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

Content of announcement in Estonian

Title

LHV Groupi 2022. aasta II kvartali ja 6 kuu auditeerimata majandustulemused

Message

AS LHV Group teenis 2022. aasta II kvartalis 14,0 miljonit eurot konsolideeritud
puhaskasumit. Pank teenis kvartaliga 16,9 miljonit eurot puhaskasumit, sellest
2,1 miljonit eurot Ühendkuningriigi filiaaliga seotud klientide teenindamisest.
Vahahaldus teenis kvartaliga 234 tuhat eurot puhaskahjumit ja kindlustus 235
tuhat eurot puhaskahjumit. LHV UK Limitedi kahjumiks kujunes 2,1 miljonit eurot.
Grupi omakapitali tootlus oli II kvartalis 15,3%.

Teise kvartali puhaskasum oli 1,1 miljoni euro võrra suurem kui samal ajal
2021. aastal (+8%) ja 1,6 miljoni euro võrra suurem kui käesoleva aasta I
kvartalis (+13%). Grupi konsolideeritud tulud olid II kvartalis 37,9 miljonit
eurot ehk 5 miljoni võrra suuremad kui aasta varem (+15%) ja edestasid 3,1
miljoni võrra I kvartali tulemust (+9%). Grupi kulud moodustasid II kvartalis
21,1 miljonit eurot, mida oli 3,2 miljonit eelmise aastaga võrreldes rohkem
(+18%) ja 2,2 miljonit enam kui I kvartalis (+12%).

LHV Groupi varade maht oli II kvartali lõpus 6,53 miljardit eurot. Grupi
konsolideeritud hoiused vähenesid kvartaliga 44 miljoni euro võrra 5,37 miljardi
euroni (-1%; -397 miljonit eurot I kvartalis). Konsolideeritud laenuportfell
kasvas kvartaliga 172 miljoni euro võrra 2,92 miljardi euroni (+6%; +75 miljonit
eurot I kv). LHV poolt juhitud fondide koondmaht vähenes II kvartalis 103
miljoni euro võrra 1,26 miljardi euroni (-8%; +13 miljonit eurot I kvartalis).
Finantsvahendajate maksete arv ulatus II kvartalis 6,4 miljoni makseni (-2%
võrreldes 6,6 miljoni maksega I kvartalis).

AS-i LHV Group 2022. aasta 6 kuu konsolideeritud puhaskasum ulatus 26,4 miljoni
euroni, mis on aastatagusega võrreldes 2,0 miljoni euro võrra ehk 8% suurem. AS
LHV Pank teenis 6 kuuga 31,8 miljonit eurot puhaskasumit, sealhulgas 4,8
miljonit Ühendkuningriigi filiaaliga seotud klientide teenindamisest. AS LHV
Varahaldus teenis 6 kuuga 0,9 miljonit eurot puhaskahjumit ja AS LHV Kindlustus
0,7 miljonit eurot puhaskahjumit. LHV UK Limitedi kahjumiks kujunes poolaastas
3,7 miljonit eurot.

II kvartali lõpuks jääb LHV Group kehtivast finantsplaanist maha puhaskasumi
osas 3,5 miljoni euroga. Finantsplaan püsib.

