Ebenyo wrote:
They had to increase LLP to cover for the
increasing NPLs.Thats a red flag.I wont
touch here for now even though the dividend
yield is tempting.Coupled with uncertainity of
who will buy barclays africa,this is a no go zone
for now.
Not at all. Barclays made the correct call here which is what every bank should do. From the scanty condensed results, have a look at the charge off figures.
BBK basically expensed the total loan loss reserve from their balance sheet through the P&L. Although this impacts the EPS negatively, it 'normalizes' the earnings in anticipation of FY 2017. If they do that for every quarter through 2017, BBK will be amongst the first financial stocks off the blocks once the bull returns.
Any bank that continues to hold NPL's in the balance sheet is setting itself up for shocking results @FY2017 and a massive stock price clobbering. Big bath provisioning and huge charge offs is the prudent method to smooth out the curve.
The main purpose of the stock market is to make fools of as many people as possible.