FILE NO 1-9945

 

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

 

WASHINGTON   DC   20549


FORM 6-K

 

REPORT OF FOREIGN ISSUER

 

 

Pursuant to Rule 13a-16 or 15d-16 of
the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

 

 

For the month of May 2003

 

National Australia Bank Limited

ACN 004 044 937

(Registrant’s Name)

 

Level 24

500 Bourke Street

MELBOURNE   VICTORIA   3000

AUSTRALIA

 

 

 

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Form 20-F

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This Report on Form 6-K shall be deemed to be incorporated by reference in the prospectus included in the Registration Statement on Form F-3 (No. 333-6632) of National Australia Bank Limited and to be part thereof from the date on which this Report, is filed, to the extent not superseded by documents or reports subsequently filed or furnished.

 

 

 



 

 

 

National Australia Bank Limited

 

Half Year

 

Results 2003

 

6 Months Ended 31 March 2003

 

 

 


 


 

TABLE OF CONTENTS

 

Media Release

 

Section 2 - Financial Summary

 

Reporting Format

 

Divisional Performance Summary

 

Group Performance Summary

 

Cash Earnings by Region from Ongoing Operations

 

Summary of Financial Position

 

Group Key Performance Measures.

 

Section 3 - Management Discussion & Analysis

 

Overview

 

 

Restructuring Progress

 

 

Asset Quality

 

 

European Pension Schemes

 

 

Share Based Payments - Employee Benefits

 

 

Software Capitalisation

 

 

Integrated Systems Implementation (ISI) Program

 

Profitability

 

 

Net Interest Income

 

 

Net Life Insurance Income

 

 

Other Operating Income

 

 

Operating Expenses

 

 

Income Tax Expense

 

Capital and Performance Measures

 

 

Performance Measures

 

 

Capital Position

 

 

Share Buy-back Program

 

Total Banking

 

Retail Banking

 

Financial Services Australia.

 

Financial Services Europe

 

Financial Services New Zealand

 

Corporate & Institutional Banking.

 

Wealth Management

 

Other (incl. Excess Capital, Group Funding & Corporate Centre)

 

Section 4 – Detailed Financial Information

 

1.  Performance Summary by Division.

 

2.  Net Interest Income

 

3.  Net Interest Margins & Spreads

 

4.  Average Balance Sheet & Related Interest.

 

5.  Gross Loans & Advances

 

6.  Net Life Insurance Income.

 

7.  Revenue

 

8.  Expenses

 

9.  Full Time Equivalent Employees

 

10. Doubtful Debts

 

11. Asset Quality

 

12. Income Tax Reconciliation

 

13. Significant Items

 

14. Exchange Rates

 

15. Capital Adequacy

 

16. Cash Earnings per Share

 

17. Risk Management

 

18. Financial Information for US Investors

 

Glossary of Terms

 

Alphabetical Index

 


 


Media Release

 

 

NATIONAL LIFTS HALF YEAR DIVIDEND FOLLOWING STRONG BANKING RESULT

 

FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS

 

             Group cash earnings from ongoing operations of $2,131 million

                       up 7.4% on March 2002

                       up 8.9% on September 2002

             Group cash earnings per share

                       up 4.0% on March 2002

                       up 10.6% on September 2002

             Banking

                       cash earnings up 11.4%

                       8.0% growth in underlying profit

                       cost to income ratio improved to 47.3% from 48.0%

             Australian and New Zealand retail businesses performed strongly:

Financial Services Australia

                       underlying profit up 13.7% on March 2002; up 5.9% on September 2002;

                       cost to income ratio improved to 45.6% from 48.9%

Financial Services New Zealand

                       underlying profit up 32.1% on March 2002; up 19.1% on September 2002

                       cost to income ratio improved to 50.8% from 53.2%

             Group net profit of $1,877 million after a $205 million non-cash reduction in the valuation of our Wealth Management business.

             Interim dividend of 80 cents up 11%, fully franked

             Return on equity of 17.1%

             EVA up 30% to $836 million

             Asset quality continues to be sound with gross non-accrual loans to total loans lower at 0.59%

 

* All comparisons relate to the half year ended 31 March 2002 unless otherwise stated

 

MANAGING DIRECTOR’S REVIEW

 

National Australia Bank Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer, Frank Cicutto, said today that Group cash earnings from ongoing operations (before significant items and revaluations) for the six months ended 31 March 2003 was $2,131 million, up 7.4% on March 2002 and 8.9% higher than September 2002.

 

Mr Cicutto said: “This is a satisfactory result. The National continues to improve returns for shareholders. The interim dividend for 2003 is 80 cents (100% franked), which is 11% higher than March 2002 and 7% higher than the September 2002 dividend. We also expect the full year dividend to be fully franked.

 

“Initiatives undertaken last year to strengthen and focus our businesses have benefited our first half result.

 

“We have seen solid growth in our core operations in the first half and remain well positioned for future challenges.

 

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“The Group’s banking operations generated $1,964 million in cash earnings, which was 11.4% higher than the six months ended March 2002.

 

“The underlying profitability of our banking business was demonstrated again in the March half, with an 8.0% increase on the previous corresponding period. In particular, our retail businesses in Australia and New Zealand saw strong underlying profitability and significantly improved their cost to income ratios.

 

“The Group achieved a half year net profit of $1,877 million after a $205 million non-cash reduction in the valuation of our Wealth Management business.

 

“Uncertain market conditions have affected our business mix with increased flows into mortgages and retail deposits, slower than expected growth in business lending and lower equity market returns. This has affected business performance and Group margins.

 

Divisional performance

 

“Financial Services Australia, which contributed 44.6% of the Group’s cash earnings during the March half, achieved $904 million in cash earnings: 3.9% higher on the same period last year. The strength of our Australian operation is demonstrated by the 13.7% increase in underlying profitability and 330 basis point improvement in the cost to income ratio to 45.6%. Home lending grew by 21.9% compared with March 2002. As at March 2003, the National has a market share of 17.8% compared with 17.5% as at 30 September 2002. (Source RBA/National)

 

“Financial Services New Zealand posted another record result with a 35.9% increase in cash earnings at $159 million. Income was up 25.6% compared with the previous corresponding half due to strong lending activity, deposit growth and the strong NZ dollar.

 

“Financial Services Europe achieved $508 million cash earnings, which was up 1.4% on the March 2002 half and 9.2% higher than the September 2002 half.  Continued progress was made in building the European operations and we are pleased that credit quality remains sound in a difficult operating environment.

 

“Cash earnings for Corporate & Institutional Banking was $416 million, 10.3% higher than for the same period last year despite weaker money market conditions. The improved performance was due to a lower charge for doubtful debts, attention to cost control and lending growth as a result of an emphasis on enhancing relationships with core clients.

 

“Operating conditions for our Wealth Management business proved challenging as equity markets weakened further. Operating profit was more than double the September half but significantly down on the March 2002 half. Our Wealth Management business was impacted by a revaluation of $205 million, which is a non-cash item.

 

“The value of Australian total funds under management has declined from $65.6 billion as at September 2002 to $65.1 billion as at March 2003 due to weak market sentiment.  This impacted retail funds under management market share, however, Wealth Management has maintained its second place ranking (ASSIRT Market Share Report, March 2003). Wealth Management currently has the leading market share in platforms ie. Master Funds and Wraps (ASSIRT Market Share Report, December 2002).

 

“The Australian retail risk insurance business continues to maintain its market leading position, increasing to a 16.8% market share for the 12 months ended 30 September 2002. (Source: DEXX&R as at September 2002 Research Reports.)

 

“In the United Kingdom, despite lower than anticipated sales in difficult market conditions, investment funds under management grew by 2% to $1.5 billion at a time when the market fell by 23%.

 

“We have continued to invest in wealth management in all regions, because of our confidence in our differentiated position and the long-term strategic opportunities in this industry.

 

Asset quality

 

“In light of the uncertain global environment, a strong focus on asset quality and credit risk management has been maintained. The Group’s asset quality remains sound. The ratio of gross non-accrual loans to total loans improved to 0.59% compared with 0.62% as at 30 September 2002.

 

“Deliquency levels across our consumer lending portfolios’ are below long-term trends and housing loss rates and delinquency rates remain at historical lows. Housing prices and the consumer economic environment are presently stable, and we are closely monitoring these areas.

 

“In relation to our business lending portfolio, fully secured business lending has increased to 56.3% as at 31 March 2003 compared with 51.7% as at 31 March 2002.

 

“In relation to Corporate & Institutional Banking, 86% of the portfolio is investment grade lending.

 

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“Our Agribusiness portfolio continues to be in a satisfactory position with non-accrual loans relating to agriculture, forestry and fishing unchanged on 30 September 2002.

 

Productivity initiatives

 

“We have continued to restructure the business and drive productivity improvements in line with our Positioning for Growth program. Cost savings associated with the program are on track with $195 million of annual cost savings achieved. This is 52.7% of the $370 million target to be achieved by the end of the 2004 financial year. We are also making progress with the cost to income targets set under the program. The banking cost to income ratio improved to 47.3% from 48.0% as at 31 March 2002.

 

Investments for future growth

 

“We have invested to improve productivity and customer service across the Group. Progress has been made in relation to the introduction of a number of new technology platforms.

 

“Financial Services Australia has made a substantial investment in technology, including Siebel-based sales and service desktop solutions for consumer lending (eConsumer Lending) and business lending (eBusiness Lending) applications. Our eConsumer Lending project is complete with this application now operating on 8,100 desktops around Australia. The deployment of the eBusiness Lending application is also underway and is currently available on more than 700 desktops.

 

 “The ISI program (Integrated Systems Implementation) continues to be on track. To date it has successfully delivered: the first tranche of modules, covering human resources, payroll and core finance (general ledger and procurement) functionality in New Zealand; and, additional human resource functionality in Europe. Planning for the rollout of this technology in Australia is now well underway.

 

“In other areas, our investment in Wealth Management ($200 million over 3 - 4 years) is progressing well and will allow us to provide enhanced services and business support to financial advisers.

 

Investments in compliance and quality

 

“During the last half, the Group moved to review compliance standards and make associated quality improvements.

 

“In Australia, there has been a significant program to deal with regulatory issues. These include the new licensing requirements under the Financial Services Reform Act (FRSA), Privacy and the verification of identification for cash management accounts.

 

“In relation to the FSRA, the National intends to apply for and obtain relevant Australian financial services licences by 1 October 2003, which will be approximately six months ahead of the compliance deadline.

 

 “The process to compensate investors for unit price adjustments in some National Australia Financial Management superannuation, pension and investment bond products is progressing.  We expect to begin processing compensation for the bulk of the affected investors by June.

 

“A non material increase in costs associated with compensation and administration of $8 million after tax has been provided for in the March half. (A $45 million after tax compensation plan was expensed in the year ended 30 September 2002.)

 

“Along with investing to develop our Wealth Management business in the United Kingdom, we have improved compliance procedures in our existing business as part of our ongoing commitment to providing quality advice and customer service.

 

Balanced stakeholder approach

 

“I am pleased to report a number of initiatives being undertaken by the National which are in line with a more balanced approach to stakeholders.

 

“The National has made a significant investment in its Australian rural network, opening 15 new Integrated Financial Service Centres in regional towns at a cost of approximately $10 million.  In metropolitan areas, more than 180 branches were fully or partially upgraded.

 

“Our banking arrangement with Australia Post, which is available at more than 2,900 locations, was extended to offer business transaction services at a further 140 locations, 76 in rural areas.

 

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 “In February, more than 1,000 Australian farmers participated in our Drought Forum. Agribusiness experts were brought together to provide farmers with an insight into the current climate cycle, including when the drought might break in their region, to assist farmers with their decisions concerning cropping and stock programs for 2003.

 

“In the same month, the National presented to the Joint Parliamentary Committee on Corporations and Financial Services and outlined our strategy for rural and regional bank services over the next three years.

 

“In March this year in Scotland, Clydesdale Bank launched “Art for All” in association with The Glasgow School of Art. The program exposes students to a range of workshops run by different artists. Its aim is to promote social inclusion and give students an insight into the wide variety of creative skills that can lead to career opportunities.

 

“Northern Bank won the Young Enterprise Special Award in the Northern Ireland Business Education Awards for its pioneering work promoting entrepreneurial skills in school children.

 

Strong active capital management

 

“The National continues to be the only AA rated bank in the Asia pacific region. We have a strong capital position with a 7.47% risk adjusted Tier 1 capital ratio and a total capital ratio of 9.16%.

 

“EVA (which measures the economic value added to the business) grew strongly, increasing by 30% to $836 million.

 

“As part of maintaining our commitment to capital management, 32.4 million shares were purchased during the March half at an average price of $31.59.

 

Outlook

 

“Our half year result reflects strong attention to continued growth in core markets with a heightened focus on earnings quality. This is reflected in the underlying profit result by our banking operations and the solid return to shareholders this half year.

 

“We continue to expect cash earnings per share at the lower end of the 8%-11% target range subject to interest rate, currency and market performance.

 

 “We are confident that our ongoing investments and other business initiatives will continue to allow the National to manage future challenges.”

 

14 May 2003

 

 

 

 

 

For media enquiries, please contact

 

 

 

 

 

Majella Allen

 

Brandon Phillips

 

 

 

Group Corporate Affairs

 

Group Corporate Affairs

 

 

 

0410 440 305

 

0419 369 058

 

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SECTION 2

 

RESULTS FOR THE HALF YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2003

 

FINANCIAL SUMMARY

 

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REPORTING FORMAT

 

Reporting Structure

 

To assist with the interpretation of the Group’s results, earnings have been reported under the following structure:

 

Ongoing operations

 

             Retail Banking, which comprises:

                 Financial Services Australia (‘FSA’)

                 Financial Services Europe (‘FSE’)

                 Financial Services New Zealand (‘FSNZ’);

             Corporate & Institutional Banking (‘CIB’) (formerly Wholesale Financial Services);

             Other (including Excess Capital, Group Funding & Corporate Centre); and

             Wealth Management (‘WM’).

             Cash earnings by region from ongoing operations (Refer page 9 for further details)

 

Disposed operations

 

             HomeSide - reflecting the Board’s decision to sell SR Investment, Inc., the parent company of HomeSide Lending, Inc. effective 1 October 2002 and the sale of HomeSide US’s operating platform and operating assets as at 1 March 2002; and

             Other non-core operations - the closure of the Vivid business in Great Britain in April 2001.

 

Prior Period Comparatives

 

From 1 October 2002, there have been transfers of business units across all Divisions. For comparability, the Divisions’ prior period results have been restated from the Profit Announcement released on 7 November 2002. The nature of the restatements have been fully disclosed in the 2003 half year results template released on 28 March 2003.

 

Please refer to the National’s website at www.national.com.au for a copy of this announcement.

 

Cash Earnings

 

Cash earnings is a key performance measure and financial target used by the Group. It is also a key performance measure used by the broking community, as well as by those Australian peers of the Group with a similar business portfolio.

 

A reconciliation of cash earnings to net profit appears on page 7. Cash earnings is also explained in detail in the Glossary of Terms.

 

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DIVISIONAL PERFORMANCE SUMMARY

 

 

 

 

 

Half year to

 

Fav/(unfav)
change on

 

 

 

Note

 

Mar 03

 

Sep 02

 

Mar 02

 

Sep 02

 

Mar 02

 

 

 

 

 

$m

 

$m

 

$m

 

%

 

%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cash earnings

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Retail Banking

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Financial Services Australia

 

1

 

904

 

887

 

870

 

1.9

 

3.9

 

Financial Services Europe

 

1

 

508

 

465

 

501

 

9.2

 

1.4

 

Financial Services New Zealand

 

1

 

159

 

140

 

117

 

13.6

 

35.9

 

Retail Banking

 

 

 

1,571

 

1,492

 

1,488

 

5.3

 

5.6

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Corporate & Institutional Banking

 

1

 

416

 

441

 

377

 

(5.7

)

10.3

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Other (incl. Excess Capital, Group Funding and Corporate Centre)

 

1

 

(23

)

(54

)

(102

)

57.4

 

77.5

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total Banking

 

 

 

1,964

 

1,879

 

1,763

 

4.5

 

11.4

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Wealth Management operating profit after tax (1)

 

1

 

167

 

77

 

221

 

large

 

(24.4

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cash earnings from ongoing operations before significant items

 

 

 

2,131

 

1,956

 

1,984

 

8.9

 

7.4

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cash earnings from disposed operations (2)

 

1

 

 

(9

)

107

 

large

 

large

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net profit attributable to outside equity interest

 

 

 

10

 

(1

)

7

 

large

 

(42.9

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Distributions

 

 

 

94

 

92

 

95

 

(2.2

)

1.1

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cash earnings before significant items (3)

 

 

 

2,027

 

1,856

 

1,989

 

9.2

 

1.9

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Weighted av no. of ordinary shares (million)

 

16

 

1,524

 

1,544

 

1,555

 

1.3

 

2.0

 

Cash earnings per share before significant items (cents) (4)

 

 

 

133.0

 

120.3

 

127.9

 

10.6

 

4.0

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Reconciliation to net profit

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cash earnings before significant items

 

 

 

2,027

 

1,856

 

1,989

 

9.2

 

1.9

 

Adjusted for:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net profit attributable to outside equity interest

 

 

 

10

 

(1

)

7

 

large

 

(42.9

)

Distributions

 

 

 

94

 

92

 

95

 

(2.2

)

1.1

 

Wealth Management revaluation profit/(loss) after tax

 

1

 

(205

)

(389

)

237

 

47.3

 

large

 

Goodwill amortisation

 

 

 

(49

)

(53

)

(48

)

7.5

 

(2.1

)

Net profit before significant items

 

 

 

1,877

 

1,505

 

2,280

 

24.7

 

(17.7

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Significant items after tax

 

13

 

 

(389

)

(17

)

large

 

large

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net profit

 

 

 

1,877

 

1,116

 

2,263

 

68.2

 

(17.1

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net profit attributable to outside equity interest

 

 

 

10

 

(1

)

7

 

large

 

(42.9

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net profit attributable to members of the Company

 

 

 

1,867

 

1,117

 

2,256

 

67.1

 

(17.2

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Distributions

 

 

 

94

 

92

 

95

 

(2.2

)

1.1

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Earnings attributable to ordinary shareholders

 

 

 

1,773

 

1,025

 

2,161

 

73.0

 

(18.0

)

 


(1)                               Wealth Management operating profit after tax refers to net profit generated through the Wealth Management operations. It excludes revaluation profit/(loss) after tax.

 

(2)                               Includes an $89 million once-off taxation benefit from HomeSide in the March 2002 half year.

 

(3)                               Cash earnings is a performance measure used by the management of the Group. Refer to the Glossary of Terms for a complete discussion of cash earnings.

 

(4)                               This calculation is prepared on a cash earnings per ordinary share basis. Refer to note 16 for information on cash earnings per diluted share.

 

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GROUP PERFORMANCE SUMMARY

 

 

 

 

 

Half year to

 

Fav/(unfav)
change on

 

 

 

Note

 

Mar 03

 

Sep 02

 

Mar 02

 

Sep 02

 

Mar 02

 

 

 

 

 

$m

 

$m

 

$m

 

%

 

%

 

Banking (1)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net interest income

 

2

 

3,692

 

3,584

 

3,517

 

3.0

 

5.0

 

Other operating income (2)

 

7

 

2,066

 

1,972

 

1,877

 

4.8

 

10.1

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Banking net operating income (1)

 

 

 

5,758

 

5,556

 

5,394

 

3.6

 

6.7

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Wealth Management

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net interest income

 

2

 

54

 

45

 

56

 

20.0

 

(3.6

)

Net life insurance income (3)

 

6

 

81

 

(250

)

240

 

large

 

(66.3

)

Other operating income (2)

 

7

 

366

 

411

 

388

 

(10.9

)

(5.7

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net operating income

 

 

 

6,259

 

5,762

 

6,078

 

8.6

 

3.0

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Banking operating expenses (1)

 

8

 

2,692

 

2,645

 

2,555

 

(1.8

)

(5.4

)

Wealth Management operating expenses (4)

 

8

 

394

 

482

 

331

 

18.3

 

(19.0

)

Charge to provide for doubtful debts

 

10

 

322

 

260

 

387

 

(23.8

)

16.8

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cash earnings before tax

 

 

 

2,851

 

2,375

 

2,805

 

20.0

 

1.6

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Banking income tax expense (1)

 

12

 

781

 

771

 

689

 

(1.3

)

(13.4

)

Wealth Management income tax (benefit)/expense

 

12

 

(61

)

(352

)

132

 

(82.7

)

large

 

Cash earnings from ongoing operations before significant items

 

 

 

2,131

 

1,956

 

1,984

 

8.9

 

7.4

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Wealth Management revaluation profit/(loss) after tax

 

1

 

(205

)

(389

)

237

 

47.3

 

large

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Goodwill amortisation

 

 

 

49

 

53

 

48

 

7.5

 

(2.1

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net profit from ongoing operations

 

 

 

1,877

 

1,514

 

2,173

 

24.0

 

(13.6

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net profit from disposed operations (HomeSide)

 

 

 

 

(9

)

107

 

large

 

large

 

Net profit before significant items

 

 

 

1,877

 

1,505

 

2,280

 

24.7

 

(17.7

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Significant items after tax

 

13

 

 

(389

)

(17

)

large

 

large

 

Net profit

 

 

 

1,877

 

1,116

 

2,263

 

68.2

 

(17.1

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net profit attributable to outside equity interest

 

 

 

10

 

(1

)

7

 

large

 

(42.9

)

Net profit attributable to members of the Company

 

 

 

1,867

 

1,117

 

2,256

 

67.1

 

(17.2

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Distributions

 

 

 

94

 

92

 

95

 

(2.2

)

1.1

 

Earnings attributable to ordinary shareholders

 

 

 

1,773

 

1,025

 

2,161

 

73.0

 

(18.0

)

 


(1)                               Banking refers to Total Banking adjusted for eliminations. Refer to note 1 for further details.

 

(2)                               Other operating income excludes net interest income, net life insurance income and revaluation profit/(loss).

 

(3)                               Net life insurance income is the profit before tax excluding net interest income of the statutory funds of the life insurance companies of the Group.

 

(4)                               Other operating expenses excludes life insurance expenses incorporated within net life insurance income.

 

8



 

CASH EARNINGS BY REGION FROM ONGOING OPERATIONS

 

 

 

Half year to

 

Fav/(unfav)
change on

 

 

 

Mar 03

 

Sep 02

 

Mar 02

 

Sep 02

 

Mar 02

 

 

 

$m

 

$m

 

$m

 

%

 

%

 

Australia

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Retail Banking (1)

 

895

 

894

 

866

 

0.1

 

3.3

 

Corporate & Institutional Banking

 

202

 

250

 

164

 

(19.2

)

23.2

 

Wealth Management

 

137

 

52

 

184

 

large

 

(25.5

)

Other (incl. Excess Capital, Group Funding & Corporate Centre) (2)

 

(64

)

(66

)

(74

)

3.0

 

13.5

 

Total Australia

 

1,170

 

1,130

 

1,140

 

3.5

 

2.6

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Europe

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Retail Banking (1)

 

509

 

456

 

504

 

11.6

 

1.0

 

Corporate & Institutional Banking

 

90

 

82

 

107

 

9.8

 

(15.9

)

Wealth Management

 

12

 

26

 

18

 

(53.8

)

(33.3

)

Other (incl. Group Funding & Corporate Centre)

 

(46

)

(19

)

(27

)

large

 

(70.4

)

Total Europe

 

565

 

545

 

602

 

3.7

 

(6.1

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

New Zealand

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Retail Banking (1)

 

167

 

142

 

118

 

17.6

 

41.5

 

Corporate & Institutional Banking

 

74

 

80

 

79

 

(7.5

)

(6.3

)

Wealth Management

 

6

 

3

 

4

 

large

 

50.0

 

Other (incl. Group Funding & Corporate Centre)

 

(8

)

(4

)

(4

)

large

 

large

 

Total New Zealand

 

239

 

221

 

197

 

8.1

 

21.3

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

United States

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Corporate & Institutional Banking

 

26

 

20

 

(19

)

30.0

 

large

 

Other (incl. Group Funding & Corporate Centre) (3)

 

89

 

34

 

(1

)

large

 

large

 

Total United States

 

115

 

54

 

(20

)

large

 

large

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Asia

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Corporate & Institutional Banking

 

24

 

9

 

46

 

large

 

(47.8

)

Wealth Management

 

12

 

(4

)

15

 

large

 

(20.0

)

Other (incl. Group Funding & Corporate Centre)

 

6

 

1

 

4

 

large

 

50.0

 

Total Asia

 

42

 

6

 

65

 

large

 

(35.4

)

Cash earnings from ongoing operations before significant items

 

2,131

 

1,956

 

1,984

 

8.9

 

7.4

 

 


(1)                               Regional Retail Banking results differ from Financial Services Australia, Europe and New Zealand primarily due to the inclusion of the global fleet management business units within Financial Services Australia

 

(2)                               Earnings on excess capital is wholly attributed to Australia. The earnings rate on excess capital for the half years ended March 2003, September 2002 and March 2002 were 4.99%, 5.72% and 5.26% respectively

 

(3)                               The increased contribution is due to the cessation of redeemable preference share dividend payments with the sale of SR Investment, Inc. (HomeSide).

 

Refer to the Group Performance Summary on page 8 for a reconciliation of cash earnings from

ongoing operations before significant items to net profit.

