HOLD. OCBC's 2Q12 net profit of SGD648m (-22% QoQ, +12% YoY) was slightly (+4%) above our expectations and +7% above consensus, with the primary variance being more benign credit costs and higher investment banking income. Our forecasts are kept for 2012 (-4-5% for 2013-14) and with the stock trading at what we deem to be a fair prospective 2012 P/BV of 1.5x (12.2% ROE), our HOLD call is maintained with an unchanged target price of SGD8.80 (P/BV of 1.27x).
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