Dublin/Frankfurt, 31 July 2006.
DEPFA BANK plc today released its second quarter 2006 results. With a net profit of € 140 m it is the best quarterly result ever. The client segments combining Budget Finance, Infrastructure Finance and Client Product Services made up 84% of pre-tax profit in the second quarter versus 77% in the first quarter. Net interest income showed a healthy improvement to € 110 m, which confirmed the upwards trend of the year. Net fee and commission income more than doubled to € 12 m (from € 5 m). The trading result reached € 41 m and gains from sale of financial assets totalled € 67 m. Total expenditure showed a headline figure of € 56 m which represents a slight fall of € 2 m against the first quarter 2006. The RoE of 23% is well within the profit target for the full year, the cost/income ratio stood stable at 24%.
Group figures Q2 2006 (IFRS)
|
Q2 2006 |
Q2 2005 |
Change | |
|
Net interest income |
110 |
96 |
14.6% |
|
Net fee and commission income |
12 |
5 |
140.0% |
|
Net trading income |
41 |
-181 |
|
|
Gains less losses from financial assets |
67 |
292 |
-77.1% |
|
Other operating income |
- |
4 |
|
|
Total operating income |
230 |
216 |
6.5% |
|
Operating expenses |
-56 |
-52 |
7.7% |
|
Profit before taxes |
174 |
164 |
6.1% |
|
Profit after taxes |
140 |
126 |
11.1% |
Contact:
Hanno Strube
Henrik Hannemann
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