Secure Trust Bank — Positive pre-close

Secure Trust Bank (LSE: STB)

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Secure Trust Bank — Positive pre-close

Secure Trust Bank’s (STB) pre-close trading update indicates that FY19 results should be in line with expectations, despite the economic slowdown dampening loan demand in the second half of 2019. STB highlighted its strong control over risk while interest margins have been stable. The bank is cautiously optimistic about 2020 and is well positioned, with healthy capital, good liquidity and new business pipelines. STB does not envisage material changes to 2020 guidance, and we are maintaining our estimates and 2,428p per share valuation.

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Secure Trust Bank

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FY19 trading update

Banks

15 January 2020

Price

1,610p

Market cap

£298m

Net debt/cash (£m)

N/M

Shares in issue

18.5m

Free float

84.5%

Code

STB

Primary exchange

LSE

Secondary exchange

N/A

Share price performance

%

1m

3m

12m

Abs

0.0

33.1

33.1

Rel (local)

(3.2)

25.0

18.4

52-week high/low

1,660p

1,158p

Business description

Secure Trust Bank is a well-established specialist bank addressing niche markets within consumer and commercial banking. It is launching a non-standard mortgage business. Former parent Arbuthnot Banking Group’s shareholding is now less than 20%.

Next events

FY19 results

March 2020

Analysts

Pedro Fonseca

+44 (0)20 3077 5700

Andrew Mitchell

+44 (0)20 3681 2500

Secure Trust Bank is a research client of Edison Investment Research Limited

Secure Trust Bank’s (STB) pre-close trading update indicates that FY19 results should be in line with expectations, despite the economic slowdown dampening loan demand in the second half of 2019. STB highlighted its strong control over risk while interest margins have been stable. The bank is cautiously optimistic about 2020 and is well positioned, with healthy capital, good liquidity and new business pipelines. STB does not envisage material changes to 2020 guidance, and we are maintaining our estimates and 2,428p per share valuation.

Year end

Operating income (£m)

PBT*
(£m)

EPS*
(p)

DPS
(p)

P/E
(x)

Yield
(%)

12/17

129.5

27.0

116.4

79.0

13.8

4.9

12/18

151.6

36.7

162.0

83.0

9.9

5.2

12/19e

170.9

42.1

179.5

87.2

9.0

5.4

12/20e

186.2

52.7

227.3

91.5

7.1

5.7

12/21e

205.0

60.8

257.7

92.6

6.2

5.7

Note: *PBT and EPS are normalised, excluding amortisation of acquired intangibles, exceptional items and share-based payments.

Careful navigation bearing fruit

We believe that STB’s cautious lending stance and business repositioning has helped it deliver solid 2019 numbers (we forecast 2019 pre-tax earnings +16% year-on-year, ROTE of 14.8%) and it is well positioned to adjust if business picks up following the UK general election. The positive tone regarding risk control is reassuring given that the economy was sluggish during the second half of the year. The bank has indicated that impairment rates are running lower than at mid-2019.

Ready for growth

We continue to forecast 17% and 14% growth in loans for STB in 2020 and 2021, respectively. This should help drive underlying pre-tax earnings from the forecast £42.1m in 2019 to £60.8m in 2021. There are still some question marks regarding the UK economy in the short and medium term but, if the economic backdrop is supportive, STB should conceivably be able to deliver on these forecasts.

Valuation: 2,428p unchanged

We make no changes to our forecasts and maintain our fair value at 2,428p per share (based on a dividend discount model), equivalent to a 2020 P/NTA of 1.6x. The bank’s shares are up 33% over the last 12 months, but our fair value estimate is still 51% above the current share price, offering attractive upside potential. The dividend yield of 5.7% (2020e) is above the average of STB’s peers.

Valuation

STB’s share price is up 38% since its 9 October 2019 trough of 1,200p. It is not the only stock to have benefited from the UK general election rebound, but it has been an outperformer. Over the last 12 months, it is the top performer among peers (see Exhibit 1). Clearly, STB’s shares have benefited from the bank’s solid results, the reassuring updates and a cautious, flexible strategy.

