"The organic growth for the Bank's loan portfolio amounted to 6 % in the fourth quarter, followed by record volumes in the Ecommerce Solutions and Credit Cards segments. The Bank's operating profit increased by 21 % compared to the corresponding quarter 2022. In 2024, we plan to launch digital payment solutions in Germany and expand the credit card operations to Spain."- Joakim Jansson, CEO

January - December 2023 compared to January - December 2022

  • The loan portfolio amounted to SEK 17,871 million, compared to December 2022 the increase in local currencies was 24 %
  • Operating profit increased by 17 % to SEK 509.6 million, including restructuring costs of SEK 15.9 million during the third quarter
  • Earnings per share increased by 15 % to SEK 17.53
  • Cost/income ratio decreased to 41.6 % (43.1)
  • Return on equity amounted to 21.9 % (23.7)
  • Total capital ratio has increased to 15.9 % (15.6)

October - December 2023 compared to October - December 2022

  • The loan portfolio amounted to SEK 17,871 million, compared to September 2023 the increase in local currencies was 6 %
  • Operating profit increased by 21 % to SEK 138.6 million
  • Earnings per share increased by 18 % to SEK 4.66
  • Cost/income ratio decreased to 40.4 % (42.0)
  • Return on equity amounted to 21.5% (22.8)

Significant events, January -December 2023

  • The credit card business had a loan book growth of 78 % and economies of scale in the business model contributed to the operating profit increasing significantly.  
  • At the beginning of October, the Nordic operations within the Ecommerce Solutions segment were transferred to the Bank's wholly owned subsidiary Avarda AB. 
  • In the end of the fourth quarter, the Bank launched deposit products in Spain, Ireland and the Netherlands. 

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TF Bank in brief
TF Bank was founded 1987 and is a digital bank offering consumer banking services and e-commerce solutions through a proprietary IT platform with a high degree of automation. Deposit and/or lending activities are conducted in Sweden, Finland, Norway, Denmark, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland, Germany, Austria, Spain, Ireland and the Netherlands through subsidiary, branch or cross-border banking with the support of the Swedish banking license. The operations are divided into three segments: Consumer Lending, Credit Cards and Ecommerce Solutions. TF Bank is listed on Nasdaq Stockholm.

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