Earnings Sentiment

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Earnings Call Transcript Word Cloud

     

Bullish Statements during Earnings call

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And we think that once we hear from the Superintendent [ph], in June, we'll be in a much more confident position to turn the DRIP off, which we expect to be quicker than what we thought prior
We're optimistic that with the good start we had in the first quarter that helps in supporting the marginal EPS growth, which we still expect for the whole year, the outlook that we talked about
But we are realizing benefits our enterprise wide efforts by way of discipline capital allocation, focusing on investments that deliver returns, maintaining a strong balance sheet, a focus on deposit growth and building primary client relationships that enhanced profitability and cost efficiency
Strong revenue growth coupled with disciplined cost performance across our businesses allowed us to improve profitability quarter-over-quarter despite higher credit provisions
We further strengthened our balance sheet and liquidity profile in keeping with our commitment to build capital over time
I think that will continue as the markets remain -- hopefully get better, particularly with the rate situation, helping our debt portfolio and the assets under management and the equity market, they remain strong [indiscernible]
As the markets have improved, we have seen quarter-over-quarter improvement in wealth as in Q1
International Wealth Management generated earnings of $65 million, up 18%, driven by higher mutual fund revenues in Mexico and strong loan and deposit growth across our footprint
And -- but I would say, when we look at the numbers, we have seen improvements in the risk-adjusted returns and risk-adjusted margins in these portfolios quarter-over-quarter
However, we did see growth sequentially in conjunction with a significant improvement in our return on risk weighted assets, which we believe to be an important metric in driving shareholder value
Our organizational focus on core deposits continues to show progress with deposits up on an all bank basis and strong growth in the P&C businesses with 9% deposit growth in Canadian banking and 5% deposit growth in the International Banking
So during the quarter, we have fantastic execution of a very strong pipeline on the fee side
It is a record quarter, $372 million, fantastic performance across all the countries, Mexico, Peru, Chile, Colombia, Brazil everywhere
business generated strong earnings of $237 million, up 13% year-over-year
However, net income grew a strong 12% quarter-over-quarter, reflecting improving market conditions
Q1 was a very good example of execution around that expense discipline as we transition into a regional operating model
Our Canadian Banking business had a strong start to the year, delivering 7% revenue growth and 3% expense growth resulting in positive operating leverage
Mexico specifically represents the largest opportunity as positive mutual fund inflows and strong fund performance are driving highly accretive growth in this business
Lower growth in mortgages has been offset by continued growth in business banking and strong credit card momentum, which allows us to continue to diversify our business mix
Deposit growth continues to track well at 9% in the period contributing to margin expansion and favorable trends in terms of our loan to deposit ratios
The continued strength of the Scene+ loyalty program now 15 million members strong provides a significant opportunity to acquire new payment clients, an important step to a longer term primary relationship with the bank
We're having good success with our bundled offerings
GBM Latin America, which is reported as part of International Banking reported earnings of $372 million, up 24% compared to the prior year as a result of strong revenue growth in capital markets and fee income from business banking across all countries
And in that regard, we highlighted particularly two of interest and great benefit to International Banking
I mean it was just a fantastic result in the quarter
Tangerine delivered its highest quarterly earnings ever, of $107 million, up 9% year-over-year
Tangerines differentiated digital offering and expanded product capability continues to be a unique driver of additional primary clients
So we're not talking about parallel shift now, which is what should happen because the curve is inverted, but bank will continue to benefit meaningfully, which will show up to the other segment when actual rate cuts happen
Global wealth earnings of $374 million reflect the strength of our asset management franchise, the power of our diversified domestic client advisory channels, rebounding market performance in recent months and strong momentum in our international wealth business
And then as the balance sheet evolves, we expect to be positioned much better than what we've been in the past
       

Bearish Statements during earnings call

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Net interest income was down 22% year-over-year and 11% quarter-over-quarter as a result of lower loan and deposit volumes, lower lending margins and higher trading-related funding costs
Investment fund sales in Canada continued to be under pressure with approximately $13 billion in net redemptions this quarter
Higher delinquencies across most of our retail portfolios this quarter reflect the challenging macroeconomic environment
Capital markets revenue was down 12% year-over-year as fixed income revenues were down 22%
Earnings of $374 million declined 4% year-over-year as strong 18% growth within International Wealth was offset by Canadian results declining 8%, largely due to higher expenses, lower trading volumes, offset by growth in asset management
It is important to note that our wholesale business in Canada will face a profitability headwind going forward because of a pending change in Canadian tax legislation related to the elimination of the corporate dividend deduction
Limited economic growth and higher household expenses persisted through Q1 as a result of sticky inflation
Business banking revenues declined 5%, both quarter-over-quarter and year-over-year, as loans were down 7% year-over-year
Macroeconomic and geopolitical pressures continue to weigh on our international banking footprint
Non-interest income was down 5% year-over-year due to elevated private equity gains in the prior year and loss of income from the sale of our equity interest in Canadian Tire Financial Services
This quarter, all bank PCLs were 50 basis points, driven by the following: One, Canadian commercial exposure in the transportation industry; Stage 3 migration in our Canadian retail portfolio; and persistent challenging market conditions in Peru and Colombia
Total PCLs of 50 basis points or $962 million are down $294 million quarter-over-quarter
In the near term, specifically in Peru and Colombia, delinquencies are expected to increase, with economic recovery expected to be more challenged
Impaired PCLs were $942 million or 49 basis points, up $140 million quarter-over-quarter, largely driven by deterioration in Canadian Automotive Finance, Colombia and Peru
Non-interest income decreased 2% year-over-year, primarily due to lower fixed income trading related revenue, partly offset by higher underwriting and advisory fees
This quarter's results reflect an increase in credit provisioning, given the incremental financial strain that sustained higher interest rates are having on our clients
We expect the Canadian economy to underperform both the U.S
It did, however, feel listening to your comments that we could see some near-term deterioration
But when you look at it from this quarter to, say, same quarter last year, that's definitely a headwind, which shows up in the other segment
If I step back away from customers without mortgages, this is a single service customer where we're seeing stress in the portfolio
   

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