 Kasumiaruanne, tuhandetes       |          |          |           |
 eurodes                         |II kv 2022|II kv 2021|6 kuud 2022|6 kuud 2021
---------------------------------+----------+----------+-----------+-----------
    Neto intressitulu            |    27 184|    22 928|     52 971|     43 299
---------------------------------+----------+----------+-----------+-----------
    Neto teenustasutulu          |    11 004|     9 518|     21 351|     18 248
---------------------------------+----------+----------+-----------+-----------
    Neto finantstulud            |      -343|       292|     -1 657|        -83
---------------------------------+----------+----------+-----------+-----------
    Muud tegevustulud            |        57|        43|         22|         82
---------------------------------+----------+----------+-----------+-----------
 Tulud kokku                     |    37 903|    32 780|     72 687|     61 545
---------------------------------+----------+----------+-----------+-----------
    Personalikulu                |   -11 746|    -8 007|    -21 995|    -15 259
---------------------------------+----------+----------+-----------+-----------
    Kontorikulud                 |      -923|      -384|     -1 446|       -847
---------------------------------+----------+----------+-----------+-----------
    IT kulud                     |    -1 561|      -993|     -3 210|     -1 998
---------------------------------+----------+----------+-----------+-----------
    Turunduskulud                |      -655|      -549|     -1 612|     -1 081
---------------------------------+----------+----------+-----------+-----------
    Muud tegevuskulud            |    -6 195|    -7 940|    -11 682|    -12 447
---------------------------------+----------+----------+-----------+-----------
 Kulud kokku                     |   -21 079|   -17 872|    -39 945|    -31 632
---------------------------------+----------+----------+-----------+-----------
 Ärikasum                        |    16 823|    14 909|     32 741|     29 914
---------------------------------+----------+----------+-----------+-----------
 Kasum enne allahindlusi         |    16 823|    14 909|     32 741|     29 914
---------------------------------+----------+----------+-----------+-----------
    Laenude ja võlakirjade       |          |          |           |
 allahindlused                   |       341|       791|       -394|       -810
---------------------------------+----------+----------+-----------+-----------
    Tulumaksukulu                |    -3 177|    -2 785|     -5 978|     -4 773
---------------------------------+----------+----------+-----------+-----------
 Puhaskasum                      |    13 987|    12 915|     26 370|     24 331
---------------------------------+----------+----------+-----------+-----------
    Vähemusosaluse osa           |       444|       507|        946|        880
---------------------------------+----------+----------+-----------+-----------
    Emaettevõtte aktsionäride osa|          |          |           |
 kasumist                        |    13 543|    12 408|     25 423|     23 451



 Bilanss, tuhandetes eurodes                |juuni.22 |märts.22 |juuni.21
--------------------------------------------+---------+---------+---------
    Raha ja raha ekvivalendid               |3 054 953|3 247 918|3 341 694
--------------------------------------------+---------+---------+---------
    Finantsvarad                            |  492 539|  475 843|   86 614
--------------------------------------------+---------+---------+---------
    Laenud klientidele                      |2 943 373|2 771 767|2 418 634
--------------------------------------------+---------+---------+---------
    Laenude allahindlus                     |  -18 838|  -19 244|  -17 298
--------------------------------------------+---------+---------+---------
    Nõuded klientide vastu                  |    9 183|    6 531|    5 319
--------------------------------------------+---------+---------+---------
    Muud varad                              |   49 646|   33 604|   26 704
--------------------------------------------+---------+---------+---------
 Varad kokku                                |6 530 857|6 516 418|5 861 667
--------------------------------------------+---------+---------+---------
       Nõudmiseni hoiused                   |5 218 411|5 247 061|4 658 731
--------------------------------------------+---------+---------+---------
       Tähtajalised hoiused                 |  148 154|  163 314|  262 762
--------------------------------------------+---------+---------+---------
       Saadud laenud                        |  497 048|  546 215|  505 867
--------------------------------------------+---------+---------+---------
    Võlgnevused klientidele ja saadud laenud|5 863 613|5 956 590|5 427 361
--------------------------------------------+---------+---------+---------
    Muud kohustused                         |  172 082|  113 510|   61 207
--------------------------------------------+---------+---------+---------
    Allutatud laenud                        |  110 368|  110 374|  111 057
--------------------------------------------+---------+---------+---------
 Kohustused kokku                           |6 146 064|6 180 474|5 599 625
--------------------------------------------+---------+---------+---------
 Omakapital                                 |  384 793|  335 944|  262 043
--------------------------------------------+---------+---------+---------
    sh vähemusosaluse osa                   |    7 231|    6 787|    7 263
--------------------------------------------+---------+---------+---------
 Kohustused ja omakapital kokku             |6 530 857|6 516 418|5 861 667


LHV Groupi kvartalitulemusi mõjutasid ärimahtude kasv ning heitlik
majanduskeskkond. Lisaks tavapärasele tegevusele, oli kvartal grupi jaoks
aktiivne: grupp kaasas investoritelt 35 miljonit eurot uut kapitali, liitis uue
tütarettevõtte EveryPay AS-i, mis võimaldab edaspidi arendada tooteportfelli,
ning arendas tegevusi Ühendkuningriigis, kus toimub plaanipärane pangalitsentsi
taotlemine ja organisatsiooni arendamine, LHV UK juhtkond on nüüd täielikult
paigas.