Our fair value for STB is unchanged at 2,428p, 51% above the current share price of 1,610p. Our fair value is derived using a dividend discount model. The fair value is equal to 1.6x 2020e P/NTA. We forecast an ROTE of 18.0% in 2020 and 19.8% in 2021, hence a fair value well in excess of tangible book value is fully justified, in our view.

Exhibit 1: Challenger/specialist lender share price performance, %

One month

Three months

One year

Ytd

From 12m high

Secure Trust Bank

0.0

33.1

33.1

0.6

-6.9

1PM

7.1

28.2

-12.8

8.7

-27.2

Close Brothers

-1.6

20.3

5.7

0.1

-3.8

CYBG

-19.0

38.4

-6.9

-7.0

-21.0

Metrobank

0.6

-4.8

-89.3

-3.9

-91.1

OneSavings Bank

-6.3

16.0

11.4

-3.8

-9.6

Paragon

-7.4

1.9

20.7

-8.1

-10.9

PCF Group

-2.8

27.8

-2.6

-1.4

-12.0

S&U

1.0

1.9

3.4

0.5

-13.8

Average

-3.6

16.2

-8.8

-1.9

-23.7

Average ex-Metro

-4.2

19.2

2.7

-1.6

-14.0

Source: Refinitiv, Edison Investment Research. Note: Prices as at 14 January 2020.

Exhibit 2: Challenger/specialist lender comparative table

Price
(p)

Market cap
(£m)

P/E (x) CY0e

P/E (x) CY1e

Dividend yield (%)

ROE last reported

P/BV last reported

Secure Trust Bank

1,610

297.5

9.9

9.0

5.2

11.6

1.24

1PM

37.5

33.4

5.7

5.1

2.2

13.0

1.00

Close Brothers

1,599

2419.4

11.9

11.7

4.1

14.9

1.72

CYBG

175.35

2518.4

7.4

7.4

0.0

9.8

0.50

Metrobank

198.1

341.6

66.3

-31.0

0.0

2.9

0.14

OneSavings Bank

416.8

1856.6

7.2

6.7

3.5

22.3

1.50

Paragon

495.2

1269.8

9.8

9.2

4.3

10.3

1.17

PCF Group

34.5

86.3

11.5

9.0

1.2

11.0

1.47

S&U

2120

256.9

7.0

6.3

3.2

17.6

1.64

Average

15.9

3.0

2.3

12.7

Average ex-Metro

8.7

7.9

2.6

14.1

STB vs average ex-Metro

15%

11%

95%

-31%

Source: Refinitiv, Edison Investment Research. Note: Prices as at 14 January 2020.

Exhibit 3: Financial summary

Year end December

2016

2017

2018

2019e

2020e

2021e

£m except where stated

Profit and loss

Net interest income

92.5

114.6

133.7

148.8

162.1

177.8

Net commission income

14.5

14.9

17.9

22.1

24.0

27.2

Total operating income

107.0

129.5

151.6

170.9

186.2

205.0

Total G&A expenses (exc non-recurring items below)

(64.3)

(71.3)

(84.5)

(97.4)

(104.2)

(111.7)

Operating profit pre impairments & exceptionals

42.7

58.2

67.1

73.5

82.0

93.3

Impairment charges on loans

(23.3)

(33.5)

(32.4)

(33.2)

(31.2)

(32.5)

Other income

0.0

0.3

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

Operating profit post impairments

19.4

25.0

34.7

40.3

50.8

60.8

Non-recurring items

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

Pre tax profit - continuing basis

19.4

25.0

34.7

40.3

50.8

60.8

Corporation Tax

(5.2)

(5.1)

(6.4)

(7.8)

(8.6)

(10.3)

Tax rate

26.8%

20.4%

18.4%

19.3%

17.0%

17.0%

Bank tax surcharge

0.0

0.0

0.0

(1.0)

(2.1)

(2.9)

Profit after tax - continuing basis

14.2

19.9

28.3

31.5

40.1

47.6

Discontinued business

123.3

3.9

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

(Loss)/profit for year

137.5

23.8

28.3

31.5

40.1

47.6

Minority interests

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

Net income attributable to equity shareholders

137.5

23.8

28.3

31.5

40.1

47.6

Company reported pre-tax earnings adjustments

7.9

2.0

2.0

1.8

1.9

0.0

Reported underlying pre-tax earnings (ex discontinued 2015/16)

