Market announcement

AS LHV Group

LEI code

529900JG015JC10LED24

Size of the entity

Large group

Economic activities

Financial and Insurance Activities

Industry sector(s)

Credit institution

Country of registered office

Estonia

General information

Categories

Other corporate action

Unique data record identifier

7944

Submission date and time

21.04.2020 08:00:00

Content of announcement in Estonian

Title

LHV Groupi 2020. aasta I kvartali auditeerimata majandustulemused

Message

2020. aasta esimeses kvartalis teenis AS LHV Group kokku 7,5 miljonit eurot
konsolideeritud puhaskasumit. Pank teenis I kvartalis 8,1 miljonit eurot
puhaskasumit ja varahalduse kahjum oli 0,6 miljonit eurot.

LHV Group maksis esimeses kvartalis 2,8 miljonit eurot tulumaksu. Grupi
omakapitali tootluseks kujunes 14%.

Konsolideerimisgrupi I kvartali puhaskasum oli 2,5 miljoni euro võrra suurem kui
eelmisel aastal ning 1,1 miljoni euro võrra suurem, kui 2019. aasta IV
kvartalis.

Grupi konsolideeritud netolaenuportfell kasvas kvartaliga 52 miljoni euro võrra
(+3%; +465 miljonit eurot 2019. aasta IV kvartalis) 1,74 miljardi euroni.
Konsolideeritud hoiused kasvasid 252 miljoni euro võrra (+9%; +166 miljonit
eurot IV kvartalis) 2,95 miljardi euroni. Seejuures kasvasid maksevahendajatega
seotud hoiused 129 miljoni euro võrra, hoiuseplatvormidelt lisandus 45 miljonit
eurot ja tavaklientide hoiused kasvasid 78 miljoni euro võrra. LHV poolt juhitud
fondide koondmaht kahanes kvartaliga 30 miljonit eurot (-2%; +46 miljonit eurot
IV kvartalis) 1,34 miljardi euroni.

LHV Groupi juhataja Madis Toomsalu kommentaar:
"LHV jaoks olid aasta esimesed kolm kuud tegused ning heade tulemustega, kuid
koroonaviiruse mõjud sisalduvad selles ainult vähesel määral. Kvartali lõpus
järsult halvenenud majanduskeskkonna tõttu on märksa olulisemaks muutunud vaade
tulevikule. Majandustulemustega koos avalikustame ka uuendatud finantsplaani,
milles on arvestatud eriolukorra mõju majandusele ja meie tegevusele.

Panga vaates olid I kvartali märksõnadeks Apple Pay turuletoomine, Balti
aktsiate tehingutasude kaotamine ja turgude volatiilsusest tingituna rekordiline
aktiivsus väärtpaberivahenduses. Oluliseks sündmuseks oli riigivõlakirjade kaudu
riigi abimeetmete finantseerimine summas 200 miljonit eurot, millelt LHV ei
teeni intressi. Panga klientide arv kasvas 14 400 võrra. Tänaseks on
kliendilepingu sõlminud ka 90% Danske laenuportfelli ülevõtmisega lisandunud
klientidest.

Laenudest kasvasid I kvartalil enim ettevõtluslaenud ja kodulaenud. Hoiuseid
lisandus laiapõhjaliselt. Laenude allahindluse kulu ulatus I kvartalis 1,0
miljoni euroni. Samas suurendab majanduskeskkonna muutumine oluliselt II
kvartali allahindlusi. LHV teatas juba märtsi esimeses pooles ettevõtetest
klientidele maksepuhkuse andmisest, samuti alustasime eraisikute laenutoodetele
lihtsustatud korras maksepuhkuste pakkumist. Me ei muuda maksepuhkuste ajal
laenulepingute tingimusi ning eraklientidele pakutakse maksepuhkust
lepingutasuta.

Varahalduse esimese kvartali kahjumit mõjutas dividendidelt tasutud tulumaks,
oluliselt on vähenenud teenustasutulu. Viimaste kuude finantsturgude langus on
LHV aktiivselt juhitud pensionifonde mõjutanud kõige vähem. Pensionifondide
juhtimisel oleme seni lähtunud loogikast, et pikaajaliselt on kõige olulisem
kapitali säilitamine, mis tagab hea lähtekoha, et varade praegustelt
hinnatasemetelt jõulisemalt investeerida. Aktiivsete pensioniklientide hulk
kasvas kvartaliga enam kui 1100 võrra.

