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Citigroup Inc
S&P Capital IQ
BUY
Recommendation
S&P Capital IQ Equity Analyst Erik Oja
Price
12-Mo. Target Price
$44.41 (as of May 06, 2016 4:00 PM ET) $52.00
Report Currency
USD
Investment Style
Large-Cap Blend
Summary This diversified financial services company provides a wide range of financial
services to consumers and corporate customers in more than 100 countries and territories.
Key Stock Statistics (Source S&P Capital IQ, Vickers, company reports)
52-Wk Range
$60.95 34.52
Trailing 12-Month EPS
$5.00
Trailing 12-Month P/E
8.9
$10K Invested 5 Yrs Ago
$9,914
5.61
6.50
7.9
2,934.9
Market Capitalization(B)
Yield (%)
Dividend Rate/Share
Institutional Ownership (%)
Price Performance
Beta
S&P 3-Yr. Proj. EPS CAGR(%)
S&P Quality Ranking
1.83
3
B-
Relative Strength
Down
Volume
No Change
Above Avg.
STARS
Below Avg.
LOW
MEDIUM
HIGH
60
50
Share Price
$130.340
0.45
$0.20
75
40
30
Volume(Mil.)
Revenue/Earnings Data
489
240
160
80
0
5 4
1
J J A SOND J FMAM J J A SOND J FMAM J J A SOND J FMAM J J A SOND J FMAM J J A SOND J FMAM J J
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
Past performance is not an indication of future performance and should not be relied upon as such.
Analysis prepared by Equity Analyst Erik Oja on Apr 15, 2016 01:23 PM, when the stock traded at $44.92.
Highlights
Q1 results were better than the poor results expected. Total net revenues fell 11% from a year
ago. Investment banking (advisory, underwriting and transaction services) revenues fell 8.5%
from strong results a year ago, better than the
25% projected decline. Trading was down
12.9%, better than the widely-expected 15% decrease. This suggests a return to a more normal
level of underwriting and trading in March. Q1
core loan growth was good, up 3.5% from a
year ago. The net interest margin was stable
versus Q4 and Q1 2015, at 2.92%. We expect total net revenues, including Citi Holdings, to
decline 2.0% in 2016, as compared to a 0.8%
decline in 2015.
Corporate loan nonaccruals jumped, due to
lending exposure to oil, gas, metals, mining and
shipping. However, net chargeoffs of $1.724 billion in Q1 were stable in relation to prior quarters and the provision was muted, at $1.9 billion,
in-line with prior quarters.
We project total noninterest expenses to be
63% of core net revenues in 2016, more in line
with peers, and down from 2014's 74.6%. Further settlements may occur, but we think they
will be well below amounts paid in previous
years.
Investment Rationale/Risk
3Q
-21,633
22,929
21,832
18,972
26,862
4Q
Year
--21,357 88,275
20,971 90,572
21,517 92,543
22,802 90,708
22,886 102,587
E1.50
1.03
0.06
0.79
0.42
0.38
E5.61
5.42
2.20
4.33
2.49
3.66
Fiscal year ended Dec. 31. Next earnings report expected: Early
June. EPS Estimates based on S&P Capital IQ Operating Earnings;
historical GAAP earnings are as reported in Company reports.
Dividend Data
Amount
($)
0.050
0.050
0.050
0.050
Date
Decl.
Ex-Div.
Date
Stk. of
Record
Jul 15
Oct 22
Jan 14
Apr 1
Jul 30
Oct 29
Jan 28
Apr 28
Aug 3
Nov 2
Feb 1
May 2
Payment
Date
Aug 28
Nov 25
Feb 26
May 27
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'15
'16
'16
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Citigroup Inc
Business Summary April 15, 2016
CORPORATE OVERVIEW. Citigroup (C) is comprised of Citicorp, Citi Holdings and Corporate/Other. Citicorp
consists of core banking operations for consumers and businesses, and includes Global Consumer Banking, Securities and Banking and Transaction Services. Citi Holdings contains businesses and assets that
the company no longer considers part of its core business, including its Brokerage and Asset Management, Local Consumer Lending and Special Asset Pool units. Its Corporate and Other segment includes
global staff functions and other corporate expenses. The Global Consumer Banking unit offers traditional
banking services to retail customers, as well as its branded cards business and a small commercial banking business. The Securities and Banking and Transaction Services units provide corporate, institutional
and high-net-worth clients with a wide range of banking and investment services and products.
