Quarterly Report • Apr 27, 2023
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| Income statement | 1st quarter | 1st quarter | Full year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Amounts in NOK million | 2023 | 2022 | 2022 |
| Net interest income | 14 600 | 10 445 | 48 294 |
| Net commissions and fees | 2 634 | 2 587 | 10 328 |
| Net gains on financial instruments at fair value | 2 464 | 1 562 | 4 147 |
| Net insurance result | 154 | 192 | 1 235 |
| Other operating income | 684 | 282 | 2 129 |
| Net other operating income | 5 936 | 4 623 | 17 840 |
| Total income | 20 536 | 15 068 | 66 133 |
| Operating expenses | (6 863) | (5 795) | (25 627) |
| Restructuring costs and non-recurring effects | (113) | 0 | (176) |
| Pre-tax operating profit before impairment | 13 560 | 9 273 | 40 331 |
| Net gains on fixed and intangible assets | 0 | 1 | (24) |
| Impairment of financial instruments | 79 | 589 | 272 |
| Pre-tax operating profit | 13 639 | 9 863 | 40 579 |
| Tax expense | (3 137) | (2 252) | (7 411) |
| Profit from operations held for sale, after taxes | (30) | 36 | 270 |
| Profit for the period | 10 472 | 7 647 | 33 438 |
| Balance sheet | |||
| Amounts in NOK million | 31 March 2023 |
31 Dec. 2022 |
31 March 2022 |
| Total assets | 3 536 919 | 3 233 405 | 3 148 356 |
| Loans to customers | 2 009 017 | 1 961 464 | 1 840 318 |
| Deposits from customers | 1 521 390 | 1 396 630 | 1 321 825 |
| Total equity | 263 790 | 249 840 | 234 738 |
| Average total assets | 3 669 358 | 3 502 400 | 3 380 867 |
| Total combined assets | 4 065 699 | 3 726 791 | 3 656 086 |
| Key figures and alternative performance measures | 1st quarter | 1st quarter | Full year |
| 2023 | 2022 | 2022 | |
| Return on equity, annualised (per cent)1 | 17.2 | 13.7 | 14.7 |
| Earnings per share (NOK) | 6.59 | 4.77 | 21.02 |
| Combined weighted total average spreads for lending and deposits (per cent)1 |
1.40 | 1.18 | 1.21 |
| Average spreads for ordinary lending to customers (per cent)1 | 1.61 | 1.69 | 1.47 |
| Average spreads for deposits from customers (per cent)1 | 1.14 | 0.50 | 0.88 |
| Cost/income ratio (per cent)1 | 34.0 | 38.5 | 39.0 |
| Ratio of customer deposits to net loans to customers at end of period, | |||
| adjusted (per cent)1 | 76.9 | 73.8 | 73.5 |
| Net loans at amortised cost and financial commitments in stage 2, per | |||
| cent of net loans at amortised cost1 | 9.19 | 8.03 | 9.28 |
| Net loans at amortised cost and financial commitments in stage 3, per | |||
| cent of net loans at amortised cost1 | 1.07 | 1.39 | 1.25 |
| Impairment relative to average net loans to customers at amortised cost, annualised (per cent)1 |
0.02 | 0.14 | 0.01 |
| Common equity Tier 1 capital ratio at end of period (per cent) | 18.6 | 18.1 | 18.3 |
| Leverage ratio (per cent) | 6.5 | 6.5 | 6.8 |
| Share price at end of period (NOK) | 187.35 | 200.10 | 194.45 |
| Book value per share | 158.59 | 143.90 | 150.64 |
| Price/book value1 | 1.18 | 1.39 | 1.29 |
| Dividend per share (NOK) | 12.50 | ||
| Sustainability: | |||
| Finance and facilitate sustainable activities (NOK billion, accumulated) | 422.5 | 257.5 | 390.9 |
| Total assets invested in mutual funds with a sustainability | |||
| profile (NOK billion) | 30.6 | 26.1 | 27.4 |
| Score from Traction's reputation survey in Norway (points) | 60 | 63 | 60 |
| Customer satisfaction index, CSI, personal customers in Norway (score) | 73.6 | 73.9 | 72.8 |
| Female representation at management levels 1-4 (per cent) | 39.5 | 39.8 | 38.3 |
1) Defined as alternative performance measure (APM). APMs are described on ir.dnb.no.
For additional key figures and definitions, please see the Factbook on ir.dnb.no.
| Directors' report 4 | |
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| Income statement 12 | ||
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| Comprehensive income statement 12 | ||
| Balance sheet 13 | ||
| Statement of changes in equity 14 | ||
| Cash flow statement 15 | ||
| Note G1 | Basis for preparation 16 | |
| Note G2 | Segments 17 | |
| Note G3 | Capital adequacy 18 | |
| Note G4 | Development in gross carrying amount and maximum exposure 20 | |
| Note G5 | Development in accumulated impairment of financial instruments 21 | |
| Note G6 | Loans and financial commitments to customers by industry segment 22 | |
| Note G7 | Financial instruments at fair value 24 | |
| Note G8 | Debt securities issued, senior non-preferred bonds and subordinated loan capital 25 | |
| Note G9 | Contingencies 26 |
| Income statement 27 | ||
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| Comprehensive income statement 27 | ||
| Balance sheet 28 | ||
| Statement of changes in equity 29 | ||
| Note P1 | Basis for preparation 30 | |
| Note P2 | Capital adequacy 30 | |
| Note P3 | Development in accumulated impairment of financial instruments 31 | |
| Note P4 | Financial instruments at fair value 32 | |
| Note P5 | Information on related parties 32 | |
| Information about DNB 33 | |
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The first quarter of the year was marked by market turmoil internationally, mainly related to the liquidity situation in parts of the banking sector. The high activity level in the Norwegian economy from the previous quarters cooled down somewhat in the quarter, but the labour market remained tight while inflation and capacity utilisation in the economy were still high. The Norwegian central bank, Norges Bank, utilises the key policy rate to mitigate inflationary pressure, and the rate was raised by 0.25 percentage points to 3.0 per cent in the first quarter.
DNB's results in the first quarter were strong, driven by profitable volume growth and increased interest rates. The capital situation remained solid, and the portfolio was well-diversified and robust. The Group is well positioned to deliver on its ambitions and goals, including its dividend policy.
The new accounting rules for insurance contracts under IFRS 17 were applicable as of 1 January 2023. The full implementation effect, including the effect of the changed measurement method for some financial instruments under IFRS 9, is NOK 9 836 million after tax, and the Group's equity at the transition date, 1 January 2022, has been reduced accordingly.
Due to the implementation of IFRS 17, some comparative figures for 2022 have been restated. See further details in note G1 Basis for preparation.
The Group delivered strong profits in the quarter of NOK 10 472 million, an increase of NOK 2 825 million, or 36.9 per cent, from the corresponding quarter last year. Compared with the fourth quarter of 2022, profits increased by NOK 371 million.
Earnings per share were NOK 6.59, compared with NOK 4.77 in the year-earlier period, and NOK 6.36 in the fourth quarter of 2022.
The common equity Tier 1 (CET1) capital ratio was 18.6 per cent at end-March, up from 18.1 per cent a year earlier, and from 18.3 per cent at end-December 2022.
The leverage ratio was 6.5 per cent at end-March, at the same level compared with the year-earlier period, and down from 6.8 per cent at end-December 2022.
Return on equity (ROE) ended at 17.2 per cent in the quarter, positively impacted by solid performance in the customer segments and increased net interest income. The corresponding figures were 13.7 per cent in the first quarter of 2022, and 17.1 per cent in the fourth quarter of 2022.
Profitable growth in both lending and deposits, increased interest rates and the acquisition of Sbanken led to an increase in net interest income of NOK 4 154 million, or 39.8 per cent, from the first quarter of 2022. There was an increase of NOK 529 million, or 3.8 per cent, from the previous quarter, due to profitable growth and increased interest rates.
Net other operating income amounted to NOK 5 936 million, up NOK 1 313 million from the corresponding period in 2022. Net commissions and fees remained solid with an all-time high first quarter. Compared with the fourth quarter of 2022, net other operating income was up NOK 1 449 million, driven by positive exchange rate effects on additional Tier 1 (AT1) capital and other mark-to-market adjustments.
Operating expenses amounted to NOK 6 976 million in the quarter, up NOK 1 181 million from the corresponding period a year earlier, due to the acquisition of Sbanken and a further strengthening of core competence. Compared with the previous
quarter, operating expenses were down NOK 390 million, reflecting a seasonally lower activity level.
There were net reversals of impairment of financial instruments amounting to NOK 79 million in the first quarter of 2023, compared with net reversals of NOK 589 million in the corresponding quarter of 2022, and impairment provisions of NOK 674 million in the fourth quarter of 2022. The reversals for the quarter were primarily related to customers in the corporate industry segments.
The first quarter saw several highlights in DNB's sustainability work, as well as important regulatory developments in the sustainability area with the launch of the EU Green Bond Standard and the Net Zero Industry Act.
DNB announced last year that customers using the bank's accounting app, DNB Regnskap, will gain access to an integrated, fully automated carbon accounting service, through third-party provider Energi.AI. The service is now up and running, providing customers with an efficient tool that converts financial data into a carbon footprint. This is an important step in DNB's work to increase customers' competence on climate- and ESG-related topics, and to be a trusted adviser in customers' climate transition efforts.
Several green products were launched in the first quarter, to support customers in their climate transition efforts. For personal customers, DNB now offers environmental home mortgages (Miljølån) with zero interest until the end of 2023 for those who implement smart and energy-efficient measures in their own homes, for example installing a heat pump, solar panels or waterborne heating. Moreover, in the realm of financing the green transition, DNB now offers leasing of solar panels for commercial buildings with flat roofs. Both products clearly contribute to meeting DNB's target of financing and facilitating the transition to a low-carbon economy. Last, but not least, DNB launched the new mutual fund DNB Green Shift Norway in the first quarter. The mutual fund is an alternative for investors who want to invest in a fund that consists of Norwegian shares with a focus on the green shift.
In the first quarter, DNB's Group Sustainability Committee continued its work to ensure coherent implementation of sustainability measures across the Group. An important area of discussions in the committee is the work to develop DNB's climate transition plan, which will be published later this year. Moreover, regulatory developments such as EU's Fit for 55, the reporting requirements under CSRD and the Norwegian Transparency Act were important matters handled by the committee.
As of end-March 2023, DNB had facilitated a cumulative total of NOK 423 billion in sustainable financing volumes and is on track to reach the target of NOK 1 500 billion by 2030. With regard to the target of NOK 200 billion in assets in mutual funds with a sustainability profile by 2025, NOK 31 billion had been invested as of 31 March.
Based on the authorisation from the Annual General Meeting (AGM) in 2022, a share buy-back programme of 0.5 per cent of outstanding shares was completed during the first quarter.
At the end of March, DNB invested in and partnered with the technology company Casi, to be able to offer a complete car subscription solution to car manufacturers, car dealers and other mobility players. Together with Casi, the bank will also establish a joint venture company that will help car subscription providers and other fleet owners with operational services.
The merger with Sbanken will take place in May. In early March it was announced that Finanstilsynet (the Financial Supervisory Authority of Norway) allowed DNB to keep the Sbanken brand, with some conditions attached to its use, the most important being that it must be made clear in all communication with customers that Sbanken is a DNB customer concept, and not an independent financial institution.
In January, DNB received a new top score of 77 per cent in the Norwegian ethical bank guide (Etisk Bankguide), compared with 75 per cent last year. Etisk Bankguide examines the frameworks for accountability and sustainability at a selection of Norwegian banks. Each year, the bar is raised for banks' work in this area.
In the first quarter, it was decided that DNB will be the main partner of Oslo Pride 2023. As one of Norway's largest employers, DNB is a role model for other companies and organisations when it comes to diversity and inclusion, and the bank has for many years carried out important work to strengthen the inclusion of the LGBT+ community in working life.
In Traction's reputation survey for the first quarter of 2023, DNB scored 60 points. The goal is a result over 65 points, indicating that DNB is a well-liked bank.
Every year, the rating company Morningstar gives an award to mutual funds, asset managers and companies that have excelled in delivering strong risk-adjusted returns. In the first quarter, DNB was named the best overall provider of asset management services to Norwegian customers, in the Morningstar Fund Awards Norge.
Following the decisions made in the first quarter by the Norwegian central bank, Norges Bank, to raise the key policy rate by a total of 0.25 percentage point to 3.0 per cent, DNB decided to increase its interest rate on mortgages and deposits by up to 0.25 percentage point in the same period.
At the Annual General Meeting in April, Christine Bosse and Petter-Børre Furberg were elected as board members, replacing Svein Richard Brandtzæg and Jaan Ivar Semlitsch.
| Amounts in NOK million | 1Q23 | 4Q22 | 1Q22 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lending spreads, customer segments | 7 381 | 5 999 | 6 784 |
| Deposit spreads, customer segments | 4 052 | 4 643 | 1 535 |
| Amortisation effects and fees | 1 038 | 1 044 | 1 010 |
| Operational leasing | 701 | 661 | 580 |
| Contributions to the deposit guarantee and resolution funds |
(377) | (296) | (301) |
| Other net interest income | 1 805 | 2 020 | 837 |
| Net interest income | 14 600 | 14 071 | 10 445 |
Net interest income increased by NOK 4 154 million, or 39.8 per cent, from the first quarter of 2022. This was mainly driven by increased volumes, the acquisition of Sbanken, higher interest on equity and increased interest rates. There was an average increase of NOK 234.3 billion, or 14.4 per cent, in the healthy loan portfolio compared with the first quarter of 2022. Adjusted for exchange rate effects, volumes were up NOK 192.7 billion, or 11.9 per cent. During the same period, deposits were up NOK 199.2 billion, or 16.0 per cent. Adjusted for exchange rate effects, the increase was NOK 154.1 billion, or 12.4 per cent. Average lending spreads narrowed by 8 basis points, and deposit spreads widened by 64 basis points compared with the first quarter of 2022. Volumeweighted spreads for the customer segments widened by 23 basis points compared with the corresponding period in 2022.
