Capital One bet big on Discover. Now it must prove the gamble was worth it
View original at cnbc.comCapital One bet big on Discover. Now it must prove the gamble was worth it Capital One poured more than $35 billion into acquiring credit card rival Discover…
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Capital One is the cheapest major bank in the country, trading around 9 times forward earnings.
60% confidenceFairbank will rationalize the Discover deal this quarter, giving Capital One shares a chance over time to revisit their all-time highs.
60% confidenceConcerns around affordability and inflation exist, but the labor market and wage growth remain strong, and markets and the U.S. economy have absorbed macroeconomic and geopolitical uncertainty well.
60% confidenceCapital One's fairly large reserve build last quarter may have been viewed by the market as a negative because it signaled expectations of weakness or deterioration in credit quality.
60% confidenceCapital One's earnings performance has been mixed the last couple of quarters, and shareholders want to see whether the company can drive cost synergies and tell that story after heavy investment in the Discover deal and global network buildout.
60% confidenceThe K-shaped economy is causing underperformance at the lower income level, and Capital One is very exposed to this because credit cards are about 70% of its business, raising concerns about the stock.
60% confidenceFairbank has to explain why he made the acquisition and rationalize the business.
60% confidenceConsumer spending is higher, charge-offs are lower, and savings and investments are growing across customer segments; businesses are cautious but balance sheets and cash flows remain strong, resulting in strong credit performance.
60% confidenceCapital One has substantially completed the conversion of its debit cards to the Discover network.
60% confidenceMoving Capital One's credit cards to the Discover network is more of a next-year effort.
60% confidenceCapital One insists its Discover deal targets of over 15% EPS accretion and $2.7 billion in annual total synergies by 2027 remain on track.
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