I kvartalil teatasime ka plaanist siseneda kahjukindlustusturule ja koos
partneriga luua kindlustusselts AS LHV Kindlustus. Ettevõtmisega planeerime
keskenduda Eesti turule. Kindlustusseltsi kliendid saavad olema eelkõige LHV
Panga ja Euronicsi kliendid, vähemal määral ka teised. Tänaseks oleme saanud loa
koondumisele Konkurentsiametilt ja jätkame järgmiste sammudega, et aasta pärast
juba aktiivselt kindlustusvallas tegutseda.

LHV kapitaliseeritus ja likviidsus on tugeval tasemel. Võrreldes eelmise
finantskriisiga on Euroopa pankade kapitalitasemed kasvanud kaks korda. LHV ei
ole siin erand, meie esimese taseme omavahendid on tasemel 14% ning kogu
kapitali adekvaatsus 18%. Likviidsuse osas ületavad hoiused laenusid üle kahe
korra. Seejuures on LHV likviidsuse struktuur hajutatud, koosnedes Eesti
klientide, finantsvahendajate ning mitme hoiuseplatvormi kaudu kaasatud
hoiustest. Rahastamisvõimalusi veelgi hajutava ning kulusid alandava
pandikirjade projektiga oleme graafikus, loodame neid emiteerida suve alguses.

Halvenenud majanduskeskkonda arvestades mõjutavad meid välistest teguritest enim
majanduse taastumise kiirus, riiklikud meetmed ettevõtete ja eraisikute
finantssuutlikkuse tagamisel ning keskpankade otsused. Täpsema ülevaate meie
tulevikuvaatest annab uuendatud finantsplaan."


 Kasumiaruanne, tuhandetes eurodes I kv 2020 IV kv 2019 3 kuud 2020 3 kuud 2019
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
    Neto intressitulu              16 324    13 270     16 323      10 945
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
    Neto teenustasutulu            6 508     6 427      6 507       6 225
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
    Neto finantstulud              -389      170        -389        178
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
    Muud tegevustulud              36        58         36          -23
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 Tulud kokku                       22 478    19 925     22 477      17 324
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
    Personalikulu                  -5 769    -5 236     -5 770      -4 553
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
    Kontorikulud                   -278      -277       -278        -229
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
    IT kulud                       -729      -861       -729        -629
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
    Turunduskulud                  -475      -443       -475        -708
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
    Muud tegevuskulud              -3 924    -4 543     -3 922      -2 987
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 Kulud kokku                       -11 176   -11 361    -11 174     -9 105
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 Ärikasum                          11 303    8 564      11 303      8 219
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 Kasum enne allahindlusi           11 303    8 564      11 303      8 219
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
    Laenude allahindlus            -1 011    -1 546     -1 011      -951
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
    Tulumaksukulu                  -2 809    -586       -2 809      -2 265
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 Aruandeperioodi puhaskasum        7 483     6 432      7 484       5 002
 jätkuvatelt tegevustelt
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 Kasum/-kahjum lõpetatud           0         0          0           0
 tegevustelt
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 Puhaskasum                        7 483     6 432      7 484       5 002
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
    Vähemusosaluse osa             404       713        404         312
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
   Emaettevõtte aktsionäride osa   7 078     5 719      7 079       4 690
 kasumist
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------


  Bilanss, tuhandetes eurodes      märts.20    dets.19     märts.19
---------------------------------------------------------------------
     Raha ja raha ekvivalendid     1 284 182   1 271 153   764 778
---------------------------------------------------------------------
     Finantsvarad                  231 321     40 962      26 205
---------------------------------------------------------------------
     Laenud klientidele            1 746 205   1 693 138   1 001 963
---------------------------------------------------------------------
     Laenude allahindlus           -7 296      -6 104      -11 216
---------------------------------------------------------------------
     Nõuded klientide vastu        2 780       3 551       7 275
---------------------------------------------------------------------
     Muud varad                    30 148      29 212      29 308
---------------------------------------------------------------------
  Varad kokku                      3 287 341   3 031 912   1 818 313
---------------------------------------------------------------------
        Nõudmiseni hoiused         2 357 463   2 189 478   1 422 738
---------------------------------------------------------------------
        Tähtajalised hoiused       595 948     511 437     144 266
---------------------------------------------------------------------
        Saadud laenud              25 687      25 647      21 638
---------------------------------------------------------------------
     Võlgnevused klientidele       2 979 098   2 726 562   1 588 642
---------------------------------------------------------------------
     Muud kohustused               26 093      24 321      22 325
---------------------------------------------------------------------
     Allutatud laenud              75 000      75 000      50 900
---------------------------------------------------------------------
  Kohustused kokku                 3 080 191   2 825 883   1 661 866
---------------------------------------------------------------------
  Omakapital                       207 150     206 028     156 447
---------------------------------------------------------------------
     sh vähemusosaluse osa         4 190       5 218       3 234
---------------------------------------------------------------------
  Kohustused ja omakapital kokku   3 287 341   3 031 912   1 818 313
---------------------------------------------------------------------