Compared with the fourth quarter of 2022, net interest income increased by NOK 529 million, or 3.8 per cent, driven by profitable growth and increased interest rates. In addition, there were two fewer interest days. There was an average increase of NOK 16.1 billion, or 0.9 per cent, in the healthy loan portfolio, and deposits were up NOK 35.1 billion, or 2.5 per cent. Average lending spreads widened by 32 basis points, and deposit spreads narrowed by 17 basis points compared with the previous quarter. Volumeweighted spreads for the customer segments widened by 11 basis points compared with the previous quarter.
| Amounts in NOK million | 1Q23 | 4Q22 | 1Q22 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Net commissions and fees | 2 634 | 2 709 | 2 587 |
| Basis swaps | (4) | (604) | 629 |
| Exchange rate effects on additional Tier 1 capital | 527 | (847) | (138) |
| Net gains on other financial instruments at fair value |
1 941 | 1 707 | 1 071 |
| Net life insurance result | 154 | 504 | 192 |
| Net profit from associated companies | 164 | 460 | 60 |
| Other operating income | 520 | 558 | 222 |
| Net other operating income | 5 936 | 4 487 | 4 623 |
Net other operating income increased by NOK 1 313 million from the first quarter of 2022, and NOK 1 449 million from the previous quarter.
This can mainly be ascribed to positive exchange rate effects on AT1 capital and other mark-to-market adjustments.
Net commissions and fees saw an all-time high first quarter, mainly driven by money transfer and banking services.
| Amounts in NOK million | 1Q23 | 4Q22 | 1Q22 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Salaries and other personnel expenses | (3 924) | (4 216) | (3 303) |
| Restructuring expenses | (18) | (10) | 1 |
| Other expenses | (2 055) | (2 243) | (1 662) |
| Depreciation of fixed and intangible assets | (885) | (882) | (831) |
| Impairment of fixed and intangible assets | (95) | (14) | |
| Total operating expenses | (6 976) | (7 366) | (5 795) |
Operating expenses were up NOK 1 181 million from the first quarter of 2022. This was due to an increased number of full-time employees relating to the acquisition of Sbanken and a further strengthening of core competence. In addition, there were higher pensions expenses due to the increased return on the closed defined-contribution pension scheme. The scheme is partly hedged, and a corresponding gain is recognised in net gains on financial instruments.
Compared with the fourth quarter of 2022, operating expenses were down NOK 390 million, reflecting a quarter with seasonally lower activity level.
The cost/income ratio was 34.0 per cent in the first quarter.
| 1Q22 (36) |
|---|
| 12 |
| (22) |
| (11) |
| 760 |
| (114) |
| 589 |
Net reversals of impairment of financial instruments amounted to NOK 79 million in the first quarter compared with net reversals of NOK 589 million in the year-earlier period and impairment provisions of NOK 674 million in the fourth quarter of 2022. The reversals could primarily be seen in the oil, gas and offshore industry segment, and were offset by increased impairment across different industry segments. Overall, the credit quality remained robust, and the macro forecasts were relatively stable.
In the personal customer industry segment, impairment of financial instruments amounted to NOK 70 million, compared with impairment provisions of NOK 36 million and NOK 147 million in the first and fourth quarter of 2022, respectively. The impairment provisions could primarily be seen in stage 3 within consumer finance.
The commercial real estate segment saw NOK 45 million in net reversals for the first quarter, compared with NOK 12 million in net reversals in the corresponding quarter of 2022 and impairment provisions of NOK 249 million in the fourth quarter 2022. The reversals could primarily be seen in stage 3, and the macro forecast remained stable during the quarter.
The net reversals in the oil, gas and offshore industry segment amounted to NOK 515 million for the quarter, compared with net reversals of NOK 760 million and NOK 152 million in the first and fourth quarters of 2022, respectively. The reversals could be ascribed to a few specific customers in stage 3 and were mainly related to successful restructuring.
All three stages in the other industry segments showed impairment provisions amounting to NOK 445 million in the first quarter, compared with impairment provisions of NOK 114 million and NOK 317 million in the first and fourth quarters of 2022, respectively. The impairments were primarily within stage 3 and related to a few specific customers across different industry segments.
Net stage 3 loans and financial commitments amounted to NOK 21.0 billion at end-March 2023, which is a decrease from NOK 24.8 billion at the end of the first quarter of 2022, and from NOK 23.9 billion at end-December 2022. The decrease was mainly driven by a few customers moving out of stage 3, spread across different industry segments. Overall, the credit quality remained robust and well diversified.
The DNB Group's tax expense for the first quarter has been estimated at NOK 3 137 million, or 23.0 per cent of pre-tax operating profit.
Financial governance in DNB is adapted to the different customer segments. Reported figures reflect total sales of products and services to the relevant segments.
| Income statement in NOK million | 1Q23 | 4Q22 | 1Q22 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Net interest income | 5 245 | 4 793 | 3 232 |
| Net other operating income | 1 296 | 1 487 | 1 241 |
| Total income | 6 541 | 6 280 | 4 473 |
| Operating expenses | (2 695) | (2 753) | (2 270) |
| Pre-tax operating profit before impairment | 3 845 | 3 527 | 2 203 |
| Impairment of financial instruments | (147) | (136) | 12 |
| Pre-tax operating profit | 3 699 | 3 391 | 2 215 |
| Tax expense | (925) | (848) | (554) |
| Profit for the period | 2 774 | 2 543 | 1 661 |
| Average balance sheet items in NOK billion | |||
| Loans to customers | 954.5 | 952.3 | 835.6 |
| Deposits from customers | 581.5 | 584.6 | 497.4 |
| Key figures in per cent | |||
| Lending spreads1 | 0.91 | 0.41 | 1.08 |
| Deposit spreads1 | 1.82 | 2.15 | 0.83 |
| Return on allocated capital | 18.1 | 16.6 | 13.8 |
| Cost/income ratio | 41.2 | 43.8 | 50.7 |
| Ratio of deposits to loans | 60.9 | 61.4 | 59.5 |
1) Calculated relative to the 3-month money market rate. See ir.dnb.no for additional information on alternative performance measures (APMs).
The personal customers segment delivered a solid profit and a return on allocated capital of 18.1 per cent in the first quarter, driven by increased interest rates and customer repricings.
Average loans to customers grew by 14.2 per cent from the first quarter of 2022. The healthy home mortgage portfolio rose by 14
per cent in the same period. Deposits from customers grew by 16.9 per cent from the corresponding quarter of 2022. The ratio of deposits to loans improved by 1.4 percentage point to 60.9 per cent.
The first quarter results included the full effect of the interest rate hikes announced in August, September and November 2022, and a partial effect of the interest rate hike announced in December 2022. Combined spreads on loans and deposits widened by 26 basis points from the first quarter of 2022, and by 18 basis points from the previous quarter.
Net other operating income rose by 4.4 per cent from the first quarter of 2022, driven by the acquisition of Sbanken and higher income from payment services and real estate broking. There was a reduction in income from the previous quarter, which can mainly be explained by financial instruments and lower income from savings products.
Operating expenses increased by 18.7 per cent from the first quarter of 2022, mainly driven by the acquisition of Sbanken and a further strengthening of core competence. There was a decrease in costs from the previous quarter, which was partly offset by higher activity within real estate broking, marketing, and IT.
The personal customers segment saw impairment provisions of NOK 147 million in the quarter, compared with NOK 12 million in net reversals and NOK 136 million in impairment provisions in the first and fourth quarters of 2022, respectively. The impairment provisions were mainly within consumer finance.
DNB's market share of credit to households in Norway was 24.1 per cent at end-February 2022. The market share of total household savings was 31.6 per cent at the same point in time, while the market share for savings in mutual funds amounted to 37.5 per cent at end-March. DNB Eiendom had an average market share of 15.8 per cent in the first quarter.
| Income statement in NOK million | 1Q23 | 4Q22 | 1Q22 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Net interest income | 8 884 | 9 044 | 6 501 |
| Net other operating income | 2 814 | 3 349 | 2 890 |
| Total income | 11 697 | 12 393 | 9 390 |
| Operating expenses | (4 031) | (4 105) | (3 492) |
| Pre-tax operating profit before impairment | 7 666 | 8 288 | 5 898 |
| Net gains on fixed and intangible assets | (0) | 0 | 1 |
| Impairment of financial instruments | 225 | (537) | 577 |
| Profit from repossessed operations | 132 | 199 | 49 |
| Pre-tax operating profit | 8 023 | 7 950 | 6 524 |
| Tax expense | (2 006) | (1 988) | (1 631) |
| Profit for the period | 6 017 | 5 963 | 4 893 |
| Average balance sheet items in NOK billion | |||
| Loans to customers | 926.7 | 914.6 | 810.0 |
| Deposits from customers | 867.9 | 830.4 | 749.1 |
| Key figures in per cent | |||
| Lending spreads1 | 2.34 | 2.22 | 2.33 |
| Deposit spreads1 | 0.68 | 0.71 | 0.28 |
| Return on allocated capital | 22.9 | 21.4 | 19.5 |
| Cost/income ratio | 34.5 | 33.1 | 37.2 |
| Ratio of deposits to loans | 93.7 | 90.8 | 92.5 |
1) Calculated relative to the 3-month money market rate. See ir.dnb.no for additional information on alternative performance measures (APMs).
The corporate customers segment delivered a solid profit and a return on allocated capital of 22.9 per cent in the first quarter, up from 19.5 per cent in the corresponding quarter of last year, and 21.4 per cent in the previous quarter. The profit was mainly driven by solid net interest income from both loans and deposits, in addition to net other operating income and net reversals of impairment of financial instruments.
Net interest income increased by NOK 2 383 million from the corresponding quarter of 2022 but was down NOK 160 million from the previous quarter. Lending volumes were up 14.4 per cent compared with the corresponding quarter of last year. Adjusted for
exchange rate effects, volumes were up 8.9 per cent. Compared with the previous quarter, lending volumes were up 1.3 per cent, or 1.6 per cent adjusted for exchange rate effects. After several quarters with narrowing lending spreads, the spreads trended upwards in the fourth quarter of 2022 and widened further by 12 basis points in the first quarter of this year. Lending spreads are now back at the same level as in the corresponding quarter of last year.
The substantial growth in deposits throughout 2022 seemed to level out in the fourth quarter, but deposit volumes continued to rise in the first quarter of this year, with an increase of 4.5 per cent in the first quarter of this year, or 3.5 per cent adjusted for exchange rate effects. Compared with the corresponding quarter of last year, deposit volumes were up 15.9 per cent, or 10.4 per cent adjusted for exchange rate effects. The ratio of deposits to loans has remained high for some time, but in the longer term it is expected to gradually decrease towards a more normalised level. Deposit spreads narrowed slightly in the first quarter of the year, affected by the development in NOK money market rates.
Net other operating income amounted to NOK 2 814 million in the first quarter, a decrease of NOK 76 million from the corresponding quarter of last year, and of NOK 535 million from the previous quarter. Income from net commissions and fees remained at a high level, as did income from Markets activities, although down NOK 12 million from the corresponding quarter of last year, and NOK 116 million from the previous quarter. Net gains on financial instruments at fair value amounted to NOK 326 million in the first quarter, compared with a positive result of NOK 518 million in the corresponding quarter of last year, and NOK 505 million in the previous quarter.
Total income for the quarter ended at NOK 11 697 million, an increase of 24.6 per cent compared with the first quarter of 2022, and a decrease of 5.6 per cent compared with the previous quarter.
Operating expenses were up 15.4 per cent from the corresponding quarter of last year, driven by higher personnel and IT expenses, largely due to the increased number of full-time employees and a further strengthening of core competence. Compared with the previous quarter, operating expenses were down 1.8 per cent, reflecting a quarter with a seasonally lower activity level, and was driven by lower personnel expenses and one-off costs recognised in the accounts in the fourth quarter.
There were net reversals of impairment of financial instruments of NOK 225 million in the corporate customers segment in the first quarter, compared with net reversals of NOK 577 million in the yearearlier period, and impairment provisions of NOK 537 million in the fourth quarter of 2022. The net reversals were spread across different industry segments in stage 3, with successful restructurings in the oil, gas and offshore segment being the largest contributor.
DNB is well positioned for continued profitable growth in the large corporate customers segment and for building further on its market-leading position in the SME segment, as well as for continuing to explore new and existing profitable opportunities in connection with the green transition.
This segment includes the results from risk management in DNB Markets and from traditional pension products with a guaranteed rate of return. In addition, the other operations segment includes Group items not allocated to the customer segments.
| Net interest income 471 233 713 Net other operating income 1 651 (927) 751 |
|---|
| Total income 2 122 (694) 1 463 |
| Operating expenses (74) 70 (291) |
| Pre-tax operating profit before impairment 2 048 (623) 1 172 |
| Net gains on fixed and intangible assets 0 (25) 0 |
| Impairment of financial instruments 1 (1) 1 |
| Profit from repossessed operations (132) (199) (49) |
| Pre-tax operating profit 1 918 (848) 1 124 |
| Tax expense (207) 2 317 (67) |
| Profit from operations held for sale, after taxes (30) 127 36 |
| Profit for the period 1 681 1 595 1 092 |
| Average balance sheet items in NOK billion |
| Loans to customers 108.0 105.3 105.7 |
| Deposits from customers 50.7 58.1 85.9 |
The profit for the other operations segment was NOK 1 681 million in the first quarter.
