Credit Agricole 1Q Net Profit Fell More than Expected; Books Provision from Ukraine, Russia Assets
May 05 2022 - 1:56AM
Dow Jones News
By Sabela Ojea
Credit Agricole S.A. on Thursday posted a sharp decline in
pretax profit for the first quarter, which came in below market
expectations, and said it has taken a large amount of provisions
linked to both Russian and Ukrainian assets.
The French bank reported a net profit of 552 million euros
($586.4 million) for the quarter compared with EUR1.05 billion for
the same period a year earlier.
Net profit was expected to decline to EUR588.1 million, taken
from FactSet and based on six analysts' estimates.
Revenue, on the other hand, rose to EUR5.94 billion from EUR5.49
billion for the year-earlier period. It was anticipated to rise to
EUR5.63 billion, according to FactSet and based on six analysts'
forecasts.
"The quarter was impacted by recurring accounting volatility
items at the revenues level, namely debit valuation adjustment for
EUR22 million on net income group share, the hedge on the large
customers loan book in the amount of EUR12 million on net income
Group share, and the variation in the provision for home purchase
savings plans for EUR17 million on net income group share," the
lender said.
Regarding its provision, the company said it has taken a charge
of EUR389 million in relation to Russian exposure and a charge of
EUR195 million on Ukraine's equity risk.
The bank ended the period with a phased-in common equity Tier 1
ratio--a key measure of balance-sheet strength--of 11.0%, down 0.9
percentage points from the end of December.
Write to Sabela Ojea at sabela.ojea@wsj.com; @sabelaojeaguix
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