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Quick Take on Fidelity Bank’s Q1 2020 Earnings Report

CSL Stockbrokers by CSL Stockbrokers
April 28, 2020
in Business News, Company News, Company Results
Fidelity Bank Plc

Nnamdi Okonkwo, CEO, Fidelity Bank

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Fidelity Bank Plc felt the impact of the downward adjustment in fees on banking transactions by Nigeria’s apex bank, as Net Fee and Commission Income declined 25% y/y to N4.0 billion. The decline in Net Fee and Commission Income was due to lower income recorded in ATM charges (down 13% y/y), Account Maintenance Charges (down 10% y/y), Commission on Fidelity Connect (down 30% y/y) and Commission on E-banking Activities (down 35% y/y).

Going forward, we expect the weakness in these income lines to soften as the bank ramps up its efforts in improving the volume of transactions on its electronic channels. Other Income also declined 32% y/y, largely due to lower net foreign exchange gains (N1.4 billion in Q1 2020 vs N2.3 billion in Q1 2019).

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Fidelity’s unaudited report for Q1 2020 showed Interest Income growth of 11% y/y to N43.9 billion, on the back of higher Interest Income on loans and advances (up 17% y/y) which reflects the strong growth in the bank’s loan book (Net loans to Customers grew 21% y/y in Q1 2020). Interest Expense on the other hand, declined 16% y/y to N19.3 billion despite the strong growth in Customers Deposits (up 33% y/y), reflecting improved funding costs. Overall, Net Interest Income grew significantly, up 49% y/y to N24.6 billion in Q1 2020. Despite the robust growth in Net Interest Income, Pre-tax Profit was flat y/y, due to weaker Net Fee and Commission Income (-25% y/y), Other Income (-32% y/y) and the double-digit growth in OPEX (up 30% y/y).

The bank’s Impairment Charge rose 1.03x t0 N2.1 billion in Q1 2020, leading to a 27bps rise in annualized cost of risk to 0.7% in Q1 2020. Considering the substantial increase in the loan book in FY 2019 (up 33% y/y) and subdued macro conditions, we expect Impairment Charge to rise in the short to medium term.

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Operating Expenses grew 30% y/y to N21.6 billion in Q1 2020. The higher growth in OPEX compared to growth in Operating Income (up 24% y/y) led to a 294bps increase in Cost to Income Ratio (CIR ex-provisions) to 71.3% in Q1 2020. The increase in OPEX was due to higher regulatory charges emanating from banking sector resolution cost (up 37% y/y) and NDIC premium (up 34% y/y) alongside increased spending on marketing, communication & entertainment (up 105% y/y).

Overall, both Pre-tax Profit and Profit after tax declined by 1% y/y to N6.6bn and N5.9bn respectively. Annualised RoAE however moderated to 9.8% in Q1 2020 compared to 12.0% in Q1 2019 and 13.3% in FY 2019.

We have a target price of N2.97/s for Fidelity with a Buy recommendation.


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  1. Chibuzo says:
    April 28, 2020 at 4:29 pm

    Is it wise to sell at today’s (28th April, 2020) price or wait till it rises to the targeted price of 2.97 before selling?

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