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FinecoBank

Earnings Release Feb 6, 2025

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Informazione
Regolamentata n.
1615-5-2025
Data/Ora Inizio Diffusione
6 Febbraio 2025 07:00:02
Euronext Milan
Societa' : FINECOBANK
Identificativo Informazione
Regolamentata
: 201126
Utenza - Referente : FINECOBANKN02 - Spolini Paola
Tipologia : 1.1
Data/Ora Ricezione : 6 Febbraio 2025 07:00:02
Data/Ora Inizio Diffusione : 6 Febbraio 2025 07:00:02
Oggetto : PR FINECOBANK_RESULTS FY24
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Results at December 31st, 2024 approved

FINECO ACHIEVES A BRILLIANT 2024, RECORD NET PROFIT AND REVENUES STRONG GROWTH OF INVESTING AND BROKERAGE ASSET UNDER MANAGEMENT STANDS OUT, FAM ACCELERATES NEW RECORD-HIGH FOR NEW CUSTOMERS

  • Net profit at €652.3 million (+7.1% y/y)
  • Total revenues: €1,316.5 million (+6.4% y/y)
    • Cost/income ratio: 25.2%
  • Solid Capital and Liquidity: CET1 at 25.9%, LR at 5.22%, LCR1 at 909%
    • Proposed dividend: €0.74 per share (+7% y/y)

FIGURES AT JANUARY 31st, 2025

Net sales in the month of January at €887 million (+53% y/y). AUM at €221 million

Estimated brokerage revenues in the month of January at €21 million (+26% y/y)

18,781 new clients acquired (+32.0% y/y), best month ever

Milan, February 6 th, 2025

The Board of Directors of FinecoBank S.p.A. has approved the results as of December 31st , 2024. Alessandro Foti, CEO and General Manager of FinecoBank, stated:

"The Bank's robust growth during 2024 further confirms its ability to perfectly adapt to the new scenario, thanks to the boost towards investments and advanced advisory. These results confirm on one hand the strengthening of asset under management, on the other the growing interest of customers in the interaction with the financial markets through our advanced advisory platform.

In 2024 Fineco Asset Management has accelerated its growth thanks to a wide range of investment solutions developed in-house, that allow a gradual exposure to equity market and real economy. All this makes us look forward with optimism to 2025, which promises to be a year full of challenges and great opportunities for an increasingly efficient management of our customers' savings, as well as of all Italians".

1 Average 12 months

FINECOBANK
Revenues at €1,316.5 million, +6.4% y/y led by the Investing area (+11.7% y/y),

thanks to the volume effect and to the growing contribution of Fineco Asset
Management, Brokerage (+13.0% y/y), and by the positive contribution of the Net
Financial Income (+3.4% y/y)
Operating costs at €-332.0 million, +11.3% y/y (+6.1% y/y net of costs strictly related

to the growth of the business2
). Cost/Income ratio at 25.2%, confirming the Bank's
operational efficiency
Net profit at €652.3 million, up +7.1% compared to 2023
2024
HIGHLIGHTS
TFA at €140.8 billion, up by 14.9% compared to the end of 2023, thanks to the

contribution of net sales, equal to €10.1 billion, confirming the acceleration of the
Bank's growth path. Net sales in Asset Under Management stood at €4.1 billion
(+53.8% y/y)
Fineco Asset Management at €36.8 billion of TFA, of which €25.0 billion in retail

classes (+25.1% y/y), and €11.8
billion in funds underlyings of wrappers
(institutional classes, +8.1% y/y)
The acquisition of new costumers continues, reaching in 2024 the second record

year in a row at 152,357 (+27.8% y/y), and bringing the total customers at
1,655,649
UPDATE ON
INITIATIVES
Fineco Asset Management is further expanding its range of investment solutions

with solutions designed to gradually drive clients towards equity investments.
Fineco has launched the new under-18 current account. This initiative aims to

strengthen the acquisition of prospects and Private clients. The launch is part of a
broader strategy to capitalize on the trend of generational wealth transfer, seeking
to build long-term financial relationships starting from younger generations.
The Bank is further improving its new brokerage platform FinecoX, with new

advanced tools. Also, the access to global markets has been further broadened with
the Nordic countries

TOTAL FINANCIAL ASSETS AND NET SALES

Total Financial Asset as of December 31st , 2024, amounted to €140.8 billion up (+14.9% y/y) compared to December 2023. Assets under Management was €66.4 billion, increasing by 14.4% y/y, assets under custody amounted to €44.7 billion (+23.9% y/y), while the stock of direct deposits amounted to €29.7 billion (+4.3% y/y).

