“TF Bank’s loan portfolio continues to grow strongly and the past year’s growth amounted to 28 % in local currencies. German credit cards continue to be the main driver of growth in the first quarter. Operating profit increased by 14 % to SEK 118 million compared to the first quarter of 2022 and the return on equity amounted to 22 %.”– Mattias Carlsson, CEO
January – March 2023 compared to January – March 2022
- The loan portfolio amounted to SEK 15,286 million, compared to March 2022 the increase in local currencies was 28 %
- Operating profit increased by 14 % to SEK 117.6 million
- Earnings per share increased by 13 % to SEK 4.07
- Cost/income ratio amounted to 42.0 % (43.3)
- Return on equity amounted to 22.2 % (24.5)
- Total capital ratio has increased to 16.7 % (15.6) since year-end
Significant events, January – March 2023
- The credit card business had a substantial loan book growth of 16 % during the quarter 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.
- The Board has appointed Joakim Jansson as new CEO, starting no later than August 2023. The current CEO Mattias Carlsson will remain with the company as a Senior Business Advisor.
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TF Bank in brief
TF Bank was founded 1987 and is an internet-based niche 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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