Leumi Continues to Deliver Strong Results - Net Income in the First Nine Months of 2022 reaches NIS 5.4 Billion ($1.5 Billion)

Net income: NIS 1.8 billion ($508 million) in the third quarter and NIS 5.4 billion ($1.5 billion) in the first nine months of the year;

Return on equity - 16.3% in the first nine months of the year and 14.9% in Q3;

Credit portfolio: 17.9% growth from the beginning of the year; 

Best efficiency ratio among the Israeli banks: 39.1% in Q3 and 39.5% in the first nine months of the year;

Total dividend from the beginning of the year reaches approx. NIS 1.6 billion ($452 million) - including NIS 356 million ($100 million) in respect of Q3

TEL AVIV, Israel, Nov 29, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- 

>    Net income in the third quarter of 2022 reached NIS 1.8 billion ($508 million), compared to NIS 1.6 billion ($452 million) in the corresponding quarter last year. Net income in the first nine months of the year reached NIS 5.4 billion ($1.5 billion), compared to NIS 4.6 billion ($1.3 billion) in the corresponding period last year.
>    Return on equity in the third quarter of 2022 was 14.9%, compared with 15.1% in the corresponding quarter last year. Return on equity in the first nine months of the year was 16.3%, compared with 15.4% in the corresponding period last year.
>    Best efficiency ratio among Israeli banks: in the third quarter of 2022, the efficiency ratio was 39.1%, compared with 47.4% in the corresponding quarter last year. The efficiency ratio in the first nine months of the year, net of the results of Leumi USA, was 39.5%, compared with 45.5% in the corresponding period last year. The efficiency ratio during the reporting period was affected by the merger of Leumi USA with Valley National Bank.
>    Robust capital adequacy - Common Equity Tier 1 capital as at September 30, 2022 was 11.41%, and the total capital ratio was 14.28%. The high capital adequacy supports the continuous implementation of Leumi's strategy.
>    Dividend - Leumi (TASE: LUMI) to distribute a NIS 356 million dividend ($100 million), which represents 20% of the net income for the third quarter of 2022.
>    Credit growth is focused on strategic segments - the Bank continues to focus its growth on the credit portfolio in the corporate, commercial and mortgage segments. Net of the effects of Leumi USA's merger, during the first nine months of the year the credit portfolio grew by 17.9%. The corporate portfolio (including real estate) increased by 24%; the commercial portfolio was up by 18% and the mortgage portfolio was up 13%.

>    Robust credit quality:
Loan loss expenses (income) for the first nine months of 2022, net of the results of Leumi USA, reflect an expense rate of 0.06% of the average outstanding loans to the public, compared to an income rate of 0.34% in the corresponding period last year. The loan loss expense during the first nine months of the year stems from an increase in the collective provision, which was offset by collections.
Rate of non-performing loans (NPL) continues to improve and decreased to 0.65% as of the end of Q3.
Rate of troubled debts also continues to improve and decreased to 1.53% as of the end of Q3.
>    Finance income in the first nine months of 2022, net of the results of Leumi USA, reached NIS 9.9 billion ($2.8 billion), compared to NIS 8.5 billion ($2.4 billion) in the corresponding period last year, a 16.5% increase.
>    Total operating and other expenses in the first nine months of 2022, net of the results of Leumi USA, were down by NIS 150 million ($42 million) compared with the same period last year, a 2.9% decrease.
>    Sale of Leumi's HQ in Tel Aviv ('Beit Mani') - As part of the preparations to complete the transition of the Bank's headquarters to Lod in 2023, during April 2022 the Bank entered into an agreement to sell one of its headquarters buildings in Tel Aviv. This sale is expected to generate a pre-tax capital gain of NIS 524 million ($148 million), to be recorded in 2023.

President & CEO of Leumi, Hanan Friedman: "The financial results reflect the successful implementation of our strategy in business segments that are in focus. The healthy growth - which we present methodically - is achieved by meticulous risk management, alongside providing convenient banking, customized to every customer's needs across all service channels, that is based on advanced technological tools, data and models. The infrastructures we have created will allow us to continue to do much more - using less resources".

Development of balance sheet items ^(a) :
>    Shareholder's equity as at September 30, 2022 totaled NIS 48 billion ($14 billion), compared to NIS 41.8 billion ($12 billion) as at September 30, 2021.
>    Net loans to the public as at September 30, 2022 totaled NIS 383 billion ($108 billion), compared with NIS 308 billion ($87 billion) as at September 30, 2021 - a 24.4% increase. Most of the increase is due to mortgage, middle-market and corporate loans.
>    Deposits by the public as at September 30, 2022 totaled NIS 546.7 billion ($154.3 billion), compared with NIS 478.8 billion ($135.1 billion) as at September 30, 2021 - a 14.2% increase.

Conference Call Details

A conference call to discuss the results will be held today at 5 PM (Israel); 3 PM (UK); 10:00 AM (ET).

Conference Call Dial-in Details (no passcode required):

Israel:  03-9180610
UK:  0-800-917-9141
US & Canada:  1-888-407-2553
All other locations:  +972-3-918-0610

The call will be accompanied by a presentation which will be published today on the Israeli Securities Authority reporting website (MAGNA). It will also be available on the Leumi website under Investor Relations, in the Financial Statements page, Investor Presentation and Conference Call.

An archived recording will be available on the Leumi website one business day after the call ends.

For more information visit the investor relations page on our website or contact Michael Klahr, VP, Head of Investor Relations, at [email protected]

The conference call does not replace the need to review the latest periodic/quarterly reports containing full information, including forward-looking information, as defined in the Israeli Securities Law, and set out in the aforementioned reports.

SOURCE Bank Leumi