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Commerzbank AG Earnings Release 2023

Aug 4, 2023

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On track to reach targets – H1 net result of €1.1bn

Analyst conference – Q2 2023

4 August 2023 Commerzbank, Manfred Knof, CEO & Bettina Orlopp, CFO, Frankfurt All figures in this presentation are subject to rounding

Manfred Knof CEO

On track to reach our 2023 and 2024 targets

1) Subject to approval of ECB and German Finance Agency

Strong revenues from customer business

CHF mortgages in Poland well provisioned but not fully resolved

Costs on track – CIR of 61% in H1

Strong RoTE of 8.1% in H1 – full year return expected to be lower

Committed to capital return – will apply for second share buyback1

Selected highlights

Mittelstand Cash and deposit management benefiting from good customer relationships
FX Top 10 globally based on state-of-the-art eFX
platform for corporate clients
Asset
Management
€10bn AuM
"Yellowfin" carve-out to drive growth with clients with AuM
> €30m
Mortgages German new mortgage business recovering from lows

Corporate Clients clearly improved capital deployment

RWA efficiency

(% 12-month revenue-return on credit RWA excl. NBFI and Others)

Share of credit RWA with revenue-return on total customer relationship <3%

Measures

Cross-selling via data-supported sales model

Review of client relationships with low profitability

PSBC: new business model gains traction

Key take-aways

Strategy P&L Continued focus on Strategy 2024 → Strategy Update Nov. 8 Strong financial performance → on track to reach targets

Capital Return Applying for 2nd share buyback1 → part of planned 50% pay-out for FY 2023

1) Subject to approval of ECB and German Finance Agency

Bettina Orlopp CFO

Maintaining very good profitability in Q2

Result Revenues Costs Risk Capital
Strong operating result
of €888m
Net result of €565m
RoTE
of 7.9%
High revenues even
though burdened by
€347m increase of
provisions for CHF
loans
9% NII growth QoQ
(44% YoY)
NCI 6% lower YoY due
to securities business in
PSBC
Costs of €1,533m still in
line with target
CIR of 58% in Q2
Risk result of
-€208m within
expectations
Total remaining TLA of
€456m
NPE ratio at 1.1%
CET1 ratio improved to
14.4% with comfortable
buffer to MDA

Further improvement from already strong Q2 last year

1) Consolidated result attributable to Commerzbank shareholders and investors in additional equity components

2) Includes net result reduced by pay-out accrual and potential (fully discretionary) AT1 coupons

Only minor exceptional items in Q2

2022
(€m)
Revenues 2023
(€m)
Revenues
Q1 Hedging
&
valuation
adjustments
17 56 Q1
Hedging
&
valuation
adjustments
9 13
PPA
Consumer
Finance
(PSBC)
-6 PPA
Consumer
Finance
(PSBC)
-7
TLTRO
benefit
(O&C)
45 Credit
(PSBC)
holidays
in
Poland
11
Q2 Hedging
&
valuation
adjustments
48 111 Q2
Hedging
&
valuation
adjustments
17 9
PPA
Consumer
Finance
(PSBC)
-5 PPA
Consumer
Finance
(PSBC)
-6
TLTRO
benefit
(O&C)
42 Credit
(PSBC)
holidays
in
Poland
-2
of
(PSBC)
Prov
judgement
pricing
accounts
. re
on
27
Q3 Hedging
&
valuation
adjustments
84 181
-
PPA
Consumer
Finance
(PSBC)
-5
TLTRO
benefit
(O&C)
9
Credit
(PSBC)
holidays
in
Poland
-270
Q4 Hedging
&
valuation
adjustments
-118 38
-
PPA
Consumer
Finance
(PSBC)
-4
TLTRO
benefit
(O&C)
93
Credit
holidays
in
Poland
(PSBC)
-9
F
Y
52
-
H
1
21

Fees from securities business remain below last year

Highlights Q2

Stable NCI in CC reflects sustained strong business in capital markets, especially bond issuances

Underlying net commission income

NCI in PSBC Germany below last year due to lower fees at Commerz Real as well as decrease of securities transactions in a less volatile market and restraint in investment due to increased deposit rates

FY 2023 NCI expected to be slightly below last year

(€m)

Q2 with record NII

Underlying net interest income (€m)

Highlights Q2

QoQ higher NII at CC mainly from higher rates and benign deposit beta development

QoQ lower NII at PSBC Germany mainly from ~-€30m burden due to fewer mortgages prepayments – offsetting effect in O&C

QoQ higher NII at mBank mainly due to effective margin management Improved NII at O&C additionally reflects benefits from higher short term rates – partially offset in NFV

NII outlook increased to ≥ €7.8bn – partial offset in NFV

Comments

Average deposit volume at level of Q2 assumed Stable loan volumes assumed

Sensitivity to deposit beta1 : change of +/- 1 percentage point of deposit beta in Q3-Q4 leads to ~ -/+ €45m change in NII

NII increase in O&C partially offset in NFV

1) Deposit beta is the average interest pass-through rate to customers across interest bearing and non-interest bearing deposit products

EUR

PLN

Total expenses below previous year

Operating expenses (€m) 2,592 2,645 H1 2022 269 301 H1 2023 2,861 2,945 +2.9% / +€84m mBank Group excl. mBank

Compulsory contribution (€m)

Total expenses (€m)

Highlights H1

Operating expenses rose as a result of general salary increases as well as earlier increases of accruals for variable compensation compared to last year

Decreasing European bank levy due to lower target volume for 2023 in Q1 driven by reduced growth for European covered deposits and increase of payment commitments in Q2

Less Deposit Guarantee Scheme because of introduction of Institutional Protection Scheme in Poland in 2022 (~-€83m)

Lower compulsory contribution and cost management led to decreasing total expenses more than offsetting increases due to inflation and earlier variable compensation accruals

High credit quality maintained

Risk result (€m)

Risk result divisional split

Risk
Result
(€m)
Q2
2022
Q1
2023
Q2
2023
H1
2022
H1
2023
Small-Business
Customers
Germany
Private
and
-46 -91 -9 -63 -100
mBank -41 -37 -39 -97 -76
Corporate
Clients
-52 54 -169 -338 -115
Others
&
Consolidation
34 6 9 -72 15
Group -106 -68 -208 -570 -276
NPE
(€bn)
Small-Business
Customers
Germany
Private
and
0.7 0.7 0.8 0.7 0.8
mBank 1.2 1.2 1.2 1.2 1.2
Small-Business
Customers
Private
and
1.8 1.9 2.0 1.8 2.0
Corporate
Clients
2.4 2.7 2.7 2.4 2.7
Others
&
Consolidation
0.7 0.8 0.9 0.7 0.9
Group 4.8 5.5 5.6 4.8 5.6
Group
NPE
ratio
(in
%)
0.9 1.1 1.1 0.9 1.1
Group
CoR
(bps)
(year-to-date)
24 5 10 24 10
Group
CoR
on Loans
(CoRL)
(bps)
(year-to-date)
42 10 21 42 21

Highlights Q2

Low risk result in PSBC Germany driven by TLA releases

CC risk result driven by single cases and a -€65m one-off due to adjustment of internal credit risk models

NPE ratio remains on low level of 1.1% CoRL of 21 bps in H1 in line with expectations

€456m top level adjustment remains available

PSBC

284 242 241 Q4 2022 Q1 2023 Q2 2023 CC

Top level adjustment (TLA)

(€m)

189 231 213 Q4 2022 Q1 2023 Q2 2023

Highlights Q2

The TLA was reviewed based on an adjusted macroeconomic scenario

Re-calculation based on the current portfolio and changed underlying assumptions lead to a reduction of TLA

TLA of O&C reduced by €6m to €3m Remaining €456m TLA available to cover expected secondary effects from supply chains, inflation and higher interest rates in the next quarters

Strong operating performance – H1 net result +49% YoY

Group operating result

Group P&L

Q2
2022
Q1
2023
Q2
2023
H1
2022
H1
2023
2,420 2,668 2,629 5,213 5,297
111 13 9 167 21
2,309 2,655 2,621 5,046 5,276
1,441 1,954 2,136 2,804 4,089
894 915 841 1,864 1,756
21 -81 -34 357 -115
-48 -133 -321 21 -455
-106 -68 -208 -570 -276
825 899 869 1,684 1,767
598 566 612 1,177 1,178
1,423 1,464 1,481 2,861 2,945
144 260 52 491 312
746 875 888 1,289 1,764
25 4 4 39 8
721 871 885 1,250 1,756
226 279 338 425 617
25 12 -19 57 -6
470 580 565 768 1,145
58.8 54.9 56.3 54.9 55.6
64.8 64.6 58.3 64.3 61.5
6.7 8.3 7.9 5.4 8.1
12.4 14.6 14.4 10.8 14.5

Highlights Q2

Increase of underlying revenues excluding burdens from CHF mortgages in other income (€619m higher YoY and €140m QoQ)

Strong underlying NII growth of 48% YoY and 9% QoQ

H1 tax rate of 35% – provisions for legal risk of CHF mortgages in Poland not tax-deductible

