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  • Sector: Energy
  • Sub Sector: Oil and Gas
  • Country: Philippines
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AS OF 27 May 2025
  • Petron’s FY24 results improved slightly; we expect Petron’s credit metrics to remain flat to improve slightly in FY25 owing to higher capex and flattish % YoY EBITDA growth amid a single-digit YoY decline in sales volume growth though partially supported by lower crude oil input costs

  • About two-third of its total revenues are derived from the Philippines and are indexed to Dubai crude prices, which allows for smooth cost pass-throughs and good insulation from crude price volatility.

  • Free cash flows are typically negative due to inventory fluctuations that outweigh low capex.

Business Description

AS OF 27 May 2025
  • Petron is the largest oil refining and retailing company in the Philippines, and the third largest player in Malaysia. It maintains a 24% market share in the Philippines (followed by Shell and Caltex) and a 20% market share in Malaysia (largest being Petronas), based on total fuel sales volumes.
  • Petron has a total refining capacity of 268k barrels/day (bpd) and accounts for about 30% of the Philippines' fuel needs. Its petroleum refining facilities include the Limay Refinery in Bataan, Philippines (capacity of 180k bpd; 67% of total) and the Port Dickson Refinery in Negeri Sembilan, Malaysia (capacity of 88k bpd; remaining 33% of total).
  • Petron's refineries process crude oil into a full range of petroleum products including gasoline, diesel, LPG, jet fuel, kerosene and petrochemicals.
  • It further markets and retails these fuel products through its fuel service stations located across the Philippines (~1,800 outlets) and Malaysia (>800 outlets).
  • Petron sources its crude oil supplies from third-party suppliers, namely Saudi Aramco, Kuwait Petroleum Corporation and Exxon Mobil, which are bought on the basis of term contracts and in the spot market.
  • Petron mainly supplies its petroleum and fuel products to customers in Malaysia and the Philippines (~95% of annual revenue).
  • Petron is 68% owned by San Miguel Corporation (SMC), one of the largest and most diversified conglomerates in the Philippines based on total revenues and assets. SMC's CEO, Mr. Ramon Ang, is also Petron's CEO.

Risk & Catalysts

AS OF 27 May 2025
  • Petron cannot fully pass on higher crude oil input costs to customers in Malaysia.

  • Petron operates in low-margin business (EBITDA margins ~5%) and maintains elevated credit metrics.

  • Petron is highly dependent on its Limay petroleum refining complex that makes up two-thirds of its total refining capacity (67%). Any events that disrupt the refinery’s operations could adversely affect Petron’s total revenues.

Key Metric

AS OF 27 May 2025
PHP bn FY22 FY23 FY24 1Q24 1Q25
Debt to Book Cap 74.0% 75.1% 74.5% 74.1% 73.4%
Net Debt to Book Cap 65.5% 68.2% 67.1% 66.3% 63.9%
Debt/Total Equity 284.2% 301.4% 292.0% 285.4% 275.8%
Debt/Total Assets 70.2% 67.6% 64.9% 65.3% 64.3%
Gross Leverage 10.9x 7.1x 7.4x 6.5x 7.2x
Net Leverage 9.7x 6.4x 6.7x 5.9x 6.3x
Interest Coverage 2.2x 2.2x 1.9x 2.2x 1.9x
EBITDA Margin 3.4% 5.3% 4.7% 5.8% 6.5%
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CreditSight View Comment

AS OF 27 May 2025

We maintain our Market perform recommendation on Petron. Petron’s c.Apr-2026 perp trades rightfully tighter than SMC c.Jul-2025 perp, which we see as fair given its Opco structure vs. SMC’s Holdco, its cost pass-through mechanisms, and low capex which more than offset SMC’s larger diversified businesses. Overall, we continue to take comfort in Petron’s resilient credit profile, supported by a good cost-passthrough contractual mix that provides good insulation from crude price volatility. We expect Petron to incur higher capex YoY, and expect credit metrics to remain flat-to-improve slightly in FY25 owing to higher capex and flattish % YoY EBITDA growth amid lower crude oil input costs, as well as a further ~PHP 15 bn of preference share issuances.

Recommendation Reviewed: May 27, 2025

Recommendation Changed: January 26, 2022

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  • Sector: Financial Services
  • Sub Sector: Banks
  • Region: Europe
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AS OF 23 May 2025
  • UBS agreed to acquire Credit Suisse in March 2023 after the latter collapsed following a severe liquidity crisis.

  • CS was a large and complex organisation, so the integration, and the inevitable associated losses and costs, will dominate UBS’s strategic outlook and financial performance for several years.

  • However, UBS was able to negotiate substantial downside protection which should shield it from losses at CS.

  • Away from CS, UBS has reshaped its business model, with a greater emphasis on wealth management and less focus on investment banking, particularly fixed income.

  • Its earnings remain somewhat dependent on capital market conditions, but its capital, asset quality and profitability ratios have been among the strongest for European banks.

