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(HDB) HDFC Bank Limited – ADS – Bear of the Day

vitalstocks — Fri, 13 Jan 2012 21:05:05 +0000

HDFC Bank’s (HDB) higher operating expenses were the headwind in the company’s most recently reported quarter. The company is still exposed to threats related to higher cost of funds. Growing competition in the retail space with the re-entry of peers is an added future concern. Our six-month target price of $25.00 per ADS equates to [...]

(HDB) HDFC Bank Limited – ADS – Bear of the Day

vitalstocks — Thu, 20 Oct 2011 14:47:55 +0000

HDFC Bank (HDB), like most Indian banks, are expected to encounter higher cost of funds as they have to raise deposit rates to meet increasing loan demand. This will keep margins of some banks including HDFC Bank under pressure. But as lending rates are expected to climb faster in the upcoming quarters, demand for loans [...]

(HDB) HDFC Bank Limited – ADS – Bear of the Day

vitalstocks — Thu, 16 Jun 2011 14:23:58 +0000

HDFC Bank, Ltd.’s (HDB) fiscal fourth quarter 2011 (ended March 31, 2011) net earnings were up 33.2% year over year. However, higher operating expenses were among the negatives. The company is still exposed to the threat related to higher cost of funds. Also, growing competition in the retail space with the re-entry of peers is [...]

(HDB) HDFC Bank Limited – ADS – Bear of the Day

(HDB) HDFC Bank Limited – ADS- Bear of the Day

vitalstocks — Thu, 09 Jun 2011 17:36:16 +0000

(HDB) HDFC Bank Limited – ADS- Bear of the Day

(HDB) HDFC Bank Limited – Bear of the Day

vitalstocks — Sun, 13 Mar 2011 18:51:11 +0000

We downgrade our recommendation on HDFC Bank, Ltd. – ADS (HDB) to Underperform from Neutral based on the looming threat of higher cost of funds and ebbing loan demand. Higher operating expenses along with puffy provisions and contingencies were the downside in its latest earnings report. Increasing competition in the retail space with the re-entry [...]

(HDB) HDFC Bank Limited – Bear of the Day

(BCH) Non-U.S. Banks Stock Update – July 2010 – Industry Outlook

vitalstocks — Thu, 08 Jul 2010 22:56:53 +0000

The global banking industry has been recovering at a slower pace from the worst downturn since the Great Depression that started as a credit issue in the subprime segment of the U.S. mortgage market and ultimately spread to engulf almost the entire global financial services industry. Though the worst of the financial crisis is behind [...]

(BCH) Non-U.S. Banks Stock Update – July 2010 – Industry Outlook

(HDB) HDFC Bank’s Profit Increases

vitalstocks — Tue, 19 Jan 2010 00:16:33 +0000

HDFC Bank’s (HDB) 2010 fiscal third quarter (ended Dec. 31, 2009) net earnings of INR8,185 million (US$175 million) were up 31.6% from the prior-year quarter, due primarily to a strong growth in net revenues, almost stable operating expenses and a decrease in provisions and contingencies (primarily comprising loan loss provisions). HDFC Bank’s net interest income [...]

(HDB) HDFC Bank’s Profit Increases

(BBV) Moody’s Reaffirms BBVA Compass Bank Ratings

vitalstocks — Thu, 27 Aug 2009 23:53:54 +0000

Following the announcement of the acquisition of the failed Guaranty Bank by BBVA Compass, Moody’s has affirmed its current downgraded ratings on the company. BBVA Compass is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria (BBV). Though the rating agency reaffirmed its negative outlook, it said that the acquisition of $12 billion in Guaranty Bank [...]

(BBV) Moody’s Reaffirms BBVA Compass Bank Ratings

(BBV) Hot New Spanish Model for Banking

InvestmentU — Wed, 05 Aug 2009 01:57:19 +0000

Tony Daltorio, The Investment U Research Team There’s a hot new Spanish model that has everyone in Europe going ga-ga. No, it’s not a runway or swimsuit model. It’s Spain’s banking model. The Bank of Spain forced Spanish banks to follow a very conservative banking model using what they call “dynamic provisioning” requirements. These requirements [...]

(BBV) Hot New Spanish Model for Banking