INTESA SANPAOLO: CONSOLIDATED RESULTS AS AT 31 MARCH 2024
THE RESULTS FOR Q1 2024 HIGHLIGHT THAT INTESA SANPAOLO IS ABLE TO GENERATE SOLID SUSTAINABLE PROFITABILITY: NET INCOME OF €2.3 BILLION, FULLY IN LINE WITH THE TARGET OF OVER €8 BILLION FOR THE CURRENT YEAR.
SIGNIFICANT CASH RETURN TO SHAREHOLDERS: €1.6 BILLION OF DIVIDENDS ACCRUED IN Q1 2024 (IN ADDITION TO REMAINING DIVIDENDS FOR 2023 OF €2.8 BILLION TO BE PAID IN MAY 2024 AND BUYBACK OF €1.7 BILLION TO BE LAUNCHED IN JUNE 2024).
THE SOLID PERFORMANCE OF INCOME STATEMENT AND BALANCE SHEET IN THE QUARTER TRANSLATED INTO SIGNIFICANT VALUE CREATION FOR ALL THE STAKEHOLDERS, NOT ONLY FOR THE SHAREHOLDERS, WHICH IS ALSO GROUNDED IN THE GROUP’S STRONG ESG COMMITMENT. SPECIFICALLY, €1.6 BILLION TAXES WERE GENERATED (UP BY €0.2 BILLION ON Q1 2023 DUE TO GROWTH IN NET INTEREST INCOME), THE FOOD AND SHELTER PROGRAMME FOR PEOPLE IN NEED WAS EXPANDED (OVER 38.3 MILLION INTERVENTIONS IN THE PERIOD 2022 - Q1 2024), INITIATIVES WERE ENHANCED TO FIGHT INEQUALITIES AND FOSTER FINANCIAL, SOCIAL, EDUCATIONAL AND CULTURAL INCLUSION (€15.8 BILLION OF SOCIAL LENDING AND URBAN REGENERATION IN THE PERIOD 2022 - Q1 2024), AROUND €1.5 BILLION TO BE CONTRIBUTED IN 2023-2027 TO ADDRESS SOCIAL NEEDS (AROUND €0.4 BILLION OF WHICH ALREADY CONTRIBUTED IN 2023 - Q1 2024).
INTESA SANPAOLO CONTINUES TO OPERATE AS A GROWTH ACCELERATOR IN THE REAL ECONOMY IN ITALY: IN Q1 2024, MEDIUM/LONG-TERM NEW LENDING GRANTED BY THE GROUP TO ITALIAN HOUSEHOLDS AND BUSINESSES AMOUNTED TO AROUND €9 BILLION. IN Q1 2024, THE GROUP FACILITATED THE RETURN TO PERFORMING STATUS OF AROUND 700 COMPANIES, THUS SAFEGUARDING 3,500 JOBS. THIS BROUGHT THE TOTAL TO 141,500 COMPANIES SINCE 2014, WITH 708,000 JOBS SAFEGUARDED OVER THE SAME PERIOD.
INTESA SANPAOLO IS FULLY EQUIPPED TO CONTINUE SUCCEEDING IN THE FUTURE IN ANY INTEREST RATE SCENARIO, THANKS TO:
- THE GROUP’S KEY STRENGTHS, NOTABLY: RESILIENT PROFITABILITY, A SOLID CAPITAL POSITION, THE ZERO-NPL BANK STATUS, SIGNIFICANT INVESTMENT IN TECHNOLOGY AND HIGH FLEXIBILITY IN MANAGING OPERATING COSTS;
- ITS LEADERSHIP IN WEALTH MANAGEMENT, PROTECTION & ADVISORY WITH AROUND €100 BILLION IN CUSTOMER FINANCIAL ASSETS IDENTIFIED TO FUEL GROWTH IN ASSETS UNDER MANAGEMENT FACILITATED BY DECLINING INTEREST RATES.
THE CAPITAL POSITION AS AT 31 MARCH 2024 WAS SOLID AND WELL ABOVE REGULATORY REQUIREMENTS: THE COMMON EQUITY TIER 1 RATIO WAS 13.3% AFTER DEDUCTING FROM CAPITAL THE DIVIDENDS ACCRUED IN Q1 2024 AND THE BUYBACK TO BE LAUNCHED IN JUNE 2024, NOT CONSIDERING A BENEFIT OF AROUND 120 BASIS POINTS DERIVING FROM THE ABSORPTION OF DEFERRED TAX ASSETS (DTAS), OF WHICH AROUND 20 BASIS POINTS WITHIN THE Q2 2024 - 2025 HORIZON.
GROSS INCOME WAS UP 16.9% AND OPERATING MARGIN WAS UP 18.2% ON Q1 2023, WITH OPERATING INCOME UP 11.1% (NET INTEREST INCOME UP 20.8%, NET FEE AND COMMISSION INCOME UP 6.3%, INCOME FROM INSURANCE BUSINESS UP 14.6%) AND OPERATING COSTS UP 1.3%.
CREDIT QUALITY:
- NPL RATIO WAS 1.2% NET AND 2.3% GROSS, RESPECTIVELY 1% AND 2% ACCORDING TO THE EBA METHODOLOGY;
- ANNUALISED COST OF RISK IN Q1 2024 STOOD AT 22 BASIS POINTS.
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(°) Estimated pro-forma Common Equity Tier 1 ratio of 14.7%, taking into account the total absorption of deferred tax assets (DTAs) related to goodwill realignment, loan adjustments, the first time adoption of IFRS 9 and the non-taxable public cash contribution of €1,285m covering the integration and rationalisation charges relating to the acquisition of the Aggregate Set of Banca Popolare di Vicenza and Veneto Banca, as well as the expected absorption of DTAs on losses carried forward and DTAs related to the acquisition of UBI Banca and the agreement with the trade unions of November 2021, and the expected distribution on the net income of insurance companies.
(°°) Deducting from capital also the coupons accrued on the Additional Tier 1 issues.
