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1. HFAC Financials Comp Group Stock Pitch
Fall 2008 Buy Pitch:New York Community Bancorp, Inc. (NYB)
2. Company Summary Regional bank based in the New York suburbs and New York City
Offers fairly traditional banking products
A large portion of its loans are for multifamily homes, including those under rent control
Latest price: $12.50
3. Thesis We are pitching a buy for New York Community Bank common stock. Like many financial institutions, it has been hit hard by the financial market meltdown and creditcrisis. However, its favorable location and customer base coupled with limited exposure to the subprime mortgage market leave it in good shape and a strong position to return to profitability as the financial crisis blows over.
4. Porter’s Five Forces Supplier Power:
Depositors (around 50% of inputs) have negligible power
Other lenders to banks (50% again) have a lot of power (esp. because of credit crisis)
Buyer Power:
Product is loans to individuals and small businesses, so buyer power is negligible
Credit crisis ? fewer available loans ? less refinancing ? higher switching costs
Rivalry
High since deregulation of banking industry, but failures/mergers due to credit crisis and reregulation should diminish this threat
Barriers to entry
Enormous due to regulations & capital requirements
Threat of Substitutes
Manufacturers’ creative financing (e.g. Best Buy, GMAC), but this doesn’t apply to mortgages and small business loans
“Mortgage Lenders” like Countrywide Financial are on their way out
5. SWOT Analysis: Strengths Located in the metro New York Region which has largely withstood the housing crisis
Many of the loans that NYB hold are based on rent-stabilized buildings which in New York’s market will always have renters.
Only 6-7 times leveraged.
Nonperforming assets were only .19% of total assets --- FinancialContent.com October 2008.
Provides traditional banking products which will always be needed, even in turbulent market conditions
Have not had to sell any assets to the US Treasury because of the financial crisis.
7.70% Dividend yield (5.00% five-year average)
Forward P/E of 10 versus trailing P/E of 44
6. SWOT Analysis: Weaknesses A bank in these uncertain economic times.
Not geographically diverse.
Volatile Stock.
7. SWOT Analysis: Opportunities As banks consolidate in this financial market NYB can either buy up smaller banks at a a discount or take advantage of fewer competitors.
Investors fleeing the stock market are apt to put money in FDIC insured banks and buy products such as CD’s from banks like NYB.
Growth in the lending sector/banking sector after the housing crisis dissipates.
Deflated stock price due to the financial crisis.
52 week low of $10.31 and high of $22.00, currently trading at $12.50 on the lower end of the 52 week spread…likely indicative of shares that have been battered by the financial crisis and are undervalued.
8. SWOT Analysis: Threats The housing crisis could reach NY resulting in losses for NYB as a result of having to foreclose on homes.
A prolonged recession and financial sector weakness.
Decrease in realty prices (NYB has a $200+ million portfolio of real estate)
The credit markets freeze up completely.
How will the tax change affect them?
What is their portfolio composition?
Will they participate in the bailout?
9. Risk Compensation: CAPM
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11. HFAC Financials Comp Group Stock Pitch
Fall 2008 Buy Pitch:New York Community Bancorp, Inc. (NYB)