Credit Agricole 1Q Net Profit Fell More than Expected; Books Provision from Ukraine, Russia Assets

By Sabela Ojea

Credit Agricole S.A. on Thursday posted a sharp decline in pretax profit for the first quarter, which came in below market expectations, and said it has taken a large amount of provisions linked to both Russian and Ukrainian assets.

The French bank reported a net profit of 552 million euros ($586.4 million) for the quarter compared with EUR1.05 billion for the same period a year earlier.

Net profit was expected to decline to EUR588.1 million, taken from FactSet and based on six analysts' estimates.

Revenue, on the other hand, rose to EUR5.94 billion from EUR5.49 billion for the year-earlier period. It was anticipated to rise to EUR5.63 billion, according to FactSet and based on six analysts' forecasts.

"The quarter was impacted by recurring accounting volatility items at the revenues level, namely debit valuation adjustment for EUR22 million on net income group share, the hedge on the large customers loan book in the amount of EUR12 million on net income Group share, and the variation in the provision for home purchase savings plans for EUR17 million on net income group share," the lender said.

Regarding its provision, the company said it has taken a charge of EUR389 million in relation to Russian exposure and a charge of EUR195 million on Ukraine's equity risk.

The bank ended the period with a phased-in common equity Tier 1 ratio--a key measure of balance-sheet strength--of 11.0%, down 0.9 percentage points from the end of December.

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