Business Description

AS OF 23 May 2025
  • Headquartered in Zurich, Switzerland, UBS has private, corporate and institutional clients worldwide and retail clients in Switzerland. It is one of the world's largest wealth managers.
  • It completed the acquisition of CS on 12 June 2023. It has merged CS’s domestic Swiss bank (Credit Suisse Schweiz AG) with its own domestic bank (UBS Switzerland AG) in 2024, keeping the CS brand “for the time being”.
  • CS’s holding company (Credit Suisse Group AG) has been merged into UBS Group AG, so that the group has a single holding company, and the operating subsidiaries, including UBS AG and Credit Suisse AG, were merged on 31 May 2024.
  • UBS operates through its Corporate Center and four business divisions: Global Wealth Management, Personal & Corporate Banking, Asset Management, and the Investment Bank, plus a new Non-core and Legacy division following the acquisition of CS.
  • The Investment Bank has been restructured in recent years to scale back fixed income trading and focus on equities trading and origination & advisory business.

Risk & Catalysts

AS OF 23 May 2025
  • The acquisition of CS will be a long and complex process, and the necessary restructuring is likely to result in losses and costs, although UBS has substantial protection, not least in the large negative goodwill.

  • Litigation costs have been a feature of UBS’s results in recent years, although it has agreed settlements in various cases recently.

  • A French court imposed fines and civil damages of €4.5 bn ($5.1 bn) in February 2019, which UBS appealed. The Court of Appeal retried the case de novo in March 2021 and reduced the fine to €3.75 mn plus civil damages of €800 mn and confiscation of €1 bn. UBS has set aside reserves of €1.1 bn. The French Supreme Court overturned the penalties and damages in November 2023, and the case has been remanded to the Court of Appeal for a retrial.

Key Metric

AS OF 23 May 2025
$ mn 1Q25 Y24 Y23 Y22 Y21
Return On Equity 7.9% 6.0% 38.4% 13.0% 12.4%
Total Revenues Margin 3.2% 3.0% 2.9% 3.1% 3.2%
Cost/Income 82.2% 84.8% 95.0% 72.1% 73.6%
CET1 Ratio (Transitional) 14.3% 14.3% 14.3% 14.2% 15.0%
CET1 Ratio (Fully-Loaded) 14.3% 14.3% 14.4% 14.2% 15.0%
Leverage Ratio (Fully-Loaded) 5.6% 5.8% 5.4% 5.7% 5.7%
Liquidity Coverage Ratio 181% 188% 216% 164% 155%
Impaired Loans (Gross)/Total Loans 0.6% 0.6% 0.4% 0.4% 0.4%
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CreditSight View Comment

AS OF 09 Jun 2025

We have Market perform recommendations on UBS AG (operating bank) and UBS Group (holding company) having revised the HoldCo recommendation from Underperform in August 2024. Its rescue and takeover of Credit Suisse in March 2023 was a seminal event that has had major consequences for UBS’s strategy and financial performance, as well as carrying substantial execution risk. However, the integration is on track, and UBS’s performance has been steadily improving. Capital, asset quality and liquidity all look strong, although Swiss regulatory capital requirements are set to increase significantly in coming years.

Recommendation Reviewed: June 09, 2025

Recommendation Changed: August 14, 2024

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Standard Chartered

  • Sector: Financial Services
  • Sub Sector: Banks
  • Region: Europe
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AS OF 23 May 2025
  • Standard Chartered has been making good progress in the past few years, improving its asset quality and profitability and dealing with legacy litigation issues. Capital, funding and liquidity look solid.

  • However, tensions between China and the West, including reciprocal trade tariffs between the US and China, and global economic headwinds continue to cloud the near term outlook.

  • Its unusual business mix – headquartered and regulated in the UK but operating primarily in Asia, Africa and the Middle East – means it is well diversified but sensitive to geopolitical developments and emerging market volatility.

Business Description

AS OF 23 May 2025
  • Standard Chartered PLC is the holding company and listed entity of the group, in which Standard Chartered Bank is the main operating company.
  • Although Standard Chartered is headquartered in London and therefore subject to UK banking regulation, its operations are mainly in Asia (Hong Kong is its biggest single market, as part of its Greater China & North Asia region), Africa and the Middle East. It is present in over 60 markets.
  • It has the usual variety of businesses across these regions, including corporate and institutional banking, retail banking, commercial banking and private banking. It specialises in trade finance and cross-border cash management.
  • The group announced a revised strategy in 2019 aimed at improving profitability after several years of de-risking, with a targeted return on tangible equity of 10%.
  • It is classified as a G-SIB, with a regulatory capital buffer of 1%.

Risk & Catalysts

AS OF 23 May 2025
  • Anti-government protests in Hong Kong, a slowing economy in China and a weak commercial real estate sector, and a US/China trade war have threatened the growth and stability of some of Standard Chartered’s key markets.

  • A number of Standard Chartered’s markets have underperformed in the past and have therefore been seen as turnaround stories, including India, Korea, Indonesia and the UAE.

  • The group has had to improve its AML and sanctions controls. In April 2019, it paid a $947 mn fine to US authorities over breaches of US sanctions and a £102 mn fine to the UK FCA for AML weaknesses.

