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| As of the fourth quarter of 2023, asset quality ratio keeps a very good performance at 1.29%, in line with the good behavior of both retail and commercial portfolios |
| The response on the side of the customers has been satisfactory and we are convinced this is a path to pursue in the aim of sustaining and expanding our competitive position in the financial system |
| Quarterly operating results are mainly explained by, one, better foreign exchange income, especially due to a greater position in Dual National Treasury bonds; two, better net interest income results; three, better net income from write-down of asset at amortized cost and at fair value through OCI, mainly due to the sale of inflation linked bonds; and four, lower administrative expenses |
| BBVA Argentina's consolidated market share of private sector loans reached 9.85% as of the fourth quarter of 2023, improving from 9.10% a year ago |
| In terms of capitalization, BBVA Argentina continues to show strong solvency indicators on the fourth quarter of 2023 |
| This positive variation in the ratio is also due mainly to better income from write-down of assets at amortized cost and OCI, and income from foreign exchange |
| Operating income in the fourth quarter of 2023 was ARS477.9 billion, 86.4% higher than in the third quarter of 2023, while in the year, the accumulated operating income reached ARS1.19 trillion, 86.4% above the one recorded in 2022 |
| BBVA Argentina's inflation adjusted net income in the fourth quarter of 2023 was ARS48.6 billion, 220.8% higher than the net income in the third quarter of 2023 |
| So, we still are aiming to keep increasing our market share and also, in parallel, increase our active clients that, as you've seen in our presentation, has increased 10% from the figures of last year |
| The bank's total liquidity ratio remained healthy at 91.2% of total deposits as of December 31, 2023 |
| Our market share during 2023 increased 75 basis points |
| In the fourth quarter of 2023, fee income totaled ARS70.7 billion, increasing 18.8% quarter-over-quarter |
| Net fee income as of the fourth quarter of 2023 totaled ARS35.6 billion, increasing 36.9% |
| And as you mentioned, with banks mainly lending, acquiring bonds because of the lack of demand, BBVA, in particular, has been able to keep lending and increasing our market share |
| On an annual basis, the 86.4% increment in real terms of the bank's operating income is mainly explained by an increase in interest income, mostly due to an increase in the position and yield of Central Bank instruments and CER bonds, as well as interest from loans In 2023, what also stands out is the increase in the foreign exchange income due to the higher position in dollarized assets and net income from write-down of assets at fair value through OCI, mainly due to the sale of corporate bonds in the third quarter of 2023 and the exercise of a put option on inflation linked bonds in the fourth quarter of 2023 |
| This was partially offset by better income from REPO premiums and more income from inflation linked bonds and loans |
| Growth in the ratio was mainly driven by an increase in capital, mainly due to better OCI results in the fourth quarter of 2023 |
| In nominal terms, BBVA Argentina managed to increase the retail, commercial, and total loan portfolio by 35.3%, 54.7%, and 45.2%, respectively, only surpassing quarterly inflation levels in the case of commercial loans |
| Turning into the P&L lines in Slides 5, 6, and 7, net interest income for the fourth quarter of 2023 was ARS495.7 billion, increasing 19.7% quarter-over-quarter |
| Loans to the private sector denominated in foreign currency increased 41.1% quarter-over-quarter |
| Quarterly increase is mainly explained by a 54.7% growth in financial and prefinancing of exports |
| The bank actively monitors its business, financial conditions, and operating results in the aim of keeping a competitive position to face contextual challenges |
| Private non-financial sector deposits in foreign currency expressed in pesos increased 63.4% quarter-over-quarter |
| New customers acquisition through digital channels reached 75% in the fourth quarter of 2023 from 72% in the fourth quarter of 2022 |
| The improvement in this ratio is due to a lower increase in expenses versus net income |
| Being this said, the quarterly efficiency ratio as of the fourth quarter of 2023 was 46.4%, improving compared to the 82.4% reported in the third quarter of 2023 |
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| The accumulated efficiency ratio as of the fourth quarter of 2023 was 58.6%, improving compared to the 63.8% reported in the third quarter of 2023 |
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| Capital ratio reached 32.8% |
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| BBVA Argentina's inflation adjusted net income for the 12 months of 2023 totaled ARS164.9 billion, 8.6% lower than the 12 months of 2022 |
| During the quarter, the decrease was especially driven by a general decline in loans |
| Going forward, we still see, or we still project a contraction in real terms of the loan growth for the system |
| In the fourth quarter of 2023, the decrease in interest income is mainly driven by the fall in income from government securities, especially LELIQ, which issuance was terminated by the Central Bank in December 2023, reducing its volume on year-end |
| The quarterly change is mainly affected by a 40.9% decline in time deposits, a 37.1% fall in investment accounts, and a 22% fall in checking accounts, the latter driven by the bank's strategy of reducing interest-bearing checking accounts |
| On the funding side, as seen on Slide 9, private non-financial sector deposits in the fourth quarter of 2023 totaled ARS3.1 trillion (ph), decreasing 8.6% quarter-over-quarter |
| In the fourth quarter of 2023, interest income in monetary terms decreased more than interest expenses, mainly due to lower income from government securities |
| Loans to the private sector in foreign currency, measured in US dollars, decreased 6.1% quarter-over-quarter |
| Loans to the private sector in pesos fell 9% in the fourth quarter of 2023 |
| We are projecting a 24% decrease in real terms |
| In terms of activity, on Slide 8, private sector loans as of the fourth quarter of 2023 totaled ARS2 trillion, decreasing 5.7% quarter-over-quarter and 12.3% year-over-year |
| During the quarter, the retail portfolio fell 11.7% and the commercial portfolio increased 0.9% |
| Net income for the period was highly impacted by income from net monetary position, as inflation on the third quarter of 2023 was lower than the fourth quarter of 2023, reaching 53.9% in the fourth quarter of 2023 compared to 34.8% in the third quarter of 2023 |
| Private non-financial sector deposits in pesos decreased 26.1% compared to the third quarter of 2023 |
| In a context where uncertainty remains high, BBVA Research estimates an annual inflation near 175% by the end of 2024 and expects GDP to fall 4% this year as of the date of this report |
| Interest expenses totaled ARS383.9 billion, denoting a 20.9% decrease quarter-over-quarter |
| With the -- what happened with the monetary policy rate, that went up and then went down with the devaluation |
| But we need the macroeconomic scenario to start changing |
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