Bank of America has reported impressive first-quarter earnings, surpassing analysts’ estimates for both profit and revenue, driven by better-than-expected interest income and robust investment banking results.
Key highlights from the report include:
- Earnings: Adjusted earnings of 83 cents per share, outperforming the consensus estimate of 76 cents.
- Revenue: Total revenue of $25.98 billion, exceeding expectations of $25.46 billion.
- Profit: Despite a decline of 18% in profit to $6.67 billion, or 76 cents per share, excluding a $700 million FDIC assessment, adjusted profit reached 83 cents per share.
- Interest Income: Net interest income of $14.19 billion, beating StreetAccount’s estimate of $13.93 billion.
- Deposit and Loan Growth: Total deposits increased to $1.95 trillion, while loans remained essentially unchanged at $1.05 trillion.
- Investment Banking: Investment banking revenue surged 35% to $1.57 billion, surpassing estimates and demonstrating significant growth.
- Trading Operations: Fixed income revenue slightly exceeded expectations at $3.31 billion, and equities revenue rose to $1.87 billion, indicating strong performance in trading activities.
While the bank faced challenges such as flat deposits and loans, its strength in investment banking and trading operations drove overall performance. Bank of America’s CFO, Alastair Borthwick, provided insights into future expectations, indicating a potential dip in net interest income for the second quarter, followed by possible growth in the second half of the year.
The decline in Bank of America’s shares on Tuesday is attributed to factors beyond its first-quarter results, primarily influenced by the rise in the 10-year Treasury yield. However, the bank’s solid performance in investment banking and trading operations positions it well for future growth.
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