Key Metric

AS OF 23 May 2025
$ mn 1Q25 Y24 Y23 Y22 Y21
Return on Equity 12.2% 8.0% 7.0% 5.7% 4.5%
Total Revenues Margin 2.5% 2.3% 2.2% 2.0% 1.8%
Cost/Income 56.6% 64.0% 64.1% 66.9% 74.3%
CET1 Ratio (Transitional) 13.8% 14.2% 14.1% 14.0% 14.1%
CET1 Ratio (Fully-Loaded) 13.8% 14.2% 14.1% 13.9% 14.1%
Leverage Ratio (Fully-Loaded) 4.7% 4.8% 4.7% 4.8% 4.9%
Loan Impairment Charge 0.3% 0.2% 0.2% 0.3% 0.1%
Impaired Loans (Gross)/Total Loans 2.1% 2.2% 2.5% 2.5% 2.7%
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CreditSight View Comment

AS OF 02 May 2025

We revised our recommendation on Standard Chartered HoldCo senior from Underperform to Market perform on 26 April 2023, but we changed our recommendations on Tier 2 and AT1 from Fair to Rich on 10 January 2024. The changes reflect StanChart’s recent resilient performance, while taking into account the potential impact from US tariffs policies and exposure to China. Capital and liquidity ratios are robust, and profitability has improved significantly, but the bank continues to face geopolitical tensions inherent in its extensive operations in Hong Kong, China and the rest of Asia.

Recommendation Reviewed: May 02, 2025

Recommendation Changed: April 26, 2023

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Hyundai Motor

  • Sector: Manufacturing
  • Sub Sector: Automotive
  • Country: Korea
  • Bond: HYNMTR 5.5 26
  • Indicative Yield-to-Maturity (YTM): 4.834%
  • Credit Rating : A
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AS OF 22 May 2025

  • Hyundai Motor Group posted solid 1Q25 results and maintained its FY25 sales and consolidated operating profit guidance. While we continue to expect lower FY25 automotive profitability owing to tariff impacts on its US vehicle sales, which account for 25% of its global unit sales, we expect the tariff headwind to be partially offset by favorable currency and higher financial services profitability along with support by the South Korean government for the automotive sector. We expect these tariff mitigation factors to alleviate our previous concerns regarding potential negative rating actions.

Business Description

AS OF 22 May 2025
  • Hyundai Motor Co., Ltd. engages in the manufacture and distribution of motor vehicles and parts. It operates through the following business areas: Vehicle, Financial and Other. The Vehicle division offers motor vehicles. The Financial division provides financing, leasing and credit cards. The Other division includes manufacture of railways. The company was founded on December 29, 1967, and is headquartered in Seoul, South Korea.
  • Hyundai Capital America benefits from a support agreement with Hyundai Motor (HMC). HCA investor relations confirmed its support (keepwell) agreement contains a fixed charge coverage provision that it views as particularly strong compared to other peers.

Risk & Catalysts

AS OF 22 May 2025
  • Hyundai and Kia both maintained FY25 sales and consolidated operating profit guidance – which did not include the potential impact of tariffs – citing both uncertainty surrounding tariff implementation, especially for USMCA-compliant parts, and strategies to mitigate the tariff impact. Both companies called out the likelihood of price increases to mitigate the tariff impact, while Hyundai management highlighted additional mitigation strategies in their earnings conference call. On a combined basis, the Hyundai Motor Group (HMG) targets FY25 wholesale unit growth of 2% to 7.4 mn units, revenue growth of 5% to 6%, and a consolidated operating profit margin of 8.8% at the midpoint of the range for YoY margin contraction of 40 bp.

  • The company’s FY25 consolidated operating profit could also benefit from higher captive finance profit and favorable currency impacts related to the weak Korean won, two factors that boosted its 1Q25 profit. The South Korean government announced emergency support for the auto sector, including financial aid and tax cuts to mitigate the impact of US tariffs on imported vehicles.

Key Metric

AS OF 22 May 2025
KRW bn FY21 FY22 FY23 FY24 LTM 1Q25
Revenue 94,143 113,718 130,150 136,725 139,725
EBIT 5,459 8,950 15,440 14,189 13,945
EBIT Margin 5.8% 7.9% 11.9% 10.4% 10.5%
EBITDA 10,015 13,998 20,387 18,476 18,237
EBITDA Margin 10.6% 12.3% 15.7% 13.5% 13.9%
Total Liquidity 19,745 26,639 26,507 27,488 23,397
Net Debt (5,202) (11,035) (10,916) (11,799) (15,252)
Total Debt 12,569 12,940 12,940 12,940 5,805
Gross Leverage 1.3x 0.9x 0.6x 0.7x 0.3x
Net Leverage -0.5x -0.8x -0.5x -0.6x -0.8x
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CreditSight View Comment

AS OF 18 Jun 2025

We upgrade our recommendation on notes of Hyundai Capital America (HYNMTR), Hyundai Capital Services (HYUCAP), and Kia Corp. (KIA) to Outperform from Market perform based on our view the company’s tariff mitigation strategies, its financial services and currency tailwinds, and South Korean automotive sector emergency aid initiatives should help support the company’s profit outlook and enable it to avoid credit rating downgrades. Our recommendation is based on relative value, its geographic diversification, increasing innovative hybrid and EV offerings, and its solid brand positioning within the affordable vehicle category.

