Deutsche Bank Shows Capital Strength, Legal Costs A Drag
Zacks Investment Research | Nov 06, 2017 09:38PM ET
On Nov 6, we issued an updated research report on Deutsche Bank AG (DE:DBKGn) (NYSE:DB) . Its initiatives to improve performance through expense management and strengthening capital position will likely lend support to the stock. However, persistent margin pressure and high legal costs might offset the positives to some extent.
Shares of Deutsche Bank have gained 18.2% over the past year, underperforming the 23.1% rally for the industry .
The company’s Zacks Consensus Estimate for the current year has remained stable over the past 30 days. As a result, it currently carries a Zacks Rank #3 (Hold).
The bank has taken steps to reduce expenses, which was reflected in its results over the past few quarters. Management expects to continue controlling overall expenses despite increasing legal costs.
Deutsche Bank remains committed to improve its capital position and targets achieving Common Equity Tier 1 ratio of above 13% and Leverage ratio of minimum 4.5% at the end of 2018. Also, the recent stress test conducted by The European Banking Authority revealed the bank’s progress in its risk profile and capital position.
Deutsche Bank has significant involvement in legal matters, of which some have been settled. However, this is likely to keep expenses on the higher side in the near term. Further, in order to settle a pending case over manipulation of the U.S. dollar, LIBOR (the London Interbank Offered Rate) and other benchmark interest rates, it signed a $220 million agreement with the authorities. Also, in January 2017, it paid $7.2 billion as fine over its sale of toxic mortgage securities. These legal settlements have made a significant impact on its financials.
Moreover, Deutsche Bank continues to face margin pressure due to a low interest rate environment in the European economy.
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