UniCredit Raises 2023 Outlook as 1Q Earnings Rose
May 03 2023 - 2:29AM
Dow Jones News
By Pierre Bertrand
UniCredit on Wednesday said that it upgraded its 2023 outlook as
its revenue and earnings rose in the first quarter helped by net
interest income growth.
The Italian bank posted a quarterly net profit of 2.06 billion
euros ($2.27 billion), compared with EUR247 million a year ago when
its earnings were affected by Russia-related loan-loss
provisions.
Revenue grew in the quarter to EUR5.93 billion, compared with
EUR5.01 billion in the first quarter of 2022 and that this was
helped by net interest income which increased 44% on-year to EUR3.3
billion.
The result compares with analysts' expectations of EUR1.31
billion in stated net profit and EUR5.29 billion in quarterly
revenue, according to an average of analysts' estimates provided by
the bank.
Loan-loss provisions came to EUR93 million in the quarter and
the bank said that its common equity tier 1 ratio, a measure of
banks' capital strength, came in at 16.05% at the end of the first
quarter, compared with 16% at the end of 2022.
UniCredit said that it increased its 2023 guidance and that it
now expects more than EUR6.5 billion in net profit, more than
EUR20.3 billion in net revenue, more than EUR12.6 billion in net
interest income and a higher shareholder distribution of at least
EUR5.75 billion.
Write to Pierre Bertrand at pierre.bertrand@wsj.com
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