2 Mainly related to: FAM (€-2.4 mln y/y) and marketing expenses (€-13.0 mln y/y).

In particular, the TFA related to Private customers (with assets above €500,000), totalled €68.4 billion (+22.3% y/y).

In 2024, total net sales amounted to €10.1 billion, up by 14.7% y/y and confirmed the acceleration of the Bank's growth dynamics. The asset mix recorded a strong improvement compared to 2023: Asset under management net sales stood at €4.1 billion (+53.8% y/y), Assets under custody amounted to €4.8 billion (€8.3 billion in 2023) and deposits were equalled to €1.2 billion (€-2.1 billion in 2023).

As of December 31st , 2024, the network was composed of 3,002 Personal Financial Advisors operating through 438 Fineco Center. Inflows in 2024 through the PFA network were equal to €7.8 billion.

As of December 31st , 2024, Fineco Asset Management managed €36.8 billion of assets, of which €25.0 billion were retail class (+25.1% y/y) and around €11.8 billion institutional class (+8.1% y/y).

A total of 152,357 new customers were acquired in 2024 (+27.8% y/y), reaching a new record-high for the second year in a row. The total number of customers as of December 31st , 2024 was 1,655,649.

MAIN INCOME STATEMENT RESULTS AT 31.12.24

mln 1Q23 2Q23 3Q23 4Q23 1Q24 2Q24 3Q24 4Q24 FY23 FY24 FY24/
FY23
4Q24/
4Q23
4Q24/
3Q24
Net financial income 157.4 170.8 180.2 179.5 180.8 182.5 177.6 170.3 688.0 711.2 3.4% -5.1% -4.1%
o/w Net Interest Income 157.4 170.8 180.0 179.5 179.0 182.5 178.5 170.4 687.7 710.5 3.3% -5.1% -4.5%
o/w Profit from treasury management 0.0 0.1 0.1 0.0 1.8 0.0 -1.0 -0.1 0.2 0.7 n.s. n.s. -90.3%
Dividends 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 -0.1 0.0 n.s. n.s. n.s.
Net commissions 120.9 121.3 120.1 127.7 128.6 128.6 130.0 139.9 489.9 527.0 7.6% 9.5% 7.6%
Trading profit 15.1 15.0 16.2 14.1 17.5 20.2 18.4 23.0 60.4 79.0 30.9% 63.2% 25.0%
Other expenses/income 0.2 0.0 -0.5 -0.3 0.2 0.0 -0.2 -0.7 -0.6 -0.8 37.3% 146.7% 319.0%
Total revenues 293.7 307.0 316.0 320.9 327.0 331.3 325.8 332.4 1237.6 1316.5 6.4% 3.6% 2.0%
Staff expenses -29.8 -30.6 -31.1 -35.3 -33.4 -33.6 -35.1 -35.7 -126.9 -137.8 8.6% 1.1% 1.8%
Other admin.exp. net of recoveries -37.0 -33.9 -33.2 -40.2 -39.5 -41.2 -37.3 -50.4 -144.3 -168.4 16.7% 25.5% 35.3%
D&A -6.6 -6.6 -6.9 -7.0 -6.4 -6.2 -6.4 -6.7 -27.1 -25.8 -5.0% -4.0% 4.6%
Operating expenses -73.4 -71.1 -71.3 -82.5 -79.3 -81.1 -78.8 -92.9 -298.3 -332.0 11.3% 12.5% 17.9%
Gross operating profit 220.3 235.9 244.7 238.4 247.7 250.2 247.0 239.5 939.3 984.5 4.8% 0.5% -3.0%
Provisions -9.3 -2.7 -40.0 -11.6 -38.1 0.5 -3.5 -3.7 -63.6 -44.9 -29.4% -68.3% 4.0%
LLP -0.7 -1.4 0.1 -1.6 -0.3 -1.4 -1.0 0.6 -3.6 -2.1 -41.9% -136.6% n.a.
Profit from investments -0.7 0.1 0.7 0.0 0.4 0.6 0.8 0.0 0.1 1.8 n.a. n.a. -103.5%
Profit before taxes 209.6 231.9 205.5 225.2 209.7 249.9 243.3 236.4 872.2 939.3 7.7% 5.0% -2.8%
Income taxes -62.4 -70.3 -60.2 -70.3 -62.7 -76.5 -73.6 -74.1 -263.1 -287.0 9.1% 5.4% 0.7%
NET PROFIT FOR THE PERIOD 147.3 161.6 145.3 154.9 147.0 173.3 169.7 162.3 609.1 652.3 7.1% 4.8% -4.4%

