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Banca Ifis

Investor Presentation Aug 2, 2024

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1H24 results

2 August 2024

Index

    1. 2Q24 results
    1. Appendices
    2. 2.1 Segment results
    3. 2.2 Consolidated financial data
    4. 2.3 Company overview

  • Net income of €46mln (+3% YoY). 1H24 net income of €94mln (+3% YoY) 1
    • Resilient revenues in Commercial Banking, Npl and Proprietary Finance: the Bank is delivering on offsetting cost of funding increase
    • Reduced the sensitivity to net interest income by gradually increasing the duration of our Government bond portfolio and by growth of the new fixed rate leasing business
    • Asset quality: positive risk/return performance of loan book extends into 2024 with limited asset quality deterioration, limited to specific single exposures
    • We confirm 2024 guidance of €160mln net income, considering also the typical seasonality of 3Q
  • Very solid financial position with €1.7bn of available cash*. Almost completed TLTRO repayment: €0.4bn TLTRO to be repaid in Sep. 24 (€1.6bn reimbursement carried out in Dec 23, March and June 24) 2
  • CET1 of 15.32% as of 30 June 24, including net income after deducting the dividends accrued in 1H 2024. Dividend policy confirmed with payment of an interim dividend in Nov. 2024 3

Net revenues

Net revenues at €189mln (+9.6% YoY)

  • 2Q24 net revenues breakdown:
    • o Commercial banking revenues at €87mln (€89mln in 1Q24, and €87mln in 2Q23) with commercial performance and pricing discipline offsetting cost of funding increase. Gross revenues - excluding cost of funding - are up +13% YoY
    • o Npl revenues prove resilient again at €86mln (€74mln in 1Q24 and €67mln in 2Q23) driven by new judicial activity. 2Q24 includes €5.4mln revenues from Revalea
    • o Non Core & G&S revenues at €16mln (€22mln in 1Q24 and €19mln in 2Q23). Trading activity confirms a recurrent and stable contribution to revenues
  • Bank is delivering on offsetting cost of funding increase

Mitigated net interest income sensitivity to the decrease in interest rates*

Net interest income sensitivity to -0.50% decrease in interest rate €mln

Actions started since the beginning of the year

Increased duration of overall proprietary bond portfolio from 2.3Y in Dec 23 to 2.8Y in March 24 to 3.1Y in June 24 1

  • Increased origination of fixed rate leasing / total origination leasing from 26% in 1H23 to 47% in 2H23 and to 78% in 1H24 2
  • Decreased deposits vs Bank of Italy from €0.9bn in March 24 to €0.4bn in June 24 3

Commercial activity focused on profitability

Factoring turnover (€bn)

  • Banca Ifis's strong focus on profitability:. 2Q24 factoring average spread at 4.37% (on top of base rate*), +0.14% up YoY
  • Factoring customer loans +7% YoY vs. +0.6% YoY of the market reflecting focus on more persistent positions

*Euribor 3M (variable rates) or IRS (fixed rates)

  • The tax incentives, expected at the beginning of 2024 and approved only in 2Q24, should provide some acceleration for the leasing market in 2H24
  • Equipment and technology: we are seeing consequent evidence of some delay in SME capex decisions. Banca Ifis reported a growth above the market on the basis of commercial effectiveness
  • 7 • Automotive: Banca Ifis's strategy remains (i) premium/luxury segments (not volumes) (ii) price/margin discipline (iii) remarketing agreements in place. 2Q24 automotive leasing average spread at 3.92% (on top of base rate*), +0.13% up YoY

Npl portfolio performance resilient and well-positioned*

Revenues from judicial and

• Npl cash collection stable YoY despite significant increase in inflation and in interest rates proves Banca Ifis's know-how in Npl workout

Data on this chart excludes Revalea contribution

Cash collection from Revalea was ~€14mln in 1Q24 and ~ €13 in 2Q24

*Source: management accounting data and risk management data

Quarterly cash collection (€mln)

** It includes only interest income, excludes cost of funding and some minor items (i.e. net commission income and the gains on sales of receivables)

Inflation impact countered by efficiency, enabling continued investments in transformation and positioning