Citi Holdings contains a number of businesses and assets that the company intends to exit as quickly as
practicable through divestitures, portfolio run-off and asset sales. Since 2009, C has completed several divestiture transactions, including Nikko Cordial Securities, Nikko Asset Management, Primerica Financial
Services, various credit card businesses, Diners Club North America, The Student Loan Corporation, and
Smith Barney. Citi Holdings' assets, at year-end 2015, were $74 billion (4.3% of C's total assets), down from
$129 billion (7.0% of C's total assets) at December 31, 2014, $117 billion (6.2%) at December 31, 2013, $156
billion (8.4%) at year-end 2012, $225 billion (12.0%) at year-end 2011 and $359 billion (19%) at year-end 2010.
Corporate Information
Office
388 Greenwich Street, New York, NY 10013.
Telephone
212-559-1000.
Fax
212-793-3946.
Website
http://www.citigroup.com
Officers
Chrmn
M.E. O'Neill
IMPACT OF MAJOR DEVELOPMENTS. In April 2016, the Federal Reserve and the FDIC did not find deficiencies in C's "Living Will," a plan submitted by C, under the auspices of the 2010 Dodd-Frank Act, to wind
down assets of the bank, in the event of a 2008-style recapitalization emergency. In March 2015, the Fed
did not object to Citigroup's 2015 Comprehensive Capital Analysis and Review (CCAR) capital plan. Accordingly, C raised its quarterly common stock dividend to $0.05, from $0.01, and its board approved a large,
$7.8 billion common stock repurchase plan.
CEO
M.L. Corbat
CFO
J.C. Gerspach
In March 2014, The Fed objected to CCAR capital plan. The capital actions requested by C included a $6.4
billion common stock repurchase program through the first quarter of 2015 and an increase of the quarterly common stock dividend to $0.05, from $0.01. C was permitted to continue with its current capital actions
through the first quarter of 2015, including a $1.2 billion common stock repurchase program and a common
stock dividend of $0.01 per share per quarter. Total common stock repurchases in calendar 2014 amounted
to $1.74 billion. The rejection of C's 2014 capital plan came shortly after C disclosed large losses in its Mexican subsidiary, in January 2014.
Board Members
M. L. Corbat
D. P. Hennes, Jr.
F. B. Humer
E. M. McQuade
J. Rodin
J. E. Spero
W. S. Thompson, Jr.
In March 2013, Citigroup's CCAR capital plan was approved by the Fed. Those "stress tests" forecast that
C's Tier 1 common capital ratio would remain at a relatively high 8.3%, even after a severe recession and
trading losses. C's 2013 capital plan included a $1.2 billion share repurchase program, but left the quarterly
common stock dividend at $0.01.
Earlier, in March 2011, C announced a 1-for-10 reverse stock split and reinstated a quarterly dividend,
starting at $0.01 per common share.
In December 2009, C raised $20.5 billion to repay the government's $20 billion TARP preferred stock stake.
In conjunction with the repayment, C canceled its loss-sharing agreement. The U.S. government canceled
$1.8 billion of its perpetual preferred shares in conjunction with the end of the loss-sharing agreement. In
February 2009, C announced an exchange offer of its common stock for up to $27.5 billion of its existing
preferred securities and trust preferred securities at a conversion price of $3.25 per share. The U.S. government converted $25 billion of its preferred stock at the same price, giving it about 7.7 billion common
shares in the company, resulting in dilution of existing shareholders' ownership stake to 26%.