PSBC: ongoing shift in deposit mix visible

Term/call/saving deposits

Loan and securities volumes (Germany) (€bn | eop)

Highlights Q2

Increase in securities volume by €6bn QoQ – thereof ~€4.2bn due to market moves and ~€1.4bn net new money

German mortgage business stable at €95bn – increase in new business QoQ Consumer finance book slightly decreased to €3.3bn

QoQ higher deposit volume as customers increasingly shift funds to call deposits

Deposits (Germany) (€bn | eop)

Stable customer business in PSBC Germany

Operating result PSBC Germany Segmental P&L PSBC Germany (€m)

€m Q2
2022
Q1
2023
Q2
2023
H1
2022
H1
2023
Revenues 1,139 1,147 1,051 2,198 2,198
Exceptional
items
22 -7 -6 16 -13
Revenues
excl.
exceptional
items¹
1,117 1,154 1,057 2,182 2,211
o/w
Customers
Private
823 845 780 1,618 1,624
o/w
Small-Business
Customers
218 226 218 422 444
o/w
Commerz
Real
76 83 59 142 142
Risk
result
-46 -91 -9 -63 -100
Operating
expenses
691 703 726 1,380 1,429
Compulsory
contributions
23 64 18 108 82
Operating
result
378 289 297 648 587
(end
of
€bn)
RWA
period
in
32.1 32.4 31.8 32.1 31.8
CIR
(excl.
contributions)
(%)
compulsory
60.7 61.3 69.1 62.8 65.0
CIR
(incl.
contributions)
(%)
compulsory
62.7 66.8 70.8 67.7 68.7
Operating
return on equity
(%)
37.3 28.1 29.1 32.8 28.6

Highlights Q2

6% increase in underlying revenues when excluding the effects from mortgage prepayments (~+€90m in Q2 2022 vs. ~-€30m in Q2 2023)

NCI -€45m YoY (-9%) due to lower fees at Commerz Real as well as decrease of securities transactions in a less volatile market and restraint in investment due to increased deposit rates

Net decrease of customer base in Germany by 28k in Q2 largely due to termination of credit card cooperations with low revenue contributions

mBank: strong underlying business

Operating result mBank

…excluding provisions for legal risks of CHF loans and credit holidays
175 143 219 301 262 335

Segmental P&L mBank

€m Q2
2022
Q1
2023
Q2
2023
H1
2022
H1
2023
Revenues 402 356 226 809 582
Exceptional
items
-1 14 -1 -2 13
Revenues
excl.
exceptional
items
402 342 228 811 570
Risk
result
-41 -37 -39 -97 -76
Operating
expenses
138 143 157 269 301
Compulsory
contributions
119 76 44 206 120
Operating
result
103 100 -14 237 86
RWA
(end
of
period
in
€bn)
22.0 21.3 21.7 22.0 21.7
CIR
(excl.
compulsory
contributions)
(%)
34.3 40.3 69.4 33.3 51.6
CIR
(incl.
contributions)
(%)
compulsory
64.0 61.6 88.7 58.7 72.1
Operating
return on equity
(%)
14.8 14.9 -2.0 17.0 6.3
for
of
CHF
of
Provisions
legal
risks
loans
mBank
-40 -173 -347 -81 -520
Credit
holidays
in
Poland
- 11 -2 - 9
ex prov. for
CHF
credit
holidays
Op.
result
loans
&
143 262 335 318 597

Highlights Q2

Operating result excluding additional provisions for CHF loans and credit holidays increased 134% YoY and 28% QoQ

Underlying NII up 37% YoY due to higher rates and effective margin management (+12% QoQ)

Volume of CHF loans before deductions at €2.2bn; provisions for legal risk of €1.7bn (thereof €0.2bn liabilities for repaid loans as well as for legal fees) – net volume €0.8bn and coverage ratio of 75.4%

CC: stable deposit and loan businesses

Loan volume corporates

(€bn | quarterly avg. | Mittelstand and International Corporates)

Highlights Q2

Loan volumes stable QoQ across client groups Slightly increased total deposit volume with clear move from sight to term/call deposits

Average RWA efficiency of corporates portfolio further improved to 7.2% (6.7% in Q1)

Deposits

(€bn | quarterly avg.)

CC: Strong revenue development in all client groups

(€m)

Segmental P&L CC

€m Q2
2022
Q1
2023
Q2
2023
H1
2022
H1
2023
Revenues 882 1,078 1,124 1,808 2,202
Exceptional
items
-18 18 1 -16 19
Revenues
excl.
exceptional
items
900 1,060 1,123 1,824 2,183
o/w
Mittelstand
471 606 654 959 1,260
o/w
International
Corporates
234 247 268 463 515
o/w
Institutionals
142 192 203 279 395
o/w
others
52 16 -2 123 14
Risk
result
-52 54 -169 -338 -115
Operating
expenses
504 514 514 1,036 1,029
Compulsory
contributions
1 78 -6 116 72
Operating
result
324 540 447 317 986
(end
of
€bn)
RWA
period
in
78.8 82.0 82.7 78.8 82.7
CIR
(excl.
compulsory
contributions)
(%)
57.2 47.7 45.8 57.3 46.7
CIR
(incl.
contributions)
(%)
compulsory
57.3 54.9 45.2 63.7 50.0
Operating
on equity
(%)
return
13.0 20.8 17.0 6.4 18.9

Highlights Q2

YoY and QoQ increased revenues in all customer segments driven by higher NII from deposits – Operating result lower QoQ due to risk result

Underlying NII up 53% YoY and 11% QoQ

Pre-provision result up 63% YoY and 27% QoQ based on higher underlying revenues and stable operating expenses

O&C: NII drives good operating performance

Operating result (€m)

Segmental P&L O&C

€m Q2
2022
Q1
2023
Q2
2023
H1
2022
H1
2023
Revenues -2 86 229 398 315
Exceptional
items
108 -13 15 169 2
Revenues
excl.
exceptional
items
-110 99 214 228 313
o/w
Net
interest
income
-3 229 317 86 546
o/w
Net
commission
income
-9 -11 -10 -20 -21
o/w
Net
fair
value
result
-54 -158 -115 113 -273
o/w
Other
income
-44 39 22 49 61
Risk
result
34 6 9 -72 15
Operating
expenses
91 104 84 176 188
Compulsory
contribution
1 42 -4 62 39
Operating
result
-60 -54 158 87 104
RWA
(end
of
period
in
€bn)
42.2 35.8 37.8 42.2 37.8

Highlights Q2

QoQ increased underlying NII includes effects from low volume of mortgage prepayments

Valuation effects of -€17m from CommerzVentures QoQ increased RWA reflect anticipated effects

of internal credit risk model adjustments

CET1 ratio of 14.4% and buffer to MDA of 436bps

Highlights Q2

Credit risk RWA increase of €2bn mainly reflect volume effects in the corporates portfolio and anticipated effects of model adjustments in the context of IRB Repair ("Future of the IRB")

Transition of CET1 ratio1 (%)

Capital increase based on positive net result and other comprehensive income (mainly currency translation reserve) as well as lower regulatory adjustments

1) Includes net result reduced by pay-out accrual and potential (fully discretionary) AT1 coupons

Improved targets and expectations for 2023

Costs We expect total expenses of €6.4bn with a better net result leading to higher variable compensation However, CIR is key steering metric with a target of 60% for 2024 Revenues We anticipate NCI slightly below last year's level and NII ≥ €7.8bn with some countereffects in NFV Return We aim for a net result well above previous year We intend to increase the pay-out ratio to 50%1 and will apply for a buyback2 based on the H1 results and our expectations for H2 Risk We expect a risk result < €800m – final amount subject to usage of TLA Capital We target a CET1 ratio ≥ 14%

Expectations are based on assumption of a mild recession in 2023 and subject to future development of CHF burdens in mBank

1) Pay-out ratio based on net result after potential (fully discretionary) AT1 coupon payments

2) Subject to approval of ECB and German Finance Agency

Appendix

2023 strategy
KPIs
27
German economy 28
Russia
and risk related information
Russia net exposure 29
Commerzbank's risk provisions
related to stages
30
Vulnerable sectors: automotive, machinery,
energy/utilities, construction/paper,
chemicals/plastics, metals 31-37
Commercial real estate 38
Residential mortgage business 39

Corporate responsibility

Renewable energy portfolio 40
Sustainable products target 41
ESG ratings 42

Commerzbank Group P&L tables

Commerzbank financials at a glance 43 Key figures Commerzbank share 44 Loan and deposit volumes 45

Capital markets funding 48 Liquidity position / ratios 49 Rating overview 50 Funding & rating Commerzbank's MREL requirements 46 Distance to MDA 47

Capital management IAS 19: Pension obligations 51 FX impact on CET1 ratio 52 Group equity composition 53

Commerzbank Group 54
Private and Small-Business Customers 55
PSBC Germany 56
mBank 57
Corporate Clients 58
Others & Consolidation 59
Exceptional revenue items
by segment
60
Glossary 61
Contacts & financial calendar 62
Disclaimer 63

2023 strategy KPIs

KPI YE 2020 YE 2021 YE 2022 H1 2023 Target 2023
PSBC Domestic locations (#) ~800 ~550 ~450 ~400 400
Active digital banking users (%) 66 70 72 73 72
Loan and securities volumes
(GER €bn)
290 340 313 332 345
International locations exited (#) - 6 10 11 13
CC Digital banking users activated (%) - 24 52 64 70
Portfolio with RWA efficiency
< 3% (%)
34 29 26 20 26
IT capacity in nearshoring locations (%) 14 20 24 27,5 26
Operations &
Head Office
Apps on cloud1
(%)
32 41 61 Target reached YE 2022
Reduction of external staff (#) Reduction starts 2023 To be reported
on annual basis
400
Group Contracted gross FTE reduction (#) - >6,000 8,850 9,400 10,0002

1) Apps on cloud target 2022 reached. Strategic shift from volume-driven to value-driven approach. Future app migration focuses on optimisation – hence no target set for 2023

2) Planned gross reduction as part of Strategy 2024

German economy expected to stay weak

In the spring, the German economy stabilized, after having previously contracted slightly for two consecutive quarters and thus being in recession according to the usual definition.