Operating
costs
101 102 104
Other
operating
costs
-
Main
changes
vs.
1Q24:
o
+€1.4mln
due
to
the
acceleration
on
IT
and
marketing
expenses
o
+€0.5mln
software
depreciation
Exposed to
Inflation
32 32 35 Includes
ca.
€8mln
of
IT
expenses,
which
remained
substantially
stable
YoY/QoQ
as
per
key
business
plan
projects
in
innovation
and
digitalization
Revenues
related
28 27 26
Costs
directly
linked
to
Npl
recovery
stable
QoQ.
1Q24
and
2Q24
includes
workout
costs
from
Revalea
(€3.7mln
per
quarter)
41 43 43
Cost
of
personnel
stable
QoQ,
gradually
reflecting
impact
of
the
new
CCNL
(national
labour
contract)
2Q23 1Q24 2Q24
FITD & SRF (2) - 8
Other provisions
-
2 1
Non recurring items 0 0 0
Operating costs +
other items
99 104 111 9

Asset quality ratios further improving and overlay fully expresses Bank's prudence

Loan loss provisions*

• Asset quality protected by stable overlays, significantly above peers (>1% of performing loans); coverage ratio of NPEs stable

Coverage 4Q23 1Q24 2Q24
Bad
loans
78% 79% 78%
UTP 44% 46% 45%
Past
due
8% 7% 7%
Total 43% 45% 45%

• The application of the New DoD led to the reclassification mainly into past due of the stock of loans vs. the Italian public health system (historically, a late payer with limited asset quality risk) of €75mln (€77mln in 1Q24)

Gross Npes Loans vs. the public health system in past due Net Npes excluding loans vs. the public health system in past due

*Figures include "Net provisions for unfunded commitments and guarantees and Profit (loss) from sale of loans measured at amortised cost (excluding Npl Segment)"

At present, no signs of macro credit risks materializing in Banca Ifis's commercial business

Payment days in factoring

Stage 2 Stage 1

Ratings migration in credit book** Probability of default***

Source: management accounting

*Data refers to €5.7bn customer loans as at 2Q24. Excludes loans at FV, securities, loans vs. banks and others

** Data refer only to exposures to rated corporate (ca. €4.5bn)

*** Data refer to €4.8bn exposures in factoring and leasing

Quarterly results

1

Reclassified Consolidated Income Statement -
(€
mln)
1Q24 2Q24 1H23 1H24
Net interest income 140.8 146.6 274.7 287.4
Net commission income 23.1 23.8 50.3 46.9
Trading and other revenues 21.4 18.8 23.5 1
40.2
Total Revenues 185.2 189.3 348.5 374.5
Loan loss provisions (8.6) (7.3) (16.3) (15.8)
Total Revenues -
LLP
176.6 182.0 332.2 358.7
Personnel expenses (43.4) (43.2) (80.4) (86.6)
Other administrative expenses (61.9) (62.2) (115.2) (124.2)
Other net income/expenses 3.2 1.5 3.9 4.7
Operating costs (102.1) (104.0) (191.7) (206.1)
Charges related to the banking system - (8.1) (4.1) 3
(8.1)
Net allocations to provisions for risk and charges 2
(2.1)
1.4 (0.5) (0.7)
Non recurring items - (0.3) - (0.3)
Pre tax profit 72.3 71.1 135.9 143.5
Taxes (24.7) (24.3) (43.9) (49.0)
Net income - attributable to the Parent company 47.2 46.4 91.0 93.6
Customer loans 10,089 10,464 10,114 10,464
-
of which Npl
Business
1,618 1,591 1,476 1,591

Total assets 13,654 13,473 13,352 13,473 Total funding 11,339 11,227 11,142 11,227 - of which customer deposits 6,156 6,775 5,461 6,775 - of which TLTRO and LTRO 816 431 2,051 431 Shareholders Equity 1,742 1,736 1,675 1,736 Reflects higher trading gains in government and corporate bonds and, in 1Q24, €6mln gains from the disposal of an equity stake coming from the restructuring of a former Interbanca Npl position

Includes €1.5mln provision for the disposal of the equity stake coming from the restructuring of a former Interbanca Npl position 2

Reflects payment to the FITD. SRF payments completed and no further costs envisaged for now 3

In the above statements, net impairment losses/reversals on receivables of the Npl Segment were reclassified to interest receivable and similar income to the extent to which they represent the operations of this business and are an integral part of the return on the investment. In addition:

• Operating costs exclude "Net allocations to provisions for risks and charges" , "Charges related to the banking system" and "Non recurring items"

• Loan loss provisions include: "Net provisions for unfunded commitments and guarantees"; "Profit (loss) from sale of loans measured at amortised cost (excluding Npl Segment)"

