3Q 2021 - Results (2 November 2021, PDF)

Standard Chartered PLC

3Q'21 Results

2 November 2021

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Standard Chartered PLC

3Q'21 Results

Standard Chartered PLC - third quarter 2021 results

Table of contents

Performance highlights	1
Statement of results	2
Group Chief Financial Officer's review	3
Supplementary financial information	11
Underlying versus statutory results reconciliations	25
Risk review	31
Capital review	36
Financial statements	41
Other supplementary financial information	46

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Standard Chartered PLC

3Q'21 Results

Standard Chartered PLC - third quarter 2021 performance highlights

All figures are presented on an underlying basis and comparisons are made to the third quarter 2020 on a reported currency basis, unless otherwise stated. A reconciliation of restructuring and other items excluded from underlying results is set out on pages 25-30.

Bill Winters, Group Chief Executive, said:

"We delivered a return to top-line growth in the third quarter and achieved further progress against our strategic priorities, with strong performance in our Financial Markets and Trade businesses and ongoing positive momentum in Wealth Management. We continue to transform how we serve our customers in the world's most dynamic markets through innovation, partnerships and new ventures. Last week, we were also pleased to deliver on our sustainability commitment to set out a clear path to achieve net zero by 2050."

Update on strategic priorities

• Primary performance measure return on tangible equity improved 270bps to 7.1%
• Continued good progress on strategic priorities
• • Network: The proportion of digital transactions in our Corporate, Commercial & Institutional business is up 9%pts in 2021 to 50%
  • Sustainability: Year-to-date Sustainable Finance income has more than doubled YoY
  • Affluent: Net New Money of $11bn for the first nine months of the year, more than 70% higher YoY,
  • Mass retail: Continued growth in sales executed digitally by our clients, up 7%pts in 2021 to 76%

Selected information concerning financial performance (3Q'21 unless otherwise stated)

• Income 7% higher at $3.8bn, up 5% at constant currency (ccy) and excluding normalisation adjustments
• • Trade income up 13% at ccy and excluding normalising adjustments, the strongest quarter since 1Q'18
  • Strong performance in Financial Markets, up 4% at ccy and excluding normalising adjustments
  • Wealth Management ex-Bancassurance up 3% and up 18% YoY for the nine months to September
  • Net interest margin (NIM) in 3Q'21 of 1.23%, up 1bp on 2Q'21, benefiting from a 7bps or $96m IFRS9 interest income adjustment
• Expenses increased 5% to $2.6bn, up 3% at ccy, and flat compared to 2Q'21
• • Positive income-to-cost jaws of 3% at ccy excluding DVA
• Credit impairment of $107m, down $246m YoY; up $174m QoQ
• • CCIB $24m, with no significant new exposures in 3Q'21 and a small reduction in management overlay from $170m to $166m
  • CPBB $74m, with no change in management overlay remaining stable at $140m
  • High-riskassets: reduced for the fifth consecutive quarter in 3Q'21, down $1.5bn in the quarter and down $6.1bn YoY
• Underlying profit before tax up 44% to $1.1bn; statutory profit before tax up 129% to $1.0bn
• Tax charge of $229m: underlying year-to-date effective tax rate of 23.5% down 7.8%pts due to change in geographic mix and higher profits diluting the impact of non-deductible costs
• Earnings per share increased 9.5 cents or 70% to 23.1 cents
• The Group's balance sheet continues to grow and remains strong, liquid and well diversified
• • Customer loans and advances up 2% or $4bn since 30.06.21 and up 7% since 31.12.20
  • Advances-to-depositratio 61.9% (30.06.21: 64.0%); liquidity coverage ratio 145% (30.06.21: 146%)
• Risk-weightedassets (RWA) of $268bn down 5% or $13bn since 30.06.21 and broadly flat to 31.12.20
• • Credit RWA down $10bn in 3Q'21: asset growth offset by model changes, improvement in asset quality, asset mix changes and FX
  • Market risk RWA down $3bn in 3Q'21: reduced charges for Internal Models Approach (IMA) risks not in Value at Risk (VaR)
• The Group remains strongly capitalised
• • Common equity tier 1 (CET 1) ratio 14.6% (30.06.21: 14.1%), above the 13-14% target range; includes 34 bps software relief which will cease from 01.01.2022
  • An update on capital management actions will be provided at FY'21 results

Outlook

The economic recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic has continued to be uneven and punctuated by supply-chain disruption. However, we are encouraged by robust levels of export growth across many of our markets in Asia. Against this backdrop:

