RE: PAG About To Become UKs Newest Bank9 Jan 2013 10:13
PAG PARAGON
This from Broker Berenberg this morning...
Paragon:
According to research by specialist mortgage broker Mortgages for Business, more
than 55% of landlords are looking to increase their property portfolios and over 40% plan to
remortgage over the next six months. The buy-to-let sector continues to see a modest recovery
stemming from attractive yields (6-7%) available on residential property investments as tenant
demand surges due to continued limited access to credit for first-time buyers. This will benefit
Paragon, which is looking to take advantage of this trend by more than doubling new lending to
c.£400m in 2013. The stock has re-rated sharply in last six months (up c.60%) and now trades on
a 2013 P/TBV of 0.9x for an RoTE of 9%.