CET1 of 15.32% as of 30 Jun 24, including net income (after deducting the expected dividends accrued in 1H 2024)

Key items of CET1 evolution in 2Q24

  • +0.43% due to net income (after deducting the dividends accrued in 1H 2024)
  • -0.05% mainly due to increase of exposures under calendar provisioning (€5.4mln deduction)
  • -0.04% due to net RWA increase mainly attributable to credit risk component (+€72 mln), partially offset by market/CVA and foreign exchange risk (-€47 mln)

2.1 Segment results

2Q24 Results: P&L break-down by business unit

ﺍ ﺣﺎﻻﺕ
Banca CERTIFI
Commercial & Corporate banking
Data in € mln Npl Factoring Leasing Corp. Banking
& Lending
Tot.
Commercial &
Corporate
banking
Non core &
G&S
1
Consolidated
Net interest income 80 29 12 19 61 6 147
Net commission income (0) 16 3 6 25 (1) 24
Trading & other revenues 6 0 0 2 2 11 19
Net revenues 86 46 15 27 87 16 189
-Of which PPA 1 - - - - 2 3
Loan loss provisions - (7) (2) - (9) 1 (7)
Operating costs (48) (25) (10) (9) (44) (11) (104)
Charges related to the banking
system
- - - - - (8) (8)
Net allocations to provisions for
risk and charges
1 (8) - 4 (3) 3 1
Net income 26 4 2 14 20 1 47
Net income attributable to non
controlling interests
(0)
Net income attributable to the
Parent company
46
Net income (%) 55% 8% 5% 31% 43% 2% 100%
Customer Loans 1,591 2,744 1,571 2,427 6,743 1
2,130
10,464
RWA1 1,846 2,692 1,295 1,804 5,791 1,429 9,066
2
Allocated capital
283 412 198 276 887 219 1,389

Breakdown of customer loans in Non Core & G&S

  • o G&S: includes €1.5bn of Government bonds at amortized costs
  • o Non Core: includes €0.03bn of performing loans mainly ex Interbanca, €0.1bn retail mortgages and €0.02bn of Npl (former Interbanca + Banca Ifis)

(1) RWA Credit and counterparty risk only. It excludes RWA from operating, market risks and CVA (~€1bn) (2) RWA (Credit and counterparty risk only)

Factoring

Turnover - €bn

Net customer loans - €mln 2,467 2,558 2,359 2,845 2,572 2,744

Data in €mln 1Q23 2Q23 3Q23 4Q23 1Q24 2Q24
Net revenues 43 44 44 42 45 46
Net revenues / avg.
customer loans
6.6% 7.0% 7.1% 6.5% 6.6% 6.9%
Loan loss provisions* (3) 1 (4) (23) (2) (7)
  • *Loan loss provisions include: "Net provisions for unfunded commitments and guarantees"; "Profit (loss) from sale
  • of loans measured at amortised cost (excluding Npl Segment)"

** Net revenues include interest income – interest expenses + commissions

  • Banca Ifis has strong focus on profitability: in 2Q24 factoring average spread at 4.37% (on top of base rate*), +0.14% up YoY
  • Net revenues** / average customer loans at 6.9% well above market average

Factoring – Italian business*

Active clients Turnover

• Banca Ifis is market leader in terms of number of clients (23% market share vs. 5% in terms of turnover) reflecting its strong focus on small tickets and profitability

Market share Loans and revenues breakdown -2Q24

  • Medium/large corporate represents ca. 42% of customer loans and ca. 44% of revenues
  • Other include physical persons, agricultural companies and financial corporates

18 * Management accounting. It includes only factoring distributed by Italian branches. It excludes foreign subsidiaries, factoring vs. PA, others. Data refer to €39mln revenues and €2.2bn loans

Leasing

New business - €mln 50 56 54 87 38 54 28 29 24 37 31 27 1 1 155 164 142 211 150 169

77 79 64 87 81 87 1Q23 2Q23 3Q23 4Q23 1Q24 2Q24 Autolease Equipment Technology Net customer loans - €mln 1,475 1,499 1,494 1,552 1,551 1,571

