- Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken has been generating growth by focusing on corporate lending and competing more aggressively for mortgages in Sweden, leaving the company more vulnerable to a corporate investment slowdown.
- So far, Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken's credit quality has held up, but the overall quality of the book doesn't compare quite so favorably to other Nordic peers, so this should be monitored.
- With a greater reliance on corporate loan growth and more limited operating leverage potential, Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken looks more reasonably-valued than its Nordic peers today.
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Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken's Reliance On Healthy Corporate Activity Is A Risk Factor To Watch