Íslandsbanki results for the period ended 30 September 2011
- Annualised return on equity was 11.9%, which is in line with the
return targets of the Icelandic State Financial Investments and the Bank's other
owner
- The total capital ratio at the end of the period was 28.8%, well
above the Financial Supervisory Authority minimum requirements
- Tax charges and National Insurance for the period estimated to be ISK
4,143m
- Total cumulative write-offs and debt adjustments for individuals and
households, since the Bank's establishment, amount to ISK 280bn
- Around 17,700 individuals and 2,700 companies have received some form of
write-offs or debt relief at the Bank
Highlights:
* Profit after tax was ISK 11,346m compared to 13,151m for the first nine
months of 2010.
* Net interest income was ISK 24,151m compared to ISK 25,747m in 2010. The
year on year decrease is mainly due to decreasing interest rates.
* Net fee and commission income was ISK 4,366m compared to ISK 5,234m in
2010. The decrease is due to changes in ownership of Borgun, a former
subsidiary of the bank.
* Total assets at 30 September 2011 were ISK 679bn which represents little
change from year-end 2010.
* Annualised return on equity for the period was 11.9% compared to 17.8% for
the same period in 2010. This reduction is due, amongst other things, to
higher equity and lower interest rates. The return on equity is in line
with the return targets of the Icelandic State Financial Investments and the
Bank's other owner.
* The total capital ratio at the end of the period was 28.8%, well above the
16% regulatory requirement imposed by The Financial Supervisory Authority.
At year-end 2010 the ratio was 26.6%.
* The Bank´s liquidity ratios were 43% and 27% at the end of the period which
is well above The Financial Supervisory Authority minimum requirements of
20% and 5%.
* Loans to customers and credit institutions totalled ISK 526bn and total
deposits amounted to ISK 428bn at the end of the period. Loans to customers
and credit institutions were ISK 546bn at year-end 2010 and total deposits
totalled ISK 423bn at the same time.
* The deposit/loan ratio was 81.4% at the end of the period compared to 77.5%
at year-end 2010.
* Equity as at 30 September 2011 amounted to ISK 132bn compared to 121bn at
year-end 2010.
Birna Einarsdóttir, CEO of Íslandsbanki says:
"These results reflect an increased balance in the Bank's operations and that
its core business is strengthening. The year 2011 has been dedicated to the
financial restructuring of both individuals and companies. Since the
establishment of the new bank around ISK 280bn has been written off or otherwise
used towards debt relief for over 17,700 individuals and 2,700 companies that as
a result can start looking to their plans for the future. Íslandsbanki is
exerting itself to make a positive contribution to the rebuilding of the
Icelandic financial market. For the past months the Bank has been preparing to
issue covered bonds on the NASDAQ OMX Iceland hf. and in so doing becoming the
first financial institution in Iceland to issue securities after the collapse of
2008.
Additionally an important milestone was reached when the merger of Íslandsbanki
and Byr was granted approval. The merger represents a step in the important
process of increasing efficiency in the financial sector, and it will result in
unquestionably one of the country's strongest financial services companies being
born."
For further information please contact:
Guðný Helga Herbertsdóttir, Public Relations Officer on +354 844 3678
Sigrún Hjartardóttir, Head of Investor Relations on +354 844 4748
For the full version of this press release please refer to the attachment
Íslandsbanki's accounts are available at the Bank's website www.islandsbanki.is
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