Data in €mln 1Q23 2Q23 3Q23 4Q23 1Q24 2Q24
Net revenues 15 15 16 16 16 15
Net revenues / avg
customer loans
4.2% 4.1% 4.2% 4.1% 4.1% 2
3.8%
Loan loss
provisions*
(1) (1) (1) (1) (2) (2)
3
  • The renewal of tax incentives just approved by the Government may provide some acceleration for the leasing market in 2H24. Banca Ifis's growth was above market in both equipment/technology and automotive
    • o Equipment and technology: evidence of delays in SME capex decisions
    • o Automotive: Banca Ifis's strategy (i) premium/luxury segments (not volumes) (ii) price/margin discipline (iii) remarketing agreements in place
  • Net revenues / average customer loans at 3.8% in 2Q24 2
  • Asset quality risk is mitigated by sector and borrower diversification and by the remarketing agreements for repossessed assets 3

*Loan loss provisions include:

"Net provisions for unfunded commitments and guarantees";

"Profit (loss) from sale of loans measured at amortised cost (excluding Npl Segment)"

Npl Business*: portfolio evolution

Npl portfolio evolution (excluding Revalea)

Key numbers*

  • 1.7mln tickets, #1.2mln borrowers
  • Extensive portfolio diversification by location, type and age of borrower

Npls acquired in 2Q24: €0.2bn GBV

• Following the acquisition of Revalea from Mediobanca completed on 31 Oct. 23, Banca Ifis achieved the Npl purchase targets of the 2022-24 Business Plan 1Y in advance. Banca Ifis is selective on Npl purchases going forward

Npls disposals and others in 2Q24: €1.6bn GBV*

• The disposals of "tails" generated a capital gain of €6.2mln. "Others" includes cash collection on the existing portfolio

Npl Business*: ERC

ERC: €2.6bn (excludes Revalea)

2.5

ERC breakdown

Data in €bn GBV NBV ERC
Waiting for workout -
At cost
0.3 0.0 0.0
Extrajudicial positions 11.6 0.5 0.8
Judicial positions 6.6 0.9 1.8
Total 18.4 1.4 2.6

ERC assumptions

  • ERC based on proprietary statistical models built using internal historical data series and homogeneous clusters of borrowers
    • o Type of borrower, location, age, amount due, employment status
    • o Time frame of recovery
    • o Probability of decay
  • ERC represents Banca Ifis's expectation in terms of gross cash recovery. Internal and external costs of positions in nonjudicial payment plans (GBV of €0.5bn in 2Q24), court injunctions ["precetto"] issued and order of assignments (GBV of €2.1bn in 2Q24) have already been expensed in P&L
  • €2.7bn cash recovery (including proceeds from disposals) was generated in the years 2014 –2Q 2024

Npl Business*: GBV and cash recovery

Judicial recovery

Judicial recovery (€ mln) GBV % To be processed
Frozen 1,274 19%
Court injunctions ["precetto"] and foreclosures 1,263 19%
Order of assignments 861 13%
Secured and Corporate 3,157 48%
Total 6,555 100%

Non judicial recovery – Voluntary plans

Non-judicial payment plans

Actual vs. model cash repayments

Judicial + non judicial recovery, data in €mln

In 2Q22 and 4Q23 cash collections in secured and corporate were impacted by longer auction timeframes

Judicial recovery – Order of Assignments

Actual cash repayments Model cash repayments

*Source: management accounting data. Excludes Revalea 22 In May/June 2020 cash collections (mainly secured) were postponed due to court shutdown

Cash collection - Excludes Revalea 1

  • Npl cash collection at €94mln substantially stable
  • As planned in the 3Y Business Plan, the Bank is progressively increasing settlements ("saldi e stralci") to reduce timeframe of collections
Data in € mln
(excluding
disposals)
1Q22 2Q22 3Q22 4Q22 1Q23 2Q23 3Q23 4Q23 1Q24 2Q24 2022
YE
2023
YE
Cash collection 91 91 101 100 97 98 100 102 98 94 384
1
397
Contribution to P&L** 73 71 67 84 73 69 70 89 73 80 295 301
Cash collection /
contribution to P&L
125% 128% 152% 120% 134% 141% 142% 115% 133% 118% 130% 132%

*Source: management accounting data. Excludes Revalea

** It includes only interest income, excludes cost of funding and some minor items (i.e. net commission income and the gains on sales of receivables)

