Fellow Bank - Operations launch burdened figures
Fellow Bank started its banking operations in April and financial figures were accordingly burdened. Lending volumes showed positive signs aided by the new, more competitive business model. Fellow Bank started actions to strengthen the capital adequacy to support growth after the reporting period.
- Total income during H1/22 amounted to EUR 2.3m (Evli EUR 2.8m). Net interest income amounted to EUR 2.5m (Evli EUR 2.0m) and net fee and commission income to EUR 0.0m (Evli EUR 0.8m).
- After starting the banking operations, business lending and consumer lending volumes increased by 49% and 35% respectively compared with the beginning of the year
- The loan portfolio at the end H1 amounted to EUR 114.5m and the deposit portfolio was EUR 223.4m.
- The pre-tax profit during H1 amounted to EUR -7.4m (Evli EUR -2.3m). The difference compared with our estimates was mainly due to a larger than estimated ECL change due to growth in the loan book, total OPEX also slightly above our estimates at EUR 5.6m (Evli EUR 5.1m). Profitability was burdened by non-recurring costs relating to the launch of banking growth investments
- Earnings per share amounted to EUR -0.1 compared with our estimate of EUR -0.02.
- CET1 and the CET1 ratio amounted to EUR 19.6m and 19.4%. After the reporting period, Fellow Bank started actions aiming at the issue of a Tier 2 debenture in the early autumn.
- The cost / income ratio amounted to 235%.