Earnings Sentiment

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Bullish Statements during Earnings call

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We compete every day and we have good customer service and great products, we'll be a net beneficiary
Importantly, as lower rate securities and swaps roll off, we expect our securities yield to continue to increase, resulting in a meaningful improvement to tangible book value from AOCI accretion
First, in a challenging operating environment, we generated 3 points of positive operating leverage through disciplined expense management
Our credit quality remained strong during the quarter, reflecting our thoughtful approach to managing risk, customer selection, and long-term relationship development, all of which have historically served us well in challenging economic cycles
Next, we strengthened our capital and liquidity positions even further during the quarter
As a result, we generated 3% positive operating leverage, and PPNR grew 9%
As you can see on the slide, we delivered strong results in the third quarter, generating $1.6 billion in net income, or $3.60 in diluted earnings per share
In summary, PNC reported a solid third quarter 2023
That being said, we're well positioned to comply with the proposals as drafted
We believe these actions will position PNC for stronger efficiency going forward
And we generated 3% positive operating leverage on both the year-to-date and the linked-quarter basis
De minimis expense is involved with it, and we're excited about it
This acquisition is financially attractive given the purchase price of 99% of par and the high credit quality of the portfolio
And we remain well capitalized with an estimated CET1 ratio of 9.8% as of September 30, 2023, which increased 30 basis points linked quarter
And we leveraged our strong balance sheet to take advantage of opportunities such as the Signature Bank loans that we recently acquired
While decisions involving personnel are never easy, we believe they will help us more effectively and efficiently deliver for our customers and our stakeholders, and we'll continue to be diligent in our expense management going forward
From a capital perspective, we're well positioned with a CET1 ratio of 9.8% as of September 30
For the first nine months of 2023, revenue grew 5% compared to the same period a year ago, reflecting higher interest rates and business growth
While we continue to monitor discussions regarding regulatory changes in these areas, based on our current estimates, we are well positioned to meet the proposed requirements without meaningful changes to how we operate
We believe the acquisition will enhance our broader efforts in the private equity sponsor industry
Our CIP efforts over the years have allowed us to substantially invest in our company while still delivering low single digit annual expense growth
So, it's actually a good thought
We increased our Continuous Improvement goal last quarter from $400 million to $450 million, and we are on track to achieve that goal in 2023
My guess was that the trading line item was better than peer fees
One of your larger peers reported stronger capital markets this morning
Noninterest expense grew 2% and was well controlled despite a higher FDIC assessment rate and inflationary pressures
Our Continuous Improvement Program has been in place for over a decade, and through this program we've utilized expense savings to fund our ongoing business growth and technology investments
However, tangible book value increased to $78.16 per common share as retained earnings growth exceeded the negative impact of AOCI
And as of September 30, our cumulative deposit beta was 41%, which was slightly better than our July expectation
Rob Reilly And that's a program that we've had in place, as I mentioned, for several years, and allows us to -- and has allowed us to grow annual expenses in the low single-digit range, even with all those investments
       

Bearish Statements during earnings call

Statement
In fact, in the third quarter, the actuals came in lower than what we expected for the first time since rates have been increasing rapidly
And our net interest margin was 2.71%, a decline of 8 basis points
Third quarter revenue was down $60 million, or 1%, compared with the second quarter
So, they came in weaker than expected this quarter
Net interest income of $3.4 billion decreased $92 million or 3%, as higher yields on interest earning assets were more than offset by increased funding costs
M&A advisory activity continued to remain softer in the third quarter despite robust pipelines
Other noninterest income of $94 million declined $35 million linked quarter, driven by lower private equity revenue and included negative Visa fair value adjustments totaling $51 million
In regard to our view of the overall economy, we're expecting a mild recession starting in the first half of 2024, with a contraction in real GDP of less than 1%
We had a soft second quarter
Commercial loans averaged $218 billion, a decline of $5.5 billion, driven by lower utilization as well as paydowns outpacing new production
Total revenue of $5.2 billion decreased $60 million, or 1%, compared to the second quarter of 2023
Partially offsetting this, capital markets and advisory revenue decreased $45 million, or 21%, driven by lower trading revenue
Net interest income to be down 1% to 2%
We've seen some drop in utilization
Recall, in the third quarter, we had expected 3% to 5% decline
At quarter-end, AOCI was a negative $10.3 billion compared to a negative $9.5 billion at June 30, reflecting higher interest rates
I guess just in the last few weeks, there's been a couple commercial hiccups in the industry in the shared national credit space
What's new is basically dropping the run rate related to personnel and just tightening the ship and what is it a tougher revenue environment
However, the current environment poses meaningful pressures necessitating expense control measures beyond our annual CIP program
And everybody's been wrong so far
   

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