Panga jaoks jätkus laenuportfelli ja ärimahtude kasv. Pangaklientide arv kasvas
enam kui 13 000 võrra (+4%). Tavaklientide aktiivsus taastus sõjaeelsele
tasemele, maksevahendajate vaates on toimunud stabiliseerumine. Hoiustest
vähenesid maksevahendajate hoiused, kuid suurenesid tavaklientide omad.
Laenudest kasvasid ettevõtete laenud 93 miljoni euro võrra ja jaelaenud 79
miljoni euro võrra. Laenuportfelli kvaliteet tervikuna on püsinud tugevana ja
maksetähtaja ületanud laenude osakaal on jätkuvalt väga madal.

Panga intressitulud vastavad finantsplaanile, kuid teenustasutulusid on teenitud
plaanitust vähem, samas on tulud suurenemas. Panga kulusid on tõstnud
sanktsioonide rakendamiseks suurendatud ressursid.

Varahalduse tulemusi iseloomustasid keerulised olud turgudel. Suurimad
aktiivselt juhitud LHV pensionifondid edestasid tootluse poolest küll kõiki
konkurente, ent kvartaliga kujunes fondide M, L ja XL languseks vastavalt
1,8%, 4,0% ja 5,3%. Kui võtta arvesse ka II sambast klientide lahkumine, vähenes
fondide maht kvartaliga 8%. Samas on LHV Varahaldusel õnnestunud kvartaliga
suurendada turuosa Eesti pensioniturul. Aktiivseid II samba pensionikliente on
LHV-l 131 tuhat.

LHV Kindlustuse ärimahtude kiire kasv jätkub ja finantstulemused paranevad, mida
toetavad planeeritust paremad tulemused kindlustusvahendajate ja veebimüügi
kanalites. Kindlustusklientide arv on kasvanud 149 tuhandeni, samas on klientide
rahulolu kahjukäsitlusega endiselt kõrgel 97% tasemel. Kindlustuse kulud on
hilisemate värbamiste tõttu plaanist väiksemad, ent tulemit mõjutab negatiivselt
kasvav kahjude arv reisikindlustuses.

LHV Groupi juhataja Madis Toomsalu kommentaar:

?Vastuoluline majanduskeskkond on vähendanud tarbijate kindlustunnet, aga ka
ettevõtete investeerimisplaane. LHV erinevatele ärivaldkondadele on see
avaldanud erinevat mõju. Näeme turuosa suurenemisest tingitud kvaliteetset
laenuportfellide kasvu, väljaspool virtuaalvääringu teenuste pakkujaid maksete
mahtude kasvu ning erakliendi pigem aktiivset käitumist, samas on aktiivsus
madalam investeerimisteenustes, kasvanud on ka meie regulatiivsed kulud.

Vastuolulises keskkonnas püsib LHV klientidele avatuna. Eestis oleme jätkuvalt
keskendunud kvaliteetsele ettevõtete ja eraisikute laenuportfellile, tugevale
investeerimispakkumisele koos pensionifondidega ning kindlustusele.
Rahvusvaheliselt näeme oma senise finantsvahendajatele mõeldud tooteportfelliga
võimalust laiendada ka e-kaubanduse valdkonda, oleme selleks Ühendkuningriigis
tegemas ettevalmistusi. See koos laenutegevuse suurema algusega jääb uue aasta
esimesse poolde ning vajame selleks eelnevalt pangalitsentsi.

Inflatsiooniline keskkond koos intressimäärade tõusuga on enamasti tähendanud
pankadele tulude kasvu. Kõrge on püsinud ka investorite usaldus LHV vastu, mida
näitas juuni alguses ellu viidud edukas aktsiaemissioon. LHV suurimateks
tugevusteks on kiirus ja kohanemisvõime. Usun, et nende põhimõtete najal saame
läbi ka keerulisest keskkonnast, seejuures oma ambitsioonikaid eesmärke
ohverdamata."


