Earnings Sentiment

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Bullish Statements during Earnings call

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I'm confident these priorities and this management team will help us deliver value for all stakeholders
Written premiums of $335 million increased 15% year-over-year as we remained focused on increasing dealer relationships and benefit from normalizing inventory levels
But again, we continue to have incredible momentum with our customer base
We're about to have a record year, in fact, in terms of attracting new customers to our platform
But as I've said many times on these calls, what I'm most proud of is the culture we build along the way
As we'll cover on today's call, the company is stronger than ever and positioned for substantial earnings growth over the next several years
Our ability to pivot up and down the credit mix should also give you more confidence in our ability to continue booking very strong yields
Accessing 13.5 million applications is a result of unique scale and strong and mutually beneficial relationships with our dealer customers
Throughout this tightening cycle, we've demonstrated strong pricing on both sides of our balance sheet, with Retail Auto beta around 95% and a deposits beta around 70%
Originations of $10.6 billion on the bottom of the page demonstrates the scale of our franchise and the compelling volume we're able to generate given application volume despite tighter underwriting criteria
On an $85 billion portfolio, that yield expansion drives meaningful revenue growth over the medium term
I am excited for all that we have to accomplish, my fantastic teammates, and Ally's attractive financial outlook
As JB pointed out and as I mentioned during the presentation, we've had a really great quarter in terms of attracting new customers
Adjusted EPS of $0.83, core ROTCE of 13% and revenues of 2 billion reflect another solid quarter of execution in a dynamic environment
Record application flow enables us to be dynamic and selective in what we originate and continues to drive strong risk-adjusted returns
Loans originated last year show improving trends as they season and our strategic shift into higher credit quality loans will ultimately reduce portfolio loss content
We continue to see modestly offsetting impacts of slightly elevated delinquencies and favorable flow-to-loss trends
While we don't expect these items to occur every quarter, the tax team has done an excellent job over the years identifying ways to drive book value and capital accretion
Moving to operational performance, we continue to see solid results across the company
Within auto finance, we have generated record application volume of 3.7 million, which resulted in 10.6 billion of originations and attractive risk adjusted returns
Originating yields for the quarter were 10.7%, while 40% of our volume came from within our highest credit quality tier as we continue to capitalize on strong returns within this segment
In total, we've now achieved a cumulative pricing beta of 95% in retail auto, which reflects our consistent approach to dealer engagement and positions us well for yield expansion from here
Ally has delivered a remarkable transformation, built an incredibly strong foundation, and is positioned to thrive
Core pretax income of $30 million was the result of the highest earned premium revenue since 2009, partially offset by elevated loss activity given the highest severe weather activity since 2014
We continue to successfully grow and deepen dealer relationships, as 324 million of earned premiums was our highest figure since 2009
More than half of our origination volume came from existing deposit customers, highlighting the benefits of our One Ally experience and deepened customer relationships
Turning to Slide 23, retail deposits of $140 billion increased $1.1 billion quarter-over-quarter and $6.2 billion year-over-year, demonstrating the strength and resilience of our leading franchise
95,000 net new customers was our 58th consecutive quarter of growth and year-to-date customer growth of 307,000 is the highest in Ally Bank's history
2023 is on track with the highest annual customer growth in Ally Bank's history as customers become increasingly aware of the opportunity to earn more on their savings and the value Ally provides beyond rates
Corporate finance continues to deliver accretive, disciplined growth as nearly 100% of the $10.6 billion portfolio is in a first lien position
       

Bearish Statements during earnings call

Statement
Net financing revenue of 1.5 billion was down year-over-year, driven by the continued pressure on funding cost, given increased short-term rates as the majority of our consumer deposit portfolio is comprised of liquid products
And quite frankly, if you look at our Auto business, just looking at the attractiveness of the assets that we're seeing from our dealer partners, we have certainly had to be restrained in terms of our origination volume
The operating environment remains dynamic and interest rate volatility persists, increasing the difficulty in providing granular guidance
Continued competition for deposits has put incremental pressure on portfolio yield, which could pick up to 4.2% in the fourth quarter
Our macro assumptions is seeing worsening employment conditions with unemployment reaching 4.3% next year before increasing beyond 6% under our reversion to historical mean methodology
Moving to Slide 12, net interest margin of 3.26% was down 15 basis points quarter-over-quarter
And I guess there's just concern that, that upward pressure on deposit beta could persist as long as Fed funds continues to exceed the rates that you're offering
This is an unique environment where unemployment remains historically low, however, persistent inflation is a challenge for many consumers
Despite these headwinds, the year-over-year growth in expenses slowed again this quarter as our efficiency initiatives begin to take hold
The reinsurance we have in place capped our exposure, but weather was still a headwind given favorability seen in the prior year
We are currently forecasting a 4% decline in the fourth quarter and, thereby, on a full year basis as well
The challenges one's faced are the violent hail and wind storms with little warning, and that was more what was encountered in the previous quarter
From an interest rate perspective we've talked for multiple quarters about the near-term challenges of a rapidly rising rate environment
We'll continue finding ways to disrupt the industry and remove friction for customers by delivering leading digital experiences
I know you noted that NIM will trough a couple of quarters after rates stabilize and I think you said around 3.35 for the full year, which I think implies a couple of basis points decline in the fourth quarter
We've lowered the bottom end of our fourth quarter loss rate expectation given the support in used values we expect from the UAW strike, which I'll cover on the next page
And so when you look at it on a year-on-year basis, you can see that those elevated -- the elevated delinquency levels that we're currently seeing, you can see they're actually coming down, that year-over-year change is coming down each quarter sequentially and it has been for the last three quarter straight
Severity levels were elevated early in the quarter, reflecting softer used values that strengthened in September
On the other hand, the delinquencies are going down
An elongated strike could create a near-term support for used vehicle values, but would also pressure fore client [ph] balances and our insurance business
   

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