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Krung Thai Bank PCL (KTB)

Strong FY15 outlook, boosted by government

infrastructure projects

► Net profit expected to decrease 22.9% YoY and 17.5%

QoQ to Bt7.63bn in 4Q14. ► Loan provisions rising above normalized levels will

drag down earnings for the final quarter of the year.

► We maintain our BUY recommendation with a target

price of Bt29.00.

4Q14 net profit expected to decrease YoY and QoQ

We expect KTB’s 4Q14 net profit to fall 22.9% YoY and 17.5%

QoQ to Bt7.63bn. The decline YoY would be attributed to the

bank’s substantial dividend income in 4Q13 while the decrease

QoQ would be from a rise in loan provision expense. We forecast

an increase of 48.2% YoY and 64.6% QoQ in provision expense

to Bt4.6bn. This is higher than the bank’s provisioning policy of

about Bt700mn/month, but we believe the bank’s robust loan

growth of 8.4% YTD over the 11M14 period will warrant these

extra reserves. Of the big banks, KTB will most likely register the

highest outstanding loan growth and place only second to

LHBANK in the banking sector. Meanwhile, deposits managed to

outpace loans, climbing at a robust 13.1% YTD over the 11M14

period. Given such, net interest margin would see a decline of

5bps from 3Q14. Nevertheless, the bank’s operating income

would remain resilient as net interest income and fee income

would continue to grow in line with lending.

FY15 outlook remains bright

We estimate earnings growth of 12.5% YoY to Bt36.91bn for FY15

as the government’s infrastructure projects begin to materialize.

KTB will be the prime beneficiary to provide loans for these mega

projects due to its state-bank status and strong connection to

government agencies. Aside from these major factors, KTB’s new

“loan factory” credit-analysis system has helped speed up the loan

approval process for the bank. Thus, we should see a backlog of

loans from FY14 be approved in 1H15. The bank has also made it

a priority to expand its SME segment with the proportion of its

lending to SMEs expected to increase to 50% this year and 60%

in 2016. This shift in focus along with its strategy to improve non-

interest income give us a strong outlook for the year.

BUY

TP: Bt29.00 Upside/downside +31.2%

Sector Banking

Paid-up shares (shares mn) 13,976

Market capitalization (Bt mn) 308,871

Free float (%) 44.93

12-mth daily avg. turnover (Bt mn) 951

12-mth trading range (Bt) 15.30/

24.50

Major shareholders (%)

Fin. Institution Development Fund 55.1

State Street Bank Europe Limited 4.8

Thai NVDR 4.7

Financial highlights

Source: SETSMART, AWS

Thailand Research Department

Mr. Warut Siwasariyanon,

License, No. 17923

Tel: 02 680 5041

Mr. Alex Manoonpol,

Assistant Analyst

2012 2013 2014E 2015E

Net profit (Btmn) 23,366 33,929 32,806 36,918

EPS (Bt) 2.0 2.4 2.3 2.6EPS growth (%) 30.7 22.0 -3.3 12.5BVPS (Bt) 13.1 14.7 16.2 18.0DPS (Bt) 0.8 0.9 0.9 1.1ROE (%) 14.9 17.4 15.2 15.5P/E (x) 11.1 9.1 9.4 8.4P/BV (x) 1.7 1.5 1.4 1.2Div. yield (%) 3.6 4.0 4.0 4.8

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Maintain our BUY recommendation

Although the bank has yet to announce its FY15 targets, it has maintained that

lending will grow 1.5x GDP with a focus on corporate and SME customers. A backlog

of loans from FY14 should be seen in 1H14 while the benefits from the government’s

infrastructure projects should be more evident in 2H15. Therefore, we maintain our

BUY recommendation with a target price of Bt29.00, based on a prospective P/BV

of 1.62x (Gordon Growth Model) and ROE forecast of 16%.

Figure 1: KTB results preview

Unit: Btmn 4Q14F 3Q14 4Q13 %YoY %QoQ 2013 2014F %YoY

Net-interest income 17,813 17,489 17,386 2.5% 1.9% 64,481 69,647 8.0%

Non-interest income 7,628 6,884 9,449 -19.3% 10.8% 29,849 28,275 -5.3%

Net operating income

25,442 24,374 26,835 -5.2% 4.4% 94,331 97,923

3.8%

Non-interest expense

11,027 10,314 11,520 -4.3% 6.9% 40,313 43,057

6.8%

Pre-provision profit 14,415 14,059 15,316 -5.9% 2.5% 54,017 54,866 1.6%

Provision expense 4,648 2,824 3,136 48.2% 64.6% 12,311 14,613 18.7%

Pre-tax profit 9,767 11,235 12,180 -19.8% -13.1% 41,707 40,253 -3.5%

Net Profit 7,634 9,255 9,904 -22.9% -17.5% 33,929 32,806 -3.3%

EPS (Bt) 0.55 0.66 0.71 -23.1% -17.2% 2.43 2.35 -3.3%

Loans 1,865,088 1,800,967 1,711,090 9.0% 3.6% 1,711,090 1,865,088 9.0%

Deposits 2,178,396 1,903,139 1,883,781 15.6% 14.5% 1,883,781 2,178,396 15.6%

NIM 2.72% 2.77% 2.76% 2.76% 2.72%

Source: Company data, AWS

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Corporate Governance Report of Thai Listed Companies (CGR). CG Rating by the Thai Institute of Directors Association (IOD) in 2013.

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Pathumwan Bangkok 10330

02-680-5000 02-680-5111

Silom 191 Silom Complex Building,21st Floor Room 2,3-1 Silom Rd.,

Silom, Bangrak, Bangkok, 10500 Thailand

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Asok 159 Sermmitr Tower, 17th FL. Room No.1703, Sukhumvit 21

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Rayong Province 21000

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40000

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