Comments about Abu Dhabi Commercial Bank FY 2006 results
Updated with information from complete annual report.
22 January 2007: PE of 11.2 making it one of the cheapest bank stocks so far in the UAE. ADCB say they intend to continue with a high payout ratio for dividends.
Forecasts for 2006 Q4 profit for ADCB were 630m dhs from EFG and 455m dhs from Shuaa. 2006 M9 ADCB profit was 1.66 bn dhs so that leaves about 500m dhs for 2006 Q4 profit. Looks like Shuaa was closer to the mark in this case.
ROE (Return on Equity) has actually decreased from 22.3% in 2005 to 20.0% in 2006. That may indicate a less efficient use of resources. Also, the Total Assets is up by over 40% and Revenue up by almost 30%, yet they could only manage a 12% increase in Net Profit and a 6% increase in EPS (Earnings Per Share). Although EPS increase is 13% according to calculations not using Weighted Average number of shares.
Need to see the full accounts to get more information. The EPS increase is poor when you consider the growth in Revenue. Where has all that money gone?
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