Sberbank / Miscellaneous
14.05.2013 08:07
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Please note that the numbers are calculated in accordance with Sberbank's
internal methodology.
Income Statement Highlights for 4M 2013 (as compared to 4M 2012):
- Net interest income grew 15.9% y-o-y
- Net fee and commission income grew 8.0% y-o-y
- Operating income before total provisions increased by 18.4% y-o-y
- Total provision charge was RUB37.4 bn vs. RUB6.7 bn for 4M 2012
- Operating expenses were up by 19.7% y-o-y
- C/I ratio grew from 37.5% to 37.9%
- Profit before tax amounted to RUB156.4 bn vs. RUB158.1 bn for 4M 2012
- Net profit totaled RUB128.9 bn vs. RUB127.3 bn for 4M 2012
Net interest income came at RUB226.0 bn, up by 15.9% for 4M 2012.
- Interest income increased by RUB82.9 bn on the back of assets growth;
- Interest expenses increased by RUB52.0 bn, owing to increased
fund-raising and higher interest rates compared to those in 4M 2012.
Net fee and commission income grew by 8.0% to RUB65.6 bn. Non-credit
commission growth was 17.6%. Plastic cards and acquiring services remained
the largest contributor to the growth: over RUB23 bn for 4M 2013, up by
52.6% for the same period last year.
Operating income before total provisions increased by 18.4% y-o-y or by
RUB48.5 bn and exceeded the operating expense growth (RUB19.5 bn). C/I
ratio accounts for 37.9% vs. 37.5% the same period last year. The main
drivers for operating expenses growth remained the same and mainly were
caused by business development and realization of strategic IT projects.
The staff costs increase was due to the growing number of employees in
business units. Apart from that part of the employees' payments was paid in
April whereas last year it was paid in May.
Total provision charge for 4M 2013 amounted to RUB37.4 bn vs. RUB6.7 bn for
the same period a year ago. The increase in spending occurred in provisions
for loan impairment and other assets was driven by guarantees issuance and
an increase of unused credit lines mainly caused by credit cards portfolio
growth.
Profit before tax totaled RUB156.4 bn and net profit amounted to RUB128.9
bn for 4M 2013.
Assets expanded by RUB396 bn in April, or by 2.9% mainly due to the credit
portfolio growth.
The Bank lent about RUB530 bn to corporate clients in April that exceeded
average monthly level of the first quarter this year. Corporate loan
portfolio increased by 1.5% for the month or by RUB109 bn.
Retail customers were granted about RUB190 bn in April. This is one of the
best monthly results that was achieved also through special promo consumer
and mortgage campaigns. Retail loan portfolio added RUB74 bn or 2.8% in
April.
Quality of the loan portfolio remained stable in April, with overdue loans
almost unchanged and accounted for 2.82% of the total loan portfolio.
Coverage ratio remained strong with loan-loss provisions at RUB618 bn, or
2.2 times the overdue loans, as of May 1, 2013.
Investment portfolio grew by RUB48 bn or by 2.9% mainly due to investment
in OFZ bonds.
Retail deposits continued to grow and increased by 3.3% m-o-m in April or
by RUB224 bn due to inflows to deposits and saving certificates. Retail
deposits and accounts grew by RUB351 bn YTD that is 2.3 times bigger than
for 4M 2012.
Corporate deposits and accounts increased by 5.1% in April or RUB145 bn
from inflow of funds to term deposits. The funds were accumulated on term
deposits in anticipation of May holidays.
Regulatory capital (under CBR regulation No. 215-P) increased by RUB14.8 bn
in April to RUB1,788 bn, due to net profit earned for the month. At the
same time, however, capital was reduced by planned investments in its
subsidiaries and revaluation of previous investments in foreign currencies.
Capital adequacy ratio of the Bank (under RAS) increased to 13.3% in April.
The increase was related to the capital growth.
Sberbank's Financial Highlights for 4M 2013 (under RAS; non-consolidated)
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Language: English
Company: Sberbank
19 Vavilova St.
117997 Moscow
Russia
Phone: +7-495-957-57-21
Fax:
E-mail: media@sberbank.ru
Internet: www.sberbank.ru
ISIN: US80585Y3080, RU0009029540, RU0009029557
Listed: Frankfurt in Open Market (Entry Standard) ; MICEX, RTS
Category Code: MSC
LSE Ticker: SBER
Sequence Number: 1450
Time of Receipt: May 14, 2013 08:06:49
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