HIGHLIGHTS: |
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OPERATING INCOME: |
Q1 2024
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+5.6% +11.1% |
TO €6,732M FROM €6,373M IN Q4 2023 FROM €6,057M IN Q1 2023 |
OPERATING |
Q1 2024
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-25.9% +1.3% |
TO €2,570M FROM €3,468M IN Q4 2023 FROM €2,536M IN Q1 2023 |
OPERATING MARGIN: |
Q1 2024
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+43.3% +18.2% |
TO €4,162M FROM €2,905M IN Q4 2023 FROM €3,521M IN Q1 2023 |
GROSS INCOME: |
Q1 2024
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€3,930M |
FROM €1,986M IN Q4 2023 FROM €3,363M IN Q1 2023 |
NET INCOME: |
Q1 2024
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€2,301M |
FROM €1,602M IN Q4 2023 FROM €1,956M IN Q1 2023 |
CAPITAL RATIOS: |
COMMON EQUITY TIER 1 RATIO AT 13.3% (°) AFTER DIVIDENDS ACCRUED IN Q1 2024 (°°) AND THE BUYBACK TO BE LAUNCHED IN JUNE 2024 |
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(°) Estimated pro-forma Common Equity Tier 1 ratio of 14.7%, taking into account the total absorption of deferred tax assets (DTAs) related to goodwill realignment, loan adjustments, the first time adoption of IFRS 9 and the non-taxable public cash contribution of €1,285m covering the integration and rationalisation charges relating to the acquisition of the Aggregate Set of Banca Popolare di Vicenza and Veneto Banca, as well as the expected absorption of DTAs on losses carried forward and DTAs related to the acquisition of UBI Banca and the agreement with the trade unions of November 2021, and the expected distribution on the net income of insurance companies.
(°°) Deducting from capital also the coupons accrued on the Additional Tier 1 issues.
Turin - Milan, 3 May 2024 – At its meeting today, the Board of Directors of Intesa Sanpaolo approved the consolidated interim statement as at 31 March 2024 (*) (**).
The results for the first quarter 2024 highlight that the Intesa Sanpaolo Group is able to generate solid sustainable profitability, with net income of €2.3bn, fully in line with the target of over €8bn for the current year.
The solid performance of income statement and balance sheet in the quarter translated into significant value creation for all stakeholders, which is also grounded in the Group’s strong ESG commitment. Specifically:
- significant cash return to shareholders: €1.6bn of dividends accrued in Q1 2024 (in addition to remaining dividends for 2023 of €2.8bn to be paid in May 2024 and buyback of €1.7bn to be launched in June 2024);
- €1.6bn taxes (°) generated and increased by €0.2bn on Q1 Q12023 (°°) as a consequence of the growth in net interest income which drove the increase of €0.6bn in gross income;
- expansion of the food and shelter programme for people in need (over 38.3 million interventions in the period 2022 - Q1 2024);
- enhancement of initiatives to fight inequalities and foster financial, social, educational and cultural inclusion (€15.8bn of social lending and urban regeneration in the period 2022 - Q1 2024);
- an amount equal to around €1.5bn total costs to be contributed in the five-year period 2023-2027 to support initiatives addressing social needs (around €0.4bn already included in the results for 2023 and Q1 2024 and the remaining portion included, on a pro-rata basis, in the outlook for net income for full-year 2024 and for 2025), with around 1,000 people devoted to supporting these initiatives.
Intesa Sanpaolo is fully equipped to continue operating successfully in the future, in any interest rate scenario, thanks to:
- the Group’s key strengths, notably resilient profitability, a solid capital position, the zero-NPL bank status, significant investment in technology and high flexibility in managing operating costs;
- its leadership in Wealth Management, Protection & Advisory with around €100bn in customer financial assets identified (^) to fuel growth.
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(*) In accordance with Article 65-bis and Article 82-ter of the Issuers’ Regulation, effective as of 2 January 2017, Intesa Sanpaolo opted for periodical disclosure, on a voluntary basis, of financial information as at 31 March and 30 September of each financial year, in addition to the annual report and the half-yearly report. This information consists of interim statements approved by the Board of Directors, basically providing continuity with the interim statements published in the past.
(**) Methodological note on the scope of consolidation on page 23.
(°) Direct and indirect taxes.
(°°) Entirely in direct taxes.
(^) Out of direct deposits and assets held under administration.
Factors to succeed include:
■ as regards technology, generating additional contribution to 2025 gross income of around €500m not envisaged in the 2022-2025 Business Plan (*):
● new cloud-native technological platform (isytech), already available to mass market retail customers with the recent launch of the digital bank, Isybank, and to be progressively extended to the entire Group: around €3bn in IT investments already deployed and around 1,770 IT specialists already hired, with an additional contribution to 2025 gross income of around €150m not envisaged in the Business Plan;
● new digital channels:
- Isybank, the Group’s digital bank with a lower-than-30% cost/income business model and around one million new customers by 2025 - with an additional contribution to gross income of around €200m by 2025 - not envisaged in the Business Plan: over 90,000 new non-Intesa Sanpaolo customers already acquired and around 350,000 Intesa Sanpaolo customers already migrated;
- Fideuram Direct, the digital Wealth Management platform for Private Banking, with around 150,000 customers in 2025 (around 20% of the current customer base of Fideuram): already around 72,000 customers and over €2.7bn in assets under management as at 31 March 2024;
● artificial intelligence, with around 150 Apps and 300 specialists in 2025 (already 80 Apps and around 150 specialists as at 31 March 2024) and an additional contribution to 2025 gross income of around €100m not envisaged in the Business Plan, not including potential upside from the adoption of Generative AI solutions;
■ as regards the leadership in Wealth Management, Protection & Advisory:
● top-notch digital tools, distinctive advisory networks with over 16,000 people dedicated(°), fully owned product factories (asset management and insurance) and over €1,300bn in the Group’s customer financial assets empower Intesa Sanpaolo with a unique set of enablers for revenue growth from Wealth Management, Protection & Advisory;
● customer financial assets, managed through the 360-degree advisory services provided by the Banca dei Territori Division and the Private Banking Division, amounted to €123bn as at 31 March 2024, increasing by €23bn compared with 31 March 2023;
● in the first quarter of 2024, a Wealth Management Divisions structure was established, to which the pre-existing Private Banking, Asset Management and Insurance divisions report, providing a single unit overseeing the wealth management activities, with the aim of accelerating growth and increasing the integration of product factories;
● in the quarter, a “Fees & Commissions” Steering Committee was established, chaired directly by the Managing Director and CEO, focused on monitoring, overseeing and coordinating strategies to increase revenues from commissions across all the Group’s Divisions.
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(*) Additional contribution to 2025 gross income from isytech, Isybank, Fideuram Direct and Artificial Intelligence, which offsets the impact from higher inflation and the renewal of the labour contract.
(°) Digital branch relationship managers, relationship managers for Exclusive and Affluent customers, private bankers and financial advisors.