27.3

27.0

36.7

42.1

52.7

60.8

Reported underlying earnings after tax

20.6

21.5

29.9

33.2

42.0

47.6

Average basic number of shares in issue (m)

18.5

18.5

18.5

18.5

18.5

18.5

Average diluted number of shares in issue (m)

18.6

18.6

18.6

18.6

18.6

18.6

Reported diluted EPS (p)

77.3

107.0

152.2

169.5

215.8

256.1

Underlying diluted EPS (p)

113.0

116.4

162.0

179.5

227.3

257.7

Ordinary DPS (p)

75.0

79.0

83.0

87.2

91.5

92.6

Special DPS (p)

165.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

Net interest/average loans

8.15%

7.72%

7.37%

6.68%

6.15%

5.84%

Impairments/average loans

2.04%

2.30%

1.79%

1.49%

1.18%

1.07%

Cost income ratio

60.1%

55.1%

55.7%

57.0%

56.0%

54.5%

Balance sheet

Net customer loans

1,321.0

1,598.3

2,028.9

2,428.5

2,841.4

3,249.6

Other assets

189.0

293.3

415.4

428.6

443.5

485.6

Total assets

1,510.0

1,891.6

2,444.3

2,857.0

3,284.9

3,735.2

Total customer deposits

1,151.8

1,483.2

1,847.7

2,248.6

2,583.1

3,008.9

Other liabilities

122.2

159.3

359.5

345.3

361.8

379.4

Total liabilities

1,274.0

1,642.5

2,207.2

2,603.3

3,007.4

3,419.6

Net assets

236.0

249.1

237.1

253.7

277.5

315.6

Minorities

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

Shareholders' equity

236.0

249.1

237.1

253.7

277.5

315.6

Reconciliation of movement in equity

Opening shareholders' equity

141.2

236.0

249.1

237.1

253.7

277.5

Profit in period

137.5

23.8

28.1

31.5

40.1

55.1

Other comprehensive income

(1.8)

2.9

(25.8)

0.0

0.0

0.0

Ordinary dividends

(13.1)

(14.0)

(14.8)

(15.5)

(16.3)

(17.1)

Special dividend

(30.0)

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

Share based payments

0.2

0.4

0.5

0.6

0.0

0.0

Issue of shares

2.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

Share issuance costs

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

Closing shareholders' equity

236.0

249.1

237.1

253.7

277.5

315.6

Other selected data and ratios

Period end shares in issue (m)

18.5

18.5

18.5

18.5

18.5

18.5

NAV per share (p)

1,277

1,348

1,283

1,424

1,840

1,878

Tangible NAV per share (p)

1,229

1,292

1,230

1,364

1,779

1,828

Return on average equity

72.9%

9.8%

11.6%

12.6%

13.3%

13.9%

Normalised return on average equity

9.9%

8.9%

12.8%

14.1%

17.3%

18.9%

Return on average TNAV

10.3%

9.3%

13.4%

14.8%

18.0%

19.8%

Average loans

1,134.6

1,484.6

1,826.4

2,253.5

2,442.5

2,635.0

Average deposits

1,067.5

1,321.7

1,655.4

2,024.8

2,234.6

2,427.8

Loans/deposits

114.7%

107.8%

109.8%

108.0%

110.0%

108.0%

Risk exposure

1,264.0

1,446.1

1,824.6

2,175.8

2,522.0

2,878.9

Common equity tier 1 ratio

18.0%

16.5%

13.8%

12.1%

11.2%

11.1%

Source: Company accounts, Edison Investment Research


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London +44 (0)20 3077 5700

280 High Holborn

London, WC1V 7EE

United Kingdom

New York +1 646 653 7026

1,185 Avenue of the Americas

3rd Floor, New York, NY 10036

United States of America

Sydney +61 (0)2 8249 8342

Level 4, Office 1205

95 Pitt Street, Sydney

NSW 2000, Australia

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