JSC VTB Bank (VTBR) 
VTB Group announces condensed IFRS financial results for 1Q 2021 (Summary consolidated financial information) 
19-Apr-2021 / 09:46 CET/CEST 
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VTB Group announces condensed IFRS financial results for 1Q 2021 
(Summary consolidated financial information) 
 
VTB Bank ("VTB" or "the Bank"), the parent company of VTB Group ("the Group") today publishes its consolidated reports 
of financial position and income statement for the period ended 31 March 2021. 
On 30 April 2021, VTB will publish the Interim Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements for the three months ended 
31 March 2021 with the independent auditor's report on review of these statements and hold a conference call with 
investors and analysts. 
Tomorrow, on 20 April 2021, VTB will hold an online investor day with members of the senior management team. 
Registration for the event is available at www.vtbinvestorday.com. 
Dmitry Pianov, member of the Management Board and Chief Financial Officer of VTB Bank, said: 
"We are delighted to report a strong bottom line for 1Q 2021, which reflects our robust operating performance as well 
as the post-pandemic economic recovery. In the first quarter, VTB's net profit amounted to RUB 85.1 billion (with an 
ROE of 19.2%), having increased more than twofold year-on-year. These results fully confirm our guidance for the full 
year and put VTB firmly on track to deliver a solid return on equity going forward." 
  ? As of 31 March 2021, gross loans and advances to customers amounted to RUB 13.1 trillion, declining 0.1% 
    year-to-date. Loans to individuals increased by 4.4% year-to-date to RUB 4.0 trillion, while loans to legal 
    entities decreased by 2.0% to RUB 9.1 trillion. As a result, the share of retail lending in the Group's total loan 
    portfolio increased to 31% compared to 29% at year-end 2020. 
  ? Customer funding increased by 6.7% since the beginning of 2021, to RUB 13.7 trillion.  The share of customer 
    funding in the Group's total liabilities increased to 81.9% in the first three months of 2021 (78.1% as of 31 
    December 2020). 
  ? As a result of faster growth in customer funding, the loans to deposits ratio (LDR) decreased to 89.4% as of 31 
    March 2021 (95.6% on 31 December 2020). 
The Group significantly improved profitability on the back of strong growth in key banking income and stabilisation of 
loan portfolio quality. 
  ? VTB Group posted a net profit of RUB 85.1 billion for 1Q 2021, up 113.8% year-on-year which corresponds to an ROE 
    of 19.2% (9.5% for 1Q 2020). 
  ? Net interest income was RUB 145.6 billion, an increase of 21.6% year-on-year. Net interest margin was 3.7% (up 10 
    bps year-on-year). 
  ? Net fee and commission income totalled RUB 38.6 billion, rising by 19.1% year-on-year. The strong net fee and 
    commission income performance was driven by the Group's growing transactional business and steadily increasing 
    commissions for sales of insurance products and brokerage commissions. 
  ? The Group's cost of risk for the first three months of 2021 amounted to 0.7%, having decreased by 80 bps compared 
    to the same period of 2020. At the same time, the provision charge amounted to RUB 22.6 billion, down 49.9% 
    year-on-year. 
  ? Staff costs and administrative expenses amounted to RUB 64.9 billion in 1Q 2021, an increase of 1.2% compared to 
    the same period last year. 
  ? Growth in profitability has contributed to a significant improvement in operating efficiency: the costs to 
    operating income before provisions ratio decreased by 580 bps year-on-year to 33.5%. 
The Group maintained strong performance in client assets and fee and commission income across its investment products 
platform VTB Capital Investments 
  ? VTB Capital Investments' total client assets increased by 11.6% to RUB 3.8 trillion at the end of the first quarter 
    of 2021. At the same time, retail customer assets increased 16.1% YTD to RUB 2.1 trillion. 
  ? During the first three months of the year, VTB Capital Investments' customer base grew 19%, to more than 1.4 
    million clients. 
  ? VTB Capital Investments' income doubled in the first three months of 2021 compared to the same period in 2020, 
    reaching RUB 7.0 billion. 
 
 P&L highlights 
 (in RUB bn)                                            1Q'2021 1Q'2020 change 
Net interest income                                     145.6   119.7   21.6% 
Net fee and commission income                           38.6    32.4    19.1% 
Other operating income                                  9.8     11.1    -11.7% 
Net operating income before provisions                  194.0   163.2   18.9% 
Provision charge for credit losses and other provisions -22.6   -45.1   -49.9% 
Staff costs and administrative expenses                 -64.9   -64.1   1.2% 
Profit before tax                                       106.5   54.0    97.2% 
Income tax expense                                      -21.4   -14.2   50.7% 
Net profit                                              85.1    39.8    113.8% 
Performance indicators                                  1Q'2021 1Q'2020 change 
NIM                                                     3.7%    3.6%    10 bp 
NCM                                                     0.9%    0.8%    10 bp 
CoR                                                     0.7%    1.5%    -80 bp 
CIR                                                     33.5%   39.3%   -580 bp 
ROE                                                     19.2%   9.5%    970 bp 

Balance sheet highlights


                                                                                     31 March 
 (in RUB bn)                                                                                    YTD   31 December 2020 
                                                                                     2021 
Cash and short-term funds                                                            1,353.6  10.1%   1,229.5 
Financial assets                                                                     2,134.7  16.4%   1,833.5 
Due from other banks, including pledged under repurchase agreements                  761.4    -9.1%   837.9 
Loans and advances to customers, including pledged under repurchase agreements (net) 12,239.0 -0.2%   12,264.4 
Other assets                                                                         2,099.7  6.2%    1,976.9 
Total assets                                                                         18,588.4 2.5%    18,142.2 
Due to other banks and Other borrowed funds                                          1,649.0  -23.2%  2,146.2 
Customer deposits                                                                    13,690.8 6.7%    12 831.0 
Debt securities issued                                                               203.6    -5.6%   215.7 
Subordinated debt                                                                    325.5    2.8%    316.7 
Other liabilities                                                                    850.2    -6.6%   910.0 
Total liabilities                                                                    16,719.1 1.8%    16,419.6 
Total equity                                                                         1,869.3  8.5%    1,722.6 
Balance sheet and asset quality indicators                                           31 March 
                                                                                                YTD   31 December 2020 
                                                                                     2021 
LDR                                                                                  89.4%    -620 bp 95.6% 
Leverage                                                                             8.9      -6.2%   9.5 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Attachment File: 1Q 2021 VTB Summary Financial Information ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
ISIN:          US46630Q2021 
Category Code: MSCM 
TIDM:          VTBR 
LEI Code:      253400V1H6ART1UQ0N98 
Sequence No.:  99900 
EQS News ID:   1185978 
 
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