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Lloyds Banking Group PLC
28 April 2021
Lloyds Banking Group plc
Q1 2021 Interim Management Statement
28 April 2021
RESULTS FOR THE THREE MONTHSED 31 MARCH 2021
"The coronavirus pandemic continues to have a significant impact
on people, businesses and communities in the UK and around the
world. Whilst we are seeing positive signs, notably the progress of
the vaccine roll-out and the emergence from lockdown restrictions,
the outlook remains uncertain. The Group remains absolutely focused
on supporting its customers and Helping Britain Recover from the
financial effects of the pandemic.
The long-run transformation of the Group has positioned the
business well to address the challenges of the pandemic. We have
made a strong start to the year with the quarterly results and on
delivering Strategic Review 2021.
It is with both pride and sadness that I will step down as Group
Chief Executive later this month. Most importantly, the Group is
well placed for sustainable success and the publication of
Strategic Review 2021 in February shows that the Group has clear
execution outcomes for 2021, underpinned by long-term strategic
vision. The Group also has exceptional people. I am very proud of
all of our colleagues across the Group, who have again shown their
continued dedication and relentless focus on supporting their
customers through these challenging times."
António Horta-Osório, Group Chief Executive
"As this is António's last set of results, I would like to take
this opportunity to thank him, on behalf of the Board, for his
outstanding contribution. Over the last decade he has led the
transformation of the business; delivering its purpose of Helping
Britain Prosper whilst creating a truly customer focussed business
underpinned by strong financial foundations."
Robin Budenberg, Chair
HIGHLIGHTS FOR THE THREE MONTHSED 31 MARCH 2021
Solid financial performance reflects business momentum and improved
economic outlook
* Statutory profit after tax of GBP1,397 million
supported by business momentum and a release of
expected credit loss provisions, given the improved
economic outlook. Statutory return on tangible equity
of 13.9 per cent with tangible net assets per share
of 52.4 pence
* Recovering trading surplus of GBP1,748 million, a
reduction of 12 per cent compared to the first three
months of 2020, but an increase of 21 per cent on the
final quarter of 2020
* Net income of GBP3.7 billion, down 7 per cent year on
year (up 2 per cent on the previous quarter), with
higher average interest-earning assets of GBP439
billion, net interest margin of 2.49 per cent and
other income of GBP1.1 billion
* Total costs of GBP1.9 billion down 2 per cent, driven
by continued operating cost control and lower
remediation costs
* Asset quality remains strong with credit experience
benign. Net impairment credit of GBP323 million in
the quarter, driven by a GBP459 million release given
the UK's improved economic outlook. Management
judgements in respect of coronavirus retained, now
c.GBP1 billion including the GBP400 million central
overlay taken in the fourth quarter
Balance sheet and capital strength further enhanced
* Capital build of 54 basis points in the quarter with
CET1 ratio of 16.7 per cent, significantly ahead of
the ongoing target of c.12.5 per cent, plus a
management buffer of c.1 per cent and regulatory
requirements of c.11 per cent
* Loans and advances up GBP3.3 billion in the quarter
to GBP443.5 billion, including GBP6.0 billion open
mortgage book growth
* Customer deposits up GBP11.7 billion in the quarter
to GBP462.4 billion with Retail current accounts up
GBP5.6 billion
* Loan to deposit ratio of 96 per cent provides a
strong liquidity position and significant potential
to lend into recovery
Outlook
* Given the solid financial performance in the first
quarter of 2021, the Group is enhancing its guidance
for 2021. Based on the Group's current economic
assumptions:
* Net interest margin now expected to be in excess of
245 basis points
* Operating costs to reduce to c.GBP7.5 billion
* Net asset quality ratio now expected to be below 25
basis points
* Risk-weighted assets in 2021 to be broadly stable on
2020
* Statutory return on tangible equity now expected to
be between 8 and 10 per cent, excluding c.2.5
percentage point benefit from tax rate changes
* Accruing dividends with intention to resume
progressive and sustainable ordinary dividend policy
INCOME STATEMENT - UNDERLYING BASIS
Quarter Quarter Quarter
ended ended ended
31 Mar 31 Mar 31 Dec
2021 2020 Change 2020 Change
GBPm GBPm % GBPm %
Net interest income 2,677 2,950 (9) 2,677 -
Other income 1,135 1,226 (7) 1,066 6
Operating lease depreciation (148) (224) 34 (150) 1
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Net income 3,664 3,952 (7) 3,593 2
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Operating costs (1,851) (1,877) 1 (2,028) 9
Remediation (65) (87) 25 (125) 48
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Total costs (1,916) (1,964) 2 (2,153) 11
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Trading surplus 1,748 1,988 (12) 1,440 21
Impairment 323 (1,430) (128)
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Underlying profit 2,071 558 1,312 58
Restructuring (173) (63) (233) 26
Volatility and other items - (421) (202)
Payment protection insurance
provision - - (85)
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Statutory profit before tax 1,898 74 792
Tax (expense) credit (501) 406 (112)
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Statutory profit after tax 1,397 480 680
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Earnings per share 1.8p 0.5p 0.7p
Banking net interest margin 2.49% 2.79% (30)bp 2.46% 3bp
Average interest-earning banking
assets GBP439bn GBP432bn 2 GBP437bn 1
Cost:income ratio 52.3% 49.7% 2.6pp 59.9% (7.6)pp
Asset quality ratio (0.29)% 1.30% (159)bp 0.11% (40)bp
Return on tangible equity 13.9% 3.7% 10.2pp 5.9% 8.0pp
KEY BALANCE SHEET METRICS
At 31
Mar At 31 Change At 31 Change
2021 Mar 2020 % Dec 2020 %
Loans and advances to customers(1) GBP444bn GBP443bn - GBP440bn 1
Customer deposits(2) GBP462bn GBP428bn 8 GBP451bn 3
Loan to deposit ratio 96% 103% (7)pp 98% (2)pp
CET1 ratio(3) 16.7% 14.2% 2.5pp 16.2% 0.5pp
CET1 ratio pre IFRS 9 transitional
relief(3,4) 15.8% 13.9% 1.9pp 15.0% 0.8pp
Transitional MREL ratio(3) 36.1% 34.5% 1.6pp 36.4% (0.3)pp
UK leverage ratio(3) 6.0% 5.3% 0.7pp 5.8% 0.2pp
Risk-weighted assets GBP199bn GBP209bn (5) GBP203bn (2)
Wholesale funding GBP106bn GBP126bn (16) GBP109bn (4)
Liquidity coverage ratio (12
month average) 134% 138% (4)pp 136% (2)pp
Tangible net assets per share 52.4p 57.4p (5.0)p 52.3p 0.1p
(1) Excludes reverse repos of GBP52.8 billion (31 March 2020:
GBP55.2 billion; 31 December 2020: GBP58.6 billion).
(2) Excludes repos of GBP8.5 billion (31 March 2020: GBP9.4
billion; 31 December 2020: GBP9.4 billion).
(3) Incorporating profits for the period that remain subject to
formal verification in accordance with the Capital Requirements
Regulation.
(4) CET1 ratio pre IFRS 9 transitional relief reflects the full
impact of IFRS 9, prior to the application of transitional
arrangements for capital that provide relief for the impact of IFRS
9.
