Citizens Financial Group, Inc. · NYSE:CFG

Citizens Financial — Investor Presentation (March 2006)

71 slides from Citizens Financial's investor presentation, March 2006

  1. Slide 1: 2006 Analyst Visit Citizens Financial Group

    2006 Analyst Visit Citizens Financial Group

  2. Slide 2: 2006 Analyst Visit Citizens Financial Group

    2006 Analyst Visit Citizens Financial Group

  3. Slide 3: Forward looking statements disclaimer

    This presentation may contain forward looking statements, including such statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the US Securities Act of 1933 and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. These statements concern or may affect future matters, such as the Group's economic results,

  4. Slide 4: Agenda

    Agenda I. Larry Fish Chairman & CEO Overview II. Bob Mahoney Vice-Chairman Retail Banking III. Steve Steinour President Commercial Banking IV. Mark Formica Manufacturing Vice-Chairman National Consumer Businesses V. Larry Fish Conclusion

  5. Slide 5: Overview

    Overview Larry Fish Chairman & CEO Citizens Financial Group

  6. Slide 6: Citizens Bank Branch Network

    Citizens Bank Branch Network 1992 2

  7. Slide 7: Second Largest Bank in New England

    Second Largest Bank in New England 2000 3

  8. Slide 8: Acquisition of Mellon Regional Franchise

    Acquisition of Mellon Regional Franchise 2001 4

  9. Slide 9: Acquisition of Charter One

    Acquisition of Charter One 2004 5

  10. Slide 10: Pre-tax Contribution Growth

    Pre-tax Contribution Growth $3,000 $2,867 $2,750 Compounded Annual Growth – 30% $2,500 $2,250 $1,959 $2,000 (In Millions) $1,750 $1,500 $1,414 $1,250 $1,152 $1,000 $722 $750 $535 $500 $362 $413 $417 $306 $250 $180 $45 $36 $55 $121 $26 $21 $0 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 200

  11. Slide 11: Scale

    Scale US Ranking Assets * #8 Deposits * #8 Total Branches #7 In-store Branches #2 ATMs #9 Indirect Auto Outstandings #2 Home Equity Outstandings #6 Small Business Lending (SBA) #2 Merchant Acquirer #10 * Rank of #6 if RBS US assets and US deposits are included 7

  12. Slide 12: Diversified Income

    Diversified Income 2005 Income $5,940m Other 14% Retail banking 39% Commercial banking 28% Consumer lending 19% Retail banking includes deposits and fees; commercial banking includes loans, deposits and fees 8

  13. Slide 13: Low Risk

    Low Risk • Citizens is focused on retail, small business and mid-market banking • Loan portfolio is conservative and largely secured • Balance sheet liquidity / core funding 9

  14. Slide 14: Low Risk: Loans and Advances to Customers

    Low Risk Loan and Advances to Customers As of 31/12/05 $bn % Secured Consumer loans 75.4 72% Above 90% Commercial loans 29.2 28% About 90% Total 104.6 100% Above 90% 10

  15. Slide 15: Low Risk: High Quality Deposit Base

    Low Risk High Quality Deposit Base As of 31/12/05 $bn Checking with Interest 12.8 Liquid Savings 34.9 Term & Time 36.9 Customer Repos 6.2 Demand Deposits 15.3 Other 0.2 Total 106.3 11

  16. Slide 16: Citizens 2005 Results

    Citizens 2005 Results 2005 Change $m % Total income 5,940 +42% Ex acquisitions, contribution up 10% Direct expenses 2,834 +42% Charter One intergration on plan Impairment losses 239 +12% Good progress in cards Contribution 2,867 +46% Good underlying volume growth Yield curve pressure Sound credit qu

  17. Slide 17: Citizens Credo

    Citizens Credo • Customers: Treat the customer the way you would love to be treated all the time • Colleagues: Do what it takes to make our company the best place in the world to work • Community: Show that you care deeply about the community. Conduct yourself ethically at all times 13

  18. Slide 18: Super Community Delivery

    Super Community Delivery • Compete with largest banks ƒ Products ƒ Systems ƒ Marketing • Compete with smallest banks ƒ Service ƒ Community involvement 14

  19. Slide 19: Operating Structure

    Operating Structure • Local service delivery with geographic organization structure ƒ “If it touches the customer, it is done locally” ƒ Local boards and local management • Centralized operations, technology, risk management and finance • “If it is a back office function, it is handled centrally” 15

  20. Slide 20: Executive Management Team

    Executive Management Team Years at Citizens Larry Fish Chairman & Chief Executive Officer 14 Bob Mahoney Vice Chairman - New England Banking 12 Steve Steinour President - Mid-Atlantic & Charter One Banking 13 Mark Formica Vice Chairman - Retail Delivery & Support 13 Jim Connolly Vice Chairman - Corp