Kvartalitulemuste ja uuendatud finantsplaani tutvustamiseks korraldab LHV Group
investorkohtumise, mis seekord viiakse läbi vebinari vormis veebiseminaride
keskkonna Zoom kaudu. Virtuaalne investorkohtumine toimub 21. aprillil kell
9.00. Esitlus tehakse eesti keeles. Registreeruda saab aadressil
https://lhvbank.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_JzDz7iVZQ0eE0grJLBlX_g.

LHV Group on suurim kodumaine finantskontsern ja kapitali pakkuja Eestis. LHV
Groupi peamised tütarettevõtted on LHV Pank ja LHV Varahaldus. LHV-s töötab üle
450 inimese. LHV pangateenuseid kasutab ligi 217 000 klienti ja LHV hallatavatel
pensionifondidel on ligi 178 000 aktiivset klienti.


Priit Rum
LHV kommunikatsioonijuht
Telefon: 502 0786
E-post: [email protected] (mailto:[email protected])

Content of announcement in English

Title

LHV Group unaudited results for Q1 2020

Message

In the first quarter of 2020, AS LHV Group earned a total of EUR 7.5 million in
consolidated profit. In Q1, the bank earned a net profit of EUR 8.1 million,
and asset management recorded a loss of EUR 0.6 million.

LHV Group paid EUR 2.8 million in income tax in Q1. The Group's return on equity
was 14%.

The Q1 net profit of the consolidation group was EUR 2.5 million higher year-on-
year, and EUR 1.1 million higher than in Q4 2019.

During the quarter, the Group's consolidated net loan portfolio increased by EUR
52 million (+3%; + EUR 465 million in Q4 2019), to EUR 1.74 billion.
Consolidated deposits increased by EUR 252 million (+9%; + EUR 166 million in
Q4), to EUR 2.95 billion. At the same time, the deposits related to payment
intermediaries increased by EUR 129 million, deposit platforms added EUR 45
million, and the deposits of regular clients increased by EUR 78 million. The
total volume of funds managed by LHV decreased by EUR 30 million over the
quarter (-2%; + EUR 46 million in Q4), to EUR 1.34 billion.

Comment by Madis Toomsalu, Managing Director of the LHV Group:
"For LHV, the first three months of the year were active and yielded good
results; however, the effects of the coronavirus are only included to a small
extent. Due to the sharp decline of the economic environment at the end of the
quarter, the outlook for the future has become much more important. Together
with the economic results, we will also be publishing an updated financial plan,
in which the effects of the emergency situation on the economy and on our
activities will be taken into consideration.

From the point of view of the bank, the keywords for Q1 were bringing Apple Pay
to the market, abolition of transaction fees for Baltic shares, and record
activity in securities brokerage as a result of the volatility of markets. An
important event was the financing of state aid measures via government bonds in
the amount of EUR 200 million, on which LHV earns no interest. The number of
bank clients increased by 14,400. As of today, 90% of the clients that were
added by taking over Danske's loan portfolio have also entered into a client
agreement.

Among loans, business loans and home loans grew the most in Q1. Deposits
increased broadly. The cost of discounts on loans amounted to EUR 1 million in
Q1. At the same time, changes in the economic environment will significantly
increase the discounts in Q2. LHV already announced a grace period for its
corporate clients in the first half of March; we also began offering grace
periods in a simplified manner for private loan products. We will not amend loan
agreement terms and conditions during grace periods, and the grace period will
be offered to private clients without an agreement fee.

The Q1 loss of Varahaldus was affected by the income tax paid on dividends, with
fee and commission income having decreased significantly. The decline of
financial markets over the past few months has affected LHV's actively managed
pension funds the least. In terms of managing pension funds, we have thus far
been guided by the reasoning that, in the long term, it is most important to
maintain capital that provides a good starting position for investing more
vigorously at the current price levels of assets. The number of active pension
clients increased by more than 1100 during the quarter.

In Q1 we also announced the plan to enter the non-life insurance market, and to
create the insurance company AS LHV Kindlustus together with a partner. With
this undertaking, we plan to focus on the Estonian market. Clients of the
insurance undertaking will consist primarily of the clients of LHV Pank and
Euronics, and others to a lesser extent. We have been granted permission to
concentrate by the Estonian Competition Authority, and we will proceed with the
next steps in order to be active within the insurance sector in a year's time.