 

9



 

SUMMARY OF FINANCIAL POSITION

 

 

 

 

 

 

­­As at

 

Change on

 

 

 

Note

 

Mar 03

 

Sep 02

 

Mar 02

 

Sep 02

 

Mar 02

 

 

 

 

 

$m

 

$m

 

$m

 

%

 

%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Assets

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cash assets

 

 

 

6,060

 

6,294

 

8,423

 

(3.7

)

(28.1

)

Due from other financial institutions

 

 

 

13,760

 

15,876

 

18,816

 

(13.3

)

(26.9

)

Due from customers on acceptances

 

 

 

20,677

 

19,474

 

20,317

 

6.2

 

1.8

 

Trading securities

 

 

 

21,414

 

19,590

 

17,131

 

9.3

 

25.0

 

Trading derivatives (1)

 

 

 

25,228

 

12,128

 

12,838

 

large

 

96.5

 

Available for sale securities

 

 

 

5,005

 

6,192

 

6,213

 

(19.2

)

(19.4

)

Investment securities

 

 

 

10,925

 

13,541

 

10,556

 

(19.3

)

3.5

 

Investments relating to life ins. business

 

 

 

30,278

 

31,012

 

32,865

 

(2.4

)

(7.9

)

Loans and advances

 

 

 

242,612

 

231,300

 

207,636

 

4.9

 

16.8

 

Mortgage loans held for sale

 

 

 

12

 

85

 

101

 

(85.9

)

(88.1

)

Mortgage servicing rights

 

 

 

 

1,794

 

6,044

 

large

 

large

 

Shares in entities and other securities

 

 

 

1,186

 

1,199

 

1,114

 

(1.1

)

6.5

 

Regulatory deposits

 

 

 

180

 

129

 

334

 

39.5

 

(46.1

)

Property, plant and equipment

 

 

 

2,493

 

2,640

 

2,558

 

(5.6

)

(2.5

)

Income tax assets

 

 

 

1,213

 

1,292

 

1,194

 

(6.1

)

1.6

 

Goodwill

 

 

 

787

 

775

 

828

 

1.5

 

(5.0

)

Other assets

 

 

 

12,366

 

14,066

 

14,669

 

(12.1

)

(15.7

)

Total assets

 

 

 

394,196

 

377,387

 

361,637

 

4.5

 

9.0

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Liabilities

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Due to other financial institutions

 

 

 

49,722

 

43,279

 

41,194

 

14.9

 

20.7

 

Liability on acceptances

 

 

 

20,677

 

19,474

 

20,317

 

6.2

 

1.8

 

Life insurance policy liabilities

 

 

 

30,206

 

30,425

 

32,056

 

(0.7

)

(5.8

)

Trading derivatives (1)

 

 

 

24,821

 

12,000

 

12,384

 

large

 

large

 

Deposits and other borrowings

 

 

 

207,040

 

206,864

 

190,627

 

0.1

 

8.6

 

Income tax liabilities

 

 

 

1,255

 

1,609

 

2,045

 

(22.0

)

(38.6

)

Provisions

 

 

 

1,251

 

2,809

 

2,202

 

(55.5

)

(43.2

)

Bonds, notes and subordinated debt

 

 

 

18,933

 

22,192

 

22,499

 

(14.7

)

(15.8

)

Other debt issues

 

 

 

1,808

 

1,866

 

1,926

 

(3.1

)

(6.1

)

Other liabilities

 

 

 

14,668

 

13,618

 

12,936

 

7.7

 

13.4

 

Net assets

 

 

 

23,815

 

23,251

 

23,451

 

2.4

 

1.6

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Equity

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Contributed equity

 

15

 

9,052

 

9,931

 

10,486

 

(8.9

)

(13.7

)

Reserves

 

15

 

1,254

 

2,105

 

1,480

 

(40.4

)

(15.3

)

Retained profits

 

15

 

13,224

 

11,148

 

11,416

 

18.6

 

15.8

 

Total parent entity interest

 

 

 

23,530

 

23,184

 

23,382

 

1.5

 

0.6

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Outside equity interests in controlled entities

 

15

 

285

 

67

 

69

 

large

 

large

 

Total equity

 

 

 

23,815

 

23,251

 

23,451

 

2.4

 

1.6

 

 


(1)            The change in the fair value of trading derivatives asset and liability balances from March 2002 to March 2003 primarily reflects the revaluation impacts of movements in interest rates. The change in fair value from September 2002 to March 2003 primarily results from a reclassification not previously included, which equally impacts both trading derivative asset and liability balances and is not material in the context of the Group’s balance sheet. The net trading derivative position at September 2002 is unchanged.

 

10



 

GROUP KEY PERFORMANCE MEASURES

 

 

 

 

 

Half year to

 

 

 

Note

 

Mar 03

 

Sep 02

 

Mar 02

 

Shareholder measures

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

EVA ($million) (1)

 

 

 

836

 

643

 

641

 

Per ordinary share (cents)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cash earnings before significant items (2)

 

16

 

133.0

120.3

127.9

Cash earnings after significant items (2)

 

 

 

133.0

95.1

c 

126.8

c

Earnings before significant items

 

 

 

116.3

91.6

c 

140.1

c 

Earnings after significant items

 

 

 

116.3

66.4

c 

139.0

c 

Per diluted share (cents) (3)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cash earnings before significant items

 

16

 

130.1

117.5

125.4

Earnings after significant items

 

 

 

114.2

66.2

c 

135.9

c 

Weighted average ordinary shares (no. million)

 

 

 

1,524

 

1,544

 

1,555

 

Weighted average diluted shares (no. million) (3)

 

 

 

1,595

 

1,620

 

1,629

 

Dividends per share (cents)

 

 

 

80

75

c 

72

c 

Performance (after non-cash items) (4)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Return on average equity before significant items

 

 

 

17.1

%

14.5

%

20.3

%

Return on average equity after significant items

 

 

 

17.1

%

10.5

%

20.1

%

Return on average assets before significant items

 

 

 

0.94

%

0.77

%

1.24

%

Net interest income

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net interest spread

 

3

 

2.22

%

2.36

%

2.41

%

Net interest margin

 

3

 

2.56

%

2.63

%

2.71

%

Profitability

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total Banking cost to income ratio before significant items (5)

 

 

 

47.3

%

48.2

%

48.0

%

Cash earnings per average FTE (before significant items) ($’000)

 

 

 

95

 

85

 

85

 

 

 

 

 

 

As at

 

 

 

 

 

Mar 03

 

Sep 02

 

Mar 02

 

Capital

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Tier 1 ratio

 

15

 

7.47

%

7.76

%

7.91

%

Tier 2 ratio

 

15

 

3.02

%

3.76

%

4.03

%

Deductions

 

15

 

(1.33

)%

(1.31

)%

(1.34

)%

Total capital ratio

 

15

 

9.16

%

10.21

%

10.60

%

Adjusted common equity ratio (6)

 

15

 

5.09

%

5.37

%

5.44

%

Common equity to tangible assets (7)

 

 

 

4.59

%

5.02

%

5.38

%

Balance sheet assets ($bn)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Gross loans and acceptances

 

 

 

267

 

255

 

232

 

Risk-weighted assets

 

15

 

254

 

248

 

237

 

Off-balance sheet assets ($bn)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Funds under management and administration

 

 

 

65

 

66

 

71

 

Assets under custody and administration

 

 

 

343

 

365

 

359

 

Asset quality

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Gross non-accrual loans to gross loans and acceptances

 

11

 

0.59

%

0.62

%

0.75

%

Net impaired assets to total equity

 

11

 

4.5

%

4.7

%

4.9

%

General provision to risk-weighted assets

 

11

 

0.75

%

0.82

%

0.88

%

Specific provision to gross impaired assets

 

11

 

36.1

%

34.6

%

37.0

%

General and specific provisions to gross impaired assets

 

11

 

155.7

%

161.0

%

155.7

%

Other information

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Full-time equivalent employees (no.)

 

9

 

43,002

 

43,202

 

43,658

 

 


(1)            Economic Value Added (EVA) is a registered trademark of Stern Stewart & Co. Refer pages 26 and 83 for further details.

(2)            Cash earnings attributable to ordinary shareholders excludes revaluation profits/(losses) after tax and goodwill amortisation.

(3)            Refer to note 16 for the components.

(4)            Includes non-cash items, ie. revaluation profits/(losses) after tax and goodwill amortisation.

(5)            Total Banking cost to income ratio is gross of eliminations, refer to note 1. Costs include total expenses adjusted for significant items,goodwill amortisation, the charge to provide for doubtful debts and interest expense. Income includes total revenue adjusted forsignificant items and net of interest expense. Refer to the Glossary of Terms for a complete discussion of the cost to income ratio.

(6)            Calculated as adjusted common equity to the risk-weighted assets.

(7)            Calculated as adjusted shareholders funds to the adjusted tangible assets.

 

11



 

SECTION 3

 

RESULTS FOR THE HALF YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2003

 

MANAGEMENT DISCUSSION & ANALYSIS

 

12



 

Management Discussion & Analysis - Overview

 

OVERVIEW (1)

 

Cash earnings of $2,027 million were a record half year result and were 1.9% higher than the March 2002 half year. Cash earnings per share (EPS) increased 5.1 cents (4.0%) to 133.0 cents, reflecting both growth in the earnings of the underlying core business and active capital management initiatives.

 

Cash earnings from ongoing operations have grown 7.4% on the March 2002 half year and 8.9% on the September 2002 half year. Total Banking has maintained earnings momentum with good volume growth and the benefit from restructuring activities. This has resulted in underlying profit growth of 8.0% from the March 2002 half.

 

A key feature of the result has been strong underlying growth in both the Australian and New Zealand retail banking operations. Strong housing growth and sound asset quality were evident across the Group. Difficult trading conditions in Europe and pressure on Wealth Management income due to weak investor sentiment resulted in slower growth in these business divisions.

 

Cash earnings per share growth (in cents)

 

 

The March 2002 half included a $107 million contribution (including an $89 million once-off taxation benefit) from HomeSide. This impact has been partly mitigated by the reduction in the Group’s funding cost as a result of the sale.

 

The impact of the ongoing share buy back (net of funding costs) has added 1.6 cents or 1.3% to cash EPS growth compared to the March 2002 half.

 

The interim dividend has been increased 8 cents to 80 cents per share compared with the prior corresponding period. The Group anticipates a 100% franking level for the 2003 financial year.

 

Banking

 

Total Banking includes the Regional Retail Financial Services Divisions, Corporate & Institutional Banking and Other (including Excess Capital, Group Funding & Corporate Centre). It excludes Wealth Management.

 

 

 

Half year to

 

Fav/(unfav)
change on

 

 

 

Mar 03

 

Sep 02

 

Mar 02

 

Sep 02

 

Mar 02

 

 

 

$m

 

$m

 

$m

 

%

 

%

 

Net interest income

 

3,692

 

3,584

 

3,517

 

3.0

 

5.0

 

Other operating income

 

2,124

 

2,041

 

1,940

 

4.1

 

9.5

 

Total income

 

5,816

 

5,625

 

5,457

 

3.4

 

6.6

 

Other operating expenses

 

2,750

 

2,714

 

2,618

 

(1.3

)

(5.0

)

Underlying profit

 

3,066

 

2,911

 

2,839

 

5.3

 

8.0

 

Charge to provide for doubtful debts

 

321

 

261

 

387

 

(23.0

)

17.1

 

Cash earnings before tax

 

2,745

 

2,650

 

2,452

 

3.6

 

11.9

 

Income tax expense

 

781

 

771

 

689

 

(1.3

)

(13.4

)

Cash earnings before significant items

 

1,964

 

1,879

 

1,763

 

4.5

 

11.4

 

 


(1)                               The discussion on the following two pages relates to results before significant items. For a reconciliation to net profit refer page 7.

 

13



 

Banking operations generated $1,964 million of total Group cash earnings, an increase of 11.4% on prior corresponding period. The retail banking operations produced $1,571 million, a growth rate of 5.6%, with the results underpinned by strong volume growth, cost containment and an improved asset quality profile across regions. Corporate & Institutional Banking had a 10.3% increase in cash earnings in tough market conditions.

 

At an underlying profit level, Total Banking increased 8.0% from the March 2002 half year (5.3% from the September 2002 half).  Retail Banking growth was 7.8% and 5.0% respectively.

 

 

 

Half year to

 

Fav/ (unfav)  change on

 

Underlying profit

 

Mar 03

 

Sep 02

 

Mar 02

 

Sep 02

 

Mar 02

 

 

 

$m

 

$m

 

$m

 

%

 

%

 

Financial Services Australia

 

1,446

 

1,365

 

1,272

 

5.9

 

13.7

 

Financial Services Europe

 

869

 

867

 

917

 

0.2

 

(5.2

)

Financial Services New Zealand

 

243

 

204

 

184

 

19.1

 

32.1

 

Retail Banking

 

2,558

 

2,436

 

2,373

 

5.0

 

7.8

 

Corporate & Institutional Banking

 

565

 

573

 

606

 

(1.4

)

(6.8

)

Other

 

(57

)

(98

)

(140

)

41.8

 

59.3

 

Total Banking

 

3,066

 

2,911

 

2,839

 

5.3

 

8.0

 

 

Sound progress was made towards 2004 efficiency targets established under Positioning for Growth.

 

 

 

 

 

Half year to

 

Cost to income ratio by banking division

 

2004
Target

 

Mar 03

 

Sep 02

 

Mar 02

 

 

 

 

 

%

 

%

 

%

 

Financial Services Australia

 

46.0

 

45.6

 

47.4

 

48.9

 

Financial Services Europe

 

48.0

 

50.1

 

49.2

 

47.7

 

Financial Services New Zealand

 

48.0

 

50.8

 

53.4

 

53.2

 

Corporate & Institutional Banking

 

36.0

 

39.8

 

40.6

 

37.8

 

Total Banking

 

 

 

47.3

 

48.2

 

48.0

 

 

Wealth Management

 

Operating profit from Wealth Management more than doubled from the September 2002 half year but fell by 24.4% from the March 2002 half year. Market share remained steady. The value of funds under management decreased 0.8% from 30 September 2002 as a result of weaker global equity markets, which have impacted investor confidence. This has had a significant impact on the level of fees earned, and has continued to unfavourably impact the investment earnings on capital. Investors have generally lowered their risk profile during the half year and this has been reflected in slower growth in investment products within Wealth Management, but strong growth in deposit volumes within the Group’s banking businesses.

 

The share of net retail funds management inflows captured for the year to December 2002 was 16.7%, which compares to a market share of funds under management of 14.1%. The continuation of a substantial investment program in both Australia and the United Kingdom will ensure the future growth in this business.

 

Wealth Management efficiency targets

 

2004
Target

 

Half year to

 

 

Mar 03

 

Sep 02

 

Mar 02

 

Cost to premium income ratio (%)

 

21.0

 

21.0

 

22.0

 

22.0

 

Cost to funds under management (basis points) (1)

 

65

 

67

 

67

 

66

 

 


(1)            March 2003 and September 2002 half years exclude the NAFiM investor compensation

 

Diversification of income streams

 

The Group has continued to deliver on its strategy of diversifying sources of income, as well as the geographic mix of income. The Group has remained focused on the development of sustainable relationship based sources of income and reduced historical reliance on net interest income. In addition to the ongoing growth in the Group’s Wealth Management business, there has been an increase in the share of Total Banking income derived from non-interest income from 35.6% in the March 2002 half to 36.5% in the March 2003 half.

 

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Restructuring Progress

 

During 2002 the Group recognised restructuring costs of $580 million ($412 million after tax) resulting from its Positioning for Growth program and related restructuring activities. The initiative comprised a fundamental reorganisation of the structure of the Group as well as a series of revenue and cost enhancement initiatives. Restructuring expenses primarily related to redundancies of $327 million, surplus leased space of $68 million and other restructuring costs of $185 million including technology write-downs of $132 million.

 

The restructuring expenses were incurred to deliver a significant portion of the announced cost reduction target of $370 million per annum by September 2004. Of these savings, 80% relate to personnel costs. Redundancy payments will have a payback period of approximately one year.

 

Based primarily on redundancies made to date, annual cost savings of $195 million have been achieved against targeted annualised savings of $370 million per annum by September 2004. The Group is on track to achieve the target.

 

Restructuring expenses

 

 

 

Redundancies

 

Occupancy

 

Other

 

Total

 

 

 

$m

 

$m

 

$m

 

$m

 

Total 2002 expenditure/provision

 

327

 

68

 

185

 

580

 

Expenditure in 2002 year

 

(101

)

(20

)

(177

)

(298

)

Provision balance as at 30 September 2002

 

226

 

48

 

8

 

282

 

Foreign exchange impact

 

(10

)

(2

)

 

(12

)

Expenditure in March 2003 half year

 

(64

)

(2

)

 

(66

)

Provision balance as at 31 March 2003

 

152

 

44

 

8

 

204

 

Balance remaining of total restructuring

 

46

%

65

%

4

%

35

%

 

In the half year to March 2003 $66 million of the provision for restructuring costs was utilised primarily in relation to 468 redundancies. Staff reductions have resulted from changes to head office, back office, IT, operations and front office areas and the re-engineering of the lending, distribution and transaction processing functions.

 

Staffing levels –  ongoing operations

Increase/(Decrease)

 

Half year to
Mar 03
FTEs

 

Year to
Sep 02
FTEs

 

Opening balance

 

43,162

 

44,231

 

Acquisition – Hertz Fleetlease Limited

 

166

 

 

Adjustment to 2002 to exclude joint ventures

 

 

(184

)

Redundancies

 

(468

)

(859

)

Net remaining movement

 

142

 

(26

)

Closing balance

 

43,002

 

43,162

 

 

Net full time equivalent employee (FTE) reductions of 326 have been achieved over the half year to 31 March 2003 (excluding the impact of the Hertz Fleetlease Limited acquisition). This increases the net reduction since September 2001 to 1,211 (excluding the impact of the Hertz Fleetlease Limited acquisition and the adjustment to exclude joint ventures). The Group is on track to achieve its target of a net reduction in FTEs of 2,040 by 30 September 2003.

 

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Asset Quality

 

The Group’s asset quality remains sound. Gross non-accrual loans were steady at $1,583 million compared with $1,590 million at September 2002. Gross non-accrual loans as a percentage of gross loans and acceptances fell to 0.59% from 0.62% in September 2002.

 

 

During the past six months there has been a continued focus on positioning the portfolio in terms of achieving a sound balance between asset growth, risk and return, having regard to the economic cycle. This strategy has involved effective early identification and management of problem loans including exit lending strategies for exposures exhibiting signs of weakening credit quality.

 

These initiatives have resulted in an ongoing improvement in asset quality. This improvement also reflects several other positioning outcomes including:

             shift in balance sheet asset composition towards housing loans and lower risk corporate and small to medium enterprise lending;

             continuing improvement in the percentage of balances held which are considered investment grade; and

             improving security position in the small and medium enterprise sector.

 

Notwithstanding these favourable trends in asset quality, there are a wide range of risks rising from a deteriorating credit environment. Key global risks include low rates of economic growth, with banking sectors in some countries exhibiting increasing risk. This difficult outlook is exacerbated by the potential for world growth rates to experience sustained weakness reflecting rising unemployment, deterioration of business and consumer sentiment and the uncertain impact of SARS.

 

In Australia the drought has detracted from recent economic growth and if it continues could weaken economic prospects. The retail banking markets in Australia and Britain are currently characterised by household sectors that are carrying debt levels much higher than is usual either at this stage of the economic cycle or by historical standards. These sectors are vulnerable to declines in employment or falls in disposable income.

 

In light of the above assessment of the current and prospective credit environment the Group is appropriately positioned to manage these challenges. This assessment is based on the following:

             the structure and composition of the Group’s balance sheet;

             pro-active identification of risks and management of those risks; and

             specific analysis of industries that are most likely to be impacted by further deterioration in the global credit environment.

 

In terms of the asset composition of the book, most of the Group’s lending is either investment grade or secured.

 

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(1)                               Business lending categories:

Category A - Bank security > 142% of the facility

Category B - Bank security between 100% to 142% of the facility

Category C - Bank security between 50% to 100% of the facility

Category D - Bank security of < 50% of the facility

 

For Corporate & Institutional Banking, asset quality remains strong from the perspective of its rating and diversification. For the commercial portfolio, investment grade lending represents 86% of the portfolio.

 

As part of the Group’s pro-active risk management, there has been an increased focus on credit reviews in the following areas:

             all sub-investment grade exposures;

             all companies with negative watch grading outlooks;

             the industries below; and

             the unsecured retail portfolio.

 

 

 

As at Mar 03

 

 

 

Exposures

 

% of total
Group
exposures

 

Investment
Grade

 

Non-accrual

 

 

 

$bn

 

 

 

$bn

 

$bn

 

Aviation & associated industries

 

2.63

 

0.64

 

1.48

 

0.03

 

Energy - Gas/Electricity

 

11.12

 

2.69

 

8.81

 

0.27

 

Hospitality

 

5.31

 

1.29

 

3.30

 

0.04

 

Insurance (excluding Government)

 

7.30

 

1.77

 

7.10

 

 

Technology

 

1.08

 

0.26

 

0.66

 

0.01

 

Telecommunications

 

3.01

 

0.73

 

2.45

 

0.07

 

 

In relation to the unsecured retail portfolio, as the following chart shows, the 90+ days delinquencies values are either stable or declining, underlying the Group’s sound asset quality.

 

 

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To ensure a degree of confidence on current and prospective trends in asset quality, management has undertaken scenario testing of the Group’s portfolio based on an internally developed relationship between economic cycle and loan loss rates.

 

 

Testing of the Australian home loan portfolio continues to show that an extreme scenario of a 30% reduction in property prices in combination with a fivefold increase in current default rates would be likely to result in losses of less than $100 million. Underwiting standards in respect of mortgage lending have continued to be actively managed and strategically tightened.

 

Against this background, the Group’s provisioning coverage ratios remain sound.

 

An important driver of the Group’s coverage ratio is its asset composition and level of security.

 

Asset Composition

 

During the half year to March 2003, housing as a proportion of the total lending portfolio has increased with a corresponding fall in business lending over the same period.

 

 

 

As at

 

 

 

Mar 03

 

Sep 02

 

 

 

%

 

%

 

Housing

 

43

 

41

 

Term Lending

 

29

 

31

 

Overdrafts

 

7

 

8

 

Leasing

 

6

 

7

 

Credit Cards

 

3

 

3

 

Other

 

12

 

10

 

Total

 

100

 

100

 

 

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Security Coverage

 

Within the Business lending portfolio the level of security coverage has improved, with fully secured lending comprising 56.3% of the portfolio, up from 51.7% at 31 March 2002.

 

 


(1)                               Excludes Housing/Flexi-plus Mortgages and Personal Lending

(2)                               Business lending categories:

Category A - Bank security > 142% of the facility

Category B - Bank security between 100% to 142% of the facility

Category C - Bank security between 50% to 100% of the facility

Category D - Bank security of < 50% of the facility

 

As illustrated above, there has been a significant shift toward lower risk and better secured lending that requires lower levels of statistical provisioning.

 

 

Recognition of impaired exposures and associated provisioning continues to be treated conservatively. Management is satisfied that the level of current provisions is adequate for known problem loans and trends.

 

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European Pension Schemes

 

The Group has five defined benefit pension funds in Europe. Disclosure of the latest actuarial reviews on the position of these funds was contained in the Annual Financial Report 2002. Further information was also provided at the Investor Presentation on 11 April 2003 (refer to the National’s website for a copy of this presentation).

 

For the purpose of measuring the Group’s defined benefit pension expense, US accounting standard FAS 87 is applied to the Yorkshire Bank scheme and UK accounting standard SSAP 24 is applied to the National Australia Bank UK, Clydesdale Bank, Northern Bank and National Irish Bank schemes.

 

For the purpose of reporting the funded status of defined benefit pension schemes in the Annual Financial Report, FAS 87 is used for all note disclosures of asset values and pension obligations. This will be updated at 30 June 2003 and the net surplus or deficit for each fund will be disclosed in the Annual Financial Report 2003.

 

Consulting actuaries Watson Wyatt LLP have advised that as at the end of January 2003 all of these funds would have met the minimum funding requirement (MFR) test as defined in UK legislation. As at this date the FTSE 100 was approximately 3,570. In addition, adopting best estimate assumptions for returns from the current asset base, the overall longer term funding position of these schemes is in excess of 100%.

 

The next full actuarial reviews are due 30 September 2004, except for National Irish Bank, which is due 30 September 2005. In light of the fact that there has been significant movement in equity markets since the last full actuarial reviews, the Group has decided to commission partial interim actuarial reviews of all European schemes as at 30 June 2003.

 

Share Based Payments – Employee Benefits

 

Shares

 

During the half year to March 2003, the National Group issued shares to employees with a total fair value of $47 million. These share issues all related to entitlements arising from the 2002 financial year and comprise:

 

             EVA share offer $34 million (equivalent to $1,000 to all eligible employees); and

             Other contractual obligations $13 million.

 

Disclosure of the fair value of these shares will continue to be made in the Annual Financial Report.

 

Under the proposed draft Australian and International Accounting Standard, the fair value of shares issued to employees will be required to be expensed in the period in which the shares are granted.

 

Options

 

On 21 March 2003, 5,978,750 options and 1,519,832 performance rights were granted. The combined total fair value at the date of issue was approximately $62 million, based on fair values of $4.95 and $21.22, respectively.

 

Disclosure of fair value of options will continue to be made in the Annual Financial Report.

 

Under the proposed Australian and International Accounting Standard, the fair value of options will be required to be expensed over the average vesting period commencing from grant date, with annual adjustments for differences between the expected and actual period of service for employees. This will apply to options that were granted after November 2002 but not yet vested at the date of first applying the standard, and all options granted after application of the standard.

 

The National Group will adopt the proposed accounting standard once finalised and promulgated by the Australian Accounting Standards Board.

 

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Software Capitalisation

 

The Group has capitalised the development and purchase of software in accordance with US pronouncements. Total capitalised software as at 31 March 2003 was $920 million ($884 million at 30 September 2002).

 

The level of software capitalisation at 31 March 2003 equates to 0.2% of total assets or 2.7% of total equity.

 

Software is amortised over a period of 3-10 years commencing from date of implementation. The only assets amortised over a period of 10 years are the ISI program and the Global Data Warehouse. The amortisation period aligns to the expected useful life. The software amortisation charge for the half year to 31 March 2003 was $69 million (30 September 2002 half: $57 million, 31 March 2002 half: $49 million).

 

Integrated Systems Implementation (ISI) Program

 

The ISI program is a multi-stage project designed to provide the Group with a common global enterprise resource planning system across all our lines of operations.

 

The ISI program is a key enabler for the following:

 

             Provision of a strategic infrastructure platform for the future;

             Transformation of the finance and HR functions which will result in staff savings, improved processes and more timely decision making based on more accurate, comprehensive and consistent information;

             Significant procurement savings via improved information and systems;

             Improved risk and balance sheet management; and

             Replacement of some legacy systems.

 

The Group has recognised an asset on the balance sheet for costs capitalised in relation to the ISI program.  The carrying value of this asset at 31 March 2003 is $329 million, (30 September 2002: $294 million), of which $314 million related to capitalised software. This amount is being amortised over 10 years.

 

The ISI program continues to be on track. To date it has successfully delivered: human resources and payroll functionality and core financial modules (general ledger and procurement) in New Zealand; and, enhanced human resource functionality in Europe.

