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Banque Cantonale Vaudoise
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Rating:63Neutral
Price Target:
CHF130.00
▲(2.12% Upside)
Action:Reiterated
Date:08/20/26
The score is led by moderately solid fundamentals (strong 2025 revenue growth and stable ROE) but held back by highly uneven operating/free cash flow and meaningful leverage. The latest earnings call adds support via positive profit/deposit/AUM trends and measured guidance, while technical indicators point to weak near-term momentum. Valuation is a neutral-to-slight headwind due to the higher P/E, partially cushioned by the dividend yield.
Positive Factors
Strong profitability and cost discipline
The combination of strong recent income growth, a solid net margin and nearly flat costs supports earnings resilience. Completed IT insourcing should also limit future cost escalation and help preserve operating leverage.
Negative Factors
Meaningful and rising leverage
The renewed increase in leverage raises sensitivity to funding costs, asset-quality deterioration and balance-sheet shocks. Although returns on equity remain steady, less conservative funding can constrain flexibility during adverse conditions.
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Positive Factors
Negative Factors
Strong profitability and cost discipline
The combination of strong recent income growth, a solid net margin and nearly flat costs supports earnings resilience. Completed IT insourcing should also limit future cost escalation and help preserve operating leverage.
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Banque Cantonale Vaudoise (BCVN) vs. iShares MSCI Switzerland ETF (EWL)
Market Cap
CHF10.83B
Dividend Yield3.5%
Average Volume (3M)39.10K
Price to Earnings (P/E)24.6
Beta (1Y)0.35
Revenue Growth-7.86%
EPS Growth1.46%
CountryCH
Employees2,083
SectorFinancial
Sector Strength70
IndustryBanks - Regional
Share Statistics
EPS (TTM)5.00
Shares Outstanding86,061,900
10 Day Avg. Volume35,031
30 Day Avg. Volume39,097
Financial Highlights & Ratios
PEG Ratio-7.92
Price to Book (P/B)2.17
Price to Sales (P/S)6.18
P/FCF Ratio17.89
Enterprise Value/Market CapN/A
Enterprise Value/RevenueN/A
Enterprise Value/Gross ProfitN/A
Enterprise Value/EbitdaN/A
Forecast
1Y Price TargetN/A
Price Target UpsideN/A
Rating ConsensusN/A
Number of Analyst Covering0
EPS Forecast (FY)5.21
Revenue Forecast (FY)CHF1.16B
Banque Cantonale Vaudoise Business Overview & Revenue Model
Company Description
Banque Cantonale Vaudoise (BCV), founded in 1845 and headquartered in Lausanne, Switzerland, delivers an extensive array of financial services. Its operations extend across Vaud Canton, the rest of Switzerland, the European Union, North America, a...
How the Company Makes Money
BCV earns money primarily through a bank-style mix of net interest income, fee and commission income, and trading/other income.
1) Net interest income (core banking spread): A major driver is the difference between interest earned on assets (nota...
Banque Cantonale Vaudoise Earnings Call Summary
Earnings Call Date:Aug 20, 2026
(Q2-2026)
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Next Earnings Date:Feb 25, 2027
Earnings Call Sentiment Positive
The call communicated solid underlying performance: net profit growth, disciplined cost control, deposit inflows, rising AUM (CHF 142bn) and confirmed ratings. These positives outweigh the challenges highlighted—low-rate pressure on retail margins, RWA-driven slight CET1 dilution, geopolitical caution in trade finance and stronger competition from UBS. Management signaled most IT integration is complete, liquidity and capital metrics remain comfortable, and credit quality (including COVID bridge loan repayments) looks resilient. Overall, the picture is one of stable, constructive execution with manageable headwinds.Positive Updates
Net Profit Growth
Net profit increased by 5% year-on-year to CHF 225 million, driven by diversified revenues and tight cost control.
Negative Updates
Low Interest Rate Pressure on Retail Banking
Very low interest rates compress retail margins; internal transfer pricing shifts benefit to the corporate center, leaving retail less favorable under current rates.
