Credit Agricole 3Q Net Profit Surpasses Expectations
07 Novembre 2018 - 7:36AM
Dow Jones News
By Pietro Lombardi
Credit Agricole SA's (ACA.FR) net profit rose in the third
quarter thanks to profit growth across most of its business
divisions, it said Wednesday.
Net profit for the period rose 3.2% to 1.10 billion euros ($1.26
billion).
Excluding exceptional items, underlying net income rose 17% on
year to EUR1.13 billion, its highest level of third-quarter
underlying net income since the financial crisis, the bank
said.
France's second-largest listed bank by assets reported a 5%
increase in revenue, at EUR4.80 billion.
Analysts expected net profit of EUR1.06 billion on revenue of
EUR4.84 billion, according to a consensus estimate provided by
FactSet.
Revenue grew on year across its business units, while profit was
up in most of them, apart from the specialized financial-services
business, were it was roughly stable.
The Paris-based lender's core tier 1 ratio--a key measure of
capital strength--rose to 11.5% in September, up from 11.4% in
June.
The bank achieved "organic growth in all of its business lines,"
Chief Executive Philippe Brassac said.
Write to Pietro Lombardi at pietro.lombardi@dowjones.com
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November 07, 2018 01:21 ET (06:21 GMT)
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