银行行业月报：关注财政投放-20250917

Investment Rating - The industry investment rating is "Outperform the Market" (maintained) [1][25]. Core Insights - In August, the total social financing (社融) stock grew by 8.8%, a decrease of 0.2% compared to July. The new social financing added was 2.57 trillion yuan, which is 0.47 trillion yuan less year-on-year. This decline is attributed to a slowdown in government bond issuance and a year-on-year decrease in credit [3][11]. - The net financing scale of new credit and government bonds in August was 0.63 trillion yuan and 1.37 trillion yuan, respectively, both showing a year-on-year decrease [3][11]. - The total social financing stock reached 433.66 trillion yuan by the end of August, with a year-on-year growth rate of 8.8% [3][11]. - For the first eight months of 2025, the total new social financing amounted to 26.6 trillion yuan, which is an increase of 4.66 trillion yuan year-on-year [3][11]. - The net financing amount of government bonds reached 10.3 trillion yuan, with a year-on-year increase of 4.63 trillion yuan, indicating that government bonds are a crucial support for the year-on-year increase in social financing [3][11]. Summary by Sections Social Financing and Credit - In August, the new credit increased by 0.59 trillion yuan, which is 0.31 trillion yuan less year-on-year. The overall credit demand remains weak [16][13]. - The M1 money supply grew by 6% year-on-year, with a quarter-on-quarter increase of 0.4%, primarily due to a low base from the previous year [4][18]. Investment Recommendations - The report suggests that the weak credit demand and low loan rates will continue, with a focus on the progress of fiscal deposit deployment. The bank sector's revenue and profit growth are expected to gradually recover due to the positive contribution of deposit repricing to interest margins [22][4]. - The current dividend yield of the banking sector remains attractive, and regulatory encouragement for insurance funds to increase market participation is expected to support the sector's valuation floor [22][4]. Future Outlook - The report anticipates that incremental funds will help sustain the sector's market performance in the future [22].