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Mar 31, 2022

PNC Q1 2022 Earnings Report

PNC reported solid financial results with loan growth, expense control, and strong credit quality.

Key Takeaways

PNC Financial Services Group reported a first quarter 2022 net income of $1.4 billion, or $3.23 per diluted share. Adjusted diluted earnings per share was $3.29, excluding $31 million of pre-tax integration costs related to BBVA USA. The company grew loans, controlled expenses, and maintained strong credit quality. The quarterly common stock dividend was raised by 20% to $1.50 per share.

Diluted EPS as adjusted was $3.29, excluding $31 million of pre-tax integration costs related to BBVA USA

Revenue decreased 8% linked quarter, primarily driven by lower noninterest income reflecting lower capital markets related revenue and lower business activity

Expenses decreased 16% linked quarter, and 7% excluding integration expenses, reflecting lower personnel costs

Provision recapture of $208 million

Total Revenue
$4.69B
Previous year: $4.22B
+11.2%
EPS
$3.29
Previous year: $4.1
-19.8%
Net Interest Margin
2.28%
Efficiency Ratio
68%
Previous year: 61%
+11.5%
Gross Profit
$4.71B
Previous year: $4.19B
+12.2%
Cash and Equivalents
$48.8B
Previous year: $7.46B
+554.3%
Total Assets
$541B
Previous year: $474B
+14.1%

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Forward Guidance

The U.S. economy continues to recover from the pandemic-caused recession in the first half of 2020. Growth is likely to remain above the economy’s long-run average throughout this year. Consumer spending growth will remain solid in 2022 due to good underlying fundamentals.

Positive Outlook

  • The U.S. economy continues to recover from the pandemic-caused recession in the first half of 2020.
  • Growth is likely to remain above the economy’s long-run average throughout this year.
  • Consumer spending growth will remain solid in 2022 due to good underlying fundamentals.
  • Supply-chain difficulties will gradually ease over the course of 2022.
  • Labor shortages will remain a constraint this year, although strong wage growth will support consumer spending.

Challenges Ahead

  • Uncertainty about the outlook has increased with the Russian invasion of Ukraine.
  • It has created upside risk to inflation this year, which could lead the FOMC to tighten more aggressively than currently anticipated.
  • Risks to growth are to the downside.
  • The likelihood of a recession in late 2022 or 2023 has increased.
  • Inflation will end 2022 above the Federal Reserve’s long-run objective of 2%.

Revenue & Expenses

Visualization of income flow from segment revenue to net income