Revenues totalled €1,316.5 million in 2024, increasing by 6.4% compared to €1,237.6 million in 2023.

Net Financial Income stood at €711.2 million, increasing by 3.4% y/y. Net Interest Income increased by 3.3% compared to 2023.

Net commissions in 2024 amounted to €527.0 million, increasing by 7.6% compared to €489.9 million in 2023. This increase is mainly due to the higher net commissions related to the Investing area (€369.5 million, +12.0% y/y) thanks to the volume effect and the higher contribution of Fineco Asset Management. Brokerage net commissions stood at €116.1 million (+9.6% y/y), while Banking fees stood at €50.4 million.

Trading profit amounted to €79.0 million, up compared to the €60.4 million in 2023.

Operating costs were well under control at €332.0 million, up 11.3% y/y mainly due for expenses strictly connected to the growth of the business3 , net of which the increase in operating costs is equal to 6.1% y/y.

Staff expenses totalled €137.8 million, increasing by €8.6% mainly due to the increase in the number of employees, which rose from 1,384 as of December 31 st, 2023 to 1,451 as of December 31 st, 2024 due to the growth of the business in Italy and of the Irish subsidiary Fineco Asset Management.

The cost/income ratio was 25.2%.

Gross operating profit amounted to €984.5 million as of December 31 st, 2024, up by 4.8% y/y.

Other charges and provisions totaled €-44.9 million, mainly due to the recognition of systemic charges relating to the annual 2024 ordinary contribution to Deposit Guarantee Scheme and Life Insurance Guarantee Fund, at €-36.6 million. No contribution was recognized regarding systemic contributions due to the Single Resolution Fund (€-6.6 million booked in the first quarter of 2023), which has reached its target goal of 1% of guaranteed deposits in 2023.

Loan loss provisions amounted to €-2.1 million. The cost of risk is equal to 5 basis points.

Profit on Investments amounted to €1.8 million.

Profit before taxes stood at €939.3 million, up by 7.7% y/y compared to €872.2 million in 2023.

Net profit for the period was equal to €652.3 million, increasing by 7.1% y/y.

MAIN INCOME STATEMENT RESULTS FOR THE FOURTH QUARTER OF 2024

Revenues in the fourth quarter totalled €332.4 million, up both compared to the previous quarter (+2.0%) and to the same period of 2023 (3.6%).

Net Financial Income stood at €170.3 million, decreasing compared to the previous quarter by 4.1% and by 5.1% compared to the same quarter of 2023 due to the lower interest rates environment.

Net commissions in the fourth quarter amounted to €139.9 million, up by 7.6% to the third quarter of 2024 mainly thanks to Brokerage (+20.2%) and Investing (+5.9%). Net commissions are up by 9.5% compared to the fourth quarter 2023, mainly thanks to the increase in the Investing (+12.6%) and Brokerage (+9.9%) commissions.

Trading profit equalled to €23.0 million, up compared to €18.4 million of the third quarter of 2024 and to €14.1 million in the fourth quarter of 2023.

Total operating costs in the fourth quarter of 2024 were equal to €92.9 million, up by 17.9% q/q and up by 12.5% y/y mainly due to the above-mentioned expenses strictly connected to the growth of the business.

Gross operating profit was equal to €239.5 million, compared to €247.0 million of the previous quarter and to €238.4 million of the same period of 2023.

Other charges and provisions in the fourth quarter 2024 amounted to €-3.7 million.

Loan loss provisions amounted to €0.6 million positive.

Profit before taxes in the quarter was equal to €236.4 million, compared to €243.3 million of the previous quarter and to €225.2 million of the same period of 2023.

Net profit in the quarter was equal to €162.3 million, compared to €169.7 million of the previous quarter and to €154.9 million of the same period of 2023.

SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY AND CAPITAL RATIOS

Consolidated Shareholders' equity stood at €2,389.3 million, increasing by €194.6 million compared to December 31st, 2023. In 2024 Shareholders' equity increased mainly thanks to the net profit achieved in the year (€652.3 million), partially offset by the following items: the payment of dividends relating to the year 2023 (€421.6 million); the Additional Tier 1 coupon paid in the period net of the fiscal effect (€26.5 million).

The Group confirms its solid capital position with a CET1 ratio of 25.91% as of December 31 st, 2024, compared to 27.29% as of September 30 th , 2024 and to 24.34% as of December 31st, 2023.

The Tier 1 ratio and the Total Capital Ratio were equal to 35.78% as of December 31 st, 2024 compared to 37.96% as of September 30 th , 2024 and to 34.91% as of December 31st, 2023.

Leverage ratio stood at 5.22% as of December 31 st, 2024 compared to 5.35% in September 30 th , 2024 and to 4.95% as of December 31st, 2023.

The Group's liquidity indicators are very solid, placing Fineco at the highest level among European banks: LCR stood at 909% 1 as of December 31 st, 2024 significantly above the 100% regulatory limit, and NSFR equal to 382% as of December 31 st, 2024 also well above the 100% regulatory limit.

DIVIDEND

The Board of Directors approved the proposal of a dividend distribution equal to €0.74 per share. The proposal will be submitted to the Shareholders' Meeting that will be convened on April 29th, 2025. Any dividend authorized by the Shareholders' Meeting will be paid on May 21 st, 2025 with coupon date of May 19th, 2025, in accordance with the applicable laws and regulations. In accordance with Article 83 terdecies of the Legislative Decree no. 58/1998 ("Consolidated Law on Finance", also "TUF"), those with accredited shareholder status as per the accounting records on May 20 th, 2025 will be entitled to receive the dividend.

LOANS TO CUSTOMERS

Loans to customers stood at €6,236 million as of December 31 st, 2024, increasing by 3.0% compared to September 30th, 2024 and by 0.6% compared to December 31 st, 2023.

The amount of non-performing loans (loans with insolvent borrowers, unlikely to pay and non-performing loans/past due) net of impairment totaled €4.1 million (€4.3 million as of September 30th, 2024 and €4.0 million as of December 31st , 2023), with an 85.3% coverage ratio. The ratio between the amount of nonperforming loans and total loans to ordinary customers equaled to 0.08%.

SIGNIFICANT EVENTS IN THE FOURTH QUARTER OF 2024 AND SUBSEQUENT EVENTS

With reference to the main events that took place in the fourth quarter of 2024 and after December 31 st , 2024, please refer to the press releases published on the FinecoBank website.

NEW INITIATIVES MONITORING

Fineco Asset Management continues to expand its product range with the new solutions aimed at gradually guiding clients toward equities.

Fineco has recently launched a new account offer, the "Fineco Under 18 Account," dedicated to minors aged between 8 and under 18. The account features no monthly fees, no commissions on SEPA transfers, including instant transfers, and the option to request a single payment card, either debit or prepaid, free of charge. This account is designed with the goal of enhancing the acquisition of prospect and Private clients.

This initiative is part of a broader strategy aimed at capitalizing on the trend of generational handover, seeking to build long-term financial relationships from an early age.

The Bank is further improving its new brokerage platform FinecoX, with new advanced tools. Also, the access to global markets have been further broadened with the Nordic countries.

SUSTAINABILITY

In the fourth quarter of 2024 Fineco continued its sustainability journey in the various areas of focus through the implementation of activities and projects that will enable the achievement of goals and targets outlined in the ESG Multi-Year Plan 2024-2026.

With regards to the area "responsible finance", at the end of the fourth quarter, 73% of the funds distributed on the Fineco platform were classified under SFDR Article 8 (AUM: €21.8 billion), while 6% were classified under SFDR Article 9 (AUM: €0.9 billion). The offer of green lending (mortgages, loans) continues. Finally, €2.3 billion of treasury investments are invested in green, social, sustainable bonds.