 

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Management Discussion & Analysis - Profitability

 

PROFITABILITY

 

Net Interest Income

 

Group net interest income increased 4.0% from the prior comparative period (3.5% from the September 2002 half). This primarily reflected growth from Retail Banking of 5.2% and the benefit from the sales proceeds of HomeSide. It was partly offset by Corporate & Institutional Banking decreasing 20.5% primarily due to lower contribution from the Money Markets Division resulting from the flatter interest rate yield curve environment.

 

Volumes by Division

 

Retail Banking volume growth has been driven by strong housing growth in Australia and New Zealand and subdued business lending. Corporate & Institutional Banking was impacted by an increase in core lending and increases in securities under reverse repurchase agreements.

 

 

 

Half year to

 

Change on
Sep 02

 

Average interest-earning assets (1)

 

Mar 03

 

Sep 02

 

Mar 02

 

 

 

 

$bn

 

$bn

 

$bn

 

%

 

Financial Services Australia

 

106

 

99

 

92

 

7

 

Financial Services Europe

 

53

 

52

 

52

 

2

 

Financial Services New Zealand

 

17

 

18

 

17

 

(1

)

Retail Banking

 

176

 

169

 

161

 

4

 

Corporate & Institutional Banking

 

107

 

100

 

97

 

7

 

Other

 

11

 

6

 

8

 

83

 

Group average interest-earning assets

 

294

 

275

 

266

 

7

 

 


(1)       Interest-earning assets exclude intercompany balances.

 

Net interest margin

 

 


(2)       Adjusted for impact of Money Markets division within CIB

 

Net interest margin declined 7 basis points during the March 2003 half. A decline in margin contribution from the retail operations, primarily as a result of the relatively strong growth in mortgage lending, was offset by the funding benefit of the proceeds of HomeSide and the lower cost of debt.

 

The overall decline in Group margin can be attributed to the Money Markets division within Corporate & Institutional Banking, which includes the impact of lower trading income and an increase of $6.9 billion in a structured lending product called “reverse repo” loans. These are low risk short-term loans to high quality counterparties fully secured against government, semi-government or prime corporate security. The loans attract the risk weighting of the security and are priced to reflect their low risk nature. Adjusting for the Money Markets division, the Group’s net interest margin remained steady over the half year to March 2003.

 

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The Retail Banking margin showed a 6 basis point decline in contribution to the Group margin, due to a decline in margin for Financial Services Australia and Financial Services Europe, partly offset by an increase in Financial Services New Zealand.

 

The decline in Financial Services Australia’s margin of 20 basis points is due to the:

 

             Change in asset portfolio with strong growth in home loans and subdued business lending;

             Focus on asset quality in the business loan book with a shift to lower risk/lower margin lending; and

             Reduced contribution from free funds, due to lower longer term interest rates.

 

Financial Services Australia has undertaken a comprehensive program to improve credit quality and capital efficiency and reduce risk. This is illustrated below, with the decrease in lower security category C and D lending and an increase in more secured category A and B lending as a proportion of the total portfolio.

 

 

 


*Category as a percentage of the total loan portfolio as at March 2003:

Category A - Bank security > 142% of the facility

Category B - Bank security between 100% to 142% of the facility

Category C - Bank security between 50% to 100% of the facility

Category D - Bank security of < 50% of the facility

 

Financial Services New Zealand’s margin improved 10 basis points resulting from an increased contribution from retail deposits. Financial Services Europe’s margin decreased slightly on the prior half year.

 

The Corporate & Institutional Banking margin was depressed by lower Money Market income, however the margin on core lending remained stable.

 

Other (including Group Funding) margin improved by 6 basis points. This primarily reflects the funding benefit from the HomeSide sale proceeds and lower cost of debt.

 

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Net Life Insurance Income

 

The Group reports its results in accordance with Australian Accounting Standard AASB 1038 “Life Insurance Business” (AASB 1038). AASB 1038 requires that the interests of policyholders in the statutory funds of the life insurance business be reported in the consolidated results.

 

Net life insurance income is the profit before tax excluding net interest income of the statutory funds of the life insurance companies of the Group. As the policyholders receive the tax benefits, the movement in net life insurance income should be viewed on an after tax basis. The statutory funds of the life insurance companies conduct superannuation, investment and insurance-related businesses (ie. Protection business including Term & Accident, Critical Illness and Disability insurance and Traditional Whole of Life and Endowment).

 

 

 

Half year to

 

Fav/ (unfav)
change on

 

 

 

Mar 03
$m

 

Sep 02
$m

 

Mar 02
$m

 

Sep 02
%

 

Mar 02
%

 

Net life insurance income/(loss)

 

81

 

(250

)

240

 

large

 

(66.3

)

Income tax expense/(benefit)

 

(70

)

(354

)

106

 

(80.2

)

large

 

Net life insurance income after tax

 

151

 

104

 

134

 

45.2

 

12.7

 

 

Net life insurance income after tax has improved 45.2% on the September 2002 half year. This is primarily due to increased investment revenue, partially offset by a decrease in change in policy liabilities reflecting the performance of global equity markets as compared to the September 2002 half.

 

For detailed discussion on the results of Wealth Management, including the results of the life businesses (above), as well as the results from non-life businesses, refer pages 38 – 41.

 

Other Operating Income

 

Refer to page 60 for Divisional details.

 

Total Banking other operating income increased by 9.5% from the prior comparative period to $2,124 million (up 4.1% from September 2002 half).

 

Retail Banking contributed solidly to the result, with other operating income increasing 6.4%. Other operating income in Financial Services Australia and New Zealand grew strongly from higher lending fees from housing loans and higher transaction volumes. Financial Services Europe declined slightly with reductions in creditor insurance income as a result of limited growth in personal loan volumes and lower account fee income.

 

The 18.0% growth within Corporate & Institutional Banking was largely from improved customer-related activity.

 

Wealth Management other operating income decreased by 5.7% from the prior comparative period, resulting from uncertain investor sentiment, with weaker equity markets reducing fee income in the investments business and investment returns on retained equity.

 

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Operating Expenses

 

Refer to page 62 for Divisional details.

 

Total Banking other operating expenses increased by 5.0% from the prior comparative period to $2,750 million (up 1.3% from the September 2002 half).

 

Retail Banking other operating expenses of $2,339 million increased 3.3% from the prior comparative period (1.4% from the September 2002 half). Excluding the impact of the European pension fund expense, the rise was 2.4%, which was driven by the following factors:

 

             Personnel expenses due to salary increases partly offset by a 718 net reduction in FTE staff (excluding the acquisition of Hertz Fleetlease with 166 additional staff members);

             Higher occupancy costs partly due to the sale and lease back of properties in Australia and New Zealand; and

             Higher costs associated with continued significant investment, eg. the National’s Customer Relationship Management system capability in Australia.

 

Corporate & Institutional Banking expenses increased 1.6%, largely due to higher software costs in the March 2003 half.

 

Other (including Corporate Centre) has been impacted by costs of $21 million arising from an ongoing major review of compliance and associated quality improvements.

 

The above increases were partially offset by reduced expenditure as a result of productivity initiatives.

 

Wealth Management operating expenses increased 19.0% from the prior comparative period to $394 million.  This was primarily driven by the funding of strategic investment platforms in building an external financial adviser distribution in the UK and Australia.

 

Income Tax Expense

 

Total Banking income tax expense has increased 13.4% to $781 million on the prior comparative period primarily reflecting profit growth over the period.

 

The Group’s effective tax rate has increased to 30.3% from 26.1% on prior comparative period. The March 2002 half year included an $89 million tax benefit in relation to HomeSide, which reduced the effective tax rate. A reconciliation of the total Group income tax expense is incorporated in note 12.

 

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Management Discussion & Analysis - Capital & Performance Measures

 

CAPITAL & PERFORMANCE MEASURES

 

Performance Measures

 

Economic Value Added (EVA)

 

 

 

Half year to

 

 

 

Mar 03
$m

 

Sep 02
$m

 

Mar 02
$m

 

EVA net operating profit after tax

 

2,260

 

2,054

 

2,104

 

Deduct: Capital charge

 

1,424

 

1,411

 

1,463

 

EVA

 

836

 

643

 

641

 

 

EVA is a shareholder value measure designed to recognise the requirement to generate a satisfactory return on the economic capital invested in the business. If the business produces profit in excess of its cost of capital then value is being created for shareholders. To align management’s interests with those of shareholders, senior management is required to place a significant percentage of their total remuneration at risk dependent upon performance against EVA growth targets.

 

In order to encourage longer term decision making and sustained value creation, the Group sets EVA targets for 3 year periods. The Group’s target is 5% growth per annum in EVA.

 

EVA’s Net Operating Profit After Tax (NOPAT) is based on pre-tax profit, a standard tax rate and inclusion of calculated benefit of imputation credits earned by paying Australian tax. EVA’s capital charge is based on an 11.5% cost of capital, applied to a calculation of economic capital that is based on the shareholders’ equity.

 

EVA NOPAT grew by 7.4% and the charge for capital fell by 2.7% compared to the March 2002 half. A committed focus on asset quality and the Group’s policy of active capital management, have restrained the growth in economic capital and resulted in a stable charge for capital, in circumstances where the Group’s banking business has been growing strongly.

 

Capital Position

 

The Group’s capital ratios remained strong throughout the half year.

 

The Group’s Tier 1 capital represents 7.47% of risk-weighted assets (6.42% excluding hybrid equity) and total capital represents 9.16% of risk-weighted assets. This is a reduction from the Total Regulatory Capital ratio of 10.21% at 30 September 2002. These ratios are within the Group’s target ranges of 7.0% to 7.5% for Tier 1 capital (revised from 30 September 2002 of 6.25% to 6.75%) and 9.0% to 9.5% for total capital.  Capital targets have been re-set following a recent review of the Group’s capital requirements.

 

The National has moved to use the ratio of adjusted common equity to risk-weighted assets (the ACE ratio) in addition to regulatory capital ratios. The National has adopted this measure as a key capital target because it measures the capital available to support the banking operations, after deducting the Group’s investment in wealth management operations. The ACE ratio is becoming the industry standard capital measure amongst financial institutions. The Group’s target range for the ACE ratio is 4.75% to 5.25%. As at 31 March 2003 the ACE ratio was 5.09%, a reduction from 5.37% as at September 2002. Refer to note 15 regarding the components of the ACE ratio.

 

The ACE ratio will replace the tangible common ratio, which the National has used as an additional capital measure for the past two years.

 

The National adopts a conservative approach to its capital levels consistent with maintaining a AA long-term rating with Standard and Poor’s (Moody’s Aa3). The National’s strong capital position supports the continuation of the strategy of active capital management. This strategy incorporates the use of on-market buy-backs to reduce surplus capital and the ongoing policy to buy-back all new shares issued under the National’s dividend re-investment plan and other share plans.

 

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Share Buy-back Program

 

In November 2001, the Group adopted a policy of buying back shares equal to new shares issued under the Group’s various dividend plans and staff share and option plans. The share buyback program was subsequently extended by a further $1.0 billion to $1.75 billion for completion by September 2003. There are as at 31 March 2003, approximately 13 million shares (or $400 million) remaining to complete the $1.75 billion buyback program. All buy-backs are subject to appropriate pricing volume and other parameters and an assessment of the circumstances facing the Group at the relevant time.

 

During the half year to March 2003, the Group bought back 32.4 million shares at an average price of $31.59 thereby reducing ordinary equity by $1.0 billion. The highest price paid was $33.70 and the lowest price paid was $28.40. The volume weighted average price of shares purchased on the days in which National was purchaser was $31.27. The National’s purchases represented 9.9% of market turnover on the days in which the National was purchaser, on average.

 

 

 

Half year to

 

Share buy-back activity

 

Mar 03

 

Sep 02

 

Mar 02

 

Number of days traded

 

70 days

 

48 days

 

40 days

 

Number of shares bought (in millions)

 

32.4

 

19.4

 

16.8

 

Average price of buy-back

 

$

31.59

 

$

34.83

 

$

34.16

 

Percentage of market turnover on days traded

 

9.9

%

8.7

%

9.2

%

Percentage of market turnover on all days

 

5.6

%

3.2

%

6.0

%

Volume weighted average share price on days traded

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

— all shares traded

 

$

31.27

 

$

34.94

 

$

34.21

 

— shares traded excluding buy-back

 

$

31.24

 

$

34.95

 

$

34.22

 

 

A comparison of the Group’s buy-back activities relative to total market in National Australia Bank shares, highlights that the Group continues to execute the buy-back program in modest volumes, avoiding any market disruptions.

 

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Management Discussion & Analysis – Total Banking

 

TOTAL BANKING

 

Total Banking includes the Regional Retail Financial Services Divisions, Corporate & Institutional Banking and Other (including Excess Capital, Group Funding & Corporate Centre). It excludes Wealth Management.

 

Performance Summary

 

 

 

Half year to

 

Fav/(unfav)
change on

 

 

 

Mar 03

 

Sep 02

 

Mar 02

 

Sep 02

 

Mar 02

 

 

 

$m

 

$m

 

$m

 

%

 

%

 

Net interest income

 

3,692

 

3,584

 

3,517

 

3.0

 

5.0

 

Other operating income(1)

 

2,124

 

2,041

 

1,940

 

4.1

 

9.5

 

Total income

 

5,816

 

5,625

 

5,457

 

3.4

 

6.6

 

Other operating expenses(1)

 

2,750

 

2,714

 

2,618

 

(1.3

)

(5.0

)

Underlying profit

 

3,066

 

2,911

 

2,839

 

5.3

 

8.0

 

Charge to provide for doubtful debts

 

321

 

261

 

387

 

(23.0

)

17.1

 

Cash earnings before tax

 

2,745

 

2,650

 

2,452

 

3.6

 

11.9

 

Income tax expense

 

781

 

771

 

689

 

(1.3

)

(13.4

)

Cash earnings before significant items

 

1,964

 

1,879

 

1,763

 

4.5

 

11.4

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

By Division

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Retail Banking

 

1,571

 

1,492

 

1,488

 

5.3

 

5.6

 

Corporate & Institutional Banking

 

416

 

441

 

377

 

(5.7

)

10.3

 

Other (incl. Excess Capital, Group Funding & Corporate Centre)

 

(23

)

(54

)

(102

)

57.4

 

77.5

 

Total Banking

 

1,964

 

1,879

 

1,763

 

4.5

 

11.4

 

 


(1)       Total Banking is gross of inter-divisional eliminations.

 

Retail Banking

 

Refer to page 29 for further details.

 

Corporate & Institutional Banking

 

Refer to page 36 for a detailed discussion of financial performance.

 

Other (incl. Excess Capital, Group Funding & Corporate Centre)

 

Refer to page 42 for a detailed discussion of financial performance.

 

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Management Discussion & Analysis – Retail Banking

 

RETAIL BANKING

 

The Regional Retail Financial Services Divisions include the business, agribusiness and consumer financial services retailers, as well as cards, payments and leasing units together with supporting shared services. These operate in Australia, Europe and New Zealand. They exclude Wealth Management, Corporate & Institutional Banking and Other (including Excess Capital, Group Funding & Corporate Centre). The regional financial services businesses aim to develop long-term relationships with their customers by providing products and services that consistently meet the full financial needs of customers.

 

Performance Summary

 

 

 

Half year to

 

Fav/(unfav)
change on

 

 

 

Mar 03

 

Sep 02

 

Mar 02

 

Sep 02

 

Mar 02

 

 

 

$m

 

$m

 

$m

 

%

 

%

 

Net interest income

 

3,277

 

3,173

 

3,116

 

3.3

 

5.2

 

Other operating income(1)

 

1,620

 

1,569

 

1,522

 

3.3

 

6.4

 

Total income

 

4,897

 

4,742

 

4,638

 

3.3

 

5.6

 

Other operating expenses(1)

 

2,339

 

2,306

 

2,265

 

(1.4

)

(3.3

)

Underlying profit

 

2,558

 

2,436

 

2,373

 

5.0

 

7.8

 

Charge to provide for doubtful debts

 

298

 

277

 

242

 

(7.6

)

(23.1

)

Cash earnings before tax

 

2,260

 

2,159

 

2,131

 

4.7

 

6.1

 

Income tax expense

 

689

 

667

 

643

 

(3.3

)

(7.2

)

Cash earnings before significant items

 

1,571

 

1,492

 

1,488

 

5.3

 

5.6

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

By Division

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Financial Services Australia (2)

 

904

 

887

 

870

 

1.9

 

3.9

 

Financial Services Europe (2)

 

508

 

465

 

501

 

9.2

 

1.4

 

Financial Services New Zealand (2)

 

159

 

140

 

117

 

13.6

 

35.9

 

Retail Banking

 

1,571

 

1,492

 

1,488

 

5.3

 

5.6

 

 


(1)       Retail Banking is the sum of total Financial Services Australia, Financial Services Europe and Financial Services New Zealand, gross of inter-divisional eliminations.

 

(2)       Refer to Note 1 for a reconciliation of the Divisional results to Group net profit.

 

 

Financial Services Australia

 

Refer to page 30 for a detailed discussion of financial performance.

 

 

Financial Services Europe

 

Refer to page 32 for a detailed discussion of financial performance.

 

 

Financial Services New Zealand

 

Refer to page 34 for a detailed discussion of financial performance.

 

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Management Discussion & Analysis — Financial Services Australia

 

Performance Summary

 

 

 

Half year to

 

Fav/(unfav)
change on

 

 

 

Mar 03

 

Sep 02

 

Mar 02

 

Sep 02

 

Mar 02

 

 

 

$m

 

$m

 

$m

 

%

 

%

 

Net interest income

 

1,710

 

1,677

 

1,630

 

2.0

 

4.9

 

Other operating income

 

950

 

920

 

860

 

3.3

 

10.5

 

Total income

 

2,660

 

2,597

 

2,490

 

2.4

 

6.8

 

Other operating expenses

 

1,214

 

1,232

 

1,218

 

1.5

 

0.3

 

Underlying profit

 

1,446

 

1,365

 

1,272

 

5.9

 

13.7

 

Charge to provide for doubtful debts

 

156

 

100

 

46

 

(56.0

)

large

 

Cash earnings before tax

 

1,290

 

1,265

 

1,226

 

2.0

 

5.2

 

Income tax expense

 

386

 

378

 

356

 

(2.1

)

(8.4

)

Cash earnings before significant items(1)

 

904

 

887

 

870

 

1.9

 

3.9

 

 


(1)       Refer to Note 1 for a reconciliation of Financial Services Australia’s result to Group net profit.

 

Key Performance Measures

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Performance & profitability

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Return on average assets (annualised)

 

1.39

%

1.52

%

1.55

%

Cost to income ratio

 

45.6

%

47.4

%

48.9

%

Cash earnings per average FTE (annualised) ($’000)

 

100

 

97

 

94

 

Net interest income

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net interest margin

 

3.18

%

3.38

%

3.53

%

Net interest spread

 

2.73

%

2.86

%

3.05

%

Average balance sheet ($bn)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Gross loans and acceptances

 

127.7

 

118.7

 

110.9

 

Interest-earning assets

 

107.1

 

98.1

 

91.6

 

Retail deposits

 

59.7

 

55.6

 

53.9

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

As at

 

 

 

Mar 03

 

Sep 02

 

Mar 02

 

Asset quality

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Gross non-accrual loans ($m)

 

685

 

634

 

636

 

Gross loans and acceptances ($bn)

 

131.3

 

122.9

 

113.2

 

Gross non-accrual loans to gross loans and acceptances

 

0.52

%

0.52

%

0.56

%

Specific provision to gross impaired assets

 

31.3

%

25.5

%

29.2

%

Full-time equivalent employees (FTE)(2)

 

18,338

 

18,096

 

18,455

 

 


(2)       FTEs at 31 March 2003 reflect the impact of the graduate intake in February 2003 (142), particularly in Business and Agribusiness.

 

30



 

Financial performance

 

Cash earnings increased 3.9% ($34 million) over the prior corresponding period, and 1.9% over the September 2002 half. Strong growth in housing lending, a focus on productivity enhancement and sound asset quality were features of the result.

 

The cost to income ratio for the March half of 45.6% is down from 48.9% in March 2002, and is running below the target for 2004 of 46.0%.

 

Underlying profit increased 13.7% compared with the March 2002 half (5.9% over the September 2002 half).

 

             Net interest income grew 4.9%, reflecting strong growth in housing lending, subdued business lending growth and a reduction in net interest margin. Housing lending grew 22% from March 2002.

             The reduction in net interest margin (refer to page 23) reflects a continuation of the strategic focus on managing the relationship between credit quality and pricing for risk. In addition there has been a shift in the portfolio composition towards housing lending. The lower risk profile of assets has resulted in a lower capital allocation and thus reduced earnings on free funds. The lower interest rate environment has also reduced the return from non-interest bearing deposits.

             Retail deposits grew 10.8% from March 2002 (7.4% from September 2002), with volatile global equity markets causing investors to seek safe, lower risk investments. A significant proportion of the deposit growth was in cash management deposit accounts.

             Other operating income increased 10.5% due to stronger growth in housing lending and higher bill fee income resulting from 14% growth in bill acceptances.

             Operating expenses have been contained over the past year.

 

                  Implementation of productivity initiatives across the business and a reduction in staff numbers has enabled the absorption of salary increases from the Enterprise Bargaining Agreement. Staff numbers at 31 March 2003 decreased by 283 excluding the additional 166 resulting from the integration of the Hertz Fleetlease business.

 

                  Non-personnel expenses were in line with the March 2002 half year. Following the successful implementation of the customer relationship management system during 2002, software amortisation expense increased. Communication, transport and non-lending loss expenses all reduced in the current half year.

 

Asset quality has been impacted by one large well-publicised account for which a receiver/manager was appointed in early April 2003. A provision of $46 million has been taken at the half year, with a corresponding increase in gross non-accrual loans of $132 million. Notwithstanding this account, the continued comprehensive program to improve credit quality and capital efficiency has resulted in gross non-accrual loans as a percentage of gross loans and acceptances being 0.52%, which is in line with the previous two half years.

 

Key achievements

 

             Expansion and leverage of the National’s customer relationship capability which analyses customer activity, identifies needs and provides leads to Bankers.

             Extensive deployment of Siebel-based sales and service desktop including new consumer and business lending applications.

             Acquisition and successful integration of Hertz Fleetlease business into the National’s Custom Fleet operations.

             Significant investment within rural Australia, with 15 new integrated financial service centres opened in larger regional towns at a cost of approximately $10 million. In addition, in metropolitan Australia over 180 branches were fully or partially upgraded.

             Australia Post banking services were extended to offer business transaction services at 140 locations, including 76 locations for rural customers.

 

31



 

Management Discussion & Analysis - Financial Services Europe

 

FINANCIAL SERVICES EUROPE

 

Performance Summary

 

 

 

Half year to

 

Fav/(unfav)
change on

 

Australian dollars

 

Mar 03

 

Sep 02

 

Mar 02

 

Sep 02

 

Mar 02

 

 

 

$m

 

$m

 

$m

 

%

 

%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net interest income

 

1,239

 

1,204

 

1,229

 

2.9

 

0.8

 

Other operating income

 

503

 

503

 

525

 

 

(4.2

)

Total income

 

1,742

 

1,707

 

1,754

 

2.1

 

(0.7

)

Pension fund expense

 

40

 

9

 

19

 

large

 

large

 

Other operating expenses

 

833

 

831

 

818

 

(0.2

)

(1.8

)

Underlying profit

 

869

 

867

 

917

 

0.2

 

(5.2

)

Charge to provide for doubtful debts

 

135

 

190

 

188

 

28.9

 

28.2

 

Cash earnings before tax

 

734

 

677

 

729

 

8.4

 

0.7

 

Income tax expense

 

226

 

212

 

228

 

(6.6

)

0.9

 

Cash earnings before significant items(1)

 

508

 

465

 

501

 

9.2

 

1.4

 

 


(1)       Refer to Note 1 for a reconciliation of Financial Services Europe’s result to Group net profit.

 

Pounds sterling

 

£m

 

£m

 

£m

 

%

 

%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net interest income

 

449

 

439

 

441

 

2.3

 

1.8

 

Other operating income

 

182

 

183

 

188

 

(0.5

)

(3.2

)

Total income

 

631

 

622

 

629

 

1.4

 

0.3

 

Pension fund expense

 

15

 

3

 

7

 

large

 

large

 

Other operating expenses

 

301

 

303

 

293

 

0.7

 

(2.7

)

Underlying profit

 

315

 

316

 

329

 

(0.3

)

(4.3

)

Charge to provide for doubtful debts

 

49

 

69

 

67

 

29.0

 

26.9

 

Cash earnings before tax

 

266

 

247

 

262

 

7.7

 

1.5

 

Income tax expense

 

82

 

77

 

82

 

(6.5

)

 

Cash earnings before significant items

 

184

 

170

 

180

 

8.2

 

2.2

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Key Performance Measures

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Performance & profitability

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Return on average assets (annualised)

 

1.43

%

1.33

%

1.42

%

 

 

 

 

Cost to income ratio

 

50.1

%

49.2

%

47.7

%

 

 

 

 

Cost to income ratio (excl. pension fund expense)

 

47.7

%

48.7

%

46.6

%

 

 

 

 

Cash earnings per average FTE (annualised) (£’000)

 

32

 

29

 

30

 

 

 

 

 

Net interest income

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net interest margin

 

4.18

%

4.21

%

4.16

%

 

 

 

 

Net interest spread

 

3.82

%

3.82

%

3.64

%

 

 

 

 

Average balance sheet (£bn)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Gross loans and acceptances

 

19.7

 

19.3

 

19.2

 

 

 

 

 

Interest-earning assets

 

21.2

 

20.5

 

20.9

 

 

 

 

 

Retail deposits(2)

 

13.8

 

12.9

 

12.3

 

 

 

 

 

 


(2)       Retail deposits for March 2003 include £0.5bn, previously classified within wholesale liabilities.

 

32



 

 

 

As at

 

 

 

Mar 03

 

Sep 02

 

Mar 02

 

Asset quality

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Gross non-accrual loans (£m)

 

162

 

187

 

213

 

Gross loans and acceptances (£bn)

 

20.2

 

19.6

 

19.5

 

Gross non-accrual loans to gross loans and acceptances

 

0.80

%

0.96

%

1.09

%

Specific provision to gross impaired assets

 

35.7

%

30.3

%

32.0

%

Full-time equivalent employees (FTE)

 

11,563

 

11,719

 

11,945

 

 

Financial performance (in local currency)

 

Cash earnings increased 2.2% on the prior corresponding period and increased 8.2% from the September 2002 half year. Excluding the impact of pension fund expenses, cash earnings grew 5.2% on the March 2002 half and 13.0% on the September 2002 half. The cost to income ratio excluding the pension fund expense was 47.7%, an improvement from the September half year.