Recommendation Reviewed: June 18, 2025

Recommendation Changed: April 28, 2025

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  • Sector: Financial Services
  • Sub Sector: Banks
  • Country: Philippines
  • Bond: SECBPM 5.5 29
  • Indicative Yield-to-Maturity (YTM): 4.694%
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AS OF 20 May 2025
  • Security Bank has historically been a wholesale focused bank. Rapid retail expansion pre-pandemic led to a large asset quality hit when COVID-19 struck. The bank completed working through its risk issues at end-2021 and has resumed brisk growth in the retail book since.

  • The bank had a less well-established deposit franchise than most peers, resulting in a heavy hit to NIMs when rates rose this cycle. This has led it to focus aggressively on growing the higher yielding retail and MSME segments, the latter via forming a new business banking segment in 2022.

  • Previously high capital ratios have hence fallen; the CET1 ratio is a low 12-13%.

  • MUFG is a 20% shareholder of Security Bank.

Business Description

AS OF 20 May 2025
  • Security Bank was established in 1951 and obtained its universal banking license from the BSP in 1994. It is today the 9th largest bank in the Philippines.
  • The bank is majority-owned by longtime owner Frederick Y. Dy (23.7%) and MUFG Bank (20%), which acquired its stake in April 2016.
  • SB Finance, a joint venture between Security Bank and Thailand's Bank of Ayudhya (Krungsri), a consolidated subsidiary of MUFG, was launched in 2019. The unit is a consumer finance company formed to engage in the unsecured loans business in the Philippines, focusing on the lower mass retail segment.
  • Security Bank's loan portfolio is 29% consumer, 3% MSME, 28% middle market and 40% corporate at 4Q24. The consumer and MSME book comprises mortgages (46%), auto loans (21%), credit card (24%) and small business loans (9%).

Risk & Catalysts

AS OF 20 May 2025
  • Any rating downgrade of the Philippine sovereign would have a negative impact on Security Bank.

  • Margin pressure from the bank’s earlier weaker deposit franchise is easing with the declining rate environment and heavy growth focus on the higher yielding retail and MSME (business banking) segments, which continues to be the strategy going forward.

  • Capital ratios have fallen due to brisk RWA growth and are now behind peers. They are set to fall by a further ~1 ppt from the buying of a 25% stake in Home Credit Finance Philippines (HCPH) from MUFG, which would take the CET1 ratio to ~12%. We regard this level as low, but do not rule out capital support from MUFG if needed.

  • Asset quality is showing strains from the brisk growth in riskier segments as we had anticipated. We remain cautious about the asset quality implications given the relatively thin reserve cover and capital buffer.

Key Metric

AS OF 20 May 2025
PHP mn FY21 FY22 FY23 FY24 1Q25
Net Interest Margin 4.43% 4.23% 4.49% 4.73% 4.51%
ROA 1.0% 1.4% 1.1% 1.1% 1.0%
ROE 5.6% 8.4% 7.0% 8.1% 7.9%
PPP ROA 2.30% 2.17% 1.97% 2.18% 2.17%
CET1 Ratio 19.1% 16.1% 15.3% 12.9% 13.2%
Total Equity/Total Assets 17.88% 14.94% 15.62% 12.50% 12.95%
Gross NPL Ratio 3.94% 2.95% 3.36% 2.85% 3.10%
Net LDR 85.7% 83.0% 88.8% 84.6% 76.8%
Liquidity Coverage Ratio 150% 144% 158% 178% 179%
Net Stable Funding Ratio 138% 122% 131% 130% 136%
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CreditSight View Comment

AS OF 21 May 2025

Security Bank has historically been a wholesale focused bank. Rapid retail expansion leading up to the pandemic led to a large asset quality fallout. It has since resumed aggressive growth in higher yielding but riskier retail and MSME segments to counter NIM pressure. This along with a now declining rate environment will continue to support the NIM. Asset quality however is showing strains from the brisk growth in riskier segments as we had anticipated. We remain cautious about the asset quality implications given the relatively thin reserve cover and capital buffer (~12% pro-forma for the acquisition of a 25% stake in Home Credit Finance Philippines from MUFG). We have an Underperform recommendation.

Recommendation Reviewed: May 21, 2025

Recommendation Changed: May 21, 2024

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  • Sector: Financial Services
  • Sub Sector: Banks
  • Region: Europe
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AS OF 19 May 2025
  • BNP’s financial strength is based on its strong franchises across retail, commercial and investment banking, and its wide business and geographic diversification. Profitability is sound and fairly resilient, while asset quality has held up well.

  • Uncertainty around the financial health of the French sovereign and its ratings have the capacity to weigh on BNP’s stock price and its credit spreads.

