May 02, 2011
Pre-announcement on Commerzbank's Q1 2011 results:
According to its preliminary figures, Commerzbank generated an operating profit of approx. EUR 1.1 billion in the first quarter of 2011. Gross revenues were approx. EUR 3.6 billion. At approx. EUR 320 million, loan loss provisions were significantly lower year-on-year. Operating expenses declined slightly to less than EUR 2.2 billion, while net profit was approx. EUR 1.0 billion.
All segments of the core bank reported positive results for the months January to March 2011, together generating an operating profit of approx. EUR 1.2 billion in the period. This sum includes one-off revenues of approx. EUR 360 million from the capital optimization measures successfully implemented early in 2011.
Total assets declined to approx. EUR 700 billion in the first quarter of 2011. The Bank's risk-weighted assets amounted to approx. EUR 250 billion. The Core Tier 1 ratio was approx. 11.0 %.
Commerzbank AG
Kaiserplatz
60261 Frankfurt am Main
Germany
ISIN: DE0008032004
WKN: 803200
Listed
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