The term
"net interest margin" refers to the difference between the interest income earned by a financial institution, such as a bank, and the interest expenses it has to pay out. It is the profit made by the institution on the money it lends or invests.
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We improved on our balance sheet management and pricing, thus ensuring a strong 19 % growth in interest income as well as an enhanced
net interest margin of 6.3 %.
An interest rate hikes would obviously be of great benefit to the banking sector because it would allow
for net interest margins to expand.
Loans and advances to customers declined by 4.8 %,
while net interest margins held steady at 3.5 %, as did the bank's 11 % return on equity.
Bank of America, like many of its competitors, derive a large percentage of their income
from net interest margin and are hurt by increasing interest rates.
Currently, the bonds yield about 1.5 per cent, while average
net interest margins at the bank were 2.55 per cent in the second quarter, according to figures compiled by Mr. Sprott.
SunTrust's net interest income rose $ 5 million to $ 1.24 billion from a year ago while
net interest margin rose to 3.25 percent from 3.19 percent because of loan growth and an additional day in the quarter.
When interest rates edge higher, the spread between income from loans and payments on deposits typically widens, which can help increase bank profitability through
higher net interest margins (NIMs).
Preferred stocks may also be attractive in this environment due to the fact that they're issued mainly by financial companies, like banks, where
net interest margins generally show improvement.
PTPP earnings were 4 % higher, reflecting the combined benefits of very strong 4 % loan growth, a 32 % increase in non-interest income and relatively
stable net interest margin, partially offset by higher non-interest expenses.
Preferred stocks may also be attractive in this environment due to the fact that they're issued mainly by financial companies, like banks,
where net interest margins generally show improvement.
While we expect one more interest rate hike this year given Fed Chairwoman Janet Yellen's most recent comments at Jackson Hole, financials may benefit from
widening net interest margins (the spread between what banks make on loans and what they pay for deposits.)
In its report on 2014 U.S. bank performance, the FDIC said the Q4 / 14
average net interest margin of 3.12 % was the lowest quarterly average margin since the 3.11 % reported in Q3 / 1989.
Kotak Mahindra Bank Ltd.'s profit missed analyst estimates despite robust loan growth and an industry -
leading net interest margin while asset quality...
China's biggest lenders are in the midst of a revival, posting faster profit growth and generally
healthier net interest margins after years of rising bad debt as economic growth slowed down.
Overall profit at the big five is expected to rise around 30 percent, with trading contributing alongside other factors such as the 2017 U.S. corporate tax cut and
net interest margin growth.
What are banks for? Typically, banks are described as intermediaries that take deposits and lend them out, earning what is
called net interest margin on the gap between what is paid on the savings and what is earned on loans. From where I stand, this description is wrong on three counts.
In general, historically low interest rates and a muted business cycle have kept pressure on financial stocks by
constricting net interest margins and stifling credit activity.
The Fed's decision to hike benchmark interest rates last December, and again this March, arrested the steady decline in
net interest margin figures for the largest U.S. banks in Q1.
For example, changes in interest rates could adversely
affect net interest margin — the difference between the yield the bank earns on assets and the interest rate it pays for deposits and other sources of funding — which could in turn affect earnings.
The Corporate and Eliminations segment
includes net interest margin and gains or losses relating to mortgage loans for investment, real estate and residual interests in securitizations, along with interest expense on borrowings, other corporate expenses and eliminations of intercompany activities.
Which is easily traced back to a
pathetic Net Interest Margin of 0.76 % — reflecting their high funding costs, and the lowering of their standard variable mortgage rate.
Net interest margin also improved to 1.28 % (1.42 % if you exclude the effect of ELG & NAMA senior bonds), but unfortunately this still falls way short.
Total revenues, measured on a taxable equivalent basis (teb - see definition following the Financial Highlights table), grew 15 % ($ 19.5 million) to reach a record $ 152.7 million driven by the combined benefits of strong 12 % year - over-year loan growth, a four basis point increase
in net interest margin to 2.75 % and 31 % ($ 6.2 million) higher other income.
2 Source: Federal Reserve Economic Research & Data, International Finance Discussion Notes, «Low - for - long»: Interest Rates and
Net Interest Margins of Banks in Advanced Foreign Economies», April 11, 2016.
Also, on a fundamental level, if a growing economy supports a steeper yield curve with a significant difference between long and short yields, banks stand to benefit from stronger earnings due to
higher net interest margin and increased lending revenues.
Matt Barasch, Canadian equity strategist at RBC Capital Markets, noted that Canadian banks, which account for nearly a quarter of the weighting in the benchmark equity index, generate approximately half of their average earnings
from net interest margins.
Compared to last quarter, net income available to common shareholders increased 8 % ($ 3.7 million) as positive contributions from $ 9.3 million higher net insurance revenues, 2 % quarterly loan growth and a
stable net interest margin were partially offset by a $ 4.7 million decline in net gains on securities and a $ 2.5 million reduction in the «other» component of other income.
Finally, profitability in the banking system is unusually dependent on a steep yield curve, with a
widening net interest margin (the difference between long - term rates banks charge borrowers and the lower short - term rates they pay depositors) accounting for all of the strength in bank earnings in recent years.
Two sector trends stand out globally: steeper yield curves and
improving net interest margins have boosted profits for global financials, while long - term demand trends lifted technology revenues.
Oppenheimer Senior Analyst Chris Kotowski discusses the impact an increase in interest rates will have on loan growth and
net interest margins and income growth.
«We were pleased to see some stabilization in
net interest margin this quarter, excluding the impact of our subordinated debt issue completed in December, but we expect the current interest rate environment and increased competition will lead to continued pressure on this measure across the banking industry.»
Commercial lending is slow across the country and
net interest margins are squeezed.
The three Bank of Canada rate hikes since last summer are also expected to boost banks»
net interest margins, which is the difference between the money they earn on the loans they make and what they pay out to savers.
«There are lots of other things like slowing growth, and
net interest margins that won't get going, and the brouhaha over trying to outsource 45 jobs.»