SocGen profit slumps amid major restructuring
Societe Generale has posted a steep drop in profit for the third quarter of this year, missing analyst expectations amid a major restructuring effort.
The bank reported net profit of €854m (£734m) for the three month period, dropping almost 35 per cent when compared to the same quarter last year.
Analysts expected a net income of €863m for the third quarter, according to Refinitiv.
Equity trading revenue slumped 20 per cent, with the bank citing “lower volumes and adverse market conditions, particularly in August”.
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SocGen’s core Tier 1 ratio, a key measure of capital strength, rose to 12.5 per cent in September from 12 per cent at the end of June.
The firm reported revenue of €5.98bn compared with €6.53bn in the previous year.
Under chief executive Frederic Oudea, SocGen has been pressing ahead with a new strategy aimed at reversing several weak financial quarters.
The bank announced 1,600 job cuts earlier this year and is planning to downsize its commodities trading arm.
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“We have achieved results very much in line with our objectives and priorities,” Oudea said in a statement this morning.
He told CNBC: “Our performance is very much in line with our objectives and priorities. Our priority number one is around capital. This is the core focus of our shareholders.”