Shinhan Financial Group:Credit costs fall,earnings power rises
Shinhan Financial Group today reported that its net profit rose 63.1% q-q and29.3% y-y to KRW977.5b in 1Q, substantially beating our forecast (KRW717.0b) andconsensus (KRW679.7b).
We attribute the strength to: 1) steady improvement in earnings power; 2)stabilization of recurring provisioning; and 3) Shinhan Card's massive provisioningwrite-back (KRW363.9b).
We reiterate BUY. For shares to rerate, however, the financial group needs to makestrategic changes designed to enhance its non-banking affiliates' economies ofscale and upgrade their recurring earnings power.