In its report, Moody’s upgraded TCB’s long-term local currency deposit and local- and foreign-currency issuer ratings to B1 from B2, and confirmed the Bank’s foreign currency deposit rating at B2, which is now constrained only by Vietnam’s country rating ceiling of B2.
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Further, Moody’s upgraded Techcombank’s Baseline Credit Assessments (BCA) to b1 from b2 based on improvements to a number of metrics that demonstrate Techcombank’s solvency, primarily, the Bank’s strong capital position, the quality of its assets and its profitability.
Following a recent injection of over USD 370 million in capital, among other transactions, Moody’s estimates that the Bank’s TCE/RWA
[2] increased to 14.5%, from 9.0% in 2016, providing Techcombank with the “largest core capital buffer
[3] amongst the 16 Moody’s-rated banks in Vietnam.”
Moody’s noted that the Bank’s “stock of gross problem assets decreased 37% in 2017.” Techcombank was one of the few commercial banks in Vietnam to complete the recovery and settlement of overdue debts sold to Vietnam Asset Management Company in 2017.
S&P revised its rating on the Bank’s capital and earnings, from ‘weak’ to ‘moderate’, following the Bank’s improved capital position, which is the highest assessment among all Vietnamese banks rated by S&P.
In September 2017, S&P assigned the Bank a sovereign rating with ‘BB-’ long-term and ‘B’ short-term issuer credit ratings and with a ‘stable’ outlook. S&P reaffirmed these ratings and outlook in its April 5, 2018 report, and noted that the ratings were given because the Bank has a “good franchise, particularly in the retail and small and midsize enterprises (SME) segments, and its funding profile”, and that it “will maintain its status as a leading privately owned bank in Vietnam over the next 12-18 months with a deep-rooted retail franchise and above-average profitability.”
The upgrades from both Moody’s and S&P come as Techcombank approaches the mid-point of its 5-year transformation strategy (2016-2020), which seeks to position Techcombank as the number one bank in Vietnam, through its focus on customer centricity and business sustainability, with a balanced approach toward profit enhancement and risk-taking.
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