AS-i LHV Group aruanded on saadaval aadressil: https://investor.lhv.ee/aruanded.

Kvartalitulemuste tutvustamiseks korraldab LHV Group veebiseminaride keskkonna
Zoom kaudu investorkohtumise. Virtuaalne investorkohtumine toimub enne turu
avanemist 19. juulil kell 9.00. Esitlus tehakse eesti keeles. Palume
registreeruda aadressil https://lhvbank.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_Q-
ezAL2yRii0hFZxt0NOpA.

LHV Group on suurim kodumaine finantskontsern ja kapitali pakkuja Eestis. LHV
Groupi peamised tütarettevõtted on LHV Pank, LHV Varahaldus ja LHV Kindlustus.
Grupi ettevõtetes töötab üle 800 inimese. LHV pangateenuseid kasutab juuni
seisuga 350 000 klienti, LHV hallatavatel pensionifondidel on 131 000 aktiivset
klienti ja LHV Kindlustusega on kaitstud 149 000 klienti. LHV Ühendkuningriigi
filiaal pakub panganduse taristut enam kui 200 rahvusvahelisele finantsteenuste
ettevõttele, mille kaudu jõuavad LHV makseteenused klientideni üle terve
maailma.


Marthi Lepik
LHV kommunikatsioonispetsialist
Telefon: 5666 2944
E-post: [email protected] (mailto:[email protected])

Content of announcement in English

Title

LHV Group unaudited results for Q2 and 6 months of 2022

Message

AS LHV Group generated a consolidated net profit of EUR 14.0 million in Q2 of
2022. Within the quarter, the Bank earned EUR 16.9 million in net profit, of
which EUR 2.1 million was from servicing clients related to the United Kingdom
branch. Within the quarter, Vahahaldus incurred a net loss of EUR 234,000 and
Kindlustus incurred a net loss of EUR 235,000. LHV UK Limited incurred a loss of
EUR 2.1 million. The Group's return on equity in Q2 was 15.3%.

Net profit for Q2 was EUR 1.1 million higher than in the same period in 2021
(+8%) and EUR 1.6 million higher than in Q1 of this year (+13%). The Group's
consolidated revenues in Q2 were EUR 37.9 million, or EUR 5 million more than a
year earlier (+15%) and EUR 3.1 million ahead of the Q1 result (+9%). The
Group's expenses amounted to EUR 21.1 million in Q2, which was EUR 3.2 million
more than in the previous year (+18%) and EUR 2.2 million more than in Q1
(+12%).

At the end of Q2, LHV Group had EUR 6.53 billion in assets. The Group's
consolidated deposits decreased by EUR 44 million over the quarter to EUR 5.37
billion (-1%; EUR -397 million in Q1). Compared to the previous quarter, the
consolidated loan portfolio increased by EUR 172 million to EUR 2.92 billion
(+6%; EUR +75 million in Q1). The total volume of funds managed by LHV decreased
by EUR 103 million to EUR 1.26 billion in Q2 (-8%; EUR +13 million in Q1). The
number of processed payments related to financial intermediaries amounted to
6.4 million in Q2 (-2% compared to 6.6 million payments in Q1).

Consolidated net profit of AS LHV Group for the first 6 months of 2022 amounted
to EUR 26.4 million, an increase of EUR 2.0 million, or 8%, year-on-year. In the
first 6 months of the year, AS LHV Pank generated a net profit of EUR 31.8
million, including EUR 4.8 million from servicing clients related to the United
Kingdom branch. AS LHV Varahaldus incurred a net loss of EUR 900,000 in the
first 6 months and AS LHV Kindlustus incurred a net loss of EUR 700,000. LHV UK
Limited incurred a loss of EUR 3.7 million for the half-year.

By the end of Q2, LHV Group will be EUR 3.5 million behind the current financial
plan in terms of net profit. The financial plan stands.

