BANK OF SUZHOU(002966) 东吴证券·2025-04-29 08:23Investment Rating - The investment rating for Suzhou Bank is "Buy" (maintained) [1] Core Views - The report highlights steady growth in performance and continued excellent asset quality for Suzhou Bank [1] - The bank's total operating income for 2024 is projected to be 12.224 billion yuan, reflecting a year-on-year increase of 3.01% [1] - The net profit attributable to shareholders for 2024 is expected to reach 5.068 billion yuan, a year-on-year growth of 10.16% [1] - The report anticipates a slight adjustment in net profit forecasts for 2025-2027, now projected at 5.444 billion yuan, 5.323 billion yuan, and 5.910 billion yuan respectively [1] Financial Performance Summary - Total operating income (in million yuan) for 2023A, 2024A, 2025E, 2026E, and 2027E is 11,866, 12,224, 12,987, 14,192, and 15,832 respectively, with year-on-year growth rates of 0.88%, 3.01%, 6.24%, 9.28%, and 11.56% [1] - Net profit attributable to shareholders (in million yuan) for the same years is 4,600, 5,068, 5,444, 5,323, and 5,910, with year-on-year growth rates of 17.41%, 10.16%, 7.41%, -2.22%, and 11.02% [1] - The latest diluted EPS for 2023A, 2024A, 2025E, 2026E, and 2027E is 1.00, 1.08, 1.15, 1.12, and 1.25 respectively [1] - The P/B ratio for the current price and latest diluted EPS is 0.92, 0.83, 0.70, 0.66, and 0.62 for the respective years [1] Asset Quality and Income Sources - The report notes that the non-interest income for 2024 is expected to grow significantly, with a year-on-year increase of 27.6% [8] - The bank's non-performing loan ratio remains stable at 0.83% as of Q1 2025 [8] - The report indicates that the bank's loan growth rates for 2024 and Q1 2025 are 13.6% and 8.9% respectively, with a loan-to-total asset ratio of 49.9% [8]