Swedbank Posts Second-Quarter Net Profit Beat on Higher Net Interest Income
18 July 2023 - 3:26PM
Dow Jones News
By Dominic Chopping
STOCKHOLM--Swedbank on Tuesday reported a forecast-beating
increase in second-quarter net profit as rising interest rates
boosted net interest income.
The Swedish lender made a net profit of 9.12 billion Swedish
kronor ($889.6 million) from SEK4.51 billion in the comparable
period last year, as net interest income rose 80% to SEK12.77
billion.
Analysts polled by FactSet had expected net profit of SEK8.06
billion and net interest income of SEK12.18 billion.
The bank said that income was affected primarily by higher net
interest income due to increased deposit margins. However, lending
margins on mortgages decreased slightly.
"We will deliver a sustainable return on equity of 15% from 2025
and going forward through higher availability and efficiency,"
Chief Executive Jens Henriksson said.
Swedbank said that U.S. authorities continue to investigate the
bank over its measures to prevent money laundering and the
financing of terrorism, and that the various investigations are at
different stages.
The bank ended the quarter with a common equity Tier 1 ratio--a
key measure of balance-sheet strength--of 18.6%, compared with
18.3% last year.
Write to Dominic Chopping at dominic.chopping@wsj.com
(END) Dow Jones Newswires
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