2014-08-07 08:18:00 CEST
2014-08-07 08:18:03 CEST
REGULATED INFORMATION
BankNordik P/F - Company Announcement
First-half earnings advance
Interest margins were squeezed in the competitive market, but with the
continued fall in operating costs, profit before tax climbed to DKK 85m for the
first six months of 2014 from DKK 77m in the same period of 2013.
DKK 40m of the DKK 85m profit derived from banking operations outside the Faroe
Islands.
Loan impairment charges were only half the amount recorded last year.
The BankNordik Group had total operating income of DKK 395m in the first six
months of 2014, compared with DKK 436m in H1 2013. The fall in income was
mainly due to the still extremely competitive market for lending, which is
squeezing interest margins, especially in the Faroese market.
The Bank is seeing growing demand for loans and credit and an inflow of new
customers. However, the improvements are not yet sufficiently strong to offset
the reduction in the existing loan base. On the other hand, the growing
activity has lifted fee income relative to the year-earlier period.
Efficiency improvements have reduced the Group's operating costs, which fell by
5% to DKK 268m in H1 2014 from DKK 282m in H1 2013. In the banking operations,
operating costs and operating income both fell by 8%. Higher claims expenses in
the Faroese operations in the second quarter relative to last year and lower
investment income in the Icelandic insurance company drove insurance income
lower.
Impairment charges on loans and advances amounted to DKK 40m (net), against DKK
75m in H1 2013. This is consistent with the expectations expressed at the
beginning of the year for lower impairment charges in 2014.
Profit before tax and after impairment charges, non-recurring items and value
adjustments was DKK 85m, as against DKK 77m in the first half of 2013.
“Considering the challenging conditions of weaker lending and a more
competitive market, we have every reason to be pleased with our first-half
results, which were in line with the guidance we provided at the beginning of
the year,” said BankNordik CEO Janus Petersen, and he continued: “I'm
particularly pleased to see that operations in Denmark and Greenland now
account for almost half of our profits.”
Solvency and liquidity requirement buffers
BankNordik maintains a controlled risk profile as reflected in its solvency
need of 8.9%, which is among the lowest in the Danish banking sector and very
close to the statutory minimum of 8%. The Bank's solvency ratio of 14.6% at 30
June 2014 leaves a buffer of 5.7 percentage points relative to the solvency
need.
The Faroese government announced in August 2014 that the planned implementation
of SIFI and Solvency II rules in the Faroe Islands will not be take place until
in the second half of 2015 or in 2016, but that the phase-in period is still
expected to follow the timetable for Denmark.
BankNordik also had a solid liquidity buffer at 30 June 2014, at 2.6 times the
statutory requirement.
Outlook for 2014
Management maintains the full-year guidance provided at the beginning of the
year. BankNordik is expected to generate profit before impairment charges,
non-recurring items, value adjustments and tax of DKK 200-240m for the full
year 2014. For the first six months of 2014, the Group generated profit before
impairment charges, non-recurring items, value adjustments and tax of DKK 114m.
Impairment write-downs on loans are expected to be lower in 2014 than in 2013.
Appendix: Q2 2014 financial highlights are provided on the next page.
For further information, please contact:
Janus Petersen, CEO, tel. (+298) 330 340
Árni Ellefsen, CFO, tel. (+298) 230 348
Johnny í Grótinum, Investor Relations, tel. (+298) 230 380, ir@banknordik.fo
BankNordik has banking activities in Denmark, Greenland and the Faroe Islands
and insurance activities in the Faroe Islands and Iceland. Founded in the Faroe
Islands more than a century ago, the Group has 170,000 customers, total assets
of DKK 16bn and 510 employees. The Bank is subject to the supervision of the
Danish Financial Supervisory Authority and is listed on NASDAQ OMX.
www.banknordik.dk.
Financial highlights
DKKm Q2 Q1 Q4 Q3 Q2 H1 H1 2013
2014 2014 2013 2013 2013 2014 2013
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Net interest income 126 133 133 143 151 258 298 574
Net fee income 54 46 53 43 48 101 92 188
Income from insurance 20 8 14 15 29 28 40 69
operations
Other operating income 4 3 5 3 4 8 6 14
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Operating income* 205 190 206 204 231 395 436 845
Operating costs* -136 -132 -139 -136 -142 -268 -282 -558
Sector costs, etc. -6 -6 -4 -4 -8 -12 -16 -26
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Profit before impairment 62 52 62 63 82 114 137 261
charges *
Loan impairment charges, -19 -21 -42 -32 -20 -40 -75 -147
net
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Operating profit* 44 31 20 31 62 75 62 114
Non-recurring items 1 -2 -19 0 17 -1 8 -11
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Operating profit before 45 29 1 31 79 74 70 103
value adjustments and
tax
Value adjustments 9 2 -10 16 -16 11 6 11
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Profit/Loss before tax 54 31 -9 47 63 85 77 114
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Deposits, etc. DKKbn 12.4 12.1 12.2 12.0 12.3 12.4 12.3 12.2
Loans and advances, etc. 10.2 10.4 10.5 10.6 10.7 10.2 10.7 10.5
DKKbn
Total assets, DKKbn 16.1 16.6 17.1 16.9 17.4 16.1 17.4 17.1
Equity, DKKbn 2.2 2.1 2.1 2.2 2.1 2.2 2.1 2.2
Solvency ratio 14.6% 14.7% 14.7% 14.5% 15.4% 14.6% 15.4% 14.7%
Liquidity relative to 2.6 x 2.6 x 2.8 x 2.6 x 2.8 x 2.6 x 2.8 x 2.8 x
statutory requirement
Costs / Operating profit 66% 70% 68% 67% 61% 68% 62% 66%
Number of employees 510 512 523 530 538 510 538 523
(FTE) at end of period
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* Excluding non-recurring items and value adjustments.
Further details are available in the interim report.
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