QUARTERLY INFORMATION
Quarter Quarter Quarter Quarter Quarter
ended ended ended ended ended
31 Mar 31 Dec 30 Sep 30 Jun 31 Mar
2021 2020 2020 2020 2020
GBPm GBPm GBPm GBPm GBPm
Net interest income 2,677 2,677 2,618 2,528 2,950
Other income 1,135 1,066 988 1,235 1,226
Operating lease depreciation (148) (150) (208) (302) (224)
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Net income 3,664 3,593 3,398 3,461 3,952
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Operating costs (1,851) (2,028) (1,858) (1,822) (1,877)
Remediation (65) (125) (77) (90) (87)
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Total costs (1,916) (2,153) (1,935) (1,912) (1,964)
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Trading surplus 1,748 1,440 1,463 1,549 1,988
Impairment 323 (128) (301) (2,388) (1,430)
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Underlying profit (loss) 2,071 1,312 1,162 (839) 558
Restructuring (173) (233) (155) (70) (63)
Volatility and other items - (202) 29 233 (421)
Payment protection insurance
provision - (85) - - -
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Statutory profit (loss) before
tax 1,898 792 1,036 (676) 74
Tax (expense) credit (501) (112) (348) 215 406
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Statutory profit (loss) after
tax 1,397 680 688 (461) 480
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Banking net interest margin 2.49% 2.46% 2.42% 2.40% 2.79%
Average interest-earning banking
assets GBP439bn GBP437bn GBP436bn GBP435bn GBP432bn
Cost:income ratio 52.3% 59.9% 56.9% 55.2% 49.7%
Asset quality ratio (0.29)% 0.11% 0.27% 2.16% 1.30%
Gross asset quality ratio (0.18)% 0.16% 0.28% 2.19% 1.35%
Return on tangible equity(1) 13.9% 5.9% 6.0% (6.1)% 3.7%
Loans and advances to customers(2) GBP444bn GBP440bn GBP439bn GBP440bn GBP443bn
Customer deposits(3) GBP462bn GBP451bn GBP447bn GBP441bn GBP428bn
Loan to deposit ratio 96% 98% 98% 100% 103%
Risk-weighted assets GBP199bn GBP203bn GBP205bn GBP207bn GBP209bn
Tangible net assets per share 52.4p 52.3p 52.2p 51.6p 57.4p
(1) Revised basis, calculation shown on page 10.
(2) Excludes reverse repos.
(3) Excludes repos.
BALANCE SHEET ANALYSIS
At 31
Mar At 31 At 31
2021 Mar 2020 Change Dec 2020 Change
GBPbn GBPbn % GBPbn %
Loans and advances to customers
Open mortgage book 283.3 268.1 6 277.3 2
Closed mortgage book 15.9 17.9 (11) 16.5 (4)
Credit cards 13.5 16.7 (19) 14.3 (6)
UK Retail unsecured loans 7.8 8.6 (9) 8.0 (3)
UK Motor Finance 14.9 15.8 (6) 14.7 1
Overdrafts 0.9 1.2 (25) 0.9 -
Retail other(1) 10.3 9.3 11 10.4 (1)
SME(2) 41.1 32.0 28 40.6 1
Mid Corporates 4.0 4.7 (15) 4.1 (2)
Corporate and Institutional 45.6 60.9 (25) 46.0 (1)
Commercial Banking other 4.1 4.9 (16) 4.3 (5)
Wealth 1.0 0.9 11 0.9 11
Central items 1.1 2.1 (48) 2.2 (50)
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Loans and advances to customers(3) 443.5 443.1 - 440.2 1
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Customer deposits
Retail current accounts 103.0 79.9 29 97.4 6
Commercial current accounts(2,4) 47.2 34.5 37 47.6 (1)
Retail relationship savings
accounts 158.2 144.1 10 154.1 3
Retail tactical savings accounts 13.8 12.7 9 14.0 (1)
Commercial deposits(2,5) 125.5 142.5 (12) 122.7 2
Wealth 14.1 13.3 6 14.1 -
Central items 0.6 1.4 (57) 0.8 (25)
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Total customer deposits(6) 462.4 428.4 8 450.7 3
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Total assets 869.5 861.7 1 871.3 -
Total liabilities 820.0 809.0 1 821.9 -
Ordinary shareholders' equity 43.4 46.6 (7) 43.3 -
Other equity instruments 5.9 5.9 - 5.9 -
Non-controlling interests 0.2 0.2 - 0.2 -
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Total equity 49.5 52.7 (6) 49.4 -
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Ordinary shares in issue, excluding
own shares 70,936m 70,411m 1 70,812m -
(1) Primarily Europe.
(2) Includes Retail Business Banking.
(3) Excludes reverse repos.
(4) Primarily non interest-bearing Commercial Banking current
accounts.
(5) Primarily Commercial Banking interest-bearing accounts.
(6) Excludes repos.
REVIEW OF PERFORMANCE
Solid financial performance reflects business momentum and
improved economic outlook
The Group's statutory profit before tax for the first quarter of
2021 was GBP1,898 million, benefiting from solid business momentum
and a net impairment credit as a result of the UK's improved
economic outlook. Underlying profit was GBP2,071 million, compared
to GBP558 million in the first three months of 2020, reflecting
both the improved impairment outcome and lower total costs,
partially offset by lower net income. Trading surplus is recovering
at GBP1,748 million, down 12 per cent compared to the first three
months of 2020, but up 21 per cent on the fourth quarter of
2020.
Net income
Net interest income of GBP2,677 million was down 9 per cent year
on year, impacted by a reduced banking net interest margin of 2.49
per cent, reflecting the lower rate environment. The Group's
banking net interest margin was up 3 basis points compared to the
fourth quarter of 2020 reflecting the continued optimisation of the
Corporate and Institutional book within Commercial Banking, strong
customer deposit inflows and funding and capital benefits following
the liability management exercise in the fourth quarter of 2020.
Relative to the fourth quarter of 2020, lower structural hedge net
interest income was largely offset by growth in mortgage volumes at
attractive margins.
Average interest-earning banking assets were up 2 per cent
compared to the first quarter of 2020 at GBP439 billion, driven by
growth in the open mortgage book and an increase in
government-backed lending. This was partially offset by lower
balances in credit cards, motor finance and unsecured personal
loans, as well as the effects of the continued optimisation of the
Corporate and Institutional book within Commercial Banking. Low
single-digit percentage growth in average interest-earning assets
is now expected in 2021.
The Group manages the risk to its earnings and capital from
movements in interest rates centrally by hedging the net
liabilities which are stable or less sensitive to movements in
rates. As at 31 March 2021 the Group's structural hedge had an
approved capacity of GBP210 billion (in-line with year-end 2020), a
nominal balance of GBP207 billion (31 December 2020: GBP186
billion) which has increased towards approved capacity and a
weighted-average duration of around three-and-a-half years (31
December 2020: around two-and-a-half years). The Group generated
GBP0.5 billion (on a 3 month LIBOR basis) of gross income from the
structural hedge balances in the first quarter of 2021 (first
quarter of 2020: GBP0.7 billion, fourth quarter of 2020: GBP0.5
billion) with emerging benefits from higher market rates seen in
the quarter. Following the end of the quarter, the Group's approved
structural hedge capacity has been increased to GBP225 billion,
capturing part of the liability growth since the beginning of 2020
and reflecting the Group's continued success in attracting current
account balances over the last year.
The Group now expects the net interest margin for 2021 to be in
excess of 245 basis points.
Other income of GBP1,135 million was 7 per cent lower than in
the first quarter of 2020 reflecting lower levels of customer
activity and new business as a consequence of the coronavirus
pandemic, particularly within Retail and Insurance and Wealth. This
was in part mitigated by strong performance in the Group's equity
investment businesses. In aggregate the Group's other income was up
6 per cent relative to the fourth quarter of 2020, when the Group
took a charge in Insurance and Wealth for the annual basis
review.
Operating lease depreciation reduced to GBP148 million (three
months to 31 March 2020: GBP224 million) as a result of the
continued impact of a smaller Lex fleet size, combined with a
benefit from the more resilient used car price outlook of
c.GBP30 million.
Total costs
Total costs of GBP1,916 million were 2 per cent lower than in
the first three months of 2020, driven by continued control of
operating costs, down 1 per cent at GBP1,851 million whilst
continuing to prioritise investment in the business.
The Group continues to expect operating costs for 2021 to reduce
to c.GBP7.5 billion including net coronavirus-related costs and
compensation headwinds.
