Year-end report 2010

8 February, 2011

Year-end report 2010

Fourth quarter 2010 (compared with the third quarter 2010):

- The quarterly result was SEK 2 750m (2 591) 
- Earnings per share were SEK 2.37 (2.23)
- The return on equity was 11.7 per cent (11.3)
- The cost/income ratio was 0.58 (0.55) 
- Net interest income increased by 14 per cent to SEK 4 527m (3 980)
- Profit before impairments excluding non-recurring items decreased by 2 per
cent to SEK 3 326m (3 409)
- Credit impairments amounted to SEK -483m, i.e., net recoveries (120).
Provisions for loan losses amounted to SEK -1 138m (-84). Net write-offs
amounted to SEK 655m (204). The credit impairment ratio was -0.14 per cent
(0.03)
- The Tier 1 capital ratio according to Basel 2 increased to 15.2 per cent (13.5
per cent on 31 December 2009). According to transition rules, the Tier 1 capital
ratio increased to 11.0 per cent (10.4). The core Tier 1 capital ratio was 13.9
per cent (12.0) according to Basel 2 and 10.1 per cent (9.2) according to
transition rules.


Full-year 2010 (compared with the full-year 2009):

- The result for the period was SEK 7 444m (-10 511) 
- Earnings per share were SEK 6.43 (-10.66)
- The return on equity was 8.1 per cent (-12.5)
- The cost/income ratio was 0.57 (0.51) 
- Net interest income decreased by 21 per cent to SEK 16 329m (20 765)
- Profit before impairments excluding non-recurring items decreased by 20 per
cent to SEK 13 344m (16 612)
- Credit impairments amounted to SEK 2 810m (24 641). Provisions for loan losses
amounted to SEK 1 405m (21 794). Net write-offs amounted to SEK 1 405m (2 847).
The credit impairment ratio was 0.20 per cent (1.74)
- The proposed dividend is SEK 2.10 per common share and SEK 4.80 per preference
share
- Proposed buy-back programme of up to 10 per cent of outstanding shares
- The dividend policy changed to amount to 50 per cent of the profit for the
year, starting from the financial year 2011.
    
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