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Bank of Åland Plc: Half-Year Financial Report for the period January - June 2021


 

Bank of Åland Plc
Half-Year Financial Report
July 20, 2021 9:00 am

Half-Year Financial Report for the period January - June 2021

“During the first half of 2021, we had a continued strong influx of new investment customers, especially in our Private Banking segment. The net flow of new actively managed assets during the period exceeded half a billion euros and total volume of actively managed assets rose to more than EUR 8.5 billion, which was 40 per cent higher than on the corresponding date last year.

“Because of the strong start to the year, our net operating profit (EUR 24.4 M) was 46 per cent better than in the first half of 2020. Our expectations about this year's earnings have consequently risen, and we now believe that net operating profit in 2021 will substantially exceed last year’s record figure of EUR 39.7 M.”

Peter Wiklöf, Managing Director and Chief Executive

January - June 2021 compared to January - June 2020

  • Net operating profit increased by 46 per cent to EUR 24.4 M (16.7).

  • Net interest income increased by 4 per cent to EUR 30.5 M (29.3).

  • Net commission income increased by 18 per cent to EUR 38.5 M (32.6).

  • Total expenses increased by 13 per cent to EUR 59.7 M (53.0).

  • Net impairment losses on financial assets (including recoveries) totalled EUR 0.6 M (4.6), equivalent to a loan loss level of 0.03 (0.22) per cent.

  • Return on equity after taxes (ROE) increased to 14.4 (10.1) per cent.

  • Earnings per share increased by 50 per cent to EUR 1.27 (0.85).

  • The common equity Tier 1 ratio capital decreased to 13.4 per cent (14.3 per cent on December 31, 2020).

  • Revised future outlook: The Bank of Åland expects its net operating profit in 2021 to be substantially better than in the record-breaking year 2020: that is, substantially better than EUR 39.7 M.

The second quarter of 2021 compared to the second quarter of 2020

  • Net operating profit increased by 39 per cent to EUR 13.6 M (9.8).

  • Net interest income increased by 3 per cent to EUR 15.2 M (14.8).

  • Net commission income increased by 21 per cent to EUR 18.9 M (15.7).

  • Total expenses increased by 13 per cent to EUR 29.2 M (25.8).

  • Net impairment losses on financial assets (including recoveries) totalled EUR 0.5 M (0.8), equivalent to a loan loss level of 0.05 (0.08) per cent.

  • Return on equity after taxes (ROE) increased to 16.4 (11.8) per cent.

  • Earnings per share increased by 45 per cent to EUR 0.72 (0.50).


Financial summary

GroupQ2
2021
Q1
2021
 %Q2
2020
 %Jan-Jun
2021
Jan-Jun
2020
%
EUR M        
Income         
Net interest income15.215.2014.8330.529.34
Net commission income18.919.6-315.72138.532.618
Net income from financial items at fair value-0.60.4 0.0 -0.30.8 
Other income9.76.2575.76915.911.538
Total income43.241.4436.31984.674.214
         
Staff costs-18.5-17.47-15.619-36.0-30.717
Other expences-7.7-10.2-24-7.18-17.9-16.111
Depreciation/amortisation-2.9-2.90-3.1-5-5.8-6.1-5
Total expenses-29.2-30.5-4-25.813-59.7-53.013
         
Profit before impairment losses14.110.92910.63325.021.317
         
Impairment losses on financial assets, net-0.5-0.1 -0.8-38-0.6-4.6-88
Net operating profit13.610.8269.83924.416.746
         
Income taxes-2.4-2.28-2.017-4.5-3.529
Profit for the report period11.28.6307.84519.813.250
         
Attributable to:        
Shareholders in Bank of Åland Plc11.28.6307.84519.813.250
         
Volume        
Lending to the public4,5184,41924,1888   
Deposits from the public3,8013,52983,45910   
Actively managed assets 18,5417,80896,10740   
Equity capital311298527115   
Balance sheet total6,2616,08935,70810   
Risk exposure amount1,8121,68871,6619   
         
Financial ratios        
Return on equity after taxes, % (ROE) 216.412.5 11.8 14.410.1 
Return on equity after taxes, % (ROE), moving 12-month average to end of report period13.712.6 11.0    
Expense/income ratio 30.670.74 0.71 0.710.71 
Loan loss level, % 40.050.02 0.08 0.030.22 
Gross share of loans in Stage 3, % 51.010.92 0.81    
Liquidity coverage ratio (LCR), % 6152165 142    
Net stable funding ratio (NSFR), % 7110106 114    
Loan/deposit ratio, % 8119125 121    
Common equtiy Tier 1 capital ratio, % 913.414.2 14.5    
Tier 1 capital ratio, % 1015.115.9 14.5    
Total capital ratio, % 1116.618.1 16.7    
Leverage ratio, % 124.84.7 4.1    
Earnings per share, EUR 130.720.55310.50451.270.8550
Earnings per share, EUR, moving 12-month average to end of report period2.452.22101.8036   
Equity capital per share, EUR 1418.0917.19517.414   
Working hours re-calculated to full-time equivalent positions82579047441180773410


1 Actively managed assets encompassed managed assets in the Group’s own mutual 
funds, as well as discretionary and advisory securities volume.
2 Profit for the report period attributable to shareholders / Average shareholders´portion of equity capital
3 Expenses / Income
4 Impairment losses on loan portfolio and other commitments / Lending to the public at the beginning of the period
5 Share of loans in Stage 3 / Gross lending to the public
6 LCR, assets at levels 1 and 2 / 30-day net cash outflow
7 Available stable funding / Stable funding requirement
8 Lending to the public / Deposits from the public
9 Common equity Tier 1 capital / Risk exposure amount
10 Tier 1 capital / Risk exposure amount
11 Own funds / Risk exposure amount
12 Tier 1 capital / Total exposure metric
13 Shareholders’ portion of profit for the period / Average number of shares
14 Shareholders’ portion of equity capital / Number of shares on closing day

The Bank of Åland (Ålandsbanken) follows the disclosure procedure stipulated in "Disclosure obligation of the issuer (7/2013)", published by the Finnish Financial Supervisory Authority and hereby publishes its Half-Year Financial Report for the period January – June 2021, which is enclosed with this stock exchange release. The Bank`s Half-Year Financial Report for the period January – June 2021 is attached to this release in PDF format and is also available on the company’s web site at https://www.alandsbanken.com/uploads/pdf/result/en_resultat_jan-jun_21.pdf

Mariehamn, July 20, 2021

THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS

For more information please contact:

Peter Wiklöf, Managing Director and Chief Executive, Bank of Åland Plc, tel. + 358 (0)40 512 7505

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