Risk management income increased from NOK 397 million in the corresponding quarter of last year to NOK 689 million this quarter. The high level of income from risk management in the fourth quarter of last year continued into the first quarter of 2023, despite a high level of interest rate volatility. However, the bond portfolio saw lower returns compared with the previous quarter, due to a general increase in credit spreads caused by market turmoil.
In the first quarter of 2023, the IFRS 17 Insurance Contracts standard was used as the accounting policy for guaranteed pension products in DNB Livsforsikring AS. The results for guaranteed pension products are measured in accordance with the variable fee approach (VFA). Under the VFA, the release of the contractual service margin (CSM) has a decisive impact on the results from these products. Throughout 2022, the interest rates rose significantly, resulting in a higher CSM, and thereby an increase in the release of the CSM and higher income during 2022. The CSM for these products amounted to NOK 11 234 million as at 31 December 2022. During the first quarter of 2023, the interest rate level decreased, and after the release of the CSM for the first quarter, the CSM as at 31 March 2023 amounted to NOK 9 711 million. The pre-tax profit for guaranteed pension products was NOK 429 million in the first quarter of 2023, compared with NOK 196 million in the first quarter of 2022.
The solvency margin without transitional rules was 189 per cent as at 31 March 2023, an increase from 187 per cent at the end of 2022. Interest rates measured against the ten-year Norwegian swap rate decreased from 3.29 per cent as at 31 December 2022 to 3.13 per cent at the end of the first quarter. This has weakened the solvency margin somewhat. Seen in isolation, a slightly higher volatility adjustment of the interest rate curve has strengthened the solvency margin, increasing it by 2 percentage points in the quarter. At the current interest rate level, the transitional rules for technical insurance provisions have no effect, and the solvency margins with and without transitional rules are equal.
DNB's share of the profit in associated companies (most importantly Luminor, Vipps and Fremtind) is included in this segment. There was an increase in profit from these companies of NOK 160 million compared with the first quarter of 2022, and a decrease of NOK 300 million compared with the previous quarter. Furthermore, the previous quarter was affected by the merger between Vipps and MobilePay, which resulted in a gain of NOK 399 million.
The bank's short-term funding programmes have for a long time proven to be stable and reliable sources of funding, even in times of turbulence. The first quarter of the year saw far greater fluctuations in short-term interest rates and credit risk premiums than normal. There was a significant change in market conditions at the beginning of March, due to the banking sector turmoil, which was mainly related to the liquidity situation in the sector. The turmoil began as a liquidity crisis for various small regional and sectorspecific banks in the US, before the focus shifted to European banks. Highly fluctuating markets make it challenging to find the right levels at which to issue funding. The bank is well equipped to meet these challenges, and has a solid liquidity situation which means it can wait more stable market conditions. The USD remains the bank's most important source of short-term funding, but rising European interest rates are leading to increasing interest from investors, and this is contributing to greater diversification of the bank's short-term funding.
There was a high level of activity among financial issuers in the long-term funding market during the first two months of the year. In that period, market conditions improved steadily, with a reduction in credit risk premiums. As a result of the turmoil in the banking sector in March, credit risk premiums increased to levels well above those seen at the beginning of 2023, particularly for debt instruments with the highest credit risk. Although the sentiment improved somewhat towards the end of March and credit risk premiums have come down slightly, there was a very low level of activity during the last month of the quarter. DNB took advantage of the period of good risk sentiment prior to the events in March, and raised long-term funding totalling some NOK 30 billion in the first quarter, mainly consisting of green senior bonds issued in EUR, and additional Tier 1 and Tier 2 securities issued in NOK, SEK and JPY.
The total nominal value of long-term debt securities issued by the Group was NOK 567 billion at end-March, compared with NOK 529 billion a year earlier. The average remaining term to maturity for long-term debt securities issued was 3.5 years, compared with 3.7 years a year earlier.
The short-term liquidity requirement, the Liquidity Coverage Ratio (LCR), remained stable at above 100 per cent throughout the quarter and stood at 145 per cent at the end of March. The net long-term stable funding ratio, NSFR, was 118 per cent, which was well above the minimum requirement of 100 per cent for stable and long-term funding.
Total combined assets in the DNB Group were NOK 4 066 billion at the end of March, up from NOK 3 656 billion a year earlier. Total assets in the Group's balance sheet were NOK 3 537 billion, up from NOK 3 148 billion a year earlier.
Loans to customers increased by NOK 168.7 billion, or 9.2 per cent, from the first quarter of 2022. Customer deposits were up NOK 199.6 billion, or 15.1 per cent, during the same period. The ratio of customer deposits to net loans to customers was 76.9 per cent, up from 73.8 per cent a year earlier.
The common equity Tier 1 (CET1) capital ratio was 18.6 per cent at end-March, up from 18.1 per cent a year earlier, and from 18.3 per cent at end-December 2022. Retained profits increased the CET1 ratio by 0.5 percentage point in the quarter, and was partly offset by volume growth and exchange rate effects.
The counter-cyclical capital buffer requirement was increased by 0.5 per cent to 2.5 per cent with effect from 31 March 2023. Hence, the CET1 requirement for DNB at end-March was 15.5 per cent, while the expectation from the supervisory authorities was 17.0 per cent including Pillar 2 Guidance. The Group thus had a solid 1.6 percentage-point headroom above the current supervisory authorities' capital level expectation.
The risk exposure amount increased by NOK 18.1 billion from end-December 2022, to NOK 1 080 billion at end-March 2023, mainly due to volume growth and exchange rate effects.
The leverage ratio was 6.5 per cent at end-March, at the same level compared with the year-earlier period, and down from 6.8 per cent at end-December 2022.
The capital adequacy regulations specify a minimum requirement for own funds based on a risk exposure amount that includes credit risk, market risk and operational risk. In addition to meeting the minimum requirement, DNB must satisfy various buffer requirements (Pillar 1 and Pillar 2 requirements).
| 1Q23 | 4Q22 | 1Q22 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| CET1 capital ratio, per cent | 18.6 | 18.3 | 18.1 |
| Tier 1 capital ratio, per cent | 20.2 | 19.6 | 19.0 |
| Capital ratio, per cent | 22.0 | 21.8 | 21.0 |
| Risk exposure amount, NOK billion | 1 080 | 1 062 | 1 030 |
| Leverage ratio, per cent | 6.5 | 6.8 | 6.5 |
As the DNB Group consists of both a credit institution and a life insurance company, DNB has to satisfy a cross-sectoral calculation test to demonstrate that it complies with sectoral requirements: the capital adequacy requirement, in accordance with the CRR/CRD, and the Solvency II requirement. At end-March, DNB complied with these requirements by a good margin, with excess capital of NOK 22.9 billion.
The new Norwegian Act relating to sustainable finance entered into force on 1 January 2023. The Act (available in Norwegian only) implements the EU Taxonomy Regulation for sustainable activities (EU taxonomy) and the Sustainable Finance Disclosure Regulation (SFDR) in Norway.
The EU taxonomy is a classification system that introduces a set of common criteria for what can be considered environmentally sustainable (green) economic activities. The Taxonomy Regulation introduces a new reporting requirement for large non-financial corporations as well as for financial institutions. Banks will be required to report on the proportion of loans granted to activities that are defined as green under the taxonomy ('Green Asset Ratio'). The requirements of the Act to provide taxonomy-related information will apply to annual reports containing annual accounts with 31 December 2023 as their balance sheet date. In the annual report for 2022, DNB included voluntary reporting under the EU taxonomy.
The SFDR requires financial institutions whose business operations include portfolio management ('financial market participants') and financial advisers to provide information on how they integrate ESG risk into their risk assessments and investment advice. These financial market participants must also provide information on any adverse impacts of their investment decisions and/or investment advice on sustainability factors.
In the autumn of 2022, the EU adopted the Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive (CSRD), which includes a new set of rules for sustainability reporting. The aim of the new rules is to ensure better, more complete and more easily accessible information on companies' sustainability performance. The reporting requirement
will apply to all major Norwegian companies and will be much more comprehensive and detailed than it is today. In Norway, more than 1 700 companies will be subject to a formal reporting requirement under the CSRD.
The sustainability reporting under CSRD must provide information on the company's impact on sustainability factors and on how sustainability factors affect the company's development, performance and position. The topics for reporting include the company's plans for ensuring that its business model and strategy are compatible with the transition to a sustainable economy and the goals of the Paris Agreement.
For the largest listed companies, including DNB, the first reporting of this kind is due in 2025 (for the accounting year 2024). The Norwegian authorities aim to follow the same timeline as the EU, but there may be some delays in the Norwegian timeline. Part of the reporting is to be included in the management report (Directors' report) and must be available in a digital format. An independent assurance on the sustainability reporting must also be provided.
Until the end of 2022, banks factored in an interest rate increase of at least 5 percentage points when assessing customers' debtservicing capacity. This requirement changed on 1 January 2023, meaning banks should now base their decision on an interest rate increase of at least 3 percentage points. However, banks must still apply an interest rate of at least 7 per cent (meaning this will have an effect when the lending rate is lower than 4 per cent). For fixedrate loans, an interest rate increase is to be applied from the end of the fixed-rate period, as is the current practice.
The loan-to-value ratio requirements set out in the Regulations (85 per cent for instalment loans and 60 per cent for lines of credit) and loan-to-income ratio (500 per cent) will be maintained at the present level. The flexibility quota for home mortgages will be maintained at 10 per cent (8 per cent in Oslo). For consumer loans, the quota will remain at 5 per cent.
In 2022, it was decided to increase the counter-cyclical capital buffer requirement to 2.5 per cent with effect from 31 March 2023. On 18 January 2023, the Monetary Policy and Financial Stability Committee of the Norwegian central bank, Norges Bank, decided to maintain this requirement. The purpose of the counter-cyclical capital buffer is to help make banks more resilient and to reduce the risk of banks exacerbating a downturn in the economy. The next decision concerning the counter-cyclical buffer will be announced on 10 May 2023.
On 7 April 2021, Finanstilsynet (the Financial Supervisory Authority of Norway) sent identical letters to all Norwegian life insurance companies and pension funds, containing information on how pension institutions should handle management fees when investing customer assets in funds. Finanstilsynet requested that advance pricing must be used for management fees (gross recording). However, when assets in the common portfolio are invested in different types of mutual funds, it is common practice that the fund manager's management fees are deducted from the returns (net recording).
It is the Ministry of Finance's assessment that the Norwegian Insurance Activity Act does not state clearly enough that gross recording is required. Based on this, the Ministry of Finance requested on 9 January 2023 that Finanstilsynet reassesses the matter and prepares a consultation paper with proposed legislative or regulatory provisions on the basis of this assessment.
As of 2022, new rules concerning merged buffer funds were introduced for public sector occupational pension schemes. The scheme is working as intended and is contributing to better management of the pension funds. On 31 March 2023, the Ministry of Finance proposed similar amendments to the rules for paid-up policies.
The Norwegian Government proposes to combine the additional statutory reserves and the market value adjustment reserve into one contractually allocated buffer fund for private guaranteed pension products. The buffer fund can be used to cover negative returns and must be transferred along with the pension funds if these are moved to a new pension provider.
The proposal is intended, among other things, to facilitate a market in which pension funds can easily be moved, which in turn may stimulate increased competition and lower prices, and provide greater flexibility in the management of pension funds.
The Government points out that this will have positive effects for customers, as providers are given stronger incentives to manage pension funds with a view to achieving higher expected returns, while customers retain the security of their guaranteed returns. The matter will now be considered by the Storting (Norwegian parliament).
On 1 January 2023, an additional employer's national insurance contribution of 5 per cent was introduced for employees with an annual income of more than NOK 750 000. This fee applies to the part of the salary that exceeds NOK 750 000 and is described by the authorities as a measure adapted to the current situation, which is to apply for a limited period.
In the original proposal, the basis for the additional employer's contribution included the ordinary employer's national insurance contributions, the sum of the employer's payments of salary subject to reporting requirements, benefits in kind and pension contributions to the individual employee. The Ministry of Finance has now made an exception for pension contributions when it comes to calculating the basis for the additional employer's national insurance contribution.
On 24 March 2023, the Government presented a proposition requesting the Storting's consent to enter into an agreement with the EU on Norway becoming a participant in the InvestEU Programme.
InvestEU replaces loan, guarantee and equity instruments from 13 previous EU programmes and the European Fund for Strategic Investments. The aim is to mobilise public and private capital to support EU policy objectives in the areas of sustainability, competitiveness and economic growth. InvestEU is an important instrument and a part of the European Green Deal.
Through the EEA Agreement, Norway has the opportunity to participate in the various InvestEU financial instruments on an equal footing with EU member states. DNB has not previously had access to EU programmes on the same terms as European banks, as Norway is not a member of the EU. The programme initially covers the period 2021‒2027.
Both in the US and Europe, indicators for economic growth as well as inflation have stayed at a high level, and contributed to raising key policy rate expectations. In March, problems were uncovered at some of the US regional banks and at the Swiss bank Credit Suisse. The markets feared that a deeper banking crisis was taking
shape, and expectations concerning central bank key policy rates, both in the US and Europe, including Norway, fell markedly. However, interest rates were raised further at the monetary policy meetings in March for the Fed, the European Central Bank (ECB), the Bank of England (BoE) and the Norwegian central bank, Norges Bank, and the central banks announced additional interest rate increases in the time ahead.
The turbulence in the markets contributed to a further depreciation of the Norwegian krone in the period leading up to mid-March, before it recovered slightly in the latter half of the month. The main picture for the Norwegian krone, however, has been one of persistent depreciation during the first quarter. From the end of the fourth quarter of 2022 to the end of the first quarter of 2023, the EUR/NOK rose by 8.2 per cent, while the import-weighted exchange rate rose by 7.4 per cent.