  • Capital ratios are run tightly considering BNP’s balance sheet size, although this is in the context of its liquid and well-managed risk profile.

Business Description

AS OF 19 May 2025
  • BNP is one of the most diversified banking groups in Europe, having been created from a merger of the retail/commercial bank BNP and the corporate/investment bank Paribas in 2000.
  • Domestic Markets (DM) comprises the Group's four retail banking networks in the eurozone and its three specialised business lines (including leasing and digital banking). The retail banks are French Retail Banking (FRB), BNL in Italy, BNP Paribas Fortis in Belgium and BGL BNP Paribas in Luxembourg.
  • International Financial Services (IFS) includes consumer finance, asset management and private banking, and subsidiaries in non-eurozone countries, including TEB in Turkey and BNP Paribas Bank Polska.
  • Corporate & Institutional Banking (CIB) is a global provider of financial solutions to corporate and institutional clients and includes BNP's extensive trading and investment banking businesses.

Risk & Catalysts

AS OF 19 May 2025
  • BNP Paribas remains the subject of various claims concerning the Madoff matter; amongst other claims. Litigation provisions on the balance sheet stood at €841 mn at 30 June 2024. BNP says the latest claims against it stand at $1.1 bn as of June 2024.

  • If there was a negative rating action on the sovereign via an outlook change or notch downgrade, it is possible that BNP’s ratings will be impacted but it is difficult to say with any uncertainty. France represents around 30% of revenues and gross commitments on balance sheet and sovereign bond holdings are moderate; we discuss more below.

  • There were signs of modest asset quality deterioration in 1Q25, although the bank has not revised its guidance, which targets cost of risk of 40 bp in 2025 and 2026.

Key Metric

AS OF 19 May 2025
mn Y21 Y22 Y23 Y24 1Q25
Return On Equity 8.2% 8.2% 9.0% 9.3% 9.1%
Total Revenues Margin 1.8% 1.7% 1.7% 1.8% 1.9%
Cost/Income 67.3% 60.7% 62.6% 61.8% 63.7%
CET1 Ratio (Transitional) 12.9% 12.3% 13.2% 12.9% 12.4%
CET1 Ratio (Fully-Loaded) 12.9% 12.3% 13.2% 12.9% 12.4%
Leverage Ratio (Fully-Loaded) 4.1% 4.4% 4.6% 4.6% 4.4%
Liquidity Coverage Ratio 143.0% 129.0% 148.0% 137.0% 133.0%
Impaired Loans (Gross)/Total Loans 3.3% 2.9% 2.9% 2.8% n/a
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AS OF 23 Jun 2025

BNP remains one of the more diversified bank names in Europe. Its strong business and geographic diversification has helped it maintain good profitability and asset quality. It has extensive operations in Italy via its subsidiary BNL. Earnings have been resilient, with CIB a stand-out performer. Liquidity and funding metrics look sound. Asset quality has held up well, although an outlier is the group’s personal finance business. The latter is being restructured, to focus more on auto finance rather than personal lending. BNP’s capital position strengthened in 2024 but it will weaken in 2025/6. It is looking to expand now in insurance and asset management, likely to grow fee income. Despite global uncertainty, BNP has not amended any of its target for 2025/2026.

Recommendation Reviewed: June 23, 2025

Recommendation Changed: October 30, 2018

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  • Sector: Financial Services
  • Sub Sector: Banks
  • Region: Philippines
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AS OF 19 May 2025
  • The bank has historically generated higher returns than peers, but it geared its focus significantly towards the retail segment through acquiring Citi’s Philippine retail portfolio in 2022 and organic growth, which brought retail loans to more than half the total book.

  • Returns have suffered despite the good boost to core revenues, as asset quality deterioration from the riskier growth direction resulted in high credit costs which we have forewarned. Continued rounds of capital infusions from shareholders have thus been required. The reserve cover is maintained relatively thin.

Business Description

AS OF 19 May 2025
  • UnionBank of the Philippines was incorporated in 1968, and listed on the Philippine Stock Exchange in June 1992. Principal shareholders are Aboitiz Equity Ventures (49.66%), Insular Life (16%), & Social Security System (18%).
  • UBP undertook mergers with International Corporate Bank in 1994 and International Exchange Bank in 2006. City Savings Bank (a thrift bank) was purchased in Jan 2013. City Savings received merger approval with PR Savings (a bank engaged in motorcycle, agri-machinery, & teachers' salary loans) in Dec 2018 from the BSP. It acquired the Citi Philippines retail franchise in 2022.
  • The loan book is broadly split 38% wholesale loans and 62% retail loans (comprising 34% credit cards, 21% mortgages and 7% salary loans at the parent, 36% teachers loans, salary loans and motorcycle loans by the thrift bank subsidiary, City Savings Bank, and 1% UnionDigital) at Mar-25.

Risk & Catalysts

AS OF 19 May 2025
  • Any rating downgrade of the Philippine sovereign or reduction of shareholding by Aboitiz Equity Ventures would negatively impact UBP.