REVIEW OF PERFORMANCE (continued)
Remediation charges of GBP65 million (three months to 31 March
2020: GBP87 million) were related to pre-existing programmes. As
highlighted in the 2020 results, in relation to HBOS Reading,
decisions from the independent panel re-review on direct and
consequential losses will start to be issued during 2021. This is
likely to result in further charges but it is not possible to
estimate the potential impact at this stage.
Impairment
The impairment charge in the quarter was a net credit of GBP323
million, compared to a charge of GBP1,430 million in the first
quarter of 2020. The net credit in the quarter was driven by
continued strong asset quality with a low charge of GBP209 million
given the continued benign credit environment and a GBP459 million
release of expected credit loss (ECL) allowances resulting from
improvements to the UK's economic outlook. The Group has retained
the judgemental overlays applied at year end and has continued to
offset modelled releases not deemed reflective of underlying risk.
Management judgements in respect of coronavirus of c.GBP1 billion
(31 December 2020: c.GBP0.9 billion) include a central GBP400
million overlay (31 December 2020: GBP400 million), as well as
c.GBP600 million of judgements within the underlying portfolios (31
December 2020: c.GBP500 million).
The Group's ECL allowance reduced in the quarter from GBP6.9
billion to GBP6.2 billion, of which GBP459 million resulted from
improvements to the economic outlook, including the impact of the
extension of the Government's Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme.
Reductions in Commercial Banking ECL also reflect improved outcomes
on restructuring cases, lower flows to default and recent
reductions in exposures due to asset optimisation.
The ECL allowance remains high by historical standards and is
consistent with the Group's updated macroeconomic projections. It
assumes that a large proportion of expected losses will crystallise
over the next 12 to 18 months as support measures subside and
unemployment increases.
Observed credit performance has remained stable in the quarter,
with the flow of assets into arrears, defaults and write-offs
remaining at low levels in part due to the continued effectiveness
of support schemes, including the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme
and payment holidays extended by the Group which have now largely
matured. The Group has maintained judgemental ECL allowances in
respect of losses assumed to have been suppressed over the last 12
months by support schemes, given that cumulative losses remain
lower than would have ordinarily been anticipated.
The Group's GBP400 million central overlay was added at year end
in recognition of the significant uncertainty with regard to the
efficacy of the vaccine, the vaccination rollout, potential virus
mutations and economic performance post lockdown restrictions and
Government support. Although the base case outlook has improved in
the first quarter, the Group still considers these risks to remain
and that the conditioning assumptions for the base case and
associated scenarios around this do not necessarily capture these
unprecedented risks.
Given the benefit recognised in the first quarter of the year,
the full year charge is now expected to be materially lower than
the guidance set out at year-end. Based on the Group's improved
economic assumptions, the net asset quality ratio for 2021 is now
expected to be below 25 basis points.
REVIEW OF PERFORMANCE (continued)
Impairment charge
Quarter Quarter Quarter
ended ended ended
31 Mar 31 Mar 31 Dec
2021 2020 Change 2020 Change
GBPm GBPm % GBPm %
Charges pre-updated multiple
economic scenarios(1)
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Retail 321 325 1 383 16
Commercial Banking (111) 52 41
Other (1) (9) 89 (6) 83
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209 368 43 418 50
Coronavirus impacted restructuring
cases(2) (73) 218 (31)
Updated economic outlook:
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Retail (240) 564 (417) 42
Commercial Banking (219) 280 (42)
Other - - 200
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(459) 844 (259) (77)
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Impairment (credit) charge (323) 1,430 128
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Asset quality ratio (0.29)% 1.30% (159)bp 0.11% (40)bp
Gross asset quality ratio (0.18)% 1.35% (153)bp 0.16% (34)bp
(1) Charges based on economic assumptions as at 31 December
2019.
(2) Additional (releases)/charges on cases subject to
restructuring at the end of 2019, where the coronavirus pandemic is
considered to have had a direct effect upon the recovery
strategy.
ECL allowance as a percentage of drawn balances
At 31 At 31
Mar Dec
2021(1) 2020(1) Change
GBPm GBPm %
Stage 2 gross loans and advances to customers 53,626 60,514 (11)
Stage 2 loans and advances to customers as
% of total 10.7% 12.0% (1.3)pp
Stage 2 ECL allowances(2) 2,384 2,727 (13)
Stage 2 ECL allowances(2) as % of Stage 2
drawn balances 4.4% 4.5% (0.1)pp
Stage 3 gross loans and advances to customers 8,970 9,089 (1)
Stage 3 loans and advances to customers as
a % of total 1.8% 1.8% -
Stage 3 ECL allowances(2) 2,348 2,508 (6)
Stage 3 ECL allowances(2) as % of Stage 3
drawn balances(3) 27.1% 28.6% (1.5)pp
Total loans and advances to customers(4) 502,055 505,129 (1)
Total ECL allowance(2) 6,194 6,832 (9)
Total ECL allowances(2) as % of drawn balances(3) 1.2% 1.4% (0.2)pp
(1) Underlying basis. Refer to basis of presentation on page
19.
(2) Expected credit loss.
(3) Total and Stage 3 ECL allowances as a percentage of drawn
balances are calculated excluding loans in recoveries in Retail and
Commercial Banking of GBP321 million (31 December 2020: GBP317
million). Comparatives restated to reflect exclusion of Commercial
Banking recoveries.
(4) Includes reverse repos of GBP52.8 billion (31 December 2020:
GBP58.6 billion).
REVIEW OF PERFORMANCE (continued)
Statutory profit
Restructuring costs of GBP173 million, up from GBP63 million in
the first quarter of 2020 but down from GBP233 million in the
fourth quarter of 2020, reflected increased severance and
technology research and development costs, as well as slightly
higher property transformation costs. Volatility and other items
reduced to net nil in the first quarter of 2021 (three months to 31
March 2020: net loss of GBP421 million) with positive insurance
volatility and other gains offsetting fair value unwind and the
amortisation of purchased intangibles.
Return on tangible equity for the period was 13.9 per cent
(three months to 31 March 2020: 3.7 per cent) and earnings per
share were 1.8 pence (three months to 31 March 2020: 0.5 pence),
both reflecting the benefit of the impairment credit.
The Group recognised a tax expense of GBP501 million in the
period compared to a credit of GBP406 million in the first three
months of 2020. The prior year credit included an uplift in
deferred tax assets following the announcement by the UK Government
that it would maintain the corporation tax rate at 19 per cent. On
3 March 2021, the Government announced its intention to increase
the rate of corporation tax from 19 per cent to 25 per cent with
effect from 1 April 2023. Had this change in corporation tax rate
been substantively enacted at 31 March 2021, the impact would have
been to recognise a c.GBP1 billion deferred tax credit in the
income statement and a c.GBP150 million debit within other
comprehensive income, increasing the Group's net deferred tax asset
by c.GBP850 million.
Given the improved outlook for both the net interest margin and
asset quality ratio, the statutory return on tangible equity for
2021 is now expected to be between 8 and 10 per cent, excluding a
c.2.5 percentage point benefit from tax rate changes.
Balance sheet
Loans and advances to customers were up GBP3.3 billion in the
quarter at GBP443.5 billion, benefiting from an increase of GBP6.0
billion in the open mortgage book, more than offsetting lower
unsecured Retail, Corporate and Institutional, and closed mortgage
book balances. Customer deposits of GBP462.4 billion were up
GBP11.7 billion in the quarter compared to GBP450.7 billion at 31
December 2020 and included a further increase in Retail current
accounts of GBP5.6 billion to GBP103.0 billion. The Group's loan to
deposit ratio of 96 per cent provides a strong liquidity position
and significant potential to lend into recovery.
