“Record volumes for the German credit card contributed to an increase in the Bank’s loan portfolio by 7 % in local currencies during the second quarter. Return on equity amounted to 22 % during the quarter and the income grew at a higher pace than the expenses. Implemented price increases and a slightly lower growth rate are expected to affect profitability and capital ratios positively during the second half of the year.”– Joakim Jansson, CEO
January – June 2023 compared to January – June 2022
- The loan portfolio amounted to SEK 17,012 million, compared to June 2022 the increase in local currencies was 27 %
- Operating profit increased by 15 % to SEK 240.6 million
- Earnings per share increased by 13 % to SEK 8.32
- Cost/income ratio decreased to 41.7 % (43.8)
- Return on equity amounted to 22.0 % (24.4)
- Total capital ratio has increased to 15.0 % (15.6) since year-end
April – June 2023 compared to April – June 2022
- The loan portfolio amounted to SEK 17,012 million, compared to March 2023 the increase in local currencies was 7 %
- Operating profit increased by 15 % to SEK 123.0 million
- Earnings per share increased by 14 % to SEK 4.26
- Cost/income ratio decreased to 41.4 % (44.3)
- Return on equity amounted to 21.9 % (24.1)
Significant events, January – June 2023
- The credit card business had a strong loan book growth of 43 % during the first half of the year and economies of scale in the business model contributed to the operating profit increasing significantly.
- TF Bank has issued Tier 2 bonds in the amount of SEK 150 million and carried out an early redemption of additional Tier 1 bonds of SEK 100 million.
- Joakim Jansson took seat as CEO May 15, 2023. The prior CEO Mattias Carlsson remains with the company as a Senior Business Advisor.
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TF Bank in brief
TF Bank was founded 1987 and is a digital bank offering consumer banking services and e-commerce solutions through a proprietary IT platform with a high degree of automation. Deposit and lending activities are conducted in Sweden, Finland, Norway, Denmark, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland, Germany, Austria and Spain through branch or cross-border banking with the support of the Swedish banking license. The operations are divided into three segments: Consumer Lending, Credit Cards and Ecommerce Solutions. TF Bank is listed on Nasdaq Stockholm.
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