  • The bank’s aggressive retail expansion has improved the NIM, but negatively impacted overall profitability because of high credit costs (particularly since 2H23) which we have forewarned. We continue to dislike its focus on riskier retail given the already large loan book exposure. It is now focusing on lower risk, shorter term loans at UnionDigital, but the improvement in credit costs have been slow to come through given fallout from higher risk taking in other segments.

  • The bank however benefits from good shareholder support; it successfully completed a third stock rights offering of PHP 10 bn in 2Q24 (2023: PHP 12 bn; 2022: PHP 40 bn) to shore up capital. Lower opex from 2Q24 onwards is also aiding the bottomline.

Key Metric

AS OF 19 May 2025
PHP mn FY21 FY22 FY23 FY24 1Q25
Net Interest Margin 4.60% 4.80% 5.50% 6.00% 6.30%
Reported ROA (Cumulative) 1.6% 1.3% 0.8% 1.1% 0.5%
Reported ROE (Cumulative) 11.5% 9.7% 5.6% 6.4% 2.9%
PPP ROA 2.59% 2.17% 2.31% 3.08% 2.74%
CET1 Ratio 16.3% 11.3% 13.9% 15.6% 14.9%
Total Equity/Total Assets 13.5% 13.6% 15.3% 17.1% 16.8%
Gross NPL Ratio 5.00% 4.80% 6.27% 6.89% 6.90%
Net LDR 63.1% 67.4% 73.8% 77.3% 74.6%
Liquidity Coverage Ratio 272% 148% 163% 250% n/m
Net Stable Funding Ratio 149% 124% 124% 128% n/m
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CreditSight View Comment

AS OF 21 May 2025

UBP’s NIM and core revenue generation is strong thanks to its pivot towards higher yielding retail via organic growth and acquiring Citi’s local retail portfolio. However, returns have suffered as the asset quality repercussions which we have forewarned from its aggressive growth strategy towards the risky retail segments have come through, with elevated credit costs since 2H23. It has slowed loan growth but credit costs have not shown signs of stabilisation given a still high appetite for risk. The reserve cover is maintained relatively thin. Continued shareholder support with yet another stock rights offering in 2Q24 has ensured sufficient capital for now. Still, we maintain U/P as it trades tight for its size and risk, given its asset quality issues and weak fundamentals.

Recommendation Reviewed: May 21, 2025

Recommendation Changed: April 17, 2020

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SMC Global Power

  • Sector: Energy
  • Sub Sector: Independent Power Producers
  • Country: Philippines
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Fundamental View

AS OF 19 May 2025
  • We see lower non-call risk for SMC GP’s c.2025 and c.2026 perps owing to strong near-term parental funding support, its recent c.2024 perp refinancing, and recent bond exchange/tender with a new $900 mn c.2029 perp issuance.

  • We see an improving credit outlook for SMC GP aided by lower thermal coal input costs, new contracts, and capacity additions. Net cash inflows of $2.1-$2.2 bn from the completion of an LNG deal is also positive.

  • While SMC GP improved its cost passthrough contractual mix from end-FY23 onwards, the company still remains exposed to high thermal coal input costs (~40-50% of contracts).

  • SMC GP incurs sizable capex that has led to additional debt incurrence and elevated credit metrics.

Business Description

AS OF 19 May 2025
  • SMC GP is a leading power generation and distribution company in the Philippines. As at 31 December 2021, its total generation capacity stood at 4.7 GW, accounting for ~20% of the national grid.
  • The bulk of its revenues is derived from power generation (~82%), with the remainder from electricity distribution and retailing (~18%).
  • It operates 7 power generating plants across diversified energy sources, comprising coal (~62%), natural gas (~25%), hydro (~12%) and battery energy storage (~1%).
  • Through long-term power supply agreements and retail supply contracts, SMC GP either sells electricity directly to customers (including large Philippines power distribution company Manila Electric Company, distribution utilities and other industrial customers), or through the Philippine Wholesale Electricity Spot Market.
  • SMC GP acts as the Independent Power Producer Administrator (IPPA) for three power plants (~54% of total capacity), where it has the right to sell electricity generated by the IPPs without having to bear large upfront capital expenditures for plant construction and maintenance.
  • SMC GP also distributes and retails electricity services through its wholly-owned subsidiary Albay Power and Energy, which distributes power in the province of Albay, Luzon.
  • SMC GP is a wholly-owned unlisted subsidiary of San Miguel Corporation, one of the largest and most diversified conglomerates in the Philippines based on total revenues and assets.

Risk & Catalysts

AS OF 19 May 2025
  • SMC GP still has $307 mn/$1.2 bn of c.2025 and c.2026 perps outstanding to be addressed, though we see low non-call risks.

  • A moderate portion of SMC GP’s off-take contracts do not contain cost pass-through mechanisms. This exposes the company to a rise in thermal coal input costs that could squeeze its EBITDA margins.

  • SMC GP incurs sizable capex that has spurred additional debt incurrence. Consequently, its credit metrics remain elevated.

