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<a href="https://smartkarma.com/entities/wide-bay-australia-ltd">Auswide Bank</a> is navigating a period of significant challenge and strategic transition, marked by a sharp decline in profitability in FY24 due to intense market competition and margin pressure.</li>
 <li>The bank is pursuing a merger with MyState Bank, a key strategic move aimed at achieving scale, enhancing market presence across Australia's eastern seaboard, and realizing cost synergies.</li>
 <li>While facing headwinds from a competitive environment, the bank is focused on diversifying its loan book, investing in digital transformation to improve efficiency, and stands to benefit from the repricing of fixed-rate loans.</li>
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Auswide Bank is navigating a period of significant challenge and strategic transition, marked by a sharp decline in profitability in FY24 due to intense market competition and margin pressure.
  The bank is pursuing a merger with MyState Bank, a key strategic move aimed at achieving scale, enhancing market presence across Australia's eastern seaboard, and realizing cost synergies.
  While facing headwinds from a competitive environment, the bank is focused on diversifying its loan book, investing in digital transformation to improve efficiency, and stands to benefit from the repricing of fixed-rate loans.
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Pan-Asia Catalysts/Events, Quiddity Advisors

David Blennerhassett

Pan-Asia Catalysts/Events

Quiddity Advisors

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<li>Cuscaden Peak, the sponsor of <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/paragon-reit" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:5994:1" rel="noopener">Paragon REIT (PGNREIT SP)</a> and 61.5% shareholder, has offered S$0.98/unit, in cash; or S$1.003/unit, a 7% premium to NAV, when including FY24's S$0.0233/unit cash distribution.</li>
<li>The Offer is by way of a Scheme. The Offer price has NOT been declared final. A switch option into a voluntary Offer is afforded should a competing Offer emerge.</li>
<li>Looks pretty clean. Assuming mid-late May payment, pay up to S$0.97/share for a 4%/15% gross/annualised spread. It may trade tighter given the early distribution payment.</li>
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Cuscaden Peak, the sponsor of Paragon REIT (PGNREIT SP) and 61.5% shareholder, has offered S$0.98/unit, in cash; or S$1.003/unit, a 7% premium to NAV, when including FY24's S$0.0233/unit cash distribution.
The Offer is by way of a Scheme. The Offer price has NOT been declared final. A switch option into a voluntary Offer is afforded should a competing Offer emerge.
Looks pretty clean. Assuming mid-late May payment, pay up to S$0.97/share for a 4%/15% gross/annualised spread. It may trade tighter given the early distribution payment.


Paragon REIT (PGNREIT SP)'s Privatisation Offer

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.

Thematic (Sector/Industry)

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<li>Credit growth is persistently weak in Australia, and this is as good of a sign as any, of weak demand or / and worsening credit metrics. </li>
<li>Many other figures at the macro level point to weakness ahead (and now) for Australia's banks even if credit costs appear low.</li>
<li>WBC data on stressed corporate exposures shows all too well how migration can impact bad loans. BEN shows this too, with mortgage loans.</li>
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Credit growth is persistently weak in Australia, and this is as good of a sign as any, of weak demand or / and worsening credit metrics. 
Many other figures at the macro level point to weakness ahead (and now) for Australia's banks even if credit costs appear low.
WBC data on stressed corporate exposures shows all too well how migration can impact bad loans. BEN shows this too, with mortgage loans.


Australia Banks - Loan Growth Flat Line, Negative Building Approvals, WBC Credit Metrics Concerning

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<li>There is tremendous growth in Australian insolvencies, which is not simple a base effect</li>
<li>Construction insolvencies are up 75% YoY through mid June, the worst of any sector</li>
<li>NAB shows +17x exposures risk-weighted at 75%, PD +84% in qualifying revolving retail</li>
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There is tremendous growth in Australian insolvencies, which is not simple a base effect
Construction insolvencies are up 75% YoY through mid June, the worst of any sector
NAB shows +17x exposures risk-weighted at 75%, PD +84% in qualifying revolving retail


Australia Banks - Construction Insolvencies +75%, A Look at NAB Risk Weights, PD

It is often fringe financial institutions that first show distress, not the core large banks.We see with <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/10100" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:10100:1">Goldfields Money Ltd (GMY AU)</a> total impairment costs in 2H17 (ending June 2017) have surged, yet again. They rose 58% HoH which continues the steep increase since 1H17. GMY primarily offers residential mortgage loans in Western Australia. <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/18747" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:18747:1">Auswide Bank Ltd (ABA AU)</a> too shows far higher impairment costs in 2H17, nearly doubling in 2H17 from 1H17. ABA is concentrated in Queensland, and only does…

It is often fringe financial institutions that first show distress, not the core large banks.We see with Goldfields Money Ltd (GMY AU) total impairment costs in 2H17 (ending June 2017) have surged, yet again. They rose 58% HoH which continues the steep increase since 1H17. GMY primarily offers residential mortgage loans in Western Australia. Auswide Bank Ltd (ABA AU) too shows far higher impairment costs in 2H17, nearly doubling in 2H17 from 1H17. ABA is concentrated in Queensland, and only does…

Fringe Australia Financials Reveal Worsening Credit Quality

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Auswide Bank Ltd provides banking and financial services. The Bank offers home loans and mortgages, investment opportunities, electronic banking, insurance, credit cards, financial advisory, term deposits, business support, and foreign exchange services. Auswide Bank serves customers in Australia.

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Auswide Bank (ABA AU)

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Paragon REIT (PGNREIT SP)'s Privatisation Offer

Looks pretty clean. A 7% premium to NAV and a roughly two-year high. If payment on or around late May, I'd pay up to S$0.97/share for a gross...

David Blennerhassett

Australia Banks - Loan Growth Flat Line, Negative Building Approvals, WBC Credit Metrics Concerning

Loan growth flat lining for a long time in Australia, with highly negative growth rates for building approvals, and WBC and BEN showing weakening...

Daniel Tabbush

Australia Banks - Construction Insolvencies +75%, A Look at NAB Risk Weights, PD

Australia insolvencies are surging, especially in construction, manufacturing, hotels & restaurants. Risk is higher credit costs and bad loans for...

Daniel Tabbush

Fringe Australia Financials Reveal Worsening Credit Quality

It is often fringe financial institutions that first show distress, not the core large banks.We see with Goldfields Money Ltd (GMY AU) total...

Daniel Tabbush

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