Fifth Third Announces First Quarter 2013 Net Income to Common Shareholders of $413 Million or $0.46 Per Share

• 1Q13 net income available to common shareholders of $413 million, or $0.46 per diluted common share, vs. $390 million or $0.43 per share in 4Q12, up 7% and $421 million or $0.45 per share in 1Q12, up 2%
• 1Q13 results included a benefit of $34 million pre-tax (~$22 million after-tax, or ~$0.02 per share) on the valuation of the warrant Fifth Third holds in Vantiv
  • Significant items in 4Q12 included a positive net pre-tax impact related to Vantiv shares and warrants of $138 million (~$90 million after tax, or ~$0.10 per share) and pre-tax expense for FHLB debt extinguishment of $134 million (~$87 million after-tax, or ~$0.09 per share); significant 1Q12 items included a positive net pre-tax impact related to Vantiv shares and warrants of $127 million (~$83 million after-tax, or ~$0.09 per share)
  • Excluding these items, earnings per diluted common share of $0.44^ increased $0.08, or 22%, from 1Q12
• 1Q13 return on assets (ROA) of 1.41%; return on average common equity of 12.5%; return on average tangible common equity** of 15.4%
• Pre-provision net revenue (PPNR)** of $653 million in 1Q13
  • Net interest income (FTE) of $893 million, down 1% sequentially due primarily to lower day count; net interest margin 3.42%; average portfolio loans up 2% sequentially driven by 6% sequential growth in C&I loans
  • Noninterest income of $743 million included $34 million gain on Vantiv warrant and $17 million in investment securities gains; compared with $880 million in prior quarter which included net gains of $138 million related to Vantiv shares and warrant
  • Noninterest expense of $978 million, down 16% from 4Q12 which included FHLB debt termination charge
• 1Q13 effective tax rate of 30.4% compared with 26.8% in 4Q12 and 28.6% in 1Q12; 1Q13 income taxes included seasonal increase of $12 million related to expiration of stock options; 4Q12 income taxes included $10 million benefit from the termination of certain leases
• Credit trends remain favorable
  • 1Q13 net charge-offs of $133 million (0.63% of loans and leases) vs. 4Q12 NCOs of $147 million and 1Q12 NCOs of $220 million; lowest NCO level since 2Q07; 1Q13 provision expense of $62 million compared with 4Q12 provision of $76 million and 1Q12 provision of $91 million
  • Loan loss allowance decreased $71 million sequentially reflecting continued improvement in credit trends; allowance to loan ratio of 2.08%, 147% of nonperforming assets, 187% of nonperforming loans and leases, and

    From: http://www.dailyfinance.com/2013/04/18/fifth-third-announces-first-quarter-2013-net-incom/