  • Over 80% of SMC GP’s installed capacity is thermal coal or gas-fired, which may be viewed unfavorably from an ESG perspective.

Key Metric

AS OF 19 May 2025
PHP bn FY22 FY23 FY24 1Q24 1Q25
Debt to Book Cap 69.2% 62.8% 64.4% 63.0% 61.1%
Net Debt to Book Cap 66.4% 59.4% 57.7% 59.1% 53.2%
Debt/Total Equity 224.6% 168.7% 181.2% 170.0% 157.4%
Debt/Total Assets 79.0% 73.8% 73.8% 72.7% 75.3%
Gross Leverage 19.4x 12.9x 11.9x 12.6x 10.8x
Net Leverage 18.6x 12.2x 10.7x 11.8x 9.4x
Interest Coverage 1.4x 2.2x 2.3x 2.2x 2.4x
EBITDA Margin 13.2% 26.4% 26.6% 27.3% 34.4%
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CreditSight View Comment

AS OF 19 May 2025

We have an Outperform recommendation on SMC GP. We think refinancing risk on the c.2025–2026 perps has meaningfully decreased with the completion of its bond exchange and tender offers. We are comfortable with SMC GP’s improving credit outlook, potential for forthcoming parental support, and management’s willingness and ability to repay the perps. The completion of the $3.3 bn LNG deal is also positive. We continue to see low non-call risk for the c.2025 perps, grow more comfortable with the c.2026 perps that could be refi-ed with new $ perps, and see the 8%+ yields on the c.2029 perps as attractive. Key risks we are watchful of include any weakening of parental funding support (due to SMC’s own sizable infra capex) and overly aggresive capex..

Recommendation Reviewed: May 19, 2025

Recommendation Changed: September 09, 2024

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  • Sector: Media and TelecommunicationsTechnologyTechnology Media and Telecommunications
  • Sub Sector: Telecommunications
  • Country: Philippines
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Fundamental View

AS OF 19 May 2025
  • PLDT’s FY24 results were stable as expected; we see a modestly improving FY25 credit outlook aided by resilient EBITDA growth and residual PHP 11 bn of tower sales, which could offset persisting high capex.

  • A potential stake sale of the data center business could drive further deleveraging.

  • While the spillover of a PHP 33 bn capex overrun to FY25 could weigh on free cash flows, we draw mild comfort that it was likely not due to fraud but rather a management misstep.

Business Description

AS OF 19 May 2025
  • PLDT is a leading telecom operator in the Philippines, competing alongside its main rival Globe Telecom in a predominant duopoly.
  • PLDT provides 2G/3G/4G mobile, fixed-line, broadband, enterprise data, and other digital services to retail and corporate customers.
  • PLDT operates through 2 main business segments – “Wireless Services” and “Fixed Line Services”.
  • Its “Wireless” segment offers mobile voice, mobile SMS, mobile data and mobile broadband services to retail customers in the Philippines. These services are marketed under the “Smart Postpaid”, “Smart Prepaid”, "Sun Postpaid" and “TNT Prepaid” brands.
  • Its “Fixed Line Services” segment provides fixed line voice, corporate data and home broadband services to retail and corporate customers in the Philippines.
  • PLDT commercially launched 5G services on a small-scale basis in Jul-2020. It currently has over 3,000 5G sites nationwide.
  • PLDT maintains dominant market shares in the mobile, fixed line voice, and the home broadband spaces.
  • PLDT is backed by three established corporate groups, namely First Pacific (~15% stake), NTT Corporation (~12% stake) and JG Summit Holdings (~7% stake).

Risk & Catalysts

AS OF 19 May 2025
  • Aggressive expansion by new entrant DITO over the next 2-4 years could chew away at PLDT’s market share and restrain recoveries in average revenues per user (ARPU).

  • PLDT incurs significant capex that has restrained improvements in its leverage metrics and free cash flows. This is worsened by a recent capex overrun that has induced mild corporate governance uncertainties (though these have eased in recent months).

  • Consistently high dividend payouts could worsen PLDT’s already negative free cash flows.

  • PLDT is exposed to $/PHP depreciation risks ($300 mn 2050 bond is fully unhedged).

Key Metric

AS OF 19 May 2025
PHP bn FY22 FY23 FY24 1Q24 1Q25
Debt to Book Cap 71.9% 73.3% 74.2% 74.1% 74.3%
Net Debt to Book Cap 65.7% 69.3% 72.0% 70.7% 71.2%
Debt/Total Equity 256.2% 273.9% 287.5% 286.6% 288.4%
Debt/Total Assets 46.8% 49.6% 53.8% 49.0% 53.8%
Gross Leverage 2.9x 2.9x 3.0x 2.9x 3.0x
Net Leverage 2.7x 2.8x 2.9x 2.7x 2.9x
Interest Coverage 7.4x 6.5x 6.1x 6.4x 5.9x
EBITDA Margin 48.7% 49.1% 51.1% 52.0% 51.7%
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CreditSight View Comment

AS OF 19 May 2025

We have a Market perform recommendation on PLDT and would avoid its 2050 bond. PLDT 2031 trades fairly to Globe 2030, Axiata 2030, and Bharti 2031. We do not like the PLDT 2050 that provides a low spread pickup of just 4 bp wider versus the PLDT 2030. We are comfortable with PLDT’s sturdy credit profile aided by a resilient broadband business and tower sales, cushioning high capex and dividends. A minority stake sale of its data center business is also credit positive. Corporate governance fears have also eased post its capex overrun in end-2022. We are watchful of strong competition in the mobile space due to DITO’s ramp up.

