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Danske Bank A/s — FY2004 Earnings Presentation

22 slides from Danske Bank A/s's earnings presentation, Feb 10, 2005

  1. Slide 1: Annual Report 2004

    Annual Report 2004 Copenhagen, February 10, 2005

  2. Slide 2: 2004 in brief

    Highlights 2004 in brief - Best financial results ever (DKr m) 2003 2004 Index Net profit for the year á 14% to DKr10.6bn Core income 26,949 27,257 101 • Core income increased 1% Expenses 14,820 14,593 98 • Operating expenses decreased 2% Core earnings before prov. 12,129 12,664 104 Provisions for b

  3. Slide 3: Lending

    Financial highlights Lending - Strong lending growth in 2004 Bank lending á15% • Strong lending growth in all the Nordic countries throughout the year DKr bn Lending growth • Growth dominated by property financing 550 • High corporate loan growth in Norway 2003 2004 and Sweden – Denmark is picking u

  4. Slide 4: Key figures and ratios

    Financial highlights Key figures and ratios - Improvement across the board Return on equity rose to 17.4% Key ratios 2003 2004 • Core return on equity increased Net profit as % of avg. sh. equity p.a. 15.2 17.4 by nearly 4 percentage points • Return on equity up slightly less due to Core earnings as

  5. Slide 5: Net interest income

    Business trends Net interest income - Positive trend throughout the whole year Net interest income â 2% DKr bn Net interest income % 4.25 4 • Lower interest rates reduced income Danish money market rate by DKr400m, mainly in H1 3.75 2 • Growth primarily in low-margin products, primarily property-fin

  6. Slide 6: Costs

    Business trends Costs - Favourable trend continues Costs â 2% DKr bn ß Costs and C/I ratio à % 16 58 • Costs totalled DKr14.6bn – as expected C/I ratio • C/I ratio improved from 55% to 53.5% 14 54 • Focus on rationalisations to continue, but costs are unlikely to fall going forward 12 50 2002 2003 2

  7. Slide 7: Loan-loss provisions

    Business trends Loan-loss provisions - Net loan-loss provisions of zero Loan-loss provisions down to zero DKr m Loan-loss provisions 500 Average • Sharply reduced need for net provisions • Healthy macroeconomic conditions in the Nordic countries 0 Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 • Net reversal a

  8. Slide 8: Capital structure

    Capital structure Capital structure - Core capital ratio and solvency ratio above stated goals The acquisition requires capital (as % of RWA) Target 2004 • Core capital and solvency ratios Core capital ex hybrid capital 6.5 7.2 currently above stated targets • Share buyback for DKr5bn in 2004 Hybrid

  9. Slide 9: Banking Activities, Danske Bank

    Trends in business areas Banking Activities, Danske Bank - Strong volume growth – lower margins DKr bn Core earnings 4 Core earnings á 22% • Strong growth in retail lending 3 • Lending to corporates picked up in the second half of 2004 2 • Lower margins due to product mix changes 2003 2004 Adj. for

  10. Slide 10: Banking Activities, BG Bank

    Trends in business areas Banking Activities, BG Bank - Strong volume growth – improved cost/income ratio DKr m Core earnings 1,700 1,200 Core earnings á 25% • Strong growth in retail lending: 26% 700 2003 2004 Adj. for rate 2004 adj. • C/I ratio improved by 2 percentage points decline • No loan-loss

  11. Slide 11: Customer and employee satisfaction

    Trends in business areas Customer and employee satisfaction - Increasing across the board Increasing customer satisfaction Index Customer satisfaction 80 • Satisfaction rose 2 points in 2004 (private customers) Danske Bank BG Bank • BG Bank’s improvement in 2003 75 maintained 70 65 2002 2003 2004 Em

  12. Slide 12: Banking Activities Norway

    Trends in business areas Banking Activities Norway - Increasing market share DKr m Core earnings 800 600 Core earnings á 46% 400 á 42% in local currency) (á 200 • Unchanged income in spite of 2003 2004 Adj. for Adj. for FX 2004 adj. rate effect healthy lending growth decline • Falling net interest i

  13. Slide 13: Banking Activities, Sweden

    Trends in business areas Banking Activities, Sweden - High growth in earnings and business volume DKr m Core earnings 1,000 Core earnings á 42% á 41% in local currency) (á 600 • Strong growth in retail and corporate lending 200 • Increasing income due to strong 2003 2004 Adj. for Adj. for FX 2004 ad

  14. Slide 14: Mortgage Finance

    Trends in business areas Mortgage Finance - Product innovation supports growth DKr bn Core earnings 2.5 2.0 Core earnings á 8% • 4% lending growth 1.5 • Costs lower 2003 2004 Adj. for rate 2004 adj. decline • Successful launch of FlexGaranti® DKr bn Gross new lending 2004 boosted income in Q4 50 Oth

  15. Slide 15: Danske Markets

    Trends in business areas Danske Markets - Lower result, as expected Core earnings â 16% DKr m Core earnings • Normalised activity level 1,500 • Increased earnings from equity trading and Corporate Finance 1,000 • Maintained leading market positions in Denmark and Sweden 500 • Improved position in No

  16. Slide 16: Danica Pension

    Trends in business areas Danica Pension - Good growth in premiums and high investment returns Core earnings á 18% DKr m Core earnings • Regular premiums up 13% 1,200 • Continued growth in unit-linked business • Investment return on customers’ funds 800 rose from 6.4% to 10.3% • Danica has “green lig

  17. Slide 17: Danske Capital

    Trends in business areas Danske Capital - Lower costs increase earnings Core earnings á 29% DKr m Core earnings • Assets under management 400 increased by 8% • Lower margin due to changes in 300 product mix and customer mix • Costs reduced by 19% 200 2003 2004 17

  18. Slide 18: Employee shares

    Trends in business areas Employee shares - DKr110m after fulfilment of stated goals Employee shares to all employees Facts about employee shares • Allocated after fulfilment of stated goals • Total value: DKr110m • 2.5% of the increase in core earnings • Purchase price: free of charge • Measures for

  19. Slide 19: Status of the NIB and NB acquisition

    Trends in business areas Status of the NIB and NB acquisition The acquisition National Irish Bank in brief • Two banks: • Market share of 2%-3% • National Irish Bank (NIB), Rep. of Ireland • 59 branches and 13 business • Northern Bank (NB), Northern Ireland centres • Price paid: DKr10.4bn • 134,000

  20. Slide 20: Banking Activities UK & US

    Trends in business areas Banking Activities UK & US - Status of the downscaling and closure of wholesale activities • Closure of branch in New York and downscaling international wholesale banking activities in UK were announced in November • Unfavourable market conditions limited earnings and potent

  21. Slide 21: Outlook for 2005

    Outlook for 2005 Outlook for 2005 - In an IFRS regime • Macroeconomic outlook: moderate growth, low inflation and low interest rates • Total income higher, mainly because of NIB & NB • Stable costs, excluding NIB & NB • Higher cost/income ratio • Loan portfolio quality will remain high, and loan- lo

  22. Slide 22: www.danskebank.com

    www.danskebank.com

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