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Subjec Re: Jeffrey - I like Alpha Bank (Greece) listed Call warrants (ticker
t:
ALPHAW GA) to play the Greek story from here
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On Thu, Jun 26, 2014 at 2:34 PM, Nav Gupta
vrote:
Jeffrey
I like the Greek recovery story, i like Alpha Bank among the banks there
and I think the 3.5yr call warrants issued a year ago which have very
little time value priced in and priced close to intrinsic, are the best
way to buy the stock and the broader story.
Background
1. Greece experienced a worse recession than the Eurozone. The wage and
unemployment adjustments have been far more severe than the Eurozone.
Greece's economy is showing signs of return to growth over the next
year. IMF forecasts 0.6% GDP growth 2014 and faster growth than broad
Eurozone from 2015+.
2. In the short term bank asset quality continues to deteriorate. NPL is
35, double the rate of Italy and > 3x that of Spain
3. Greek banks raised eur50bn in 2013 to recapitalise losses from Greek
Govt bond PSI (private sector involvement). The sector is now 35-70%
state owned.
Greek Banks
Presently Greek banks rank as some of the least profitable in Europe
(ROA <0.5%, ROE 2-2.5%). Looking forward to 2018 they should trade at
least in line with European banks. Sector consolidation, NC asset
disposal, rapidly declining cost of wholesale funds and efficiency
savings will all contribute to that. The Sector comprises Alpha Bank,
Eurobank, Nat Bk of Greece and Piraeus. The are no longer distressed and
trade broadly in-line with European peers in terms of EPS and TBV
multiples.
Alpha Bank (ALPHA GA)
of the three, Alpha Bank looks the most interesting. It trades at a
discount to the others and has less complex re-structuring. A recent
capital raise increased CT1 to 12%. Most analysts prefer Alpha Bank to
its peers for these reasons.
Alpha Bank stock Price
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very recent analyst target prices for Alpha Bank are largely above the
current price
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warrants
A year ago the bank issued 4.5year call warrants, exercisable every six
months into the stock at a price schedule (appendix A) that varies over
time
the relationship between the warrant (which settles physically) and the
stock price is:
[current stock price (0.69) - next exercise price of warrant (0.4686)] x
leverage ratio 7.408 = intrinsic warrant px = 1.64.
Now, the warrant is offered at 1.83. The value here is that the
difference between 1.83 and 1.64, in my view, doesnt compensate for the
optionality you get holding the warrant compared to just holding the
stock.
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