Wells Fargo (NYSE: WFC) reported Q3 EPS of $0.92, $0.24 worse than the analyst estimate of $1.16. Revenue for the quarter came in at $22 billion versus the consensus estimate of $20.96 billion.

• Third quarter 2019 included a $1.6 billion, or $(0.35) per share, discrete litigation accrual (not tax-deductible) for previously disclosed retail sales practices matters, and a $1.1 billion, or $0.20 per share, gain from the previously announced sale of our Institutional Retirement and Trust (IRT) business

Interim Chief Executive Officer Allen Parker said, “We continued to make progress on our top priorities during the third quarter, and we're all looking forward to Charlie Scharf's joining Wells Fargo on October 21 as the company’s Chief Executive Officer and President. It’s been an honor for me to serve as the interim Chief Executive Officer over the past six months, and I want to thank both our management team and all our team members for their hard work during this period of transition. Our continued efforts to transform Wells Fargo and our unwavering commitment to serve our customers resulted during the third quarter in higher branch customer experience survey scores, growth in primary consumer checking customers, and increased loan and deposit balances. We have more work ahead, but I’m confident that our focused efforts and the fundamental strengths of Wells Fargo will continue to enable us to achieve success.”

Chief Financial Officer John Shrewsberry said, “Wells Fargo reported $4.6 billion of net income in the third quarter and diluted earnings per share of $0.92, which included the impact of a $1.6 billion, or $(0.35) per share, discrete litigation accrual for previously disclosed retail sales practices matters, as well as a $1.1 billion, or $0.20 per share, gain from the sale of our Institutional Retirement and Trust business. Business fundamentals were strong as both loans and deposits grew from the second quarter and from a year ago. Our net charge-off rate remained near historic lows, and we had strong capital returns, including increasing our quarterly common stock dividend by 19% and reducing our common shares outstanding by 9% compared with a year ago, while maintaining a strong capital position.”

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