Activity in the Norwegian economy, measured in terms of mainland GDP, fell by 0.2 per cent from January to February after rising by 0.1 per cent in January. The trailing three-month growth in GDP for mainland Norway was 0.3 per cent from September– November to December–February. Underlying growth in the mainland economy has slowed significantly. A marked increase in households' car purchases contributed to consumption growth in the fourth quarter of 2022. However, car purchases came to a near complete halt in January, before recovering somewhat in February. This contributed to weakening private consumption in the first quarter. Nevertheless, households' service consumption rose during the fourth quarter of 2022, and continued to do so into the first quarter of 2023. This can currently be regarded as a better indicator of households' underlying consumption trend than the main figures for private consumption in the first quarter. The number of registered unemployed as a share of the workforce was 1.7 per cent in March, for the eighth month in a row. This indicates that the labour market remained tight during the first quarter.
In March, the consumer price index rose by 6.5 per cent compared with the same month a year earlier. Inflation was at its highest in October 2022, at 7.5 per cent. Calculated without including the electricity support scheme, the 12-month rate for the CPI All-item index would have been 7.4 per cent in March 2023, according to Statistics Norway. Core inflation, as measured by the CPI-ATE All-item index, rose to 6.2 per cent in March. Prices of existing homes rose by 0.5 per cent in March, adjusted for seasonal variations. This was the fourth consecutive month in which prices rose, after a decline in the second half of last year. Household credit growth was 4.0 per cent year on year in February, and the pace of growth has slowed somewhat since summer 2021.
Norges Bank raised the key policy rate to 3.0 per cent at its meeting on 22 March, and announced that it would most likely be raised further at the monetary policy meeting in May. The interest rate path presented indicated another hike at the June meeting, and an almost 50 per cent probability of a further increase during the autumn. Norges Bank has raised interest rates due to high inflation and high capacity utilisation in the economy. The interest rate path presented is a result of the central bank's attempts to strike a balance between curbing inflation, on the one hand, and preventing unemployment from rising too much, on the other.
The DNB Group's overriding financial target is a return on equity (ROE) above 13 per cent.
The stepwise increase in Norges Bank's key policy rate from 0.50 per cent to 2.75 per cent during 2022, followed by DNB's repricing announcements, will have full annual effect in 2023. Moreover, Norges Bank's raising of the key policy rate to 3.0 per cent in March, followed by another repricing by DNB, will have additional positive effects on interest income in 2023.
In addition to positive effects from increasing NOK interest rates and repricing, the following factors will contribute to reaching the ROE target: growth in loans and growth in commissions and fees from capital-light products, combined with cost control measures. The annual organic loan growth is expected to be between 3 and 4 per cent over time, while maintaining a sound deposit-to-loan ratio. DNB has an ambition to increase net commissions and fees by 4 to 5 per cent annually, and to achieve a cost/income ratio below 40 per cent.
The tax rate going forward is expected to be 23 per cent.
The supervisory expectation for the common equity Tier 1 (CET1) capital ratio for DNB is 17.0 per cent. In its capital planning, DNB has set the supervisory expectation plus some headroom as its target capital level. The headroom will reflect expected future capital needs including market-driven CET1 fluctuations. The actual ratio achieved in the first quarter was 18.6 per cent.
The Group's dividend policy remains unchanged, with a payout ratio of more than 50 per cent in cash dividends and an ambition to increase the nominal dividend per share each year. In addition to dividend payments, repurchases of own shares will be used as a flexible tool for allocating excess capital to DNB's owners.
The Annual General Meeting held on 25 April has given the Board of Directors an authorisation to repurchase up to 3.5 per cent of the company's share capital as well as an authorisation to DNB Markets of 0.5 per cent for hedging purposes, valid up to the Annual General Meeting in 2024. Initially, DNB has applied to Finanstilsynet for approval of a 2.5 per cent repurchase limit, as well as 0.5 per cent for hedging purposes.
Oslo, 26 April 2023 The Board of Directors of DNB Bank ASA
Olaug Svarva (Chair of the Board)
Jens Petter Olsen (Vice Chair of the Board)
Gro Bakstad
Christine Bosse
Petter-Børre Furberg
Julie Galbo
Lillian Hattrem
Stian Tegler Samuelsen
Jannicke Skaanes
Kim Wahl
Kjerstin R. Braathen
(Group Chief Executive Officer, CEO)
| 1st quarter | 1st quarter | Full year | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Amounts in NOK million | 2023 | 2022 | 2022 |
| Interest income, amortised cost | 32 418 | 12 620 | 75 241 |
| Other interest income | 1 737 | 687 | 4 751 |
| Interest expenses, amortised cost | (19 906) | (1 892) | (29 080) |
| Other interest expenses | 350 | (969) | (2 619) |
| Net interest income | 14 600 | 10 445 | 48 294 |
| Commission and fee income | 3 541 | 3 435 | 14 184 |
| Commission and fee expenses | (907) | (848) | (3 856) |
| Net gains on financial instruments at fair value | 2 464 | 1 562 | 4 147 |
| Net insurance result | 154 | 192 | 1 235 |
| Profit from investments accounted for by the equity method | 164 | 60 | 746 |
| Net gains on investment properties | (1) | (4) | (7) |
| Other income | 521 | 226 | 1 390 |
| Net other operating income | 5 936 | 4 623 | 17 840 |
| Total income | 20 536 | 15 068 | 66 133 |
| Salaries and other personnel expenses | (3 941) | (3 302) | (14 690) |
| Other expenses | (2 055) | (1 662) | (7 648) |
| Depreciation and impairment of fixed and intangible assets | (979) | (831) | (3 465) |
| Total operating expenses | (6 976) | (5 795) | (25 803) |
| Pre-tax operating profit before impairment | 13 560 | 9 273 | 40 331 |
| Net gains on fixed and intangible assets | 0 | 1 | (24) |
| Impairment of financial instruments | 79 | 589 | 272 |
| Pre-tax operating profit | 13 639 | 9 863 | 40 579 |
| Tax expense | (3 137) | (2 252) | (7 411) |
| Profit from operations held for sale, after taxes | (30) | 36 | 270 |
| Profit for the period | 10 472 | 7 647 | 33 438 |
| Portion attributable to shareholders | 10 192 | 7 391 | 32 587 |
| Portion attributable to non-controlling interests | 0 | 31 | 82 |
| Portion attributable to additional Tier 1 capital holders | 280 | 225 | 769 |
| Profit for the period | 10 472 | 7 647 | 33 438 |
| Earnings/diluted earnings per share (NOK) | 6.59 | 4.77 | 21.02 |
| Earnings per share excluding operations held for sale (NOK) | 6.61 | 4.74 | 20.85 |
| 1st quarter | 1st quarter | Full year | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Amounts in NOK million | 2023 | 2022 | 2022 |
| Profit for the period | 10 472 | 7 647 | 33 438 |
| Actuarial gains and losses | 414 | 414 | |
| Property revaluation | 5 | ||
| Financial liabilities designated at FVTPL, changes in credit risk | 37 | 89 | 140 |
| Tax | (9) | (126) | (131) |
| Items that will not be reclassified to the income statement | 28 | 377 | 428 |
| Currency translation of foreign operations | 6 118 | (2 047) | 3 275 |
| Currency translation reserve reclassified to the income statement | (5 213) | ||
| Hedging of net investment | (5 056) | 1 662 | (2 878) |
| Hedging reserve reclassified to the income statement | 5 137 | ||
| Financial assets at fair value through OCI | 14 | (373) | (704) |
| Tax | 1 257 | (324) | 900 |
| Tax reclassified to the income statement | (1 284) | ||
| Items that may subsequently be reclassified to the income statement | 2 334 | (1 082) | (767) |
| Other comprehensive income for the period | 2 361 | (705) | (340) |
| Comprehensive income for the period | 12 834 | 6 942 | 33 098 |
| Amounts in NOK million | Note | 31 March 2023 |
31 Dec. 2022 |
31 March 2022 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Assets | ||||
| Cash and deposits with central banks | 567 523 | 309 988 | 383 193 | |
| Due from credit institutions | 47 560 | 20 558 | 63 084 | |
| Loans to customers Commercial paper and bonds |
G4, G5, G6, G7 G7 |
2 009 017 447 317 |
1 961 464 485 440 |
1 840 318 409 098 |
| Shareholdings | G7 | 34 133 | 33 350 | 38 866 |
| Assets, customers bearing the risk | G7 | 146 460 | 138 259 | 137 361 |
| Financial derivatives | G7 | 170 761 | 185 687 | 156 951 |
| Investment properties | 12 870 | 14 651 | 18 006 | |
| Investments accounted for by the equity method | 19 327 | 19 246 | 19 527 | |
| Intangible assets | 10 376 | 10 273 | 10 175 | |
| Deferred tax assets | 553 | 510 | 2 231 | |
| Fixed assets | 21 554 | 21 254 | 21 429 | |
| Assets held for sale | 1 778 | 1 767 | 2 218 | |
| Other assets | 47 690 | 30 956 | 45 898 | |
| Total assets | 3 536 919 | 3 233 405 | 3 148 356 | |
| Liabilities and equity | ||||
| Due to credit institutions | 255 387 | 177 298 | 208 934 | |
| Deposits from customers | G7 | 1 521 390 | 1 396 630 | 1 321 825 |
| Financial derivatives | G7 | 175 293 | 190 142 | 137 429 |
| Debt securities issued | G7, G8 | 803 554 | 737 886 | 765 485 |
| Insurance liabilities, customers bearing the risk | 146 460 | 138 259 | 137 361 | |
| Insurance liabilities | 200 147 | 200 601 | 208 845 | |
| Payable taxes Deferred taxes |
5 164 2 037 |
4 057 2 055 |
5 539 27 |
|
| Other liabilities | 49 337 | 33 972 | 56 627 | |
| Liabilities held for sale | 395 | 541 | 550 | |
| Provisions | 1 167 | 977 | 1 200 | |
| Pension commitments | 4 842 | 4 657 | 4 643 | |
| Senior non-preferred bonds | G8 | 75 922 | 59 702 | 37 952 |
| Subordinated loan capital | G7, G8 | 32 035 | 36 788 | 27 201 |
| Total liabilities | 3 273 129 | 2 983 565 | 2 913 618 | |
| Additional Tier 1 capital | 18 545 | 16 089 | 11 317 | |
| Non-controlling interests | 227 | 227 | 325 | |
| Share capital | 19 312 | 19 378 | 19 380 | |
| Share premium | 18 733 | 18 733 | 18 733 | |
| Other equity | 206 973 | 195 413 | 184 983 | |
| Total equity | 263 790 | 249 840 | 234 738 | |
| Total liabilities and equity | 3 536 919 | 3 233 405 | 3 148 356 |
| capital1 equity1 equity1 Amounts in NOK million interests premium capital reserve reserve Balance sheet as at 31 Dec. 2021 266 19 379 18 733 16 974 5 444 45 183 071 243 912 IFRS17 implementation (9 836) (9 836) Balance sheet as at 1 Jan. 2022 266 19 379 18 733 16 974 5 444 45 173 235 234 076 Profit for the period 31 225 7 391 7 647 Actuarial gains and losses 414 414 Financial assets at fair value through OCI (373) (373) Financial liabilities designated at FVTPL, changes in credit risk 89 89 Currency translation of foreign operations (1) (2 045) (2 047) Hedging of net investment 1 662 1 662 Tax on other comprehensive income (416) (22) (12) (450) Comprehensive income for the period 29 225 (799) 67 7 419 6 942 Interest payments AT1 capital (458) (458) AT1 capital redeemed (6 548) (6 548) Currency movements on interest payment and redemption AT1 421 (428) (6) Net purchase of treasury shares 0 0 0 Non-controlling interests 30 30 Aquisition of Sbanken 702 702 Balance sheet as at 31 March 2022 325 19 380 18 733 11 317 4 645 111 180 227 234 738 Balance sheet as at 31 Dec. 2022 227 19 378 18 733 16 089 5 200 150 190 063 249 840 Profit for the period 0 280 10 192 10 472 Financial assets at fair value through OCI 14 14 Financial liabilities designated at FVTPL, changes in credit risk 37 37 Currency translation of foreign operations 6 118 6 118 Hedging of net investment (5 056) (5 056) Tax on other comprehensive income 1 264 (9) (7) 1 248 Comprehensive income for the period 0 280 2 326 28 10 200 12 834 Interest payments AT1 capital (119) (119) Currency movements on AT1 capital 6 6 AT1 capital issued2 2 300 2 300 Purchase of own AT1 instrument (10) (10) Net purchase of treasury shares1 (2) (28) (30) Share buyback program (64) (965) (1 029) Balance sheet as at 31 March 2023 227 19 312 18 733 18 545 7 526 177 199 269 263 790 1) Of which treasury shares held by DNB Markets for trading purposes: Balance sheet as at 31 December 2022 (1) (19) (20) Net purchase of treasury shares (2) (28) (30) Reversal of fair value adjustments through the income statement (5) (5) Balance sheet as at 31 March 2023 (4) (52) (55) |
Non- controlling |
Share | Share | Additional Tier 1 |
Net currency translation |
Liability credit |
Other | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2) DNB Bank ASA issued an additional Tier 1 capital instrument in the first quarter of 2023. It was issued in January, has a nominal value of NOK 2 300 million and is perpetual with a floating interest of 3 months NIBOR plus 3.5 per cent p.a.
