PNC Financial Services (PNC) Tops Q1 EPS Views; Offers Qtr. Highlights
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Price: $156.30 -1.11%
EPS Growth %: -15.6%
Financial Fact:
Net income: 1.84
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EPS Growth %: -15.6%
Financial Fact:
Net income: 1.84
Today's EPS Names:
FRSB, DGICA, UXIN, More
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PNC Financial Services (NYSE: PNC) reported Q1 EPS of $1.82, $0.16 better than the analyst estimate of $1.66.
Income Statement Highlights
- First quarter results were driven by loan and deposit growth, well-controlled expenses and credit quality improvement as well as seasonal trends.
- Net interest income of $2.2 billion for the first quarter declined $71 million, or 3 percent, compared with the fourth quarter reflecting fewer days in the quarter and lower purchase accounting accretion.
- Noninterest income of $1.6 billion decreased $225 million, or 12 percent, compared with the fourth quarter.
- Lower benefit from release of reserves for residential mortgage repurchase obligations and first quarter seasonal declines impacted fee income.
- Noninterest expense of $2.3 billion decreased $250 million, or 10 percent, from fourth quarter reflecting disciplined expense management and seasonality.
- Provision for credit losses declined to $94 million for the first quarter compared with $113 million for the fourth quarter as overall credit quality continued to improve.
Balance Sheet Highlights
- Loans grew $2.6 billion, or 1 percent, to $198 billion at March 31, 2014 compared with December 31, 2013.
- Total commercial lending grew $3.6 billion, or 3 percent, primarily in real estate, corporate banking and business credit.
- Total consumer lending decreased $1.0 billion due to lower home equity, residential mortgage and education loans as well as seasonal declines in credit card loans partially offset by growth in automobile loans.
- Overall credit quality continued to improve during the first quarter of 2014 compared with the fourth quarter.
- Nonperforming assets of $3.3 billion at March 31, 2014 declined $153 million, or 4 percent.
- Net charge-offs were stable at $186 million for the first quarter and $189 million for fourth quarter 2013.
- Deposits grew $1.5 billion, or 1 percent, to $222 billion at March 31, 2014 compared with December 31, 2013.
- PNC continued to enhance its liquidity position in preparation for implementation of new short-term liquidity regulatory standards as reflected in higher deposit balances maintained with the Federal Reserve Bank and investment securities and borrowed funds activity.
- PNC's well-positioned balance sheet remained core funded with a loans to deposits ratio of 89 percent at March 31, 2014.
- PNC took actions reflecting its strong capital position.
- In April 2014 the board of directors raised the quarterly cash dividend on common stock to 48 cents per share, an increase of 4 cents per share, or 9 percent, effective with the May dividend.
- PNC announced share repurchase programs of up to $1.5 billion for the four quarter period beginning in the second quarter of 2014 under its existing common stock repurchase program authorization.
- Transitional Basel III common equity Tier 1 capital ratio, calculated using the regulatory capital methodology applicable to PNC during 2014, was an estimated 10.8 percent at March 31, 2014.
- Pro forma fully phased-in Basel III common equity Tier 1 capital ratio increased to an estimated 9.7 percent at March 31, 2014 from 9.4 percent at December 31, 2013 based on the standardized approach rules.
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