 Income statement, EUR thousand    |Q2-2022|Q2-2021|6 months 2022|6 months 2021
-----------------------------------+-------+-------+-------------+-------------
    Net interest income            | 27 184| 22 928|       52 971|       43 299
-----------------------------------+-------+-------+-------------+-------------
    Net fee and commission income  | 11 004|  9 518|       21 351|       18 248
-----------------------------------+-------+-------+-------------+-------------
    Net gains from financial assets|   -343|    292|       -1 657|          -83
-----------------------------------+-------+-------+-------------+-------------
    Other income                   |     57|     43|           22|           82
-----------------------------------+-------+-------+-------------+-------------
 Total revenue                     | 37 903| 32 780|       72 687|       61 545
-----------------------------------+-------+-------+-------------+-------------
    Staff costs                    |-11 746| -8 007|      -21 995|      -15 259
-----------------------------------+-------+-------+-------------+-------------
    Office rent and expenses       |   -923|   -384|       -1 446|         -847
-----------------------------------+-------+-------+-------------+-------------
    IT expenses                    | -1 561|   -993|       -3 210|       -1 998
-----------------------------------+-------+-------+-------------+-------------
    Marketing expenses             |   -655|   -549|       -1 612|       -1 081
-----------------------------------+-------+-------+-------------+-------------
    Other operating expenses       | -6 195| -7 940|      -11 682|      -12 447
-----------------------------------+-------+-------+-------------+-------------
 Total operating expenses          |-21 079|-17 872|      -39 945|      -31 632
-----------------------------------+-------+-------+-------------+-------------
 EBIT                              | 16 823| 14 909|       32 741|       29 914
-----------------------------------+-------+-------+-------------+-------------
 Earnings before impairment losses | 16 823| 14 909|       32 741|       29 914
-----------------------------------+-------+-------+-------------+-------------
    Impairment losses on loans,    |       |       |             |
 bonds and advances                |    341|    791|         -394|         -810
-----------------------------------+-------+-------+-------------+-------------
    Income tax                     | -3 177| -2 785|       -5 978|       -4 773
-----------------------------------+-------+-------+-------------+-------------
 Net profit                        | 13 987| 12 915|       26 370|       24 331
-----------------------------------+-------+-------+-------------+-------------
    Profit attributable to non-    |       |       |             |
 controlling interest              |    444|    507|          946|          880
-----------------------------------+-------+-------+-------------+-------------
    Profit attributable to         |       |       |             |
 shareholders of the parent        | 13 543| 12 408|       25 423|       23 451




 Balance sheet, EUR thousand                  |Jun 2022 |Mar 2022 |Jun 2021
----------------------------------------------+---------+---------+---------
    Cash and cash equivalents                 |3 054 953|3 247 918|3 341 694
----------------------------------------------+---------+---------+---------
    Financial assets                          |  492 539|  475 843|   86 614
----------------------------------------------+---------+---------+---------
    Loans granted                             |2 943 373|2 771 767|2 418 634
----------------------------------------------+---------+---------+---------
    Loan impairments                          |  -18 838|  -19 244|  -17 298
----------------------------------------------+---------+---------+---------
    Receivables from customers                |    9 183|    6 531|    5 319
----------------------------------------------+---------+---------+---------
    Other assets                              |   49 646|   33 604|   26 704
----------------------------------------------+---------+---------+---------
 Total assets                                 |6 530 857|6 516 418|5 861 667
----------------------------------------------+---------+---------+---------
       Demand deposits                        |5 218 411|5 247 061|4 658 731
----------------------------------------------+---------+---------+---------
       Term deposits                          |  148 154|  163 314|  262 762
----------------------------------------------+---------+---------+---------
       Loans received                         |  497 048|  546 215|  505 867
----------------------------------------------+---------+---------+---------
    Loans received and deposits from customers|5 863 613|5 956 590|5 427 361
----------------------------------------------+---------+---------+---------
    Other liabilities                         |  172 082|  113 510|   61 207
----------------------------------------------+---------+---------+---------
    Subordinated loans                        |  110 368|  110 374|  111 057
----------------------------------------------+---------+---------+---------
 Total liabilities                            |6 146 064|6 180 474|5 599 625
----------------------------------------------+---------+---------+---------
 Equity                                       |  384 793|  335 944|  262 043
----------------------------------------------+---------+---------+---------
    Minority interest                         |    7 231|    6 787|    7 263
----------------------------------------------+---------+---------+---------
 Total liabilities and equity                 |6 530 857|6 516 418|5 861 667


LHV Group's quarterly results were impacted by growth in business volumes and a
volatile economic environment. In addition to business as usual, the quarter was
an active one for the Group: it raised EUR 35 million in new capital from
investors, acquired a new subsidiary, EveryPay AS, which will enable the further
development of the product portfolio, and developed operations in the United
Kingdom, where the application for a banking licence and the development of the
organisation are proceeding as planned, with the management for LHV UK now fully
in place.