| Jan.-March | Jan.-March | Full year | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Amounts in NOK million | 2023 | 2022 | 2022 |
| Operating activities | |||
| Net payments on loans to customers | (16 949) | (15 270) | (108 632) |
| Net receipts on deposits from customers | 92 183 | 15 039 | 57 382 |
| Receipts on issued bonds and commercial paper | 463 929 | 577 507 | 1 773 567 |
| Payments on redeemed bonds and commercial paper | (440 791) | (511 879) | (1 732 556) |
| Net receipts on loans to credit institutions | 66 611 | 38 891 | 53 607 |
| Interest received | 33 356 | 12 149 | 74 480 |
| Interest paid | (15 564) | (4 098) | (29 465) |
| Net receipts on commissions and fees | 2 991 | 3 276 | 10 672 |
| Net receipts/(payments) on the sale of financial assets for investment or trading | 69 459 | (37) | (55 399) |
| Payments to operations | (8 140) | (6 538) | (22 701) |
| Taxes paid | (1 024) | (294) | (3 645) |
| Receipts on premiums | 4 778 | 4 435 | 17 357 |
| Net receipts/(payments) on premium reserve transfers | (917) | 97 | 666 |
| Payments of insurance settlements | (3 980) | (3 690) | (14 528) |
| Other net receipts/(payments) | 1 624 | 1 142 | (11 854) |
| Net cash flow from operating activities | 247 566 | 110 731 | 8 952 |
| Investing activities | |||
| Net payments on the acquisition or disposal of fixed assets | (1 382) | (693) | (3 513) |
| Receipts on investment properties | 921 | 3 990 | |
| Payments on and for investment properties | (20) | (37) | (37) |
| Investment in long-term shares | (9 135) | (9 135) | |
| Disposals of long-term shares | 54 | ||
| Dividends received on long-term investments in shares | 0 | 993 | |
| Net cash flow from investing activities | (480) | (9 864) | (7 649) |
| Financing activities | |||
| Receipts on issued senior non-preferred bonds | 12 189 | 727 | 21 584 |
| Payments on redeemed senior non-preferred bonds | (808) | ||
| Receipts on issued subordinated loan capital | 3 946 | 4 665 | 13 227 |
| Redemptions of subordinated loan capital | (10 026) | (10 648) | (10 767) |
| Receipts on issued AT1 capital | 2 300 | 4 800 | |
| Redemptions of AT1 capital | (10) | (6 548) | (6 548) |
| Interest payments on AT1 capital | (119) | (458) | (1 056) |
| Lease payments | (78) | (147) | (629) |
| Net sale/(purchase) of own shares | (1 059) | 0 | (15) |
| Dividend payments | (15 116) | ||
| Net cash flow from financing activities | 6 334 | (12 409) | 5 481 |
| Effects of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents | 8 443 | (865) | 2 603 |
| Net cash flow | 261 863 | 87 593 | 9 387 |
| Cash as at 1 January | 317 123 | 307 735 | 307 735 |
| Net receipts of cash | 261 863 | 87 593 | 9 387 |
| Cash at end of period* | 578 986 | 395 328 | 317 123 |
| *) Of which: Cash and deposits with central banks |
567 523 | 383 193 | 309 988 |
| Deposits with credit institutions with no agreed period of notice1 | 11 463 | 12 135 | 7 135 |
1) Recorded under "Due from credit institutions" in the balance sheet.
The quarterly financial statements for the Group have been prepared in accordance with IAS 34 Interim Financial Reporting, as issued by the International Accounting Standards Board and as adopted by the European Union. When preparing the consolidated financial statements, the management makes estimates, judgements and assumptions that affect the application of the accounting principles, as well as income, expenses, and the carrying amount of assets and liabilities. Estimates and assumptions are subject to continual evaluation and are based on historical experience and other factors, including expectations of future events that are believed to be probable on the balance sheet date. A description of the accounting policies, significant estimates, and areas where judgement is applied by the Group, can be found in Note G1 Accounting principles in the annual report for 2022. In the interim report, the accounting policies, significant estimates, and areas where judgement is applied by the Group are in conformity with those described in the annual report except for the accounting policy for insurance contracts, which is described below.
IFRS 17 is the new standard for Insurance Contracts that replaces IFRS 4 Insurance Contracts. The DNB Group has applied IFRS 17 from 1 January 2023. The implementation of the new standard involves significant changes to the Group's accounting for insurance and reinsurance contracts. At the same time the DNB Group has changed its classification of some financial instruments under IFRS 9. IFRS 17 requires comparative figures for 2022.
The new IFRS 17 rules entail a new measurement method for the Group's life insurance liabilities, whereby estimated future cashflows in the insurance contracts are discounted using a marked-based interest rate. This affects the transition effect as at 1 January 2022, recognised liabilities and future profit and loss. There are also changes from the previous presentation in the income statement, as operating expenses relating to insurance contracts under the new rules are included in net operating income, whereas they were previously presented under operating expenses.
The full implementation effect of IFRS 17, including the effect of the changed measurement method for some financial instruments under IFRS 9, is NOK 9 836 million after tax, and the Group's equity at the transition date, 1 January 2022, has been reduced accordingly. The transition to IFRS 17 does not affect the DNB Group's common equity Tier 1 (CET1) capital, and thus does not affect the Group's capital adequacy, leverage ratio, minimum distributable amount (MDA) or dividend capacity.
For additional information on the adoption of IFRS 17, see note G52 Transition to IFRS 17 in the annual report for 2022.
As of 1 January 2023, the DNB Group presents the line items 'Receipts on issued bonds and commercial paper', 'Payments on redeemed bonds and commercial paper', 'Interest paid' and 'Interest received' as cash flow from operating activities in the cash flow statement. The changes are reflected in the comparative figures.
According to DNB's management model, the operating segments are independent profit centres that are fully responsible for their profit after tax and for achieving the targeted returns on allocated capital. DNB has the following operating segments: Personal customers, Corporate customers, Risk management and Traditional pension products (with guaranteed rate of return). The Risk management and Traditional pension products segments are included in Other operations. DNB's share of profit in major associated companies (most importantly Luminor, Vipps and Fremtind) is included in Other operations.
| Personal Corporate |
Other | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| customers | customers | operations | Eliminations | DNB Group | ||||||
| 1st quarter | 1st quarter | 1st quarter | 1st quarter | 1st quarter | ||||||
| Amounts in NOK million | 2023 | 2022 | 2023 | 2022 | 2023 | 2022 | 2023 | 2022 | 2023 | 2022 |
| Net interest income | 5 245 | 3 232 | 8 884 | 6 501 | 471 | 713 | 14 600 | 10 445 | ||
| Net other operating income | 1 296 | 1 241 | 2 814 | 2 890 | 1 651 | 751 | 175 | (258) | 5 936 | 4 623 |
| Total income | 6 541 | 4 473 | 11 697 | 9 390 | 2 122 | 1 463 | 175 | (258) | 20 536 | 15 068 |
| Operating expenses | (2 695) | (2 270) | (4 031) | (3 492) | (74) | (291) | (175) | 258 | (6 976) | (5 795) |
| Pre-tax operating profit before impairment | 3 845 | 2 203 | 7 666 | 5 898 | 2 048 | 1 172 | 13 560 | 9 273 | ||
| Net gains on fixed and intangible assets | 0 | (0) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |||
| Impairment of financial instruments | (147) | 12 | 225 | 577 | 1 | 1 | 79 | 589 | ||
| Profit from repossessed operations | 132 | 49 | (132) | (49) | ||||||
| Pre-tax operating profit | 3 699 | 2 215 | 8 023 | 6 524 | 1 918 | 1 124 | 13 639 | 9 863 | ||
| Tax expense | (925) | (554) | (2 006) | (1 631) | (207) | (67) | (3 137) | (2 252) | ||
| Profit from operations held for sale, after taxes | (30) | 36 | (30) | 36 | ||||||
| Profit for the period | 2 774 | 1 661 | 6 017 | 4 893 | 1 681 | 1 092 | 10 472 | 7 647 |
Capital adequacy is calculated and reported in accordance with the EU capital requirements regulations for banks and investment firms (CRR/CRD). The regulatory consolidation deviates from consolidation in the accounts and comprises the parent company, subsidiaries and associated companies within the financial sector, excluding insurance companies.
| 31 March | 31 Dec. | 31 March | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Amounts in NOK million | 2023 | 2022 | 2022 |
| Total equity | 263 790 | 249 840 | 234 738 |
| Effect from regulatory consolidation | 2 429 | 2 244 | 2 885 |
| Adjustment to retained earnings for foreseeable dividends | (4 554) | (3 359) | |
| Additional Tier 1 capital instruments included in total equity | (18 274) | (15 974) | (11 176) |
| Net accrued interest on additional Tier 1 capital instruments | (271) | (114) | (141) |
| Common equity Tier 1 capital instruments | 243 120 | 235 995 | 222 946 |
| Regulatory adjustments | |||
| Pension funds above pension commitments | |||
| Goodwill | (9 481) | (9 555) | (9 129) |
| Deferred tax assets that rely on future profitability, excluding temporary differences | (408) | (415) | (442) |
| Other intangible assets | (2 500) | (2 165) | (1 879) |
| Dividends payable and group contributions | (19 316) | (19 316) | (15 116) |
| Share buy-back program | (494) | (1 437) | |
| Deduction for investments in insurance companies1 | (4 641) | (4 677) | (5 832) |
| IRB provisions shortfall | (2 894) | (2 694) | (2 494) |
| Additional value adjustments (AVA) | (1 232) | (1 194) | (1 198) |
| Insufficient coverage for non-performing exposures | (657) | (90) | (26) |
| (Gains) or losses on liabilities at fair value resulting from own credit risk | (177) | (150) | (111) |
| (Gains) or losses on derivative liabilities resulting from own credit risk (DVA) | (231) | (214) | (148) |
| Common equity Tier 1 capital | 201 091 | 194 088 | 186 572 |
| Additional Tier 1 capital instruments | 18 274 | 15 974 | 11 176 |
| Deduction of holdings of Tier 1 instruments in insurance companies2 | (1 500) | (1 500) | (1 500) |
| Non-eligible Tier 1 capital, DNB Group3 | (102) | (117) | (134) |
| Additional Tier 1 capital instruments | 16 673 | 14 357 | 9 542 |
| Tier 1 capital | 217 764 | 208 445 | 196 114 |
| Perpetual subordinated loan capital | 4 939 | ||
| Term subordinated loan capital | 25 533 | 28 729 | 21 529 |
| Deduction of holdings of Tier 2 instruments in insurance companies2 | (5 588) | (5 588) | (5 588) |
| Non-eligible Tier 2 capital, DNB Group3 | (102) | (123) | (149) |
| Additional Tier 2 capital instruments | 19 843 | 23 018 | 20 732 |
| Own funds | 237 606 | 231 463 | 216 846 |
| Total risk exposure amount | 1 080 106 | 1 061 993 | 1 030 327 |
| Minimum capital requirement | 86 408 | 84 959 | 82 426 |
| Capital ratios: | |||
| Common equity Tier 1 capital ratio | 18.6 | 18.3 | 18.1 |
| Tier 1 capital ratio | 20.2 | 19.6 | 19.0 |
| Total capital ratio | 22.0 | 21.8 | 21.0 |
| Own funds and capital ratios excluding interim profit | |||
| Common equity Tier 1 capital | 195 925 | 182 824 | |
| Tier 1 capital | 212 598 | 192 366 | |
| Own funds | 232 441 | 213 098 | |
| Common equity Tier 1 capital ratio | 18.1 | 17.7 | |
| Tier 1 capital ratio | 19.7 | 18.7 | |
| Total capital ratio | 21.5 | 20.7 |
1) Deductions are made for significant investments in financial sector entities when the total value of the investments exceeds 10 per cent of common equity Tier 1 capital. The amounts that are not deducted are given a risk weight of 250 per cent.
2) Investments in Tier 1 and Tier 2 instruments issued by the Group's insurance companies are deducted from the Group's Tier 1 and Tier 2 capital.
3) Tier 1 and Tier 2 capital in subsidiaries not included in consolidated own funds in accordance with Articles 85-88 of the CRR.
The majority of the credit portfolios are reported according to the IRB approach. Exposures to central and regional governments, institutions, equity positions and other assets are, however, reported according to the standardised approach.