FINANCIAL TRENDS. Net revenues, including the effects of credit and debt valuation adjustments, peaked
at $86.6 billion in 2010. They fell rapidly to $69.1 billion in 2012, as net interest income fell $7.5 billion, trading
revenues dropped nearly $3.0 billion and the effects of mortgage repurchase demands hurt mortgage
banking results. 2013 revenues rebounded to $76.4 billion, on a rebound in trading activities, which offset
flat net interest income. 2014 net revenues were $76.9 billion, up just 0.8% from 2013, driven by 27% revenue growth at Citi Holdings, partly offset by a 1.1% revenue decline at Citicorp. This 1.1% decline was due
to an 8.1% decrease in markets revenues, a 1.1% fall in Global Consumer Banking and was partly offset by
4.6% growth in investment banking. 2015 net revenues fell again, by nearly 1.0%, due to declines in Global
Consumer Banking, in Latin America and Asia. The Capital IQ consensus sees net revenues falling 6.7% in
2016, to $71.3 billion, and rising 4.0% in 2017, to $74.1 billion.
Pres
J.A. Forese
Domicile
Delaware
Founded
1901
Employees
231,000
Stockholders
81,805
E. M. Costello
P. B. Henry
R. J. James
M. E. O'Neill
A. M. Santomero
D. L. Taylor
E. Z. de Leon
Citigroup Inc
Quantitative Evaluations
S&P Capital IQ
Fair Value
Rank
Fair Value
Calculation
5+
89
LOWEST = 1
LOW
2014
1.81
11.44
22.47
0.51
3,037.0
2013
1.71
8.13
11.83
0.51
3,041.6
2012
1.32
15.03
15.51
0.56
3,015.5
AVERAGE
HIGH
UNFAVORABLE
NEUTRAL
NA
Price/Sales
Price/Pretax Income
P/E Ratio
% LT Debt to Capitalization
Avg. Diluted Shares Outstg (M)
HIGHEST = 100
BULLISH
2015
1.76
6.27
9.00
0.47
3,007.7
5
HIGHEST
$83.90 Analysis of the stock's current worth, based on S&P Capital IQ's
Volatility
Insider Activity
Investability
Quotient
Percentile
Technical
Evaluation
LOWEST
1 Year
3 Years
5 Years
9 Years
NM
20.03
5.15
NM
2.93
0.97
2.04
8.05
2.89
NA
2.49
NA
2.88
0.59
3.20
5.49
2.90
NA
3.85
NA
FAVORABLE
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Company Financials Fiscal Year Ended Dec. 31
Per Share Data (U.S. $)
Tangible Book Value
Earnings
S&P Capital IQ Core Earnings
Dividends
Payout Ratio
Prices:High
Prices:Low
P/E Ratio:High
P/E Ratio:Low
2015
60.63
5.42
NA
0.21
4%
60.95
46.60
11
9
2014
56.85
2.20
NA
0.04
2%
56.95
45.18
26
21
2013
55.31
4.33
NA
0.04
1%
53.68
40.28
12
9
2012
51.21
2.49
NA
0.04
2%
40.18
24.61
16
10
2011
49.76
3.66
3.63
0.03
1%
51.50
21.40
14
6
2010
44.60
3.50
3.50
Nil
Nil
50.70
31.10
15
9
2009
41.50
-7.60
-15.30
0.10
NM
75.85
32.60
NM
NM
2008
44.10
-47.20
-49.70
11.20
NM
298.90
30.50
NM
NM
2007
99.50
7.20
4.30
21.60
NM
562.80
288.00
78
40
2006
141.40
42.50
40.90
19.60
46%
570.00
448.10
13
11
1,845
NA
NA
88,275
11,921
NA
24,826
30.0%
17,296
NA
2,110
NA