The implementation of the Plan is proceeding at full speed. Specifically:
● massive de-risking, slashing cost of risk:
- massive deleveraging, with a €5.2bn gross NPL stock reduction in 2022 - Q1 2024, reducing the net NPL ratio to 1% (°);
- the Active Credit Portfolio Steering (ACPS) unit continued expanding the credit risk hedging schemes to optimise capital absorption. At end of March 2024, the outstanding volume of synthetic securitisations included in the GARC Programme (Active Credit Risk Management), was equal to around €26bn;
- the ACPS unit also strengthened the capital efficiency initiatives and extended the scope of credit strategy to ESG criteria, shifting over €18bn of new lending in 2023 and €3.7bn in the first quarter of 2024 to more sustainable economic sectors with the best risk/return profile;
● structural cost reduction enabled by technology:
- isytech operational with around 470 dedicated specialists;
- insourcing of core capabilities in IT ongoing with around 1,770 people already hired;
- 836 branches closed since Q4 2021 in light of the launch of the new Digital Bank;
- digital platform for analytical cost management up and running, with 39 efficiency initiatives already identified;
- rationalisation of real estate in Italy in progress, with a reduction of around 491,000 square metres since Q4 2021;
- around 5,100 voluntary exits since 2022;
- digitalisation projects related to Artificial Intelligence and Digital Ledger Technology launched at Eurizon;
- the Intesa Sanpaolo Mobile App recognised by Forrester as the “Global Mobile Banking Apps Leader” and “Global Digital Experience Leader” for the second consecutive year, ranking first worldwide among all banking apps evaluated;
● growth in commissions, driven by Wealth Management, Protection & Advisory:
- enhancement of the product offering (new asset management and insurance products) and further growth of the advanced advisory service “Valore Insieme” for Affluent and Exclusive customers: around 58,000 new contracts and €18.4bn in customer financial asset inflows in 2023, around 21,000 new contracts and €5.5bn in customer financial asset inflows in the first quarter of 2024;
- Intesa Sanpaolo was the first bank in Italy to offer Nexi SoftPOS in 2023, a solution allowing contactless digital payments from smartphones/tablets without a card payment machine (POS terminal);
- “Soluzione Domani”, the commercial offer dedicated to Senior customers (over 65 years old and caregivers), was enriched through the launch of the Senior Hub (“SpazioxNoi”), an initiative which, in the first phase, envisages the opening of a multi-service centre dedicated to active aging, well-being and social aggregation;
- a new digital plan was launched focused on telemedicine and online booking of medical services at InSalute Servizi, an Intesa Sanpaolo Insurance Division company. Since 1 January 2024, InSalute Servizi has become the TPA (Third Party Administrator) of the Intesa Sanpaolo Group Health Fund, with around 245,000 people assisted and more than one million annual reimbursement claims;
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(°) According to the EBA methodology.
- an ESG value proposition initiative was launched for the corporate and SME segments of the Group’s banks in Slovakia, Hungary, Croatia, Serbia and Egypt. Priority sectors have been identified for which a commercial strategy is being defined, with the aim of improving the ESG offer in markets where the International Subsidiary Banks Division operates. A project was launched, as part of the S-Loan offer, for the creation of a financing (multi-country) product dedicated to the achievement of green objectives.
- in October 2023, a contract was signed for the acquisition of 99.98% of First Bank, a Romanian commercial bank focused on SME and retail customers; the acquisition, in the final stages of the authorization process by the competent authorities, will strengthen Intesa Sanpaolo Group’s presence in Romania and offer new opportunities to Italian corporates;
● significant ESG commitment, with a world-class position in social impact and a strong focus on climate and reinforcement of the ESG governance with:
- the Risks Committee which in April 2022 became the Risks Sustainability Committee with enhanced ESG responsibilities;
- the appointment, in April 2024, of a Chief Sustainability Officer to head a governance area created to consolidate ESG activities and enhance ESG business steering, with a strong commitment to social matters and the fight against inequalities, a continuous support for culture and a significant contribution to sustainability through innovation projects and investment in startups:
□ unparalleled support to address social needs:
- expanding food and shelter programme for people in need to counter poverty by providing concrete aid throughout the Italian territory and abroad, with over 38.3 million interventions carried out in the period 2022 - Q1 2024, providing around 31.2 million meals, over 3.4 million beds, around 3.3 million medicine prescriptions and over 446,000 items of clothing;
- employability: “Giovani e Lavoro” programme aimed at training and introducing over 3,000 young people to the Italian labour market over the 2022-2025 Business Plan horizon: in Q1 2024, over 3,500 students aged between 18 and 29 applied for the programme, 850 students were interviewed and around 400 trained/in training through 15 courses (over 4,300 trained/in training since 2019) and over 2,400 companies involved since its inception in 2019;
- inequalities and educational inclusion: educational inclusion programme, with partnerships strengthened with the main Italian universities and schools. In Q1 2024, over 230 schools and over 3,960 students were involved to promote educational inclusion, supporting merit and social mobility (over 2,470 schools involved in the period 2022 - Q1 2024);
- social housing: the Group’s ongoing initiatives in terms of promoting housing units have been enhanced, also identifying some new partnerships with leading operators in the sector, to achieve the Business Plan targets (promotion of 6-8 thousand units of social housing and student bed places);
- a contribution expected to be equal to a total amount of around €1.5bn costs in the five-year period 2023-2027 to support initiatives addressing social needs (around €0.4bn already included in the 2023 - Q1 2024 results and the remaining portion included, on a pro-rata basis, in the outlook for 2024-2025 net income), of which around €1bn from sums allocated to the initiatives and around €500m from the structure costs of around 1,000 people devoted to supporting these initiatives;
- a new organisational unit set up, named “Intesa Sanpaolo for Social Impact” and based in Brescia, with steering function in the Group’s social impact activities, to strengthen the bank’s social impact strategy for the country, the territory and the communities;
□ strong focus on financial inclusion:
- €1bn in social lending and urban regeneration disbursed in Q1 2024 (€15.8bn in the period 2022 - Q1 2024);
□ continuous commitment to culture:
- Gallerie d’Italia, the four venues of Intesa Sanpaolo’s museum in Milan, Naples, Turin and Vicenza, across a total of 30,000 square metres, welcomed over 205,000 visitors in Q1 2024, reaching a total of around 1.4 million since 2022 (free admission for people up to the age of 18);
□ promoting innovation:
- innovation projects: 59 innovation projects released by Intesa Sanpaolo Innovation Center in Q1 2024 for a total of 464 since 2022;
- Neva SGR: over €8m investments in start-ups in Q1 2024 for a total amount of over €93m since 2022;
□ accelerating on commitment to net-zero emissions:
- following the Group’s participation in the NetZero Banking Alliance (NZBA), the Net Zero Asset Managers Initiative (NZAMI), the Net Zero Asset Owner Alliance (NZAOA) and the Net Zero Insurance Alliance (NZIA) (°):
▫ interim 2030 targets set for four high-emitting sectors (Oil & Gas, Power Generation, Automotive and Coal Mining) were published in the 2022-2025 Business Plan; in 2023, targets were set for two additional sectors (Iron & Steel and Commercial Real Estate) and targets for Power Generation and Automotive were revised in line with the value chain and scope chosen for the SBTi submission. In 2023, absolute financed emissions for the aforementioned six NZBA sectors showed a reduction of over 22% versus 2022.