| Risk | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Exposure | Average | exposure | ||||
| Original | at default | risk weight | amount | Capital | Capital | |
| exposure 31 March |
(EAD) 31 March |
in per cent 31 March |
(REA) 31 March |
requirement 31 March |
requirement 31 Dec. |
|
| Amounts in NOK million | 2023 | 2023 | 2023 | 2023 | 2023 | 2022 |
| IRB approach | ||||||
| Corporate exposures | 1 180 778 | 961 450 | 42.3 | 406 669 | 32 533 | 32 642 |
| of which specialised lending (SL) | 9 993 | 9 231 | 40.9 | 3 780 | 302 | 334 |
| of which small and medium-sized enterprises (SME) | 228 717 | 204 984 | 42.6 | 87 362 | 6 989 | 6 884 |
| of which other corporates | 942 068 | 747 235 | 42.2 | 315 527 | 25 242 | 25 425 |
| Retail exposures | 1 011 940 | 997 419 | 22.4 | 223 135 | 17 851 | 17 792 |
| of which secured by mortgages on immovable property | 927 132 | 927 132 | 21.7 | 201 058 | 16 085 | 16 008 |
| of which other retail | 84 808 | 70 287 | 31.4 | 22 077 | 1 766 | 1 785 |
| Total credit risk, IRB approach | 2 192 718 | 1 958 869 | 32.2 | 629 803 | 50 384 | 50 435 |
| Standardised approach | ||||||
| Central government and central banks | 609 084 | 608 074 | 0.0 | 85 | 7 | 0 |
| Regional government or local authorities | 43 836 | 37 881 | 1.7 | 641 | 51 | 61 |
| Public sector entities | 70 879 | 69 080 | 0.1 | 60 | 5 | 4 |
| Multilateral development banks | 50 643 | 51 528 | ||||
| International organisations | 120 | 120 | ||||
| Institutions | 95 094 | 61 703 | 29.2 | 17 991 | 1 439 | 1 530 |
| Corporate | 203 076 | 180 269 | 69.0 | 124 442 | 9 955 | 9 326 |
| Retail | 169 546 | 73 381 | 74.6 | 54 770 | 4 382 | 3 947 |
| Secured by mortgages on immovable property | 150 629 | 132 727 | 39.9 | 52 957 | 4 237 | 4 117 |
| Exposures in default | 3 860 | 2 830 | 136.6 | 3 865 | 309 | 211 |
| Items associated with particular high risk | 927 | 891 | 150.0 | 1 337 | 107 | 108 |
| Covered bonds | 46 625 | 46 625 | 10.0 | 4 662 | 373 | 351 |
| Collective investment undertakings | 1 274 | 1 274 | 20.9 | 267 | 21 | 19 |
| Equity positions | 25 398 | 25 396 | 218.1 | 55 382 | 4 431 | 4 368 |
| Other assets | 29 409 | 29 408 | 53.8 | 15 831 | 1 266 | 926 |
| Total credit risk, standardised approach | 1 500 399 | 1 321 188 | 25.2 | 332 291 | 26 583 | 24 969 |
| Total credit risk | 3 693 117 | 3 280 057 | 29.3 | 962 094 | 76 968 | 75 403 |
| Market risk | ||||||
| Position and general risk, debt instruments | 7 920 | 634 | 687 | |||
| Position and general risk, equity instruments | 747 | 60 | 41 | |||
| Currency risk | 0 | 0 | 12 | |||
| Commodity risk | 12 | 1 | 0 | |||
| Total market risk | 8 679 | 694 | 740 | |||
| Credit value adjustment risk (CVA) | 3 915 | 313 | 383 | |||
| Operational risk | 105 418 | 8 433 | 8 433 | |||
| Total risk exposure amount | 1 080 106 | 86 408 | 84 959 |
| Loans to customers at amortised cost | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 2022 | ||||||||
| Amounts in NOK million | Stage 1 | Stage 2 | Stage 3 | Total | Stage 1 | Stage 2 | Stage 3 | Total | |
| Gross carrying amount as at 1 Jan. | 1 750 560 | 142 273 | 27 499 | 1 920 333 | 1 566 150 | 112 099 | 30 453 | 1 708 702 | |
| Transfer to stage 1 | 23 538 | (21 667) | (1 871) | 19 451 | (18 734) | (717) | |||
| Transfer to stage 2 | (29 839) | 31 388 | (1 548) | (30 649) | 31 422 | (773) | |||
| Transfer to stage 3 | (528) | (1 760) | 2 288 | (360) | (1 099) | 1 459 | |||
| Originated and purchased | 120 886 | 3 464 | 1 062 | 125 412 | 110 154 | 801 | 110 955 | ||
| Derecognition | (80 288) | (10 334) | (2 461) | (93 083) | (83 108) | (11 874) | (3 954) | (98 935) | |
| Acquisition of Sbanken | 77 255 | 3 309 | 826 | 81 390 | |||||
| Exchange rate movements | 15 070 | 1 253 | 227 | 16 550 | (5 785) | (615) | (82) | (6 481) | |
| Other | |||||||||
| Gross carrying amount as at 31 March | 1 799 398 | 144 617 | 25 196 | 1 969 212 | 1 653 109 | 114 509 | 28 013 | 1 795 631 |
| 2023 | 2022 | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amounts in NOK million | Stage 1 | Stage 2 | Stage 3 | Total | Stage 1 | Stage 2 | Stage 3 | Total |
| Maximum exposure as at 1 Jan. | 686 122 | 36 127 | 3 194 | 725 444 | 702 470 | 30 054 | 5 330 | 737 854 |
| Transfer to stage 1 | 5 988 | (5 455) | (533) | 5 034 | (4 477) | (557) | ||
| Transfer to stage 2 | (6 848) | 6 880 | (33) | (6 979) | 7 001 | (21) | ||
| Transfer to stage 3 | (356) | (65) | 421 | (130) | (86) | 217 | ||
| Originated and purchased | 105 298 | 596 | 38 | 105 933 | 119 924 | 198 | 120 121 | |
| Derecognition | (73 291) | (1 783) | (627) | (75 701) | (105 021) | (2 191) | (762) | (107 974) |
| Acquisition of Sbanken | 28 435 | 28 435 | ||||||
| Exchange rate movements | 11 595 | 408 | 8 | 12 012 | (4 245) | (207) | (3) | (4 455) |
| Maximum exposure as at 31 March | 728 510 | 36 709 | 2 469 | 767 687 | 739 487 | 30 093 | 4 401 | 773 981 |
| 2023 | 2022 | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amounts in NOK million | Stage 1 | Stage 2 | Stage 3 | Total | Stage 1 | Stage 2 | Stage 3 | Total |
| Accumulated impairment as at 1 Jan. | (194) | (195) | (204) | (593) | (211) | (330) | (669) | (1 209) |
| Transfer to stage 1 | (17) | 17 | (59) | 59 | ||||
| Transfer to stage 2 | 4 | (4) | 6 | (7) | ||||
| Transfer to stage 3 | 1 | (1) | ||||||
| Originated and purchased | (67) | (36) | (103) | (45) | (1) | (46) | ||
| Increased expected credit loss | (15) | (34) | (46) | (95) | (11) | (38) | (3) | (53) |
| Decreased (reversed) expected credit loss | 48 | 11 | 17 | 76 | 108 | 19 | 343 | 471 |
| Derecognition | 15 | 15 | 1 | 17 | 9 | 27 | ||
| Acquisition of Sbanken | (2) | (2) | (1) | (5) | ||||
| Exchange rate movements | (3) | (3) | (6) | 1 | 1 | 3 | ||
| Other | ||||||||
| Accumulated impairment as at 31 March | (244) | (229) | (233) | (706) | (210) | (281) | (321) | (812) |
For explanatory comments about the impairment of financial instruments, see the directors' report.
Loans to customers as at 31 March 2023
| Accumulated impairment | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gross | ||||||
| Amounts in NOK million | carrying amount |
Stage 1 | Stage 2 | Stage 3 | Loans at fair value |
Total |
| Bank, insurance and portfolio management | 107 909 | (23) | (11) | (63) | 107 812 | |
| Commercial real estate | 233 796 | (134) | (63) | (352) | 77 | 233 324 |
| Shipping | 35 882 | (27) | (0) | (204) | 35 651 | |
| Oil, gas and offshore | 40 968 | (15) | (7) | (2 139) | 38 806 | |
| Power and renewables | 55 442 | (23) | (14) | (610) | 54 796 | |
| Healthcare | 29 057 | (8) | (14) | (18) | 29 017 | |
| Public sector | 4 171 | (0) | (0) | (0) | 4 171 | |
| Fishing, fish farming and farming | 79 346 | (16) | (25) | (334) | 86 | 79 057 |
| Retail industries | 59 878 | (41) | (97) | (333) | 2 | 59 410 |
| Manufacturing | 43 485 | (27) | (39) | (76) | 43 343 | |
| Technology, media and telecom | 29 366 | (11) | (5) | (26) | 0 | 29 324 |
| Services | 79 970 | (74) | (91) | (387) | 19 | 79 438 |
| Residential property | 126 066 | (59) | (27) | (202) | 214 | 125 992 |
| Personal customers | 971 093 | (169) | (226) | (683) | 47 261 | 1 017 276 |
| Other corporate customers | 72 783 | (67) | (138) | (990) | 14 | 71 602 |
| Total1 | 1 969 212 | (693) | (756) | (6 419) | 47 674 | 2 009 017 |
1) Of which NOK 65 248 million in repo trading volumes.
| Accumulated impairment | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gross | ||||||
| carrying | Loans at | |||||
| Amounts in NOK million | amount | Stage 1 | Stage 2 | Stage 3 | fair value | Total |
| Bank, insurance and portfolio management | 84 513 | (14) | (19) | (56) | 84 424 | |
| Commercial real estate | 222 312 | (103) | (40) | (218) | 79 | 222 030 |
| Shipping | 36 659 | (50) | (40) | (168) | 36 401 | |
| Oil, gas and offshore | 44 891 | (59) | (163) | (3 513) | 41 157 | |
| Power and renewables | 39 147 | (22) | (2) | (515) | 38 609 | |
| Healthcare | 19 660 | (5) | (0) | 19 655 | ||
| Public sector | 4 263 | (3) | (0) | (0) | 4 261 | |
| Fishing, fish farming and farming | 55 619 | (43) | (31) | (112) | 90 | 55 523 |
| Retail industries | 40 017 | (29) | (26) | (228) | 2 | 39 736 |
| Manufacturing | 35 671 | (22) | (14) | (112) | 35 522 | |
| Technology, media and telecom | 24 785 | (8) | (4) | (20) | (0) | 24 753 |
| Services | 74 733 | (51) | (49) | (348) | 13 | 74 298 |
| Residential property | 109 420 | (38) | (17) | (156) | 185 | 109 393 |
| Personal customers | 933 774 | (60) | (175) | (633) | 52 885 | 985 790 |
| Other corporate customers | 70 166 | (41) | (165) | (1 219) | 9 | 68 750 |
| Total1 | 1 795 631 | (549) | (745) | (7 297) | 53 264 | 1 840 303 |
1) Of which NOK 53 784 million in repo trading volumes.
| Accumulated impairment | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amounts in NOK million | Maximum exposure |
Stage 1 | Stage 2 | Stage 3 | Total |
| Bank, insurance and portfolio management | 36 988 | (9) | (2) | (0) | 36 977 |
| Commercial real estate | 27 749 | (16) | (1) | (2) | 27 730 |
| Shipping | 11 823 | (12) | (0) | 11 811 | |
| Oil, gas and offshore | 67 109 | (22) | (17) | (6) | 67 064 |
| Power and renewables | 58 380 | (24) | (7) | 58 350 | |
| Healthcare | 25 059 | (5) | (2) | (2) | 25 049 |
| Public sector | 12 320 | (0) | (0) | 12 320 | |
| Fishing, fish farming and farming | 28 170 | (4) | (1) | (0) | 28 164 |
| Retail industries | 31 229 | (21) | (44) | (8) | 31 157 |
| Manufacturing | 50 176 | (29) | (20) | (1) | 50 125 |
| Technology, media and telecom | 22 546 | (7) | (2) | (28) | 22 509 |
| Services | 28 298 | (29) | (41) | (8) | 28 220 |
| Residential property | 31 991 | (16) | (5) | (7) | 31 963 |
| Personal customers | 296 181 | (21) | (19) | (6) | 296 135 |
| Other corporate customers | 39 668 | (27) | (66) | (167) | 39 407 |
| Total | 767 687 | (244) | (229) | (233) | 766 981 |
| Accumulated impairment | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amounts in NOK million | Maximum exposure |
Stage 1 | Stage 2 | Stage 3 | Total |
| Bank, insurance and portfolio management | 41 264 | (7) | (1) | 41 255 | |
| Commercial real estate | 32 884 | (13) | (4) | (1) | 32 866 |
| Shipping | 9 618 | (10) | (1) | 9 607 | |
| Oil, gas and offshore | 60 962 | (46) | (88) | (135) | 60 693 |
| Power and renewables | 44 700 | (15) | (1) | 44 685 | |
| Healthcare | 26 445 | (6) | (0) | 26 439 | |
| Public sector | 9 929 | (0) | (0) | 9 929 | |
| Fishing, fish farming and farming | 23 600 | (14) | (4) | (0) | 23 582 |
| Retail industries | 32 219 | (17) | (5) | (4) | 32 192 |
| Manufacturing | 48 267 | (16) | (11) | (0) | 48 239 |
| Technology, media and telecom | 22 793 | (6) | (3) | 22 784 | |
| Services | 29 519 | (24) | (42) | (8) | 29 445 |
| Residential property | 42 565 | (15) | (3) | (7) | 42 540 |
| Personal customers | 313 315 | (9) | (19) | (2) | 313 285 |
| Other corporate customers | 35 901 | (12) | (98) | (162) | 35 628 |
| Total | 773 981 | (210) | (281) | (321) | 773 169 |
| Amounts in NOK million | Level 1 | Level 2 | Level 3 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Assets as at 31 March 2023 | ||||
| Loans to customers | 47 674 | 47 674 | ||
| Commercial paper and bonds | 31 910 | 396 904 | 598 | 429 412 |
| Shareholdings | 5 305 | 10 657 | 18 171 | 34 133 |
| Assets, customers bearing the risk | 146 460 | 146 460 | ||
| Financial derivatives | 1 741 | 164 864 | 4 155 | 170 761 |
| Liabilities as at 31 March 2023 | ||||
| Deposits from customers | 34 630 | 34 630 | ||
| Debt securities issued | 6 503 | 6 503 | ||
| Senior non-preferred bonds | 989 | 989 | ||
| Subordinated loan capital | 1 046 | 1 046 | ||
| Financial derivatives | 4 071 | 167 516 | 3 706 | 175 293 |
| Other financial liabilities1 | 3 074 | 13 | 3 088 | |
| Assets as at 31 March 2022 | ||||
| Loans to customers | 53 260 | 53 260 | ||
| Commercial paper and bonds | 33 713 | 358 423 | 423 | 392 560 |
| Shareholdings | 5 502 | 19 278 | 14 086 | 38 866 |
| Assets, customers bearing the risk | 137 361 | 137 361 | ||
| Financial derivatives | 1 893 | 152 329 | 2 728 | 156 951 |
| Liabilities as at 31 March 2022 | ||||
| Deposits from customers | 10 600 | 10 600 | ||
| Debt securities issued | 7 824 | 7 824 | ||
| Senior non-preferred bonds | 998 | 998 | ||
| Subordinated loan capital | 422 | 422 | ||
| Financial derivatives | 2 799 | 132 068 | 2 563 | 137 429 |
| Other financial liabilities1 | 3 505 | 3 505 |
1) Short positions, trading activities.