NA
90,572
13,690
NA
14,364
47.8%
7,315
NA
2,280
NA
NA
92,543
16,177
NA
19,497
30.1%
13,403
NA
2,476
NA
NA
90,708
20,535
NA
7,936
0.34%
7,690
NA
2,647
NA
NA
102,587
24,234
NA
14,624
24.1%
10,955
10,854
2,684
NA
NA
111,465
24,864
NA
13,184
16.9%
10,670
10,491
3,020
29,178
75,808
108,006
27,721
71.1%
-7,799
NM
-1,161
-17,711
3,221
44,319
58,242
105,782
52,963
117.3%
-43,113
45.6%
-23,125
-26,217
3,132
58,273
126,392
159,229
77,531
87.3%
1,701
NM
3,617
2,154
3,202
41,409
109,179
146,558
56,943
74.3%
29,639
27.3%
21,249
20,311
28,419
696,011
644,635
1,842,530
221,355
200,066
433,400
1.0
0.8
8.1
0.4
3.4
3.3
25,674
734,476
665,472
1,880,382
217,208
197,601
423,341
1.0
0.7
14.5
NA
NA
3.4
22,490
709,284
655,464
1,864,660
239,463
186,487
430,460
0.8
0.5
8.5
0.4
4.1
3.6
27,777
753,164
647,242
1,874,908
323,505
177,494
503,078
1.0
0.4
10.7
0.6
6.4
3.8
31,213
755,005
648,794
1,913,902
381,183
163,156
546,972
1.1
0.7
9.6
0.6
6.8
3.9
33,634
757,681
591,504
1,856,164
364,019
152,388
518,992
1.8
0.8
NM
NM
NM
5.8
44,278
763,760
694,216
1,945,263
359,593
80,110
501,223
6.8
0.7
NM
NM
NM
8.0
57,359
242,663
777,993
2,187,631
427,112
113,598
540,710
5.7
2.9
2.3
0.2
3.1
6.3
44,445
300,105
679,192
1,884,318
288,494
118,783
408,277
4.0
3.2
22.0
1.3
18.5
5.5
Data as originally reported in Company reports.; bef. results of disc opers/spec. items. Per share data adj. for stk. divs.; EPS diluted. E-Estimated. NA-Not Available. NM-Not Meaningful. NR-Not Ranked. UR-Under
Review.
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Citigroup Inc
Sub-Industry Outlook
Industry Performance
growth of 2.9%.
Fiscal first-quarter 2016 profits (through January 31),
in total, for the Canadian banks rose 4.5% from a
year earlier. Net revenues rose 5.9%, noninterest
expenses rose 8.3%, and provisions for credit losses
jumped 41%, from an unusually low level in the
year-ago quarter. Within revenues, net interest
income rose by a strong 12%, while noninterest
income was flat. Loans held for investment grew
9.7% from a year ago, a relatively strong growth
rate. Full year 2015 (fiscal year ended October 31),
profits rose 4.9%, on revenue growth of 4.7%.
Provisions rose just 3.0%, and expenses rose 7.0%.
For fiscal 2016, through October 31, for the Canadian
banks, we expect profit growth of 6.8%, on revenue
growth of 7.0%. We see provisions rising 17%, due
to the adverse affects on consumer lending, from
large declines in oil and gas prices.
S&P 1500
Sector
Sub-Industry
90%
70%
50%
% Change
30%
10%
-10%
-30%
-50%
-70%
-90%
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
Sub-Industry : Diversified Banks Peer Group*: Based on market capitalizations within GICS Sub-Industry
Peer Group
Stock
Symbol
Stk.Mkt.
Cap.