  21. Slide 21: Summary

    Summary • Consistent growth – organically and through acquisitions • Low risk philosophy • Simple operating model • Credo 17

  22. Slide 22: Bob Mahoney, Vice Chairman

    Bob Mahoney Vice Chairman Citizens Financial Group

  23. Slide 23: Citizens Retail Banking

    Citizens Retail Banking • Profile • Business Model • Performance 2

  24. Slide 24: Citizens Retail Banking: Profile

    Citizens Retail Banking: Profile Total Branches: 1,635 • Traditional: 1,115 • In-store: 520 ATMs: 2,827 Customers • Retail Households: 6 million • Small Businesses: 362,000 • Online Banking: 1.7 million Calls Per Day: 3.2 million Debit Cards: 3 million 39% of Citizens Income 3

  25. Slide 25: Citizens Retail Banking: Profile

    Citizens Retail Banking: Profile Total Deposits in CFG Market Market $bn Share CFG Rank Massachusetts $147 16.8% 2 Rhode Island $20 47.1% 1 New Hampshire $21 29.7% 1 Connecticut $77 4.2% 7 Pennsylvania $218 10.8% 3 Philadelphia MSA $145 9.3% 3 Pittsburgh MSA $51 12.8% 3 Delaware $17 6.9% 5 New Jerse

  26. Slide 26: Citizens Retail Banking: Profile

    Citizens Retail Banking: Profile Total Deposits in CFG Market Market $bn Share CFG Rank Ohio $201 4.2% 7 Cleveland MSA $65 8.2% 3 Illinois $288 2.2% 7 Chicago MSA $231 2.8% 6 Michigan $139 3.7% 7 Detroit MSA $77 6.4% 6 Upstate New York * $145 6.2% 6 Indiana $85 0.4% - Vermont $10 9.8% 3 Source: SNL

  27. Slide 27: Citizens Retail Banking: Business Model

    Citizens Retail Banking: Business Model • Sales & Service Focused • Highly Incented • Numbers Driven • Strongly Branded 6

  28. Slide 28: Sales & Service Focused: Recruitment

    Citizens Retail Banking: Business Model Sales & Service Focused Recruitment 7

  29. Slide 29: Sales & Service Focused: Investment in In-Store

    Citizens Retail Banking: Business Model Sales & Service Focused Investment in In-Store 8

  30. Slide 30: Sales & Service Focused – Small Business

    Citizens Retail Banking: Business Model Sales & Service Focused – Small Business • Deposit Focused • 370 Business Banking Officers • 350,000 In-person Business Visits Per Year • 2,000 New Business Customers Per Week 9

  31. Slide 31: Sales & Service Focused

    Citizens Retail Banking: Business Model Sales & Service Focused • 50,000 Customer Surveys Per Month • 30 Impressions Per Branch, Per Month • Credo Moments 10

  32. Slide 32: Highly Incented

    Citizens Retail Banking: Business Model Highly Incented Incentive % of Bankers base pay Retail 40% Small Business 65% • 20% of Retail Bankers earn more than $85K • 20% of Small Business Bankers New Car Leases for earn more than $100K Top Sales Performers! 11

  33. Slide 33: Numbers Driven: Weekly Sales Tracking

    Citizens Retail Banking: Business Model Numbers Driven Weekly Sales Tracking Week Ended March 3, 2006 Personal Checking Business Checking Pers Savings/MM CDs Bus Savings/MM Equity Lines (Apps) Variance to: Variance to: Variance to: Variance to: Variance to: Variance to: Current Goal % Current Goal %

  34. Slide 34: Numbers Driven: Weekly Sales Tracking

    Citizens Retail Banking: Business Model Numbers Driven Weekly Sales Tracking Week Ended March 3, 2006 Personal Checking Business Checking Pers Savings/MM CDs Bus Savings/MM Equity Lines (Apps) Variance to: Variance to: Variance to: Variance to: Variance to: Variance to: Current Goal % Current Goal %

  35. Slide 35: Strongly Branded

    Citizens Retail Banking: Business Model Strongly Branded 14

  36. Slide 36: Retail Banking Performance: Unaided Brand Awareness

    Citizens Retail Banking: Performance Unaided Brand Awareness 70% 60% 50% 40% 30% 20% 10% 0% Massachusetts Mid Atlantic Charter One 1999 2002 2005 15

  37. Slide 37: Retail Banking Performance: Customer Satisfaction

    Citizens Retail Banking: Performance Customer Satisfaction 90% 80% 70% 60% 50% Massachusetts Mid Atlantic Charter One 1999 2002 2005 16

  38. Slide 38: Retail Banking Performance: Deposits Per Branch

    Citizens Retail Banking: Performance Deposits Per Branch $100.0 $80.0 $60.0 $ Millions $40.0 $20.0 $0.0 New England Mid Atlantic Charter One 1999 2002 2005 17