• We continue to expect FY'21 income to be similar to that achieved in FY'20 on a constant currency basis, with 4Q'21 being sequentially lower, reflecting seasonality comparable to prior years, and normalising for the IFRS9 interest income adjustment. Strong underlying business momentum throughout 2021 should enable income growth to return to our 5-7% guidance range from FY'22
• We continue to expect FY'21 operating expenses, including the impact of currency translation and performance-related pay, to be at or below $10.4bn
• Excluding the impact of any unforeseeable events, we expect credit impairment to remain at low levels in 4Q'21
• We expect FY'21 CET1 to be around the top of the 13-14% target range on a pro-forma basis, excluding software relief

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3Q'21 Results

Statement of results

	3 months ended		3 months ended
	30.09.21	30.09.20		Change¹
	$million		$million	%
Underlying performance
Operating income	3,765	3,519	7
Operating expenses	(2,594)	(2,480)	(5)
Credit impairment	(107)	(353)	70
Other impairment	(35)	(15)	(133)
Profit from associates and joint ventures	46	74	(38)
Profit before taxation	1,075	745	44
Profit attributable to ordinary shareholders²	716	428	67
Return on ordinary shareholders' tangible equity (%)	7.1	4.4		270bps
Cost-to-income ratio (%)	68.9	70.5		160bps
Statutory performance
Operating income	3,764	3,506	7
Operating expenses	(2,647)	(2,515)	(5)
Credit impairment	(108)	(358)	70
Goodwill impairment		(231)	100
Other impairment	(59)	(33)	(78.79)
-
Profit from associates and joint ventures	46	66	(30)
Profit before taxation	996	435	129
Taxation	(229)	(274)	16
Profit for the period	767	161	376
Profit attributable to parent company shareholders	763	154	395
Profit attributable to ordinary shareholders2	644	123	424
Return on ordinary shareholders' tangible equity (%)	6.4	1.3		510bps
Cost-to-income ratio (%)	70.3	71.7		140bps
Net Interest Margin (%) (adjusted)	1.23		1.23		(0)bps
Balance sheet and capital	30.09.21	30.09.20		Change¹
$million		$million	%
Total assets	817,102		754,429		8
Total equity	53,335	50,570	5
Average tangible equity attributable to ordinary shareholders2	39,948	38,934	3
Loans and advances to customers	302,493	281,380	8
Customer accounts	453,260	417,517	9
Risk-weighted assets	267,555	266,664
Total capital	58,871	57,051	3
	-
Total capital (%)	22.0	21.4		60bps
Common Equity Tier 1	39,167	38,449	2
Common Equity Tier 1 ratio (%)	14.6	14.4		20bps
Advances-to-deposits ratio (%)3	61.9	63.8	(1.9)
Liquidity coverage ratio (%)	145	142	3
UK leverage ratio (%)	5.1	5.2		(10)bps
Information per ordinary share	Cents		Cents		Cents
Earnings per share - underlying4	23.1	13.6	9.5
- statutory4	20.7	3.9	16.8
Net asset value per share5	1,468	1,405	63
Tangible net asset value per share5	1,294	1,249	45
Number of ordinary shares at period end (millions)	3,078	3,149	(2)

1. Variance is better/(worse) other than assets, liabilities and risk-weighted assets. Change is percentage points difference between two points rather than percentage change for total capital ratio (%), common equity tier 1 ratio (%), net interest margin (%), advances-to-deposits ratio (%), liquidity coverage ratio (%), UK leverage ratio (%). Change is cents difference between two points rather than percentage change for earnings per share, net asset value per share and tangible net asset value per share
2. Profit/(loss) attributable to ordinary shareholders is after the deduction of dividends payable to the holders of non-cumulative redeemable preference shares and Additional Tier 1 securities classified as equity
3. When calculating this ratio, total loans and advances to customers excludes reverse repurchase agreements and other similar secured lending, excludes approved balances held with central banks, confirmed as repayable at the point of stress and includes loans and advances to customers held at fair value through profit and loss. Total customer accounts include customer accounts held at fair value through profit or loss
4. Represents the underlying or statutory earnings divided by the basic weighted average number of shares. Result represents three months ended the reporting period.
5. Calculated on period end net asset value, tangible net asset value and number of shares