▫ documentation for validation submitted in March 2024 to obtain the SBTi;
- around 90% of the energy acquired deriving from renewable sources;
□ supporting customers through the ESG/climate transition:
- around €47.2bn disbursed in the period 2021 - Q1 2024, out of the €76bn in new lending available for the green economy, circular economy and green transition in relation to the 2021-2026 National Recovery and Resilience Plan;
- around €0.6bn of Green Mortgages in Q1 2024 (€4.9bn in the period 2022 - Q1 2024), out of the €12bn of new Green lending to individuals over the 2022-2025 Business Plan;
- €8bn circular economy credit facility announced in the 2022-2025 Business Plan: €0.8bn disbursed in Q1 2024 (€9.4bn in the period 2022 - Q1 2024);
- 14 ESG Laboratories activated (in Venice, Padua, Brescia, Bergamo, Cuneo, Bari-Taranto, Rome, Naples-Palermo, Milan, Turin, Florence and Macerata), physical and virtual meeting points to support SMEs in approaching sustainability, and evolution of advisory services offered by partners (e.g. Circularity, Nativa, CE Lab and others);
- in 2024, the S-Loan product range dedicated to SMEs to finance projects aimed at improving their sustainability profile has been redesigned from six to three lines (S-Loan ESG, S-Loan CER and S-Loan Diversity): around €0.3bn disbursed in Q1 2024 (around €5.5bn since the launch in July 2020);
- enhancement of ESG investment products for asset management, with penetration increasing to around 76% of total assets under management for Eurizon; investment options (articles 8 and 9 of SFDR) underlying the insurance products available to customers exceeding 80%;
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(°) On 25 April 2024, the NZIA was discontinued and the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) announced the creation of the Forum for Insurance Transition to Net Zero (FIT), a new UN-led and convened structured dialogue and multistakeholder forum to support the necessary acceleration and scaling up of voluntary climate action by the insurance industry and key stakeholders. Intesa Sanpaolo Vita is one of the Founding FIT Participants.
- strong commitment to Stewardship activities: in Q1 2024, Eurizon Capital SGR took part in 201 shareholders’ meetings (issuers listed abroad accounted for 97%) and 228 engagements (of which 25% on ESG issues);
- 13 green and social bonds for a total amount of €8.8bn issued in the period 2022 - Q1 2024.
Intesa Sanpaolo is the only Italian bank listed in the Dow Jones Sustainability Indices, ranks first bank in Europe and second worldwide in the 2024 Corporate Knights “Global 100 Most Sustainable Corporations in the World Index” and first among the banks of the peer group by Sustainalytics. Furthermore, Intesa Sanpaolo:
- has been included for the sixth consecutive year in the Bloomberg Gender-Equality Index 2023, obtaining a score well above the average of the global financial sector and of Italian companies;
- has been recognized in the Refinitiv Global Diversity and Inclusion Index 2023 as the first bank in Europe, and the only one in Italy among the top 100 companies for diversity and inclusion;
- has ranked first in the global ESG Corporate Award ranking, in the Best Company for Diversity Equity & Inclusion category, among large cap companies;
- has been the first major Italian banking group to obtain the certification for gender parity “Prassi di Riferimento (PDR) 125:2022” envisaged by the National Recovery and Resilience Plan, thanks to its commitment to diversity and inclusion;
- has been the first bank in Italy and among the first banks in Europe to obtain the Gender Equality European & International Standard (GEEIS) - Diversity certification;
● Group’s people are its most important asset:
- around 3,450 professionals hired since 2021;
- around 4,650 people reskilled and around 27.9 million training hours delivered since 2022;
- around 270 talented people have already completed their development path as part of the International Talent Program, which is still ongoing for around other 200 people;
- around 470 key people selected mostly among middle management for dedicated development and training initiatives;
- monitoring of the diversity & inclusion targets implemented for each Division and Governance Area; collaboration strengthened with ISPROUD, the first employee-based community within the Group (currently over 1,250 LGBTQ+ people and allies);
- Intesa Sanpaolo People satisfaction index continues to grow and has reached its highest level of the past 10 years (84% in 2023 vs 79% in 2021 and 66% in 2013);
- Intesa Sanpaolo has been recognised as Top Employer 2024 for the third consecutive year by Top Employers Institute, has received the Best Talent Acquisition Team prize in the 2023 LinkedIn Talent Awards and ranked first in the LinkedIn Top Companies 2024, which recognised Intesa Sanpaolo as the top company in Italy for career development and professional growth.
In the first quarter of 2024, the Group recorded:
● growth in net income of 17.6% to €2,301m from €1,956m in Q1 2023;
● growth in gross income of 16.9% to €3,930m from €3,363m in Q1 2023;
● growth in operating margin of 18.2% on Q1 2023;
● growth in operating income of 11.1% on Q1 2023 (net interest income +20.8%, net fee and commission income +6.3%, income from insurance business +14.6%);
● operating costs up 1.3% on Q1 2023;
● high level of efficiency, with a cost/income of 38.2%, a level among the best in the top tier European banks;
● annualised cost of risk at 22bps, with overlays equal to €0.9bn;
● credit quality (°):
| - NPL ratio (°°) at end of March 2024 was 1.2% net and 2.3% gross. According to the EBA methodology, the NPL ratio was 1% net and 2% gross; - the exposure to Russia (^) was further reduced: down by around 84% (over €3bn) on end of June 2022 to 0.1% of the Group’s total customer loans. Cross-border loans to Russia were largely performing and classified in Stage 2. |
● sizeable NPL coverage:
- NPL cash coverage ratio of 50.7% at end of March 2024, with a cash coverage ratio of 73% for the bad loan component;
- robust reserve buffer on performing loans, amounting to 0.6% at end of March 2024;
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(°) No material payment suspension at the end of March 2024. The amount of loans backed by a state guarantee was nearly €22bn (over €3bn from SACE and over €18bn from SME Fund).
(°°) NPLs at the end of March 2024 did not include portfolios classified as ready to be sold, accounted under non-current assets held for sale and discontinued operations, which amounted to around €0.2bn gross and around €0.1bn net.