Npl Business*: GBV and NBV evolution

GBV -
€mln
1Q22 2Q22 3Q22 4Q22 1Q23 2Q23 3Q23 4Q23 1Q24 2Q24
Waiting for workout -
Positions at cost
3,850 4,193 1,571 1,284 1,096 1,149 286 155 126 254
Extrajudicial positions 11,155 11,379 13,386 14,302 14,196 13,510 13,558 12,850 12,838 11,561
-
Ongoing attempt at recovery
10,670 10,896 12,914 13,831 13,720 13,035 13,041 12,326 12,310 11,039
-
Non-judicial payment plans
485 483 471 471 476 475 517 525 528 522
Judicial positions 7,245 7,323 7,498 7,478 7,539 7,338 7,328 6,997 6,842 6,555
-
Freezed**
1,662 1,715 1,725 1,627 1,708 1,609 1,572 1,526 1,388 1,274
-
Court injunctions ["precetto"] issued and
foreclosures
818 858 913 978 1,018 1,073 1,119 1,188 1,236 1,263
-
Order of assignments
763 786 798 822 838 837 862 847 832 861
-
Secured and Corporate
4,002 3,963 4,062 4,051 3,975 3,819 3,776 3,435 3,386 3,157
Total 22,250 22,895 22,455 23,065 22,831 21,996 21,173 20,001 19,805 18,370
NBV -
€mln
1Q22 2Q22 3Q22 4Q22 1Q23 2Q23 3Q23 4Q23 1Q24 2Q24
Waiting for workout -
Positions at cost
148 159 77 114 86 92 27 14 9 9
Extrajudicial positions 436 438 464 470 468 460 484 490 485 466
-
Ongoing attempt at recovery
208 208 237 238 230 222 223 217 209 193
-
Non-judicial payment plans
228 230 227 232 238 239 262 273 276 273
Judicial positions 898 908 929 921 929 913 922 918 905 903
-
Freezed**
240 235 229 208 211 194 186 175 156 141
-
Court injunctions ["precetto"] issued and
foreclosures
181 187 200 207 209 216 231 252 256 263
-
Order of assignments
320 333 335 346 355 355 359 353 359 370
-
Secured and Corporate
157 154 164 160 154 149 146 138 134 128
Total 1,483 1,505 1,469 1,505 1,483 1,465 1,434 1,422 1,399 1,377

*Source: management accounting data, excludes Revalea

**Other Judicial positions

***Does not include customer loans related to Ifis Npl Servicing third parties servicing activities

***

Npl Business*: P&L and cash evolution

P&L -
€mln
1Q22 2Q22 3Q22 4Q22 1Q23 2Q23 3Q23 4Q23 1Q24 2Q24
Waiting for workout -
Positions at cost
Extrajudicial positions 29 25 23 22 27 26 23 37 21 20
-
Ongoing attempt at recovery
(1) 0 4 1 (1) 0 0 3 (2) (2)
-
Non-judicial payment plans
30 24 18 21 28 26 23 34 23 22
Judicial positions 44 47 44 62 46 43 47 52 52 60
-
Freezed**
- - - - - - - - - -
-
Court injunctions and foreclosures + Order of
assignments
41 40 36 54 40 37 38 46 47 52
-
Secured and Corporate
2 7 8 8 6 6 9 6 6 7
Total 73 71 67 84 73 69 70 89 73 80
Cash -
€mln
1Q22 2Q22 3Q22 4Q22 1Q23 2Q23 3Q23 4Q23 1Q24 2Q24
Waiting for workout -
Positions at cost
Extrajudicial positions 49 49 52 51 50 52 52 52 51 48
-
Ongoing attempt at recovery
5 6 11 8 6 7 8 7 5 5
-
Non-judicial payment plans
44 44 41 43 44 45 44 45 46 44
Judicial positions 42 42 49 49 48 45 48 50 47 46
-
Freezed**
- - - - - - - - - -
-
Court injunctions and foreclosures + Order of
assignments
33 32 35 37 36 34 37 36 38 36
-
Secured and Corporate
9 10 14 13 12 11 11 14 9 10
Total 91 91 101 100 97 98 100 102 98 94
*Source: management accounting data. Excludes Revalea

**Other Judicial positions

Npl Business*: portfolio diversification

Breakdown of GBV by ticket size Breakdown of GBV by region

Breakdown of GBV by type Breakdown of GBV by borrower age

2.2 Consolidated financial data

Customer loans

  • 2Q24 customer loans at €10,464mln, +€375mln QoQ mainly due to:
    • o Normal seasonality in factoring (+€172mln QoQ)
    • o +€81mln QoQ Government bonds at amortized costs and +€54mln repo of Government bonds in G&S