The decisive factor in each case was probably private consumption, which fell sharply in the winter half-year and presumably did not fall further in the second quarter. This can probably be explained by the gradual decline in inflation, which had significantly depressed households' real disposable incomes before. Most recently, this pressure has eased in view of falling energy prices and slowing inflation.

Due to the weak economy, the number of unemployed has risen slightly in recent months. To be sure, this is partly due to the fact that more refugees from Ukraine are officially counted as unemployed. But even without this effect, the trend is upward. However, unemployment remains significantly lower than it has been for most of the past 40 years.

Since its high of just under 9% last fall, the inflation rate has fallen to 6.2% in July. Energy prices, for example, have recently not risen nearly as much as a year earlier; in some cases they have even fallen somewhat. The same applies to food prices. The core inflation rate - excluding energy and food - has also fallen recently, but at 5.5% in July it was still very clearly above the ECB's target of 2%.

Outlook for 2023/2024

Germany Eurozone

5.7

5.4

2.5

2.3

Falling leading indicators and clear downward trends in new orders for the industry and the construction sector argue against the stabilization in the second quarter to already mark the end of the recession.

The general economic conditions have deteriorated noticeably. The ECB and most other Western central banks have massively increased interest rates, which will slow the economy with the usual delay. Real GDP is therefore likely to contract again in the second half of the year. As a consequence, real GDP is also likely to decline slightly on average for the year.

The inflation rate is likely to fall further in the coming months to around 4% at the end of the year. This is because energy prices are likely to be lower than a year earlier, and food inflation is expected to continue to fall. Finally, price pressure from increased material costs is also easing. However, underlying inflation will remain well above the ECB's target of 2%, as the next wave of costs will hit companies as wages rise noticeably faster. Consequently, the ECB is unlikely to lower its key rate in the coming year. This is an important argument why we expect at best a very moderate recovery of the German economy in the coming year. On average for the year, it is likely to merely stagnate.

Russia exposure

2023
Net exposure
(€m)
18 Feb 29 Apr 15 Jul 30 Sep 31 Dec 31 Mar 30 Jun
Corporates 621 580 398 322 261 217 184

thereof
at Eurasija
392 374 182 98 61 46 37
Banks 528 78 75 61 46 44 15
Sovereign (at
Eurasija)
127 137 182 161 87 66 57
Pre-export finance 590 396 362 369 350 318 320
Total 1,866 1,191 1,017 913 744 645 576

Group exposure net of ECA and cash held at Commerzbank reduced to €576m

Additionally, Eurasija holds domestic RUB deposits of ~€0.6bn (€0.6bn Mar 23) at Russian Central Bank/Moscow Currency Exchange

We continue to reduce exposures while supporting existing clients in compliance with all sanctions regulations

Stable exposure with higher risk provisions

Exposure1

(€bn | excluding mBank)

Risk provisions

(€m | excluding mBank)

Highlights Q2

Exposure broadly unchanged in all stages Increase of provisions and coverage especially in stages 2 and 3

Overall level of TLA reduced to €456m TLA increases the effective coverage of our credit portfolio mainly in stage 2

1) Exposure at Default relevant for IFRS 9 accounting (on- and off-balance exposures in the accounting categories AC and FVOCI), changes in stage distribution in previous quarters due to model adjustment

2) Note: TLA is not assigned to stages, hence it is not included in the coverage

Vulnerable sectors

Corporates' sectors

(€bn | EaD)

Share within Commerzbank's portfolio 06/2023

Automotive

Portfolio comments / sector outlook

  • Notwithstanding individual underperformances, we still see that our expectation of acceptable results in 2023 is substantiated as the year progresses. We also believe that 2024 will proof as challenging as previous years, but with structural challenges becoming more and more the driving force for credit risks as opposed to the repeated event risks observed in the recent past
  • While we are convinced of the fundamental allure of individual mobilization, the challenges of the disruptive and dynamic technological transformation, management of supply chains in light of geopolitical risks, advent of new competitors and more and more indications of eroding competitiveness in the EU and particularly Germany is putting pressure on OEMs and suppliers alike
  • OEM/Tier1-supplier continue to be the cornerstone of our portfolio and are assessed to emerge from current challenges fundamentally intact. Exceptionally strong OEM profit levels observed in 2022 are expected to moderate somewhat in 2023
  • Automotive suppliers had already to deal with margin pressure due to strong rise of price levels for energy, logistics and others. Clients with weaknesses in its business model, e.g. a weak market position will find it hard to pass through increased costs, eroding margins. Further rating migrations are hence expected to be more pronounced for those clients
  • Client specific risk factors are assessed to materialize from time to time, leading to an moderate increase of intensive care cases. Usual reasons triggering a transfer include short term liquidity needs or complex refinancing situations. Commerzbank is continuously evaluating and mitigating respective risks by increasing structural protections and consult early on with the client and all related internal functions, including the intensive care department

Sector portfolio based on BSS (Industry Control Key) Sector Outlook

1) "Other" sub-portfolio generally includes individual major exposures that carry out business activities in various subsectors and are not allocated to a sub-portfolio. Due to the diversification of these clients, no uniform sector outlook can be given

Machinery

Portfolio comments / sector outlook

  • Overall stable sector due to internationalization and very high diversification within the portfolio
  • The sub-segments are tangent to varying degrees. The various trouble spots affect esp. weaker companies
  • Supply chain disruptions (delays, shortages, esp. critical parts) eased slightly, however prices for materials and services are still high and labour costs are expected to increase further. Measures to partially offset these negative effects were taken. Here again the bigger players are able to cope better with the challenges
  • Delays in transport are not longer reported as a serious threat to production
  • Cooling of the world economy and broadly increasing interest rates are resulting in a slight decline in order intake. However, the majority of the clients have a solid order book mostly covering the annual 2023 production and some clients even have order books filled until mid 2024, with a vivid order intake
  • Prices: Price escalator clauses are now common for new orders and higher prices are widely accepted by off-takers. But due to the time delay, price transfers have partially led to a weakening of the profit margins an effect that continues especially for clients with long production processes (18-24 month)
  • Higher prices and the solid order book led to an increased demand for financing especially for guarantee business. Cash financings are mainly requested by strong market players when they see a good opportunity to consolidate their market or broaden their product range or production capability

Sector portfolio based on BSS (Industry Control Key) Sector Outlook

Energy / Utilities

Portfolio comments / sector outlook

  • Energy sector: As part of the critical infrastructure the sector is fundamentally stable, albeit was strongly affected by the erratic price developments of fossil fuels, especially gas, last year. Thanks to heavy state interventions in all of Europe and a very mild winter the price levels have evened out on an overall acceptable level and as of today the energy supply seems secure for the coming winter 2023/2024. Gas storage levels are high in all of Europe. Russian energy export do not play a significant role in Europe's energy supply anymore
  • Some risk factors remain: the operating LNG terminals in Germany have not reached full capacity yet. Due to lower prices the energy savings dropped again for private households and the industry sector under the necessary level. The upcoming winter might not be as mild as the last one. Asian and especially Chinas demand for LNG is rising again. Even if this might not lead to a gas shortage it at least will have effects on the price level. Prices may rise again starting the end of summer / beginning of autumn. To be prepared for this we observe high liquidity reserves by our clients
  • On the other hand the climate transition is on a good way. More and more (Offshore) wind parks and large array of solar panels are coming online and the share of the energy production of sustainable fuels rose last year to a record high of 12% worldwide (39% incl. nuclear). Even if coal remained an important energy source due to the crisis last year and pushed the global warming emissions, we believe that from 2024 on we might see a significant drop in the demand for fossil fuels
  • Overall, the financial effects for the energy sector should be manageable

Sector portfolio based on BSS (Industry Control Key) Sector Outlook

1) "Other" sub-portfolio generally includes individual major exposures that carry out business activities in various subsectors and are not allocated to a sub-portfolio. Due to the diversification of these clients, no uniform sector outlook can be given.