Capital
The Group's CET1 capital ratio has increased from 16.2 per cent
at 31 December 2020 to 16.7 per cent, reflecting capital build in
the quarter of 54 basis points, prior to the impact of the dividend
accrual. Banking business capital build (pre impairments credit) of
55 basis points and underlying risk-weighted asset reductions of 31
basis points were partly offset by pension contributions and other
movements of 26 basis points. The net impact of the impairments
credit and partial release of IFRS 9 transitional relief during the
quarter was a 6 basis points reduction which included 5 basis
points relating to the phased reduction in static relief. The
impact of the dividend accrual in the quarter equated to 5 basis
points and is currently based upon a pro-rated amount of the 2020
full year dividend.
As previously noted the Group will update the market on interim
dividend payments with the half-year results, subsequent to
reviewing the PRA's update on distributions which is expected ahead
of the half-year results reporting cycle for the large UK banks. In
the interim the Group's dividend accrual has been made on an
appropriately prudent basis (as set out above) in accordance with
PRA guidance. As previously stated, the Board intends to resume its
progressive and sustainable ordinary dividend policy with the
dividend at a higher level than 2020.
The PRA is continuing to consult on a proposal to reverse the
revised capital treatment of intangible software assets that was
implemented in December 2020 via EU capital regulations. Should the
PRA proceed with their proposal then the reinstatement of the
original requirement to deduct these assets from capital will come
into force during the year. This would lead to a c.50 basis points
reduction in the Group's CET1 capital ratio (net of a reduction in
associated risk-weighted assets) and based on the position at 31
March 2021 the ratio would reduce to 16.2 per cent.
REVIEW OF PERFORMANCE (continued)
Risk-weighted assets reduced by GBP3.8 billion during the
quarter, primarily driven by optimisation activity undertaken in
Commercial Banking of around GBP2.5 billion and foreign exchange
and other market impacts of GBP1.1 billion, alongside limited
credit migration and balance sheet growth. The Group continues to
expect 2021 risk-weighted assets to be broadly stable on 2020.
The Board's view of the ongoing level of CET1 capital required
by the Group to grow the business, meet regulatory requirements and
cover uncertainties remains at c.12.5 per cent, plus a management
buffer of c.1 per cent. The Group's CET1 capital regulatory
requirement is currently c.11 per cent.
The transitional total capital ratio reduced to 23.0 per cent
(31 December 2020: 23.3 per cent) and the transitional minimum
requirement for own funds and eligible liabilities (MREL) reduced
to 36.1 per cent (31 December 2020: 36.4 per cent) reflecting the
impact of movements in rates and the annual reduction in
transitional limits applied to legacy tier 1 and tier 2
instruments, which more than offset the increase in CET1 capital.
The UK leverage ratio increased to 6.0 per cent.
ADDITIONAL FINANCIAL INFORMATION
1. Banking net interest margin and average interest-earning assets
Quarter Quarter
ended ended
31 Mar 31 Mar
2021 2020
Group net interest income - statutory basis (GBPm) 2,266 5,185
Insurance gross up (GBPm) 352 (2,265)
Volatility and other items (GBPm) 59 30
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Group net interest income - underlying basis (GBPm) 2,677 2,950
Non-banking net interest expense (GBPm) 26 44
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Banking net interest income - underlying basis
(GBPm) 2,703 2,994
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Net loans and advances to customers (GBPbn)(1) 443.5 443.1
Impairment provision and fair value adjustments
(GBPbn) 5.7 4.8
Non-banking items:
Fee-based loans and advances (GBPbn) (4.9) (7.6)
Other non-banking (GBPbn) (1.8) (3.1)
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Gross banking loans and advances (GBPbn) 442.5 437.2
Averaging (GBPbn) (3.1) (5.6)
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Average interest-earning banking assets (GBPbn) 439.4 431.6
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Banking net interest margin (%) 2.49 2.79
(1) Excludes reverse repos.
2. Return on tangible equity
As announced at the full year results, the Group has revised its
definition of return on tangible equity. Statutory profit after tax
is adjusted to deduct profit attributable to non-controlling
interests and other equity holders and is divided by average
tangible equity.
Quarter Quarter
ended ended
31 Mar 31 Mar
2021 2020
Average ordinary shareholders' equity (GBPbn) 43.3 44.1
Average intangible assets (GBPbn) (6.2) (6.1)
------- -------
Average tangible equity (GBPbn) 37.1 38.0
------- -------
Group statutory profit after tax (GBPm) 1,397 480
Less profit attributable to non-controlling interests
and other equity holders (GBPm) (122) (132)
------- -------
Adjusted statutory profit after tax (GBPm)(1) 1,275 348
------- -------
Return on tangible equity (%)(1) 13.9 3.7
(1) Revised basis, quarter ended 31 March 2020 restated.
ADDITIONAL FINANCIAL INFORMATION (continued)
3. Further impairment detail
The analyses which follow have been presented on an underlying
basis. Refer to basis of presentation on page 19.
Impairment charge by division
Quarter Quarter Quarter
ended ended ended
31 Mar 31 Mar 31 Dec
2021 2020 Change 2020 Change
GBPm GBPm % GBPm %
UK Mortgages (72) 160 (146) 51
Credit cards 28 349 92 8
Loans and overdrafts 108 225 52 146 26
UK Motor Finance 11 76 86 (42)
Other 6 79 92 -
------- ------- -------
Retail 81 889 (34)
Commercial Banking (403) 550 (32)
Insurance and Wealth - 1 (2)
Central Items (1) (10) 90 196
------- ------- -------
Total impairment charge (323) 1,430 128
------- ------- -------
Movements in ECL by division on an underlying basis
ECL at Income ECL at
31 Mar Net ECL Write-offs statement 31 Dec
2021 increase/(decrease) and other charge 2020
GBPm GBPm GBPm GBPm GBPm
UK Mortgages 1,518 (87) (15) (72) 1,605
Credit cards 894 (64) (92) 28 958
Loans and overdrafts 707 (8) (116) 108 715
UK Motor Finance 503 2 (9) 11 501
Other 221 (8) (14) 6 229
------- -------------------- ---------- ---------- -------
Retail 3,843 (165) (246) 81 4,008
Commercial Banking 1,932 (470) (67) (403) 2,402
Other 451 1 2 (1) 450
------- -------------------- ---------- ---------- -------
Total(1) 6,226 (634) (311) (323) 6,860
------- -------------------- ---------- ---------- -------
(1) Total ECL includes GBP32 million relating to other non
customer-related assets (31 December 2020: GBP28 million).