(^) On-balance credit exposure to customers, both cross-border and at the Russian subsidiary Banca Intesa, net of guarantees by Export Credit Agencies and after adjustments. As at 31 March 2024, after adjustments, the on-balance cross-border credit exposure to Russia amounted to €0.50bn of which €0.49bn to customers, net of €0.8bn guarantees by Export Credit Agencies (no off-balance to customers and off-balance of €0.07bn to banks, net of €0.3bn guarantees by ECA) and the on-balance credit exposure of the subsidiaries amounted to €0.8bn, of which €0.11bn to customers, for Banca Intesa in Russia and €0.06bn, to banks, for Pravex Bank in Ukraine (off-balance, to customers, of €0.04bn for the Russian subsidiary and €0.04bn for the Ukrainian subsidiary). The credit exposure to Russian counterparties currently included in the SDN lists of names to which sanctions apply amounted to €0.25bn.
● very solid capital position, with capital ratios well above regulatory requirements. As at 31 March 2024, after deducting from capital (°) €1.6bn of dividends accrued in the first quarter and €1.7bn of buyback to be launched in June 2024, the Common Equity Tier 1 ratio came in at 13.3% (°°), not considering the benefit of around 120bps from the DTA absorption, of which around 20bps within the Q2 2024 - 2025 horizon. This compares with a SREP requirement for 2024, comprising Capital Conservation Buffer, O-SII Buffer and Countercyclical Capital Buffer (*), equal to 9.34% (**).
● strong liquidity position and funding capability, with liquid assets of €270bn and high available unencumbered liquid assets of €192bn at end of March 2024. The Basel 3 requirements for the Liquidity Coverage Ratio (at 169% (^)) and the Net Stable Funding Ratio (at 121%) have been comfortably complied with. The refinancing operations with the ECB to optimise the cost of funding and support businesses in their investment amounted to around €9bn as at 31 March 2024 and consisted entirely of TLTROs III.
● Minimum Requirement for own funds and Eligible Liabilities (MREL) comfortably complied with: at end of March 2024 (#), calculated on risk-weighted assets, the total MREL ratio was 40.6% and the subordination component was 22.6%, compared with requirements of 25.9% and 17.7%, respectively, comprising a Combined Buffer Requirement of 4%;
● support provided to the real economy, with around €14bn of medium/long-term new lending in Q1 2024. Loans amounting to around €9bn were granted in Italy, of which around €8bn was granted to households and SMEs. In Q1 2024, the Group facilitated the return from non-performing to performing status of around 700 Italian companies thus safeguarding 3,500 jobs. This brought the total to 141,500 companies since 2014, thus safeguarding 708,000 jobs over the same period.
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(°) Deducting from capital also the coupons accrued on the Additional Tier 1 issues.
(°°) Estimated pro-forma Common Equity Tier 1 ratio of 14.7%, taking into account the total absorption of deferred tax assets (DTAs) related to goodwill realignment, loan adjustments, the first time adoption of IFRS 9 and the non-taxable public cash contribution of €1,285m covering the integration and rationalisation charges relating to the acquisition of the Aggregate Set of Banca Popolare di Vicenza and Veneto Banca, as well as the expected absorption of DTAs on losses carried forward and DTAs related to the acquisition of UBI Banca and the agreement with the trade unions of November 2021, and the expected distribution on the net income of insurance companies.
(*) Countercyclical Capital Buffer calculated taking into account the exposure as at 31 March 2024 in the various countries where the Group has a presence, as well as the respective requirements set by the competent national authorities and relating to 2025, where available, or the most recent update of the reference period (requirement was set at zero per cent in Italy for the first half of 2024).
(**) Applying the regulatory change introduced by the ECB with effect from 12 March 2020, which establishes that the capital instruments not qualifying as Common Equity Tier 1 may be partially used to meet the Pillar 2 requirement.
(^) Average for the last twelve months.
(#) Preliminary management figures.
The income statement for the first quarter of 2024
The consolidated income statement for Q1 2024 recorded net interest income of €3,932m, down 1.6% from €3,995m in Q4 2023 and up 20.8% from €3,254m in Q1 2023.
Net fee and commission income amounted to €2,272m, up 7.7% from €2,110m in Q4 2023. Specifically, commissions on commercial banking activities recorded a 2.6% decrease and commissions on management, dealing and consultancy activities recorded a 12.3% increase. The latter, which include portfolio management, distribution of insurance products, dealing and placement of securities, etc., recorded a 59.5% increase in dealing and placement of securities, a 4.8% increase in portfolio management (performance fees of €10m in Q1 2024 and €21m in Q4 2023) and an 8.7% increase in distribution of insurance products. Net fee and commission income for Q1 2024 was up 6.3% from €2,137m in Q1 2023. Specifically, commissions on commercial banking activities were up 1.9% and those on management, dealing and consultancy activities were up 8.6%. The latter recorded a 31.7% increase in dealing and placement of securities, a 7% increase in portfolio management (no performance fees in Q1 2023) and a 5.3% decrease in distribution of insurance products.
Income from insurance business amounted to €455m, up 16.4% from €391m in Q4 2023 and up 14.6% from €397m in Q1 2023.
Profits on financial assets and liabilities at fair value recorded a positive balance of €79m, compared with a negative balance of €91m in Q4 2023. Contributions from customers amounted to €70m from €80m, those from capital markets recorded a negative balance of €145m from a negative balance of €136m, those from trading and treasury a positive balance of €148m compared with a negative balance of €36m, and those from structured credit products amounted to €6m from €1m. The positive balance of €79m for Q1 2024 compared with the positive balance of €262m of Q1 2023 when contributions from customers amounted to €89m, those from capital markets were €65m, those from trading and treasury €107m and those from structured credit products €1m.
Operating income amounted to €6,732m, up 5.6% from €6,373m in Q4 2023 and up 11.1% from €6,057m in Q1 2023.
Operating costs amounted to €2,570m, down 25.9% from €3,468m in Q4 2023, due to decreases of 27.1% in personnel expenses, 32.1% in administrative expenses and 3.3% in adjustments. Operating costs for Q1 2024 were up 1.3% from €2,536m in Q1 2023, due to increases of 2.1% in personnel expenses and 6.9% in adjustments, and a decrease of 3.3% in administrative expenses.
As a result, operating margin amounted to €4,162m, up 43.3% from €2,905m in Q4 2023 and up 18.2% from €3,521m in Q1 2023. The cost/income ratio was 38.2% in Q1 2024 versus 54.4% in Q4 2023 and 41.9% in Q1 2023.
Net adjustments to loans amounted to €236m (including recoveries of €5m relating to the exposure to Russia and Ukraine), compared with €616m in Q4 2023 (including €148m to favour de-risking and recoveries of €35m relating to the exposure to Russia and Ukraine) and €189m in Q1 2023 (including recoveries of €52m relating to the exposure to Russia and Ukraine).
Net provisions and net impairment losses on other assets amounted to €53m (including €34m for the exposure to Russia and Ukraine), compared with €332m in Q4 2023 (including €43m for the exposure to Russia and Ukraine) and €70m in Q1 2023 (including €19m for the exposure to Russia and Ukraine).
