Fourth-quarter Financial Highlights 2023
Fourth-quarter highlights 2023
Executive summary
Continued high-quality income growth
Net interest income up 19%, net fee and commission income down 3% and net fair value result down 61%. Total income up 1%
Return on equity* 15.9% excluding write-offs; earnings per share EUR 0.31
Volumes stable in slow market
- Mortgage lending stable and corporate lending up 1% y/y. Retail deposits stable y/y and corporate deposits down 3%. AuM up 5% y/y
Cost-to-income ratio excluding regulatory fees and write-offs: 42%
Strong credit quality, continued low net loan losses - overall provisioning levels maintained
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Net loan losses and similar net result EUR 83m or 10bp - lower reversals at this stage of cycle
Management judgment buffer EUR 495m after EUR 74m transferred from structural buffer to collective provisions, as planned
Strong capital generation and dividend increase
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CET1 ratio 17% - 4.9pp above current regulatory requirement. Dividend of EUR 0.92 per share proposed for 2023 - increase of 15%
2025 target updated: return on equity above 15%
- 2024 outlook: return on equity above 15%
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