Q1-Q3 2020 Highlights
The figures below were for 2019 affected by a transaction in
- Profit after tax was
DKK 250 million , Q1-Q3 2019:DKK 397 million , for an annualised return on equity after tax of 10.9%. - Core income of
DKK 653 million , Q1-Q3 2019:DKK 827 million (Excl. SparinvestDKK 685 million ). - Market value adjustments amounted to
DKK 42 million , Q1-Q3 2019:DKK 173 million (Excl. SparinvestDKK 46 million ). - Cost ratio of 58.1, Q1-Q3 2019: 44.5 Excl. Sparinvest
DKK 127 million ). - Core earnings before impairment allowances amounted to
DKK 274 million , (Q1-Q3 2019:DKK 460 million (Excl. SparinvestDKK 318 million ). - Impairment of loans and receivables, etc. of
DKK 4 million (Q1-Q3 2019:DKK 44 million ). Impairment allowances on agriculture amounted to a net reversal. - The Bank’s capital requirements totalled 13.0%, consisting of an individual solvency need of 10.5% and a general capital conservation buffer of 2.5%. The MREL was phased in at 1.875%, which was added to the capital requirement. The individual solvency need included a management estimate concerning the economic situation of
DKK 50 million , or 0.38 of a percentage point. - The Bank’s capital ratio was 23.8. The excess cover was 10.8 percentage points, or
DKK 1,420 million . - The Bank’s MREL ratio was 23.8. The excess cover was 8.9 percentage points, or
DKK 1,172 million .
Special circumstances in the period – including effects of the Coronavirus crisis on
Like the rest of
The Bank’s advisers have contacted all business customers several times to arrange how the Bank can help them through the Coronavirus crisis and to advise them on how to apply the rescue packages provided by the Danish government and parliament. So far, the crisis has not directly impacted the Bank’s lending or individual impairment losses.
For retail customers,
The sector distribution of the Bank’s lending plays a positive part in this. Most of the Bank’s lending is within sectors that have not been particularly badly affected by the Coronavirus crisis. The hotel, restaurant, transport and retail sectors are the hardest hit, and these sectors only account for some 10% of the Bank’s total lending.
Vestjysk Bank’s two main sectors, agriculture and real estate, have so far been relatively unaffected by the Coronavirus crisis. However, the Coronavirus pandemic has devastated the mink industry, bringing an end to mink farming in
Until now, the crisis has not affected dairy farmers.
Pork prices dropped during the period, but remain at a satisfactory level. Because of the relatively high pork prices in the first half, pig farmers, some of which are credit-impaired, were able to repay debt to the Bank. This resulted in reversals of impairment allowances within this sector in Q3 2020. The current outbreak of African swine fever in
The Bank assesses that a Brexit without a trade agreement between the
In the real estate sector, we are so far seeing an effect on commercial leases, where agreements have been made to defer rent payments. Depending on the duration and depth of the crisis, this effect could widen. Private residential rentals have not been affected at this point, and this is not expected to change significantly.
Our retail customers are generally doing well and are in a strong position to withstand the consequences of the Coronavirus crisis. In the long term, we expect to see an increase in impairment allowances, but on a manageable level overall.
We assess that the Bank’s
Outlook for 2020
On the basis of the preliminary impact of the Coronavirus situation,
In an announcement released on
On
Moreover, the trend in individual impairment losses was better than expected in all customer segments. Consequently, the Bank raised its profit guidance for 2020 to
Enquiries
Please address any enquiries regarding the present announcement to Jan Ulsø Madsen, CEO, at tel. (+45) 96 63 21 04.
Chairman CEO
Torvet 4-5
7620 Lemvig
Tel. (+45) 96 63 20 00
CVR no. 34 63 13 28
www.vestjyskbank.dk
Attachment
- Vestjysk Banks Q1- Q3 2020 Quarterly Report
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