 

A difficult operating environment has constrained income growth in the half.

 

Underlying profit decreased 4.3% compared with the March 2002 half year and decreased 0.3% over the September 2002 half.

 

             Net interest income growth reflected modest growth in mortgage lending, business lending and an increase in the interest margin. Mortgage lending has grown by 4% from September 2002, and 8% from March 2002.

             The net interest margin has increased and reflects the growth in retail deposits that has subsequently reduced the requirement for wholesale market funding. This is offset in part by a change in product mix resulting from the growth in mortgage lending and the focus on selective business lending to enhance the portfolio asset quality.

             Retail deposit volumes grew with higher levels of liquidity in the banking system as a result of weakness in global equity markets.

             Other operating income declined slightly due to reductions in creditor insurance income as a result of limited growth in personal loan volumes and lower account fee income.

             Operating expenses (excluding the pension fund expense) decreased marginally compared with the September 2002 half due to ongoing focus on productivity improvement. Personnel costs increased by 1% on the March 2002 half with the benefit from reductions in staffing levels due to efficiencies gained in support functions being offset by annual salary reviews.

 

The charge to provide for doubtful debts decreased 26.9% on the prior comparative period. During the half year the quality of the book improved further, with higher security coverage and a lower risk profile. This was complemented by the repayment of the book value of the largest non-accrual loan and the recovery of a large previously written off debt.

 

Key achievements

 

             Clydesdale Bank was voted the “Most Improved Business Bank in Britain” by the Forum of Private Business and Yorkshire Bank won the Your Mortgage “Best Regional Lender” award.

             The Forum for Private Business Survey ranked Yorkshire Bank as better than “the Big 4 UK banks” for customer service.

             Northern Bank won the Young Enterprise Special Award in the Northern Ireland Business Education for its pioneering work promoting entrepreneurial skills in school children.

             Total cash investment spend of £28 million, including the upgrade of the teller, sales and service platform.

 

33



 

Management Discussion & Analysis – Financial Services New Zealand

 

FINANCIAL SERVICES NEW ZEALAND

 

Performance Summary

 

 

 

Half year to

 

Fav/(unfav)
change on

 

Australian dollars

 

Mar 03

 

Sep 02

 

Mar 02

 

Sep 02

 

Mar 02

 

 

 

$m

 

$m

 

$m

 

%

 

%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net interest income

 

328

 

292

 

257

 

12.3

 

27.6

 

Other operating income

 

167

 

146

 

137

 

14.4

 

21.9

 

Total income

 

495

 

438

 

394

 

13.0

 

25.6

 

Other operating expenses

 

252

 

234

 

210

 

(7.7

)

(20.0

)

Underlying profit

 

243

 

204

 

184

 

19.1

 

32.1

 

Charge to provide for doubtful debts

 

7

 

(13

)

8

 

large

 

12.5

 

Cash earnings before tax

 

236

 

217

 

176

 

8.8

 

34.1

 

Income tax expense

 

77

 

77

 

59

 

 

(30.5

)

Cash earnings before significant items(1)

 

159

 

140

 

117

 

13.6

 

35.9

 

 


(1)       Refer to Note 1 for a reconciliation of Financial Services New Zealand’s result to Group net profit.

 

New Zealand dollars

 

NZ$m

 

NZ$m

 

NZ$m

 

%

 

%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net interest income

 

361

 

342

 

315

 

5.6

 

14.6

 

Other operating income

 

184

 

171

 

168

 

7.6

 

9.5

 

Total income

 

545

 

513

 

483

 

6.2

 

12.8

 

Other operating expenses

 

277

 

274

 

257

 

(1.1

)

(7.8

)

Underlying profit

 

268

 

239

 

226

 

12.1

 

18.6

 

Charge to provide for doubtful debts

 

8

 

(15

)

10

 

large

 

20.0

 

Cash earnings before tax

 

260

 

254

 

216

 

2.4

 

20.4

 

Income tax expense

 

85

 

90

 

72

 

5.6

 

(18.1

)

Cash earnings before significant items

 

175

 

164

 

144

 

6.7

 

21.5

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Key Performance Measures

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Performance & profitability

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Return on average assets (annualised)

 

1.29

%

1.29

%

1.11

%

 

Cost to income ratio

 

50.8

%

53.4

%

53.2

%

 

Cash earnings per average FTE (annualised) (NZ$’000)

 

83

 

77

 

66

 

 

Net interest income

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net interest margin

 

2.78

%

2.68

%

2.54

%

 

Net interest spread

 

3.09

%

3.00

%

2.91

%

 

Average balance sheet (NZ$bn)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Gross loans and acceptances

 

22.5

 

21.3

 

20.9

 

 

Interest-earning assets

 

25.9

 

25.3

 

24.7

 

 

Retail deposits

 

15.6

 

15.1

 

14.2

 

 

 

34



 

 

 

As at

 

 

Mar 03

 

Sep 02

 

Mar 02

 

Asset quality

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Gross non-accrual loans (NZ$m)

 

38

 

31

 

43

 

Gross loans and acceptances (NZ$bn)

 

22.9

 

21.4

 

21.2

 

Gross non-accrual loans to gross loans and acceptances (NZ$bn)

 

0.17

%

0.14

%

0.21

%

Specific provision to gross impaired assets

 

28.8

%

37.2

%

29.5

%

Full-time equivalent employees (FTE)

 

4,221

 

4,277

 

4,274

 

 

Financial Performance (in local currency)

 

Cash earnings increased 21.5% over the prior corresponding period. It demonstrates the strong market position in New Zealand, with market share growing in housing and in middle market business. The strong result reflects the focus on efficient capital use and sound asset quality.

 

Underlying profit increased 18.6% over the March 2002 half year (12.1% over the September 2002 half year). The cost to income ratio at 50.8% reflects a significant improvement on the prior corresponding half.

 

             Net interest income grew strongly reflecting growth in lending and deposits volumes, as well as higher deposit margins.

             Retail deposit volumes grew solidly at 9.9%. Despite low market interest rates, a strong focus on margin management enabled retail deposit margins to be grown producing robust net interest income growth.

             Competition for loans and a change in the product mix resulted in pressure on lending margins, with 11% housing lending growth from the prior comparative period.

             Other operating income grew by 9.5% as a result of lending volume growth and higher transaction levels.

             Personnel expenses grew by 3.5% reflecting renegotiated standard terms of employment and staff on-costs, partly offset by the impact of a reduction in staff levels resulting from the implementation of productivity initiatives.

             Growth in other expenses was driven by software expenses, marketing campaigns that support the recently re-launched Brand initiative, and leasing costs following the sale and lease back of the BNZ Centre in Wellington in 2002.

 

The charge to provide for doubtful debts reflects active credit risk management, as the business continues to achieve improvements in capital efficiency and reduce credit risk by focusing on continued overall quality in the loan portfolio. The September 2002 result was impacted by a provisioning writeback adjustment.

 

Key achievements

 

             Successful implementation of ISI modules within human resources, finance and e-procurement functions (refer to page 21).

             Expansion and leverage of the National’s customer relationship capability which analyses customer activity, identifies needs and provide leads to Bankers.

             FSNZ continues to excel in the business lending sector with approximately 33% market share.

             Home loan loyalty products unique to Bank of New Zealand (Global Plus and  Flybuys home loans) continue to be extremely popular, enabling continued growth of market share in the home loan market.

 

35



 

Management Discussion & Analysis – Corporate & Institutional Banking

 

CORPORATE & INSTITUTIONAL BANKING

 

Corporate & Institutional Banking (CIB) is responsible for managing the Group’s relationships with large corporate clients and financial institutions worldwide. CIB operates through an international network of offices in Australia, Europe, New Zealand, North America and Asia.

 

CIB comprises Corporate Banking, Markets, Specialised Finance, Financial Institutions Group, and a Support Services unit. The business also incorporates Custodian Services, which provides custody and related services to institutions within the Australian, NZ and UK markets.

 

Performance Summary

 

 

 

Half year to

 

Fav/(unfav)
change on

 

 

 

Mar 03

 

Sep 02

 

Mar 02

 

Sep 02

 

Mar 02

 

 

 

$m

 

$m

 

$m

 

%

 

%

 

Net interest income

 

434

 

505

 

546

 

(14.1

)

(20.5

)

Other operating income

 

505

 

459

 

428

 

10.0

 

18.0

 

Total income

 

939

 

964

 

974

 

(2.6

)

(3.6

)

Other operating expenses

 

374

 

391

 

368

 

4.3

 

(1.6

)

Underlying profit

 

565

 

573

 

606

 

(1.4

)

(6.8

)

Charge to provide for doubtful debts

 

23

 

21

 

146

 

(9.5

)

84.2

 

Cash earnings before tax

 

542

 

552

 

460

 

(1.8

)

17.8

 

Income tax expense

 

126

 

111

 

83

 

(13.5

)

(51.8

)

Cash earnings before significant items (1)

 

416

 

441

 

377

 

(5.7

)

10.3

 

Net profit attributable to outside equity interest

 

4

 

 

 

large

 

large

 

Cash earnings before significant items and after outside equity interest

 

412

 

441

 

377

 

(6.6

)

9.3

 

 


(1)       Refer to note 1 for a reconciliation of Corporate & Institutional Banking’s result to Group net profit.

 

 

Key Performance Measures

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Performance & profitability

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total income to average risk-weighted assets (annualised)

 

2.8

%

3.0

%

2.7

%

Cost to income ratio

 

39.8

%

40.6

%

37.8

%

Cash earnings per average FTE (annualised) ($’000(2)

 

330

 

343

 

288

 

Net interest income

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net interest margin

 

0.58

%

0.73

%

0.81

%

Average balance sheet ($bn)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Core lending

 

37.5

 

35.6

 

36.7

 

Core lending and acceptances

 

43.3

 

42.3

 

44.5

 

Gross loans and acceptances

 

60.4

 

52.5

 

51.7

 

Interest-earning assets

 

148.7

 

137.9

 

134.7

 

Risk-weighted assets

 

66.2

 

65.1

 

71.4

 

 


(2)       Cash earnings before significant items and after outside equity interest

 

 

 

As at

 

 

 

Mar 03

 

Sep 02

 

Mar 02

 

Asset quality

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Gross non-accrual loans ($m)

 

427

 

370

 

491

 

Gross loans and acceptances ($bn)

 

60.7

 

53.9

 

50.4

 

Gross non-accrual loans to gross loans and acceptances

 

0.70

%

0.69

%

0.97

%

Specific provision to gross impaired assets

 

43.3

%

55.0

%

50.2

%

Full-time equivalent employees (FTE)

 

2,537

 

2,564

 

2,582

 

 

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Financial performance

 

Cash earnings of $412 million increased 9.3% on the March 2002 half year and are 6.6% lower than the September 2002 half. This was a sound result given the difficult market environment, which was compounded by the uncertainty caused by the conflict in Iraq.

 

             Total income for the half year was $939 million. The quality of earnings has improved as a result of solid growth in underlying client-based income due to the focus on growing core relationships in both the Corporate Banking and Financial Institutions area. However, total income was marginally lower than both March and September 2002, largely due to a less certain interest rate environment and less volatile foreign exchange markets which resulted in lower money market and foreign exchange income.

 

             Net interest income has decreased largely due to a reduction in money markets income of $108 million. Other operating income continues to show strong growth, reflecting improved activity in the Corporate Banking, Specialised Finance and Markets divisions. The split of net interest income and other operating income can vary considerably in the wholesale market depending on activity and economic conditions.

 

             The underlying margin on the core lending business has remained relatively stable. However, the overall margin has reduced primarily due to a mix impact, with a reduction in contribution from money markets and growth in securities under reverse repurchase agreements.

 

             Expenses have reduced compared to the September 2002 half, due to lower personnel costs following the implementation of efficiency improvements. Expenses increased slightly against March 2002 largely due to higher software amortisation costs in the current half.  The cost to income ratio at 39.8% has improved from September 2002.

 

             Asset quality continues to be sound across all regions with approximately 86% of exposures at investment grade equivalent or above. The charge for doubtful debts has also fallen considerably from the March 2002 half year, which included two large well-publicised exposures. The ratio of non-accrual loans to gross loans and acceptances remains steady at 0.70%.

 

Key achievements

 

Several key initiatives and strategies have been undertaken over the half year to March 2003, which have successfully strengthened client based income, including:

 

                  approximately a 10% increase in overall client-based income, with a 19% increase in client income generated outside Australia over the half year to March 2003 (compared with March 2002 half);

 

                  Growth in client based income from the Markets division of approximately 19%;

 

                  146 new clients, of which more than half have resulted from operations outside of Australia; and

 

                  leading product development in securitisation and commodity derivatives resulting in revenue gains.

 

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Management Discussion & Analysis – Wealth Management

 

WEALTH MANAGEMENT

 

Wealth Management operates a diverse portfolio of financial services businesses. It provides financial planning, insurance, private banking, superannuation and investment solutions to both retail and corporate customers and portfolio implementation systems and infrastructure services to financial advisers. The businesses operate across four regions, Australia, Europe (Great Britain & Ireland), New Zealand and Asia.

 

Sources of Operating Profit

 

 

 

Half year to

 

Fav/(unfav)
change on

 

 

 

Mar 03

 

Sep 02

 

Mar 02

 

Sep 02

 

Mar 02

 

 

 

$m

 

$m

 

$m

 

%

 

%

 

Life company – planned profit margins

 

118

 

141

 

122

 

(16.3

)

(3.3

)

Life company – experience profit/(loss)

 

(4

)

(34

)

1

 

88.2

 

large

 

Capitalised losses

 

3

 

2

 

(6

)

50.0

 

large

 

Life company operating margins(1)

 

117

 

109

 

117

 

7.3

 

 

Operating profits from non-life businesses

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

— Operating profits(2)

 

49

 

70

 

69

 

(30.0

)

(29.0

)

— NAFiM investor compensation

 

(8

)

(45

)

 

(82.2

)

large

 

— Strategic investment expenditure

 

(13

)

(19

)

(4

)

31.6

 

large

 

Investment earnings on shareholders’ retained profits and capital from life businesses

 

16

 

(37

)

32

 

large

 

(50.0

)

Operating profit after tax and outside equity interest

 

161

 

78

 

214

 

large

 

(24.8

)

Revaluation profit/(loss) after tax

 

(205

)

(389

)

237

 

47.3

 

large

 

Net profit before significant items and after outside equity interest

 

(44

)

(311

)

451

 

85.9

 

large

 

 


(1)       Life Company operating margins are net of outside equity interest.

 

(2)       Operating profits from non-life businesses includes Private Bank and the shareholders’ funds of life insurance companies and other businesses.

 

Wealth Management net loss (after outside equity interests) of $44 million comprised $161 million of profit generated through operations and $205 million of revaluation losses. The business continues to invest for future growth, with $13 million after tax of investment expenditure included within the above result to fund strategic investment programs in both Australia and the UK.

 

Life company operating margins

 

Life company operating margins of $117 million were in line with the March 2002 half and improved by $8 million on the September 2002 half.

 

Planned profit margins decreased on both half year periods, having been adversely impacted by anticipated lower fee income as a result of lower funds under management within the investments business, and the negative impact of disability claims assumption changes which were made at September 2002 within the insurance business. This has been partially offset by the anticipated growth of inforce annual insurance premiums.

 

The experience loss of $4 million for the March 2003 half reflected reduced fee revenue of $23 million resulting from unfavourable investment conditions, which was offset by actively managed business expenditure, stabilising disability claims experience and favourable lump sum insurance experience.

 

Operating profits from non-life businesses

 

The decline in operating profits from non-life businesses is largely attributable to increased spend on regulatory and compliance related projects of $11 million (after tax), a significant proportion of which relates to the implementation of the new FSRA legislation. Further, there was a $3 million write down of the market value of the Thailand joint venture business.

 

The result for the non-life businesses reflects continued growth from the Private Bank and growth in the UK general insurance brokerage business, offset by the impact of unfavourable investment market conditions on investment earnings and discretionary inflows into the funds management businesses of both Australia and the UK. Additional costs associated with the NAFiM investor compensation announced in August 2002 of $8 million (after tax) have been provided.

 

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Strategic investment spend in both the Australian and UK businesses has continued. The profit impact of this spend will vary across periods due to the profile of the expenditure and lifecycle of the projects. During the half year the profit after tax impact of the investment expenditure in the Australian and UK businesses were $8 million and $5 million respectively.

 

Investment earnings on shareholders’ retained profits and capital from life businesses

 

Investment earnings (after tax) generated on shareholders’ invested capital in the statutory funds of the life businesses were $16 million. Shareholders’ capital is invested in fixed interest and cash (75%) with the remaining balance in equities, consistent with the investment profile of policyholder assets and regional regulatory requirements. The variance on the March 2002 and September 2002 half year periods directly correlates to the movements in the major stockmarket indices in those periods.

 

Key Performance Measures

 

 

 

Half year to

 

 

 

Mar 03

 

Sep 02

 

Mar 02

 

Sales ($ bn)(1)

 

5.3

 

9.3

 

7.1

 

 

 

 

As at

 

 

 

Mar 03

 

Sep 02

 

Mar 02

 

Total funds under management and administration ($ bn)(1)

 

65.1

 

65.6

 

71.1

 

Market share – Australia%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Platforms – master funds & wraps(2)(3)

 

24.3

 

26.7

 

n/a

 

Retail funds management(2)

 

14.1

 

14.5

 

14.4

 

Net annual retail inflows (2)

 

16.7

 

22.5

 

21.5

 

Wholesale funds management(2)

 

6.3

 

5.7

 

6.0

 

Net annual wholesale inflows(2)

 

29.0

 

5.8

 

6.2

 

Retail risk insurance(4)

 

14.1

 

13.7

 

13.3

 

New retail risk annual premiums(4)

 

16.8

 

14.9

 

13.7

 

Other (no.)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Financial advisers(5)

 

2,972

 

3,309

 

3,313

 

— Bank channels

 

643

 

783

 

838

 

— Aligned dealerships

 

2,329

 

2,526

 

2,475

 

Full-time equivalent employees (FTEs)

 

5,910

 

6,105

 

5,943

 

 


(1)       Sales and funds under management and administration have been restated to exclude joint venture interests.

 

(2)       Source: ASSIRT Market Share Reports as at December 2002, June 2002 and December 2001.

 

(3)       Reported by ASSIRT for the first time in June 2002.

 

(4)       Source: DEXX&R Research Reports. Retail risk insurance includes term, trauma and disability insurance at September 2002, March 2002, and September 2001.

 

(5)       Significant business is also sourced from Independent Financial Advisers (IFAs). There are currently active relationships with over 1,300 IFAs. Financial advisers at March 2003 include 1,463 for the Australian business and 1,509 for the UK and Asian businesses, which compares with 1,501 and 1,808 respectively at September 2002 and 1,678 and 1,635 respectively at March 2002.

 

Funds under management / administration

 

Declining returns in global equity markets and the impact of investor uncertainty has seen funds under management and administration decline by 8% on the March 2002 half. The average balance of funds under management fell from $69.5 billion for the March 2002 half to $66.4 billion for the March 2003 half.

 

The current market conditions have seen investors move towards bank fixed interest and cash holdings at the expense of discretionary investment platforms. The share of Australian net retail funds management inflows captured for the year to December 2002 were 16.7%, which compares to a market share of funds under management of 14.1%. Wholesale funds management market share increased to 6.3%.

 

In the UK, despite lower than anticipated sales in difficult market conditions, investment funds under management has grown by 2% to $1.5 billion, at a time when the market fell 23%. This reflects the continued growth in the financial planning and investment service to customers of the UK banks. Customer feedback continues to illustrate the strengths of the manager of managers investment approach and the lifestyle financial advice proposition. Average investment size has increased by 80% since launch of the investment service offering in November 2001.

 

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Insurance

 

The Australian retail risk insurance business continues to maintain its market leading position increasing its market share of annual new business sales to 16.8% for the 12 months to September 2002, which compares to a market share of premiums in force of 14.1%. The life companies improved their Standard and Poor’s rating to AA.

 

Efficiency measures

 

Continued growth of the insurance business and cost containment resulted in the cost to premium income ratio of 21% for the half year to March 2003. This is in line with the 2004 full year target of 21%, compared with 22% for both the March 2002 half and September 2002 full year.

 

The cost to funds under management ratio for the investment business was maintained at 67 basis points  for the half year to March 2003*. This compares with 66 and 67 basis points for the March 2002 half and September full year* respectively, and against a 2004 full year target of 65 basis points.

 

*Excluding NAFiM investor compensation

 

Valuation and Revaluation Profit/(Loss)

 

Valuation of businesses held in the mark to market environment decreased by $48 million from $6,475 million at 30 September 2002 to $6,427 million at 31 March 2003. Values shown are directors’ market valuations. The valuations are based on Discounted Cash Flow (DCF) valuations prepared by Tillinghast – Towers Perrin (Tillinghast), using, for the Australian and New Zealand entities, risk discount rates specified by the directors.

 

The components comprising the change in value are summarised below:

 

NAFiM subsidiaries
Market value summary ($m)

 

 

Net
assets(1)

 

Value of
inforce
business

 

Embedded
value

 

Value of
future
new
business(2)

 

Market
value

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Market value at 30 September 2002

 

1,301

 

2,252

 

3,553

 

2,922

 

6,475

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Operating profits after tax of NAFiM subsidiaries(3)

 

123

 

 

123

 

 

123

 

Capital and other movements(4)

 

68

 

 

68

 

 

68

 

Increase in shareholders net assets

 

191

 

 

191

 

 

191

 

Revaluation profit /(loss) components before tax:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

-  Business assumptions & roll forward

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Roll forward of DCF(5)

 

 

211

 

211

 

 

211

 

Change in assumptions & experience

 

 

3

 

3

 

(453

)

(450

)

Revaluation profit/(loss) before tax(6)

 

 

214

 

214

 

(453

)

(239

)

Foreign exchange excess movements(7)

 

29

 

(29

)

 

 

 

Market value at 31 March 2003

 

1,521

 

2,437

 

3,958

 

2,469

 

6,427

 

 


(1)       Net assets represent the shareholder capital reserves and retained profits. A portion of these net assets is non-distributable, as it is required to support regulatory capital requirements. The cost of this capital support is reflected in the value of inforce business.

 

(2)       For some smaller entities the projection of future new business and inforce business is combined for the purposes of valuation. For these entities the value of future new business is reflected in the embedded value.

 

(3)       Operating profit after income tax is before revaluations and excludes operating profits of entities outside the market value accounting environment; ie. the operating profits after tax from NAFiM’s own business, and other entities not owned by NAFiM.

 

(4)       Capital and other movements represent movements in value such as the payment of dividends, capital injections and reductions, acquisitions of subsidiaries and foreign exchange movements on intragroup debt related to international subsidiaries.

 

(5)       The roll forward represents the growth over the period at the valuation discount rate over and above operating profit.

 

(6)       The revaluation profit/(loss) before tax does not include revaluation uplift in respect of NAFiM’s own business. AASB 1038 requires assets of a life company to be valued at net market value; since NAFiM is the parent life entity, the change in market value of its own life business is not brought to account.

 

(7)       Foreign exchange excess movements represent foreign exchange impacts on the net assets of international subsidiaries and market value of intragroup debt.

 

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Revaluation Profit/(Loss)

 

The components that contributed to the $239 million revaluation loss before tax comprised the effect of assumption changes and experience, offset by the anticipated growth in the business above current levels of operating profit (ie. the roll forward of the DCF).

 

The assumption changes primarily comprised lower retail sales volumes than anticipated at September 2002, which has impacted the value of future new business reducing it from 45% to 38% of total market value, and the overall impact of lower investment earnings. Further, weaker operating environments have reduced the values of the international businesses. The impact of these factors has been mitigated to some extent by the active management of expenses.

 

Included within ‘capital and other movements’ is a net capital injection of $135 million, which includes a $140 million injection into the insurance business to support the growth in the risk insurance business. A favourable foreign exchange movement on the intra-group debt related to the international subsidiaries is also included in this category. The growth of the risk insurance business is reflected in the increased market value attributed to the insurance business segment.

 

Entities held within the mark to market environment include operations in Australia, Europe, New Zealand and Asia. Distribution of value by both region and business segment are summarised below:

 

NAFiM subsidiaries
Market value summary ($m)

 

 

Net
assets

 

Value of
inforce
business

 

Embedded
value

 

Value of
future
new
business

 

Market
value

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

By region

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Australia

 

1,131

 

2,002

 

3,133

 

2,358

 

5,491

 

Europe

 

236

 

287

 

523

 

12

 

535

 

New Zealand

 

25

 

41

 

66

 

23

 

89

 

Asia

 

129

 

107

 

236

 

76

 

312

 

Market value at 31 March 2003

 

1,521

 

2,437

 

3,958

 

2,469

 

6,427

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

By business segment

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Investments

 

765

 

1,101

 

1,866

 

1,701

 

3,567

 

Insurance

 

695

 

1,228

 

1,923

 

768

 

2,691

 

Other

 

61

 

108

 

169

 

 

169

 

Market value at 31 March 2003

 

1,521

 

2,437

 

3,958

 

2,469

 

6,427

 

 

Actuarial assumptions applied in the determination of market value

 

Actuarial assumptions applied in the determination of market values for significant Wealth Management businesses held within the mark to market environment are summarised as follows:

 

 

 

March 2003

 

September 2002

 

Assumptions applied in the
determination of market
value (1)

 

New
business
multiplier(2)

 

Risk discount
rate(3)(%)

 

Franking
credit
assumptn
(%)(4)

 

New
business
multiplier(2)

 

Risk discount
rate(3)(%)

 

Franking
credit
assumptn
(%)(4)

 

Insurance

 

8.8

 

11.0

 

70

 

10.1

 

11.0

 

70

 

Investments

 

8.4

 

11.0 – 12.0

 

70

 

8.7

 

11.0 - 12.0

 

70

 

New Zealand

 

6.8

 

11.50 – 12.75

 

70

 

8.1

 

11.75 - 12.75

 

70

 

Hong Kong

 

9.0

 

12.5

 

 

9.0

 

12.5

 

 

 


(1)       The bulk of the European valuation was performed on an aggregate basis. Where the European business valuations identified separate values of inforce business and future new business, approximate methods were used to derive the value of future business that did not involve new business multipliers. The risk discount rate used in European valuations at 31 March 2003 was 10%.