(Mil. $)
Recent
Stock
Price($)
130,340
44.41
60.95/34.52
1.83
BMA
BSAC
BAC
CIBEY
CRZBY
AVAL
BSMX
GBOOY
ING
JPM
MFG
RBS
SMFG
WF
4,150
8,937
144,937
4,061
10,257
8,756
11,995
98,722
45,380
225,221
36,678
36,212
41,290
5,911
61.69
18.97
14.11
3.54
8.19
7.86
8.85
26.85
11.73
61.60
2.95
6.23
6.04
26.35
74.64/35.93
22.56/15.69
18.48/10.99
6.05/3.40
14.53/7.10
10.40/5.59
10.11/6.75
29.77/21.29
17.44/10.49
70.61/50.07
4.51/2.69
11.63/5.79
9.28/5.01
30.34/19.99
1.34
0.98
1.63
0.98
1.49
NA
1.07
1.42
2.13
1.61
0.78
1.95
0.98
1.75
Citigroup Inc
Banco Macro S.A.'B'ADR
Banco Santander-Chile ADR
Bank of America
Commercial Intl Bank(Egypt)ADS
Commerzbank Group ADS
Grupo Aval Acciones y Val ADS
Grupo Fin Santander Mexico ADS
Grupo Financiero Banorte ADR
ING Groep ADS
JPMorgan Chase & Co
Mizuho Financial ADR
Royal Bank Scotland ADS
Sumitomo Mitsui Finl Grp ADR
Woori Bank ADS
52
Week
High/Low($)
Beta
P/E
Ratio
Fair
Value
Calc.($)
0.5
83.90
B-
89
19.6
14.8
0.4
4.5
1.4
2.7
Nil
4.9
3.5
1.2
5.0
2.9
3.7
Nil
3.3
3.7
7
NM
11
8
10
12
14
14
10
10
7
NM
7
7
NA
20.40
14.60
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
17.20
67.00
NA
NA
NA
NA
NR
NR
BNR
NR
NR
NR
NR
NR
B+
NR
NR
NR
NR
28
77
87
NA
NA
14
26
NA
81
96
26
19
73
29
21.8
18.2
17.1
26.8
7.5
16.2
17.3
19.9
9.0
24.2
22.1
NA
18.1
10.7
19.9
10.3
11.3
13.0
13.8
8.6
12.1
13.6
14.5
13.5
11.5
19.1
12.9
10.5
Yield
(%)
NA-Not Available NM-Not Meaningful NR-Not Rated. *For Peer Groups with more than 15 companies or stocks, selection of issues is based on market capitalization.
S&P Return on
Quality IQ
Revenue
Ranking %ile
(%)
LTD to
Cap
(%)
Citigroup Inc
S&P Capital IQ Analyst Research Notes and other Company News
April 15, 2016
09:36 am ET ... S&P CAPITAL IQ KEEPS BUY RECOMMENDATION ON SHARES OF
CITIGROUP INC. (C 44.98****): We increase our 12-month target price by $4 to
$52, based on a below-peer 8.8X our forward four quarter EPS estimate of $5.94,
reflecting C's global credit exposure. C reported Q1 EPS of $1.10, vs. $1.52,
beating the Capital IQ consensus view of $1.05. Although trading revenues fell
13% from a year ago, it was better than the 15% decline we expected, suggesting
a good rebound in March. Investment banking fell 8.5%, better than the 25%
decrease we projected, with good results in custody and private banking. On
higher provisions, we lower our '16 EPS estimate to $5.61 from $6.00. /Erik Oja
March 4, 2016
Citigroup Inc. appointed Quentin Andre as head of global structured sales, while
Dirk Keijer is joining the firm as head of derivatives sales for Europe, the Middle
East & Africa. Andre was previously Goldman Sachs' European head of equity
and fund derivatives structuring & marketing. Keijer was head of derivatives
sales for Europe at the firm.
January 15, 2016
01:39 pm ET ... S&P CAPITAL IQ KEEPS BUY RECOMMENDATION ON SHARES OF
CITIGROUP INC. (C 42.42****): To reflect lower peer multiples, we cut our
12-month target price by $12 to $48, 8.0X our '16 EPS estimate of $6.00. Our target
multiple is below the 11.0X average multiple C has traded at in the last two years,
reflecting concerns about C's exposure to emerging markets. C's lowest forward
multiple of the last five years was 5.7X in mid-2011. We think 2011 presented
greater challenges to C's earnings than today. C reported Q4 EPS of $1.02 vs.
$0.06, missing the Capital IQ consensus view of $1.06 on higher loan loss
provisions, which were half due to energy-related lending. /Erik Oja
December 18, 2015
Citigroup Inc. appointed Renee James and Ellen Costello to the Board of
Directors, effective January 15, 2016.
