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Stable 1Q capital, "shrink-to-fit" capital strengthening plans progressing and regulator may require additional capital
For clients seeking high euro subordinated spreads, from a European banking group that is executing significant plans to boost capital levels over the next three years, and may be required to raise additional capital, we would highlight Austrian banking group Raiffaisen Bank International and specifically its Ba2/BBB- rated T2 bonds.
RBI is suffering from its riskier exposure to central and eastern Europe, particularly Russia and the Ukraine, and more moderate capital ratios than large European banking peers. However, the group is fundamentally reshaping its business though large asset disposals and significant reductions in risk weighted assets in order to boost its CET1 ratio to 12% by end-2017 (from 10%). 1Q’15 results, reported last week, reflected a largely stable capital ratio, lower provisioning levels and early progress with its strategic plans. We believe an additional equity capital raise also remains a possibility. Bloomberg reported yesterday that Austria is considering imposing a systematic risk buffer of up to 3% CET1 for its banks. For RBI we estimate this would equate to c.€2.2bn.
On the back of the RBI’s existing strategic plans to boost capital levels, market expectations for credit positive operating improvements this year and next and the possibility of an additional sizeable CET1 capital raise, we see value in its T2 bonds. We would highlight, for example:
RBIAV €5.163% 06/2024-19c (Ba2/BBB-) offered at 84.5, OAS+672bps, 10.01%YTC / 7.58%YTM
(4.1yr tenor TC, 9.1yr tenor TM, moves to 5yr swaps+390bps in 2019)
RBIAV €4.5% 02/2025-20c (Ba2/BBB-) offered at 81, OAS+646bps, 9.69%YTC / 7.36%YTM
(4.7yr tenor TC, 9.8yr tenor TM, moves to 5yr swaps+330bps in 2020)