RESULTS FOR THE NINE MONTHS ENDED 30 SEPTEMBER 2023
“Guided by our purpose, we remain focused on supporting our customers and helping them navigate the uncertain economic environment.
The Group continues to perform well. Robust financial performance and strong capital generation in the first nine months of the year was driven by net income growth, cost discipline and resilient asset quality. This performance allows us to reaffirm our 2023 guidance.
As we set out in the first of our four strategic seminars1 earlier this month, we are successfully executing against our strategic priorities. This supports progress towards our ambition to enable higher, more sustainable returns. Together, it will better position us to deliver for all of our stakeholders as we continue to help Britain prosper.”
Charlie Nunn,
Group Chief Executive
Continued robust financial performance and consistent delivery
• Statutory profit after tax of £4.3 billion (£1.4 billion in the third quarter) with net income of £13.7 billion up 7 per cent. Strong return on tangible equity of 16.6 per cent, 16.9 per cent in the third quarter
• Underlying net interest income of £10.4 billion up 10 per cent with a net interest margin of 3.15 per cent. Net interest margin of 3.08 per cent in the third quarter, down 6 basis points in the quarter given the expected mortgage and deposit pricing headwinds. Average interest-earning assets of £453.5 billion, stable versus the fourth quarter of 2022
• Underlying other income of £3.8 billion, 8 per cent higher, reflecting continued recovery of customer activity and ongoing investment in the business as we progress against our strategic initiatives
• Operating lease depreciation of £585 million, up on the previous year given depreciation of higher value vehicles, growth partly from the Tusker acquisition, lower gains on disposal and recent declines in used electric car prices
• Operating costs of £6.7 billion, up 5 per cent and in line with expectations. The Group maintains cost discipline in the context of higher planned strategic investment, new business costs and continued inflationary pressures
• Impairment charge of £0.8 billion and asset quality ratio of 25 basis points, reflecting broadly stable credit trends and resilient asset quality. The portfolio remains well-positioned in the context of the economic environment
• Loans and advances to customers reduced £2.8 billion to £452.1 billion, including a £2.5 billion legacy portfolio exit in the first quarter. Balances increased by £1.4 billion in the third quarter with growth across a number of businesses, including in the open mortgage book (£0.4 billion) and the unsecured and Corporate and Institutional Banking portfolios
• Customer deposits of £470.3 billion down £5.0 billion (1.0 per cent), including a £9.4 billion reduction in Retail current accounts, partly offset by a combined £5.2 billion increase in Retail savings and Wealth balances. Deposits increased by £0.5 billion during the third quarter, given growth in Retail savings
• Strong capital generation of 165 basis points; 129 basis points after CRD IV model changes and phased unwind of IFRS 9 relief
• Pensions triennial review substantially agreed with an additional contribution of £250 million to be paid by the end of March 2024, and no further contributions in this triennial period
• Risk-weighted assets of £217.7 billion increased by £6.8 billion, reflecting part of the anticipated impact of CRD IV model updates along with lending and other increases, net of optimisation activity
• Tangible net assets per share of 47.2 pence, slightly up on the end of 2022; up 1.5 pence in the third quarter, given higher profits, the reduction in share count (c.7 per cent year to date following the completion of the £2 billion share buyback) and movements in the cash flow hedge reserve, partly offset by pensions surplus changes and distributions
• CET1 ratio of 14.6 per cent remains ahead of ongoing c.12.5 per cent target, plus management buffer of c.1 per cent
2023 guidance reaffirmed, with slightly improved asset quality;
• Banking net interest margin of greater than 310 basis points
• Operating costs of c.£9.1 billion
• Asset quality ratio now expected to be less than 30 basis points
• Return on tangible equity of greater than 14 per cent
• Capital generation of c.175 basis points2
1 Event materials available at: https://www.lloydsbankinggroup.com/investors/financial-downloads/event-presentations-webcasts.html.
2 Excluding capital distributions and the impact of the Tusker acquisition. Inclusive of ordinary dividends received from the Insurance business.