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Sep 30, 2021

Truist Q3 2021 Earnings Report

Reported solid results driven by strong fee income, excellent credit performance, and successful conversion of heritage BB&T clients.

Key Takeaways

Truist Financial Corporation reported strong third-quarter results with a net income available to common shareholders of $1.6 billion, up 51% compared to the third quarter last year. Adjusted net income available to common shareholders was $1.9 billion. The results were driven by strong fee income from a diverse business mix and exceptional credit performance.

Earnings per diluted common share were $1.20, while adjusted diluted earnings per share were $1.42, up 46% compared to the third quarter of 2020.

Taxable-equivalent revenue was $5.6 billion, with adjusted taxable-equivalent revenue (excluding securities gains) up 2.3% compared to the third quarter of 2020.

Asset quality remained excellent, with nonperforming assets at 0.23% of total assets and net charge-offs at 0.19% of average loans and leases.

Capital and liquidity levels remained strong, with a common equity tier 1 to risk-weighted assets ratio of 10.1% and a consolidated average LCR ratio of 114%.

Total Revenue
$5.6B
Previous year: $5.57B
+0.5%
EPS
$1.42
Previous year: $0.97
+46.4%
GAAP Efficiency Ratio
67.8%
Previous year: 67.4%
+0.6%
Adjusted Efficiency Ratio
57.9%
Previous year: 57.3%
+1.0%
Net Charge-Offs
$0.19
Previous year: $0.42
-54.8%
Cash and Equivalents
$19.8B
Previous year: $37.1B
-46.6%
Free Cash Flow
-$357M
Previous year: $295M
-221.0%
Total Assets
$530B
Previous year: $499B
+6.2%

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Forward Guidance

Truist expects to deploy approximately $1 billion to $2 billion of capital (either in the form of share repurchases or acquisitions) through 3Q22.