Other income amounted to €57m, compared with €29m in Q4 2023 and €101m in Q1 2023 (including a €116m capital gain deriving from the sale of the acquiring business in Croatia).
Income (Loss) from discontinued operations was nil, the same as in Q4 2023 and Q1 2023.
Gross income amounted to €3,930m, compared with €1,986m in Q4 2023 and €3,363m in Q1 2023.
Consolidated net income amounted to €2,301m, after recording:
- taxes on income of €1,278m;
- charges (net of tax) for integration and exit incentives of €56m;
- negative effect of purchase price allocation (net of tax) of €29m;
- levies and other charges concerning the banking industry (net of tax) of €257m, deriving from pre-tax charges of €3m in relation to the resolution fund, €356m in relation to contributions to the Italian deposit guarantee scheme, of €1m in relation to contributions to the deposit guarantee scheme concerning the international network, €6m in relation to levies incurred by international subsidiaries and of €15m in relation to negative fair value differences regarding the Atlante fund. In Q4 2023, this caption recorded recoveries of €18m, deriving from the following pre-tax figures: recoveries of €39m in relation to contributions to the Italian deposit guarantee scheme, charges of €9m in relation to contributions to the deposit guarantee scheme concerning the international network and €6m in relation to levies incurred by international subsidiaries, and positive fair value differences of €7m regarding the Atlante fund. In Q1 2023, this caption amounted to €228m, deriving from the following pre-tax figures: charges of €330m in relation to the ordinary contribution to the resolution fund estimated for full-year 2023, €2m in relation to contributions to the deposit guarantee scheme concerning the international network, €6m in relation to levies incurred by international subsidiaries, and positive fair value differences of €8m regarding the Atlante fund.
- minority interests of €9m.
Net income of €2,301m in Q1 2024 is compared with €1,602m in Q4 2023 and €1,956m in Q1 2023.
Balance sheet as at 31 March 2024
With regard to the consolidated balance sheet figures, as at 31 March 2024 loans to customers amounted to €423bn, down 1.5% on year-end 2023 and down 5.9% on 31 March 2023 (down 0.2% on Q4 2023 and 3.5% on Q1 2023 when taking into account quarterly average volumes (*)). Total non-performing loans (bad, unlikely-to-pay, and past due) amounted - net of adjustments - to €4,955m, down 0.2% compared with €4,965m at year-end 2023. In detail, bad loans amounted to €987m compared with €937m at year-end 2023, with a bad loan to total loan ratio of 0.2% (0.2% at year-end 2023 as well), and a cash coverage ratio of 73% (72.4% at year-end 2023). Unlikely-to-pay loans amounted to €3,541m from €3,571m at year-end 2023. Past due loans amounted to €427m from €457m at year-end 2023.
Customer financial assets amounted to €1,334bn, up 2.2% on year-end 2023 and up 9.8% on 31 March 2023. Under customer financial assets, direct deposits from banking business amounted to €576bn, in line with year-end 2023 and up 7.8% on 31 March 2023. Direct deposits from insurance business amounted to €174bn, up 0.6% on year-end 2023 and down 1% on 31 March 2023. Indirect customer deposits amounted to €750bn, up 3.9% on year-end 2023 and up 10.8% on 31 March 2023. Assets under management amounted to €453bn, up 2.1% on year-end 2023 and up 4.2% on 31 March 2023. As for bancassurance, in Q1 2024 the new business for life policies amounted to €3.6bn. Assets held under administration and in custody amounted to €297bn, up 6.7% on year-end 2023 and up 22.7% on 31 March 2023.
Capital ratios as at 31 March 2024, deducting from capital (°) €1.6bn of dividends accrued in the first quarter and €1.7bn of the buyback to be launched in June 2024, were as follows:
- Common Equity Tier 1 ratio at 13.3% (13.7% at year-end 2023, 13.2% proforma after deducting the buyback),
- Tier 1 ratio at 15.9% (16.3% at year-end 2023, 15.7% proforma after deducting the buyback),
- total capital ratio at 18.9% (19.2% at year-end 2023, 18.6% proforma after deducting the buyback).
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(*) Excluding the loan to the banks in compulsory administrative liquidation (formerly Banca Popolare di Vicenza and Veneto Banca).
(°) Deducting from capital also the coupons accrued on the Additional Tier 1 issues.
As a result of the strategic decisions taken, Intesa Sanpaolo has maintained its position as one of the most solid international banking Groups. In addition to the asset quality and level of capital ratios commented on above, the Group has continued to build on its key strengths: robust liquidity and low leverage.
Specifically, with regard to the components of the Group’s liquidity:
- the high level of available unencumbered liquid assets (including eligible assets with Central Banks received as collateral and excluding eligible assets currently used as collateral) amounted to €192bn at end of March 2024;
- the high level of liquid assets (comprising available unencumbered liquid assets, excluding eligible assets received as collateral, and eligible assets currently used as collateral) amounted to €270bn at end of March 2024;
- liquidity indicators well above regulatory requirements: Liquidity Coverage Ratio at 169% (°) and Net Stable Funding Ratio at 121%;
- refinancing operations with the ECB to optimise the cost of funding and support businesses in their investment amounted to around €9bn as at 31 March 2024 and consisted entirely of TLTROs III;
- the sources of funding were stable and well diversified, with retail funding representing 77% of direct deposits from banking business (including securities issued);
- medium/long-term wholesale funding was €1.6bn in Q1 2024.
The MREL ratio as at 31 March 2024 (*), calculated on risk-weighted assets, was 40.6% for the total and 22.6% for the subordination component, compared with requirements of 25.9% and 17.7%, respectively, comprising a Combined Buffer Requirement of 4%.
The Group’s leverage ratio as at 31 March 2024 (which includes exposures to the European Central Bank) was 5.8%, best in class among major European banking groups.
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The Intesa Sanpaolo Group’s operating structure as at 31 March 2024 had a total network of 4,244 branches, consisting of 3,310 branches in Italy and 934 abroad, and employed 93,910 people.
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(°) Average for the last twelve months.
(*) Preliminary management figures.
Breakdown of results by Business Area
The Banca dei Territori Division includes:
- Retail customers (individuals and enterprises with less complex financial needs);
- Exclusive customers (individuals with more complex financial needs);
- Enterprise customers (enterprises with more complex financial needs, generally Small and Medium Enterprises);
- customers that are non-profit organisations.
The division includes Isybank, the digital bank subsidiary (which also operates in instant banking through Mooney, the partnership with the ENEL Group).