Construction / Paper

Portfolio comments / sector outlook

  • The construction portfolio is diversified with a high proportion of borrowers with investment-grade ratings. Bigger customers are international companies in Europe. The financing focus lies in the short-term and guarantee business
  • The increases in material and energy costs led to an significant increase of building costs. The sharp rise in energy costs, the rise in interest rates and due to the accelerating inflation consumers suffer a significant loss of purchasing power. This has led to a significant decline of incoming orders mainly in the private sector but also for commercial and infrastructure investments in Germany. The slowing demand shows a significant negative impact on the construction supply industry and the building materials trade. At the moment we do not see any relaxation for the 2. half-year
  • Due to necessary investments in the production plants the portfolio in the paper sector has a higher part of mid- and long-term credit facilities. The credit exposure increased continuously over the last months
  • The Paper industry is experiencing a significant decline in demand due to the overall economic reluctance to buy. This requires price reductions on the sales side, which exceed the material cost savings and the relief on the energy side. Therefore the companies calculate with a lower profitability for 2023
  • However, the larger companies have broader opportunity to face the current challenges and were able to build up sufficient buffers in the past

Sector portfolio based on BSS (Industry Control Key) Sector Outlook

Chemicals / Plastics

Portfolio comments / sector outlook

  • Despite the effects of the Ukraine War and the recessionary trends with high inflation and rising interest rates, the portfolio's risk profile is satisfactory, with 83% investment-grade addresses. 75% of the loans have a term of 3y and are therefore flexible. Outlook: At best, all companies expect stable sales for 2023 without volume growth. EBITDA is expected to reduce by 15-25%, margin pressure are noticeable. Large caps and global players generally have strong financials and are able to absorb the impact of the economic slowdown. While the risk profile of SMEs will temporarily weaken (especially in the plastics sector)
  • Commodity Chemicals: Gas serves as a raw material/primary energy source in the production process. The danger of a Gas limitation in the winter 2022/2023 was avoided. The rise in energy costs leads to margin erosion and less attractive production in Germany. Companies are taking the following measures: cost-cutting programs, price increases (price escalation clauses), investment reduction, plant refitting to oil, reactivation of coal-fired power plants and increased use of renewable energies. Some companies are considering to transfer unprofitable production sites to other countries (domestic de-industrialization)
  • Global player with production sites in America, Asia and parts out of Western Europe can temporarily balance out negative influences in individual locations. The chemical industry is often at the beginning of the value chain and can trigger a chain reaction with unforeseeable consequences if pre-products or intermediates are missing
  • Plastic as an important industry with composite materials follow the cyclical nature of their costumer markets and is mostly anchored in the small and medium-sized businesses. Companies are often not able to pass on the energy/raw material prices directly (time lag). Therefore the margins are temporarily weakened

Sector portfolio based on BSS (Industry Control Key) Sector Outlook

Metals

Portfolio comments / sector outlook

  • The metal portfolio is diversified with a high share of borrowers with investment grade ratings. The portfolio is also regionally wide spread with a high share of international exposures. The focus is primarily on short and mid term business. Against this background, the portfolio is well-prepared for a recession scenario. However sector strategy is still on hold due to the ongoing structural challenges
  • Metal production and processing are highly affected by energy- and gas-price development. Gas serves both as a process component and a primary energy source in the production process. The metal industry is often at the beginning of the value chain and can trigger a knock-on effect with considerable consequences for the buying industries, especially automotive, machinery and construction. Global positioning protects some groups with diversified locations. Production sites in America, Asia and parts of Europe outside the primarily affected countries can temporarily balance out negative influences in individual locations. Moreover, many players have fixed energy contracts for several years to mitigate the bulk of the energy price risk. However some groups (especially aluminum and steel production) have cut production in Europe because of the high energy prices
  • The metal industry had a strong performance in the past two years because of the rising prices and the good business environment. Due to the economic downturn this has come to an end in 2023, but the earning situation in the sector is still acceptable and sufficient. Some problems are yet to materialize in terms of shrinking demand and rising energy costs. However, producers are entering this downturn in a better leveraged position than in previous periods. Therefore the sector outlook overall is stable

Sector portfolio based on BSS (Industry Control Key) Sector Outlook

  • 1) Foundries, Pipe Manufacturing and Cold Rolling Mills with yellow sector outlook but not part of top 5 sub-portfolios
  • 2) "Other" sub-portfolio generally includes individual major exposures that carry out business activities in various subsectors and are not allocated to a sub-portfolio. Due to the diversification of these clients, no uniform sector outlook can be given

4 August 2023

Commercial Real Estate (Asset Based)

Location 06/231 (€bn | EaD Performing)

Fixed interest period 06/23 (€bn | EaD)

Portfolio

  • Portfolio amounts to 9.1 €bn of which 0.2 €bn is non performing exposure (~3% of total portfolio)
  • Sound rating profile with a high share of 83% with investment grade quality
  • EaD share to IFRS9-stages: 94% in S1, 3% in S2 and 2% in S3 (almost complete one legacy-case)
  • Assets focused on most attractive A-Cities. Over 99% of financed objects are located in Germany
  • Offices and residential with the highest share of the portfolio (together 6.3 €bn)
  • Average LTV is 51% largest asset class office with 51% LTV
  • Nearly 50% of the portfolio with full or partial recourse to the sponsor or borrower
  • Development risk with about 5% share of the portfolio; increased requirements implemented

Strategy

▪ As a result of the current macroeconomic situation, the new business strategy will continue to be cautious. Strong restraint in the non-food retail sector

1) City categories according to Bulwiengesa. Category A represents the seven most attractive and liquid Real Estate Cities in Germany

2) Until further notice or variable interest rate

Residential mortgage business and property prices

German residential properties (index values)

Prices of houses and flats, existing stock and newly constructed dwellings, averages

Overall mortgage portfolio

● In Q2 mortgage volume went slightly down – risk quality remained stable so far:

− 12/17: EaD €75.2bn – RD 9bps − 12/18: EaD €81.0bn – RD 9bps − 12/19: EaD €86.6bn – RD 8bps − 12/20: EaD €95.1bn – RD 7bps − 12/21: EaD €102.0bn – RD 7bps − 12/22: EaD €102.9bn – RD 7bps − 03/23: EaD €102.2bn – RD 7bps − 06/23: EaD €xxx.xbn – RD ybps EaD in bn€ RD in bp 9 9 8 7 7 7 7 7 12/19 12/20 12/22 102,9 12/17 12/18 12/21 03/23 06/23 75,2 81,0 95,1 86,6 102,0 102,2 101,3

  • Rating profile with a share of 92.7% in investment grade ratings; poor rating classes 4.x/5.x with 1.4% share only
  • Vintages of recent years developed more favorably so far; NPE-ratio remains at a low level of less than 0.3% (coverage 88%)
  • New business in Q2 2023 with €2.1bn around 39% higher than in previous quarter but still on much lower level than in previous years
  • PD in new business slightly deteriorated to 0.50%, repayment rates slightly down from 2.59% to 2.54%
  • Portfolio guidelines and observations for PD, LtCV and repayment rates are continuously monitored
  • Average "Beleihungsauslauf" (BLA) in new business of 81.1% in Q2 2023. German BLA is more conservative than the internationally used LtV definition due to the application of the strict German Pfandbrief law
  • Increased costs of living are adequately taken into account in the application process

Risk parameters unchanged, but economic environment of rising interest rates, inflation and recession is still challenging – however, we do not expect significant price declines in the German real estate market within the next months

Development of renewable energy portfolio

Renewable energy portfolio (€bn | eop)

Global footprint of renewable energy financing

Offshore:

Commerzbank active globally as MLA1 and lender with offshore projects in Germany, France, Belgium, UK and Taiwan

International RE project finance:

amongst others US, UK, France, Netherlands and Spain

Core market Germany: approx. 44% of portfolio in Germany

56% invested globally

1) MLA = Mandated Lead Arranger

Good development of sustainable products in Q2 2023

1) 2021 and 2022 numbers based on different method of calculation due to broader scope of included advisory products. * Flow value / ** Stock value

ESG ratings prove that we are on the right track

ESG Rating

  • Double A rated in the upper part of the MSCI ESG rating scale
  • Above industry average positions in terms of privacy & data security, human capital development and financing environmental impact

Severe High Medium Low Negligible

ESG Risk Rating

  • Commerzbank is at medium risk of experiencing material financial impacts from ESG factors (score of 21.1 / 100 with 0 being the best)
  • Very well positioned above industry average on the 1st quantile

ESG Corporate Rating

D- D D+ C- C C+ B- B B+ A- A A+

  • Rated in the ISS ESG prime segment – top 10% of industry group
  • Excellent ratings especially in the categories staff & suppliers, environmental management, corporate governance and business ethics

ESG QualityScores

10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 1

  • Commerzbank assigned with low ESG risks by ISS ESG QualityScores
  • Social QualityScore 1, Environmental QualityScore 2, Governance QualityScore 4

Climate Change Rating

E D B A

C

  • Until 11 / 22: rated B (above-average in financial sector). Positioned as "Sector Leader Financials" in DACH region (ranked top 15% of financials in Germany, Austria and Switzerland)
  • 12 / 22: rated C, global average (all industries)
  • Supplier Engagement Rating: rated A-

