First off, the positives. Cooperative Bank pre-tax profits are in line with the year ago period. The bank’s net interest income and other operating income increases by 16% in comparison to the six months ended 30 June 2022.
Net interest income increases by 18% to £245.1m (1H 22: £208.2m). The net interest margin is up by 33 basis points from 151bps to 184bps.
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Retail secured balances rise slightly to £19.8bn (FY 22: £19.6bn) as the Co-op looks to manage new business volumes while strategically preserving bank margins. The asset quality ratio in total across retail, SME and legacy customer lending remains strong. This reflects the bank’s low-risk lending profile.
Cost-income ratio up 2 ppt to 76.8%
Less positive metrics include a further rise in an already too high cost-income ratio. This rises by 2 ppt from the year ago period to 76.8%.
Operating expenditure increases by 18% to £205.8m (1H 22: £175.1m). This is driven mainly by strategic decisions and commitments to complete key projects. Examples include the Capita mortgage insourcing which saw around 400 new employees join the bank in the first half of the year. Non-staff costs rose by 6% to £107.7m. This follows inflationary pressures and project costs increasing to £27.0m (1H 2022: £16.5m).
Total liabilities reduce by 2% to £26.3bn over the period (FY 22: £26.8bn). SME deposit balances are also down, to £3.3bn (FY 22: £3.4bn). Retail deposit balances decrease by 3% to £16.1bn (FY 22: £16.6bn). This is driven by a reduction in retail current account balances to £5.4bn (FY 22: £5.8bn).
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