"SEB's second quarter result is a testimony to the investments we have made over the past years in our franchise and broader customer base", says Annika Falkengren, SEB's President and CEO, commenting on the second quarter. "This quarter we saw a cautiously more positive business sentiment among our customers with activity levels picking up. SEB has continued to attract customers in all markets." "We have further added to our strong capital ratios and at the same time improved return on equity. We stay true to our strong belief that long-term customer relationships drive competitive and sustainable profitability." Operating income amounted to SEK 10.6bn, which was 7 per cent higher from the second quarter last year and 11 per cent up on the previous quarter. Operating expenses, at SEK 5.6bn, were 3 per cent lower from a year ago and unchanged from the previous quarter. Operating profit amounted to SEK 4.8bn, up 23 per cent from the second quarter 2012 and 29 per cent from the previous quarter. Provisions for credit losses amounted to SEK 0.3bn, corresponding to a net credit loss level of 9 bps. Non-performing loans were 24 per cent lower than a year ago. The liquidity coverage ratio was 114 per cent, the core liquidity reserve amounted to SEK 411bn and the total liquid resources were SEK 686bn. The Core Tier 1 capital ratio was 16.1 per cent according to current regulation. The Common Equity Tier 1 ratio was 14.2 per cent (Basel 3). Return on equity in the quarter was 14.0 per cent and earnings per share SEK 1.73. Download Annika Falkengren's presentation here: http://www.sebgroup.com/Documents/Investor_Re...erim/Press Conference_2013_Q2.pdf Download Fact Book here: http://www.sebgroup.com/Documents/Investor_Re...factbook.p df For further information, please contact Jan Erik Back, CFO, +46 8 22 19 00 Ulf Grunnesjö, Head of Investor Relations, +46 8 763 85 01; +46 70 763 85 01 Viveka Hirdman-Ryrberg, Head of Corporate Communication, +46 8 763 85 77, +46 70 550 35 00 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- SEB is a leading Nordic financial services group. As a relationship bank, SEB in Sweden and the Baltic countries offers financial advice and a wide range of financial services. In Denmark, Finland, Norway and Germany the bank's operations have a strong focus on corporate and investment banking based on a full-service offering to corporate and institutional clients. The international nature of SEB's business is reflected in its presence in some 20 countries worldwide. At 30 June 2013, the Group's total assets amounted to SEK 2,596 billion while its assets under management totalled SEK 1,387 billion. The Group has around 16,000 employees. Read more about SEB at http://www.sebgroup.com. [HUG#1716316]
SEB: Second quarter 2013 - Operating profit SEK 4,783m
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