Group PAT from continuing operations increases to €131m in Q1.19 (€8m in Q4.18) o Group PAT from continuing operations before VES one offs and restructuring charges reaches €131m (€8m in Q4.18), driven by strong NII, cost containment and the recovery in trading income
o Q1.19 NII has reversed trend, increasing for the first time in many quarters to €290m (+5% qoq); NII incorporates part of the benefit from the agreement to replace the Greek State IRS with GGBs in mid-February
o OpEx 5% lower yoy both on staff cost reduction (-5% yoy) reflecting the first signs of the recent VES that was completed on March 31st, as well as strong G&A cost containment (-13% yoy); as a result our C:CI declined to 59% in Q1.19 from 61% a year ago (64% in Q4.18)
o Following the Greek State IRS exchange with GGBs and excluding the associated €59m one off gains, trading and other income recovers to €42m in Q1.19 against losses of €47m in the previous quarter
o Loan impairments at €100m in Greece in Q1.19 imply a CoR of 139bps, slightly up from the FY.18 recurring CoR of 113bps
o 2019 estimated Voluntary Exit Scheme (VES) cost stands at €94m and was fully expensed in Q1.19
NPE reduction of €1.1bn qoq
o NPE reduction picks up in Q1.19 (-€1.1bn qoq), driven mainly by sales (€0.7bn relating to the NPL disposal of secured SBLs and small SMEs – Project Symbol), as well as negative formation (€0.3bn) and accounting write offs (€0.1bn)
o NPE coverage of 58% combines with NPE ratio of 39% in Greece, providing flexibility to proceed fast with the clean-up of the NPE stock as envisaged
Strong liquidity profile
o Superior liquidity position and low funding cost put NBG in an advantageous position to tap solid corporate credit demand
o Domestic deposits reach €41.2bn, up by 7% yoy
o Interbank exposure cut by €2.2bn ytd reflects further funding cost optimization, with LCR and NSFR ratios kept at 151% and 113%, respectively
o Eurosystem funding (TLTRO) at €2.3bn
CET1 ratio at 15.7%
o CET1 ratio at 15.7%, including the impairment charges on Banca Romaneasca (BROM), NBG Cyprus, and NBG Egypt
o The completion of the above discontinued operations will benefit capital through RWA deconsolidation, not factored currently in capital calculation
o Pro forma for the Q1.19 PAT and taking into account the IFRS 9 full impact, CET1 stands at 12.8%
o The planned sale of Ethniki Insurance will provide further support to capital ratios
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