Recommendation Reviewed: May 19, 2025

Recommendation Changed: May 31, 2022

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  • Sector: TechnologyTechnology Media and Telecommunications
  • Sub Sector: Telecommunications
  • Country: Philippines
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Fundamental View

AS OF 15 May 2025
  • Globe’s FY24 earnings grew modestly, with leverage metrics remaining stable. We believe credit metrics may improve modestly in FY25 as modest EBITDA growth, lower YoY capex, and residual tower sales closures through 1H25 are negated by sluggish revenues.

  • While we acknowledge the stiff competitive pressures brought about by new entrant DITO, the impact is mitigated by Globe’s still-dominant mobile market position and DITO’s slowing expansion (given its weak financials and the costly capex involved).

  • Weakness in the broadband business has lessened since 3Q24 and could stabilize by mid-2025.

  • While Globe earlier raised the upper end of its dividend policy, we expect dividend payouts to remain stable.

Business Description

AS OF 15 May 2025
  • Globe is a leading telecom operator in the Philippines, competing alongside its main rival PLDT in a duopoly setting.
  • Globe provides 2G/3G/4G mobile, fixed-line, broadband, enterprise data, and other digital services to retail and corporate customers.
  • Globe operates through 2 main business segments – “Mobile Services” and “Fixed Line and Home Broadband Services”.
  • Its “Mobile Services” segment offers mobile voice, mobile SMS and mobile data services to retail customers in the Philippines. These services are marketed under the “Globe Postpaid”, “Globe Prepaid” and “TM” brands.
  • Its “Fixed Line and Home Broadband Services” segment provides fixed line voice, corporate data and home broadband services to retail and corporate customers in the Philippines.
  • Globe commercially launched 5G services on a small-scale basis in Jun-2019. It currently maintains 5G coverage of 96% of the National Capital Region, with over 2,000 5G sites nationwide.
  • Globe maintains dominant market shares in the mobile data, voice and SMS space (FY22 revenue market share [RMS] of 52% vs PLDT 40%), but loses out to PLDT in the home broadband space (FY22 RMS of 28%-30% vs PLDT 48%-50%).
  • Globe is largely owned by two established corporate groups – Ayala Corporation (~47 stake) and Singtel (~43% stake).

Risk & Catalysts

AS OF 15 May 2025
  • Globe faces mounting competitive pressures from new mobile entrant DITO and incumbent broadband competitor PLDT.

  • Aggressive expansion by new entrant DITO over the next 2-4 years could chew away at Globe’s market share and restrain recoveries in average revenues per user (ARPU).

  • Globe incurs heavy capex that has pressurized its leverage metrics and free cash flows. That said, capex had peaked in FY23 and should meaningfully decline ahead.

  • Consistent dividend payouts could weigh on Globe’s free cash flows; Globe recently raised the upper end of its dividend policy from 75% to 90% of net income, suggesting an increased skew to shareholder-friendly actions.

Key Metric

AS OF 15 May 2025
PHP bn FY22 FY23 FY24 1Q24 1Q25
Debt to Book Cap 67.5% 69.7% 70.2% 69.6% 69.5%
Net Debt to Book Cap 63.7% 66.6% 66.4% 66.4% 66.2%
Debt/Total Equity 208.1% 230.5% 235.8% 229.1% 227.9%
Debt/Total Assets 57.1% 60.3% 62.4% 60.0% 61.4%
Gross Leverage 3.9x 4.3x 4.4x 4.3x 4.4x
Net Leverage 3.7x 4.1x 4.2x 4.1x 4.2x
Interest Coverage 5.9x 4.6x 4.3x 4.4x 4.2x
EBITDA Margin 46.7% 47.7% 49.7% 49.4% 49.9%
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CreditSight View Comment

AS OF 15 May 2025

We have a Market perform recommendation on Globe with a preference for its c.2026 perp. Globe 2030 trades slightly wider to PLDT 2031 that we view as fair. Globe c.2026 perp trades at a juicy 1.4x perp-to-Globe 2030 senior multiple that we view as attractive for short-dated “IG” paper. We anticipate a modestly improving credit outlook as lower capex and residual tower sales closures are offset by a continued weak broadband business and sticky dividends. Stiff competition in both the mobile and broadband spaces is a key concern too. Globe also recently revised its dividend policy to 60%-90% of PAT from 60%-75% previously, suggesting an increased skew towards shareholder-friendly actions, though this has not happened yet.

Recommendation Reviewed: May 15, 2025

Recommendation Changed: June 18, 2024

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