Added to YB: 2024-12-10
Pitch date: 2024-12-10
VBNK [bullish]
VersaBank
+22.91%
current return
Author Info
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Company Info
VersaBank provides various banking products and services in Canada and the United States. The company operates through Digital Banking Canada; Digital Banking USA; and DRTC (cybersecurity services and banking and financial technology development) segments.
Market Cap
CAD 878.0M
Pitch Price
CAD 15.69
Price Target
N/A
Dividend
0.35%
EV/EBITDA
N/A
P/E
28.91
EV/Sales
N/A
Sector
Banks
Category
growth
VBNK Prepares for U.S. Expansion: Higher NIM and ROE Could Drive Stock Re-Rating
VBNK: Added position. Q4 miss due to US RPP delay. Adj EPS $0.38 CAD. $525M cash for CMHC & US RPP rollout. CMHC loans to $600M by 2024, 100% gov-backed. US RPP to boost ROE via syndication, targeting 20-25% ROE vs 13-14% in Canada. Trading at 12x Canadian run-rate earnings, US growth not priced in.
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