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Bendigo And Adelaide Bank / Equity Bottom-Up

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 <li>Bendigo and Adelaide Bank's unique 'Community Bank' model and its growing digital presence through its brand 'Up' are key differentiators in a competitive market, fostering customer loyalty and providing a distinct growth avenue.</li>
 <li>The bank is in the midst of a significant digital transformation and productivity program, including partnerships with Infosys and Genpact, aimed at modernizing its core banking systems, enhancing efficiency, and leveraging AI to improve customer experience and reduce costs.</li>
 <li>While facing challenges such as margin pressure from intense competition and recent regulatory scrutiny over its anti-money laundering controls, the bank maintains a strong focus on low-risk residential lending and has a solid capital and funding structure.</li>
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  Bendigo and Adelaide Bank's unique 'Community Bank' model and its growing digital presence through its brand 'Up' are key differentiators in a competitive market, fostering customer loyalty and providing a distinct growth avenue.
  The bank is in the midst of a significant digital transformation and productivity program, including partnerships with Infosys and Genpact, aimed at modernizing its core banking systems, enhancing efficiency, and leveraging AI to improve customer experience and reduce costs.
  While facing challenges such as margin pressure from intense competition and recent regulatory scrutiny over its anti-money laundering controls, the bank maintains a strong focus on low-risk residential lending and has a solid capital and funding structure.
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Primer: Bendigo And Adelaide Bank (BEN AU) - Aug 2026

Research and consultancy, Tabbush Report

Daniel Tabbush

Research and consultancy

Tabbush Report

We provide research and consultancy on Asian banks. Our focus is on what we call “Asian bank research, without the noise.” We are interested in the most critical swing-factors for banks, the NPL and credit cycle, and where we believe there is a gap between perception and reality. We often focus on the less studied components of bank financial statements.  Our research is highly thematic, sometimes examining unlisted banks and companies as a window on mainstream banks. 

Being independent allows us to look at smaller banks, often overlooked by others. Analysis of BIS bank guidelines in the context of Asia, is also a focal point, while we also analyze global banks operating in the region. We use what we believe is the most comprehensive, reliable financials database, SNL Financial. S&P Capital IQ augments our database, with corporate data and CEIC, with economics. 

Asian bank research, without the noise.

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<li>In any economy with persistently high interest rates, high living costs and decelerating loan growth, the risk is generally greater for bad corporate loans, not mortgage loans. </li>
<li>BEN is nearly only residential mortgage loans, highly different to CBA, NAB, WBC, ANZ and MQG. This is also clear in long-term low levels of credit costs. </li>
<li>NIM has moved up for BEN in FY23. There is limited risk of maturing debt to hurt its NIM in FY24, very much unlike large peer banks, especially NAB, MQG. </li>
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In any economy with persistently high interest rates, high living costs and decelerating loan growth, the risk is generally greater for bad corporate loans, not mortgage loans. 
BEN is nearly only residential mortgage loans, highly different to CBA, NAB, WBC, ANZ and MQG. This is also clear in long-term low levels of credit costs. 
NIM has moved up for BEN in FY23. There is limited risk of maturing debt to hurt its NIM in FY24, very much unlike large peer banks, especially NAB, MQG. 


2024 High Conviction - BEN - Almost All Mortgages | NPLs in Decline | Credit Costs Can Move Lower

Derivatives and Quantitative Strategist

Gaudenz Schneider

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Context: The <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/macquarie-group-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:310:1" rel="noopener">Macquarie (MQG AU)</a> vs. <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/bendigo-adelaide-bank-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:682:1" rel="noopener">Bendigo and Adelaide Bank (BEN AU)</a> price ratio has deviated more than two standard deviations from its one-year average, presenting a potential relative value opportunity.</li>
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Highlight: Going long <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/bendigo-adelaide-bank-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:682:1" rel="noopener">Bendigo and Adelaide Bank (BEN AU)</a> and short <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/macquarie-group-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:310:1" rel="noopener">Macquarie Group (MQG AU)</a>  targets a 9% return.</li>
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Why Read: Essential for quantitative traders seeking mean-reversion opportunities, with detailed execution framework, risk management protocols, and historical simulation showing the statistical basis for this relative value play.</li>
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Context: The Macquarie (MQG AU) vs. Bendigo and Adelaide Bank (BEN AU) price ratio has deviated more than two standard deviations from its one-year average, presenting a potential relative value opportunity.

