In Q3 of 2020, AS LHV Group earned EUR 10.8 million in consolidated net profit.
AS LHV Pank earned EUR 10.7 million in net profit, at that, EUR 1.2 million in
net profit from servicing clients related to the United Kingdom branch. AS LHV
Varahaldus earned EUR 0.8 million in net profit.
Compared to Q2 of this year, the net profit of the consolidation group grew by
EUR 7.2 million, i.e., it tripled. Compared to Q3 of 2019, net profit grew by
EUR 2.8 million, i.e. 35%. The Group's return on equity was 18.9%. Previously
formed discounts on loans were partially reduced.
In Q3, LHV Group's volume of assets increased to EUR 4.1 billion, i.e. by 10%.
Within the quarter, the Group's consolidated loan portfolio grew by EUR 52
million to EUR 1.86 billion (+3%; + EUR 65 million in Q2) and consolidated
deposits increased by EUR 129 million to EUR 3.22 billion (+4%; + EUR 134
million in Q2). At the same time, deposits related to payment institutions
increased by EUR 57 million, while deposits related to deposit platforms
decreased by EUR 137 million. The total volume of funds managed by LHV increased
by EUR 56 million in Q3, to EUR 1.5 billion (+4%; + EUR 96 million in Q2).
Within the quarter, LHV added more than 11,000 bank clients, with the bank's
total number of clients surpassing 235,000. The number of active clients of the
II pension pillar increased by more than 4000 in the quarter.
In Q3, all pension funds managed by LHV Varahaldus had a positive rate of
return; at that, funds with a higher equity risk showed the best rate of return.
In Q3, the best rate of return was provided by LHV Pension Fund Roheline, its
rate of return for the three months being 20.4%.
AS LHV Group's consolidated net profit in the first 9 months of 2020 was EUR
21.8 million, which is EUR 1.1 million higher than the result of the first 9
months of 2019. AS LHV Pank earned EUR 21.6 million and AS LHV Varahaldus EUR
1.3 million as net profit in 9 months. Since, in terms of consolidated profit,
LHV is ahead of the current financial plan by EUR 8.3 million, the company will
publish an updated financial plan in October 2020.
Comment by Madis Toomsalu, Managing Director of the LHV Group:
"For LHV, the third quarter was active and effective. We have continued with an
open credit policy and with activities directed at the future. Our credit
portfolio remains high quality. Our clients have used the grace periods granted
largely as a precaution for ensuring liquidity. September was a great example of
this: in relation to grace periods, of the loans in the amount of EUR 54 million
that were supposed to end, payments in the extent of only EUR 6 million were
postponed. The EUR 52 million growth of our loan portfolio was characterised by
an decline in demand, rather than supply.
However, looking at the volume of billions of euros that are proposed as a
political response to the estimated economic downturn, Estonian companies should
prepare for the next economic upturn. The real world is indeed more complicated,
since an economic downturn will lead to a decrease in investments with a
leveraged effect; also, in order to benefit, different subsidies and loans
received must be placed in a yielding manner. Still, considering the political
measures and the measures of central banks, a considerable amount of funds will
reach the real economy through money markets. Whether this is all good or
reasonable should be left for discussions of economic theory, but in case of
today's investment decisions, mathematics should not be ignored. In the short
term, the main virtue is still liquidity, and such a recommendation for making
investments is directed at companies with a sufficient cash balance or good
access to financing. Likewise, it is important to carefully contemplate the
sustainability of such investments as well as their suitability for the future.
Among the more important events, the international business magazine Euromoney
picked LHV as the best bank in Estonia for the third year in a row. In August,
we were the first bank to introduce a virtual ISIC card intended for students,
we added the contactless payment opportunity for users of Fitbit and Garmin
devices, and we introduced a home credit card together with Alexela. From
September, we started providing full service payment acquiring, which is a
simple and beneficial opportunity for merchants to offer their clients the
payment methods they require.
In September, we finished the public offering of LHV's subordinated bonds. Since
the initial issue volume of EUR 25 million was oversubscribed by 3.4 times, we
increased the issue volume within the maximum permitted volume, to EUR 35
million.
After the quarter, at the beginning of October, we finalised the transaction in
the course of which we acquired Danske's credit portfolio related to Estonian
companies, apartment associations and the public sector. The final volume of the
transaction worked out to EUR 273 million. As a result of the transaction, LHV
Pank's loan portfolio grew by EUR 254 million, and surpassed the EUR 2 billion
line for the first time.
We are still applying for an activity licence for the non-life insurance
undertaking LHV Kindlustus. We hope to receive the activity licence from the
Financial Supervision Authority around the turn of the year. At the same time,
we are engaged in preparing information systems, recruiting people, and
preparing the introduction of products to the market.
In terms of profit, we are ahead of the current financial plan published in
April by EUR 8.3 million. The estimated crisis has been easier than forecast
before, and the granted grace periods gave our clients the opportunity to build
the necessary reserves. This is why the formed provisions have been EUR 6.4
million lower than planned. For this reason, we will be updating LHV Group's
financial plan for the current year in October."