ADDITIONAL FINANCIAL INFORMATION (continued)
Group loans and advances to customers and expected credit loss
allowances - underlying basis
Stage Stage Stage
1 2 3 Total
Stage Stage
2 3
as % as %
of of
At 31 March 2021 GBPm GBPm GBPm GBPm total total
Loans and advances to customers
UK Mortgages 260,458 35,838 4,428 300,724 11.9 1.5
Credit cards 10,632 3,189 352 14,173 22.5 2.5
Loans and overdrafts 7,652 1,439 324 9,415 15.3 3.4
UK Motor Finance 12,947 2,256 232 15,435 14.6 1.5
Other 18,170 1,218 182 19,570 6.2 0.9
------- ------- ------- ------- ------ ------
Retail(1) 309,859 43,940 5,518 359,317 12.2 1.5
------- ------- ------- ------- ------ ------
SME 28,063 3,322 860 32,245 10.3 2.7
Other 46,297 6,331 2,526 55,154 11.5 4.6
------- ------- ------- ------- ------ ------
Commercial Banking 74,360 9,653 3,386 87,399 11.0 3.9
Insurance and Wealth 856 33 59 948 3.5 6.2
Central items(2) 54,384 - 7 54,391 - -
------- ------- ------- ------- ------ ------
Total gross lending 439,459 53,626 8,970 502,055 10.7 1.8
------ ------
ECL allowance on drawn balances (1,273) (2,186) (2,340) (5,799)
------- ------- ------- -------
Net balance sheet carrying
value 438,186 51,440 6,630 496,256
------- ------- ------- -------
Group ECL allowance (drawn
and undrawn)
UK Mortgages 100 751 667 1,518 49.5 43.9
Credit cards 190 532 172 894 59.5 19.2
Loans and overdrafts 210 334 163 707 47.2 23.1
UK Motor Finance(3) 177 171 155 503 34.0 30.8
Other 51 117 53 221 52.9 24.0
------- ------- ------- ------- ------ ------
Retail(1) 728 1,905 1,210 3,843 49.6 31.5
------- ------- ------- ------- ------ ------
SME 130 162 123 415 39.0 29.6
Other 193 316 999 1,508 21.0 66.2
------- ------- ------- ------- ------ ------
Commercial Banking 323 478 1,122 1,923 24.9 58.3
Insurance and Wealth 11 1 10 22 4.5 45.5
Central items 400 - 6 406 - 1.5
------- ------- ------- ------- ------ ------
Total ECL allowance (drawn
and undrawn) 1,462 2,384 2,348 6,194 38.5 37.9
------- ------- ------- ------- ------ ------
Group ECL allowances (drawn
and undrawn) as a % of loans
and advances to customers(4)
UK Mortgages - 2.1 15.1 0.5
Credit cards 1.8 16.7 59.7 6.3
Loans and overdrafts 2.7 23.2 64.7 7.6
UK Motor Finance 1.4 7.6 66.8 3.3
Other 0.3 9.6 40.2 1.1
------- ------- ------- -------
Retail(1) 0.2 4.3 22.7 1.1
------- ------- ------- -------
SME 0.5 4.9 16.8 1.3
Other 0.4 5.0 39.6 2.7
------- ------- ------- -------
Commercial Banking 0.4 5.0 34.5 2.2
Insurance and Wealth 1.3 3.0 16.9 2.3
Central items 0.7 - 85.7 0.7
------- ------- ------- -------
Total ECL allowances (drawn
and undrawn) as a % of loans
and advances to customers 0.3 4.4 27.1 1.2
------- ------- ------- -------
(1) Retail balances exclude the impact of the HBOS and MBNA
acquisition related adjustments.
(2) Includes reverse repos of GBP52.8 billion.
(3) UK Motor Finance for Stages 1 and 2 include GBP168 million
relating to provisions against residual values of vehicles subject
to finance leasing agreements. These provisions are included within
the calculation of coverage ratios.
(4) Total and Stage 3 ECL allowances as a percentage of drawn
balances exclude loans in recoveries in Retail of GBP186 million,
and in Commercial Banking of GBP135 million.
ADDITIONAL FINANCIAL INFORMATION (continued)
Stage Stage Stage
1 2 3 Total
Stage Stage
2 3
as % as %
of of
At 31 December 2020 GBPm GBPm GBPm GBPm total total
Loans and advances to customers
UK Mortgages 253,043 37,882 4,459 295,384 12.8 1.5
Credit cards 11,454 3,264 339 15,057 21.7 2.3
Loans and overdrafts 7,710 1,519 307 9,536 15.9 3.2
UK Motor Finance 12,786 2,216 199 15,201 14.6 1.3
Other 17,879 1,304 184 19,367 6.7 1.0
------- ------- ------- ------- ------ ------
Retail(1) 302,872 46,185 5,488 354,545 13.0 1.5
------- ------- ------- ------- ------ ------
SME 27,015 4,500 791 32,306 13.9 2.4
Other 43,543 9,816 2,733 56,092 17.5 4.9
------- ------- ------- ------- ------ ------
Commercial Banking 70,558 14,316 3,524 88,398 16.2 4.0
Insurance and Wealth 832 13 70 915 1.4 7.7
Central items(2) 61,264 - 7 61,271 - -
------- ------- ------- ------- ------ ------
Total gross lending 435,526 60,514 9,089 505,129 12.0 1.8
------ ------
ECL allowance on drawn balances (1,385) (2,493) (2,495) (6,373)
------- ------- ------- -------
Net balance sheet carrying
value 434,141 58,021 6,594 498,756
------- ------- ------- -------
Group ECL allowance (drawn
and undrawn)
UK Mortgages 110 798 697 1,605 49.7 43.4
Credit cards 250 548 160 958 57.2 16.7
Loans and overdrafts 224 344 147 715 48.1 20.6
UK Motor Finance(3) 197 171 133 501 34.1 26.5
Other 46 124 59 229 54.1 25.8
------- ------- ------- ------- ------ ------
Retail(1) 827 1,985 1,196 4,008 49.5 29.8
------- ------- ------- ------- ------ ------
SME 142 234 126 502 46.6 25.1
Other 217 507 1,169 1,893 26.8 61.8
------- ------- ------- ------- ------ ------
Commercial Banking 359 741 1,295 2,395 30.9 54.1
Insurance and Wealth 11 1 11 23 4.3 47.8
Central items 400 - 6 406 - 1.5
------- ------- ------- ------- ------ ------
Total ECL allowance (drawn
and undrawn) 1,597 2,727 2,508 6,832 39.9 36.7
------- ------- ------- ------- ------ ------
Group ECL allowances (drawn
and undrawn) as a % of loans
and advances to customers(4)
UK Mortgages - 2.1 15.6 0.5
Credit cards 2.2 16.8 58.8 6.4
Loans and overdrafts 2.9 22.6 64.2 7.6
UK Motor Finance 1.5 7.7 66.8 3.3
Other 0.3 9.5 39.3 1.2
------- ------- ------- -------
Retail(1) 0.3 4.3 22.5 1.1
------- ------- ------- -------
SME 0.5 5.2 19.1 1.6
Other 0.5 5.2 42.9 3.4
------- ------- ------- -------
Commercial Banking 0.5 5.2 38.2 2.7
Insurance and Wealth 1.3 7.7 15.7 2.5
Central items 0.7 - 85.7 0.7
------- ------- ------- -------
Total ECL allowances (drawn
and undrawn) as a % of loans
and advances to customers 0.4 4.5 28.6 1.4
------- ------- ------- -------
(1) Retail balances exclude the impact of the HBOS and MBNA
acquisition related adjustments.
(2) Includes reverse repos of GBP58.6 billion.
(3) UK Motor Finance for Stages 1 and 2 include GBP192 million
relating to provisions against residual values of vehicles subject
to finance leasing agreements. These provisions are included within
the calculation of coverage ratios.
(4) Total and Stage 3 ECL allowances as a percentage of drawn
balances exclude loans in recoveries in Retail of GBP179 million,
and in Commercial Banking of GBP138 million.