  39. Slide 39: Retail Banking Performance: Consumer Loans Per Branch

    Citizens Retail Banking: Performance Consumer Loans Per Branch 30 20 $ Millions 10 0 New England Mid Atlantic Charter One 1999 2002 2005 18

  40. Slide 40: Retail Banking Performance: Small Business Customers

    Citizens Retail Banking: Performance Citizens Small Business Customers 200,000 160,000 120,000 80,000 40,000 0 New England Mid Atlantic Charter One 1999 2002 2005 19

  41. Slide 41: Citizens Retail Banking: Summary

    Citizens Retail Banking: Summary • A significant business with scale • Business model is solid and well understood • The strategy has worked well and there is an exciting growth opportunity 20

  42. Slide 42: Commercial Banking

    Commercial Banking Steve Steinour President Citizens Financial Group

  43. Slide 43: Commercial Customers

    Commercial Customers ƒ Target commercial customers in geographic footprint ƒ Three customer segments, „ Middle Market Commercial – sales $15m - $250m „ Mid-Corporate – sales above $250m - $1bn „ Commercial Real Estate ƒ Joint approach with RBS to larger companies – sales above $1bn ƒ Various special

  44. Slide 44: Relationship Management Model

    Relationship Management Model ƒ Relationship managers located in business centers in major cities across footprint ƒ 359 commercial relationship officers across the footprint „ New England 142 „ Mid Atlantic 70 „ Midwest 81 „ Specialist Groups 66 ƒ 78 Product support sales staff „ Cash management 48

  45. Slide 45: Relationship Management Model

    Relationship Management Model ƒ Relationship managers organized geographically by state „ State President „ Team leaders ƒ Hire experienced lenders/teams of lenders ƒ Detailed management oversight, including weekly reporting of „ Calling activity „ Transaction pipeline „ Cross-sell activity 4

  46. Slide 46: Senior Management Involvement

    Senior Management Involvement ƒ Significant contact with customers by senior management „ Loans over $10 million: State President „ Loans over $25 million: Steve Steinour/Bob Mahoney ƒ Larry Fish active in client solicitation and retention ƒ “Officer for Life” program in New England „ 20 senior offi

  47. Slide 47: Commercial Products

    Commercial Products ƒ Lending „ Lead relationship product ƒ Cash management/deposits „ Generates significant low-cost deposits ƒ Merchant acquiring/commercial cards „ RBS Lynk Systems/RBS National Bank 6

  48. Slide 48: Commercial Products

    Commercial Products ƒ Foreign exchange/trade finance „ Utilize RBS expertise ƒ Interest rate risk management „ Leverage RBS product development, risk management ƒ Syndications/securitization/private placements/debt capital markets „ Leverage RBS Greenwich 7

  49. Slide 49: Commercial Credit Approval Process

    Commercial Credit Approval Process ƒ Commercial credit policy is set centrally ƒ Lending decisions are based on individual judgments ƒ Decisions are taken by credit committees ƒ All credit committees are chaired by senior credit officers ƒ Minimum of two signatures on every transaction ƒ Transaction

  50. Slide 50: Case Study

    Case Study ƒ Long time client – relationship began with funding for initial start-up ƒ Provided credit facilities, cash management and foreign exchange/trade finance ƒ Citizens brought in RBS for syndication of $240 million senior credit facility as sole bookrunner 9

  51. Slide 51: Case Study

    Case Study ƒ In 2004, this company moved its banking relationship from Chase and BofA to Citizens, in a competitive situation ƒ Citizens took over as the lead bank and agent and syndicated the credit facility. Citizens also took over the cash management. Subsequent assistance by RBS on syndication ƒ

  52. Slide 52: Outlook

    Outlook ƒ Large new markets with small shares eg., Chicago/Cleveland/Indianapolis/Detroit/Upstate New York ƒ RBS Greenwich partnership „ Greater focus in 2005 „ Budgeted goals ƒ Credit quality remains strong ƒ Loan demand throughout the footprint is growing 11

  53. Slide 53: Manufacturing / Charter One Integration; National Consumer Businesses

    Manufacturing / Charter One Integration National Consumer Businesses Mark Formica Vice Chairman Citizens Financial Group

  54. Slide 54: Manufacturing

    Manufacturing ƒ Central manufacturing division ƒ Technology ƒ Processing ƒ Call centers ƒ Communications 2

  55. Slide 55: Manufacturing

    Manufacturing Location Activity Employees Cranston, RI Technology 650 East Providence, RI & Deposit & Commercial 2,200 Philadelphia, PA Loan Operations Warwick, RI Consumer Loan Operations 900 Cranston, RI & Phonebank 950 Pittsburgh, PA 3