Commercial and Corporate banking

Asset quality – 2Q24

Asset quality (€ mln)

Consolidated
ratios
4Q23 1Q24 2Q24
Gross Npe* 5.5% 5.7% 5.4%
Net Npe* 3.2% 3.3% 3.0%
Commercial &
Corporate Banking
Gross Coverage
%
Net
Bad
loans
111 80% 22
UTPs 163 46% 87
Past dues 96 5% 92
Total Npes 370 46% 201
Non Core & G&S** Gross Coverage
%
Net
Bad
loans
11 64% 4
UTPs 24 36% 15
Past dues 8 35% 5
Total Npes 43 43% 25

Asset quality ratios in 2Q24

  • o Gross Npe Ratio*: 5.4% (5.7% % in 1Q24); 4.4% excluding loans in past due vs. Italian public health system
  • o Net Npe Ratio*: 3.0% (3.3% in 1Q24); 2.1% excluding loans in past due vs. Italian public health system
  • Gross and Net Npe in Commercial & Corporate Banking came in at €370mln (€378mln in 1Q24) and €201mln (€206mln in 1Q24), respectively
  • The New Definition of Default led to the reclassification mainly into past due of €75mln loans vs. the Italian public health system

*Includes commercial loans in Commercial Banking, Non Core and G&S. It excludes Npl business and €1.5bn Government bonds at amortized costs in G&S.

** Npes in Non Core & G&S that arose from the acquisition of former Interbanca, in accordance with IFRS 9 are qualified as POCI ("purchased or originated credit-impaired") and are booked net of provisions

Funding

4Q23 1Q24 2Q24
LCR >1,100% >2,600% >1,250%
NSFR >100% >100% >100%
  • Customer deposits (+10% QoQ, +€619mln) due to repo with Euronext Clearing (+€461mln)
  • Securitizations: €1,273mln of factoring and leasing; €325mln of Banca Credifarma securitizations
  • €400mln senior bond issuance in Febr. 24 to replace €400mln bond expired in June 24
  • TLTRO repayment of €385mln in June 24. Banca Ifis has €0.4bn TLTRO expiring in Sept. 2024. €1.6bn TLTRO repaid in advance in Dec 2023 and March and June 24
  • Average cost of funding at 3.94% in 2Q24
  • Starting from 2024, MREL at 14.8% of TREA (including 2.5% CBR as per art. 128 CRD). The requirement of ca. €1.5bn is entirely covered by equity

Interest income and cost of funding evolution

Interest income (excluding Npl Business, Non Core and treasury) and interest expenses

  • Positive seasonality in factoring in 2Q and 4Q
  • Prudent funding policy has priority over funding costs
  • Last 2 years show proven ability to pass cost of funding increase to clients

Reclassified consolidated operating costs*

Operating costs (€mln)

2Q24 operating costs +€2mln QoQ

  • HR costs stable QoQ
  • +€2mln QoQ in other operating costs. Main QoQ changes:
    • o €1.4mln due to the acceleration on IT and marketing expenses
    • o +€0.5mln software depreciation

Personnel expenses (€mln)

Other adm. expenses and other income / expenses (€mln)

(*) Evaluation HTC: amortized cost Evaluation HTCS & HFT/Funds/Other FVTPL: market value

Proprietary portfolio: resilient contribution to P&L

  • Long term «fundamental» positioning strongly focused on investment grade bond area / high dividend stocks coupled with opportunistic trading approach
  • Mid duration level
  • Low volatility accounting treatment: FVTPL < 1%
  • Low RWA density and relevant funding eligibility
  • Significant and stable contribution to P&L given by interest rates flow

1H24 proprietary portfolio revenues at around €59.3mln, +€13.2mln (+29%) vs. 1H23

  • 1H24: €37.5mln interest income (~63% of proprietary portfolio revenues) + €21.8mln trading and other income (of which €7.9mln dividends)
  • Recurring trading activity together with bond disposals positively impacted 1H24 revenues, more than offsetting the shrinking of total portfolio (€2677mln in 1H24 vs €3168mln in 1H23 and €3079mln in 4Q23 )
Type of asset - Data in €mln as at end of Bonds
quarter (*) Government Financial Corporate Equity Total
Held to collect/amortized cost 1413 643 102 2159
Held to collect and sell (FVOCI) 299 59 49 103 510
Total (HTC and HTC&S) 1712 702 151 103 2669
Held for trading/Funds/Other FVTPL 9
Total portfolio 1712 702 151 103 2677
Percentage of total 64,0% 26,2% 5,7% 3,8% 100,0%
Held to collect/amortized cost Modified Duration 2,9 2,7 2,1 NA 2,8
Held to collect and sell (FVOCI) Modified Duration 5,4 2,1 1,8 NA 4,6
FVTPL Modified Duration 10,1 0,4 10,1
Average Modified duration - YEARS 3,4 2,6 2,0 NA 3,1

