK investors. If the mix were to become more
skewed towards retail investors then this could increase the focus on dividends and
payout ratios. Managements may be under greater pressure to resume dividend
payments as soon as EU restrictions are lifted, i.e. from Apr 2012 for both RBS and
Lloyds Banking Group.
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Table 16: UK Banks: Time to Sell RBS and Lloyds at 15% of the volume
RBS Lloyds
Gov Shares 90,645 27,609
Average Daily Volume 176 259
15% ADV 26 39
Implied Days 3,434 711
Years 9.4 1.9
Source: J.P. Morgan estimates, Bloomberg
This method would have limited impact on the strategies of the groups and their
earnings potential in our view.
Additional listing
According to the terms of the RBS Accession Agreement:
‘The B Shares will not initially be listed on any stock exchange. HM Treasury is
entitled to require RBS to seek a listing of the B Shares. The Dividend Access Share
will not be listed on any stock exchange.’
So potentially the government could require RBS to list the B-shares separately to
the common equity. If it is possible for the preferential dividend rights to be
maintained this could be a way for the government to extract more value from its
holding.
Private placement
It may be possible for the government to sell part of its holding to a strategic buyer,
such as a foreign bank or sovereign wealth fund.
There have been unconfirmed reports in the press recently (FT 25 May 2010) that
Qatar Investment Authority (QIA) has expressed interest in buying part of the US
Treasury’s stake in Citigroup; we could possibly see such a transaction for the UK
banks. QIA currently has a 12% stake in Barclays (including 2% from Challenger, a
related entity).
An increase in the retail investor base could shift the focus more towards dividend
distributions, at the expense of reinvestment in the businesses, and a strategic buyer
may add value to other stakeholders. Further as the UKFI does not currently 'loan'
shares in its holdings, a sale would add incrementally more liquidity, however this
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benefit would be partially offset if shares are mainly acquired by retail investors
(who also loan limited amounts of stock).
We think a share sale with possibly a combination of the measures outlined above is
the most likely exit route.
Convertible bonds
It may be possible for the government to issue mandatory convertible notes (MCNs)
that convert into RBS or Lloyds shares. These could be similar to the instruments
issued by Barclays in October 2008 to Middle Eastern investors and institutions.
The attraction for investors could be the ability to earn a yield during the period
when RBS and Lloyds cannot distribute earnings, and for the government the
attraction could be a conversion price at a premium to current share prices (although
this should be neutral from a deficit point of view as the additional yield expense is
reflected in government expenditure, offsetting the additional gain).
The difficulty of this approach is the volume of issuance required, and given some
investor mandates, some may not be able to participate. We think that this approach
could be used but in limited size, and may be executed alongside another exit method
such as an equity placing.
Buyback
In the Acquisition and Contingent Capital Agreement between HM Treasury and
RBS it says:
1. That without the prior approval of the European Commission, it will not agree to
sell to the Company any B Shares issued to and held by HM Treasury below the
following minimum purchase prices: (a) for purchases before 31 December 2012,
50p; (b) for purchases between 31 December 2012 and 30 December 2013, 55p;
(c) for purchases between 31 December 2013 and 30 December 2014, 60p; and
(d) for purchases from 31 December 2014, 65p.
In each of these cases, if the price of the Ordinary Shares is higher than the above
agreed price when the sale is agreed, the price of the Ordinary Shares will be the
minimum price.
2. That without the prior approval of the European Commission, it will not convert
any B Shares issued to and held by it into Ordinary Shares unless the market
price of Ordinary Shares is at least 50p on the date on which HM Treasury
delivers its Conversion Notice. This price is subject to adjustment in line with
adjustments to the Conversion Price.
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3. If the capital position of the Company allows this and subject to any consent
required from the FSA, it will request the Company to purchase from it an
appropriate number of B Shares (within the above-mentioned price parameters)
or to retire an appropriate amount of the Contingent Subscription.
So under the agreement it appears possible for RBS to buy back the B shares, and in
fact if the capital position allows it, it is possibly an EC requirement.
We do not think that the opportunity will arise however in the short term, given the
capital impact and the regulatory uncertainty surrounding the potential changes to
capital requirements and business models. It would be very risky for the FSA to
permit such a move in the absence of a further capital raise, which would offset any
potential positive impact for common equity holders. In Table 17 below we illustrate
the group's capital ratios if there was a buyback without additional capital raise.
Whilst in 2013E from the table above the capital ratio looks better, the calculations
above do not incorporate the potential Basel III changes which could further reduce
capital ratios by c. 200-300bps.