The Banca dei Territori Division recorded:
(millions of euro) |
Q1 2024 |
Q4 2023 |
% changes |
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Operating income |
2,941 |
2,790 |
5.4% |
|||
Operating costs |
-1,476 |
-1,919 |
-23.1% |
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Operating margin |
1,465 |
871 |
68.2% |
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cost/income ratio |
50.2% |
68.8% |
|
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Total net provisions and adjustments |
-267 |
-508 |
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Gross income |
1,198 |
380 |
|
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Net income |
588 |
249 |
|
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(millions of euro) |
Q1 2024 |
Q1 2023 |
% changes |
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Operating income |
2,941 |
2,777 |
5.9% |
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contribution to the Group's operating income |
44% |
46% |
|
|||
Operating costs |
-1,476 |
-1,503 |
-1.8% |
|||
Operating margin |
1,465 |
1,274 |
15.0% |
|||
cost/income ratio |
50.2% |
54.1% |
|
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Total net provisions and adjustments |
-267 |
-217 |
|
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Gross income |
1,198 |
1,057 |
|
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Net income |
588 |
689 |
|
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The IMI Corporate & Investment Banking Division comprises:
- Client Coverage & Advisory, including Institutional Clients which manages the relationship with financial institutions and Global Corporate which manages the relationship with corporate customers with a turnover higher than €350m, grouped, in accordance with a sector-based model, in the following eight industries: Automotive & Industrials; Basic Materials & Healthcare; Food & Beverage and Distribution; Retail & Luxury; Infrastructure; Real Estate; Energy; Telecom, Media & Technology;
- Distribution Platforms & GTB, including Global Transaction Banking which manages transaction banking services and IMI CIB International Network which ensures the development of the Division and is responsible for foreign branches, representative offices and foreign subsidiaries carrying out corporate banking (Intesa Sanpaolo Bank Luxembourg, Intesa Sanpaolo Bank Ireland and Intesa Sanpaolo Brasil);
- Global Banking & Markets, which operates specifically in structured finance, primary markets and capital markets (equity and debt capital markets).
The Division also comprises the management of the Group’s proprietary trading.
The IMI Corporate & Investment Banking Division recorded:
(millions of euro) |
Q1 2024 |
Q4 2023 |
% changes |
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Operating income |
1,009 |
971 |
3.9% |
|||
Operating costs |
-348 |
-428 |
-18.7% |
|||
Operating margin |
661 |
543 |
21.7% |
|||
cost/income ratio |
34.5% |
44.1% |
|
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Total net provisions and adjustments |
37 |
-45 |
|
|||
Gross income |
698 |
498 |
|
|||
Net income |
468 |
336 |
|
|||
(millions of euro) |
Q1 2024 |
Q1 2023 |
% changes |
|||
Operating income |
1,009 |
951 |
6.1% |
|||
contribution to the Group's operating income |
15% |
16% |
|
|||
Operating costs |
-348 |
-325 |
7.1% |
|||
Operating margin |
661 |
626 |
5.6% |
|||
cost/income ratio |
34.5% |
34.2% |
|
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Total net provisions and adjustments |
37 |
-41 |
|
|||
Gross income |
698 |
585 |
|
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Net income |
468 |
394 |
|
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The International Subsidiary Banks Division is responsible for operations on international markets through commercial banking subsidiaries and associates, and provides guidelines, coordination and support for the Group’s subsidiaries. It is responsible for defining the Group’s development strategy related to its direct presence abroad, including exploring and analysing new growth opportunities in markets where the Group already has a presence, as well as in new ones. This division also coordinates operations of international subsidiary banks and their relations with the Parent Company’s head office departments and the IMI Corporate & Investment Banking Division’s branches and offices abroad. The division operates through the South-Eastern Europe HUB, comprising Privredna Banka Zagreb in Croatia, Intesa Sanpaolo Banka Bosna i Hercegovina in Bosnia and Herzegovina and Intesa Sanpaolo Bank in Slovenia, the Danube HUB, comprising VUB Banka in Slovakia and in the Czech Republic and Intesa Sanpaolo Bank Romania, and through Intesa Sanpaolo Bank Albania, CIB Bank in Hungary, Banca Intesa Beograd in Serbia, Bank of Alexandria in Egypt, Pravex Bank in Ukraine and Eximbank in Moldova.
The International Subsidiary Banks Division recorded:
(millions of euro) |
Q1 2024 |
Q4 2023 |
% changes |
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Operating income |
788 |
746 |
5.6% |
|||
Operating costs |
-298 |
-360 |
-17.2% |
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Operating margin |
490 |
386 |
26.9% |
|||
cost/income ratio |
37.8% |
48.3% |
|
|||
Total net provisions and adjustments |
-19 |
-130 |
|
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Gross income |
472 |
258 |
|
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Net income |
318 |
172 |
|
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(millions of euro) |
Q1 2024 |
Q1 2023 |
% changes |
|||
Operating income |
788 |
663 |
18.9% |
|||
contribution to the Group's operating income |
12% |
11% |
|
|||
Operating costs |
-298 |
-268 |
11.2% |
|||
Operating margin |
490 |
395 |
24.1% |
|||
cost/income ratio |
37.8% |
40.4% |
|
|||
Total net provisions and adjustments |
-19 |
-2 |
|
|||
Gross income |
472 |
513 |
|
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Net income |
318 |
366 |
|
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The Private Banking Division serves the top customer segment (Private and High Net Worth Individuals) through Fideuram and its subsidiaries Intesa Sanpaolo Private Banking, IW Private Investments, SIREF Fiduciaria, Intesa Sanpaolo Wealth Management, Reyl Intesa Sanpaolo, Fideuram - Intesa Sanpaolo Private Banking Asset Management and Fideuram Asset Management Ireland.
The Private Banking Division recorded:
(millions of euro) |
Q1 2024 |
Q4 2023 |
% changes |
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Operating income |
858 |
821 |
4.5% |
|||
Operating costs |
-239 |
-281 |
-14.9% |
|||
Operating margin |
619 |
540 |
14.6% |
|||
cost/income ratio |
27.9% |
34.2% |
|
|||
Total net provisions and adjustments |
-5 |
-66 |
|
|||
Gross income |
634 |
488 |
|
|||
Net income |
409 |
328 |
|
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(millions of euro) |
Q1 2024 |
Q1 2023 |
% changes |
|||
Operating income |
858 |
754 |
13.8% |
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contribution to the Group's operating income |
13% |
12% |
|
|||
Operating costs |
-239 |
-229 |
4.4% |
|||
Operating margin |
619 |
525 |
17.9% |
|||
cost/income ratio |
27.9% |
30.4% |
|
|||
Total net provisions and adjustments |
-5 |
-12 |
|
|||
Gross income |
634 |
513 |
|
|||
Net income |
409 |
343 |
|
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The Asset Management Division develops asset management solutions targeted at the Group’s customers, commercial networks outside the Group and the institutional clientele through Eurizon Capital. Eurizon Capital controls Eurizon Capital S.A., a Luxembourg asset management company dedicated to development on international markets, Epsilon SGR, a company specialising in structured products, Eurizon Asset Management Slovakia, which heads up Eurizon Asset Management Hungary and Eurizon Asset Management Croatia (the asset management hub in Eastern Europe), Eurizon Capital Real Asset SGR focused on alternative asset classes, Eurizon SLJ Capital LTD, an English asset management company focused on macroeconomic and currency strategies, Eurizon Capital Asia Limited and the 49% of the Chinese asset management company Penghua Fund Management.