For the Bank, loan portfolio and business volumes continued to grow. The number
of banking clients increased by more than 13,000 (+4%). Regular client activity
has returned to pre-war levels, while payment institutions have stabilised.
Deposits from payment institutions decreased, but deposits from regular clients
increased. Among loans, corporate loans increased by EUR 93 million and retail
loans by EUR 79 million. The quality of the loan portfolio as a whole has
remained strong and the share of overdue loans remains very low.

The Bank's interest income is in line with the financial plan, but fee and
commission income has been lower than planned, while revenues are increasing.
The Bank's costs have been boosted by increased resources to implement
sanctions.

The performance of Varahaldus was characterised by challenging market
conditions. The largest actively managed LHV pension funds outperformed all
their competitors, but over the quarter, the M, L, and XL funds were down
1.8%, 4.0%, and 5.3%, respectively. If the withdrawal of clients from the II
pillar is also taken into account, the volume of funds decreased by 8% over the
quarter. At the same time, LHV Varahaldus has managed to increase its market
share in the Estonian pension market during the quarter. LHV has 131,000 active
II pillar pension clients.

The business volumes of LHV Kindlustus will continue to grow rapidly and
financial results will improve, supported by better-than-planned results in
insurance intermediaries and online sales channels. The number of clients of
Kindlustus has grown to 149,000, while client satisfaction with claim settlement
services remains high at 97%. The costs of Kindlustus are lower than planned due
to later recruitments, but the result is negatively affected by a growing number
of claims in travel insurance.

Comment by Madis Toomsalu, the CEO of LHV Group:

"The inconsistent economic environment has reduced consumer confidence, as well
as business investment plans. This has had different effects on different areas
of LHV's business. We are seeing growth in high-quality loan portfolios driven
by increased market share, an increase in payment volumes outside of virtual
currency services, and rather active private client behaviour, while activity is
lower in investment services, and our regulatory costs have also increased.

In a contradictory environment, LHV remains open to its clients. In Estonia, we
have continued to focus on a high-quality corporate and retail loan portfolio, a
strong investment proposition with pension funds and insurance. Internationally,
we see an opportunity to expand into e-commerce with our existing product
portfolio for financial intermediaries, and we are preparing for this in the
United Kingdom. This, together with the increased start of lending activities,
will take place in the first half of the new year and we will need a bank
licence in advance.

The inflationary environment, combined with rising interest rates, has mostly
meant higher revenues for banks. Investor confidence in LHV has also remained
high, as demonstrated by the successful share issue in early June. LHV's
greatest strengths are speed and adaptability. I believe that these principles
will enable us to get through a difficult environment without sacrificing any of
our ambitious goals."


AS LHV Group reports are available at: https://investor.lhv.ee/en/reports/.

In order to introduce the quarterly results, LHV Group will organise an investor
meeting via the Zoom webinar environment. The virtual investor meeting will take
place before the market opens on 19 July at 9.00. The presentation will be in
Estonian. We kindly ask you to register at the following address:
https://lhvbank.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_Q-ezAL2yRii0hFZxt0NOpA.

LHV Group is the largest domestic financial group and capital provider in
Estonia. LHV Group's key subsidiaries are LHV Pank, LHV Varahaldus, and LHV
Kindlustus. The Group employs more than 800 people. As of June, LHV's banking
services are being used by 350,000 clients, the pension funds managed by LHV
have 131,000 active clients, and LHV Kindlustus protects a total of
149,000 clients. LHV's UK branch offers banking infrastructure to 200
international financial services companies, via which LHV's payment services
reach clients around the world.


Marthi Lepik
LHV Communications Specialist
Phone: +372 5666 2944
E-mail: [email protected] (mailto:[email protected])