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Chart 20: With regard to capital deployment, what would you like management to focus on?
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Source: BofA Merrill Lynch Global Research
Capital Bank Financial (CBF), C-1-7, Buy
Investor expectations for CBF to achieve its ROA target increased YoY. Of the
audience polled, 75% believe CBF to achieve its 1.1% ROA by YE17. This compares
to 67% of the audience polled last year. CEO Gene Taylor highlighted both the
organic growth opportunities and limited expense growth for the bank to achieve
its ROA target. Although the bank is expected to cross $10bn in assets next year,
management sounded confident that there would be little incremental expense
growth as the bank has already built out leverageable systems.
Chart 21: What do you consider as the single most important catalyst Chart 22: Do you think CBF will achieve its 1.1% core ROA target by
for CBF shares in 2017? YE17?
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Source: BofA Merrill Lynch Global Research Source: BofA Merrill Lynch Global Research
= Expectations around COB merger remain intact. CBF reiterated their
expectations to fully recognize the 39% of cost savings related to the
CommunityOne merger by 2017 year-end. (Systems conversion is slated for mid-
1Q17, with initial savings expected to be realized starting 2Q17). During their
presentation, management introduced the source of these savings (new disclosure},
with the majority expected to come from executive management compensation
(23%) and back-office functions (33%).
= Capital deployment remains a key catalyst for the stock. Management agreed
with the 80% of the audience polled that believe the pace of M&A activity will pick
YoY (slightly better than last year’s forward expectations). While management noted
that it remains focused on integrating COB, and acknowledged that it remains
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