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Currently the facility is triggered if the core tier 1 ratio for the group falls below 5%,
and is £8.0bn in size. It is triggered in tranches (provisionally set as £6bn and £2bn)
and is scheduled to last for 5 years. The company can terminate the facility if it has
the FSA’s consent at any time.
The fee for the facility is 4% of the total size, i.e. £320mn per annum at the
origination, and if RBS exits or reduces their participation the fee is reduced
proportionately.
At the YE09 the fair value of the consideration payable was £1,458mn, and the
company set aside £1,208mn towards a contingent capital reserve, so if there is early
termination part of this reserve could be released. The potential benefit is small
however in the context of the group – if 100% of the reserve was released it would
benefit NAV by c. 1p, i.e. 2%.
An asset swap
The fourth method that the government could use to maximise the value of its
holding could be to restructure the businesses and swap the holdings for various
assets.
This seems unlikely to us, and it is not clear whether it is legally possible, but it
could transfer value from other stakeholders to the taxpayer, and could be similar to
the restructuring of Northern Rock. Further, it could be a means to break up the
banks to create more competition in the market place.
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Index implications
Currently several of the key indices tracked by investors base their weighting
methodology on the free floats of stocks. As such, if the UK government does
reduce its stakes in the banks, there will be some significant index implications.
For further details please refer
Whilst the overall supply would dwarf the potential demand, potential timing
to;
differences could lead to trading opportunities.
JPM: 2010 Global Index
Handbook, Jan 2010
In the section below we review the potential impact.
We would like to thank Trista
Rose for her collaboration in this
section. For more details on
Tracker demand
Index implications please For the UK banks the main indices are the FTSE, MSCI and DJ Stoxx. Figure 7
contact: below illustrates the amount of passive money benchmarked to each.
Equity Derivatives & Delta One
Strategy Figure 7: Estimated Passive Indexed Assets $bn
Trista J Rose
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Source: J.P. Morgan Derivatives and Delta One Strategy. Data as of Dec 2009.
The tables below show the potential demand in three cases: (i) a sale of 100% of the
government holding in Lloyds Banking Group, (ii) a sale of 100% of the
government's common equity holding in RBS, and (iii) a sale of the government’s
common equity holdings and B share holdings in RBS.
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Table 19: Simulated Demand – RBSs free float increased to 100% no B share sale
Old weight New weight Demand - shares Demand - US xADV
FTSE
FTSE 100 0.555% 1.849% 674.59 448.26 3.83
FTSE ALL SHARE 0.471% 1.570% 3,968.20 2,636.85 22.55
FTSE AW 0.049% 0.164% 396.82 263.68 2.25
MSCI
MSCI EAFE 0.119% 0.396% 1,302.05 865.20 7.40
MSCI EUROPE 0.185% 0.615% 197.28 131.09 1.12
MSCI KOKUSAI 0.058% 0.193% 59.18 39.33 0.34
STOXX
Stoxx 600 0.180% 0.607% 118.93 79.03 0.68
TOTAL 6,717.05 4,463.44 38.17
Source: J.P. Morgan Derivatives and Delta One Strategy, FTSE, MSCI Barra, Stoxx Ltd, Bloomberg
Table 20: Simulated Demand –RBS free float increased to 100% and B shares listed
Old weight New weight Demand - shares Demand - US xADV
FTSE
FTSE 100 0.555% 3.512% 1,541.59 1,024.38 8.76
FTSE ALL SHARE 0.471% 2.983% 9,068.20 6,025.77 51.53
FTSE AW 0.049% 0.312% 906.82 602.58 5.15
MSCI
MSCI EAFE 0.119% 0.754% 2,985.05 1,983.55 16.96
MSCI EUROPE 0.185% 1.172% 452.28 300.54 2.57
MSCI KOKUSAI 0.058% 0.367% 135.68 90.16 0.77
STOXX
Stoxx 600 0.180% 1.156% 271.93 180.69 1.55
TOTAL 15,361.55 10,207.66 87.29
Source: J.P. Morgan Derivatives and Delta One Strategy, FTSE, MSCI Barra, Stoxx Ltd, Bloomberg.
Overall the passive demand from index trackers is c.17% of the supply based on
our estimates.
Further if the free float was increased to 100% for both banks they could re-enter the
Stoxx 50 Index, further increasing demand. Note additions can only be made to this
index during the annual review (every September).