Commerzbank financials at a glance

Group Q2
2022
Q1
2023
Q2
2023
H1
2022
H1
2023
Total
revenues
€m 2,420 2,668 2,629 5,213 5,297
Risk
result
€m -106 -68 -208 -570 -276
Personnel
expenses
€m 825 899 869 1,684 1,767
expenses (excl
depreciation)
Administrative
€m 393 381 409 767 790
Depreciation €m 206 185 203 410 388
Compulsory
contributions
€m 144 260 52 491 312
Operating
result
€m 746 875 888 1,289 1,764
Net
result
€m 470 580 565 768 1,145
Cost/income
(excl
contributions)
ratio
. compulsory
% 58.8 54.9 56.3 54.9 55.6
Cost/income
ratio
(incl
. compulsory
contributions)
% 64.8 64.6 58.3 64.3 61.5
for
Accrual
potential
AT1
coupon distribution
current
year
€m -50 -48 -48 -98 -97
Net
RoE
% 6.5 8.0 7.6 5.2 7.8
Net
RoTE
% 6.7 8.3 7.9 5.4 8.1
Total
assets
€bn 529 497 502 529 502
Loans
and
advances
(amortised
cost)
€bn 273 269 271 273 271
RWA €bn 175 172 174 175 174
CET1
ratio¹
% 13.7 14.2 14.4 13.7 14.4
(with
provisions)¹
Total
capital
ratio
transitional
% 18.1 18.9 19.0 18.1 19.0
Leverage
ratio¹
% 4.6 4.8 4.9 4.6 4.9
Liquidity
coverage ratio
(LCR)
% 138.4 139.1 128.4 138.4 128.4
(NSFR)
Net
stable
funding
ratio
% 130.4 127.2 125.4 130.4 125.4
NPE
ratio
% 0.9 1.1 1.1 0.9 1.1
Group
CoR
(year-to-date)
bps 24 5 10 24 10
Group
CoR
(CoRL)
on Loans
(year-to-date)
bps 42 10 21 42 21
Full-time
equivalents
excl
junior
staff
(end
of
period)
36,773 35,971 35,935 36,773 35,935

1) Capital reduced by pay-out accrual and potential (fully discretionary) AT1 coupons

Key figures Commerzbank share

Figures per share (€) -0.2 0.9 1.7 1.4 0.2

0.9 1.0 0.8
0.2
-0.2
-2.3
FY 2020 FY 2021 FY 2022 H1 2023
YE 2020 YE 2021 YE 2022 H1 2023
Number of shares issued (m) 1,252.40 1,252.40 1,252.40 1,240.223
Market capitalisation (€bn) 6.6 8.4 11.1 12.6
Net asset value per share (€) 19.80 20.502 21.602 22.534
Low/high Xetra
intraday prices (€)
2.80/6.83 4.70/7.19 5.17/9.51 8.31/12.01

Operating result per share EPS 1 1

1) Based on average number of outstanding shares in the period

2) Restatement

3) The share capital of Commerzbank is divided into 1,252,357,634 shares with no par value, thereof outstanding are 1,240,223,329 shares

4) Based on number of outstanding shares

4 August 2023 Commerzbank, Bettina Orlopp, CFO, Frankfurt 44

Loan and deposit development

PSBC (€bn | monthly average)

Corporate Clients (€bn | monthly average)

Highlights

Loan volume up in mBank while stable in PSBC Germany

Increase in deposit volume in mBank compensating slight decrease in PSBC Germany In CC, loan volumes were largely stable in all customer groups

Deposit volumes mainly reduced in Mittelstand and Institutionals

In PSBC Germany >90% of deposits are insured (>65% statutory and >25% private insurance)

In CC >60% of deposits are insured (<5% statutory and ~60% private insurance)

Comfortable fulfilment of RWA and LRE MREL requirements

MREL Requirements and M-MDA

  • Based on data as of 30 June 2023, Commerzbank fulfils its current MREL RWA requirement1 of 22.97% plus the combined buffer requirement (CBR) of 4.43% with an MREL ratio of 31.5% and the MREL subordination requirement of 13.50% plus CBR of 4.43% with a ratio of 27.5% of RWA
  • Both, the MREL LRE ratio of 9.5% and MREL subordination LRE ratio of 8.3% comfortably meet the unchanged requirement of 6.52%, each as of 30 June 2023
  • The issuance strategy is consistent with both, the RWA and the LRE based MPE MREL requirements

  • 1) In May 2023, Commerzbank AG received its current MREL requirement calibrated based on data as of 31 December 2021. The resolution approach is a multiple point of entry (MPE) with two separate resolution groups (resolution group A: Commerzbank Group without mBank subgroup; resolution group B: mBank subgroup). The legally binding MREL (subordination) requirement is defined as a percentage of risk-weighted assets (RWA) and leverage ratio exposure (LRE)
  • 2) Includes amortized amount (regulatory) of Tier 2 instruments with maturity > 1 year
  • 3) According to §46f KWG or non-preferred senior by contract

4 August 2023 Commerzbank, Bettina Orlopp, CFO, Frankfurt 46

Commerzbank's current MDA

Q2 2023 CET1 ratio

Highlights

436bps distance to MDA based on Q2 2023 CET1 ratio of 14.44% and SREP requirement for 2022

Further regulatory comments:

  • MDA increased by 7bps compared to Q1 2023
  • Currently small AT1 shortfall of 2bps
  • Tier 2 with moderate maturities and issuance needs in 2023
  • Well prepared for remainder MDA increase in 2023: CCyB in UK (Jul 2023: impact on institution-specific CCyB ~6bps)

AT1 issuance strategy continues in light of economical decisions and in relation to distance to MDA while goal for the Tier 2 layer is ≥ 2.5%

1) Based on RWAs of €174.0bn as of Q2 2023. AT1 requirement of 1.875% and Tier 2 requirement of 2.5%

Capital markets funding plan execution well on track – €6.1bn issued in H1 2023

Funding structure1 (as of 30 June 2023)

Highlights

  • Pfandbriefe: €3bn Mortgage-Pfandbriefe with maturities 3.25, 6 and 10 years €750m 2.5 year Public sector Pfandbrief
  • Non-preferred senior: €750m 7NC6 year benchmark and CHF325m 4 and 5 tenor
  • Tier 2: SGD300m 10.25NC5.25 and €500m 10.25NC5.25 transactions
  • Private placements: €0.5bn Pfandbriefe and unsecured bonds

Expected funding volume of €8-10bn in 2023 Further strengthen Commerzbank's liquidity position through additional Pfandbrief issuance

Group issuance activities H1 2023 (€bn | nominal values)

1) Based on balance sheet figures

Comfortable liquidity position

(% | eop)

Highly liquid assets

LCR Net stable funding ratio (NSFR)

Liquidity risk management

  • Daily calculation of the liquidity gap profile
  • Liquidity reserves are ring-fenced in separate portfolios on the balance sheet (assets and funding respectively)
  • Intraday liquidity reserve portfolio (central bank eligible collateral) serves as cushion for a possible intraday stress
  • Stress liquidity reserve portfolio consists of highly liquid assets and covers potential liquidity outflows according to the liquidity gap profile under stress

Rating overview Commerzbank

As of 4 August 2023 Recent rating events
Bank
ratings
S&P Moody's
Counterparty rating/assessment1 A A1/ A1 (cr)
No rating events in the past
Deposit rating2 A-
stable
A1 stable quarter
Issuer credit rating (long-term debt) A-
stable
A2 stable
Stand-alone rating (financial strength) bbb baa2
Short-term debt A-2 P-1
Product ratings (unsecured issuances)
Preferred senior unsecured debt A-
stable
A2 stable
Non-preferred senior unsecured debt BBB- Baa2
Subordinated debt (Tier
2)
BB+ Baa3
Additional Tier 1 (AT1) BB- Ba2
Sustainability assessments
Environment, Social, Governance3 2, 2, 2 3, 4, 3
Credit impact score3 - 3

● No rating events in the past quarter

1) Includes parts of client business (i.e. counterparty for derivatives)

2) Includes corporate and institutional deposits

3) Scale of 1-5

IAS 19: Development of pension obligations

Cumulated actuarial gains and losses (€m)

Cumulated OCI effect1 Pension obligations (gross) Discount rate in %2

Explanation

The EUR IAS19 discount rate went slightly down YtD at Q2 2023, due to both a lower IR component and CS component. The present-valued pension obligations (DBO) therefore increased slightly, which produced a modest valuation loss in OCI. The actual inflation adjustment of running pensions, being higher than the long-term inflation expectation used in the actuarial DBO calculation, induced an additional one-off valuation loss in OCI

As market yields similarly went down YtD at Q2 2023, the market value of pension assets modestly increased, producing a valuation gain in OCI which over-compensated the valuation loss from the DBO side

In total the liability loss and the higher asset gain led to a YtD OCI effect of +€57m (after tax) on Group level

The discount rate is derived from an AA rated government bond basket, re-calibrated on corporate bond level, with average duration of 14 years

Funding ratio (plan assets vs. pension obligations) is 108% across all Group plans

1) OCI effect driven by development of plan assets versus pension obligations, after tax, without minorities; cumulated since 1/1/2013 (new IAS19 standard) including possible restatements