As today, Fineco has the following scores from the major ESG rating agencies:

  • Standard Ethics: rating of "EEE-", on a scale from "F" to "EEE";
  • Sustainalytics: ESG risk rating of 12.1 (Low risk), on a scale of 100 (worst performance Severe) to 0 (best performance - Negligible);
  • S&P Global ESG Score: score of 68 points out of 100;
  • CDP Climate Change3 : rating of "C". on a scale from "D-" to "A";
  • MSCI: ESG rating of "AA" on a scale of "CCC" to "AAA";
  • Moody's Analytics: ESG overall score of 59 points out of 100;
  • LSEG ESG Score: score of 82 out of 100.

The Bank is also included in the following sustainability indices: Borsa Italiana MIB ESG Index (Euronext), FTSE4Good, Bloomberg Gender Equality Index (GEI) 2023, S&P Global 1200 ESG Index and S&P Global LargeMidCap ESG Index, Standard Ethics Italian Banks Index and Standard Ethics Italian Index.

GUIDANCE FOR 2025

REVENUES:

  • ➢ Investing revenues expected to increase low double digit vs FY24 (with neutral market effect)
  • ➢ Banking fees expected a slight decrease vs FY24 due to change in the instant payment regulation
  • ➢ Brokerage revenues expected to remain strong with a continuously growing floor thanks to the enlargement of active investors

OPERATING COSTS AND PROVISIONS EXPECTATIONS:

• COSTS: growth of around 6% y/y, not including few millions of additional costs for growth initiatives in a range 5-10 millions (mainly: marketing, FAM, AI)

7

3 The score for reporting year 2023

  • COST/INCOME: comfortably below 30% thanks to the scalability of our platform and strong operating gearing
  • COST OF RISK: expected in a range between 5-10 basis points in 2025 thanks to the quality of our portfolio

CAPITAL

• PAYOUT AND CAPITAL RATIOS: for FY25 we expect a payout ratio in a range 70/80%. On Leverage Ratio our goal is to remain above 4.5%

COMMERCIAL PERFOMANCE

  • NET SALES: robust, high quality and increasing AUM and deposits net sales
  • CLIENTS ACQUISITION: continuation of the strong growth trend expected.

The reclassified consolidated balance sheet and the reclassified income statement approved by the Board of Directors are here attached. The draft financial statements and consolidated financial statements as of 31 December 2024 will be submitted for approval to the Board of Directors scheduled for March 11 th , 2025.

CONDENSED BALANCE SHEET

Amounts as at Changes
ASSETS December 31, 2024 December 31, 2023 Amounts %
Cash and cash balances 1,962,876 2,266,550 (303,674) -13.4%
Financial assets held for trading 28,539 14,109 14,430 102.3%
Loans and receivables to banks 370,733 376,373 (5,640) -1.5%
Loans and receivables to customers 6,235,643 6,198,541 37,102 0.6%
Financial investments 23,425,447 21,403,026 2,022,421 9.4%
Hedging instruments 527,272 707,274 (180,002) -25.5%
Property, plant and equipment 146,296 146,497 (201) -0.1%
Goodwill 89,602 89,602 - n.a.
Other intangible assets 35,242 34,465 777 2.3%
Tax assets 53,250 49,997 3,253 6.5%
Tax credit acquired 1,259,059 1,618,030 (358,971) -22.2%
Other assets 554,858 411,236 143,622 34.9%
Total assets 34,688,817 33,315,700 1,373,117 4.1%

(Amounts in € thousand)

(Amounts in € thousand)

Amounts as at Changes
LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY December 31, 2024 December 31, 2023 Amounts %
Deposits from banks 850,600 866,978 (16,378) -1.9%
Deposits from customers 29,988,914 28,757,589 1,231,325 4.3%
Debt securities in issue 810,228 809,264 964 0.1%
Financial liabilities held for trading 8,130 6,997 1,133 16.2%
Hedging instruments 45,321 28,712 16,609 57.8%
Tax liabilities 19,519 86,706 (67,187) -77.5%
Other liabilities 576,793 564,778 12,015 2.1%
Shareholders' equity 2,389,312 2,194,676 194,636 8.9%
- capital and reserves 1,756,076 1,592,305 163,771 10.3%
- revaluation reserves (19,049) (6,730) (12,319) 183.0%
- net profit 652,285 609,101 43,184 7.1%
Total liabilities and Shareholders' equity 34,688,817 33,315,700 1,373,117 4.1%