Highlight: Going long Bendigo and Adelaide Bank (BEN AU) and short Macquarie Group (MQG AU)  targets a 9% return.

Why Read: Essential for quantitative traders seeking mean-reversion opportunities, with detailed execution framework, risk management protocols, and historical simulation showing the statistical basis for this relative value play.


Bendigo Bank (BEN AU) Vs Macquarie (MQG AU): David Vs Goliath Pair Trade Setup Ahead of Earnings

Thematic (Sector/Industry)

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<li>Newly released data on insolvencies in Australia suggests that bank credit metrics will come under pressure in current interim and possibly beyond</li>
<li>Construction insolvencies were highest and rose 25% YoY, accommodations and food services accelerated sharply rising 59% YoY, and next leading figure, also accelerated</li>
<li>CBA saw its NPL ratio rise from Dec 23 to Dec 24, and WBC released its 1Q25 to Dec 24 showing improving credit metrics. This may reverse. </li>
</ul>


Newly released data on insolvencies in Australia suggests that bank credit metrics will come under pressure in current interim and possibly beyond
Construction insolvencies were highest and rose 25% YoY, accommodations and food services accelerated sharply rising 59% YoY, and next leading figure, also accelerated
CBA saw its NPL ratio rise from Dec 23 to Dec 24, and WBC released its 1Q25 to Dec 24 showing improving credit metrics. This may reverse. 


Australia Banks - Insolvencies Data Published 17 March Suggests Far Worse Credit Metrics

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<li>Monthly data for job vacancies in Australia continues to weaken sequentially</li>
<li>Australian HFD on bankruptcies and insolvencies has been weak for some time</li>
<li>Risk is that credit metrics of Australian banks remain poor, continuing what we see for many at present</li>
</ul>


Monthly data for job vacancies in Australia continues to weaken sequentially
Australian HFD on bankruptcies and insolvencies has been weak for some time
Risk is that credit metrics of Australian banks remain poor, continuing what we see for many at present


Australia - Job Vacancies Data Continue To Weaken, Reminding Us of HFD Bankruptcies Data

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Bendigo and Adelaide Bank Limited offers a variety of banking and other financial services, including first mortgage housing finance, retail and business banking, commercial finance, funds management, treasury and foreign exchange services, superannuation and trustee services. Bendigo also offers internet banking.

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Bendigo And Adelaide Bank (BEN AU)

Primer: Bendigo And Adelaide Bank (BEN AU) - Aug 2026

Bendigo and Adelaide Bank's unique 'Community Bank' model and its growing digital presence through its brand 'Up' are key differentiators in a...

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2024 High Conviction - BEN - Almost All Mortgages | NPLs in Decline | Credit Costs Can Move Lower

BEN is unlike peers, with almost all mortgage loans, less of a problem with high rates, slowing economy. Its LT credit costs show this. NPLs are...

Daniel Tabbush

Bendigo Bank (BEN AU) Vs Macquarie (MQG AU): David Vs Goliath Pair Trade Setup Ahead of Earnings

9% target return in a pair trade as the large–small bank spread widens, with Macquarie’s upcoming earnings a key catalyst for this mean-reversion...

Gaudenz Schneider

Australia Banks - Insolvencies Data Published 17 March Suggests Far Worse Credit Metrics

Australia's newly released insolvencies data suggest a worsening of forward credit metrics for banks. This may come as a surprise to market, where...

Daniel Tabbush

Australia - Job Vacancies Data Continue To Weaken, Reminding Us of HFD Bankruptcies Data

Monthly job vacancies data continues to weaken, reminding us also of the well established HFD series on insolvencies. Risk for banks is continues...

Daniel Tabbush

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