2Q24 proprietary portfolio revenues at around €30.2mln, +€1.1mln (+4%) vs. 1Q24

• 2Q24: €18.3mln interest income + €11.9mln trading and other income (of which €7mln dividends)

Expected 2024 strategic and revenues pillars:

  • Bond portfolio modified duration extension, naturally driven by maturity ladder together with cherry picking on long dated securities according to market conditions
  • Estimated additional dividend flow at around €2mln in 2H24.

2.3 Company overview

Banca Ifis: a long-term track record of sustainable growth Banca Ifis: a long-term track record of sustainable growth

  1. Own funds; 2. Increase in the capital levels driven by the acquisition of the former GE Capital Interbanca Group on 30 November 2016, with a gain on bargain purchase of €623.6mln recognized in the income statement and as such included in the Group's post-transaction capital position at 31 December 2016; 3. Average payout ratio within the time period; 4. Excluding gain from the rebalancing of the government bond portfolio from the profit of 2015; 5. Progressive payout ratio, upon exceeding the threshold of earnings necessary to satisfy the Bank's capital requirements. Subject to Bank of Italy's approval. Distribution of 50% of the consolidated net income up to €100mln. Distribution of 100% of the consolidated net income > €100mln; 6. Net-Zero Banking Alliance

Stable shareholders and governance

  • La Scogliera provides, as main shareholder, continuity and stability to Banca Ifis
  • Strategic ESG focus both in specific positioning initiatives and in core operations (AA MSCI rating)
    • o Long term value creation with a strategy focused on creating continuous adequate earnings, self funding superior growth and delivering attractive and steady dividends
    • o Forefront in business and digital innovation
    • o Prudent attitude towards risks but able seize industrial opportunities when they arise (i.e. acquisition of Interbanca, acquisition of Revalea)
  • La Scogliera does not own any material assets other than Banca Ifis

Free float: 49.5%*

*Includes private banking, long only funds, hedge funds (limited presence), retails, index linked funds

A Family Bank challenger, but with 40 years track record

  • Specialised player for SMEs, with a broad range of credit products (factoring, lending, leasing, and rental)
  • Market leader in profitable businesses (e.g., SME factoring, Tech Rental, Pharmacies)
  • "Light" commercial network (without cash services) rooted in the most industrialized areas of the country
  • ► Customer interaction based on a high-performance service model and a reputation for efficiency

  • Investor and servicer specialized in small ticket NPEs, with a distinctive vertically integrated business model

  • Execution track record with originators, investors, and other servicers, supported by pricing capabilities and proprietary debtors' database
  • Proven collection strategy with distinctive skip tracing1 capabilities and internal "legal factory" team

Consistent "core net income" growth, driven by our core capabilities, with a low risk profile

Banca Ifis' risk profile

  • Structurally protected liquidity position (maturities)
  • Marginal contribution of extraordinary revenues
  • Diversification
  • Fragmentation of exposures and prudent credit policies
  • Cost/income protected through resource re-skilling

Total assets and liabilities

Banca Ifis's superior risk-return trade-off (1/3)

40

Banca Ifis's superior risk-return trade-off (2/3)

Factoring € bn
2.7
Average Duration in Y
0.21*
Average ticket size
€360k*
Leasing 1.4 2.7 €50k
auto
€60k
equipment
Rental 0.2 2.0 €5k
Medium term lending 0.7 2.7 €210k
Loans to pharmacies 0.8 7.5 €400k
Structured finance 0.8 4.0 €12mln
Npls 1.6 4.0 €12k
Government bonds 1.5 Government
bonds
classified
as HTC
2.5
Other 0.8 - €0.4bn
financial
bonds
portfolio
5Y
€0.1bn
retail
mortgages

*Excluding factoring to PA, taxed incentives ("superbonus 110%") and VAT credit

Customer loans: >70% of Banca Ifis's customer loan book has a duration shorter than 3Y

