HSBC Mexico 3Q earnings up
MEXICO
HSBC Mexico is a subsidiary of Grupo Financiero HSBC, S.A. de C.V.’s and is subject to supervision by the Mexican Banking and Securities Commission. The bank is required to file financial information on a quarterly basis (in this case for the quarter ended 30 September 2012) and this information is publicly available. Given that this information is available in the public domain, Grupo Financiero HSBC, S.A. de C.V. has elected to file this release. HSBC Seguros, S.A. de C.V. Grupo Financiero HSBC (HSBC Seguros) is Grupo Financiero HSBC’s insurance group.
Net income before tax for the nine months to 30 September 2012 was MXN5,721m, an increase of MXN2,116m or 58.7% compared with MXN3,605m for the same period in 2011, mainly driven by reduced administrative and personnel expenses related to strict cost control and cost savings initiatives, lower loan impairment charges, and higher net interest income, partially offset by lower other operating income. Net income for the nine months to 30 September 2012 was MXN4,413m, an increase of MXN1,693m or 62.2% compared with MXN2,720m for the same period in 2011.
Total operating income, net of loan impairment charges, for the nine months to 30 September 2012 was MXN21,999m, a decrease of MXN362m or 1.6% compared with MXN22,361m for the same period in 2011, mainly due to one-off gains recognised in 2011 resulting from the sale and leaseback of certain branches in the network and the sale of HSBC Afore, partially offset by increased net interest income.
Loan impairment charges for the nine months to 30 September 2012 were MXN4,259m, a decrease of MXN491m or 10.3% compared with MXN4,750m for the same period in 2011 due to enhanced pre-screening of new customers and an overall improvement in asset quality. Administrative and personnel expenses were MXN16,313m, a decrease of MXN2,478m or 13.2% compared with the same period in 2011. Excluding the effect of restructuring charges, which were MXN856m lower than those incurred in the same period in 2011, the decrease would have been MXN1,622m or 9.2% compared with the same period in 2011 as a result of strict cost control and cost reduction strategies implemented since 2011. The cost efficiency ratio was 62.1% for the nine months to 30 September 2012, compared with 69.3% for the same period in 2011.
Net loans and advances to customers were MXN180.8bn at 30 September 2012, an increase of MXN9.3bn or 5.4% compared with MXN171.5bn at 30 September 2011. Total impaired loans as a percentage of gross loans and advances improved to 2.0% compared with 3.6% at 30 September 2011. The coverage ratio (allowance for loan losses divided by impaired loans) was 270.2% compared with 158.4% at 30 September 2011.
At 30 September 2012, deposits were MXN286.6bn, an increase of MXN5.8bn or 2.1% compared with MXN280.7bn at 30 September 2011.
Return on equity was 12.3% for the nine months to 30 September 2012 compared with 7.4% for the same period in 2011. At 30 September 2012, the bank’s capital adequacy ratio was 14.4% and the tier 1 capital ratio was 11.3% compared with 15.2% and 11.6% respectively at 30 September 2011, and 15.3% and 11.7% respectively at 31 December 2011.