  56. Slide 56: Integration

    Integration ƒ Conversion to Citizens model ƒ Detailed plans prepared before announcement ƒ Commitment to plans and budgets established in due diligence ƒ Standard approach followed each time ƒ Experienced integration team 4

  57. Slide 57: Charter One Conversion

    Charter One Conversion ƒ Big ƒ 2.3 million customers ƒ 3.3 million accounts ƒ 570,000 online customers ƒ 769 branches ƒ 862 ATMs ƒ Wide geography – 900 mile span 5

  58. Slide 58: Charter One Conversion

    Charter One Conversion ƒ Technically complex ƒ Account numbers preserved to minimize impact on customers ƒ Multiple brands supported by common platform ƒ Multiple core system upgrades ƒ 100+ new product types ƒ PeopleSoft deployment for entire bank ƒ Image statements/e-statements ƒ New cards (debit,

  59. Slide 59: Charter One Conversion

    Charter One Conversion • Fast ƒ April 2004 Initial meeting in Cleveland ƒ May 2004 Announcement of transaction ƒ September 2004 Completion of transaction ƒ November 2004 Phase I – MA, CT, PA May 2005 Phase II – NY, VT June 2005 Phase III – IL, IN July 2005 Phase IV – MI, OH July 2005 Back office, Fi

  60. Slide 60: National Consumer Businesses

    National Consumer Businesses ƒ Established businesses (augmented by Charter One) ƒ Indirect auto lending ƒ Mortgage lending ƒ New businesses ƒ National home equity (de novo) ƒ Credit cards (acquisition) ƒ Kroger joint venture (de novo) ƒ Merchant acquiring (acquisition) 8

  61. Slide 61: Indirect Auto Lending

    Indirect Auto Lending ƒ Origination of auto loans to consumers through auto dealers in most states ƒ Established business ƒ Based in Providence, RI, 231 employees ƒ #2 largest bank lender in US ƒ 1.2 million customers, through 7,400 auto dealers ƒ Strong credit quality ƒ All loans secured ƒ Average

  62. Slide 62: Mortgage Lending

    Mortgage Lending ƒ Origination of mortgages directly from consumers nationally and through branch network ƒ Established business ƒ Based in Richmond, Virginia, 1,156 employees ƒ $32 billion of loans serviced / 300,000 loans ƒ All loans conservatively underwritten and 100% secured by first lien on re

  63. Slide 63: National Home Equity

    National Home Equity ƒ Origination of home equity loans in most states through Internet sites and through national broker network ƒ De novo Internet platform, established September 2004 ƒ Based in Cincinnati, Ohio, 88 employees ƒ Average FICO: 730 plus 11

  64. Slide 64: Credit Cards

    Credit Cards ƒ Acquired People’s Bank credit card portfolio in March 2004, now operating as RBS National Bank ƒ Based in Bridgeport, Connecticut, 546 employees ƒ 1.5 million customers / $2.5 billion of outstandings, 19% growth in 2005 ƒ Prime and super prime customers only ƒ Average FICO: 716 ƒ Oppo

  65. Slide 65: Kroger Joint Venture

    Kroger Joint Venture ƒ Distribution of financial products to customers of Kroger, leveraging Kroger's customers and Citizens’ platform ƒ De novo joint venture, launched in October 2004 ƒ Based in Cincinnati, Ohio ƒ Kroger is 2nd largest supermarket group in US, with 40 million customers and 2,500 su

  66. Slide 66: Kroger Personal Finance

    Kroger Personal Finance xX Citizens A Financial Group, Inc.

  67. Slide 67: Merchant Acquiring

    Merchant Acquiring ƒ Providing merchant acquiring services for small businesses nationally ƒ Acquired Lynk Systems in September 2004 ƒ Based in Atlanta, Georgia, 1,319 employees ƒ 10th largest merchant acquirer in US ƒ 127,000 merchant customers, 24% growth in 2005 ƒ Opportunities for growth ƒ Conti

  68. Slide 68: Outlook

    Outlook ƒ Good momentum across range of businesses ƒ Remain in high quality lending, all secured except credit cards ƒ No interest in sub-prime lending ƒ Diversified brands and distribution channels 16

  69. Slide 69: Operations; National Consumer Businesses

    Operations National Consumer Businesses Mark Formica Vice Chairman Citizens Financial Group

  70. Slide 70: Conclusion

    ¥¢ Citizens AG Financial Group, Inc. Conclusion Larry Fish * CUSTOMERS * COLLEAGUES *COMMUNITY

  71. Slide 71: Conclusion

    Conclusion ƒ Economy still strong – expect 3-4% GDP growth in 2006 ƒ Yield curve may remain flat for some time ƒ Some in-fill acquisition opportunities may develop „ Build local market share in important metropolitan areas „ However, prices remain high ƒ Primary focus for 2006 is organic growth „ Ma

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