The Asset Management Division recorded:
(millions of euro) |
Q1 2024 |
Q4 2023 |
% changes |
|||
Operating income |
240 |
219 |
9.6% |
|||
Operating costs |
-54 |
-76 |
-28.9% |
|||
Operating margin |
186 |
143 |
30.1% |
|||
cost/income ratio |
22.5% |
34.7% |
|
|||
Total net provisions and adjustments |
0 |
0 |
|
|||
Gross income |
216 |
143 |
|
|||
Net income |
163 |
103 |
|
|||
(millions of euro) |
Q1 2024 |
Q1 2023 |
% changes |
|||
Operating income |
240 |
235 |
2.1% |
|||
contribution to the Group's operating income |
4% |
4% |
|
|||
Operating costs |
-54 |
-52 |
3.8% |
|||
Operating margin |
186 |
183 |
1.6% |
|||
cost/income ratio |
22.5% |
22.1% |
|
|||
Total net provisions and adjustments |
0 |
-2 |
|
|||
Gross income |
216 |
181 |
|
|||
Net income |
163 |
129 |
|
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The Insurance Division develops insurance products tailored for the Group’s customers; the Division includes Intesa Sanpaolo Vita (which also controls Intesa Sanpaolo Assicura, Intesa Sanpaolo RBM Salute, Intesa Sanpaolo Insurance Agency and InSalute Servizi) and Fideuram Vita.
The Insurance Division recorded:
(millions of euro) |
Q1 2024 |
Q4 2023 |
% changes |
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Operating income |
441 |
380 |
16.1% |
|||
Operating costs |
-86 |
-115 |
-25.2% |
|||
Operating margin |
355 |
265 |
34.0% |
|||
cost/income ratio |
19.5% |
30.3% |
|
|||
Total net provisions and adjustments |
1 |
4 |
|
|||
Gross income |
356 |
269 |
|
|||
Net income |
241 |
167 |
|
|||
(millions of euro) |
Q1 2024 |
Q1 2023 |
% changes |
|||
Operating income |
441 |
384 |
14.8% |
|||
contribution to the Group's operating income |
7% |
6% |
|
|||
Operating costs |
-86 |
-82 |
4.9% |
|||
Operating margin |
355 |
302 |
17.5% |
|||
cost/income ratio |
19.5% |
21.4% |
|
|||
Total net provisions and adjustments |
1 |
2 |
|
|||
Gross income |
356 |
304 |
|
|||
Net income |
241 |
201 |
|
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Outlook
The implementation of the 2022-2025 Business Plan is proceeding at full speed, with the prospect of net income in 2024 and 2025 to exceed €8bn.
For 2024 it is envisaged:
- solid revenue growth, driven by a further increase in net interest income and growth in net fee and commission income and income from insurance business which leverages on the Group’s leadership in Wealth Management, Protection & Advisory;
- stable operating costs, despite investment in technology, mainly attributable to lower personnel expenses;
- low cost of risk deriving from the zero-NPL bank status and the high-quality loan portfolio;
- lower levies and other charges concerning the banking industry due to no further contribution to the resolution fund.
A strong value distribution is envisaged:
- cash payout ratio of 70% of the consolidated net income for each year of the Business Plan, with an increase in the dividend per share for 2024 and 2025 (*) versus the dividend per share for 2023;
- buyback of €1.7bn to be launched in June 2024;
- additional distribution for 2024 and 2025 to be evaluated year by year.
A solid capital position is envisaged, with the Common Equity Tier 1 ratio – confirming the Basel 3/Basel 4 target of above 12% over the 2022-2025 Business Plan horizon – expected to stand, in 2025, at above 14% pre Basel 4, above 13.5% post Basel 4 and above 14.5% post Basel 4 including the absorption of DTAs (the vast majority of which will be absorbed by 2028), taking into account the above-mentioned payout ratio envisaged for the years covered by the Business Plan and the buyback to be launched in June 2024 and not considering any additional distribution.
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(*) Subject to the approval from the Shareholders’ Meeting.
For consistency purpose, the income statement figures relating to the Business areas for the four quarters of 2023 were restated following the reallocation of some items among the Business areas and the Corporate Centre.
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In order to present more complete information on the results generated in the first quarter 2024, the reclassified consolidated income statement and the reclassified consolidated balance sheet included in the interim statement approved by the Board of Directors are attached. Please note that the auditing firm is completing the activities for the issue of statement in accordance with art. 26 (2) of Regulation EU n. 575/2013 and with ECB Decision no. 2015/656.
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The manager responsible for preparing the company’s financial reports, Elisabetta Stegher, declares, pursuant to paragraph 2 of Article 154-bis of the Consolidated Law on Finance, that the accounting information contained in this press release corresponds to the document results, books and accounting records.
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The content of this document has a merely informative and provisional nature and is not to be construed as providing investment advice. The statements contained herein have not been independently verified. No representation or warranty, either express or implied, is made as to, and no reliance should be placed on, the fairness, accuracy, completeness, correctness or reliability of the information contained herein. Neither the Company nor any of its representatives shall accept any liability whatsoever (whether in negligence or otherwise) arising in any way in relation to such information or in relation to any loss arising from its use or otherwise arising in connection with this document. By accessing these materials, you agree to be bound by the foregoing limitations.
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Due to such uncertainties and risks, readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance on such forward-looking statements as a prediction of actual results. The Intesa Sanpaolo Group’s ability to achieve its projected objectives or results is dependent on many factors which are outside management’s control. Actual results may differ materially from (and be more negative than) those projected or implied in the forward-looking statements. Such forward-looking information involves risks and uncertainties that could significantly affect expected results and is based on certain key assumptions.
All forward-looking statements included herein are based on information available to Intesa Sanpaolo as of the date hereof. Intesa Sanpaolo undertakes no obligation to update publicly or revise any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise, except as may be required by applicable law. All subsequent written and oral forward-looking statements attributable to Intesa Sanpaolo or persons acting on its behalf are expressly qualified in their entirety by these cautionary statements.
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