Self-authored recovery: the company got itself out of the ditch, and management can name what it fixed
The model's full reasoning — Q3 2022 call → NOWe need answer YES or NO based on transcript. Need evaluate both halves. Transcript: Management acknowledges difficult stretch: "Our profits is expected to remain under pressure for a few quarters, but they should change more consistently in the second half of 2023." "The third Q earnings reflect the current economic moments... We have to reverse at various points in the credit cycle." "We are now moving to a cycle of increasing provisions that is expected to continue throughout 2023 due to the loans that have been granted in the mass market." "The delinquencies ratio grew in the low income mass market segment... Observing the delinquencies use of recent harvest, which already indicate improvements in all the adjustments we made in 2022 we projected the link which should stabilize and improve in the course of 2023." "In the last two quarters, we have made provisions of both the NPL formation, which should continue into the 4Q 2022." "Our profits is expected to remain under pressure for a few quarters, but they should change more consistently in the second half of 2023." So they acknowledge current poor results, but improvement is forecast for 2023, not yet happening. They say "delinquency should stabilize and improve in course of 2023" not current. "The brisk hike in SELIC... has also affect results... This effect will probably continue in fourth Q and throughout first six months of 2023." So conditions still deteriorating. They say "we are now at full speed into reforming the bank." They mention actions: tightened credit criteria, improved origination, "we are working with better clients than before", "we have reduced appetite", "we continue to improve models". But is turn already visible? They say "Observing the delinquencies use of recent harvest, which already indicate improvements in all the adjustments we made in 2022 we projected" Maybe "recent harvest" indicate improvements? Hmm. Need parse. They say "The delinquencies ratio grew in the low income mass market... Observing the delinquencies use of recent harvest, which already indicate improvements in all the adjustments we made in 2022 we projected the link which should stabilize and improve in the course of 2023." Could be "recent harvest" means recent vintages (originations) already indicate improvements? But they project stabilizing/improving 2023. Also "NPL formation" continuing.
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|---|---|---|---|---|
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