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• FTSE – if the impact is more than 10% then the rebalance is done within 2-4 days
typically
• MSCI – if the placing is expected to have significant market impact the
reweighting can be delayed to the next quarterly review
• Stoxx – for the Stoxx if the impact is greater than 5% then the rebalance is
usually executed within 2-4 days
Note whilst these are the times that the rebalancing occurs, passive funds do not have
to execute at the exact same time, there can be some flexibility build into their
mandates to reduce the potential for their trading to minimise price impact.
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Stock implications
Despite the stocks having corrected in the wake of sovereign concerns, both RBS and
Lloyds Banking Group have outperformed the European banks index by 71.7% and
23.8% respectively YTD and are currently trading at 0.92x NAV and 0.93x NAV
2011E respectively. Fundamentally, we believe that returns are capped for both
these banks until they address certain issues. We go through each stock in turn as we
try to explain why we struggle to see RoEs exceeding 11-12% over the next three
years or so.
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Over the last few months on the back of management guidance, expectations have
moved towards the group earning an operating profit on a combined business basis in
2010E. In fact in the Q1 IMS the management stated that due to lower wholesale
impairments this goal had already been achieved in Q1. The next question that
investors have been asking is, what would it take for the group to earn a 15%
RoNAV, and hence justify multiple expansion?
Based on our estimates the group will earn an 11.2% RoNAV in 2012E, and to
generate a 15% RoNAV the net attributable profit would need to be 36% higher at
£6,733mn as illustrated below (note we are referring to return on tangible equity, to
achieve a 15% return on total equity attributable profit would need to be significantly
greater but also the book value is that much higher).
Table 21: Lloyds Banking Group: 2012E 15% RoNAV Net Attributable Profit Calculation
£ million
Current Estimates
NAVps 2011E (p) 61.7
NAVps 2012E (p) 69.3
Average NAVps 2012E (p) 65.5
No. of Shares (mn) 67,666
2012E Net Attrib 4,939
2012E RoNAV 11.1%
Required Estimates
2011E NAV 41,725
Implied 2012E Net Attrib 6,766
% change in estimate 37%
Implied 2012E EPS (p) 10.0
Implied 2012E NAV 48,492
Implied 2012E NAVps (p) 71.7
Implied 2012E RoNAV 15.0%
Source: J.P. Morgan estimates.
To drive such an outperformance in earnings there are potentially three key levers: (i)
an increase in net interest margins, (ii) a reduction in costs, and (iii) a further
reduction in provisioning requirements. We go through each in turn.
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for 2010E is c2.0%, with an upward trajectory beyond then. In our base case we
expect 2.1% in 2010E, increasing to 2.4% in 2012E.
Group NII 7,042 7,861 6,442 6,284 14,903 12,726 12,944 13,355 13,924
Source: J.P. Morgan estimates, Company data. Group net interest income is historically greater than banking net interest income, but in H209 it was broadly the same. We have assumed that they
are equal going forwards.
Note that whilst the NIM may be increasing, the size of the balance sheet is
shrinking. Management has guided to a further £140bn reduction by end 2014E, of
which £100bn is in customer loans and £40bn in Treasury assets. This will put
pressure on the absolute level of net interest income despite the margin expansion.
In the analysis below to illustrate the combined effect, in the 15% RoE scenario we
have assumed that this 'right sizing' has taken place.
Banking Net Interest Income 11,953 13,924 18,396 16.5% 53.9% 32.1%
Average Customer Loans 686,462 613,642 586,462 -10.6% -14.6% -4.4%
AIEA 674,246 588,642 534,246 -12.7% -20.8% -9.2%
Source: J.P. Morgan estimates, Company data.
Based on the table above, it appears that the net interest margin would need to
increase by 167bps from 2009 levels, and a further 107bps from JPMe 2012E to
achieve a 15% RoNAV. What we are seeing in the market however is that asset
pricing has started to stabilize and in some markets actually contract slightly. For the
UK mortgage market, data from the Council of Mortgage Lenders (CML) suggests
that the back book of existing business has largely re-priced, as illustrated in the
charts below.
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Figure 8: Yield on mortgages Figure 9: Spread between new business and outstanding balances
6.50% 1.00%
6.00% 0.80%
5.50% 0.60%
0.40%
5.00%
0.20%
4.50%
0.00%
4.00% -0.20%
3.50% -0.40%
3.00% -0.60%
Jan-04 Jan-05 Jan-06 Jan-07 Jan-08 Jan-09 Jan-10 Jan-04 Jan-05 Jan-06 Jan-07 Jan-08 Jan-09 Jan-10
Clearly new business prices can pick up again from these levels but that is largely in
our forecasts.