ADDITIONAL FINANCIAL INFORMATION (continued)
Group Stage 2 loans and advances to customers - underlying
basis
Up to date
--------------------------------
1-30 days Over 30 days
PD movements Other(1) past due(2) past due Total
---------------
Gross Gross Gross Gross Gross
lending ECL(3) lending ECL(3) lending ECL(3) lending ECL(3) lending ECL(3)
GBPm GBPm GBPm GBPm GBPm GBPm GBPm GBPm GBPm GBPm
At 31 March
2021
UK
Mortgages 25,319 317 4,172 179 3,163 92 3,184 163 35,838 751
Credit
cards 2,897 417 189 76 75 24 28 15 3,189 532
Loans and
overdrafts 904 202 366 63 131 49 38 20 1,439 334
UK Motor
Finance 765 62 1,324 55 128 36 39 18 2,256 171
Other 473 67 589 34 69 9 87 7 1,218 117
------- ------ ------- ------ ------- ------ ------- ------ ------- ------
Retail 30,358 1,065 6,640 407 3,566 210 3,376 223 43,940 1,905
------- ------ ------- ------ ------- ------ ------- ------ ------- ------
SME 3,026 148 208 8 35 3 53 3 3,322 162
Other 6,055 307 100 3 60 6 116 - 6,331 316
------- ------ ------- ------ ------- ------ ------- ------ ------- ------
Commercial
Banking 9,081 455 308 11 95 9 169 3 9,653 478
Insurance
and
Wealth 19 - 11 1 2 - 1 - 33 1
Central
items - - - - - - - - - -
------- ------ ------- ------ ------- ------ ------- ------ ------- ------
Total 39,458 1,520 6,959 419 3,663 219 3,546 226 53,626 2,384
------- ------ ------- ------ ------- ------ ------- ------ ------- ------
At 31
December
2020
UK
Mortgages 28,049 354 4,067 189 2,663 82 3,103 173 37,882 798
Credit
cards 2,916 422 220 78 92 28 36 20 3,264 548
Loans and
overdrafts 959 209 388 68 126 45 46 22 1,519 344
UK Motor
Finance 724 62 1,321 55 132 37 39 17 2,216 171
Other 512 56 651 44 69 14 72 10 1,304 124
------- ------ ------- ------ ------- ------ ------- ------ ------- ------
Retail 33,160 1,103 6,647 434 3,082 206 3,296 242 46,185 1,985
------- ------ ------- ------ ------- ------ ------- ------ ------- ------
SME 4,229 219 150 6 40 5 81 4 4,500 234
Other 9,505 501 97 3 37 2 177 1 9,816 507
------- ------ ------- ------ ------- ------ ------- ------ ------- ------
Commercial
Banking 13,734 720 247 9 77 7 258 5 14,316 741
Insurance
and
Wealth 1 - 12 1 - - - - 13 1
Central
items - - - - - - - - - -
------- ------ ------- ------ ------- ------ ------- ------ ------- ------
Total 46,895 1,823 6,906 444 3,159 213 3,554 247 60,514 2,727
------- ------ ------- ------ ------- ------ ------- ------ ------- ------
(1) Includes forbearance, client and product-specific indicators
not reflected within quantitative PD assessments.
(2) Includes assets that have triggered PD movements, or other
rules, given that being 1-29 days in arrears in and of itself is
not a Stage 2 trigger.
(3) Expected credit loss allowances on loans and advances to
customers (drawn and undrawn).
ADDITIONAL FINANCIAL INFORMATION (continued)
UK economic assumptions - Base case scenario by quarter
Key quarterly assumptions made by the Group are shown below.
Gross domestic product is presented quarter on quarter, house price
growth and commercial real estate growth is presented year on
year.
First Second Third Fourth First Second Third Fourth
quarter quarter quarter quarter quarter quarter quarter quarter
2021 2021 2021 2021 2022 2022 2022 2022
% % % % % % % %
Gross domestic product (1.6) 3.7 1.5 1.2 1.4 0.9 0.5 0.4
UK Bank Rate 0.10 0.10 0.10 0.10 0.10 0.10 0.10 0.10
Unemployment rate 5.2 5.6 6.2 7.0 6.7 6.3 6.0 5.7
House price growth 4.9 6.1 0.7 (0.8) (0.8) (1.1) (0.4) 0.5
Commercial real estate
price growth (4.5) (1.0) (1.0) (1.8) (0.8) (0.2) 1.2 1.9
UK economic assumptions - Scenarios by year
Key annual assumptions made by the Group are shown below. Gross
domestic product is presented as an annual change, house price
growth and commercial real estate price growth are presented as the
growth in the respective indices within the period. UK Bank Rate
and unemployment rate are averages for the period.
At 31 March 2021 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2021-2025
% % % % % %
Upside
Gross domestic product 5.7 4.6 1.4 1.3 1.2 2.8
UK Bank Rate 0.81 1.19 0.98 1.20 1.43 1.12
Unemployment rate 4.9 4.9 4.4 4.2 4.1 4.5
House price growth 0.8 4.0 6.0 4.3 3.6 3.7
Commercial real estate
price growth 9.3 4.8 2.3 (0.4) (0.4) 3.1
Base case
Gross domestic product 5.0 5.0 1.6 1.3 1.3 2.8
UK Bank Rate 0.10 0.10 0.21 0.44 0.69 0.31
Unemployment rate 6.0 6.2 5.4 5.0 4.8 5.5
House price growth (0.8) 0.5 2.2 1.7 1.7 1.1
Commercial real estate
price growth (1.8) 1.9 1.5 0.8 0.6 0.6
Downside
Gross domestic product 4.5 4.2 1.4 1.1 1.3 2.5
UK Bank Rate 0.12 0.12 0.09 0.17 0.33 0.17
Unemployment rate 6.9 7.7 6.9 6.3 5.9 6.8
House price growth (4.1) (6.9) (5.2) (3.9) (2.2) (4.5)
Commercial real estate
price growth (9.0) (4.0) (0.6) 0.0 0.9 (2.6)
Severe downside
Gross domestic product 2.8 3.4 1.1 1.3 1.4 2.0
UK Bank Rate 0.03 0.01 0.02 0.03 0.05 0.03
Unemployment rate 8.4 10.0 9.0 8.1 7.4 8.6
House price growth (5.9) (11.7) (10.7) (7.9) (4.1) (8.1)
Commercial real estate
price growth (19.8) (11.3) (4.7) (1.0) 1.1 (7.5)
ADDITIONAL FINANCIAL INFORMATION (continued)
At 31 December 2020 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2020-2024
% % % % % %
Upside
Gross domestic product (10.5) 3.7 5.7 1.7 1.5 0.3
UK Bank Rate 0.10 1.14 1.27 1.20 1.21 0.98
Unemployment rate 4.3 5.4 5.4 5.0 4.5 5.0
House price growth 6.3 (1.4) 5.2 6.0 5.0 4.2
Commercial real estate
price growth (4.6) 9.3 3.9 2.1 0.3 2.1
Base case
Gross domestic product (10.5) 3.0 6.0 1.7 1.4 0.1
UK Bank Rate 0.10 0.10 0.10 0.21 0.25 0.15
Unemployment rate 4.5 6.8 6.8 6.1 5.5 5.9
House price growth 5.9 (3.8) 0.5 1.5 1.5 1.1
Commercial real estate
price growth (7.0) (1.7) 1.6 1.1 0.6 (1.1)
Downside
Gross domestic product (10.6) 1.7 5.1 1.4 1.4 (0.4)
UK Bank Rate 0.10 0.06 0.02 0.02 0.03 0.05
Unemployment rate 4.6 7.9 8.4 7.8 7.0 7.1
House price growth 5.6 (8.4) (6.5) (4.7) (3.0) (3.5)
Commercial real estate
price growth (8.7) (10.6) (3.2) (0.8) (0.8) (4.9)
Severe downside
Gross domestic product (10.8) 0.3 4.8 1.3 1.2 (0.8)
UK Bank Rate 0.10 0.00 0.00 0.01 0.01 0.02
Unemployment rate 4.8 9.9 10.7 9.8 8.7 8.8
House price growth 5.3 (11.1) (12.5) (10.7) (7.6) (7.5)
Commercial real estate
price growth (11.0) (21.4) (9.8) (3.9) (0.8) (9.7)
ADDITIONAL FINANCIAL INFORMATION (continued)
ECL sensitivity to economic assumptions
The measurement of ECL reflects an unbiased probability-weighted
range of possible future economic outcomes. The Group achieves this
by generating four economic scenarios to reflect the range of
outcomes; the central scenario reflects the Group's base case
assumptions used for medium-term planning purposes, an upside and a
downside scenario are also selected together with a severe downside
scenario. The base case, upside and downside scenarios carry a 30
per cent weighting; the severe downside is weighted at 10 per
cent.
The table below shows the Group's ECL for the upside, base case,
downside and severe downside scenarios. The stage allocation for an
asset is based on the overall scenario probability-weighted PD and,
hence, the Stage 2 allocation is constant across all the scenarios.
ECL applied through individual assessments and post-model
adjustments is reported flat against each economic scenario,
reflecting the basis on which they are evaluated.
