Announcement no. 8/2024
“We delivered a generally positive performance for the first three months of 2024. Our profit before tax of
Despite the positive trends, the first quarter was also marked by an increase in impairment charges compared to recent years. As previously announced, impairment charges are expected to return to a more normalised level in 2024 than what we have witnessed in recent years. However, the impairment charges taken previously do not imply that our customers generally are facing challenges, and they continue to display credit robustness. Nor have the impairment charges affected our previous full-year guidance for net profit of
Highlights of Føroya Banki's interim report for the three months to
Q1 2024 vs Q1 2023
- Profit before impairment charges increased from
DKK 49m in Q1 2023 toDKK 70m in Q1 2024.- Net interest income rose from
DKK 78m in Q1 2023 toDKK 92m in Q1 2024. -
Fee and commission income amounted to
DKK 19m in Q1 2024,DKK 2m less than in Q1 2023. Net insurance income amounted toDKK 12m in Q1 2024, aDKK 7m increase relative to Q1 2023. -
Other operating income amounted to
DKK 11m in Q1 2024, which wasDKK 3m higher than the Q1 2023 figure. -
Operating costs amounted to
DKK 64m in Q1 2024, which was aDKK 1m increase relative to Q1 2023.
- Net interest income rose from
- Non-recurring items amounted to
DKK 0m in Q1 2024 againstDKK 3m in Q1 2023. -
Impairment charges net amounted to
DKK 23m in Q1 2024, compared with aDKK 8m net reversal in Q1 2023.
- The overall profit before tax for Q1 2024 was
DKK 70m againstDKK 75m for Q1 2023.- The investment portfolio yielded a return of
DKK 23m in Q1 2024, againstDKK 22m in Q1 2023.
- The investment portfolio yielded a return of
Q1 2024 vs Q4 2023
- Føroya Banki reported profit before impairment charges of
DKK 70m in Q1 2024, an increase ofDKK 3m from Q4 2023.- Net interest income amounted to
DKK 92m in Q1 2024, which was aDKK 7m reduction compared to Q4 2023. -
Fee and commission income increased by
DKK 2m toDKK 19m in Q1 2024 fromDKK 17m in Q4 2023. -
Net insurance income was flat at
DKK 12m in Q1 2024 compared to Q4 2023.
- Net interest income amounted to
- Other operating income amounted to
DKK 11m in Q1 2024, which was aDKK 7m increase relative to Q4 2023. -
Operating costs for Q1 2024 amounted to
DKK 64m , which was aDKK 1m decrease relative to Q4 2023.
- Other operating income amounted to
- Non-recurring items amounted to
DKK 0m in both Q1 2024 and Q4 2023. -
Loan impairment charges net were
DKK 23m for the Q1 2024 period againstDKK 5m in Q4 2023. -
The overall profit before tax for Q1 2024 was
DKK 70m againstDKK 109m in Q4 2023.- The investment portfolio yielded a return of
DKK 23m in Q1 2024, againstDKK 46m in the preceding quarter.
- The investment portfolio yielded a return of
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Bank lending volumes were relatively flat at
DKK 8,883m at31 December 2023 compared toDKK 8,915m at31 March 2024 . -
Brokered mortgage-credit was up by 1% from
DKK 2,599m at31 December 2023 toDKK 2,621m at31 March 2024 . -
Deposits were up by 3% from
DKK 8,710m at31 December 2023 toDKK 8,930m at31 March 2024 .
Capital ratios
At
Guidance for 2024
The Group reconfirms the 2024 net profit guidance of DKK 225–255m originally stated in the Annual Report 2023.The guidance is generally subject to uncertainty and will, amongst other things, depend on economic developments, loan impairment charges and market value adjustments.
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Appendix: Q1 2024 financial highlights and comparative figures
Highlights and ratios | |||||||||
DKKm | Q1 2024 | Q4 2023 | Index | Q3 2023 | Q2 2023 | Q1 2023 | Q1 2024 | Q1 2023 | Index |
Net interest income | 92 | 100 | 93 | 96 | 86 | 78 | 92 | 78 | 119 |
Net fee and commission income | 19 | 17 | 111 | 19 | 19 | 21 | 19 | 21 | 91 |
Net insurance income | 12 | 12 | 98 | 24 | 19 | 5 | 12 | 5 | 246 |
Other operating income (less reclassification) | 11 | 4 | 289 | 9 | 11 | 8 | 11 | 8 | 133 |
Operating income | 135 | 133 | 101 | 148 | 135 | 112 | 135 | 112 | 120 |
Operating costs | -64 | -65 | 99 | -65 | -64 | -63 | -64 | -63 | 101 |
Sector costs | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
Profit before impairment charges | 70 | 68 | 104 | 83 | 71 | 49 | 70 | 49 | 144 |
Impairment charges, net | -23 | -5 | 447 | 0 | 7 | 8 | -23 | 8 | -271 |
Operating profit | 47 | 62 | 76 | 82 | 78 | 57 | 47 | 57 | 83 |
Non-recurring items | 0 | 0 | 0 | -6 | -3 | 0 | -3 | ||
Profit before investment portfolio earnings and tax | 47 | 62 | 76 | 82 | 72 | 54 | 47 | 54 | 88 |
Investment portfolio earnings | 23 | 46 | 49 | 26 | 15 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 104 |
Profit before tax | 70 | 109 | 64 | 108 | 87 | 75 | 70 | 75 | 93 |
Tax | 15 | 20 | 74 | 20 | 17 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 107 |
Net profit | 55 | 89 | 62 | 88 | 70 | 61 | 55 | 61 | 90 |
Loans and advances | 8.915 | 8.883 | 100 | 8.790 | 8.655 | 8.354 | 8.915 | 8.354 | 107 |
Deposits and other debt | 8.930 | 8.710 | 103 | 8.602 | 8.426 | 8.524 | 8.930 | 8.524 | 105 |
Mortgage credit | 2.621 | 2.599 | 101 | 2.615 | 2.567 | 2.634 | 2.621 | 2.634 | 100 |
Equity | 1.824 | 1.851 | 99 | 1.762 | 1.676 | 1.608 | 1.824 | 1.608 | 113 |
Total capital ratio, incl. MREL capital, % | 39,9 | 41,1 | 29,9 | 30,2 | 28,9 | 39,9 | 28,9 | ||
CET 1 capital, % | 25,0 | 25,8 | 21,5 | 21,8 | 20,8 | 25,0 | 20,8 | ||
ROE, % | 12,0 | 19,6 | 25,2 | 21,2 | 17,7 | 12,0 | 14,4 | ||
ROE, excl. one-offs, % | 12,0 | 19,6 | 25,2 | 22,6 | 18,5 | 12,0 | 15,0 | ||
Liquidity Coverage Ratio (LCR), % | 283,6 | 228,2 | 196,6 | 183,7 | 220,0 | 283,6 | 220,0 | ||
Operating cost/income, % | 48 | 49 | 44 | 47 | 56 | 48 | 56 | ||
Number of FTE, end of period | 209 | 207 | 101 | 207 | 203 | 203 | 209 | 203 | 103 |
Attachments
- Interim Report_Q1 2024.pdf
- Q1 2024_IR-presentation.pdf
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