CONDENSED BALANCE SHEET – QUARTERLY FIGURES

(Amounts in € thousand)
December 31, 2023 March 31, 2024 June 30, 2024 September 30, 2024 December 31, 2024
ASSETS
Cash and cash balances 2,266,550 3,425,309 2,833,922 2,863,043 1,962,876
Financial assets held for trading 14,109 19,456 21,214 21,365 28,539
Loans and receivables to banks 376,373 382,959 388,285 429,706 370,733
Loans and receivables to customers 6,198,541 6,097,730 6,116,128 6,050,507 6,235,643
Financial investments 21,403,026 20,406,723 20,729,052 21,510,148 23,425,447
Hedging instruments 707,274 704,784 737,713 562,503 527,272
Property, plant and equipment 146,497 142,723 142,826 141,645 146,296
Goodwill 89,602 89,602 89,602 89,602 89,602
Other intangible assets 34,465 34,159 33,515 33,306 35,242
Tax assets 49,997 50,859 49,466 49,503 53,250
Tax credit acquired 1,618,030 1,622,329 1,298,821 1,317,226 1,259,059
Other assets 411,236 291,585 341,226 347,013 554,858
Total assets 33,315,700 33,268,218 32,781,770 33,415,567 34,688,817

(Amounts in € thousand) December 31, 2023 March 31, 2024 June 30, 2024 September 30, 2024 December 31, 2024 LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY Deposits from banks 866,978 1,032,627 1,171,776 925,420 850,600 Deposits from customers 28,757,589 28,070,347 28,005,234 28,580,571 29,988,914 Debt securities in issue 809,264 799,699 804,009 808,368 810,228 Financial liabilities held for trading 6,997 10,033 9,722 14,599 8,130 Hedging instruments 28,712 6,398 (1,366) 38,733 45,321 Tax liabilities 86,706 148,158 33,418 100,174 19,519 Other liabilities 564,778 531,359 544,316 573,759 576,793 Shareholders' equity 2,194,676 2,669,597 2,214,661 2,373,943 2,389,312 - capital and reserves 1,592,305 2,529,155 1,900,957 1,889,060 1,756,076 - revaluation reserves (6,730) (6,564) (6,616) (5,112) (19,049) - net profit 609,101 147,006 320,320 489,995 652,285 Total liabilities and Shareholders' equity 33,315,700 33,268,218 32,781,770 33,415,567 34,688,817

CONDENSED INCOME STATEMENT

(Amounts in € thousand)
FY 24 FY 23 Changes
Amounts %
Financial margin 711,162 687,956 23,206 3.4%
of which Net interest 710,454 687,748 22,706 3.3%
of which Profits from Treasury 708 208 500 240.4%
Dividends and other income from equity investments 17 (68) 85 n.a.
Net fee and commission income 527,026 489,906 37,120 7.6%
Net trading, hedging and fair value income 79,043 60,402 18,641 30.9%
Net other expenses/income (773) (565) (208) 36.8%
REVENUES 1,316,475 1,237,631 78,844 6.4%
Staff expenses (137,847) (126,867) (10,980) 8.7%
Other administrative expenses (370,018) (307,918) (62,100) 20.2%
Recovery of expenses 201,658 163,603 38,055 23.3%
Impairment/write-backs on intangible and tangible assets (25,791) (27,139) 1,348 -5.0%
Operating costs (331,998) (298,321) (33,677) 11.3%
OPERATING PROFIT (LOSS) 984,477 939,310 45,167 4.8%
Net impairment losses on loans and provisions for guarantees and commitments (2,088) (3,596) 1,508 -41.9%
NET OPERATING PROFIT (LOSS) 982,389 935,714 46,675 5.0%
Other charges and provisions (44,873) (63,587) 18,714 -29.4%
Net income from investments 1,768 111 1,657 n.a.
PROFIT (LOSS) BEFORE TAX FROM CONTINUING OPERATIONS 939,284 872,238 67,046 7.7%
Income tax for the year (286,999) (263,137) (23,862) 9.1%
NET PROFIT (LOSS) AFTER TAX FROM CONTINUING OPERATIONS 652,285 609,101 43,184 7.1%
PROFIT (LOSS) FOR THE YEAR 652,285 609,101 43,184 7.1%
NET PROFIT (LOSS) ATTRIBUTABLE TO THE GROUP 652,285 609,101 43,184 7.1%

