Moscow, June 28, 2013 -- Moody's Interfax Rating Agency has today affirmed Kedr Bank's Baa1.ru
long-term national scale rating (NSR).
Please see ratings tab on the issuer/entity page on moodys.com
for information on Global Scale Rating.
RATINGS RATIONALE
According to Moody's Interfax, the affirmation of Kedr Bank's
NSR reflects the rating agency's expectation that the bank's
risk profile will likely remain under pressure over the next 12-18
months because the recent changes in Kedr Bank's ownership could
potentially lead to weakening of the bank's corporate governance
culture and risk management practices.
In addition, it reflects some weakening of Kedr Bank's franchise,
as the bank's loan book has reduced by approximately 15%
during Q1 2013, and the continued uncertainty with regard to the
bank's strategy and risk appetite following change in ownership.
Moody's Interfax notes that in Q1 2013 Kedr Bank's ownership
structure changed for the second time over the past 18 months and the
control over the bank was transferred to several individuals associated
with Russian Energy Company (ERCO).
Moody's Interfax says that Kedr Bank's ratings remain underpinned
by the insignificant level of related-parties lending (4%
of Tier 1 capital as at Q1 2013) and the bank's adequate single-borrower
concentrations in its loan portfolio (top-20 borrowers accounted
for around 2xTier1), which reflects Kedr Bank's historical focus
on SME and retail businesses.
In 2012, Kedr Bank's net income increased by 173% to
RUB459 million, which translated into return on average assets (RoAA)
of around 1.6%. The rating agency says that the bank's
profitability was supported by the recent purchase of high-yield
retail loans portfolio amounting to RUB2.6 billion (or 11%
of gross loan book at year-end 2012) on a recourse basis.
In Moody's Interfax opinion, Kedr Bank's asset quality
remains adequate despite some increase in problems loans during Q1 2013.
According to the bank's unaudited IFRS report, loans overdue
more than 90 days increased to 4.3% as at Q1 2013 from 2.4%
at year-end 2012. Over the same period, the bank formed
loan loss provisions at 4.2% of gross loan book as at Q1
2013 (year-end 2012: 3.9%) which in Moody's
Interfax view provide sufficient coverage of non-performing loans.
Moody's Interfax also notes that Kedr Bank's liquidity position
remains supported by its granular retail funding and its adequate level
of liquid assets (approximately 26% of total assets as at Q12013).
In addition, during 2012-Q1 2013 Kedr Bank strengthened its
capital position. As a result, the bank's Tier 1 and
Total capital adequacy ratios increased to 11.15% and 15.75%,
respectively, in Q1 2013 from 9.89% and 12.7%
at year- end 2011.
WHAT COULD MOVE THE RATINGS UP/DOWN
Moody's Interfax says that an upgrade of Kedr Bank's NSR is
not likely in the medium-term
given the negative outlook on the global scale deposit ratings.
Downward pressure could be exerted on Kedr Bank's rating by any
material adverse changes in the bank's risk profile, particularly
(1) increasing levels of related-party transactions or non-core
assets; (2) weakening of the bank's asset quality or liquidity position;
and/or (3) any failure to maintain a capital buffer sufficient to absorb
losses expected under Moody's scenario analysis.
The principal methodology used in this rating was Global Banks published
in May 2013. Please see the Credit Policy page on www.moodys.com
for a copy of this methodology.
Headquartered in Moscow, Russia, Kedr Bank reported audited
total (IFRS) assets of RUB31.5billion ($1.0 billion)
as of end-December 2012.
Moody's Interfax Rating Agency's National Scale Ratings (NSRs) are
intended as relative measures of creditworthiness among debt issues and
issuers within a country, enabling market participants to better
differentiate relative risks. NSRs differ from Moody's global scale
ratings in that they are not globally comparable with the full universe
of Moody's rated entities, but only with NSRs for other rated debt
issues and issuers within the same country. NSRs are designated
by a ".nn" country modifier signifying the relevant
country, as in ".ru" for Russia. For further
information on Moody's approach to national scale ratings, please
refer to Moody's Rating Methodology published in October 2012 entitled
"Mapping Moody's National Scale Ratings to Global Scale Ratings".
ABOUT MOODY'S AND MOODY'S INTERFAX
Moody's Interfax Rating Agency (MIRA) specializes in credit risk analysis
in Russia. MIRA is a joint-venture between Moody's Investors
Service, a leading provider of credit ratings, research and
analysis covering debt instruments and securities in the global capital
markets, and the Interfax Information Services Group. Moody's
Investors Service is a subsidiary of Moody's Corporation (NYSE:
MCO).
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Lev Dorf
Analyst
Financial Institutions Group
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MD - Banking
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Moody's Interfax affirms Kedr Bank's Baa1.ru rating