2) Discount rate for pension plans in Germany (represents 96% of total pension obligations)

FX impact on CET1 ratio

QoQ change in FX capital position

Explanation

Slight positive impact on CET1 ratio1 from the increasing effect of currency translation reserve as it overcompensates higher FX driven credit risk RWA

Increase in credit risk RWA from FX effects mainly due to stronger PLN (+€668m), GBP (+€176m) and USD (+€15m), partly offset by RUB (-€143m)

Higher currency translation reserve mainly due to increase from PLN (+€114m), GBP (+€14m) and USD (+€1m), slightly compensated by RUB (-€30m)

FX rates3 03/23 06/23
EUR / GBP 0.879 0.858
EUR / PLN 4.670 4.439
EUR / USD 1.088 1.087
EUR / RUB 84.815 97.685

1) Based on current CET1 ratio

  • 2) Change in credit risk RWA solely based on FX not on possible volume effects since 03/23
  • 3) FX rates of main currencies only

Group equity composition

Capital
Q1
2023
EoP
€bn
Capital
Q2
2023
EoP
€bn
Capital
Q2
2023
Average
€bn
P&L
Q1
2023
€m
P&L
Q2
2023
€m
Ratios
Q2
2023
%
Common
equity
tier
capital
1
24.4 25.1 1
24.7
Operating
Result
875 888 RoCET

Op.
14.4%
DTA 0.6 0.3
Minority
interests
0.3 0.4
Prudent
Valuation
0.5 0.4
Defined
Benefit
pension
fund
assets
0.6 0.5
Instruments
that
are given
recognition
in
AT1
Capital
3.1 3.1
Other
regulatory
adjustments
0.5 0.4
Tangible
equity
29.9 30.3 1
30.2
Operating
Result
875 888 Op.
RoTE
11.8%
Goodwill
and
other
intangible
assets (net
of
tax)
1.0 1.1 1.0
IFRS
capital
30.9 31.4 1
31.3
Subscribed
capital
1.3 1.2
Capital
reserve
10.1 10.1
Retained
earnings
16.4 16.6
t/o
consolidated
P&L
0.6 1.1
t/o
cumulated
accrual
for
pay-out and
potential
AT1
coupons
-0.8 -0.6
Subscribed
capital
1.3 1.2
Capital
reserve
10.1 10.1
Retained
earnings
16.4 16.6
t/o
consolidated
P&L
0.6 1.1
t/o
cumulated
accrual
for
pay-out and
potential
AT1
coupons
-0.8 -0.6
Currency
translation
reserve
-0.4 -0.3
Revaluation
reserve
-0.3 -0.3 Consolidated
P&L
580 565
Cash
flow
hedges
-0.1 -0.1 ./.
accrual
for
potential
AT1
coupon distribution
current year
-48 -48
IFRS
capital
attributable
Commerzbank
shareholders
to
26.9 27.3 1
27.2
Consolidated
P&L
adjusted
for
RoE/RoTE
531 517
Tangible
equity
attributable
Commerzbank
shareholders
to
25.9 26.2 1
26.2
Additional
equity
components
3.1 3.1 3.1
Non-controlling
interests
0.9 1.0 1.0
Commerzbank
Tangible
equity
attributable
to
shareholders
25.9 26.2 1
26.2
Net
RoTE
7.9%
IFRS
capital
attributable
Commerzbank
shareholders
to
26.9 27.3 1
27.2
Consolidated
P&L
adjusted
for
RoE/RoTE
531 517
Net
RoE
7.6%
Cash
flow
hedges
-0.1 -0.1 ./.
for
accrual
potential
AT1
coupon distribution
current year
-48 -48
Revaluation
reserve
-0.3 -0.3 Consolidated
P&L
580 565
Currency
translation
reserve
-0.4 -0.3

1) Includes consolidated P&L reduced by pay-out accrual and accrual for potential (fully discretionary) AT1 coupons

Commerzbank Group

€m Q1
2022
Q2
2022
H1
2022
Q3
2022
Q4
2022
FY
2022
Q1
2023
Q2
2023
H1
2023
Total underlying revenues 2,737 2,309 5,046 2,066 2,401 9,513 2,655 2,621 5,276
Exceptional items 56 111 167 -181 -38 -52 13 9 21
Total revenues 2,793 2,420 5,213 1,886 2,363 9,461 2,668 2,629 5,297
o/w
Net interest income
1,401 1,478 2,879 1,621 1,958 6,459 1,947 2,130 4,076
o/w
Net commission income
970 894 1,864 849 806 3,519 915 841 1,756
o/w
Net fair value result
353 69 422 172 -143 451 -72 -17 -90
o/w
Other income
69 -22 47 -757 -258 -967 -122 -324 -446
o/w
Dividend income
- 8 7 13 11 32 - 4 3
o/w
Net income from hedge accounting
13 -55 -41 -39 -33 -113 -3 10 7
o/w
Other financial result
26 -24 2 -284 -11 -292 3 15 18
o/w
At equity result
- 4 4 5 4 13 1 3 3
o/w
Other net income
30 45 75 -452 -229 -606 -123 -355 -477
Risk result -464 -106 -570 -84 -222 -876 -68 -208 -276
Operating expenses 1,438 1,423 2,861 1,429 1,553 5,844 1,464 1,481 2,945
Compulsory contributions 347 144 491 91 59 642 260 52 312
Operating result 544 746 1,289 282 528 2,099 875 888 1,764
Restructuring expenses 15 25 39 14 40 94 4 4 8
Pre-tax result Commerzbank Group 529 721 1,250 267 488 2,005 871 885 1,756
Taxes on income 199 226 425 228 -41 612 279 338 617
Minority Interests 32 25 57 -155 57 -42 12 -19 -6
Consolidated Result attributable to Commerzbank shareholders
and investors in additional equity components
298 470 768 195 472 1,435 580 565 1,145
Total Assets 519,322 528,903 528,903 535,645 477,428 477,428 497,357 501,603 501,603
Average capital employed 23,755 23,988 23,894 24,102 24,112 24,003 24,048 24,729 24,391
RWA credit risk (end of period) 144,783 146,222 146,222 144,789 140,473 140,473 142,866 144,802 144,802
RWA market risk (end of period) 10,432 8,934 8,934 9,784 7,060 7,060 7,588 8,326 8,326
RWA operational risk (end of period) 19,891 19,891 19,891 19,891 21,199 21,199 21,074 20,849 20,849
RWA (end of period) 175,106 175,047 175,047 174,464 168,731 168,731 171,528 173,977 173,977
Cost/income ratio (excl. compulsory contributions) (%) 51.5% 58.8% 54.9% 75.8% 65.7% 61.8% 54.9% 56.3% 55.6%
Cost/income ratio (incl. compulsory contributions) (%) 63.9% 64.8% 64.3% 80.6% 68.2% 68.6% 64.6% 58.3% 61.5%
Operating return on CET1 (RoCET) (%) 9.2% 12.4% 10.8% 4.7% 8.8% 8.7% 14.6% 14.4% 14.5%
Operating return on tangible equity (%) 7.6% 10.3% 8.9% 3.8% 7.2% 7.2% 11.8% 11.8% 11.8%
Return on equity of net result (%) 3.9% 6.5% 5.2% 2.2% 6.5% 4.7% 8.0% 7.6% 7.8%
Net return on tangible equity (%) 4.0% 6.7% 5.4% 2.2% 6.7% 4.9% 8.3% 7.9% 8.1%