Probability- Severe
weighted Upside Base case Downside downside
Underlying basis GBPm GBPm GBPm GBPm GBPm
UK Mortgages 1,518 1,088 1,285 1,736 2,854
Other Retail 2,325 2,145 2,266 2,442 2,697
Commercial Banking 1,932 1,572 1,777 2,124 2,898
Other 451 451 451 451 451
----- ------ --------- -------- ---------
At 31 March 2021 6,226 5,256 5,779 6,753 8,900
----- ------ --------- -------- ---------
UK Mortgages 1,605 1,192 1,382 1,815 2,884
Other Retail 2,403 2,216 2,345 2,522 2,780
Commercial Banking 2,402 1,910 2,177 2,681 3,718
Other 450 448 450 450 456
----- ------ --------- -------- ---------
At 31 December 2020 6,860 5,766 6,354 7,468 9,838
----- ------ --------- -------- ---------
Application of judgement in adjustments to modelled ECL
allowances
Judgements are not typically assessed under each distinct
economic scenario used to generate ECL, but instead are applied on
the basis of final modelled ECL which reflects the probability
weighted view of all scenarios. All adjustments are assessed
quarterly and are subject to internal review and challenge,
including by the Audit Committee, to ensure that amounts are
appropriately calculated and that there are specific release
criteria within a reasonable timeframe.
The coronavirus pandemic and the various support measures that
have been put in place have resulted in an economic environment
which differs significantly from the historical economic conditions
upon which the impairment models have been built. As a result,
there is a need for management judgement to be applied, as seen in
the elevated levels present since year end.
Given continued macroeconomic uncertainties, the Group has
retained the judgemental overlays applied at year end for
coronavirus and other unrelated model limitations. Management
judgements in respect of coronavirus of c.GBP1 billion (31 December
2020: c.GBP0.9 billion) include the central GBP400 million overlay
(31 December 2020: GBP400 million) in respect of risks around base
case conditioning assumptions which are not sufficiently captured
by the Group's approach to multiple economic scenarios, as well as
c.GBP600 million of judgements within the underlying portfolios (31
December 2020: c.GBP500 million).
ADDITIONAL FINANCIAL INFORMATION (continued)
Commercial Banking lending in key coronavirus-impacted
sectors(1)
At 31 March 2021 At 31 December 2020
------------------------------------ -------------------------------------
Drawn Drawn
as a as a
% of % of
Group Group
Drawn loans Drawn loans
and and and and
Drawn Undrawn undrawn advances Drawn Undrawn undrawn advances
GBPbn GBPbn GBPbn % GBPbn GBPbn GBPbn %
Retail non-food 2.1 1.6 3.7 0.4 2.1 1.7 3.8 0.4
Automotive
dealerships(2) 2.0 1.7 3.7 0.4 1.8 2.0 3.8 0.4
Oil and gas 1.1 2.5 3.6 0.2 1.1 2.7 3.8 0.2
Construction 0.7 1.5 2.2 0.1 0.8 1.7 2.5 0.2
Passenger
transport 1.4 0.8 2.2 0.3 1.1 1.1 2.2 0.2
Hotels 1.6 0.3 1.9 0.4 1.8 0.3 2.1 0.4
Leisure 0.5 0.7 1.2 0.1 0.6 0.7 1.3 0.1
Restaurants and
bars 0.6 0.4 1.0 0.1 0.6 0.5 1.1 0.1
----- ------- --------- ----- ------- ----------
Total 10.0 9.5 19.5 2.0 9.9 10.7 20.6 2.0
----- ------- --------- ----- ------- ----------
(1) Lending classified using ONS Standard Industrial
Classification codes at legal entity level; drawn balances exclude
c.GBP1 billion lending under the Coronavirus Business Interruption
Loan Scheme and the Bounce Back Loan Scheme.
(2) Automotive dealerships includes Black Horse Motor Wholesale
lending (within Retail).
Support measures
Retail payment holiday characteristics(1)
Mortgages Cards Loans Motor Total
------------ ----------- ----------- ----------- --------------
000s GBPbn 000s GBPbn 000s GBPbn 000s GBPbn 000s GBPbn
Total payment holidays granted 491 61.6 341 1.7 304 2.4 161 2.2 1,297 68.0
First payment holiday still
in force 6 0.9 10 0.0 7 0.1 5 0.1 29 1.1
Matured payment holidays
- repaying 443 55.4 282 1.4 259 2.1 139 1.8 1,123 60.7
Matured payment holidays
- extended 15 2.0 9 0.0 14 0.1 6 0.1 43 2.3
Matured payment holidays
- missed payment 27 3.3 41 0.2 24 0.2 11 0.2 103 3.9
As a percentage of total
matured
Matured payment holidays
- repaying 91% 91% 85% 85% 87% 87% 89% 86% 89% 91%
Matured payment holidays
- extended 3% 3% 3% 3% 5% 5% 4% 5% 3% 3%
Matured payment holidays
- missed payment 6% 5% 12% 12% 8% 8% 7% 9% 8% 6%
(1) Data as at 31 March 2021. Analysis of mortgage payment
holidays excludes St James Place, Intelligent Finance and Tesco;
motor finance payment holidays excludes Lex Autolease. Total
payment holidays granted are equal to the sum of first payment
holiday still in force and matured payment holidays. Charged-off
balances are included within missed payments. Totals and
percentages calculated using unrounded numbers.
Government-backed loan scheme approvals and value(1)
000s GBPbn
Coronavirus Business Interruption Loan Scheme 10.5 2.5
Bounce Back Loan Scheme 343.3 9.7
Coronavirus Large Business Interruption Loan Scheme 0.1 0.7
----- -----
Total 353.9 12.9
----- -----
(1) Data as at 2 April 2021.
BASIS OF PRESENTATION
This release covers the results of Lloyds Banking Group plc
together with its subsidiaries (the Group) for the three months
ended 31 March 2021.
Statutory basis: Statutory profit / loss before tax and
statutory profit after tax are included within this document.
However, a number of factors have had a significant effect on the
comparability of the Group's financial position and results.
Accordingly, the results are also presented on an underlying
basis.
Underlying basis: The statutory results are adjusted for certain
items which are listed below, to allow a comparison of the Group's
underlying performance
-- Restructuring, including severance-related costs, property
transformation, technology research and development, regulatory
programmes and merger, acquisition and integration costs
-- Volatility and other items, which includes the effects of
certain asset sales, the volatility relating to the Group's hedging
arrangements and that arising in the insurance businesses, the
unwind of acquisition-related fair value adjustments and the
amortisation of purchased intangible assets
-- Payment protection insurance provisions
Analyses of lending and ECL allowances are presented on an
underlying basis. On a statutory basis, purchased or originated
credit-impaired (POCI) assets include a fixed pool of mortgages
that were purchased as part of the HBOS acquisition at a deep
discount to face value reflecting credit losses incurred from the
point of origination to the date of acquisition. Over time, these
POCI assets will run off as the loans redeem, pay down or losses
will be crystallised. The underlying basis assumes that the lending
assets acquired as part of a business combination were originated
by the Group and are classified as either Stage 1, 2 or 3 according
to the change in credit risk over the period since origination.
Underlying ECL allowances have been calculated accordingly. The
Group uses the underlying basis to monitor the creditworthiness of
the lending portfolio and related ECL allowances.
On a statutory basis, reverse repurchase and repurchase
transaction balances are accounted for as loans and advances to
customers and as customer deposits, respectively. However, as such
balances do not form part of the core lending and deposit-taking
business of the Group they are excluded when reporting loans and
advances to customers and customer deposits on an underlying
basis.
Unless otherwise stated, income statement commentaries
throughout this document compare the three months to 31 March 2021
to the three months to 31 March 2020 and the balance sheet analysis
compares the Group balance sheet as at 31 March 2021 to the Group
balance sheet as at 31 December 2020.