 

(2)       New business multipliers represent the multiple of value arising from the 12 months to 30 September 2002 & the 12 months to 31 March 2003 new business experience respectively that equates to the value of future new business. It reflects the risk discount rate, anticipated new business growth and expected industry growth rates thereafter, together with an allowance for the expected pressure to reduce profit margins in the future.

 

(3)       Risk discount rates are gross of tax and have been derived using the Capital Asset Pricing Model. For the Australian and New Zealand businesses, the rates applied in the directors’ market valuations, as shown in the table above, are 0.5% higher than Tillinghast’s standard rates for DCF valuations of such businesses.

 

(4)       the valuations of Australian and New Zealand entities comprise the present value of estimated future distributable profits after corporate tax, together with the present value of 70% of the attaching imputation credits. The valuations of international entities other than New Zealand comprise the present values of estimated future distributable profits after corporate tax.

 

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Management Discussion & Analysis – Other (incl. Excess Capital, Group Funding & Corp. Centre)

 

OTHER (INCLUDING EXCESS CAPITAL, GROUP FUNDING & CORPORATE CENTRE)

 

Performance Summary

 

 

 

Half year to

 

Fav/(unfav)
change on

 

 

 

Mar 03
$m

 

Sep 02
$m

 

Mar 02
$m

 

Sep 02
%

 

Mar 02
%

 

Net interest income

 

(19

)

(94

)

(145

)

79.8

 

86.9

 

Other operating income(1)

 

(1

)

13

 

(10

)

large

 

90.0

 

Total income

 

(20

)

(81

)

(155

)

75.3

 

87.1

 

Other operating expenses(1)

 

37

 

17

 

(15

)

large

 

large

 

Underlying loss

 

(57

)

(98

)

(140

)

41.8

 

59.3

 

Charge to provide for doubtful debts(2)

 

 

(37

)

(1

)

large

 

large

 

Net cash earnings before tax

 

(57

)

(61

)

(139

)

6.6

 

59.0

 

Income tax benefit

 

(34

)

(7

)

(37

)

large

 

(8.1

)

Cash earnings before significant items(3)

 

(23

)

(54

)

(102

)

57.4

 

77.5

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

By Division

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Excess Capital(4)

 

38

 

68

 

69

 

(44.1

)

(44.9

)

Group Funding

 

(32

)

(107

)

(158

)

70.1

 

79.7

 

Corporate Centre

 

(29

)

(15

)

(13

)

(93.3

)

large

 

Other

 

(23

)

(54

)

(102

)

57.4

 

77.5

 

 


(1)                               Includes Group eliminations between the Banking Divisions.

 

(2)                               The September 2002 half year included a re-allocation from the Group statistical provision reserve to the operating divisions of $37 million.

 

(3)                               Refer to Note 1 for a reconciliation of Other (including Excess Capital, Group Funding & Corporate Centre) to Group net profit.

 

(4)                               Net interest income from excess capital (after tax). The earnings rate on excess capital for the half years ended March 2003, September 2002 and March 2002 was 4.99%, 5.72% and 5.26% respectively.

 

Excess Capital

 

The Group’s earnings on excess capital for the March 2003 half year were $38 million compared with $69 million in the prior comparative period reflecting the lower volume of excess capital due to the impact of the share buy-back and a lower average earning rate.

 

Earnings on excess capital is calculated by applying the average three-year bank bill swap rate of 4.99% (5.26% prior corresponding period) to the estimated excess. For balance sheet management purposes, the banking operations use a three-year benchmark for the investment term of capital. Holdings of excess capital reduce the amount of debt required by the banking operations to fund asset growth. Any reduction in excess capital would therefore need to be replaced with debt of the same term in order to maintain the interest rate risk profile of the banking operations.

 

When estimating excess capital, benchmarks are chosen having regard to Australian and international peers and the risk profile and asset base of the Group’s banking operations. Excess capital does not represent the total amount of surplus capital held by the Group.

 

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Group Funding

 

Group Funding acts as the central vehicle for movements of capital and structural funding to support the Group’s operations. This minimises the earnings distortion to the operating divisions and enhances the comparability of divisional performance over time.

 

For the half year to March 2003, Group Funding experienced a loss of $32 million compared to a loss of $158 million for the prior corresponding period.  The main factors contributing to the movement include:

 

             the funding benefit on the proceeds from the sale of SR Investment Inc. (HomeSide);

             lower inter-company funding costs with the falling interest rate environment; and

             a one-off unfavourable interest accrual adjustment in the March 2002 half.

 

Corporate Centre

 

Corporate Centre comprises the following non-operating units – Group and Corporate Finance, Corporate Development, People & Culture, Risk Management, Nautilus Insurance, National Technology, ISI program, Office of the CEO, and Group eliminations.

 

The Corporate Centre result for the March 2003 half year has been impacted by costs of $15 million after tax arising from an ongoing major review of compliance and associated quality improvements within Europe.

 

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SECTION 4

 

RESULTS FOR THE HALF YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2003

 

DETAILED FINANCIAL INFORMATION

 

The following section does not puport to be a set of interim financial statements. For the Group’s interim financial statements refer to the Appendix 4B filed with the ASX.

 

1.

Performance Summary by Division

2.

Net Interest Income

3.

Net Interest Margins & Spreads

4.

Average Balance Sheet & Related Interest

5.

Gross Loans & Advances

6.

Net Life Insurance Income

7.

Revenue

8.

Expenses

9.

Full Time Equivalent Employees

10.

Doubtful Debts

11.

Asset Quality

12.

Income Tax Reconciliation

13.

Significant Items

14.

Exchange Rates

15.

Capital Adequacy

16.

Cash Earnings per Share

17.

Risk Management

18.

Financial Information for US Investors

 

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Detailed Financial Information - Note 1: Performance Summary by Division

 

1. PERFORMANCE SUMMARY BY DIVISION

 

Half year ended
31 March 2003

 

Note

 

FSA
$m

 

FSE
$m

 

FSNZ
$m

 

CIB
$m

 

Other(1)
$m

 

Total
Banking
$m

 

WM
$m

 

Elimina-tions(2)
$m

 

Total
Group
$m

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net interest income

 

2

 

1,710

 

1,239

 

328

 

434

 

(19

)

3,692

 

54

 

 

3,746

 

Net life insurance income(3)

 

6

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

81

 

 

81

 

Other operating income(4)

 

7

 

950

 

503

 

167

 

505

 

(1

)

2,124

 

366

 

(58

)

2,432

 

Net operating income

 

 

 

2,660

 

1,742

 

495

 

939

 

(20

)

5,816

 

501

 

(58

)

6,259

 

Operating expenses(5)(6)

 

8

 

1,214

 

873

 

252

 

374

 

37

 

2,750

 

394

 

(58

)

3,086

 

Underlying profit

 

 

 

1,446

 

869

 

243

 

565

 

(57

)

3,066

 

107

 

 

3,173

 

Charge to provide for doubtful debts

 

10

 

156

 

135

 

7

 

23

 

 

321

 

1

 

 

322

 

Cash earnings before tax

 

 

 

1,290

 

734

 

236

 

542

 

(57

)

2,745

 

106

 

 

2,851

 

Income tax benefit - net life insurance income

 

6

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(70

)

 

(70

)

Income tax expense - other

 

12

 

386

 

226

 

77

 

126

 

(34

)

781

 

9

 

 

790

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cash earnings before significant items

 

 

 

904

 

508

 

159

 

416

 

(23

)

1,964

 

167

 

 

2,131

 

Wealth Management revaluation loss after tax

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(205

)

 

(205

)

Goodwill amortisation

 

 

 

1

 

31

 

1

 

 

16

 

49

 

 

 

49

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net profit before significant items

 

 

 

903

 

477

 

158

 

416

 

(39

)

1,915

 

(38

)

 

1,877

 

Significant items after tax

 

13

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net profit

 

 

 

903

 

477

 

158

 

416

 

(39

)

1,915

 

(38

)

 

1,877

 

Net profit attributable to outside equity interest

 

 

 

 

 

 

4

 

 

4

 

6

 

 

10

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net profit attributable to members of the Company

 

 

 

903

 

477

 

158

 

412

 

(39

)

1,911

 

(44

)

 

1,867

 

Distributions

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

94

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Earnings attributable to ordinary shareholders

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1,773

 

 

45



 

 

Half year ended
30 September 2002

 

Note

 

FSA
$m

 

FSE
$m

 

FSNZ
$m

 

CIB
$m

 

Other(1)
$m

 

Total
Banking
$m

 

WM
$m

 

Elimina-
tions(2)
$m

 

Total
Ongoing
Operations
$m

 

Disposed
Oper-
ations (7)
$m

 

Total
Group
$m

 

Net interest income

 

2

 

1,677

 

1,204

 

292

 

505

 

(94

)

3,584

 

45

 

 

3,629

 

(10

)

3,619

 

Net life insurance income(3)

 

6

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(250

)

 

(250

)

 

(250

)

Other operating income(4)

 

7

 

920

 

503

 

146

 

459

 

13

 

2,041

 

411

 

(69

)

2,383

 

142

 

2,525

 

Net operating income

 

 

 

2,597

 

1,707

 

438

 

964

 

(81

)

5,625

 

206

 

(69

)

5,762

 

132

 

5,894

 

Operating expenses(5)(6)

 

8

 

1,232

 

840

 

234

 

391

 

17

 

2,714

 

482

 

(69

)

3,127

 

118

 

3,245

 

Underlying profit

 

 

 

1,365

 

867

 

204

 

573

 

(98

)

2,911

 

(276

)

 

2,635

 

14

 

2,649

 

Charge to provide for doubtful debts

 

10

 

100

 

190

 

(13

)

21

 

(37

)

261

 

(1

)

 

260

 

20

 

280

 

Cash earnings before tax

 

 

 

1,265

 

677

 

217

 

552

 

(61

)

2,650

 

(275

)

 

2,375

 

(6

)

2,369

 

Income tax benefit – net life insurance income

 

6

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(354

)

 

(354

)

 

(354

)

Income tax expense – other

 

12

 

378

 

212

 

77

 

111

 

(7

)

771

 

2

 

 

773

 

3

 

776

 

Cash earnings before significant items

 

 

 

887

 

465

 

140

 

441

 

(54

)

1,879

 

77

 

 

1,956

 

(9

)

1,947

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Wealth Management revaluation loss after tax

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(389

)

 

(389

)

 

(389

)

Goodwill amortisation

 

 

 

 

31

 

1

 

 

21

 

53

 

 

 

53

 

 

53

 

Net profit before significant items

 

 

 

887

 

434

 

139

 

441

 

(75

)

1,826

 

(312

)

 

1,514

 

(9

)

1,505

 

Significant items after tax

 

13

 

(183

)

(117

)

(13

)

(24

)

(35

)

(372

)

(17

)

 

(389

)

 

(389

)

Net profit

 

 

 

704

 

317

 

126

 

417

 

(110

)

1,454

 

(329

)

 

1,125

 

(9

)

1,116

 

Net profit attributable to outside equity interest

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(1

)

 

(1

)

 

(1

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net profit attributable to members of the Company

 

 

 

704

 

317

 

126

 

417

 

(110

)

1,454

 

(328

)

 

1,126

 

(9

)

1,117

 

Distributions

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

92

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Earnings attributable to ordinary shareholders

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1,025

 

 

46



 

Half year ended
31 March 2002

 

Note

 

FSA
$
m

 

FSE
$
m

 

FSNZ
$
m

 

CIB
$
m

 

Other(1)
$
m

 

Total
Banking
$
m

 

WM
$
m

 

Elimina-
tions(2)
$
m

 

Total
Ongoing
Operations
$
m

 

Disposed
Oper-
ations (7)
$
m

 

Total
Group
$
m

 

Net interest income

 

2

 

1,630

 

1,229

 

257

 

546

 

(145

)

3,517

 

56

 

 

3,573

 

30

 

3,603

 

Net life insurance income(3)

 

6

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

240

 

 

240

 

 

240

 

Other operating income(4)

 

7

 

860

 

525

 

137

 

428

 

(10

)

1,940

 

388

 

(63

)

2,265

 

2,594

 

4,859

 

Net operating income

 

 

 

2,490

 

1,754

 

394

 

974

 

(155

)

5,457

 

684

 

(63

)

6,078

 

2,624

 

8,702

 

Operating expenses(5)(6)

 

8

 

1,218

 

837

 

210

 

368

 

(15

)

2,618

 

331

 

(63

)

2,886

 

2,576

 

5,462

 

Underlying profit

 

 

 

1,272

 

917

 

184

 

606

 

(140

)

2,839

 

353

 

 

3,192

 

48

 

3,240

 

Charge to provide for doubtful debts

 

10

 

46

 

188

 

8

 

146

 

(1

)

387

 

 

 

387

 

30

 

417

 

Cash earnings before tax

 

 

 

1,226

 

729

 

176

 

460

 

(139

)

2,452

 

353

 

 

2,805

 

18

 

2,823

 

Income tax expense - net life insurance income

 

6

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

106

 

 

106

 

 

106

 

Income tax expense - other

 

12

 

356

 

228

 

59

 

83

 

(37

)

689

 

26

 

 

715

 

(89

)

626

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cash earnings before significant items

 

 

 

870

 

501

 

117

 

377

 

(102

)

1,763

 

221

 

 

1,984

 

107

 

2,091

 

Wealth Management revaluation profit after tax

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

237

 

 

237

 

 

237

 

Goodwill amortisation

 

 

 

 

31

 

1

 

 

16

 

48

 

 

 

48

 

 

48

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net profit before significant items

 

 

 

870

 

470

 

116

 

377

 

(118

)

1,715

 

458

 

 

2,173

 

107

 

2,280

 

Significant items after tax

 

 

 

(2

)

 

 

(7

)

(5

)

(14

)

(3

)

 

(17

)

 

(17

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net profit

 

 

 

868

 

470

 

116

 

370

 

(123

)

1,701

 

455

 

 

2,156

 

107

 

2,263

 

Net profit attributable to outside equity interest

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

7

 

 

7

 

 

7

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net profit attributable to members of the Company

 

 

 

868

 

470

 

116

 

370

 

(123

)

1,701

 

448

 

 

2,149

 

107

 

2,256

 

Distributions

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

95

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Earnings attributable to ordinary shareholders

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2,161

 

 


(1)            Other includes Excess Capital, Group Funding, Corporate Centre and elimination entries within Total Banking.

 

(2)            Elimination of inter-divisional income and expenses (eg. revenue sharing arrangements between divisions).

 

(3)            Net life insurance income is the profit before tax excluding net interest income of the life insurance and funds management businesses of the statutory funds of the life insurance companies of the Group.  The contribution of net revenue after tax is $151 million for the March 2003 half year.

 

(4)            Other operating income excludes the net interest income and net life insurance income and revaluation profit/(loss).

 

(5)            Other operating expenses excludes the life insurance expenses incorporated within net life insurance income (Wealth Management only).

 

(6)            Other operating expenses includes defined pension expense (Financial Services Europe only).

 

(7)            Disposed Operations includes HomeSide, Vivid and intra-group elimination entries.

 

47



 

Detailed Financial Information - Note 2: Net Interest Income

 

2. NET INTEREST INCOME

 

 

 

 

 

Half year to

 

Fav/(unfav)
change on

 

 

 

Note

 

Mar 03
$m

 

Sep 02
$m

 

Mar 02
$m

 

Sep 02
%

 

Mar 02
%

 

Group

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Ongoing operations

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Interest income

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Loans to customers

 

 

 

7,539

 

7,015

 

6,707

 

7.5

 

12.4

 

Other interest

 

 

 

896

 

1,112

 

1,371

 

(19.4

)

(34.6

)

Total interest income

 

7

 

8,435

 

8,127

 

8,078

 

3.8

 

4.4

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Interest expense

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Deposits and other borrowings

 

 

 

3,482

 

3,353

 

3,349

 

(3.8

)

(4.0

)

Other

 

 

 

1,207

 

1,145

 

1,156

 

(5.4

)

(4.4

)

Total interest expense

 

8

 

4,689

 

4,498

 

4,505

 

(4.2

)

(4.1

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total ongoing operations

 

 

 

3,746

 

3,629

 

3,573

 

3.2

 

4.8

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Disposed operations

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Interest income

 

7

 

 

63

 

207

 

large

 

large

 

Interest expense

 

8

 

 

73

 

177

 

large

 

large

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total disposed operations

 

 

 

 

(10

)

30

 

large

 

large

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net interest income

 

 

 

3,746

 

3,619

 

3,603

 

3.5

 

4.0

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

By Division

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Ongoing operations

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Financial Services Australia

 

 

 

1,710

 

1,677

 

1,630

 

2.0

 

4.9

 

Financial Services Europe

 

 

 

1,239

 

1,204

 

1,229

 

2.9

 

0.8

 

Financial Services New Zealand

 

 

 

328

 

292

 

257

 

12.3

 

27.6

 

Retail Banking

 

 

 

3,277

 

3,173

 

3,116

 

3.3

 

5.2

 

Corporate & Institutional Banking

 

 

 

434

 

505

 

546

 

(14.1

)

(20.5

)

Other (incl. Excess Capital, Group Funding & Corporate Centre)

 

 

 

(19

)

(94

)

(145

)

79.8

 

86.9

 

Total Banking

 

 

 

3,692

 

3,584

 

3,517

 

3.0

 

5.0

 

Wealth Management

 

 

 

54

 

45

 

56

 

20.0

 

(3.6

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total ongoing operations

 

 

 

3,746

 

3,629

 

3,573

 

3.2

 

4.8

 

Total disposed operations

 

 

 

 

(10

)

30

 

large

 

large

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net interest income

 

 

 

3,746

 

3,619

 

3,603

 

3.5

 

4.0

 

 

48



 

Detailed Financial Information – Note 3: Net Interest Margin & Spreads

 

3. NET INTEREST MARGINS & SPREADS

 

 

 

Half year to

 

 

 

Fav/(unfav)
change on

 

 

 

Mar 03
%

 

Sep 02
%

 

Mar 02
%

 

Sep 02
basis pts

 

Mar 02
basis pts

 

Group

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Group interest spread

 

2.22

%

2.36

%

2.41

%

(0.14

)

(0.19

)

Group interest margin(1)

 

2.56

%

2.63

%

2.71

%

(0.07

)

(0.15

)

Group interest margin (excluding earnings on Excess Capital)(1)

 

2.52

%

2.56

%

2.64

%

(0.04

)

(0.12

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

By Region

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Australia(2)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Australia interest spread

 

2.30

%

2.54

%

2.74

%

(0.24

)

(0.44

)

Australia interest margin(1)

 

2.59

%

2.71

%

2.87

%

(0.12

)

(0.28

)

Australia interest margin (excluding earnings on Excess Capital)(1)

 

2.51

%

2.57

%

2.72

%

(0.06

)

(0.21

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Europe(2)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Europe interest spread

 

2.08

%

2.47

%

2.50

%

(0.39

)

(0.42

)

Europe interest margin(1)(3)

 

2.57

%

2.90

%

2.99

%

(0.33

)

(0.42

)

Other International(2)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Other International interest spread

 

1.59

%

1.32

%

1.25

%

0.27

 

0.34

 

Other International interest margin(1)

 

1.70

%

1.42

%

1.43

%

0.28

 

0.27

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

By Division

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net interest margin(1)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Financial Services Australia

 

3.18

%

3.38

%

3.53

%

(0.20

)

(0.35

)

Financial Services Europe

 

4.18

%

4.21

%

4.16

%

(0.03

)

0.02

 

Financial Services New Zealand

 

2.78

%

2.68

%

2.54

%

0.10

 

0.24

 

Corporate & Institutional Banking

 

0.58

%

0.73

%

0.81

%

(0.15

)

(0.23

)

Net interest spread

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Financial Services Australia

 

2.73

%

2.86

%

3.05

%

(0.13

)

(0.32

)

Financial Services Europe

 

3.82

%

3.82

%

3.64

%

 

0.18

 

Financial Services New Zealand

 

3.09

%

3.00

%

2.91

%

0.09

 

0.18

 

 


(1)            Interest margin is net interest income as a percentage of average interest-earning assets.

 

(2)            Australia, Europe and Other International include intragroup cross border loans/borrowings and associated interest.

 

(3)            The decline in Europe margin has been impacted by the Money Markets division within Corporate & Institutional Banking.  This includes the impact of lower trading income and an increase in a structured lending product called “reverse repo” loans.

 

49



 

Detailed Financial Information – Note 4: Average Balance Sheet & Related Interest

 

4. AVERAGE BALANCE SHEET & RELATED INTEREST

 

The following tables set forth the major categories of interest earning assets and interest bearing liabilities,  together with their respective interest rates earned or paid by the Group.  Averages are predominantly  daily averages. Interest income figures include interest income on non-accruing loans to the extent cash  payments have been received. Amounts classified as Other International represent interest-earning assets  or interest-bearing liabilities of the controlled entities and overseas branches, excluding Europe and  HomeSide. Non-accrual loans are included with interest-earning assets within loans and advances.

 

Average assets and interest income

 

 

 

Half year ended Mar 03

 

Half year ended Sep 02

 

 

 

Average
balance
$m

 

Interest
$m

 

Average
rate
%

 

Average
balance
$m

 

Interest
$m

 

Average
rate
%

 

Interest earning assets

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Due from other financial institutions

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Australia

 

4,139

 

52

 

2.52

 

3,334

 

55

 

3.29

 

Europe

 

7,400

 

130

 

3.52

 

6,265

 

103

 

3.28

 

Other International

 

3,990

 

34

 

1.71

 

4,087

 

41

 

2.00

 

Regulatory deposits

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Europe

 

156

 

1

 

1.29

 

140

 

1

 

1.42

 

Other International

 

67

 

 

 

19

 

 

 

Marketable debt securities

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Australia

 

14,852

 

417

 

5.63

 

15,083

 

405

 

5.36

 

Europe

 

10,961

 

223

 

4.08

 

11,969

 

249

 

4.15

 

Other International

 

9,001

 

157

 

3.50

 

9,952

 

153

 

3.07

 

Loans and advances(1)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Australia

 

125,206

 

4,136

 

6.62

 

116,025

 

3,834

 

6.59

 

Europe

 

80,351

 

2,235

 

5.58

 

71,034

 

2,120

 

5.95

 

HomeSide

 

 

 

 

15

 

 

 

Other International

 

37,324

 

1,168

 

6.28

 

33,629

 

1,060

 

6.29

 

Other interest earning assets(2)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Australia

 

5

 

57

 

n/a

 

9

 

246

 

n/a

 

Europe

 

380

 

12

 

n/a

 

661

 

11

 

n/a

 

HomeSide

 

 

 

n/a

 

2,397

 

61

 

n/a

 

Other International

 

32

 

(187

)

n/a

 

21

 

(149

)

n/a

 

Intragroup loans(3)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Europe

 

7,109

 

175

 

4.94

 

2,216

 

133

 

11.97

 

Other International

 

11,137

 

153

 

2.76

 

12,786

 

117

 

1.83

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Average interest earning assets and interest income incl intragroup loans by:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Australia

 

144,202

 

4,662

 

6.48

 

134,451

 

4,540

 

6.73

 

Europe

 

106,357

 

2,776

 

5.23

 

92,285

 

2,617

 

5.66

 

HomeSide

 

 

 

 

2,412

 

61

 

5.04

 

Other International

 

61,551

 

1,325

 

4.32

 

60,494

 

1,222

 

4.03

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total average interest earning assets and interest income incl. intragroup loans

 

312,110

 

8,763

 

5.63

 

289,642

 

8,440

 

5.81

 

 

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Average assets and interest income

 

 

 

Half year ended Mar 03

 

Half year ended Sep 02

 

 

 

Average
balance
$m

 

Interest
$m

 

Average
rate
%

 

Average
balance
$m

 

Interest
$m

 

Average
rate
%

 

Intragroup loans eliminations

 

(18,246

)

(328

)

3.61

 

(15,002

)

(250

)

3.32

 

Total average interest earning assets by:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Australia

 

144,202

 

4,662

 

6.48

 

134,451

 

4,540

 

6.73

 

Europe

 

99,248

 

2,601

 

5.26

 

90,069

 

2,484

 

5.50

 

HomeSide

 

 

 

 

2,412

 

61

 

5.04

 

Other International

 

50,414

 

1,172

 

4.66

 

47,708

 

1,105

 

4.62

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total average interest earning assets

 

293,864

 

8,435

 

5.76

 

274,640

 

8,190

 

5.95

 

Non-interest earning assets

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Investments relating to life insurance business(4)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Australia

 

30,357

 

 

 

 

 

32,749

 

 

 

 

 

Europe

 

332

 

 

 

 

 

395

 

 

 

 

 

Other International

 

179

 

 

 

 

 

171

 

 

 

 

 

Acceptances

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Australia

 

22,209

 

 

 

 

 

21,890

 

 

 

 

 

Europe

 

139

 

 

 

 

 

166

 

 

 

 

 

Other International

 

27

 

 

 

 

 

89

 

 

 

 

 

Fixed assets

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Australia

 

1,363

 

 

 

 

 

1,351

 

 

 

 

 

Europe

 

786

 

 

 

 

 

770

 

 

 

 

 

HomeSide

 

 

 

 

 

 

1

 

 

 

 

 

Other International

 

121

 

 

 

 

 

166

 

 

 

 

 

Other assets

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Australia

 

20,872

 

 

 

 

 

21,707

 

 

 

 

 

Europe

 

8,142

 

 

 

 

 

9,047

 

 

 

 

 

HomeSide

 

 

 

 

 

 

5,952

 

 

 

 

 

Other International

 

3,925

 

 

 

 

 

3,824

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total average non-interest earning assets by:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Australia

 

74,801

 

 

 

 

 

77,697

 

 

 

 

 

Europe

 

9,399

 

 

 

 

 

10,378

 

 

 

 

 

HomeSide

 

 

 

 

 

 

5,953

 

 

 

 

 

Other International

 

4,252

 

 

 

 

 

4,250

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total average non-interest earning assets

 

88,452

 

 

 

 

 

98,278

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Provision for doubtful debts

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Australia

 

(1,133

)

 

 

 

 