Whilst deposit spreads have been compressed and are likely to improve we expect
greater amounts of competition than what we have seen in previous cycles, and hence
more limited benefit. Further, with regards to wholesale funding we expect investors
to require higher margins to compensate for the increased risk that is associated with
less valuable sovereign protection.
There is also potentially an issue with the sheer volume of paper that needs to be
issued by sovereigns, banks and corporates over the coming 18-24 months, pushing
up yield requirements. In fact there is a risk that banks are forced to resort to central
bank facilities as they are effectively ‘crowded out’ from term debt issuance. For
further details on this topic please see JP Morgan's 'European Banks H2'10 Outlook
- The Big Squeeze' 27 May 2010 by Roberto Henriques. This may result in the
duration of liabilities shortening in the near term, helping earnings, but is negative in
the medium term.
As observed in the report, if sovereign concerns were to diminish this would be less
of an issue, however we think this would likely be on the back of effective austerity
plans, which would have their own impact on economic growth and hence bank
earnings. Our UK economists estimate a 0.5x multiplier between fiscal tightening
and GDP growth (please see JP Morgan's 'UK fiscal policy: the coming tightening
and its impact' 21 May 2010 by Malcolm Barr).
Overall management guidance is for c.2% reductions in the cost income ratio per
annum for the next few years (note in 2009 the ratio of 48.4% benefited from £1.5bn
gains on exchange and tender offers, excluding this item the ‘clean’ cost income ratio
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was 51.7%). We model the cost income ratio declining to 46.6% 2012E. Table 24
below illustrates the reductions in costs to achieve a 15% RoNAV.
Banking Net Interest Income 11,953 13,924 13,924 16.5% 16.5% 0.0%
Average Customer Loans 686,462 613,642 586,462 -10.6% -14.6% -4.4%
AIEA 674,246 588,642 534,246 -12.7% -20.8% -9.2%
Source: J.P. Morgan estimates, Company data.
Based on this analysis the cost income ratio would need to decline to 37% to achieve
a 15% RoNAV. We note that this would imply a further absolute cost reduction of
£2.6bn, i.e. in total savings of 64% of the HBOS cost base or 28% of the combined
2008 cost base.
Table 26 shows how we would have to further reduce our provisioning estimates to
achieve a 15% RoNAV in 2012E.
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Table 26: Lloyds Banking Group: Potential for Further Provisioning Reduction
£ million
% Change % Change % Change
2009A 2012E 15% RoNAV 12E/09A 15% RoNAV/09A 15% RoNAV/12E
Net Interest Income 12,726 13,924 13,924 9.4% 9.4% 0.0%
Non Interest Income 9,740 10,378 10,378 6.5% 6.5% 0.0%
Total Income 22,466 24,301 24,301 8.2% 8.2% 0.0%
Operating Costs -11,609 -11,315 -11,315 -2.5% -2.5% 0.0%
Pre Provision Operating Profit 10,857 12,986 12,986 19.6% 19.6% 0.0%
Provisions -23,988 -6,002 -3,346 -75.0% -86.0% -44.2%
Underlying PBT -13,131 6,984 9,640 -153.2% -173.4% 38.0%
Restructuring Charges -1,096 -400 0 -63.5% -100.0% -100.0%
Fair Value Unwind 6,100 500 0 -91.8% -100.0% -100.0%
Other Exceptionals 9,169 0 0 -100.0% -100.0% na
Profit Before Tax 1,042 7,084 9,640 579.8% 825.1% 36.1%
Tax 1,911 -2,019 -2,747 -205.6% -243.8% 36.1%
Profit After Tax 2,953 5,065 6,892 71.5% 133.4% 36.1%
Minorities -126 -126 -126 0.0% 0.0% 0.0%
Net Attributable Profit 2,827 4,939 6,766 74.7% 139.3% 37.0%
Banking Net Interest Income 11,953 13,924 13,924 16.5% 16.5% 0.0%
Average Customer Loans 686,462 613,642 586,462 -10.6% -14.6% -4.4%
AIEA 674,246 588,642 534,246 -12.7% -20.8% -9.2%
Source: J.P. Morgan estimates, Company data.
