To Get Its Due, Societe Generale Has To Do Better

French multinational bank Societe Generale (OTCPK:SCGLY) continues to test investor patience with its slow turnaround. While the share price has improved over the past couple of years, the company's return on equity and return on tangible equity remain frustratingly low due to persistently high costs, recent challenges in its CIB operations, and foreign operations that until recently weren't carrying their weight.

SocGen is still somewhat undervalued on the basis of what I don't regard as especially ambitious assumptions, and the shares still yield more than 4%. What's more, key markets like France, the Czech Republic, Russia, and Romania are improving, and management is expected to unveil a new strategy for growth in November that will restore some investor enthusiasm.

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To Get Its Due, Societe Generale Has To Do Better