Alternative performance measures: The Group uses a number of
alternative performance measures, including underlying profit, in
the discussion of its business performance and financial position.
There have been no changes to the definitions used by the Group;
further information on these measures is set out on page 348 of the
Group's 2020 Annual Report and Accounts.
Capital: Capital and leverage ratios reported as at 31 March
2021 incorporate profits for the period that remain subject to
formal verification in accordance with the Capital Requirements
Regulation. The Q1 2021 Interim Pillar 3 Report can be found at:
https://www.lloydsbankinggroup.com/investors/financial-downloads/
FORWARD LOOKING STATEMENTS
This document contains certain forward looking statements within
the meaning of Section 21E of the US Securities Exchange Act of
1934, as amended, and section 27A of the US Securities Act of 1933,
as amended, with respect to the business, strategy, plans and/or
results of Lloyds Banking Group plc together with its subsidiaries
(the Group) and its current goals and expectations relating to its
future financial condition and performance. Statements that are not
historical or current facts, including statements about the Group's
or its directors' and/or management's beliefs and expectations, are
forward looking statements. Words such as 'believes', 'achieves',
'anticipates', 'estimates', 'expects', 'targets', 'should',
'intends', 'aims', 'projects', 'plans', 'potential', 'will',
'would', 'could', 'considered', 'likely', 'may', 'seek', 'estimate'
and variations of these words and similar future or conditional
expressions are intended to identify forward looking statements but
are not the exclusive means of identifying such statements.
Examples of such forward looking statements include, but are not
limited to, statements or guidance relating to: projections or
expectations of the Group's future financial position including
profit attributable to shareholders, provisions, economic profit,
dividends, capital structure, portfolios, net interest margin,
capital ratios, liquidity, risk-weighted assets (RWAs),
expenditures or any other financial items or ratios; litigation,
regulatory and governmental investigations; the Group's future
financial performance; the level and extent of future impairments
and write-downs; statements of plans, objectives or goals of the
Group or its management including in respect of statements about
the future business and economic environments in the UK and
elsewhere including, but not limited to, future trends in interest
rates, foreign exchange rates, credit and equity market levels and
demographic developments; statements about competition, regulation,
disposals and consolidation or technological developments in the
financial services industry; and statements of assumptions
underlying such statements. By their nature, forward looking
statements involve risk and uncertainty because they relate to
events and depend upon circumstances that will or may occur in the
future. Factors that could cause actual business, strategy, plans
and/or results (including but not limited to the payment of
dividends) to differ materially from forward looking statements
made by the Group or on its behalf include, but are not limited to:
general economic and business conditions in the UK and
internationally; market related trends and developments;
fluctuations in interest rates, inflation, exchange rates, stock
markets and currencies; any impact of the transition from IBORs to
alternative reference rates; the ability to access sufficient
sources of capital, liquidity and funding when required; changes to
the Group's credit ratings; the ability to derive cost savings and
other benefits including, but without limitation, as a result of
any acquisitions, disposals and other strategic transactions;
potential changes in dividend policy; the ability to achieve
strategic objectives; the Group's ESG targets and/or commitments;
changing customer behaviour including consumer spending, saving and
borrowing habits; changes to borrower or counterparty credit
quality impacting the recoverability and value of balance sheet
assets; concentration of financial exposure; management and
monitoring of conduct risk; exposure to counterparty risk
(including but not limited to third parties conducting illegal
activities without the Group's knowledge); instability in the
global financial markets, including Eurozone instability,
instability as a result of uncertainty surrounding the exit by the
UK from the European Union (EU) and the EU-UK Trade and Cooperation
Agreement, instability as a result of the potential for other
countries to
exit the EU or the Eurozone, and the impact of any sovereign
credit rating downgrade or other sovereign financial issues;
political instability including as a result of any UK general
election and any further possible referendum on Scottish
independence; technological changes and risks to the security of IT
and operational infrastructure, systems, data and information
resulting from increased threat of cyber and other attacks;
natural, pandemic (including but not limited to the COVID-19
pandemic) and other disasters, adverse weather and similar
contingencies outside the Group's control; inadequate or failed
internal or external processes or systems; acts of war, other acts
of hostility, terrorist acts and responses to those acts, or other
such events; geopolitical unpredictability; risks relating to
sustainability and climate change, including the Group's ability
along with the government and other stakeholders to manage and
mitigate the impacts of climate change effectively; changes in
laws, regulations, practices and accounting standards or taxation,
including as a result of the UK's exit from the EU; changes to
regulatory capital or liquidity requirements (including regulatory
measures to restrict distributions to address potential capital and
liquidity stress) and similar contingencies outside the Group's
control; the policies, decisions and actions of governmental or
regulatory authorities or courts in the UK, the EU, the US or
elsewhere including the implementation and interpretation of key
laws, legislation and regulation together with any resulting impact
on the future structure of the Group; the ability to attract and
retain senior management and other employees and meet its diversity
objectives; actions or omissions by the Group's directors,
management or employees including industrial action; changes in the
Group's ability to develop sustainable finance products and the
Group's capacity to measure the climate impact from its financing
activity, which may affect the Group's ability to achieve its
climate ambition; changes to the Group's post-retirement defined
benefit scheme obligations; the extent of any future impairment
charges or write-downs caused by, but not limited to, depressed
asset valuations, market disruptions and illiquid markets; the
value and effectiveness of any credit protection purchased by the
Group; the inability to hedge certain risks economically; the
adequacy of loss reserves; the actions of competitors, including
non-bank financial services, lending companies and digital
innovators and disruptive technologies; and exposure to regulatory
or competition scrutiny, legal, regulatory or competition
proceedings, investigations or complaints. Please refer to the
latest Annual Report on Form 20-F filed by Lloyds Banking Group plc
with the US Securities and Exchange Commission (the SEC), which is
available on the SEC's website at www.sec.gov, for a discussion of
certain factors and risks. Lloyds Banking Group plc may also make
or disclose written and/or oral forward looking statements in
reports filed with or furnished to the SEC, Lloyds Banking Group
plc annual reviews, half-year announcements, proxy statements,
offering circulars, prospectuses, press releases and other written
materials and in oral statements made by the directors, officers or
employees of Lloyds Banking Group plc to third parties, including
financial analysts. Except as required by any applicable law or
regulation, the forward looking statements contained in this
document are made as of today's date, and the Group expressly
disclaims any obligation or undertaking to release publicly any
updates or revisions to any forward looking statements contained in
this document to reflect any change in the Group's expectations
with regard thereto or any change in events, conditions or
circumstances on which any such statement is based. The
information, statements and opinions contained in this document do
not constitute a public offer under any applicable law or an offer
to sell any securities or financial instruments or any advice or
recommendation with respect to such securities or financial
instruments.
CONTACTS
For further information please contact:
INVESTORS AND ANALYSTS
Douglas Radcliffe
Group Investor Relations Director
020 7356 1571
douglas.radcliffe@lloydsbanking.com
Edward Sands
Director of Investor Relations
020 7356 1585
edward.sands@lloydsbanking.com
Eileen Khoo
Director of Investor Relations
07385 376435
eileen.khoo@lloydsbanking.com
Nora Thoden
Director of Investor Relations - ESG
020 7356 2334
nora.thoden@lloydsbanking.com
CORPORATE AFFAIRS
Grant Ringshaw
External Relations Director
020 7356 2362
grant.ringshaw@lloydsbanking.com
Matt Smith
Head of Media Relations
020 7356 3522
matt.smith@lloydsbanking.com
Copies of this interim management statement may be obtained
from:
Investor Relations, Lloyds Banking Group plc, 25 Gresham Street,
London EC2V 7HN
The statement can also be found on the Group's website -
www.lloydsbankinggroup.com
Registered office: Lloyds Banking Group plc, The Mound,
Edinburgh, EH1 1YZ
Registered in Scotland No. 95000
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