For a further description of the instruments and valuation techniques, see the annual report for 2022.
| Financial assets | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Commercial | |||||
| Loans to | paper and | Share- | Financial | Financial | |
| Amounts in NOK million | customers | bonds | holdings | derivatives | derivatives |
| Carrying amount as at 1 January 2022 | 46 193 | 351 | 12 802 | 1 858 | 1 605 |
| Net gains recognised in the income statement | (1 363) | (18) | (97) | 34 | 124 |
| Acquisition of Sbanken | 7 987 | 144 | |||
| Additions/purchases | 3 836 | 99 | 1 483 | 894 | 887 |
| Sales | (55) | (244) | |||
| Settled | (3 300) | (58) | (52) | ||
| Transferred from level 1 or level 2 | 38 | ||||
| Transferred to level 1 or level 2 | (94) | (1) | |||
| Other | (92) | 102 | (0) | ||
| Carrying amount as at 31 March 2022 | 53 260 | 423 | 14 086 | 2 728 | 2 563 |
| Carrying amount as at 31 December 2022 | 49 105 | 847 | 16 744 | 3 431 | 3 129 |
| Net gains recognised in the income statement | (21) | 6 | 1 359 | 518 | 395 |
| Additions/purchases | 1 334 | 86 | 890 | 426 | 401 |
| Sales | (360) | (821) | |||
| Settled | (2 744) | (221) | (219) | ||
| Transferred from level 1 or level 2 | |||||
| Transferred to level 1 or level 2 | 14 | ||||
| Other | 6 | 1 | |||
| Carrying amount as at 31 March 2023 | 47 674 | 598 | 18 171 | 4 155 | 3 706 |
An increase in the discount rate on fixed-rate loans by 10 basis points will decrease the fair value by NOK 124 million. The effects on other Level 3 financial instruments are insignificant.
As an element in liquidity management, the DNB Group issues and redeems own securities issued by DNB Bank ASA, Sbanken ASA, DNB Boligkreditt AS (bond debt only) and Sbanken Boligkreditt AS (bond debt only).
| Balance sheet |
Matured/ | Exchange rate |
Other | Balance sheet |
||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 March | Issued | redeemed | movements | changes | 31 Dec. | |
| Amounts in NOK million | 2023 | 2023 | 2023 | 2023 | 2023 | 2022 |
| Commercial papers issued, | ||||||
| nominal amount | 344 036 | 452 540 | (411 055) | 10 089 | 292 462 | |
| Bond debt, nominal amount1 | 172 851 | 11 389 | (8 967) | 11 319 | 159 111 | |
| Covered bonds, nominal amount1 | 313 088 | (20 769) | 20 732 | (0) | 313 125 | |
| Value adjustments | (26 421) | 41 | 350 | (26 812) | ||
| Debt securities issued | 803 554 | 463 929 | (440 791) | 42 180 | 350 | 737 886 |
| Of which DNB Bank ASA | 506 920 | 463 933 | (420 317) | 21 448 | (46) | 441 903 |
1) Excluding own bonds. The total nominal amount of outstanding covered bonds in DNB Boligkreditt was NOK 388.7 billion as at 31 March 2023. The market value of the cover pool represented NOK 691.3 billion.
| Balance | Exchange | Balance | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| sheet | Matured/ | rate | Other | Acquisition | sheet | ||
| 31 March | Issued | redeemed | movements | changes | of Sbanken | 31 Dec. | |
| Amounts in NOK million | 2022 | 2022 | 2022 | 2022 | 2022 | 2022 | 2021 |
| Commercial papers issued, | |||||||
| nominal amount | 277 703 | 551 306 | (437 032) | (3 418) | 166 847 | ||
| Bond debt, nominal amount | 160 883 | 26 201 | (13 653) | (3 065) | 4 034 | 147 367 | |
| Covered bonds, nominal amount | 327 321 | (61 193) | (7 904) | 22 682 | 373 736 | ||
| Value adjustments | (422) | (15 465) | 234 | 14 809 | |||
| Debt securities issued | 765 485 | 577 507 | (511 879) | (14 387) | (15 465) | 26 950 | 702 759 |
| Of which DNB Bank ASA | 433 643 | 577 507 | (450 685) | (6 483) | (2 933) | 316 238 |
| Balance | Exchange | Balance | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| sheet | Matured/ | rate | Other | sheet | ||
| 31 March | Issued | redeemed | movements | changes | 31 Dec. | |
| Amounts in NOK million | 2023 | 2023 | 2023 | 2023 | 2023 | 2022 |
| Senior non-preferred bonds, | ||||||
| nominal amount | 80 879 | 12 189 | (808) | 4 313 | 65 185 | |
| Value adjustments | (4 957) | 526 | (5 483) | |||
| Senior non-preferred bonds | 75 922 | 12 189 | (808) | 4 313 | 526 | 59 702 |
| Of which DNB Bank ASA | 74 766 | 12 179 | 4 313 | 528 | 57 746 |
| Balance | Exchange | Balance | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| sheet | Matured/ | rate | Other | Acquisition | sheet | ||
| 31 March | Issued | redeemed | movements | changes | of Sbanken | 31 Dec. | |
| Amounts in NOK million | 2022 | 2022 | 2022 | 2022 | 2022 | 2022 | 2021 |
| Senior non-preferred bonds, | |||||||
| nominal amount | 40 582 | 727 | (644) | 2 000 | 38 499 | ||
| Value adjustments | (2 630) | (1 857) | (43) | (730) | |||
| Senior non-preferred bonds | 37 952 | 727 | 0 | (644) | (1 857) | 1 957 | 37 769 |
| Of which DNB Bank ASA | 35 995 | 727 | (644) | (1 857) | 37 769 |
| Subordinated loan capital and perpetual subordinated loan capital securities 2023 | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Balance | Exchange | Balance | ||||
| sheet | Matured/ | rate | Other | sheet | ||
| 31 March | Issued | redeemed | movements | changes | 31 Dec. | |
| Amounts in NOK million | 2023 | 2023 | 2023 | 2023 | 2023 | 2022 |
| Term subordinated loan capital, | ||||||
| nominal amount | 25 533 | 3 946 | (10 026) | 1 017 | 30 596 | |
| Perpetual subordinated loan capital, | ||||||
| nominal amount | 6 696 | 390 | 6 306 | |||
| Value adjustments | (194) | (1) | (79) | (114) | ||
| Subordinated loan capital and perpetual | ||||||
| subordinated loan capital securities | 32 035 | 3 946 | (10 027) | 1 407 | (79) | 36 788 |
| Of which DNB Bank ASA | 31 125 | 3 946 | (10 026) | 1 407 | (79) | 35 877 |
| Balance | Exchange | Balance | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| sheet | Matured/ | rate | Other | Acquisition | sheet | ||
| 31 March | Issued | redeemed | movements | changes | of Sbanken | 31 Dec. | |
| Amounts in NOK million | 2022 | 2022 | 2022 | 2022 | 2022 | 2022 | 2021 |
| Term subordinated loan capital, | |||||||
| nominal amount | 21 529 | 4 665 | (10 648) | (460) | 900 | 27 073 | |
| Perpetual subordinated loan capital, | |||||||
| nominal amount | 5 659 | (93) | 5 752 | ||||
| Value adjustments | 13 | (222) | 12 | 223 | |||
| Subordinated loan capital and perpetual | |||||||
| subordinated loan capital securities | 27 201 | 4 665 | (10 648) | (553) | (222) | 912 | 33 047 |
| Of which DNB Bank ASA | 26 289 | 4 665 | (10 648) | (553) | (222) | 33 047 |
Due to its extensive operations in Norway and abroad, the DNB Group will regularly be party to various legal actions and tax-related disputes. None of the current disputes are expected to have any material impact on the Group's financial position.
See note G26 Taxes in the annual report for 2022.
| Amounts in NOK million | 1st quarter 2023 |
1st quarter 2022 |
Full year 2022 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Interest income, amortised cost | 26 487 | 9 276 | 58 681 |
| Other interest income | 2 352 | 609 | 5 136 |
| Interest expenses, amortised cost | (18 301) | (1 977) | (27 755) |
| Other interest expenses | 965 | 325 | 2 499 |
| Net interest income | 11 502 | 8 233 | 38 562 |
| Commission and fee income | 2 432 | 2 223 | 9 048 |
| Commission and fee expenses | (750) | (667) | (2 973) |
| Net gains on financial instruments at fair value | 2 503 | 269 | 2 246 |
| Other income | 157 | 791 | 10 638 |
| Net other operating income | 4 342 | 2 616 | 18 959 |
| Total income | 15 845 | 10 849 | 57 521 |
| Salaries and other personnel expenses | (3 254) | (2 753) | (12 113) |
| Other expenses | (1 800) | (1 572) | (6 794) |
| Depreciation and impairment of fixed and intangible assets | (971) | (843) | (3 445) |
| Total operating expenses | (6 024) | (5 169) | (22 352) |
| Pre-tax operating profit before impairment | 9 820 | 5 680 | 35 169 |
| Net gains on fixed and intangible assets | 0 | 1 | 175 |
| Impairment of financial instruments | 100 | 512 | 57 |
| Pre-tax operating profit | 9 921 | 6 193 | 35 401 |
| Tax expense | (2 282) | (1 424) | (4 632) |
| Profit for the period | 7 639 | 4 768 | 30 768 |
| Portion attributable to shareholders of DNB Bank ASA | 7 370 | 4 543 | 30 026 |
| Portion attributable to additional Tier 1 capital holders | 269 | 225 | 743 |
| Profit for the period | 7 639 | 4 768 | 30 768 |
| Amounts in NOK million | 1st quarter 2023 |
1st quarter 2022 |
Full year 2022 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Profit for the period | 7 639 | 4 768 | 30 768 |
| Actuarial gains and losses | 405 | 408 | |
| Financial liabilities designated at FVTPL, changes in credit risk | 21 | 47 | 77 |
| Tax | (5) | (113) | (114) |
| Items that will not be reclassified to the income statement | 15 | 339 | 371 |
| Currency translation of foreign operations | 163 | (66) | (52) |
| Currency translation reserve reclassified to the income statement | 3 | ||
| Financial assets at fair value through OCI | 9 | (345) | (732) |
| Tax | (2) | 86 | 183 |
| Items that may subsequently be reclassified to the income statement | 170 | (325) | (597) |
| Other comprehensive income for the period | 185 | 14 | (227) |
| Comprehensive income for the period | 7 824 | 4 782 | 30 542 |
| Amounts in NOK million | Note | 31 March 2023 |
31 Dec. 2022 |
31 March 2022 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Assets | ||||
| Cash and deposits with central banks | 566 516 | 309 331 | 381 206 | |
| Due from credit institutions | 521 581 | 471 949 | 473 658 | |
| Loans to customers | P3, P4 | 1 048 909 | 1 010 029 | 911 858 |
| Commercial paper and bonds | P4 | 380 363 | 413 878 | 292 500 |
| Shareholdings | P4 | 6 559 | 5 575 | 6 488 |
| Financial derivatives | P4 | 199 979 | 213 665 | 184 602 |
| Investments in associated companies | 10 232 | 10 232 | 9 436 | |
| Investments in subsidiaries | 138 535 | 133 360 | 128 913 | |
| Intangible assets | 3 693 | 3 561 | 3 400 | |
| Deferred tax assets | 101 | 94 | 121 | |
| Fixed assets | 15 712 | 15 434 | 15 508 | |
| Other assets | 42 657 | 31 107 | 33 573 | |
| Total assets | 2 934 836 | 2 618 215 | 2 441 263 | |
| Liabilities and equity | ||||
| Due to credit institutions | 359 932 | 275 556 | 279 502 | |
| Deposits from customers | P4 | 1 448 542 | 1 322 995 | 1 246 581 |
| Financial derivatives | P4 | 213 336 | 206 820 | 152 805 |
| Debt securities issued | P4 | 506 920 | 441 903 | 433 643 |
| Payable taxes | 3 753 | 1 719 | 1 598 | |
| Deferred taxes | 2 294 | 2 325 | 3 826 | |
| Other liabilities | 66 336 | 54 672 | 52 973 | |
| Provisions | 754 | 656 | 802 | |
| Pension commitments | 4 264 | 4 095 | 4 080 | |
| Senior non-preferred bonds | 74 766 | 57 746 | 35 995 | |
| Subordinated loan capital | P4 | 31 125 | 35 877 | 26 289 |
| Total liabilities | 2 712 023 | 2 404 364 | 2 238 094 | |
| Additional Tier 1 capital | 17 852 | 15 386 | 10 615 | |
| Share capital | 19 312 | 19 378 | 19 380 | |
| Share premium | 18 733 | 18 733 | 18 733 | |
| Other equity | 166 916 | 160 354 | 154 442 | |
| Total equity | 222 813 | 213 851 | 203 169 | |
| Total liabilities and equity | 2 934 836 | 2 618 215 | 2 441 263 |
| Net | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Additional | currency | Liability | |||||
| Share | Share | Tier 1 | translation | credit | Other | Total | |
| Amounts in NOK million | capital1 | premium | capital | reserve | reserve | equity1 | equity1 |
| Balance sheet as at 31 December 2021 | 19 379 | 18 733 | 16 974 | 554 | (8) | 149 765 | 205 399 |
| Profit for the period | 225 | 4 543 | 4 768 | ||||
| Actuarial gains and losses | 405 | 405 | |||||
| Financial assets at fair value through OCI | (345) | (345) | |||||
| Financial liabilities designated at FVTPL, changes in credit risk |
47 | 47 | |||||
| Currency translation of foreign operations | (66) | (66) | |||||
| Tax on other comprehensive income | (12) | (15) | (27) | ||||
| Comprehensive income for the period | 225 | (66) | 36 | 4 588 | 4 782 | ||
| Interest payments AT1 capital | (458) | (458) | |||||
| AT1 capital redeemed | (6 548) | (6 548) | |||||
| Currency movements on interest | |||||||
| payment and redemption AT1 | 421 | (428) | (6) | ||||
| Net purchase of treasury shares | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Balance sheet as at 31 March 2022 | 19 380 | 18 733 | 10 615 | 488 | 28 | 153 926 | 203 169 |
| Balance sheet as at 31 December 2022 | 19 378 | 18 733 | 15 386 | 506 | 50 | 159 798 | 213 851 |
| Profit for the period | 269 | 7 370 | 7 639 | ||||
| Actuarial gains and losses | |||||||
| Financial assets at fair value through OCI | 9 | 9 | |||||
| Financial liabilities designated at FVTPL, changes in credit risk |
21 | 21 | |||||
| Currency translation of foreign operations | 163 | 163 | |||||
| Tax on other comprehensive income | (5) | (2) | (7) | ||||
| Comprehensive income for the period | 269 | 163 | 15 | 7 377 | 7 824 | ||
| Interest payments additional Tier 1 capital | (108) | (108) | |||||
| Currency movements on interest payment AT1 | 6 | 6 | |||||
| AT1 capital issued2 | 2 300 | 2 300 | |||||
| Net purchase of treasury shares1 | (2) | (28) | (30) | ||||
| Share buyback program | (64) | (965) | (1 029) | ||||
| Balance sheet as at 31 March 2023 | 19 312 | 18 733 | 17 852 | 669 | 66 | 166 181 | 222 813 |
| 1) Of which treasury shares held by DNB Markets for trading purposes: | |||||||
| Balance sheet as at 31 December 2022 | (1) | (19) | (20) | ||||
| Net purchase of treasury shares | (2) | (28) | (30) | ||||
| Reversal of fair value adjustments through the income statement |
(5) | (5) | |||||
| Balance sheet as at 31 March 2023 | (4) | (52) | (55) |
2) DNB Bank ASA issued an additional Tier 1 capital instrument in the first quarter of 2023. It was issued in January, has a nominal value of NOK 2 300 million and is perpetual with a floating interest of 3 months NIBOR plus 3.5 per cent p.a.
