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DBRS Downgrades BFF Bank Ratings and Shifts Outlook to Negative

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  • BFF Bank highlights solid 2025 profits and a 14.1% CET1 ratio, exceeding regulatory and internal capital targets.
  • Morningstar DBRS downgraded BFF’s issuer and deposit ratings and set a Negative outlook, potentially pressuring funding costs and risk perception.
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An update from BFF Bank SpA ( (IT:BFF) ) is now available.

BFF Bank SpA, a major European specialist in public-sector receivables factoring and related financial services, reported a consolidated adjusted net profit of €151.7 million in 2025 and a Group CET1 ratio of 14.1% at year-end. The bank emphasizes that this capital position exceeds regulatory requirements and internal targets, underlining what it describes as solid business fundamentals.

Morningstar DBRS has downgraded BFF’s Long-Term Issuer Rating to BB from BB (high) and its Short-Term Issuer Rating to R-4 from R-3, while cutting the Long-Term Deposits rating to BB (high) from BBB (low). The agency also shifted the outlook on most long-term ratings to Negative, a move that may affect the bank’s funding costs and perceived credit risk, even as BFF underscores its strong capital generation and business resilience.

The most recent analyst rating on (IT:BFF) stock is a Hold with a EUR5.00 price target. To see the full list of analyst forecasts on BFF Bank SpA stock, see the IT:BFF Stock Forecast page.

More about BFF Bank SpA

BFF Banking Group is Italy’s largest specialized finance operator and a leading European player in non-recourse factoring of public-sector trade receivables, as well as in securities and payment services. The bank operates in several European markets, including Italy, Croatia, France, Greece, Poland, Portugal, the Czech Republic, Slovakia and Spain, and is listed on Borsa Italiana.

Average Trading Volume: 2,483,736

Technical Sentiment Signal: Sell

Current Market Cap: €651.9M

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