CONDENSED INCOME STATEMENT – QUARTERLY FIGURES

(Amounts in
€ thousand)
1Q23 2Q23 3Q23 4Q23 1Q24 2Q24 3Q24 4Q24
Financial margin 157,431 170,847 180,184 179,494 180,762 182,495 177,574 170,331
of which Net interest 157,431 170,765 180,047 179,505 179,003 182,495 178,533 170,423
of which Profits from Treasury - 82 137 (11) 1,759 - (959) (92)
Dividends and other income from equity investments - (6) (28) (34) (7) 15 1 8
Net fee and commission income 120,871 121,254 120,074 127,707 128,582 128,600 129,986 139,858
Net trading, hedging and fair value income 15,123 14,956 16,249 14,074 17,489 20,219 18,368 22,967
Net other expenses/income 235 (19) (479) (302) 177 (29) (176) (745)
REVENUES 293,660 307,032 316,000 320,939 327,003 331,300 325,753 332,419
Staff expenses (29,795) (30,583) (31,145) (35,344) (33,389) (33,634) (35,083) (35,741)
Other administrative expenses (74,630) (72,727) (76,613) (83,948) (87,314) (90,900) (89,794) (102,010)
Recovery of expenses 37,625 38,832 43,366 43,780 47,818 49,692 52,529 51,619
Impairment/write-backs on intangible and tangible assets (6,587) (6,650) (6,884) (7,018) (6,403) (6,214) (6,437) (6,737)
Operating costs (73,387) (71,128) (71,276) (82,530) (79,288) (81,056) (78,785) (92,869)
OPERATING PROFIT (LOSS) 220,273 235,904 244,724 238,409 247,715 250,244 246,968 239,550
Net impairment losses on loans and provisions for guarantees and
commitments
(664) (1,415) 78 (1,595) (260) (1,429) (985) 586
NET OPERATING PROFIT (LOSS) 219,609 234,489 244,802 236,814 247,455 248,815 245,983 240,136
Other charges and provisions (9,269) (2,737) (39,974) (11,607) (38,110) 457 (3,539) (3,681)
Net income from investments (723) 142 692 - 399 582 817 (30)
PROFIT (LOSS) BEFORE TAX FROM CONTINUING
OPERATIONS
209,617 231,894 205,520 225,207 209,744 249,854 243,261 236,425
Income tax for the period (62,365) (70,266) (60,200) (70,306) (62,738) (76,540) (73,586) (74,135)
NET PROFIT (LOSS) AFTER TAX FROM CONTINUING
OPERATIONS
147,252 161,628 145,320 154,901 147,006 173,314 169,675 162,290
PROFIT (LOSS) FOR THE PERIOD 147,252 161,628 145,320 154,901 147,006 173,314 169,675 162,290
NET PROFIT (LOSS) ATTRIBUTABLE TO THE GROUP 147,252 161,628 145,320 154,901 147,006 173,314 169,675 162,290

FINECOBANK RATING

Long term debt Short term debt Outlook
S&P GLOBAL RATING BBB A-2 Stable

TOTAL NET SALES PER AREA AS OF DECEMBER 31ST, 2024 (IN THOUSANDS €)

Area Total Net Sales
FY24
AuM Net Sales
FY24
Lombardia 3,224,590 1,118,806
Lazio 1,025,234 407,322
Veneto 961,270 421,719
Emilia Romagna 934,099 353,064
Piemonte 727,835 281,509
Campania 614,482 300,531
Toscana 551,922 308,957
Puglia 393,197 236,267
Sicilia 351,574 153,383
Liguria 320,208 146,939
Others 978,324 364,350
Grand Total 10,082,738 4,092,848

DISCLAIMER

This Press Release 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 FinecoBank S.p.A. (the "Bank"). 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 Bank 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 expressly required by applicable law. The information and opinions contained in this Press Release are provided as at the present date and are subject to change without notice. Neither this Press Release 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.

The information, statements and opinions contained in this Press Release are for information purposes only and do not constitute a public offer under any applicable legislation or an offer to sell or solicitation of an offer to purchase or subscribe for securities or financial instruments or any advice or recommendation with respect to such securities or other financial instruments. None of the securities referred to herein have been, or will be, registered under the U.S. Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the securities laws of any state or other jurisdiction of the United States or in Australia, Canada or Japan or any other jurisdiction where such an offer or solicitation would be unlawful (the "Other Countries"), and there will be no public offer of any such securities in the United States or in the Other Countries. This

Press Release does not constitute or form a part of any offer or solicitation to purchase or subscribe for securities in the United States or in the Other Countries.

