HALISTER: Citigroup 4Q EPS Beats; Fixed Income Trading Rev. Beats

Citigroup 4Q EPS Beats; Fixed Income Trading Rev. Beats

(Bloomberg) -- Citigroup 4Q EPS $1.14, est. $1.12.
  • 4Q fixed income trading rev. $3.01b vs est. $2.83b
  • 4Q equity markets trading rev. $694m vs est. $708.0m
  • 4Q investment banking rev. $1.13b vs est. $1.02b
  • 4Q rev. ex CVA/DVA down 9% y/y, driven by continued Citi Holdings wind down; partially offset by 6% increase in Citicorp rev. 
    • Citi Holdings rev. $657m, down 79% y/y amid absence of net gains from asset sales
    • Quarter is last time C will report Citi Holding results separately; assets now 3% of balance sheet 
  • 4Q NIM 2.79% vs 2.86% reported in 3Q statement
  • 4Q operating expenses down 9% y/y to $10.1b
  • Cost of credit $1.8b, down 29% amid absence of significant loan loss reserve builds related to energy exposure in ICG
  • Loans $624b, up 1% y/y
  • Tier 1 common ratio 12.5% vs 12.6% q/q
    • SLR 7.2% vs 7.4%
  • Return on avg. common equity 6.2% vs 6.8% q/q
  • BV/shr $74.26 vs $74.51 q/q; TBV/shr $64.57 vs $64.71
  • Bought back 79m shares in 4Q, 196m in 2016
  • NOTE: Jan. 17, Trump Tax Comments May Be Spooking the Market, Analysts Say
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