2011 First Quarter Results
High growth in revenues for both the Group and Crédit Agricole S.A.
Crédit Agricole Group net income Group share up 60.9% YoY in Q1
Crédit Agricole S.A. net income Group share doubled YoY
A good performance underpinned by solid momentum across all Group business lines and reduced cost of risk
Crédit Agricole Group*
Revenues: up 7.7% vs Q1-10
Gross Operating Income: up 13.4% vs Q1-10
Cost of risk: down 22.1% vs Q1-10
Net income Group share: €1,527 million, up 60.9% vs Q1-10
Tier 1 ratio: 10.5% and Core Tier 1 ratio: 9.0%
Crédit Agricole S.A.
Revenues: up 10.0% on Q1-10, up 9.2% on a like-for-like basis and at constant
exchange rates
Gross operating income: up 22.0% on Q1-10, up 21.3% on a like-for-like basis
and at constant exchange rates
Cost of risk: down 23.5% on Q1-10
Net income Group share: €1 billion, x2.1 vs. Q1-10
Tier 1 ratio: 10.8% of which Core Tier 1: 8.7%
*Crédit Agricole S.A. and 100% of the Regional Banks
CREDIT AGRICOLE GROUP
The Crédit Agricole Group's net income Group share was 1.5 billion euros in the first quarter of 2011, a rise of 60.9% year-on-year.
This very good performance was underpinned by solid momentum across all business lines and by a substantial reduction in the cost of risk.
Revenue growth was 7.7% and was not affected by any exceptional items. It was driven primarily by robust business in retail banking, which accounted for 60% of the Group's total revenues. The Regional Banks continued to deliver strong growth in residential mortgage lending approvals, with a 6.5% rise in outstandings, coupled with a solid performance in deposit-taking (sight deposits,
Livret A passbook accounts, life insurance).
Gross operating income advanced by a significant 13.4%, reflecting enhanced operating efficiency in all segments.
The cost of risk declined by 22.1%, despite an increase in collective reserves, mainly for the Regional Banks and financing activities in Corporate and investment banking. This reflects steady improvement in the financial situation of economic agents.
Operating income, which is representative of the Group's ongoing business activities, moved up 44.4% to 2.5 billion euros.