DNB Bank ASA has prepared the financial statements according to the Norwegian Ministry of Finance's regulations on annual accounts. A description of the accounting principles applied by the company when preparing the financial statements can be found in Note 1 Accounting principles in the annual report for 2022. In the interim report, the accounting policies, significant estimates, and areas where judgement is applied by the company are in conformity with those described in the annual report.
See note G8 to the consolidated accounts for information about debt securities issued, senior non-preferred bonds and subordinated loan capital, and note G9 for information about contingencies.
Capital adequacy is calculated and reported in accordance with the EU capital requirements regulations for banks and investment firms (CRR/CRD).
| 31 March | 31 Dec. | 31 March | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Amounts in NOK million | 2023 | 2022 | 2022 |
| Total equity | 222 813 | 213 851 | 203 169 |
| Adjustment to retained earnings for foreseeable dividends | (3 685) | (2 271) | |
| Additional Tier 1 capital instruments included in total equity | (17 574) | (15 274) | (10 474) |
| Net accrued interest on additional Tier 1 capital instruments | (278) | (111) | (141) |
| Common equity Tier 1 capital instruments | 201 276 | 198 465 | 190 283 |
| Regulatory adjustments | |||
| Goodwill | (2 410) | (2 376) | (2 372) |
| Deferred tax assets that rely of future profitability, excluding temporary differences | (24) | (24) | (25) |
| Other intangible assets | (1 118) | (1 020) | (1 028) |
| Share buy-back program | (494) | (1 437) | |
| IRB provisions shortfall | (1 531) | (1 412) | (1 465) |
| Additional value adjustments (AVA) | (1 110) | (1 047) | (985) |
| Insufficient coverage for non-performing exposures | (611) | (49) | |
| (Gains) or losses on liabilities at fair value resulting from own credit risk | (66) | (50) | (28) |
| (Gains) or losses on derivative liabilities resulting from own credit risk (DVA) | (543) | (391) | (317) |
| Common equity Tier 1 capital | 193 371 | 190 659 | 184 063 |
| Additional Tier 1 capital instruments | 17 574 | 15 274 | 10 474 |
| Tier 1 capital | 210 945 | 205 934 | 194 537 |
| Perpetual subordinated loan capital | 4 939 | ||
| Term subordinated loan capital | 24 633 | 27 829 | 20 629 |
| Additonal Tier 2 capital instruments | 24 633 | 27 829 | 25 569 |
| Own funds | 235 578 | 233 763 | 220 106 |
| Total risk exposure amount | 920 105 | 904 035 | 872 299 |
| Minimum capital requirement | 73 608 | 72 323 | 69 784 |
| Capital ratios: | |||
| Common equity Tier 1 capital ratio | 21.0 | 21.1 | 21.1 |
| Tier 1 capital ratio | 22.9 | 22.8 | 22.3 |
| Total capital ratio | 25.6 | 25.9 | 25.2 |
| Own funds and capital ratios excluding interim profit | |||
| Common equity Tier 1 capital | 189 685 | 181 791 | |
| Tier 1 capital | 207 260 | 192 265 | |
| Own funds | 231 893 | 217 834 | |
| Common equity Tier 1 capital ratio | 20.6 | 20.8 | |
| Tier 1 capital ratio | 22.5 | 22.0 | |
| Total capital ratio | 25.2 | 25.0 |
| Loans to customers at amortised cost | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 2022 | |||||||
| Amounts in NOK million | Stage 1 | Stage 2 | Stage 3 | Total | Stage 1 | Stage 2 | Stage 3 | Total |
| Accumulated impairment as at 1 Jan. | (483) | (617) | (5 806) | (6 905) | (433) | (494) | (7 979) | (8 905) |
| Transfer to stage 1 | (131) | 49 | 83 | (37) | 37 | |||
| Transfer to stage 2 | 14 | (19) | 5 | 13 | (17) | 4 | ||
| Transfer to stage 3 | 1 | 9 | (9) | 11 | (11) | |||
| Originated and purchased | (36) | (11) | (46) | (56) | (17) | (73) | ||
| Increased expected credit loss | (60) | (152) | (952) | (1 165) | (52) | (66) | (741) | (859) |
| Decreased (reversed) expected credit loss | 180 | 112 | 855 | 1 147 | 105 | 43 | 890 | 1 038 |
| Write-offs | 209 | 209 | 1 462 | 1 462 | ||||
| Derecognition (including repayments) | 4 | 24 | 28 | 23 | 29 | 6 | 58 | |
| Exchange rate movements | (2) | (3) | (5) | (10) | 1 | 1 | 13 | 15 |
| Accumulated impairment as at 31 March | (513) | (608) | (5 621) | (6 743) | (436) | (472) | (6 357) | (7 265) |
| 2023 | 2022 | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amounts in NOK million | Stage 1 | Stage 2 | Stage 3 | Total | Stage 1 | Stage 2 | Stage 3 | Total |
| Accumulated impairment as at 1 Jan. | (165) | (173) | (203) | (540) | (169) | (250) | (669) | (1 087) |
| Transfer to stage 1 | (16) | 16 | (59) | 58 | ||||
| Transfer to stage 2 | 3 | (3) | 6 | (6) | ||||
| Transfer to stage 3 | 1 | (1) | ||||||
| Originated and purchased | (50) | (21) | (71) | (37) | (1) | (38) | ||
| Increased expected credit loss | (16) | (31) | (46) | (92) | (7) | (38) | (3) | (48) |
| Decreased (reversed) expected credit loss | 43 | 15 | 17 | 76 | 97 | 21 | 343 | 460 |
| Derecognition | 15 | 15 | 1 | 15 | 9 | 25 | ||
| Exchange rate movements | (1) | (1) | (2) | 1 | 1 | |||
| Other | ||||||||
| Accumulated impairment as at 31 March | (201) | (183) | (232) | (615) | (166) | (200) | (319) | (686) |
For explanatory comments about the impairment of financial instruments, see the directors' report.
| Amounts in NOK million | Level 1 | Level 2 | Level 3 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Assets as at 31 March 2023 | ||||
| Loans to customers | 143 985 | 6 727 | 150 712 | |
| Commercial paper and bonds | 29 145 | 350 620 | 598 | 380 363 |
| Shareholdings | 3 961 | 513 | 2 085 | 6 559 |
| Financial derivatives | 1 741 | 194 083 | 4 155 | 199 979 |
| Liabilities as at 31 March 2023 | ||||
| Deposits from customers | 34 630 | 34 630 | ||
| Debt securities issued | 2 234 | 2 234 | ||
| Senior non-preferred bonds | 989 | 989 | ||
| Subordinated loan capital | 1 046 | 1 046 | ||
| Financial derivatives | 4 071 | 205 559 | 3 706 | 213 336 |
| Other financial liabilities1 | 3 074 | 13 | 3 088 | |
| Assets as at 31 March 2022 | ||||
| Loans to customers | 127 486 | 6 223 | 133 709 | |
| Commercial paper and bonds | 28 571 | 263 506 | 423 | 292 500 |
| Shareholdings | 4 219 | 537 | 1 732 | 6 488 |
| Financial derivatives | 1 893 | 179 981 | 2 728 | 184 602 |
| Liabilities as at 31 March 2022 | ||||
| Deposits from customers | 10 600 | 10 600 | ||
| Debt securities issued | 3 011 | 3 011 | ||
| Senior non-preferred bonds | 998 | 998 | ||
| Subordinated loan capital | 422 | 422 | ||
| Financial derivatives | 2 799 | 147 443 | 2 563 | 152 805 |
| Other financial liabilities1 | 3 505 | 3 505 |
1) Short positions, trading activities.
Loans with floating interest rate measured at fair value through other comprehensive income are categorised within level 2, since the valuation is mainly based on observable inputs.
For a further description of the instruments and valuation techniques, see the annual report for 2022.
In the first quarter of 2023, loan portfolios representing NOK 0.8 billion (NOK 1.9 billion in the first quarter of 2022) were transferred from the bank to DNB Boligkreditt in accordance with the "Agreement relating to transfer of loan portfolio between DNB Bank ASA and DNB Boligkreditt AS".
At end-March 2023, the bank had invested NOK 92.3 billion in covered bonds issued by DNB Boligkreditt.
The servicing agreement between DNB Boligkreditt and DNB Bank ensures DNB Boligkreditt a minimum margin achieved on loans to customers. A margin below the minimum level will be at DNB Bank's risk, resulting in a negative management fee (payment from DNB Bank to DNB Boligkreditt). The management fee paid to the bank for purchased services amounted to a negative NOK 406 million in the first quarter of 2023 (a positive NOK 50 million in the first quarter of 2022).
In the first quarter of 2023, DNB Boligkreditt entered into reverse repurchasing agreements (reverse repos) with the bank as counterparty. The value of the repos amounted to NOK 24.5 billion at end-March 2023.
As of end-March 2023, DNB Bank's ownership of subordinated loan issued by DNB Boligkreditt amounted to NOK 1.9 billion.
DNB Boligkreditt has a long-term overdraft facility in DNB Bank with a limit of NOK 335 billion.
At end-March 2023, the bank had invested a total amount of NOK 19.3 billion in bonds issued by Sbanken and Sbanken Boligkreditt.
Mailing address P.O.Box 1600 Sentrum, NO-0021 Oslo Visiting address Dronning Eufemias gate 30, Oslo Telephone +47 91 50 48 00 Internet dnb.no Organisation number Register of Business Enterprises NO 984 851 006 MVA
Olaug Svarva Chair of the Board Jens Petter Olsen Vice Chair of the Board Gro Bakstad Christine Bosse Petter-Børre Furberg Julie Galbo Lillian Hattrem Stian Tegler Samuelsen Jannicke Skaanes Kim Wahl
| Kjerstin R. Braathen | Group Chief Executive Officer (CEO) |
|---|---|
| Ida Lerner | Group Chief Financial Officer (CFO) |
| Ingjerd Blekeli Spiten | Group Executive Vice President of Personal Banking |
| Harald Serck-Hanssen | Group Executive Vice President of Corporate Banking |
| Håkon Hansen | Group Executive Vice President of Wealth Management |
| Alexander Opstad | Group Executive Vice President of Markets |
| Per Kristian Næss-Fladset | Group Executive Vice President of Products & Innovation |
| Fredrik Berger | Group Chief Compliance Officer (CCO) |
| Sverre Krog | Group Chief Risk Officer (CRO) |
| Maria Ervik Løvold | Group Executive Vice President of Technology & Services |
| Anne Sigrun Moen | Group Executive Vice President of People |
| Thomas Midteide | Group Executive Vice President of Communications & Sustainability |
| Rune Helland, Head of Investor Relations | tel. +47 23 26 84 00 | [email protected] |
|---|---|---|
| Anne Engebretsen, Investor Relations | tel. +47 23 26 84 08 | [email protected] |
| Johanna Gateman, Investors Relations | tel. +47 97 13 74 03 | [email protected] |
| Thor Tellefsen, Long Term Funding | tel. +47 23 26 84 04 | [email protected] |
| 5 May | Distribution of dividends |
|---|---|
| 12 July | Q2 2023 |
| 19 October | Q3 2023 |
| 31 January | Q4 2023 |
|---|---|
| 14 March | Annual report 2023 |
| 29 April | Annual General Meeting |
| 30 April | Ex-dividend date |
| 8 May | Distribution of dividends |
| 23 April | Q1 2024 |
| 11 July | Q2 2024 |
| 22 October | Q3 2024 |
Separate annual and quarterly reports are prepared for DNB Boligkreditt, DNB Livsforsikring and Sbanken. The reports and the Factbook are available on ir.dnb.no. Annual and quarterly reports can be ordered by sending an e-mail to Investor Relations.
The quarterly report has been produced by Group Financial Reporting in DNB. Cover design: Hyper
Mailing address: P.O.Box 1600 Sentrum N-0021 Oslo
Visiting address: Dronning Eufemias gate 30 Bjørvika, Oslo
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