Private and Small-Business Customers

€m Q1
2022
Q2
2022
H1
2022
Q3
2022
Q4
2022
FY
2022
Q1
2023
Q2
2023
H1
2023
Total
underlying
revenues
1,475 1,519 2,994 1,067 1,480 5,540 1,495 1,285 2,780
Exceptional
items
-7 21 14 -275 -11 -272 7 -7 -
Total
revenues
1,467 1,540 3,008 791 1,469 5,268 1,503 1,277 2,780
o/w
Net
interest
income
808 986 1,794 1,023 1,125 3,942 1,092 1,120 2,212
o/w
Net
commission
income
640 586 1,226 535 484 2,245 592 530 1,122
o/w
fair
Net
value
result
55 -47 8 -38 -49 -79 -34 -45 -80
o/w
Other
income
-36 15 -20 -728 -92 -841 -147 -328 -474
o/w
Dividend
income
- 4 5 13 2 19 - 1 1
o/w
Net
income
from
hedge
accounting
- 1 - -12 10 -2 - -2 -3
o/w
Other
financial
result
-5 -5 -10 -270 -14 -294 -12 -5 -17
o/w
At
equity
result
-1 -1 -1 3 4 5 - - -1
o/w
Other
net income
-30 16 -14 -462 -93 -569 -134 -321 -456
Risk
result
-72 -88 -160 -90 -141 -392 -128 -49 -177
Operating
expenses
821 828 1,649 821 946 3,416 846 883 1,729
Compulsory
contributions
171 143 314 88 58 460 140 62 201
Operating
result
404 481 885 -208 323 1,000 389 284 673
Total
Assets
168,321 168,145 168,145 169,140 170,749 170,749 172,229 173,962 173,962
Liabilities 203,033 204,423 204,423 206,145 210,294 210,294 208,607 211,619 211,619
Average
capital
employed
6,661 6,844 6,744 6,737 6,669 6,724 6,804 6,817 6,808
RWA
credit
risk
(end
of
period)
42,157 41,586 41,586 40,862 39,699 39,699 39,857 40,042 40,042
RWA
market
risk
(end
of
period)
908 802 802 850 575 575 598 683 683
RWA
operational
risk
(end
of
period)
11,465 11,644 11,644 11,577 13,343 13,343 13,289 12,738 12,738
RWA
(end
of
period)
54,529 54,033 54,033 53,289 53,616 53,616 53,744 53,463 53,463
Cost/income
ratio
(excl.
compulsory
contributions)
(%)
55.9% 53.8% 54.8% 103.7% 64.4% 64.8% 56.3% 69.1% 62.2%
Cost/income
(incl.
contributions)
(%)
ratio
compulsory
67.6% 63.0% 65.3% 114.8% 68.4% 73.6% 65.6% 74.0% 69.4%
Operating
return on CET1
(RoCET)
(%)
24.2% 28.1% 26.2% -12.3% 19.4% 14.9% 22.9% 16.6% 19.8%
Operating
(%)
return on tangible
equity
22.9% 26.3% 24.7% -11.5% 18.3% 14.0% 21.9% 15.9% 18.9%
Provisions
for
legal
risks
of
CHF
loans
of
mBank
-41 -40 -81 -477 -92 -650 -173 -347 -520
Operating
result
ex legal
provisions
on CHF
loans
445 521 966 270 415 1,651 562 630 1,193

PSBC Germany | Part of segment Private and Small-Business Customers

€m Q1
2022
Q2
2022
H1
2022
Q3
2022
Q4
2022
FY
2022
Q1
2023
Q2
2023
H1
2023
Total
underlying
revenues
1,066 1,117 2,182 1,074 1,056 4,313 1,154 1,057 2,211
Exceptional
items
-6 22 16 -5 -4 7 -7 -6 -13
Total
revenues
1,060 1,139 2,198 1,069 1,052 4,319 1,147 1,051 2,198
o/w
Net
interest
income
491 585 1,076 550 619 2,245 604 573 1,176
o/w
Net
commission
income
539 495 1,035 451 418 1,904 511 450 961
o/w
Net
fair
value
result
22 3 24 4 9 37 8 2 10
o/w
Other
income
8 55 63 64 6 133 24 26 50
o/w
Dividend
income
- 3 4 13 2 18 - - -
o/w
Net
income
from
hedge
accounting
- - - - - - - - -
o/w
Other
financial
result
- - - - 1 1 - - -
o/w
At
equity
result
-1 -1 -1 3 4 5 - - -1
o/w
Other
net income
8 52 61 48 - 109 25 26 51
Risk
result
-17 -46 -63 -52 -102 -218 -91 -9 -100
Operating
expenses
689 691 1,380 692 805 2,877 703 726 1,429
Compulsory
contributions
84 23 108 4 22 134 64 18 82
Operating
result
270 378 648 320 122 1,090 289 297 587
Total
Assets
124,960 125,571 125,571 126,975 126,178 126,178 126,024 126,285 126,285
Liabilities 160,355 162,229 162,229 164,263 166,273 166,273 162,817 164,312 164,312
Average
capital
employed
3,882 4,049 3,953 4,018 4,015 3,983 4,118 4,089 4,101
RWA
credit
risk
(end
of
period)
24,584 24,146 24,146 24,257 23,611 23,611 23,522 23,359 23,359
RWA
market
risk
(end
of
period)
449 466 466 492 245 245 247 311 311
RWA
operational
risk
(end
of
period)
7,361 7,455 7,455 7,382 8,685 8,685 8,676 8,125 8,125
RWA
(end
of
period)
32,394 32,067 32,067 32,131 32,541 32,541 32,445 31,795 31,795
Cost/income
ratio
(excl.
compulsory
contributions)
(%)
65.0% 60.7% 62.8% 64.7% 76.6% 66.6% 61.3% 69.1% 65.0%
Cost/income
(incl.
contributions)
(%)
ratio
compulsory
73.0% 62.7% 67.7% 65.1% 78.7% 69.7% 66.8% 70.8% 68.7%
Operating
return on CET1
(RoCET)
(%)
27.8% 37.3% 32.8% 31.9% 12.2% 27.4% 28.1% 29.1% 28.6%
Operating
return on tangible
equity
(%)
27.2% 36.4% 32.0% 31.2% 12.0% 26.8% 27.8% 28.5% 28.2%

mBank | Part of segment Private and Small-Business Customers

€m Q1 Q2 H1 Q3 Q4 FY Q1 Q2 H1
2022 2022 2022 2022 2022 2022 2023 2023 2023
Total
underlying
revenues
409 402 811 -7 423 1,227 342 228 570
Exceptional
items
-1 -1 -2 -271 -7 -279 14 -1 13
Total
revenues
408 402 809 -278 417 948 356 226 582
o/w
Net
interest
income
317 400 718 473 506 1,697 488 547 1,035
o/w
Net
commission
income
101 90 191 84 66 341 81 80 161
o/w
Net
fair
value
result
33 -49 -16 -42 -57 -116 -42 -47 -89
o/w
Other
income
-44 -40 -83 -792 -98 -974 -171 -354 -525
o/w
Dividend
income
- 1 1 - - 1 - 1 1
o/w
Net
income
from
hedge
accounting
- 1 - -12 10 -2 - -2 -3
o/w
Other
financial
result
-5 -5 -10 -270 -15 -295 -12 -5 -17
o/w
At
equity
result
- - - - - - - - -
o/w
Other
net income
-38 -36 -75 -510 -93 -678 -159 -347 -506
Risk
result
-55 -41 -97 -38 -39 -174 -37 -39 -76
Operating
expenses
132 138 269 129 141 539 143 157 301
Compulsory
contributions
87 119 206 83 36 326 76 44 120
Operating
result
134 103 237 -528 201 -90 100 -14 86
Total
Assets
43,361 42,574 42,574 42,164 44,570 44,570 46,204 47,677 47,677
Liabilities 42,679 42,193 42,193 41,882 44,021 44,021 45,790 47,307 47,307
Average
capital
employed
2,780 2,795 2,790 2,719 2,654 2,741 2,686 2,729 2,708
RWA
credit
risk
(end
of
period)
17,572 17,441 17,441 16,604 16,087 16,087 16,334 16,683 16,683
(end
of
period)
RWA
market
risk
459 336 336 358 331 331 351 372 372
RWA
operational
risk
(end
of
period)
4,103 4,189 4,189 4,195 4,657 4,657 4,613 4,613 4,613
(end
period)
RWA
of
22,134 21,965 21,965 21,158 21,075 21,075 21,299 21,668 21,668
Cost/income
ratio
(excl.
compulsory
contributions)
(%)
32.3% 34.3% 33.3% n/a 33.8% 56.8% 40.3% 69.4% 51.6%
Cost/income
ratio
(incl.
compulsory
contributions)
(%)
53.6% 64.0% 58.7% n/a 42.5% 91.2% 61.6% 88.7% 72.1%
Operating
return on CET1
(RoCET)
(%)
19.3% 14.8% 17.0% -77.7% 30.2% -3.3% 14.9% -2.0% 6.3%

Corporate Clients

€m Q1 Q2 H1 Q3 Q4 FY Q1 Q2 H1
2022 2022 2022 2022 2022 2022 2023 2023 2023
Total
underlying
revenues
924 900 1,824 1,006 993 3,823 1,060 1,123 2,183
Exceptional
items
2 -18 -16 15 -31 -32 18 1 19
Total
revenues
926 882 1,808 1,021 962 3,791 1,078 1,124 2,202
o/w
Net
interest
income
459 454 913 521 642 2,076 626 693 1,319
o/w
Net
commission
income
340 318 658 332 330 1,320 335 321 655
o/w
Net
fair
value
result
115 103 218 168 49 436 132 128 260
o/w
Other
income
12 7 19 -1 -59 -41 -15 -18 -32
o/w
Dividend
income
- 3 3 - 2 5 - 2 3
o/w
Net
income
from
hedge
accounting
-9 -7 -16 -2 -1 -18 - -1 -1
o/w
Other
financial
result
-2 -3 -4 -2 -3 -10 -2 -1 -3
o/w
At
equity
result
1 5 6 2 - 8 1 3 4
o/w
Other
net income
21 9 30 2 -57 -26 -14 -21 -35
Risk
result
-286 -52 -338 13 -121 -446 54 -169 -115
Operating
expenses
532 504 1,036 497 627 2,160 514 514 1,029
Compulsory
contributions
115 1 116 2 1 120 78 -6 72
Operating
result
-7 324 317 535 213 1,065 540 447 986
Total
Assets
137,696 144,368 144,368 144,601 136,696 136,696 135,005 135,282 135,282
Liabilities 161,374 172,218 172,218 173,599 156,195 156,195 161,939 163,773 163,773
Average
capital
employed
10,034 9,967 9,991 9,959 10,182 10,040 10,393 10,512 10,458
(end
of
period)
RWA
credit
risk
69,768 69,570 69,570 71,285 72,978 72,978 72,741 73,457 73,457
RWA
market
risk
(end
of
period)
6,462 4,980 4,980 5,409 4,090 4,090 4,767 5,000 5,000
(end
period)
RWA
operational
risk
of
4,311 4,244 4,244 4,299 4,534 4,534 4,474 4,271 4,271
(end
period)
RWA
of
80,541 78,795 78,795 80,994 81,601 81,601 81,983 82,727 82,727
Cost/income
ratio
(excl.
compulsory
contributions)
(%)
57.5% 57.2% 57.3% 48.7% 65.1% 57.0% 47.7% 45.8% 46.7%
Cost/income
(incl.
contributions)
(%)
ratio
compulsory
69.9% 57.3% 63.7% 48.9% 65.3% 60.1% 54.9% 45.2% 50.0%
Operating
return on CET1
(RoCET)
(%)
-0.3% 13.0% 6.4% 21.5% 8.4% 10.6% 20.8% 17.0% 18.9%
Operating
(%)
return on tangible
equity
-0.3% 12.0% 5.9% 19.8% 7.7% 9.8% 19.1% 15.6% 17.3%