Based on this analysis the group would need to report a provisioning rate of 57bps on
a normalized basis. In Table 27 below we show our normalized provisioning
estimates;
For details on changes to Table 27: Lloyds Banking Group: Normalised Provisioning Rate
provisioning methodology please %
refer to;
Normalised 2012E H109 H209
JP Morgan ‘European Banks: Retail 0.68% 1.16% 1.09%
Asset Quality – Assessing the Secured 0.12% 0.34% 0.11%
impact of regulatory changes’ Unsecured 7.00% 9.09% 11.16%
Wholesale 1.48% 6.87% 5.83%
17 May ‘10 Corporate Markets 1.50% 9.01% 5.83%
Treasury and Trading 0.00% 0.00% 0.00%
Asset Finance 1.50% 6.34% 7.16%
Wealth & International 0.87% 4.77% 8.55%
Wealth 0.05% 0.52% 0.96%
International 1.00% 5.59% 9.93%
Total 0.91% 4.11% 3.25%
Source: J.P. Morgan estimates, Company data.
Whilst at the start of this year impairments have tracked better than our expectations,
and we do not expect to need to downgrade our provisioning estimates, if global (and
particularly UK) growth assumptions are reduced the pace of improvement could be
slowed. Note that at FY09 the company based its 2010E guidance on a UK GDP
growth rate of 1.8% in 2010E which appears high relative to current consensus
expectations of c.1.3%.
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EU sanctions
As a consequence of the state aid that the group has received, the European Council
has imposed several requirements on the business. In the analysis above we have
included the impact of balance sheet reduction, but in addition the group is required
to dispose of a retail banking business with at least 600 branches, 4.6% share of the
UK personal current account market and c.19% of the group’s mortgage assets,
within 4 years. This was slightly more substantial than our original estimates. The
company has said that at YE08 this business consumed £18bn of RWAs, had £70bn
of loans, £30bn of deposits, and generated c.£500mn of PBT. Below we illustrate its
potential contribution.
Table 29 below shows the historic earnings of Lloyds TSB and HBOS adjusted for
the unsustainability of its revenue base. We refer the reader to J.P. Morgan Lloyds
Banking Group – With or Without APS, 11th August 2009 for more details on how
we reached the underlying earnings potential. The combined profits in 2007 are 13%
short of the 2012E requirement for a 15% RoNAV or 22% short, if we include a UK
liability tax impact.
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Price Target 50
Source: J.P. Morgan estimates.
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As we have discussed for Lloyds Banking Group market expectations have improved
substantially over the past six months, and so for RBS we have asked the same
question – can the group earn a 15% RoNAV? Note this is management's target for
the core business in 2013E. Based on our estimates the group would fall
significantly short where in 2013E we expect the group to earn a 9.6% RoNAV. In
the section below we illustrate the change in our estimates required to get there.
Table 32: RBS: Net Attributable Profit Requirement to Achieve a 15% RoNAV
£ million
Current Estimates
NAVps 2012E (p) 54.7
NAVps 2013E (p) 60.2
Average NAVps 2013E (p) 57.5
No. of Shares (mn) 110,160
2013E Net Attrib 6,052
2013E RoNAV 9.6%
This is despite the regulatory and taxation concerns that we have discussed
previously and EU sanctions that are more stringent than those imposed on Lloyds
Banking Group. Potentially the EU sanctions reduce core PBT by 14%.
EU sanctions
The asset disposals mandated by the EU could reduce the core group's earnings
capacity by c.13-14% going forwards, whilst also reducing the capital requirements.
For further details please refer to ‘UK Banks: Upgrading Barclays to Neutral and
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Revisiting RBS which remains UW’ 04 Dec 2009. Note the level of capital gains
that could be generated is unclear.
Table 33: RBS: Potential impact on core and group PBT from disposals
£ million
PBT Impact 2008 2009 2010E 2011E 2012E
In Table 34 below we illustrate the historic peak earnings of RBS in relation to the
£9.8bn 15% RoNAV scenario, 2007 earnings are still 17% short and a much more
significant 61% compared to our estimates.
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New NAVps 51 51 55 60
NAV growth (%) -0.9% 1.0% 6.6% 10.0%
Old NAVps 49 49 53 58
% difference 4.1% 4.4% 4.0% 3.6%
Our SoP based price target remains unchanged at 42p despite the slight increase to
estimates as the upgrade is primarily in the non core division, partially offset by
slightly lower estimates for the core businesses.
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Balance sheet
£ in millions, year end Dec FY08A FY09A FY10E FY11E FY12E £ in millions, year end Dec FY08A FY09A FY10E FY11E FY12E
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Balance sheet
£ in millions, year end Dec FY08A FY09A FY10E FY11E FY12E £ in millions, year end Dec FY08A FY09A FY10E FY11E FY12E
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