+----------------------------------+-------+-------+-------------+-------------+
|Income statement, EUR thousand |Q3-2020|Q2-2020|9 months 2020|9 months 2019|
+----------------------------------+-------+-------+-------------+-------------+
| Net interest income | 16 731| 15 545| 48 599| 34 119|
+----------------------------------+-------+-------+-------------+-------------+
| Net fee and commission income | 6 472| 6 188| 19 168| 19 250|
+----------------------------------+-------+-------+-------------+-------------+
| Net gains from financial assets| 335| 322| 268| 500|
+----------------------------------+-------+-------+-------------+-------------+
| Other income | 44| -16| 64| 26|
+----------------------------------+-------+-------+-------------+-------------+
|Total revenue | 23 582| 22 039| 68 098| 53 895|
+----------------------------------+-------+-------+-------------+-------------+
| Staff costs | -5 630| -6 146| -17 546| -14 029|
+----------------------------------+-------+-------+-------------+-------------+
| Office rent and expenses | -45| -236| -559| -682|
+----------------------------------+-------+-------+-------------+-------------+
| IT expenses | -868| -782| -2 379| -1 909|
+----------------------------------+-------+-------+-------------+-------------+
| Marketing expenses | -557| -315| -1 347| -1 646|
+----------------------------------+-------+-------+-------------+-------------+
| Other operating expenses | -3 613| -3 183| -10 717| -9 641|
+----------------------------------+-------+-------+-------------+-------------+
|Total operating expenses |-10 713|-10 661| -32 548| -27 908|
+----------------------------------+-------+-------+-------------+-------------+
|EBIT | 12 869| 11 378| 35 550| 25 987|
+----------------------------------+-------+-------+-------------+-------------+
|Earnings before impairment losses | 12 869| 11 378| 35 550| 25 987|
+----------------------------------+-------+-------+-------------+-------------+
| Impairment losses on loans and | | | | |
|advances | 27| -7 672| -8 655| -1 663|
+----------------------------------+-------+-------+-------------+-------------+
| Income tax | -2 122| -156| -5 086| -3 664|
+----------------------------------+-------+-------+-------------+-------------+
|Net profit | 10 774| 3 550| 21 808| 20 660|
+----------------------------------+-------+-------+-------------+-------------+
| Profit attributable to non- | | | | |
|controlling interest | 677| 615| 1 697| 1 583|
+----------------------------------+-------+-------+-------------+-------------+
| Profit attributable to share | | | | |
|holders of the parent | 10 096| 2 935| 20 111| 19 078|
+----------------------------------+-------+-------+-------------+-------------+
+---------------------------------------------+---------+---------+---------+
|Balance sheet, EUR thousand |Sept 2020|Jun 2020 |Sept 2019|
+---------------------------------------------+---------+---------+---------+
| Cash and cash equivalents |1 753 730|1 438 793|1 468 510|
+---------------------------------------------+---------+---------+---------+
| Financial assets | 430 661| 423 117| 124 035|
+---------------------------------------------+---------+---------+---------+
| Loans granted |1 870 335|1 818 644|1 233 626|
+---------------------------------------------+---------+---------+---------+
| Loan impairments | -14 512| -14 608| -11 561|
+---------------------------------------------+---------+---------+---------+
| Receivables from customers | 2 443| 3 039| 33 491|
+---------------------------------------------+---------+---------+---------+
| Other assets | 29 216| 28 527| 28 700|
+---------------------------------------------+---------+---------+---------+
|Total assets |4 071 872|3 697 512|2 374 714|
+---------------------------------------------+---------+---------+---------+
| Demand deposits |2 756 352|2 512 196|2 005 227|
+---------------------------------------------+---------+---------+---------+
| Term deposits | 459 132| 574 739| 529 442|
+---------------------------------------------+---------+---------+---------+
| Loans received | 471 554| 271 553| 28 640|
+---------------------------------------------+---------+---------+---------+
| Loans received and deposits from customers|3 687 038|3 358 488|2 563 309|
+---------------------------------------------+---------+---------+---------+
| Other liabilities | 35 252| 35 702| 39 524|
+---------------------------------------------+---------+---------+---------+
| Subordinated loans | 125 000| 90 000| 75 000|
+---------------------------------------------+---------+---------+---------+
|Total liabilities |3 847 290|3 484 190|2 677 833|
+---------------------------------------------+---------+---------+---------+
|Equity | 224 582| 213 322| 198 967|
+---------------------------------------------+---------+---------+---------+
| Minority interest | 5 921| 5 243| 4 505|
+---------------------------------------------+---------+---------+---------+
|Total liabilities and equity |4 071 872|3 697 512|2 374 714|
+---------------------------------------------+---------+---------+---------+
AS LHV Group reports are available at https://investor.lhv.ee/en/reports.
In order to introduce the quarterly results, LHV Group will be organising an
investor meeting which will be conducted in the webinar form through the Zoom
environment. The virtual investor meeting will take place on 20 October at
18:00. The presentation will be in Estonian. You can register at
https://lhvbank.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJAvcOqrrTMqG9HWPYShAMC3PcuZAXYksDS2.
LHV Group is the largest domestic financial group and capital provider in
Estonia. LHV Group's key subsidiaries are LHV Pank and LHV Varahaldus. LHV
employs over 490 people. LHV's banking services are used by more than 235,000
clients, and pension funds managed by LHV have more than 183,000 active clients.
LHV's UK branch offers banking infrastructure to 130 international financial
services companies, via which LHV's payment services reach clients around the
world.
Priit Rum
Communication Manager
Phone: +372 502 0786
Email: priit.rum@lhv.ee (mailto:priit.rum@lhv.ee)
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