LHV's capitalisation and liquidity are at a strong level. Compared to the
previous financial crisis, the capital levels of European banks have grown
twice. LHV is not an exception here, our Tier 1 own funds are at 14%, and total
capital adequacy is at 18%. In terms of liquidity, deposits surpass loans by
more than twofold. At that, LHV's liquidity structure is diverse, consisting of
the deposits of Estonian clients, financial intermediaries, and deposits raised
via several deposit platforms. We are on schedule with the covered bonds
project, which will further diversify financing opportunities and decrease
costs, and the hope is to issue these at the beginning of summer.

Considering the deteriorated economic environment, in terms of external factors
we are most affected by the recovery speed of the economy, national measures for
ensuring the financial capacity of companies and private persons, and the
decisions of central banks. Our updated financial plan will provide a more
detailed overview of our vision for the future."

 Income statement, EUR thousand     Q1-2020 Q4-2019 3 months 2020 3 months 2019
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
    Net interest income             16 324  13 270  16 323        10 945
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
    Net fee and commission income   6 508   6 427   6 507         6 225
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
    Net gains from financial assets -389    170     -389          178
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
    Other income                    36      58      36            -23
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 Total revenue                      22 478  19 925  22 477        17 324
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
    Staff costs                     -5 769  -5 236  -5 770        -4 553
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
    Office rent and expenses        -278    -277    -278          -229
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
    IT expenses                     -729    -861    -729          -629
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
    Marketing expenses              -475    -443    -475          -708
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
    Other operating expenses        -3 924  -4 543  -3 922        -2 987
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 Total operating expenses           -11 176 -11 361 -11 174       -9 105
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 EBIT                               11 303  8 564   11 303        8 219
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 Earnings before impairment losses  11 303  8 564   11 303        8 219
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
    Impairment losses on loans and  -1 011  -1 546  -1 011        -951
 advances
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
    Income tax                      -2 809  -586    -2 809        -2 265
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 Net profit for the reporting       7 483   6 432   7 484         5 002
 period from continued operations
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 Profit/-loss from discontinued     0       0       0             0
 operations
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 Net profit                         7 483   6 432   7 484         5 002
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
    Profit attributable to non-     404     713     404           312
 controlling interest
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
   Profit attributable to share     7 078   5 719   7 079         4 690
 holders of the parent
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------


 Balance sheet, EUR thousand                   Mar 2020  Dec 2019  Mar 2019
----------------------------------------------------------------------------
    Cash and cash equivalents                  1 284 182 1 271 153   764 778
----------------------------------------------------------------------------
    Financial assets                             231 321    40 962    26 205
----------------------------------------------------------------------------
    Loans granted                              1 746 205 1 693 138 1 001 963
----------------------------------------------------------------------------
    Loan impairments                              -7 296    -6 104   -11 216
----------------------------------------------------------------------------
    Receivables from customers                     2 780     3 551     7 275
----------------------------------------------------------------------------
    Other assets                                  30 148    29 212    29 308
----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 Total assets                                  3 287 341 3 031 912 1 818 313
----------------------------------------------------------------------------
       Demand deposits                         2 357 463 2 189 478 1 422 738
----------------------------------------------------------------------------
       Term deposits                             595 948   511 437   144 266
----------------------------------------------------------------------------
       Loans received                             25 687    25 647    21 638
----------------------------------------------------------------------------
    Loans received and deposits from customers 2 979 098 2 726 562 1 588 642
----------------------------------------------------------------------------
    Other liabilities                             26 093    24 321    22 325
----------------------------------------------------------------------------
    Subordinated loans                            75 000    75 000    50 900
----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 Total liabilities                             3 080 191 2 825 883 1 661 866
----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 Equity                                          207 150   206 028   156 447
----------------------------------------------------------------------------
    Minority interest                              4 190     5 218     3 234
----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 Total liabilities and equity                  3 287 341 3 031 912 1 818 313
----------------------------------------------------------------------------


To introduce quarterly results and the financial plan LHV is organizing an
investor meeting, which this time will be conducted in the form of a webinar via
video communication platform Zoom. The virtual investor meeting will take place
on 21 April at 9:00 a.m. Presentation will be made in Estonian. Registration is
open via the link
https://lhvbank.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_JzDz7iVZQ0eE0grJLBlX_g.

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 450 people. LHV's banking services are used by nearly 217,000
clients, and pension funds managed by LHV have nearly 178,000 active clients.


Priit Rum
Communication Manager
Phone: +372 502 0786
Email: [email protected] (mailto:[email protected])