Wells Fargo - lower interest income
Wells Fargo's results turned out to be mixed. The company achieved positive growth in revenues, increasing them to $20.69 bln (+1% y/y) against an expected decline. The year-on-year increase was driven by a strong improvement in non-interest income, which rose 19% year-on-year. The strongest contributor to this was the increase in trading income in the Market segment, where income rose 16% y/y.
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The market was most negative on the news that the forecast for full-year 2024 costs was raised to $54 billion. In 2Q24, non-interest expenses rose 2% to $13.3 billion (vs. a forecast increase of 0.2%). On a q/q basis, the bank continues to reduce costs, but the pace is still lower than the market expected.
The bank reported a -28% y/y decline in loan loss provisions. The only increase in the credit card-related loan loss provisions segment was offset by declines in other segments.
Results in bln $ (except for per share). Source: XTB Research, Bloomberg Finance L.P.
Source: xStation
JPMorgan Chase - higher loan loss provisions
JPMorgan Chase presented strong results, mostly beating both analysts' consensus expectations and improving y/y performance. The bank performed particularly well in investment banking, where the company's revenues rose 46% y/y. The high growth rate was due, on the one hand, to an increase in bank fees, which rose by 50%, well above the company's projections of 25-30% growth, as well as higher activity in the capital market.
Investors' attention was captured by a strong increase in loan loss provisions, which were raised by 5% year-on-year and as much as 8% more than the consensus forecast. Provisions rose 61% year-on-year compared to the first quarter.
Net interest income rose 4% to $22.9 billion, and reported earnings per share were $6.12 (3% higher than analysts' estimates). The company's profit, which totaled $18.1 billion in 2Q24, was heavily influenced by increases related to Visa's share swap, which ultimately boosted the bank's earnings by $8 billion.
The bank's CEO Jamie Dimon notes that despite market optimism, the fight against inflation may persist for longer than markets anticipate, in his view, entailing a prolonged environment of high interest rates.
The company is losing nearly -1% in trading before the market opened.
Results in bln $ (except for per share). Source: XTB Research, Bloomberg Finance L.P.
Source: xStation
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