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Q2-2026 Updates
Positive
Negative
Net Profit Growth
Net profit increased by 5% year-on-year to CHF 225 million, driven by diversified revenues and tight cost control.
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Company Guidance
Guidance from the call was cautious-optimistic: the bank does not expect a recession and sees Swiss GDP growth around 1% this year and slightly higher next year, while mortgage growth is targeted at roughly 4% p.a. (about 2% year‑to‑date/on track) driven by 1–1.5% population growth and a vacancy rate of 0.87% expected to persist for 2–3 years; trade finance is not expected to expand over the next 2–3 years given geopolitical risks, credit losses remain limited (COVID bridge loans ~93% repaid — ~83% by customers, ~8% by guarantor — with only a small portion likely to be lost), and new provisions are minimal. Financial metrics highlighted include H1 net profit CHF 225m (up ~5% YoY), total income +CHF14m, economic net interest income CHF315m (+CHF2m), customer deposits +CHF1.1bn (sight + other deposits +3%), financing up ~CHF700m, assets under management CHF142bn (two‑thirds of recent AUM growth from market performance), risk‑weighted assets ~+5% YoY with a slight CET1 impact (c.0.2p.p.), operating costs essentially flat (+~1% including personnel/opex/amortization), comfortable LCR/NSFR and leverage ratios, and IT insourcing substantially complete so no further material run‑rate cost increases are expected.Banque Cantonale Vaudoise Financial Statement Overview
Summary
Income Statement
78
Positive
Balance Sheet
70
Positive
Cash Flow
45
Neutral
| Breakdown | Dec 2025 | Dec 2024 | Dec 2023 | Dec 2022 | Dec 2021 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Income Statement | |||||
| Total Revenue | 1.40B | 1.14B | 1.15B | 1.03B | 1.00B |
| Gross Profit | 1.15B | 1.15B | 1.13B | 1.03B | 1.00B |
| EBITDA | 585.30M | 597.80M | 620.00M | 518.90M | 513.20M |
| Net Income | 429.70M | 440.60M | 469.20M | 388.30M | 378.70M |
Balance Sheet | |||||
| Total Assets | 61.62B | 60.63B | 58.87B | 59.40B | 55.95B |
| Cash, Cash Equivalents and Short-Term Investments | 9.89B | 12.07B | 12.60B | 14.10B | 13.55B |
| Total Debt | 11.15B | 9.45B | 16.38B | 7.94B | 7.32B |
| Total Liabilities | 57.64B | 56.70B | 55.02B | 7.94B | 7.32B |
| Stockholders Equity | 3.98B | 3.93B | 3.85B | 3.71B | 3.64B |
Cash Flow | |||||
| Free Cash Flow | 482.00M | 5.96B | -271.00M | 290.00M | 1.07B |
| Operating Cash Flow | 551.00M | 6.12B | -189.00M | 344.00M | 1.13B |
| Investing Cash Flow | -5.33B | -2.65B | 227.00M | -52.00M | -57.00M |
| Financing Cash Flow | 2.87B | -1.48B | -2.14B | 24.00M | -24.00M |
Banque Cantonale Vaudoise Peers Comparison
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Sector (68)
Name | Overall Rating | Market Cap | P/E Ratio | ROE | Dividend Yield | Revenue Growth | EPS Growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
74 Outperform | CHF2.49B | 27.75 | 5.17% | 2.47% | -11.86% | 3.44% | |
71 Outperform | CHF3.01B | 22.63 | 8.12% | 2.48% | -10.05% | -1.35% | |
69 Neutral | CHF3.69B | 19.87 | 5.77% | 2.92% | -3.86% | -0.07% | |
68 Neutral | $18.00B | 11.42 | 9.92% | 3.81% | 9.73% | 1.22% | |
63 Neutral | CHF10.83B | 24.55 | 8.33% | 3.44% | -7.86% | 1.46% | |
59 Neutral | CHF1.86B | 26.84 | ― | 2.60% | -10.09% | 16.74% |
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