(1,419

)

 

 

 

 

Europe

 

(917

)

 

 

 

 

(918

)

 

 

 

 

HomeSide

 

 

 

 

 

 

(19

)

 

 

 

 

Other International

 

(321

)

 

 

 

 

(332

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total average assets by:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Australia

 

217,870

 

 

 

 

 

210,729

 

 

 

 

 

Europe

 

107,730

 

 

 

 

 

99,529

 

 

 

 

 

HomeSide

 

 

 

 

 

 

8,346

 

 

 

 

 

Other International

 

54,345

 

 

 

 

 

51,626

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total average assets

 

379,945

 

 

 

 

 

370,230

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Percentage of total average assets applicable to international operations

 

42.7

%

 

 

 

 

43.1

%

 

 

 

 

 

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Average liabilities and interest expense

 

 

 

Half year ended Mar 03

 

Half year ended Sep 02

 

 

 

Average
balance
$m

 

Interest
$m

 

Average
rate
%

 

Average
balance
$m

 

Interest
$m

 

Average
rate
%

 

Interest bearing liabilities

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Time deposits

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Australia

 

40,306

 

1,063

 

5.29

 

40,127

 

1,110

 

5.52

 

Europe

 

34,223

 

566

 

3.32

 

30,848

 

555

 

3.59

 

Other International

 

28,063

 

504

 

3.60

 

31,138

 

452

 

2.90

 

Savings deposits

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Australia

 

7,606

 

158

 

4.17

 

5,564

 

124

 

4.45

 

Europe

 

14,264

 

143

 

2.01

 

14,705

 

150

 

2.03

 

Other International

 

2,976

 

42

 

2.83

 

2,705

 

32

 

2.36

 

Other demand deposits

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Australia

 

37,372

 

451

 

2.42

 

34,091

 

420

 

2.46

 

Europe

 

13,324

 

116

 

1.75

 

14,516

 

127

 

1.75

 

Other International

 

2,841

 

41

 

2.89

 

2,620

 

44

 

3.35

 

Government and Official Institutions

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Australia

 

831

 

17

 

4.10

 

863

 

17

 

3.93

 

Other International

 

2,527

 

16

 

1.27

 

1,838

 

19

 

2.06

 

Due to other financial institutions

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Australia

 

5,373

 

85

 

3.17

 

5,437

 

108

 

3.96

 

Europe

 

26,920

 

520

 

3.87

 

18,579

 

376

 

4.04

 

Other International

 

16,074

 

168

 

2.10

 

15,203

 

175

 

2.30

 

Short-term borrowings

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Other International

 

6,024

 

23

 

0.77

 

4,599

 

24

 

1.04

 

Long-term borrowings

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Australia

 

19,605

 

347

 

3.55

 

19,013

 

380

 

3.99

 

HomeSide

 

 

 

 

2,248

 

79

 

7.01

 

Other International

 

500

 

13

 

5.21

 

170

 

4

 

4.69

 

Other interest bearing liabilities

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Australia

 

4,753

 

342

 

n/a

 

8,264

 

288

 

n/a

 

Europe

 

3

 

1

 

n/a

 

25

 

1

 

n/a

 

Other International

 

 

(4

)

n/a

 

 

6

 

n/a

 

Loan Capital

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Australia

 

435

 

11

 

5.07

 

510

 

13

 

5.08

 

Europe

 

1,264

 

66

 

10.47

 

1,193

 

67

 

11.20

 

Intragroup loans

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Australia

 

18,246

 

328

 

3.61

 

15,002

 

250

 

3.32

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Average interest bearing liabilities and interest expense incl intragroup loans by:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Australia

 

134,527

 

2,802

 

4.18

 

128,871

 

2,710

 

4.19

 

Europe

 

89,998

 

1,412

 

3.15

 

79,866

 

1,276

 

3.19

 

HomeSide

 

 

 

 

2,248

 

79

 

7.01

 

Other International

 

59,005

 

803

 

2.73

 

58,273

 

756

 

2.59

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total average interest bearing liabilities and interest expense incl. intragroup loans

 

283,530

 

5,017

 

3.55

 

269,258

 

4,821

 

3.57

 

 

52



 

Average liabilities and interest expense

 

 

 

Half year ended Mar 03

 

Half year ended Sep 02

 

 

 

Average
balance
$m

 

Interest
$m

 

Average
rate
%

 

Average
balance
$m

 

Interest
$m

 

Average
rate
%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Intragroup loans eliminations

 

(18,246

)

(328

)

3.61

 

(15,002

)

(250

)

3.32

 

Total average interest bearing liabilities and interest expense by:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Australia

 

116,281

 

2,474

 

4.27

 

113,869

 

2,460

 

4.31

 

Europe

 

89,998

 

1,412

 

3.15

 

79,866

 

1,276

 

3.19

 

HomeSide

 

 

 

 

2,248

 

79

 

7.01

 

Other International

 

59,005

 

803

 

2.73

 

58,273

 

756

 

2.59

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total average interest bearing liabilities and interest expense

 

265,284

 

4,689

 

3.54

 

254,256

 

4,571

 

3.59

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Non-interest bearing liabilities

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Deposits not bearing interest

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Australia

 

5,107

 

 

 

 

 

4,852

 

 

 

 

 

Europe

 

6,015

 

 

 

 

 

5,622

 

 

 

 

 

Other International

 

1,369

 

 

 

 

 

1,327

 

 

 

 

 

Liability on acceptances

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Australia

 

22,209

 

 

 

 

 

21,890

 

 

 

 

 

Europe

 

139

 

 

 

 

 

166

 

 

 

 

 

Other International

 

27

 

 

 

 

 

89

 

 

 

 

 

Life insurance policy liabilities(4)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Australia

 

30,253

 

 

 

 

 

30,795

 

 

 

 

 

Europe

 

259

 

 

 

 

 

324

 

 

 

 

 

Other International

 

285

 

 

 

 

 

115

 

 

 

 

 

Other liabilities

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Australia

 

14,611

 

 

 

 

 

17,264

 

 

 

 

 

Europe

 

8,482

 

 

 

 

 

6,269

 

 

 

 

 

HomeSide

 

 

 

 

 

 

1,372

 

 

 

 

 

Other International

 

2,229

 

 

 

 

 

2,470

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total average non-interest bearing liabilities by:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Australia

 

72,180

 

 

 

 

 

74,801

 

 

 

 

 

Europe

 

14,895

 

 

 

 

 

12,381

 

 

 

 

 

HomeSide

 

 

 

 

 

 

1,372

 

 

 

 

 

Other International

 

3,910

 

 

 

 

 

4,001

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total average non-interest bearing liabilities

 

90,985

 

 

 

 

 

92,555

 

 

 

 

 

 

53



 

Equity

 

 

 

Half year ended Mar 03

 

Half year ended Sep 02

 

 

 

Average
balance
$m

 

Interest
$m

 

Average
rate
%

 

Average
balance
$m

 

Interest
$m

 

Average
rate
%

 

Equity

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Contributed equity

 

6,872

 

 

 

 

 

7,626

 

 

 

 

 

Preference share capital

 

730

 

 

 

 

 

730

 

 

 

 

 

National Income Securities

 

1,945

 

 

 

 

 

1,945

 

 

 

 

 

Reserves

 

1,770

 

 

 

 

 

1,656

 

 

 

 

 

Retained profits

 

12,186

 

 

 

 

 

11,394

 

 

 

 

 

Outside equity interest in controlled entities

 

173

 

 

 

 

 

68

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Equity

 

23,676

 

 

 

 

 

23,419

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total liabilities and equity

 

379,945

 

 

 

 

 

370,230

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Percentage of total average liabilities applicable to international operations

 

47.1

%

 

 

 

 

45.7

%

 

 

 

 

 


(1)            Includes non-accrual loans.

 

(2)            Includes interest on derivatives and escrow deposits.

 

(3)            The calculations for Australia, Europe, HomeSide and Other International include intragroup cross border loans/borrowings and associated interest.

 

(4)            Included within investments relating to life insurance business are interest-earning debt securities.  The interest earned from these securities is reported in life insurance income, and has therefore been treated as non-interest earning for the purposes of this note.  The assets and liabilities held in the statutory funds of the Group’s Australian life insurance business are subject to the restrictions of the Life Insurance Act 1995.

 

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Detailed Financial Information – Note 5: Gross Loans & Advances

 

5. GROSS LOANS & ADVANCES

 

 

 

As at

 

Change on

 

 

 

Mar 03
$m

 

Sep 02
$m

 

Mar 02
$m

 

Sep 02
%

 

Mar 02
%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

By region

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Ongoing operations

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Australia

 

130,058

 

120,885

 

112,371

 

7.6

 

15.7

 

Europe

 

80,226

 

77,750

 

65,895

 

3.2

 

21.7

 

New Zealand

 

28,174

 

25,702

 

24,298

 

9.6

 

16.0

 

United States

 

5,031

 

7,230

 

5,064

 

(30.4

)

(0.7

)

Asia

 

3,327

 

3,936

 

4,173

 

(15.5

)

(20.3

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total ongoing operations

 

246,816

 

235,503

 

211,801

 

4.8

 

16.5

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total disposed operations

 

 

181

 

257

 

large

 

large

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total gross loans and advances

 

246,816

 

235,684

 

212,058

 

4.7

 

16.4

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Securitised loans

 

747

 

929

 

1,175

 

(19.6

)

(36.4

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

By product

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Ongoing operations

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Housing

 

103,458

 

95,987

 

85,483

 

7.8

 

21.0

 

Term lending(1)

 

72,435

 

73,990

 

70,294

 

(2.1

)

3.0

 

Overdrafts

 

18,012

 

18,765

 

17,988

 

(4.0

)

0.1

 

Leasing

 

15,772

 

15,882

 

14,998

 

(0.7

)

5.2

 

Credit cards

 

6,512

 

6,584

 

6,187

 

(1.1

)

5.3

 

Other(1)

 

30,627

 

24,295

 

16,851

 

26.1

 

81.8

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total ongoing operations

 

246,816

 

235,503

 

211,801

 

4.8

 

16.5

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total disposed operations

 

 

181

 

257

 

large

 

large

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total gross loans and advances

 

246,816

 

235,684

 

212,058

 

4.7

 

16.4

 

 


(1)            Comparative information in relation to reverse repurchase agreements has been reclassified from term lending to other, to ensure consistency with 31 March 2003 balances.

 

 

 

As at Mar 03

 

By product & region

 

Australia
$m

 

Europe
$m

 

New
Zealand
$m

 

United
States
$m

 

Asia
$m

 

Total
$m

 

Housing

 

75,379

 

16,641

 

10,859

 

 

579

 

103,458

 

Term Lending

 

31,753

 

21,867

 

12,587

 

4,008

 

2,220

 

72,435

 

Overdrafts

 

4,826

 

12,096

 

1,090

 

 

 

18,012

 

Leasing

 

7,466

 

8,242

 

28

 

 

36

 

15,772

 

Credit cards

 

3,648

 

1,918

 

946

 

 

 

6,512

 

Other

 

6,986

 

19,462

 

2,664

 

1,023

 

492

 

30,627

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total gross loans and advances

 

130,058

 

80,226

 

28,174

 

5,031

 

3,327

 

246,816

 

 

55



 

 

 

Increase / (decrease) from Sep 02

 

Movement from Sep 2002
excluding foreign exchange

 

Australia
%

 

Europe
%

 

New
Zealand
%

 

United
States
%

 

Asia
%

 

Total
%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Gross loans and advances
Including:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Housing

 

10.1

 

4.4

 

7.5

 

large

 

11.3

 

8.8

 

Term lending(1)

 

3.4

 

(2.1

)

 

2.8

 

(7.5

)

0.6

 

Overdrafts

 

(3.9

)

6.8

 

(14.6

)

large

 

 

1.7

 

Leasing

 

4.2

 

4.6

 

large

 

 

(7.7

)

4.5

 

Credit cards

 

3.5

 

(3.5

)

1.7

 

 

 

1.1

 

 

 

 

Increase / (decrease) from March 02

 

Movement from March 2002
excluding foreign exchange

 

Australia
%

 

Europe
%

 

New
Zealand
%

 

United
States
%

 

Asia
%

 

Total
%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Gross loans and advances
Including:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Housing

 

23.1

 

8.1

 

11.1

 

large

 

26.1

 

19.0

 

Term lending(1)

 

6.0

 

3.0

 

0.1

 

(1.5

)

(11.1

)

2.8

 

Overdrafts

 

(3.3

)

8.5

 

11.3

 

 

 

5.2

 

Leasing

 

6.6

 

6.2

 

large

 

 

(7.7

)

6.5

 

Credit cards

 

6.8

 

1.2

 

2.5

 

 

 

4.4

 

 


(1)            Comparative information in relation to reverse repurchase agreements has been reclassified from term lending to other, to ensure consistency with 31 March 2003 balances.

 

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By Division

 

FSA
$m

 

FSE
$m

 

FSNZ
$m

 

CIB
$m

 

WM
$m

 

Other (1)
$m

 

Total
Ongoing
Operations
$m

 

Disposed
Operations (2)
$m

 

Total
Group
$m

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

As at 31 March 2003

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Housing lending

 

72,057

 

16,641

 

10,828

 

610

 

4,069

 

(747

)

103,458

 

 

103,458

 

Non-housing lending

 

38,201

 

36,014

 

10,191

 

58,097

 

1,788

 

(933

)

143,358

 

 

143,358

 

Total gross loans and advances

 

110,258

 

52,655

 

21,019

 

58,707

 

5,857

 

(1,680

)

246,816

 

 

246,816

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

As at 30 September 2002

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Housing lending

 

65,720

 

17,413

 

9,494

 

618

 

3,671

 

(929

)

95,987

 

89

 

96,076

 

Non-housing lending

 

37,204

 

40,401

 

9,360

 

51,787

 

1,660

 

(896

)

139,516

 

92

 

139,608

 

Total gross loans and advances

 

102,924

 

57,814

 

18,854

 

52,405

 

5,331

 

(1,825

)

235,503

 

181

 

235,684

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

As at 31 March 2002

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Housing lending

 

59,126

 

15,637

 

8,805

 

546

 

3,268

 

(1,175

)

86,207

 

115

 

86,322

 

Non-housing lending

 

35,803

 

37,133

 

8,484

 

44,271

 

1,521

 

(1,618

)

125,594

 

142

 

125,736

 

Total gross loans and advances

 

94,929

 

52,770

 

17,289

 

44,817

 

4,789

 

(2,793

)

211,801

 

257

 

212,058

 

 


(1)            Other includes Excess Capital, Group Funding, Corporate Centre and intra-group elimination entries.

(2)            Disposed Operations includes HomeSide, Vivid and intra-group elimination entries

 

57



 

Detailed Financial Information - Note 6: Net Life Insurance Income

 

6. NET LIFE INSURANCE INCOME

 

 

 

Half year to

 

Fav/(unfav)
change on

 

 

 

Mar 03
$m

 

Sep 02
$m

 

Mar 02
$m

 

Sep 02
%

 

Mar 02
%

 

Ongoing operations

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Premium and related revenue

 

503

 

652

 

482

 

(22.9

)

4.4

 

Investment revenue

 

224

 

(3,169

)

2,181

 

large

 

(89.7

)

Life insurance income

 

727

 

(2,517

)

2,663

 

large

 

(72.7

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Claims expense

 

513

 

539

 

417

 

4.8

 

(23.0

)

Change in policy liabilities

 

(250

)

(3,218

)

1,581

 

(92.2

)

large

 

Policy acquisition and maintenance expense

 

344

 

366

 

385

 

6.0

 

10.6

 

Investment management fees

 

39

 

48

 

38

 

18.8

 

(2.6

)

Other life insurance-related expenses

 

 

(2

)

2

 

large

 

large

 

Life insurance expenses

 

646

 

(2,267

)

2,423

 

large

 

73.3

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net life insurance income

 

81

 

(250

)

240

 

large

 

(66.3

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Income tax expense/(benefit) - net life insurance
income

 

(70

)

(354

)

106

 

(80.2

)

large

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net life insurance income after tax

 

151

 

104

 

134

 

45.2

 

12.7

 

 

Net life insurance income is the profit before tax excluding net interest income of the life insurance and funds management businesses of the statutory funds of the life insurance companies of the Group. Refer to note 57 of the Group’s annual financial report 2002 for further details for the year ended 30 September 2002.

 

58



 

Detailed Financial Information - Note 7: Revenue

 

7. REVENUE

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Half year to

 

Fav/(unfav)
change on

 

 

 

Note

 

Mar 03
$m

 

Sep 02
$m

 

Mar 02
$m

 

Sep 02
%

 

Mar 02
%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Ongoing operations

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Interest income

 

2

 

8,435

 

8,127

 

8,078

 

3.8

 

4.4

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Premium and related revenue

 

 

 

503

 

652

 

482

 

(22.9

)

4.4

 

Investment revenue

 

 

 

224

 

(3,169

)

2,181

 

large

 

(89.7

)

Life insurance income

 

6

 

727

 

(2,517

)

2,663

 

large

 

(72.7

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Wealth Management other operating income

 

 

 

366

 

411

 

388

 

(10.9

)

(5.7

)

Revaluation profit/(loss)

 

 

 

(239

)

(525

)

370

 

54.5

 

large

 

Wealth Management total income

 

 

 

127

 

(114

)

758

 

large

 

(83.2

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total Banking other operating income

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Dividends received

 

 

 

18

 

20

 

15

 

(10.0

)

20.0

 

Profit on sale of property, plant and equipment

 

 

 

13

 

6

 

7

 

large

 

85.7

 

Loan fees from banking

 

 

 

698

 

697

 

651

 

0.1

 

7.2

 

Money transfer fees

 

 

 

509

 

514

 

498

 

(1.0

)

2.2

 

Trading income

 

 

 

318

 

288

 

275

 

10.4

 

15.6

 

Foreign exchange income

 

 

 

7

 

13

 

2

 

(46.2

)

large

 

Fees and commissions

 

 

 

396

 

387

 

350

 

2.3

 

13.1

 

Fleet service fees

 

 

 

40

 

29

 

29

 

37.9

 

37.9

 

Other income

 

 

 

125

 

87

 

113

 

43.7

 

10.6

 

Total Banking other operating income

 

 

 

2,124

 

2,041

 

1,940

 

4.1

 

9.5

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Eliminations

 

 

 

(58

)

(69

)

(63

)

15.9

 

7.9

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Banking other operating income net of eliminations

 

 

 

2,066

 

1,972

 

1,877

 

4.8

 

10.1

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total revenue from ongoing operations

 

 

 

11,355

 

7,468

 

13,376

 

52.0

 

(15.1

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Disposed operations

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Interest income

 

 

 

 

63

 

207

 

large

 

large

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

HomeSide

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Proceeds from sale of HomeSide operating assets

 

 

 

 

15

 

2,299

 

large

 

large

 

Other

 

 

 

 

128

 

295

 

large

 

large

 

Other operating income

 

 

 

 

143

 

2,594

 

large

 

large

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total revenue from disposed operations

 

 

 

 

206

 

2,801

 

large

 

large

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Significant revenue

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Proceeds from sale of SR Investment (HomeSide)

 

 

 

 

2,671

 

 

large

 

large

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Group eliminations

 

 

 

 

(1

)

 

large

 

large

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total revenue from ordinary activities

 

 

 

11,355

 

10,344

 

16,177

 

9.8

 

(29.8

)

 

59



 

Other operating income (before revaluation profit/(loss) and significant income) by Division

 

 

 

Half year to

 

Fav/(unfav)
change on

 

 

 

Mar 03
$m

 

Sep 02
$m

 

Mar 02
$m

 

Sep 02
%

 

Mar 02
%

 

Ongoing operations

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Financial Services Australia

 

950

 

920

 

860

 

3.3

 

10.5

 

Financial Services Europe

 

503

 

503

 

525

 

 

(4.2

)

Financial Services New Zealand

 

167

 

146

 

137

 

14.4

 

21.9

 

Retail Banking

 

1,620

 

1,569

 

1,522

 

3.3

 

6.4

 

Corporate & Institutional Banking

 

505

 

459

 

428

 

10.0

 

18.0

 

Other (incl. Excess Capital, Group Funding & Corporate Centre)

 

(1

)

13

 

(10

)

large

 

90.0

 

Total Banking

 

2,124

 

2,041

 

1,940

 

4.1

 

9.5

 

Wealth Management

 

366

 

411

 

388

 

(10.9

)

(5.7

)

Eliminations

 

(58

)

(69

)

(63

)

15.9

 

7.9

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total ongoing operations

 

2,432

 

2,383

 

2,265

 

2.1

 

7.4

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Disposed operations

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

HomeSide

 

 

143

 

2,594

 

large

 

large

 

Eliminations

 

 

(1

)

 

large

 

large

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total disposed operations

 

 

142

 

2,594

 

large

 

large

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Other operating income

 

2,432

 

2,525

 

4,859

 

(3.7

)

(49.9

)

 

60



 

Detailed Financial Information - Note 8: Expenses

 

8. EXPENSES

 

 

 

Note

 

Half year to

 

Fav/(unfav)
change on

 

 

 

Mar 03
$m

 

Sep 02
$m

 

Mar 02
$m

 

Sep 02
%

 

Mar 02
%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Ongoing operations

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Interest expense

 

2

 

4,689

 

4,498

 

4,505

 

(4.2

)

(4.1

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Claims expense

 

 

 

513

 

539

 

417

 

4.8

 

(23.0

)

Change in policy liabilities

 

 

 

(250

)

(3,218

)

1,581

 

(92.2

)

large

 

Policy acquisition and maintenance expense

 

 

 

344

 

366

 

385

 

6.0

 

10.6

 

Investment management fees

 

 

 

39

 

48

 

38

 

18.8

 

(2.6

)

Other life insurance-related expenses

 

 

 

 

(2

)

2

 

large

 

large

 

Life insurance expenses

 

6

 

646

 

(2,267

)

2,423

 

large

 

73.3

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Wealth Management other operating expenses

 

 

 

383

 

418

 

331

 

8.4

 

(15.7

)

Investor compensation

 

 

 

11

 

64

 

 

82.8

 

large

 

Wealth Management other operating expenses

 

 

 

394

 

482

 

331

 

18.3

 

(19.0

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total Banking other operating expenses

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Personnel expenses

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Salaries and related on costs

 

 

 

1,279

 

1,233

 

1,229

 

(3.7

)

(4.1

)

Superannuation

 

 

 

95

 

56

 

63

 

(69.6

)

(50.8

)

Other

 

 

 

106

 

128

 

128

 

17.2

 

17.2

 

 

 

 

 

1,480

 

1,417

 

1,420

 

(4.4

)

(4.2

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Occupancy expenses

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Rental on operating leases

 

 

 

131

 

120

 

118

 

(9.2

)

(11.0

)

Depreciation and amortisation

 

 

 

35

 

36

 

39

 

2.8

 

10.3

 

Other

 

 

 

106

 

107

 

103

 

0.9

 

(2.9

)

 

 

 

 

272

 

263

 

260

 

(3.4

)

(4.6

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

General expenses

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Advertising and marketing

 

 

 

84

 

88

 

73

 

4.5

 

(15.1

)

Non-lending losses

 

 

 

23

 

11

 

36

 

large

 

36.1

 

Communications, postage and stationery

 

 

 

189

 

207

 

215

 

8.7

 

12.1

 

Depreciation and amortisation

 

 

 

141

 

146

 

142

 

3.4

 

0.7

 

Fees and commissions

 

 

 

39

 

49

 

40

 

20.4

 

2.5

 

Computer equipment and software

 

 

 

109

 

109

 

105

 

 

(3.8

)

Professional fees

 

 

 

111

 

107

 

103

 

(3.7

)

(7.8

)

Travel

 

 

 

26

 

23

 

18

 

(13.0

)

(44.4

)

Freight and cartage

 

 

 

17

 

31

 

28

 

45.2

 

39.3

 

Other expenses

 

 

 

259

 

263

 

178

 

1.5

 

(45.5

)

 

 

 

 

998

 

1,034

 

938

 

3.5

 

(6.4

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total Banking other operating expenses

 

 

 

2,750

 

2,714

 

2,618

 

(1.3

)

(5.0

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Eliminations

 

 

 

(58

)

(69

)

(63

)

(15.9

)

(7.9

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Banking other operating expenses net of eliminations

 

 

 

2,692

 

2,645

 

2,555

 

(1.8

)

(5.4

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Other operating expenses

 

 

 

3,086

 

3,127

 

2,886

 

1.3

 

(6.9

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total operating expenses from ongoing operations

 

 

 

8,421

 

5,358

 

9,814

 

(57.2

)

14.2

 

 

61



 

 

 

Note

 

Half year to

 

Fav/(unfav)
change on

 

 

 

Mar 03
$m

 

Sep 02
$m

 

Mar 02
$m

 

Sep 02
%

 

Mar 02
%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Disposed operations

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Interest expense

 

 

 

 

73

 

177

 

large

 

large

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

HomeSide

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Carrying value and expenses attributable to the sale of HomeSide operating assets

 

 

 

 

4

 

2,318

 

large

 

large

 

Other

 

 

 

 

114

 

257

 

large

 

large

 

Other disposed operations

 

 

 

 

1

 

1

 

large

 

large

 

Operating expenses

 

 

 

 

119

 

2,576

 

large

 

large

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total operating expenses from disposed operations

 

 

 

 

192

 

2,753

 

large

 

large

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Significant expenses

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Provision for restructure

 

 

 

 

556

 

24

 

large

 

large

 

Carrying value of SR Investment sold

 

 

 

 

2,686

 

 

large

 

large

 

Significant expenses

 

 

 

 

3,242

 

24

 

large

 

large

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Group eliminations

 

 

 

 

(1

)

 

large

 

large

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total operating expenses before goodwill and charge to provide for doubtful debts

 

 

 

8,421

 

8,791

 

12,591

 

4.2

 

33.1

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Amortisation of goodwill

 

 

 

49

 

53

 

48

 

7.5

 

(2.1

)

Charge to provide for doubtful debts

 

10

 

322

 

280

 

417

 

(15.0

)

22.8

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total expenses

 

 

 

8,792

 

9,124

 

13,056

 

3.6

 

32.7

 

 

Operating expenses (before goodwill, significant expenses and charge to provide for doubtful debts) by Division

 

Ongoing operations

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Financial Services Australia

 

 

 

1,214

 

1,232

 

1,218

 

1.5

 

0.3

 

Financial Services Europe

 

 

 

873

 

840

 

837

 

(3.9

)

(4.3

)

Financial Services New Zealand

 

 

 

252

 

234

 

210

 

(7.7

)

(20.0

)

Retail Banking

 

 

 

2,339

 

2,306

 

2,265

 

(1.4

)

(3.3

)

Corporate & Institutional Banking

 

 

 

374

 

391

 

368

 

4.3

 

(1.6

)

Other (incl. Excess Capital, Group Funding & Corporate Centre)

 

 

 

37

 

17

 

(15

)

large

 

large

 

Total Banking

 

 

 

2,750

 

2,714

 

2,618

 

(1.3

)

(5.0

)

Wealth Management

 

 

 

394

 

482

 

331

 

18.3

 

(19.0

)

Eliminations

 

 

 

(58

)

(69

)

(63

)

(15.9

)

(7.9

)

Total ongoing operations

 

 

 

3,086

 

3,127

 

2,886

 

1.3

 

(6.9

)

Disposed operations

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Vivid

 

 

 

 

1

 

1

 

large

 

large

 

HomeSide

 

 

 

 

118

 

2,575

 

large

 

large

 

Eliminations

 

 

 

 

(1

)

 

large

 

large

 

Total disposed operations

 

 

 

 

118

 

2,576

 

large

 

large

 

Other operating expenses

 

 

 

3,086

 

3,245

 

5,462

 

4.9

 

43.5

 

 

62



 

Detailed Financial Information - Note 9: Full Time Equivalent Employees

 

9. FULL TIME EQUIVALENT EMPLOYEES (1)

 

 

 

As at

 

Change on

 

 

 

Mar 03
No.

