To be resilient in an economic storm, a bank needs three things – low risk assets, strong capital and surplus deposits. ABG has all three. At end-2019, 55% of loans were in the private bank (significantly secured on sub-60% LTV residential properties) or the acquired mortgage book. Just 1.5% of the commercial loan book was on 80%+ LTV. The equity-to-assets ratio was 8% and total capital ratio, 17.3%. The regulators have reduced capital buffers – we estimate ABG has ca.£60m o
06 Apr 2020
2019 results: resilience into the storm
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2019 results: resilience into the storm
Arbuthnot Banking Group PLC (ARBB:LON) | 1,070 0 0.0% | Mkt Cap: 174.8m
- Published:
06 Apr 2020 -
Author:
Mark Thomas -
Pages:
14
To be resilient in an economic storm, a bank needs three things – low risk assets, strong capital and surplus deposits. ABG has all three. At end-2019, 55% of loans were in the private bank (significantly secured on sub-60% LTV residential properties) or the acquired mortgage book. Just 1.5% of the commercial loan book was on 80%+ LTV. The equity-to-assets ratio was 8% and total capital ratio, 17.3%. The regulators have reduced capital buffers – we estimate ABG has ca.£60m o