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Cembra; Solid Results, Credit Neutral

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Cembra Money Bank (CMBN SW), the small Swiss bank, reported 2H23 results which look solid, there’s no buyback here and the dividend payout is up to 75% but, against very little marginal capital consumption, this is credit neutral, we feel.


  • Key credit metrics: credit losses ticked up in 2H23 but, positively, non-performers only rose 10bp (to 0.8%) with a similar move in the 30-day rate. Guidance is for the loss rate to be <1% from here. CET1 is 17.2% (down 0.4% from Jun-22 but still very strong in a European context).
  • Revenues were 3% above consensus with the key margin (NIM) ticking back up, positively. Credit losses ticked up to 0.9% in 2H23 (from 0.7% in 1H23) meaning pre-tax was only in line with expectations but there was a small beat at the net level.
  • Outlook: RoTE expectations for FY24 are being trimmed (to 13-14% from 15%) but consensus only has 13-14% discounted in any case.

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