 

Sep 02
No.

 

Mar 02
No.

 

Sep 02
%

 

Mar 02
%

 

By Region

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Ongoing operations

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Australia(2)

 

24,288

 

24,294

 

24,481

 

 

(0.8

)

Europe

 

13,298

 

13,540

 

13,641

 

(1.8

)

(2.5

)

New Zealand(2)

 

4,640

 

4,560

 

4,564

 

1.8

 

1.7

 

United States

 

135

 

127

 

133

 

6.3

 

1.5

 

Asia

 

641

 

641

 

800

 

 

(19.9

)

Total ongoing operations

 

43,002

 

43,162

 

43,619

 

(0.4

)

(1.4

)

Total disposed operations

 

 

40

 

39

 

large

 

large

 

Total full time equivalent employees (FTEs)

 

43,002

 

43,202

 

43,658

 

(0.5

)

(1.5

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

By Division

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Ongoing operations

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Financial Services Australia(2)(3)

 

18,338

 

18,096

 

18,455

 

1.3

 

(0.6

)

Financial Services Europe

 

11,563

 

11,719

 

11,945

 

(1.3

)

(3.2

)

Financial Services New Zealand

 

4,221

 

4,277

 

4,274

 

(1.3

)

(1.2

)

Retail Banking

 

34,122

 

34,092

 

34,674

 

0.1

 

(1.6

)

Corporate & Institutional Banking

 

2,537

 

2,564

 

2,582

 

(1.1

)

(1.7

)

Other (incl. Excess Capital, Group Funding & Corporate Centre)

 

433

 

401

 

420

 

8.0

 

3.1

 

Total Banking

 

37,092

 

37,057

 

37,676

 

0.1

 

(1.6

)

Wealth Management(4)

 

5,910

 

6,105

 

5,943

 

(3.2

)

(0.6

)

Total ongoing operations

 

43,002

 

43,162

 

43,619

 

(0.4

)

(1.4

)

Total disposed operations

 

 

40

 

39

 

large

 

large

 

Total full time equivalent employees (FTEs)

 

43,002

 

43,202

 

43,658

 

(0.5

)

(1.5

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Average half year FTEs

 

43,016

 

43,682

 

46,807

 

(1.5

)

(8.1

)

 


(1)            Full-time equivalent staff include part-time staff (pro-rated) and non-payroll FTE’s (ie. contractors.)

 

(2)            Acquisition of Hertz Fleetlease Ltd, increased Financial Services Australia FTEs by 166 (Australia 37, New Zealand 129).

 

(3)            FTEs at 31 March 2003 reflect the impact of the graduate intake in February 2003 (142), particularly in Business and Agribusiness.

 

(4)            As at 31 March 2002 Wealth Management full-time equivalent employees includes employees of joint venture interests (231 FTEs). These employees are excluded from September 2002 and March 2003.

 

63



 

Detailed Financial Information - Note 10: Doubtful Debts

 

10. DOUBTFUL DEBTS

 

 

 

 

Half year to

 

Fav/(unfav)
change on

 

 

 

Mar 03
$
m

 

Sep 02
$
m

 

Mar 02
$
m

 

Sep 02
%

 

Mar 02
%

 

Total charge for doubtful debts by Region

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Ongoing operations

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Australia

 

160

 

7

 

101

 

large

 

(58.4

)

Europe

 

151

 

199

 

182

 

24.1

 

17.0

 

New Zealand

 

 

(18

)

6

 

large

 

large

 

United States

 

21

 

60

 

109

 

65.0

 

80.7

 

Asia

 

(10

)

12

 

(11

)

large

 

(9.1

)

Total ongoing operations

 

322

 

260

 

387

 

(23.8

)

16.8

 

Total disposed operations

 

 

20

 

30

 

large

 

large

 

Total charge to provide for doubtful debts

 

322

 

280

 

417

 

(15.0

)

22.8

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total charge for doubtful debts by Division

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Ongoing operations

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Financial Services Australia

 

156

 

100

 

46

 

(56.0

)

large

 

Financial Services Europe

 

135

 

190

 

188

 

28.9

 

28.2

 

Financial Services New Zealand

 

7

 

(13

)

8

 

large

 

12.5

 

Retail Banking

 

298

 

277

 

242

 

(7.6

)

(23.1

)

Corporate & Institutional Banking

 

23

 

21

 

146

 

(9.5

)

84.2

 

Other (incl. Excess Capital, Group Funding & Corporate Centre)(1)

 

 

(37

)

(1

)

large

 

large

 

Total Banking

 

321

 

261

 

387

 

(23.0

)

17.1

 

Wealth Management

 

1

 

(1

)

 

large

 

large

 

Total ongoing operations

 

322

 

260

 

387

 

(23.8

)

16.8

 

Total disposed operations

 

 

20

 

30

 

large

 

large

 

Total charge to provide for doubtful debts

 

322

 

280

 

417

 

(15.0

)

22.8

 

 


(1)            Reallocation of the Group statistical provisioning reserve to the operating divisions in the half year to 30 September 2002.

 

64



 

Movement in provision for doubtful debts

 

 

 

Half year to Mar 03

 

Half year to Sep 02

 

 

 

Specific
$m

 

General
$m

 

Total
$m

 

Specific
$m

 

General
$m

 

Total
$m

 

Opening balance

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Ongoing operations

 

553

 

2,022

 

2,575

 

651

 

2,059

 

2,710

 

HomeSide

 

 

 

 

 

25

 

25

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Group opening balance

 

553

 

2,022

 

2,575

 

651

 

2,084

 

2,735

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Movements relating to ongoing operations

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Transfer to/(from) specific/general provision

 

386

 

(386

)

 

365

 

(365

)

 

Bad debts recovered

 

111

 

 

111

 

101

 

 

101

 

Bad debts written off

 

(456

)

 

(456

)

(580

)

 

(580

)

Charge to profit and loss

 

 

322

 

322

 

 

260

 

260

 

Foreign currency translation and consolidation adjustments

 

(21

)

(61

)

(82

)

16

 

66

 

82

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Movements relating to disposed operations

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

HomeSide

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Charge to profit and loss

 

 

 

 

 

18

 

18

 

Provision no longer required

 

 

 

 

 

(42

)

(42

)

Foreign currency translation and consolidation adjustments

 

 

 

 

 

(1

)

(1

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Vivid

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Charge to profit and loss

 

 

 

 

 

2

 

2

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Closing balance

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Ongoing operations

 

573

 

1,897

 

2,470

 

553

 

2,022

 

2,575

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total provision for doubtful debts

 

573

 

1,897

 

2,470

 

553

 

2,022

 

2,575

 

 

65



 

Detailed Financial Information - Note 11: Asset Quality

 

11. ASSET QUALITY

 

 

 

As at

 

Change on

 

Summary of impaired assets

 

Mar 03
$m

 

Sep 02
$m

 

Mar 02
$m

 

Sep 02
%

 

Mar 02
%

 

Gross non-accrual loans

 

1,583

 

1,590

 

1,750

 

(0.4

)

(9.5

)

Gross restructured loans

 

1

 

6

 

5

 

(83.3

)

(80.0

)

Gross assets acquired through security enforcement

 

2

 

3

 

2

 

(33.3

)

 

Gross impaired assets

 

1,586

 

1,599

 

1,757

 

(0.8

)

(9.7

)

Less: Specific provisions - non-accrual loans(1)

 

(525

)

(500

)

(602

)

5.0

 

(12.8

)

Net impaired assets

 

1,061

 

1,099

 

1,155

 

(3.5

)

(8.1

)

 


(1)          Specific provision - non-accrual loans includes $48 million of specific provision in relation to accrued portfolio facilities past due 90-180 days within credit cards.

 

 

 

As at Mar 03

 

As at Sep 02

 

As at Mar 02

 

Total impaired assets by region

 

Gross
$
m

 

Net
$
m

 

Gross
$
m

 

Net
$
m

 

Gross
$
m

 

Net
$
m

 

Ongoing operations

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Australia

 

862

 

556

 

894

 

595

 

917

 

604

 

Europe

 

447

 

302

 

544

 

399

 

579

 

414

 

New Zealand

 

35

 

29

 

27

 

23

 

36

 

28

 

United States

 

241

 

173

 

117

 

66

 

220

 

105

 

Asia

 

1

 

1

 

2

 

1

 

2

 

1

 

Total ongoing operations

 

1,586

 

1,061

 

1,584

 

1,084

 

1,754

 

1,152

 

Total disposed operations

 

 

 

15

 

15

 

3

 

3

 

Total gross impaired assets

 

1,586

 

1,061

 

1,599

 

1,099

 

1,757

 

1,155

 

 

Movement in gross impaired assets

 

Australia
$m

 

Europe
$m

 

New
Zealand
$m

 

United
States
$m

 

Asia
$m

 

Total
$m

 

Balance at 30 Sep 2001

 

963

 

695

 

42

 

34

 

6

 

1,740

 

New

 

525

 

133

 

17

 

195

 

 

870

 

Written off

 

(170

)

(99

)

(4

)

 

(2

)

(275

)

Returned to performing or repaid

 

(401

)

(78

)

(19

)

 

(2

)

(500

)

Foreign currency translation adjustments

 

 

(69

)

 

(9

)

 

(78

)

Balance at 31 Mar 2002

 

917

 

582

 

36

 

220

 

2

 

1,757

 

New

 

440

 

128

 

25

 

9

 

 

602

 

Written off

 

(195

)

(141

)

(4

)

(101

)

 

(441

)

Returned to performing or repaid

 

(268

)

(64

)

(31

)

(1

)

 

(364

)

Foreign currency translation adjustments

 

 

41

 

1

 

3

 

 

45

 

Balance at 30 Sep 2002

 

894

 

546

 

27

 

130

 

2

 

1,599

 

New

 

413

 

175

 

29

 

219

 

 

836

 

Written off

 

(133

)

(156

)

(2

)

(1

)

(1

)

(293

)

Returned to performing or repaid

 

(312

)

(76

)

(21

)

(87

)

 

(496

)

Foreign currency translation adjustments

 

 

(42

)

2

 

(20

)

 

(60

)

Gross impaired assets at 31 Mar 2003

 

862

 

447

 

35

 

241

 

1

 

1,586

 

 

66



 

 

 

As at

 

Gross non-accrual loans to gross loans   & acceptances - by region

 

Mar 03
%

 

Sep 02
%

 

Mar 02
%

 

Ongoing operations

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Australia

 

0.57

 

0.63

 

0.69

 

Europe

 

0.55

 

0.70

 

0.87

 

New Zealand

 

0.12

 

0.11

 

0.15

 

United States

 

4.79

 

1.61

 

4.34

 

Asia

 

0.03

 

0.05

 

0.05

 

Total ongoing operations

 

0.59

 

0.62

 

0.75

 

Total disposed operations

 

 

7.74

 

1.26

 

Total gross non-accrual loans to gross loans & acceptances

 

0.59

 

0.62

 

0.75

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Group provisioning coverage ratios

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net impaired assets to total equity

 

4.5

 

4.7

 

4.9

 

Net impaired assets to total equity plus general provision

 

4.1

 

4.3

 

4.5

 

Specific provision to gross impaired assets

 

36.1

 

34.6

 

37.0

 

General and specific provisions to gross impaired assets

 

155.7

 

161.0

 

155.7

 

General provision to risk-weighted assets

 

0.75

 

0.82

 

0.88

 

 

The amounts below are not classified as impaired assets and therefore are not included in the summary on the previous page.

 

 

 

As at

 

Change on

 

Memorandum disclosure

 

Mar 03
$m

 

Sep 02
$m

 

Mar 02
$m

 

Sep 02
%

 

Mar 02
%

 

Accruing loans past due 90 days or more with adequate security (net)

 

90

 

78

 

82

 

15.4

 

9.8

 

Accruing portfolio facilities past due 90 to 180 days (net)

 

26

 

30

 

33

 

(13.3

)

(21.2

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

90 days past due loans - by region

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Ongoing operations

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Australia

 

43

 

29

 

27

 

48.3

 

59.3

 

Europe

 

42

 

45

 

48

 

(6.7

)

(12.5

)

New Zealand

 

5

 

4

 

7

 

25.0

 

(28.6

)

Total 90 day past due loans

 

90

 

78

 

82

 

15.4

 

9.8

 

 

67



 

Detailed Financial Information - Note 12: Income Tax Reconciliation

 

12. INCOME TAX RECONCILIATION

 

 

 

Half year to

 

 

 

Mar 03
$m

 

Sep 02
$m

 

Mar 02
$m

 

Group

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Operating profit before income tax

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Australia

 

1,325

 

316

 

1,972

 

Overseas

 

1,238

 

904

 

1,149

 

Operating profit/(loss) before tax attributable to the statutory
funds of the life insurance business

 

69

 

(264

)

236

 

Total operating profit excluding that attributable to the statutory
funds of the life insurance business before income tax

 

2,494

 

1,484

 

2,885

 

Prima facie income tax at 30%

 

748

 

445

 

866

 

Add/(deduct) tax effect of permanent differences:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Attributable foreign income

 

13

 

19

 

6

 

Non-allowable depreciation on buildings

 

4

 

2

 

5

 

Rebate of tax on dividends, interest etc

 

(23

)

61

 

(17

)

Foreign tax rate differences

 

(3

)

(3

)

(3

)

Amortisation of goodwill

 

15

 

14

 

15

 

Future income tax benefits no longer required

 

 

1

 

1

 

Non-taxable amounts attributable to HomeSide US operation

 

 

(48

)

(5

)

Restatement of tax timing differences due to changes in the
Australian company income tax rate

 

 

2

 

 

Recognition of HomeSide US operation future income tax benefit
not previously recognised

 

 

 

(89

)

Under/(over) provision in prior year

 

6

 

(12

)

18

 

Other

 

(4

)

(23

)

(45

)

Total income tax expense on operating profit excluding that attributable to the statutory funds of the life insurance business

 

756

 

458

 

752

 

Income tax attributable to the statutory funds of the life insurance business

 

(70

)

(354

)

106

 

Total income tax expense

 

686

 

104

 

858

 

Effective tax rate excluding statutory funds attributable to the life insurance business

 

30.3

%

30.9

%

26.1

%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

By Division

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Ongoing operations

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Financial Services Australia

 

386

 

378

 

356

 

Financial Services Europe

 

226

 

212

 

228

 

Financial Services New Zealand

 

77

 

77

 

59

 

Retail Banking

 

689

 

667

 

643

 

Corporate & Institutional Banking

 

126

 

111

 

83

 

Other (incl. Excess Capital, Group Funding & Corporate Centre)

 

(34

)

(7

)

(37

)

Total Banking

 

781

 

771

 

689

 

Wealth Management

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Operating profit

 

(61

)

(352

)

132

 

Revaluation profit/(loss)

 

(34

)

(136

)

133

 

Total ongoing operations

 

686

 

283

 

954

 

Total disposed operations

 

 

3

 

(89

)

Significant items

 

 

(182

)

(7

)

Total income tax expense

 

686

 

104

 

858

 

 

68



 

 

 

Half year to

 

Supplementary Income Tax Reconciliation Wealth Management

 

Mar 03
$m

 

Sep 02
$m

 

Mar 02
$m

 

Operating profit before income tax

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Australia

 

(166

)

(826

)

670

 

Overseas

 

33

 

26

 

53

 

Operating profit/(loss) before tax attributable to the statutory
funds of the life insurance business

 

69

 

(264

)

236

 

Total operating profit/(loss) excluding that attributable to the
statutory funds of the life insurance business before income tax

 

(202

)

(536

)

487

 

Prima facie income tax at 30%

 

(61

)

(161

)

146

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Add/(deduct) tax effect of permanent differences:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Foreign tax rate differences

 

(1

)

 

1

 

Amortisation of goodwill

 

 

(5

)

1

 

Restatement of tax timing differences due to changes in the Australian company income tax rate

 

 

2

 

 

Under/(over) provision in prior year

 

7

 

3

 

3

 

Other

 

30

 

27

 

8

 

Total income tax expense/(benefit) on operating profit excl. that
attributable to the statutory funds of the life insurance business

 

(25

)

(134

)

159

 

Income tax attributable to the statutory funds of the life insurance business

 

(70

)

(354

)

106

 

Total income tax expense/(benefit)(1)

 

(95

)

(488

)

265

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Effective tax rate excluding statutory funds attributable to the life insurance business

 

(12.4

)%

(25.0

)%

32.6

%

 


(1)          Wealth Management total income tax expense/(benefit) excludes the tax benefit on significant items.

 

Banking operations before goodwill

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cash earnings before income tax

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Australia

 

1,496

 

1,559

 

1,374

 

Overseas

 

1,249

 

1,091

 

1,078

 

Total cash earnings

 

2,745

 

2,650

 

2,452

 

Prima facie income tax at 30%

 

824

 

795

 

736

 

Add/(deduct) tax effect of permanent differences:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Attributable foreign income

 

13

 

19

 

6

 

Non-allowable depreciation on buildings

 

4

 

2

 

5

 

Rebate of tax on dividends, interest etc

 

(23

)

47

 

(3

)

Foreign tax rate differences

 

(2

)

(3

)

(4

)

Future income tax benefits no longer required

 

 

(33

)

1

 

Under/(over) provision in prior year

 

(1

)

(15

)

15

 

Other

 

(34

)

(41

)

(67

)

Total income tax expense on cash earnings

 

781

 

771

 

689

 

Effective tax rate

 

28.5

%

29.1

%

28.1

%

 

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Detailed Financial Information - Note 13: Significant Items

 

13. SIGNIFICANT ITEMS

 

 

 

Half year to

 

 

 

Mar 03
$m

 

Sep 02
$m

 

Mar 02
$m

 

Ongoing operations

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Restructuring expenses

 

 

(556

)

(24

)

Tax benefit

 

 

161

 

7

 

Net restructuring expenses

 

 

(395

)

(17

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Disposal of SR Investment (HomeSide)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Proceeds on the sale of SR Investment

 

 

2,671

 

 

Cost of SR Investment sold

 

 

(2,686

)

 

Loss on sale of SR Investment

 

 

(15

)

 

Income tax benefit

 

 

21

 

 

Net profit on sale of SR Investment

 

 

6

 

 

Significant items after tax

 

 

(389

)

(17

)

 

Restructuring expenses

During 2002, the Group recognised costs of $412 million after tax resulting from its Positioning for Growth (PfG) program and related actitivities. The initiative comprised fundamentally of a reorganisation of the Group structure as well as a series of revenue and cost enhancement initiatives. Restructuring expenses primarily related to redundancies of $230 million, Technology write-downs of $88 million, surplus lease space of $54 million, and other restructuring costs of $40 million. During 2002, payments of $101 million (before tax) were incurred in relation to 859 redundancies.

 

Sale of HomeSide

On 27 August 2002, the National sold all of its shares in SR Investment, Inc., the parent company of  HomeSide Lending, Inc., to Washington Mutual Bank, FA. Total proceeds were approximately US$1.5  billion (A$2.7 billion), comprised of the interim settlement amount of approximately US$1.3 billion based  on an agreed estimated value of the net assets sold as at closing, plus approximately US$0.2 billion  representing amounts receivable  in relation to the sale of bulk mortgage servicing rights. The sale was completed on 1 October 2002. This resulted in a profit on sale of US$3 million (A$6 million), which was recognised as a significant item for the year ending 30 September 2002.

 

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Detailed Financial Information - Note 14: Exchange Rates

 

14. EXCHANGE RATES

 

Exchange rates

 

Statement of
Financial Performance
average half year to

 

Statement of
Financial Position
spot as at

 

 

 

Mar 03

 

Sep 02

 

Mar 02

 

Mar 03

 

Sep 02

 

Mar 02

 

Great British Pounds

 

0.3626

 

0.3655

 

0.3590

 

0.3828

 

0.3474

 

0.3732

 

Euros

 

0.5554

 

0.5785

 

0.5811

 

0.5571

 

0.5528

 

0.6090

 

United States Dollars

 

0.5757

 

0.5496

 

0.5151

 

0.6038

 

0.5440

 

0.5322

 

New Zealand Dollars

 

1.1028

 

1.1727

 

1.2257

 

1.0908

 

1.1565

 

1.2075

 

 

Impact on Statement of Financial Performance of exchange rate movements on the ongoing operations result

 

Half year to March 2003 since September 2002
Favourable/(unfavourable)

 

Europe
$m

 

New
Zealand
$m

 

United
States
$m

 

Asia
$m

 

Total
$m

 

Net interest income

 

13

 

23

 

(7

)

(2

)

27

 

Other operating income

 

5

 

14

 

(4

)

(1

)

14

 

Other operating expenses

 

(10

)

(17

)

2

 

1

 

(24

)

Charge to provide for doubtful debts

 

(1

)

 

1

 

 

 

Income tax expense

 

(2

)

(5

)

 

 

(7

)

Net operating profit from ongoing operations

 

5

 

15

 

(8

)

(2

)

10

 

 

Half year to March 2003 since March 2002
Favourable/(unfavourable)

 

Europe
$m

 

New
Zealand
$m

 

United
States
$m

 

Asia
$m

 

Total
$m

 

Net interest income

 

(6

)

38

 

(17

)

(4

)

11

 

Other operating income

 

(4

)

23

 

(9

)

(6

)

4

 

Other operating expenses

 

4

 

(28

)

5

 

3

 

(16

)

Charge to provide for doubtful debts

 

1

 

 

2

 

(1

)

2

 

Income tax expense

 

2

 

(9

)

 

1

 

(6

)

Net operating profit from ongoing operations

 

(3

)

24

 

(19

)

(7

)

(5

)

 

71



 

Impact on Statement of Financial Position of exchange rate movements on the March 2003 ongoing operations

 

Since September 2002
increase/(decrease)

 

Europe
$m

 

New
Zealand
$m

 

United
States
$m

 

Asia
$m

 

Total
$m

 

Total assets

 

(10,384

)

1,869

 

(3,126

)

(839

)

(12,480

)

Gross loans and advances

 

(6,822

)

1,548

 

(716

)

(413

)

(6,403

)

Including:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Housing

 

(1,479

)

574

 

(1

)

(57

)

(963

)

Term Lending

 

(2,074

)

715

 

(429

)

(276

)

(2,064

)

Overdrafts

 

(1,118

)

72

 

(9

)

 

(1,055

)

Leasing

 

(788

)

 

 

(4

)

(792

)

Credit cards

 

(195

)

53

 

 

 

(142

)

Deposits and other borrowings

 

(6,461

)

1,259

 

(1,415

)

(359

)

(6,976

)

 

Since March 2002
increase/(decrease)

 

Europe
$m

 

New
Zealand
$m

 

United
States
$m

 

Asia
$m

 

Total
$m

 

Total assets

 

(1,954

)

3,232

 

(3,743

)

(1,107

)

(3,572

)

Gross loans and advances

 

(1,204

)

2,600

 

(600

)

(428

)

368

 

Including:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Housing

 

(236

)

945

 

1

 

(61

)

649

 

Term Lending

 

(314

)

1,216

 

(548

)

(306

)

48

 

Overdrafts

 

(242

)

95

 

 

 

(147

)

Leasing

 

(185

)

 

 

(6

)

(191

)

Credit cards

 

(41

)

89

 

 

 

48

 

Deposits and other borrowings

 

(1,267

)

2,043

 

(1,401

)

(356

)

(981

)

 

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Detailed Financial Information - Note 15: Capital Adequacy

 

15. CAPITAL ADEQUACY

 

Regulatory capital position

 

Under guidelines issued by APRA, life insurance and funds management activities are excluded from the calculation of risk-weighted assets, and the related controlled entities are deconsolidated for the purposes  of calculating capital adequacy. The intangible component of the investment in these controlled entities  (the difference between the appraisal value and the embedded value) is deducted from Tier 1 capital, and the embedded value is deducted from the total of eligible Tier 1 and Tier 2 capital. Additionally, any profits from these activities included in the Group’s results are excluded from the determination of Tier 1 capital to the extent that they have not been remitted to the Company in the form of dividends. A reconciliation of capital under the different bases is provided.