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3Q'21 Results

Group Chief Financial Officer's review

The Group delivered a strong performance in 3Q'21
Summary of financial performance
				Constant			Constant				Constant
	3Q'21	3Q'20	Change	currency	2Q'21	Change	currency	YTD'21	YTD'20	Change	currency
	change¹	change¹	change¹
	$million	$million	%	%	$million	%	%	$million	$million	%	%
Net interest income	1,735	1,620	7	6	1,713	1	2	5,110	5,122	-	(2)
Other income	2,030	1,899	7	7	1,976	3	4	6,273	6,444	(3)	(4)
Underlying operating income	3,765	3,519	7	7	3,689	2	3	11,383	11,566	(2)	(3)
Other operating expenses	(2,594)	(2,480)	(5)	(3)	(2,592)	-	(1)	(7,680)	(7,193)	(7)	(4)
UK bank levy			nm³	nm³	(6)	100	100	(6)		nm³	nm³
Underlying operating expenses	(2,594)	(2,480)	(5)	(3)	(2,598)	-	(1)	(7,686)	(7,193)	(7)	(4)
Underlying operating profit before	-	-						-
impairment and taxation	1,171	1,039	13	16	1,091	7	8	3,697	4,373	(15)	(14)
Credit impairment	(107)	(353)	70	71	67	nm³	nm³	(60)	(1,920)	97	97
Other impairment	(35)	(15)	(133)	(150)	(9)	nm³	nm³	(60)	97	(162)	(162)
Profit from associates
and joint ventures	46	74	(38)	(38)	87	(47)	(47)	180	150	20	21
Underlying profit before taxation	1,075	745	44	50	1,236	(13)	(13)	3,757	2,700	39	43
Restructuring	(99)	(44)	(125)	(122)	(90)	(10)	(11)	(222)	(134)	(66)	(65)
Goodwill impairment	-	(231)	100	100	-	nm³	nm³	-	(489)	100	nm³
Other items	20	(35)	nm³	157	-	nm³	nm³	20	(15)	nm³	79
Statutory profit before taxation	996	435	129	146	1,146	(13)	(13)	3,555	2,062	72
Taxation	(229)	(274)	16	17	(317)	28	27	(860)	(835)	(3)	(2)
Profit for the period	767	161	nm³	nm³	829	(8)	(7)	2,695	1,227	120	137
2	1.23	1.23	-		1.22	1		1.23	1.34	(11)
Net interest margin (%)2
Underlying return on tangible
equity (%)	7.1	4.4	270		7.8	(70)		8.6	5.5	310
Underlying earnings per share (cents)	23.1	13.6	70		24.8	(7)		81.4	49.5	64
Statutory return on tangible equity (%)2	6.4	1.3	510		7.0	(60)		7.9	3.3	460
Statutory earnings per share (cents)	20.7	3.9	nm³		22.1	(6)		75.6	29.7	155

1. Comparisons presented on the basis of the current period's transactional currency rate, ensuring like-for-like currency rates between the two periods
2. Change is the basis points (bps) difference between the two periods rather than the percentage change
3. Not meaningful

The Group delivered a strong performance in the third quarter of 2021, in what remained challenging conditions, with underlying profit before tax improving 44 per cent. Income returned to growth, increasing 5 per cent, on a constant currency basis and excluding normalisation adjustments, with continued strong underlying business momentum more than offsetting the impact of a 7 basis point decline in net interest margin on a normalised basis. Expenses grew 3 per cent at constant currency, mainly from increased investment in strategic initiatives. Credit impairment charges remain at low levels reflecting the improving economic backdrop. The Group remains well capitalised and highly liquid with a common equity tier 1 (CET1) ratio of 14.6 per cent, above the 13 to 14 per cent target range, with an advances-to-deposits ratio of 61.9 per cent and a liquidity coverage ratio of 145 per cent.

All commentary that follows is on an underlying basis and comparisons are made to the equivalent period in 2020 on a reported currency basis, unless otherwise stated.

• Operating income increased 7 per cent and was up 5 per cent on a constant currency basis and excluding normalisation adjustments. The impact of the lower underlying net interest margin was more than offset by balance sheet growth and strong performances in Financial Markets and Trade
• Net interest income increased 7 per cent, benefiting from a positive $96 million IFRS9 interest income catch-up adjustment in respect of interest earned on historically impaired assets. Excluding this adjustment, net interest income increased 1 per cent with a 6 per cent increase in average interest-earning assets, partly offset by a 7 basis points decline in the normalised net interest margin. Excluding the impact of IFRS9 adjustments in both the second and third quarter, net interest income was flat quarter-on- quarter while the net interest margin declined 1 basis point to 116 basis points on a normalised basis
• Other income increased 7 per cent and 9 per cent excluding the positive impact of a $21 million increase in DVA and the non- repeat of a $53 million accelerated recognition of an annual Bancassurance bonus in 3Q'20, with broad-based growth across multiple products

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3Q'21 Results