November 23, 2015
Citigroup Inc. equity-trading head Kevin Russell left to become chief investment
officer for an #important client# of the firm. People reporting directly to him will
maintain their regional and, in the case of derivatives and Delta One,
product-reporting lines.
October 15, 2015
12:11 pm ET ... S&P CAPITAL IQ KEEPS BUY RECOMMENDATION ON SHARES OF
CITIGROUP INC. (C 50.72****): We lower our 12-month target price by $5 to $60,
10.0X our forward four quarter EPS estimate of $5.98. Our target multiple is
below-peers, reflecting C's higher exposure to Asia and Latin America. C reports
Q3 EPS of $1.31 vs. $1.15, above the Capital IQ consensus view of $1.28, and
below our $1.48 forecast. Q3 revenues of $18.8 billion were about 1% shy of
consensus, on lower consumer revenue in Asia and Latin America. Still, we note
that trading fell 6%, much less than at peers, and investment banking fell just 1%.
Core Citicorp noninterest expenses were well-controlled, too. /Erik Oja
September 16, 2015
08:15 am ET ... S&P CAPITAL IQ KEEPS BUY RECOMMENDATION ON SHARES OF
CITIGROUP (C 52.00****): We keep our 12-month target price of $65, 10.9X our
forward four quarters EPS estimate of $5.95, in-line with C's historical average
multiples, and in-line with peers. At investor conference this morning, C provides
update on Q3 results so far, and expects a 5% year-over-year revenue decline in
fixed-income and equity markets. We see these expected results as in-line with
Q2 results, and relatively strong, indicating that C's markets business was not hit
as badly as feared during recent volatility. However, underwriting, a smaller
business, will see Q3 year-over-year declines. /Erik Oja
July 17, 2015
12:09 pm ET ... S&P CAPITAL IQ KEEPS BUY RECOMMENDATION ON SHARES OF
CITIGROUP INC. (C 58.1236****): We raise our 12-month target by $2 to $65, 10.9X
our forward four quarters EPS estimate of $5.95, in-line with C's recent history. C
reports Q2 EPS of $1.51 vs. $0.03, above the Capital IQ consensus view of $1.34
and our $1.46 estimate, driven by lower than expected expenses. In our view, Q2
results were good, with investment banking revenues flat from year-ago, but well
above the declines at peers. Asia institutional revenues growth was a standout.
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Citigroup Inc
Analysts' Recommendations
Monthly Average Trend
Buy/Hold
Hold
Weak Hold
BH
WH
Sell
S
No Opinion
BUY/HOLD
C Trend
1000
1000
1000
2014
2015
2016
Buy
Buy/Hold
Hold
Weak Hold
Sell
No Opinion
Total
% of Total
45
31
21
0
3
0
100
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
15
9
4
0
1
0
29
2015
2017
7
6
5
4
2015
Fiscal Years
2017
2016
2017 vs. 2016
Q2'17
Q2'16
Q2'17 vs. Q2'16
2016
Avg Est.
5.47
4.73
16%
High Est.
5.82
5.61
4%
Low Est.
5.18
4.48
16%
# of Est.
18
20
-10%
Est. P/E
8.1
9.4
-14%
1.40
1.20
17%
1.46
1.35
8%
1.32
1.12
18%
18
18
0%
31.7
37.0
-14%
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not be taken as a reliable indicator of future performance.
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Glossary
S&P Capital IQ STARS
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equity's future total return potential versus the expected total return of a relevant
benchmark (e.g., a regional index (S&P Asia 50 Index, S&P Europe 350 Index or
S&P 500 Index)), based on a 12-month time horizon. STARS was designed to meet
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Relevant benchmarks:
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Asia, the relevant benchmarks are the S&P Europe 350 Index and the S&P Asia 50
Index, respectively.
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30.1%
50.6%
19.3%
100%
Europe
40.6%
32.8%
26.6%
100%
Asia
37.8%
48.7%
13.5%
100%
Global
33.6%
46.2%
20.2%
100%
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