Banca Ifis's superior risk-return trade-off (3/3)*

Very limited corporate deposits Customer deposit breakdown

Rendimax deposits: 85% protected by FITD

Our ESG achievements

Financed Emissions

Approximately 80% of exposures and financed emissions considered by Banca Ifis NZBA targets, focused on Automotive sector

Projects and partnerships

More than 30 projects financed through the Social Impact Lab Kaleidos. €1mln donated to Italian Food Bank, equal to 10 million meals distributed

Diversity and inclusion

Banca Ifis, the first Italian bank certified by the Winning Women Institute, obtained UNI PdR 125 certification on diversity and inclusion

Reporting and transparency

The Group published its first Report aligned with the recommendations of the Task force on Climate-related Financial Disclosures

Impact

measurement

Launch of a "social impact measurement" model developed with Triadi – Polytechnic University of Milan spin-off. Average multiplier of ~4 for Kaleidos' projects

Sustainability Committee

The President of the Group chaired the Sustainability Committee (all top managers are members), further strengthening the governance of ESG matters

Our ESG goals

Environmental Social Governance

Net-Zero Banking Alliance1

State and deliver on carbon objectives, as the first Italian bank to join the Net-Zero Banking Alliance (achieve net-zero emissions on own loans portfolio by 2050, by setting intermediate targets on priority sectors by 2030)

SME clients' environmental transition

Support SME clients' sustainable transition via subsidized loans, advisory, and scoring service (even with other partners)

Social Impact Lab

Manage projects to foster diversity and social inclusion in a dedicated Social Impact Lab focused on Culture, Community, and Wellbeing

Social banking

Set the market benchmark in supporting the financial recovery of debtors: ethical collection model, support to fragile families

Ifis People

Invest in the growth and development of a young and dynamic workforce with training inclusion programs; smart working and flexible work hours

Governance ESG

Further strengthen inclusion and diversity (nationality/heritage as well as gender) and empower the Sustainability Committee through chairmanship President Ernesto Fürstenberg Fassio

Obtained AA rating grade from MSCI.

Management committed to improve the rating level already obtained in the course of the plan

MSCI upgraded Banca Ifis's ESG rating to AA

MSCI has upgraded Banca Ifis's ESG rating to AA on 19 April 2024

• Banca Ifis's Overall Industry Adjusted Score has been increased from 7.1 points to 8.2 points since the last rating action

Dimensions Weight Industry
average
Carbon Emissions 5% 8.2 7.3
Human Capital
Development
35% 3.6 6.7
Corporate
governance
6.5 6.8
Corporate behaviour 60% 5.7 5.7

Disclaimer

  • This Presentation may contain written and oral "forward-looking statements", which includes all statements that do not relate solely to historical or current facts and which are therefore inherently uncertain. All forward-looking statements rely on a number of assumptions, expectations, projections and provisional data concerning future events and are subject to a number of uncertainties and other factors, many of which are outside the control of Banca Ifis (the "Company"). There are a variety of factors that may cause actual results and performance to be materially different from the explicit or implicit contents of any forward-looking statements and thus such forward-looking statements are not a reliable indicator of future performance. The Company undertakes no obligation to publicly update or revise any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise, except as may be required by applicable law. The information and opinions contained in this Presentation are provided as at the date hereof and are subject to change without notice. Neither this Presentation nor any part of it nor the fact of its distribution may form the basis of, or be relied on or in connection with, any contract or investment decision.
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  • Data regarding macroeconomic scenario, Market, PPA, asset quality ratios, cost income ratios, liquidity ratios, cost of funding, proprietary portfolio, segment reporting, business unit breakdown, commercial and corporate loan breakdown are management accounting. Data regarding Npl portfolio and ERC, Npl cash recovery and Npl P&L contribution, Npl GBV and NBV evolution and breakdown, Npl P&L and cash evolution and breakdown are management accounting.
  • Massimo Luigi Zanaboni, Manager charged with preparing the financial reports of Banca Ifis S.p.A., pursuant to the provisions of Art. 154 bis, paragraph 2 of Italian Legislative Decree no.58 dated 24 February 1998, declares that the accounting information included into this document corresponds to the related books and accounting records.
  • Neither the Company nor any member of Banca Ifis nor any of its or their respective representatives directors or employees accept any liability whatsoever in connection with this Presentation or any of its contents or in relation to any loss arising from its use or from any reliance placed upon it.

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