Declaration of the Manager in Charge of preparation of the Financial Reports

The undersigned Erick Vecchi, as Manager in charge of preparation of FinecoBank S.p.A.'s Financial Reports,

DECLARES

in compliance with the provisions of the second paragraph of Article 154-bis of the "Consolidated Finance Act", that the accounting information contained in this press release corresponds to results in the accounts, books and records.

Milan, February 6th 2025

The Nominated Official in charge of drawing up company accounts

TOTAL NET SALES - JANUARY 2025

Total net sales in January were robust at € 887 million (+53% y/y), confirming both the soundness of the Fineco growth path thanks to new client's acquisition (almost to 19 thousand, best month ever) and to the tendency of costumers to continue their investments.

The asset mix sees Asset under Management equal to € 221 million (vs 79 million in January 2024): FAM retail net sales were € 216 million, confirming the ability to catch disinvestments from insurance products (equal to € -60 million in the month). Asset under Custody amounted to € 1.18 billion and deposits to €-512 million, with brokerage clients that been very active on the platform due to the market spike in yields on the govies.

The acceleration in clients' activity on the platform led estimated brokerage revenues at around € 21 million in January, up by 26% compared with January 2024.

figures in € million

TOTAL NET SALES JAN
2025
JAN
2024
Assets under management 221.2 79.0
Assets under custody 1,178.0 875.2
o/w Third party deposit current accounts -27.9 -3.8
Direct deposits -512.2 -374.4
TOTAL NET SALES 887.0 579.8
TOTAL FINANCIAL ASSETS JAN
2025
DEC 2024 JAN
2024
Assets under management 67,481.4 66,382.6 58,406.4
Assets under custody 46,810.1 44,715.0 37,045.5
o/w Third party deposit current accounts 275.7 303.6 626.1
Direct deposits 29,158.2 29,668.2 28,067.5
TOTAL FINANCIAL ASSETS 143,449.8 140,765.8 123,519.4

FAM, record retail net sales at € 216 million. TFA at € 37.6 billion

In January, Fineco Asset Management recorded retail net sales equal to € 216 million. FAM assets as of January 31st, 2025 were equal to € 37.6 billion (preliminary figure), of which € 25.5 billion retail class (+25.8% y/y) and € 12.1 billion institutional class (+11.0% y/y). The penetration rate of FAM retail classes on the Bank's Asset Under Management reached 37.7% compared to 34.7% a year ago.

Total Financial Assets above € 143 billion, Private Banking exceeds € 70 billion

Total Financial Assets were equal to € 143.5 billion, up by 16.1% y/y. In particular, TFA related to Private Banking were at € 70.5 billion, up by 24.3% y/y.

18,781 new clients in January, best month ever

In January, 18,781 new clients (+32.0% y/y) were acquired, recording the best month ever for the bank. Total number of clients reached 1,670,274 (+6.2%) as of January 31st, 2025.

figures in € million PFA NETWORK NET SALES JAN 2025 JAN 2024 Assets under management 220.0 84.1 Assets under custody 865.8 629.0 o/w Third party deposit current accounts -15.3 -0.4 Direct deposits -450.9 -239.0 TOTAL NET SALES 634.9 474.0

emarket
sdir scorage
CERTIFIED
PFA NETWORK TFA JAN
2025
DEC 2024 JAN
2024
Assets under management 67,002.6 65,913.8 57,943.2
Assets under custody 34,525.9 32,963.3 27,705.4
o/w Third party deposit current accounts 158.4 173.7 344.2
Direct deposits 22,415.3 22,863.4 21,894.6
TOTAL FINANCIAL ASSETS 123,943.7 121,740.5 107,543.2

Enquiries Fineco - Media Relations Fineco - Investor Relations Tel.: +39 02 2887 2256 Tel. +39 02 2887 2358

[email protected] [email protected]

Barabino & Partners Tel. +39 02 72023535 Emma Ascani [email protected] +39 335 390 334

Fine Comunicato n.1615-5-2025 Numero di Pagine: 18
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