 

 

 

As at

 

Reconciliation to shareholders funds

 

Mar 03
$m

 

Sep 02
$m

 

Mar 02
$m

 

Contributed equity

 

9,052

 

9,931

 

10,486

 

Reserves

 

1,254

 

2,105

 

1,480

 

Retained profits (1)

 

13,224

 

11,148

 

11,416

 

Outside equity interest

 

285

 

67

 

69

 

Estimated reinvestment under dividend reinvestment plan

 

163

 

127

 

301

 

Less:   Goodwill

 

(787

)

(775

)

(828

)

Estimated interim dividend (1)

 

(1,205

)

 

 

Intangible assets - Wealth Management

 

(2,448

)

(2,448

)

(2,448

)

Fair value adjustment on mortgage servicing rights (10% MSR)

 

 

(131

)

(570

)

Asset revaluation reserve

 

(7

)

(7

)

 

Deconsolidation of Wealth Management profits (net of dividends) (2)

 

(125

)

(719

)

(1,080

)

FITB (excluding FITB on the general provision for doubtful debts) (3)

 

(108

)

 

 

Outside equity interest

 

(285

)

(67

)

(69

)

Tier 1 Capital

 

19,013

 

19,231

 

18,757

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Asset revaluation reserve

 

7

 

7

 

 

General provision for doubtful debts

 

1,323

 

1,414

 

1,471

 

Perpetual floating rate notes

 

414

 

460

 

470

 

Dated subordinated debts

 

4,666

 

6,174

 

6,349

 

Exchangeable capital units

 

1,262

 

1,262

 

1,262

 

Notional revaluation of investment securities to market

 

21

 

12

 

(3

)

Tier 2 Capital

 

7,693

 

9,329

 

9,549

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Investment in non-consolidated controlled entities (net of intangible component deducted from Tier 1)

 

(2,948

)

(2,808

)

(2,732

)

Holdings of other financial institutions’ capital instruments

 

(445

)

(445

)

(445

)

Deductions

 

(3,393

)

(3,253

)

(3,177

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total regulatory capital

 

23,313

 

25,307

 

25,129

 

Risk-weighted assets - credit risk

 

250,703

 

244,363

 

234,788

 

Risk-weighted assets - market risk

 

3,666

 

3,475

 

2,444

 

Total risk-weighted assets

 

254,369

 

247,838

 

237,232

 

Risk adjusted capital ratios

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Tier 1

 

7.47

%

7.76

%

7.91

%

Tier 2

 

3.02

%

3.76

%

4.03

%

Deductions

 

(1.33

)%

(1.31

)%

(1.34

)%

Total capital

 

9.16

%

10.21

%

10.60

%

 


(1)          The Group has adopted the new Accounting Standard AASB 1044, which has resulted in a change in the accounting for dividend provisions. Under APRA guidelines the estimated dividend must be deducted from Tier 1 Capital.

 

(2)          From 31 March 2003, deconsolidation of Wealth Management profits are based on statutory accounts. Prior periods were based on the management accounts.

 

(3)          APRA requires any excess FITB (excluding FITB impact on the general provision for doubtful debts) over the provision for deferred income tax liabilities be deducted from Tier 1 capital.

 

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As at

 

Adjusted common equity ratio reconciliation

 

Mar 03
$m

 

Sep 02
$m

 

Mar 02
$m

 

Tier 1 Capital

 

19,013

 

19,231

 

18,757

 

Adjusted for:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

National Income Securities

 

(1,945

)

(1,945

)

(1,945

)

Preference shares

 

(730

)

(730

)

(730

)

Investment in non-consolidated controlled entities (net of intangible component deducted from Tier 1)

 

(2,948

)

(2,808

)

(2,732

)

Holdings of other financial institutions’ capital instruments

 

(445

)

(445

)

(445

)

Adjusted common equity

 

12,945

 

13,303

 

12,905

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total risk-weighted assets

 

254,369

 

247,838

 

237,232

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Adjusted common equity ratio

 

5.09

%

5.37

%

5.44

%

 

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Detailed Financial Information - Note 16: Cash Earnings per Share

 

16. CASH EARNINGS PER SHARE

 

 

 

Half year to

 

 

 

Mar 03

 

Sep 02

 

Mar 02

 

 

 

Basic

 

Diluted (1)

 

Basic

 

Diluted (1)

 

Basic

 

Diluted (1)

 

Earnings ($m)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cash earnings before significant items (2)

 

2,027

 

2,027

 

1,856

 

1,856

 

1,989

 

1,989

 

Potential dilutive adjustments

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Interest expense on exchangeable capital units

 

 

48

 

 

48

 

 

54

 

Adjusted cash earnings before significant items

 

2,027

 

2,075

 

1,856

 

1,904

 

1,989

 

2,043

 

Weighted average ordinary shares (no. millions)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Weighted average ordinary shares

 

1,524

 

1,524

 

1,544

 

1,544

 

1,555

 

1,555

 

Potential dilutive ordinary shares

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Options

 

 

5

 

 

10

 

 

8

 

Partly paid ordinary shares

 

 

1

 

 

1

 

 

1

 

Exchangeable capital units

 

 

65

 

 

65

 

 

65

 

Total weighted average ordinary shares

 

1,524

 

1,595

 

1,544

 

1,620

 

1,555

 

1,629

 

Cash earnings per share (cents)

 

133.0

 

130.1

 

120.3

 

117.5

 

127.9

 

125.4

 

 


(1)          The weighted average diluted number of ordinary shares includes the impact of options, partly paid ordinary shares and potential conversion of exchangeable captal units.

 

(2)          Refer to page 7 for a reconcilation of cash earnings before significant items to Group net profit.

 

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Detailed Financial Information - Note 17: Risk Management

 

17. RISK MANAGEMENT

 

Market risk

The management of market risk is discussed in detail in the Group’s annual financial report 2002, at Risk Management and Note 46 Derivative Financial Instruments.  Please refer to that report for detailed information regarding the management of risk.

 

Trading risk

The following table shows the Group’s Value at Risk (VaR) for all member banks’ trading portfolios, including both physical and derivative positions.  The figures reflect the potential losses across products and regions in which the Group operates.

 

 

 

Average value
half year to

 

Minimum value
half year to

 

Maximum value
half year to

 

Value at risk at 99% confidence level

 

Mar 03
$m

 

Sep 02
$m

 

Mar 03
$m

 

Sep 02
$m

 

Mar 03
$m

 

Sep 02
$m

 

Foreign exchange risk

 

7

 

7

 

3

 

3

 

19

 

19

 

Interest rate risk

 

20

 

16

 

16

 

10

 

25

 

23

 

Volatility risk

 

3

 

4

 

2

 

2

 

5

 

5

 

Commodities risk

 

 

 

 

 

1

 

1

 

Diversification benefit

 

(6

)

(7

)

n/a

 

n/a

 

n/a

 

n/a

 

Total

 

25

 

20

 

20

 

13

 

35

 

33

 

 

VaR measures the adverse changes in the trading portfolio value brought about by daily changes in market rates at a 99% confidence level for the half year to 31 March 2003.

 

VaR is measured individually according to interest rate risk, foreign exchange risk and volatility risk.  The individual risk categories do not sum to the total risk number due to portfolio effect. Risk limits are applied in these categories separately, and against the total risk position.

 

Balance sheet risk

a) Structural interest rate risk

This table presents a summary of the aggregated structural earnings at risk relating to non-trading  assets and liabilities that are sensitive to changes in interest rates.  Based on the structural interest rate risk position at balance date, the table shows the possible impact on net income for the 12 months ending September 30, 2003 under a rising or declining interest rate environment.

 

 

 

Forecast effect on
net income 2003(1)

 

Forecast effect on
net income 2002

 

 

 

Rising
rates
$m

 

Declining
rates
$m

 

Rising
rates
$m

 

Declining
rates
$m

 

Australian dollars

 

67

 

(44

)

21

 

(19

)

Non-Australian dollars

 

21

 

(8

)

(7

)

(30

)

 


(1)          Represents the forecast effect on net interest income for the year ending 30 September 2003 and the prior year comparative.

 

b) Structural foreign exchange rate risk

Refer table below.

 

c) Liquidity risk

Refer to the Group’s annual financial report 2002 at Risk Management for a detailed discussion of the  management of these risks.

 

Operational, credit & country risk

Refer to the Group’s annual financial report 2002 at Risk Management for a detailed discussion of the  management of these risks.

 

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Derivatives fair values

This table shows the fair value of all derivative instruments held or issued by the Group.  It includes trading and other than trading contracts.

 

 

 

As at Mar 03

 

As at Sep 02

 

 

 

Notional
principal
$m

 

Credit
equivalent
$m

 

Fair
value
$m

 

Notional
principal
$m

 

Credit
equivalent
$m

 

Fair
value
$m

 

Foreign exchange rate-related contracts

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Spot and forward contracts

 

298,250

 

8,307

 

(212

)

312,513

 

7,072

 

304

 

Cross currency swaps

 

76,615

 

5,663

 

69

 

64,326

 

4,512

 

(31

)

Futures

 

176

 

 

 

191

 

 

 

Options

 

247,826

 

3,534

 

(244

)

297,306

 

4,002

 

369

 

 

 

622,867

 

17,504

 

(387

)

674,336

 

15,586

 

642

 

Interest rate-related contracts

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Forward rate agreements

 

56,273

 

16

 

1

 

41,602

 

53

 

38

 

Swaps

 

517,840

 

15,673

 

55

 

504,306

 

7,915

 

959

 

Futures

 

90,597

 

 

1

 

101,015

 

 

(34

)

Options

 

45,696

 

463

 

195

 

56,808

 

680

 

701

 

 

 

710,406

 

16,152

 

252

 

703,731

 

8,648

 

1,664

 

Other contracts

 

10,524

 

429

 

14

 

6,930

 

464

 

392

 

Total derivative financial instruments

 

1,343,797

 

34,085

 

(121

)

1,384,997

 

24,698

 

2,698

 

 

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Detailed Financial Information - Note 18: Financial Information for US Investors

 

18. FINANCIAL INFORMATION FOR US INVESTORS

 

Generally accepted accounting principles applicable in the United States (US GAAP) differ in some respects from those applying in Australia (Australian GAAP).  Figures adjusted to a US GAAP basis are set out below.

 

 

 

Half year to Mar 03

 

Half year to Mar 02

 

Consolidated Statement of Financial Performance

 

A$m

 

US$m (1)

 

A$m

 

US$m (1)

 

Net profit reported using Australian GAAP

 

1,867

 

1,129

 

2,256

 

1,203

 

Life insurance accounting adjustments:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Movement in excess of net market value over net assets of life insurance controlled entities

 

266

 

161

 

(382

)

(204

)

Amortisation of goodwill

 

 

 

(83

)

(44

)

Amortisation of present value of future profits (PVFP) asset

 

(97

)

(59

)

(41

)

(22

)

Difference in revenue recognition, change in life insurance policy liabilities and deferred acquisition cost asset

 

39

 

24

 

39

 

21

 

Difference in investments relating to life insurance business asset values and unrealised profits on available for sale securities

 

(13

)

(8

)

14

 

8

 

Movement in and elimination of deferred tax liabilities

 

3

 

2

 

95

 

51

 

Difference in minority interest share of profit

 

10

 

6

 

5

 

2

 

Other life insurance accounting adjustments

 

83

 

50

 

(58

)

(31

)

Other adjustments:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Difference in depreciation charge for buildings and profit/(loss) on sale of land and buildings

 

1

 

1

 

 

(1

)

Amortisation of goodwill

 

49

 

30

 

2

 

1

 

Pension expense

 

(15

)

(9

)

9

 

5

 

Difference in recognition of profit on sale and leaseback transactions

 

8

 

5

 

6

 

3

 

Employee share compensation

 

(37

)

(22

)

(19

)

(10

)

Difference in lease revenue recognition

 

(3

)

(2

)

(6

)

(3

)

Movement in fair value of derivative financial instruments and associated impact on provision for mortgage servicing rights

 

55

 

33

 

(369

)

(197

)

Net income according to US GAAP

 

2,216

 

1,341

 

1,468

 

782

 

Earnings per share according to US GAAP (cents)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Basic

 

139.3

 

84.2

 

88.3

 

47.1

 

Diluted

 

133.5

 

80.7

 

86.8

 

46.3

 

 

78



 

 

 

Half year to Mar 03

 

Half year to Mar 02

 

Comprehensive Income Under US GAAP

 

A$m

 

US$m (1)

 

A$m

 

US$m (1)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net income according to US GAAP

 

2,216

 

1,341

 

1,468

 

782

 

Other comprehensive income

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Foreign currency translation reserve

 

(852

)

(515

)

(937

)

(500

)

Asset revaluation reserve

 

 

 

(16

)

(9

)

Available for sale securities

 

6

 

4

 

(2

)

(1

)

Shadow policy liabilities adjustment

 

(24

)

(15

)

25

 

13

 

Revaluation surplus

 

(82

)

(50

)

(44

)

(23

)

Movement in fair value of derivative financial instruments

 

 

 

16

 

9

 

Total other comprehensive income

 

(952

)

(576

)

(958

)

(511

)

Total comprehensive income according to US GAAP

 

1,264

 

765

 

510

 

271

 

 

79



 

 

 

 

As at Mar 03

 

As at Mar 02

 

Equity

 

A$m

 

US$m (1)

 

A$m

 

US$m (1)

 

Issued and paid-up capital

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Contributed equity reported using Australian GAAP

 

9,052

 

5,472

 

10,486

 

5,592

 

Employee share compensation

 

81

 

49

 

45

 

24

 

Issued and paid-up capital according to US GAAP

 

9,133

 

5,521

 

10,531

 

5,616

 

Reserves

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Reserves reported using Australian GAAP

 

1,254

 

758

 

1,480

 

789

 

Foreign currency translation reserve

 

(390

)

(236

)

(825

)

(440

)

Asset Revaluation Reserve

 

(7

)

(4

)

 

 

Reserves according to US GAAP

 

857

 

518

 

655

 

349

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Retained profits

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Retained profits less outside equity interest reported using Australian GAAP

 

13,224

 

7,994

 

11,416

 

6,088

 

Life insurance accounting adjustments:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Movement in excess of net market value over net assets of life insurance controlled entities

 

(4,815

)

(2,911

)

(5,564

)

(2,968

)

Recognition and amortisation of goodwill

 

2,935

 

1,774

 

3,018

 

1,609

 

Recognition and amortisation of PVFP assets

 

1,492

 

902

 

1,683

 

898

 

Difference in revenue recognition, change in life insurance policy liabilities and deferred acquisition cost asset

 

(439

)

(265

)

(731

)

(390

)

Difference in investments relating to life insurance business asset values and unrealised profits on available for sale securities

 

57

 

34

 

22

 

12

 

Movement in and elimination of deferred tax liabilities

 

254

 

154

 

325

 

173

 

Recalculation of minority interest

 

(121

)

(73

)

(73

)

(39

)

Movement in market value of subordinated debt

 

(1

)

(1

)

(5

)

(2

)

Movement in revaluation surplus

 

98

 

59

 

5

 

3

 

Other adjustments:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Elimination of revaluation surplus of land and buildings

 

(98

)

(59

)

(91

)

(49

)

Adjustment of provision for depreciation on buildings revalued

 

90

 

54

 

88

 

47

 

Amortisation of goodwill

 

49

 

30

 

 

 

Pension expense

 

81

 

49

 

84

 

45

 

Unamortised profit on sale-leaseback transactions

 

(51

)

(31

)

(66

)

(35

)

Employee share compensation

 

(81

)

(49

)

(45

)

(24

)

Difference in lease revenue recognition

 

(106

)

(64

)

(95

)

(51

)

Transitional adjustment on adoption of SFAS 133

 

(232

)

(140

)

(232

)

(124

)

Movements in fair value of derivative financial instruments and associated impact on provision for mortgage servicing rights

 

964

 

583

 

217

 

116

 

Unrealised profit on shares in entities and other securities

 

290

 

175

 

347

 

185

 

Provision for final cash dividend

 

 

 

1,115

 

595

 

Other

 

(19

)

(11

)

(21

)

(11

)

Retained profits according to US GAAP

 

13,571

 

8,204

 

11,397

 

6,078

 

Outside equity interest

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Outside equity interest reported using Austalian GAAP

 

285

 

172

 

69

 

37

 

Reclassification of minority interest

 

(285

)

(172

)

(69

)

(37

)

Outside equity interest according to US GAAP

 

 

 

 

 

 

80



Equity (continued)

 

 

As at Mar 03

 

As at Mar 02

 

 

 

A$m

 

US$m (1)

 

A$m

 

US$m (1)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Accumulated other comprehensive income

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Accumulated other comprehensive income reported using Australian GAAP

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Balance brought forward under US GAAP

 

1,125

 

680

 

1,767

 

942

 

Shadow life insurance policy liability adjustment

 

(24

)

(15

)

(937

)

(500

)

Unrealised profits/(losses) on available for sale debt securities

 

6

 

4

 

(16

)

(9

)

Foreign currency translation reserve

 

(852

)

(515

)

(2

)

(1

)

Asset revaluation reserve

 

 

 

25

 

13

 

Revaluation surplus

 

(82

)

(50

)

(44

)

(23

)

Movements in fair value of derivative financial instruments

 

 

 

16

 

9

 

Accumulated other comprehensive income according to US GAAP

 

173

 

104

 

809

 

431

 

Total equity according to US GAAP

 

23,734

 

14,347

 

23,392

 

12,474

 

 

81



 

 

 

As at Mar 03

 

As at Mar 02

 

Consolidated Statement of Financial Position

 

A$m

 

US$m (1)

 

A$m

 

US$m (1)

 

Assets

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total assets reported using Australian GAAP

 

394,196

 

238,291

 

361,637

 

192,861

 

Life insurance accounting adjustments:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Elimination of excess of interest of net market values over net assets of life insurance controlled entities

 

(4,815

)

(2,911

)

(5,564

)

(2,968

)

Recognition and accumulated amortisation of goodwill

 

2,935

 

1,774

 

3,018

 

1,609

 

Recognition and accumlated amortisation of PVFP asset

 

1,492

 

902

 

33

 

18

 

Restatement and reclassification of deferred acquitision costs

 

348

 

210

 

314

 

168

 

Difference in investment asset values in life insurance entities

 

29

 

18

 

1,683

 

898

 

Other adjustments:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Revaluation surplus of land and buildings

 

(98

)

(59

)

(91

)

(49

)

Adjustment of provision for depreciation on buildings revalued

 

90

 

54

 

88

 

47

 

Amortisation of goodwill

 

49

 

30

 

 

 

Pension fund adjustment

 

81

 

49

 

84

 

45

 

Difference in lease revenue recognition

 

(121

)

(73

)

(107

)

(57

)

Assets of special purpose entity consolidated

 

40

 

24

 

 

 

Fair value adjustments to derivative financial instruments and associated impact on provision for mortgage servicing rights

 

3,828

 

2,314

 

1,493

 

796

 

Unrealised profit on shares in entities and other securities

 

290

 

175

 

348

 

185

 

Early pool-buyout reinstatement

 

 

 

559

 

298

 

Other

 

(19

)

(11

)

(21

)

(11

)

Total assets according to US GAAP

 

398,325

 

240,787

 

363,474

 

193,840

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Liabilities

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total liabilities reported using Australian GAAP

 

370,381

 

223,895

 

338,186

 

180,355

 

Life insurance accounting adjustments:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Difference in life insurance policy liabilities and reclassification of deferred acquisition costs

 

864

 

522

 

1,048

 

559

 

Elimination of present value discount on deferred tax liabilities

 

(254

)

(154

)

(325

)

(173

)

Increase in and reclassification of minority interests

 

406

 

245

 

142

 

75

 

Subordinated debt revaluation from market value to cost

 

1

 

1

 

5

 

3

 

Other adjustments:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Unamortised profit on sale-leaseback transactions

 

51

 

31

 

66

 

35

 

Deferred tax liability associated with difference in lease revenue recognition

 

(15

)

(9

)

(12

)

(6

)

Fair value adjustments to derivative financial instruments

 

2,987

 

1,806

 

1,557

 

830

 

Deferred tax liability associated with fair value adjustments to derivative financial instruments

 

130

 

79

 

(29

)

(15

)

Liabilities of special purpose entity consolidated

 

40

 

24

 

 

 

Elimination of dividend provided for but not formally declared prior to balance date

 

 

 

(1,115

)

(595

)

Proceeds received in advance - early pool-buyout

 

 

 

559

 

298

 

Total liabilities reported according to US GAAP

 

374,591

 

226,440

 

340,082

 

181,366

 

Net assets according to US GAAP

 

23,734

 

14,347

 

23,392

 

12,474

 

 

(1)            Translated from Australian dollars at the rate of US$0.6045 equals A$1.00 (March 2002: US$0.5333 equals A$1.00) the “Noon Buying Rate” per the Federal Reserve Bank of New York on 31 March 2003.

 

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GLOSSARY OF TERMS

 

Cash earnings

Cash earnings is defined as follows:

Net profit

Less:

Outside equity interest

Distributions

Revaluation profit/(loss) after tax

Add:

Goodwill amortisation

Cash earnings

 

Cash earnings is a key performance measure and financial target used by the Group. Management externally disclose annual performance targets for the Group based on growth in cash earnings per share (which is calculated on the basis of cash earnings).

 

Cash earnings is a key performance measure used by the broking community, as well as by those Australian peers of the Group with a similar business portfolio.

 

Cash earnings does not refer to, or in any way purport to represent the cash flows, funding or liquidity position of the Group. It does not refer to any amount represented on a Cash Flow Statement.

 

Adjustments are made between net profit and cash earnings as follows:

 

                  Outside equity interest - this reflects the allocation of profit to minority interests in the Group, and is adjusted from net profit to reflect the amount of net profit that is attributable to ordinary shareholders

 

                  Distributions - this reflects payments to holders of National Income Securities and Trust units, and is adjusted from net profit to reflect the amount of net profit that is attributable to ordinary shareholders

 

                  Revaluation profit/(loss) - relates to the movement in net market value (including the value of intangible assets) of investments in life insurance controlled entities recorded on the balance sheet in accordance with Australian Accounting Standards. As it relates to an intangible asset, management believes it is prudent to isolate this amount from the underlying operating result. It is separately identified and discussed in detail. Management further wish to separate this, as the method for accounting for the value of life insurance controlled entities is not comparable on an international basis.

 

                  Goodwill amortisation - relates to the straight-line method of amortising goodwill (an intangible asset recorded on the balance sheet) in accordance with Australian Accounting Standards. Financial statement users generally do not regard goodwill amortisation expense as being useful information in analysing investments. As it relates to an intangible asset, management believes it is prudent to isolate this amount from the underlying operating result.

 

Cash earnings before significant items (and net profit before significant items)

 

Under Australian Accounting Standard AASB 1018(5.4) “when a revenue or an expense from ordinary activities is of such a size, nature or incidence that its disclosure is relevant in explaining the financial performance of the entity for the reporting period and its disclosure is not otherwise required by this or another Standard, its nature and amount must be disclosed separately either on the face of the statement of financial performance or in the notes in the financial report”.

 

The Group has identified such items as ‘significant items’ on its Performance Summaries.

 

Management believe that the inclusion of these items distorts the underlying operating results of the Group and cause difficulty in identifying underlying performance trends and issues. Through the clear separation and identification of these items the Group ensures that they are identified and discussed in full, as well as ensuring that the underlying performance is highlighted and discussed in full.  Further it facilitates the forecasting of future year results.

 

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Cost to income ratio

The cost to income ratio for the Banking divisions is calculated as total costs (defined in table below) divided by total income (defined in table below):

 

Total expenses

Less:

Interest expense

Life insurance expenses

Goodwill amortisation

Charge to provide for doubtful debts

Significant expenses

Total costs for purposes of cost to income ratio

 

Total revenue

Less:

Interest revenue

Life insurance income

Significant revenue

Total income for purposes of cost to income ratio

 

The cost to income ratio calculated on this basis is a standard efficiency measure used widely across the Australian banking industry. In the above income calculation, National Australia Bank does not include net life insurance income and the pre-tax equivalent gross up of certain structured finance transactions.

 

The Group has set a number of externally disclosed efficiency targets for the cost to income ratio as calculated above.

 

Economic Value Added (EVA)

EVA is a profitability measure designed to recognise the requirement to generate a satisfactory return on the economic capital invested in the business. If the business produces profit in excess of its cost of capital then value is created for shareholders.

 

Senior management are required to place a significant percentage of total remuneration at risk depending upon the outcome of Group EVA for the year. This aligns management interests with those of shareholders.

 

The Group has set an externally disclosed target growth target for EVA.

 

Sales (Wealth Management)

Includes sales for Retail and Corporate Investment products and Risk products. Investment product sales represent the initial application amount and any additional contributions made. Inflows into cash products and reinvestment of distributions are excluded. Risk sales represent first year annual premiums for new business, CPI increases and one-off increases in the sum insured.

 

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ALPHABETICAL INDEX

 

 

 

 

 

Asia Results

 

9

Asset Quality

 

16 & 66

Australia Results

 

9

Average Balance Sheet & Related Interest

 

50

Capital

 

26 & 73

Cash Earnings by Region from Ongoing Operations

 

9

Cash Earnings Per Share

 

11, 75 & 83

Corporate & Institutional Banking

 

36

Cost to Income Ratio

 

11, 14 & 84

Detailed Financial Information

 

44

Diluted Earnings Per Share

 

11 & 75

Divisional Performance Summary

 

7 & 45

Doubtful Debts

 

64

Economic Value Added

 

26 & 84

European Pension Schemes

 

20

Europe Results

 

9

Exchange Rates

 

71

Financial Information for US Investors (US GAAP)

 

78

Financial Services Australia

 

30

Financial Services Europe

 

32

Financial Services New Zealand

 

34

Full Time Equivalent Employees

 

15 & 63

Glossary of Terms

 

83

Gross Loans & Advances

 

55

Group Key Performance Measures

 

11

Group Performance Summary

 

8

Income Tax Expense

 

25 & 68

ISI Program

 

21

Management Discussion & Analysis

 

22

Media Release

 

1

Net Interest Income

 

22 & 48

Net Life Insurance Income

 

24 & 58

Net Interest Margins & Spreads

 

22 & 49

New Zealand Results

 

9

Operating Expenses

 

25 & 61

Other (incl. Excess Capital, Group Funding & Corporate Centre)

 

42

Other Operating Income

 

24 & 59

Overview

 

13

Performance Measures

 

26

Profitability

 

22

Reporting Format

 

6

Restructuring Progress

 

15

Return on Assets

 

11

Return on Equity

 

11

Retail Banking

 

29

Revenue

 

59

Risk Management

 

76

Risk-weighted Assets

 

11 & 73

Share Based Payments - Employee Benefits

 

20

Share Buy-Back Program

 

27

Software Capitalisation

 

21

Summary of Financial Position

 

10

Significant Items

 

70

Total Banking

 

28

United States Results

 

9

Wealth Management

 

38

 

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SIGNATURE PAGE

 

 

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorised.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

NATIONAL AUSTRALIA BANK LIMITED

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

/s/ Susan E Crook

 

 

Date:       14 May 2003

 

 

 

 

Title:       Associate Company Secretary

 

 

 

 

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