Earnings Sentiment

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Bullish Statements during Earnings call

Statement
And I mean, we have demonstrated the bonds that we can be switching the portfolio into those bonds that deliver the best result
The bank's accumulated ROE and ROA of 33.2% and 8.7% respectively, remains healthy and shows the bank's earnings potential
Overall, we have accounted for another positive quarter
We continue showing a solid financial position
So I think that the result is going to be good, not -- again not as spectacular as the one that we see in the last quarter of last year
Going forward, we think that we should be in more normalized levels between 15% to 20%, a positive ROE
Total comprehensive income totaled ARS627 billion and was 438% higher than fiscal year 2022
Banco Macro's net income for the quarter was ARS460 billion, 3,894% higher or ARS448 billion higher than the third quarter and 789% or ARS408 billion higher than the result posted a year ago
In fiscal year 2023, net income totaled ARS587.7 billion, 338% higher than in fiscal year '22
Therefore, margins look still quite attractive for a banking intermediation tier
In terms of loan growth, that was another question, I think the second question that you asked, yes, commercial loans showed a good performance
In fiscal year 2023, operating income after general, administrative and personnel expenses totaled ARS2 trillion, 123% higher than in fiscal year 2022
As of the fourth quarter of 2023, the efficiency ratio reached 18.6%, improving from the 23% posted in the third quarter of 2023 and 28.6% posted one year ago
In fiscal year 2023, net fee income totaled ARS220.8 billion, 4% higher than fiscal year 2022
We keep on working to improve more our efficiency standards and will keep a well atomized deposit base
In the fourth quarter of 2023, expenses increased 51%, while income plus net fee income plus other operating income increased 149%
In fiscal year 2023, net operating income before general and personnel expenses totaled ARS 2.84 trillion, 83% higher than in fiscal year 2022
In fiscal year 2023, other operating income totaled ARS72.9 billion, 11% higher than in fiscal year 2022
Operating income after general, administrative, and personnel expenses was ARS1 trillion, 189% or ARS680 billion higher than the third quarter of 2023 and 327% or ARS796 billion higher than the fourth quarter of 2022
Thanks for the opportunity and congrats on your strong earnings
In the fourth quarter of 2020, Banco Macro's net fee income totaled ARS55.6 billion, 2% or ARS1.2 billion higher than the third quarter of 2023 and was 5% or ARS2.4 billion higher than the same period of last year
Interest income increased 28%, while interest expenses decreased -- increased 70%
In the fourth quarter of 2023, income from repos totaled ARS84.2 billion, 46% or ARS26.6 billion higher than the previous quarter and 287% of ARS62.4 billion higher than a year ago
In fiscal year 2023, income from interest on loans and other financing totaled ARS1.1 trillion, 43% higher than in fiscal year 2022
In fiscal year 2023, net income from financial assets and liabilities at fair value through profit or loss totaled ARS970.2 billion, 551% higher than in fiscal year 2022
That is good
In fiscal year 2023, income from government and private securities totaled ARS1.1 trillion, 3% higher than in fiscal year 2022
And the full year 2023, the effective income tax rate was 32.5% higher than the 31.1% registered in fiscal year 2022
In the fourth quarter of 2023, the result from the net monetary position totaled ARS525.8 billion loss, ARS194.8 billion higher than the loss posted in third quarter of 2023 and 196% or ARS348.4 billion higher than the loss posted one year ago
On a yearly basis, other operating income increased 40% or ARS7.2 billion
       

Bearish Statements during earnings call

Statement
In the fourth quarter of 2023, the bank's net interest margin, including FX, was 33.8%, lower than the 58.7% posted in the third quarter of 2023 and 32.7% posted in the fourth quarter of 2022
In fiscal year 2023, net interest income totaled ARS829 billion and was 13% lower than fiscal year 2022
Having said that, we saw that it was driven by commercial loans, but the retail part continues to be still very weak
In terms of the strategy that we carried out in the last quarter of 2023, basically at some point, we were forecasting that there could be some troubles with Leliq
In the fourth quarter of 2023, interest income totaled ARS573 billion, 13% or ARS84.5 billion lower than in the third quarter of 2023 and 7% or ARS45.3 billion lower than the previous year
In the fourth quarter of 2023, income from government and private securities decreased 66% or ARS209.5 billion quarter on quarter due to the unwinding of our Leliq portfolio and decreased 72% or ARS271.6 billion compared with the same period of last year
In the fourth quarter of 2023, FX income totaled ARS182.7 billion, 50% or ARS182.2 billion lower than the previous quarter and 92% or ARS87.5 billion higher than a year ago
It is important to notice that the bank's long dollar position decreased 42% during the quarter
Within consumer lending, personal loans decreased 22% or ARS65.9 billion, while credit card loans decreased 7% or ARS38.4 billion
2024, it's tough to forecast right now
In terms of loan growth, the bank's total financing reached ARS1.8 trillion, increasing 4% or ARS65.6 billion quarter on quarter and decreasing 2% or ARS30 billion year on year
Within private sector deposits, peso deposits decreased 10% or ARS252.6 million, while US dollars deposits decreased 8% or $107 million
Asset quality remain under control and closely monitored
On the funding side, total deposits increased 9% or ARS290.4 billion quarter-on-quarter, totaling ARS3.4 trillion and decreased 16% or ARS663.7 billion year on year
In the first quarter of this year, of course, it is not possible to repeat the spectacular performance we had in the last quarter of last year
   

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