Others & Consolidation

Q2
2022
H1
2022
Q3
2022
Q4
2022
FY
2022
Q1
2023
H1
2023
€m Q1
2022
Q2
2023
Total underlying revenues 338 -110 228 -6 -72 151 99 214 313
Exceptional items 61 108 169 80 4 253 -13 15 2
Total revenues 399 -2 398 74 -68 403 86 229 315
o/w
Net interest income
134 39 173 77 191 441 229 317 546
o/w
Net commission income
-11 -9 -20 -17 -9 -46 -11 -10 -21
o/w
Net fair value result
183 13 196 41 -144 93 -170 -100 -270
o/w
Other income
93 -44 49 -28 -107 -85 39 22 61
o/w
Dividend income
-1 1 - 1 7 7 -1 - -
o/w
Net income from hedge accounting
22 -48 -26 -25 -41 -93 -2 13 10
o/w
Other financial result
33 -16 16 -12 6 11 16 21 37
o/w
At equity result
- - - - - - - - -
o/w
Other net income
39 20 59 8 -79 -11 26 -12 13
Risk result -106 34 -72 -6 40 -38 6 9 15
Operating expenses 86 91 176 112 -20 268 104 84 188
Compulsory contributions 61 1 62 1 - 63 42 -4 39
Operating result 147 -60 87 -45 -8 34 -54 158 104
Restructuring expenses 15 25 39 14 40 94 4 4 8
Pre-tax result 132 -84 48 -60 -48 -60 -58 155 97
Total Assets 213,305 216,390 216,390 221,905 169,983 169,983 190,123 192,359 192,359
Liabilities 154,914 152,263 152,263 155,902 110,939 110,939 126,811 126,211 126,211
Average capital employed 7,060 7,177 7,159 7,406 7,262 7,238 6,851 7,400 7,124
RWA credit risk (end of period) 32,858 35,066 35,066 32,642 27,797 27,797 30,268 31,303 31,303
RWA market risk (end of period) 3,063 3,152 3,152 3,525 2,394 2,394 2,223 2,643 2,643
RWA operational risk (end of period) 4,115 4,002 4,002 4,014 3,322 3,322 3,311 3,840 3,840
RWA (end of period) 40,036 42,220 42,220 40,181 33,513 33,513 35,802 37,787 37,787

Commerzbank Group | Exceptional revenue items

€m Q1
2022
Q2
2022
H1
2022
Q3
2022
Q4
2022
FY
2022
Q1
2023
Q2
2023
H1
2023
Exceptional Revenue Items 56 111 167 -181 -38 -52 13 9 21
o/w Net interest income 39 37 75 4 89 169 -7 -6 -13
o/w Net fair value result 17 48 65 84 -118 31 9 17 25
o/w Other income - 27 27 -270 -9 -252 11 -2 9
o/w FVA, CVA / DVA, AT1 FX effect (NII, NCI, NFVR) 17 48 65 84 -118 31 9 17 25
PSBC Germany -6 22 16 -5 -4 7 -7 -6 -13
o/w Net interest income -6 -5 -11 -5 -4 -20 -7 -6 -13
o/w Net fair value result - 1 1 - - - - - -
o/w Other income - 27 27 - - 27 - - -
o/w FVA, CVA / DVA (NII, NFVR) - 1 1 - - - - - -
mBank -1 -1 -2 -271 -7 -279 14 -1 13
o/w Net fair value result -1 -1 -2 -1 2 -1 3 1 4
o/w Other income - - - -270 -9 -278 11 -2 9
o/w FVA, CVA / DVA (NII, NFVR) -1 -1 -2 -1 2 -1 3 1 4
CC 2 -18 -16 15 -31 -32 18 1 19
o/w Net fair value result 2 -18 -16 15 -31 -32 18 1 19
o/w FVA, CVA / DVA (NII, NFVR) 2 -18 -16 15 -31 -32 18 1 19
O&C 61 108 169 80 4 253 -13 15 2
o/w Net interest income 45 42 87 9 93 189 - - -
o/w Net fair value result 16 66 82 70 -89 63 -13 15 2
o/w FVA, CVA / DVA, AT1 FX effect (NII, NCI, NFVR) 16 66 82 70 -89 63 -13 15 2

Description of Exceptional Revenue Items

2022 €m 2022 €m 2023 €m
Q1 PPA Consumer Finance (PSBC) -6 Q4 TLTRO benefit (O&C) 93 Q1 PPA Consumer Finance (PSBC) -7
Q1 TLTRO benefit (O&C) 45 Q4 Credit holidays in Poland (PSBC) -9 Q1 Credit holidays in Poland (PSBC) 11
Q2 PPA Consumer Finance (PSBC) -5 Q2 PPA Consumer Finance (PSBC) -6
Q2 TLTRO benefit (O&C) 42 Q2 Credit holidays in Poland (PSBC) -2
Q2 Prov. re judgement on pricing of accounts (PSBC) 27
Q3 PPA Consumer Finance (PSBC) -5
Q3 TLTRO benefit (O&C) 9
Q3 Credit holidays in Poland (PSBC) -270
Q4 PPA Consumer Finance (PSBC) -4

Glossary – Key ratios

Key
Ratio
Abbreviation Calculated
for
Numerator Denominator
Group Private and Small Business
Customers and Corporate Clients
Others & Consolidation
Cost/income ratio
(excl. compulsory contributions) (%)
CIR (excl. compulsory
contributions) (%)
Group as well as segments
PSBC and CC
Operating expenses Total revenues Total revenues n/a
Cost/income ratio
(incl. compulsory contributions) (%)
CIR (incl. compulsory
contributions) (%)
Group as well as segments
PSBC and CC
Operating expenses and compulsory
contributions
Total revenues Total revenues n/a
Operating return on CET1 (%) Op. RoCET (%) Group and segments
(excl. O&C)
Operating profit Average CET1¹ 12.7% ² of the average RWAs
(YTD: PSBC Germany €32.3bn,
mBank €21.3bn, CC €82.3bn)
n/a
(note: O&C contains the
reconciliation to Group CET1)
Operating return on tangible equity (%) Op. RoTE (%) Group and segments
(excl. O&C)
Operating profit Average IFRS capital after deduction
of intangible assets ¹
12.7% ² of the average RWAs plus
average regulatory capital deductions
(excluding intangible assets)
(YTD: PSBC Germany €0.1bn,
mBank €0.2bn, CC €0.9bn)
n/a
(note: O&C contains the
reconciliation to Group tangible
equity)
Return on equity of net result (%) Net RoE (%) Group Consolidated Result attributable to
Commerzbank shareholders and investors in
additional equity components after pay-out
accrual (if applicable) and after deduction of
potential (fully discretionary) AT1 coupon
Average IFRS capital without non
controlling interests and without
additional equity components ¹
n/a n/a
Net return on tangible equity (%) Net RoTE (%) Group Consolidated Result attributable to
Commerzbank shareholders and investors in
additional equity components after pay-out
accrual (if applicable) and after deduction of
potential (fully discretionary) AT1 coupon
Average IFRS capital without non
controlling interests and without
additional equity components after
deduction of intangible assets (net of
tax) ¹
n/a n/a
Non-Performing Exposure ratio (%) NPE ratio (%) Group Non-performing exposures Total exposures according to EBA
Risk Dashboard
n/a n/a
Cost of Risk (bps) CoR (bps) Group Risk Result Exposure at Default n/a n/a
Cost of Risk on Loans (bps) CoRL (bps) Group Risk Result Loans and Advances
[annual report note (25)]
n/a n/a
Key
Parameter
Calculated
for
Calculation
Total underlying revenues Group and segments Total revenues excluding exceptional revenue items
Underlying Operating Performance Group and segments Operating result excluding exceptional revenue items and compulsory contributions

1) reduced by potential pay-out accrual and potential (fully discretionary) AT1 coupon

2) charge rate reflects current regulatory and market standard

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