Summary
Citigroup Inc. reported a solid second quarter of 2019, with net income of $4.8 billion, or $1.95 per share, representing a 7% increase year-over-year. This growth was primarily driven by higher revenues and lower operating expenses, coupled with a more favorable tax rate. The company also saw a 20% increase in earnings per share, boosted by a $350 million pretax gain from its investment in Tradeweb. Both the Global Consumer Banking (GCB) and Institutional Clients Group (ICG) segments demonstrated positive performance. GCB revenue grew 3% year-over-year, with all regions showing growth excluding foreign currency impacts, and credit quality remained stable. ICG revenues were largely flat, with strong momentum in treasury and trade solutions, securities services, and the private bank, though investment banking and markets revenues were affected by a challenging market environment. Citigroup continued to emphasize expense discipline, achieving its eleventh consecutive quarter of positive operating leverage. The company also returned $4.6 billion in capital to shareholders through repurchases and dividends, reducing its average outstanding common shares by 10% year-over-year. Capital ratios remained strong, with the Common Equity Tier 1 (CET1) ratio at 11.9%, and the Federal Reserve did not object to its 2019 capital plan, signaling an intent to return $21.5 billion to shareholders over the next four quarters.
Financial Highlights
40 data points| Revenue | $18.76B |
| Cost of Revenue | $2.09B |
| Gross Profit | $16.66B |
| Operating Income | $9.49B |
| Interest Expense | $7.76B |
| Net Income | $4.80B |
| EPS (Basic) | $1.95 |
| EPS (Diluted) | $1.95 |
| Shares Outstanding (Basic) | 2.29B |
| Shares Outstanding (Diluted) | 2.29B |
Key Highlights
- 1Net income increased 7% year-over-year to $4.8 billion, or $1.95 per share.
- 2Earnings per share (EPS) rose 20% year-over-year, including a $350 million pretax gain from the Tradeweb investment.
- 3Total revenues increased 2% year-over-year to $18.8 billion.
- 4Operating expenses decreased 2% year-over-year to $10.5 billion, marking the eleventh consecutive quarter of positive operating leverage.
- 5Global Consumer Banking (GCB) revenues grew 3% year-over-year, driven by growth across all regions excluding FX translation impact.
- 6Institutional Clients Group (ICG) revenues were largely unchanged year-over-year, with notable strength in Treasury and Trade Solutions and Private Bank, despite market headwinds in investment banking and fixed income/equity markets.
- 7Citigroup returned $4.6 billion to shareholders in Q2 2019 via buybacks and dividends, reducing average shares outstanding by 10%.