1q23 Results Presentation
1q23 Results Presentation
1q23 Results Presentation
Financial results
25 April 2023
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Agenda
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Key messages 1Q23 - reported 1Q23 - underlying1
1 Excluding items not representative of underlying performance; refer to slide 22 for details 3
Our clients turned to us as they searched for stability
1Q22 1Q23 1Q22 1Q23 1Q22 1Q23 1Q22 1Q23 1Q22 1Q23
+28bn NNM1,2
1Q23
Net new fee- Net new money NII, YoY, GWM + P&C Net new loans, Global Markets
generating assets NNM in MM +18bn Deposits (3%) QoQ GWM + P&C revenues, YoY
NNM excl. MM (4bn)
Balances as of quarter-end; 1 Of which +7bn in the 10 business days following the announcement of the Credit Suisse acquisition; 2 Of which +9bn net deposit inflows into our platform and +19bn in net 4
investment inflows
Continued client momentum with positive net new money in all regions
1Q23
− GWM NII +27% YoY − GWM + P&C NII +30% YoY − GWM NII +58% YoY − 17% NNFGA growth, LTM3
− 4.5bn NNM in AM from SMA − P&C Personal Banking Net New − Best Equity Bank1 − Best Asia and ANZ equity house2
− Continued advisor recruiting Investment products +0.9bn, − Europe financial bond house − Best M&A bank in APAC1
momentum +16% annualized growth rate of the year2
− Strong P&C net new client growth
of nearly 10k, +28% YoY
1Q23
+4bn +8bn (1bn) +8bn +10bn +2bn +3bn +4bn (0bn) +5bn +6bn (0bn)
NNFGA GWM NN money NN loans NNFGA GWM NN money NN loans NNFGA GWM NN money NN loans NNFGA GWM NN money NN loans
1 Global Finance 2023; 2 International Financing Review, February 2023; 3 Last twelve months 5
Enhancing client franchises through the announced acquisition of Credit Suisse
− #2 Wealth Manager1 globally − #11 global and #3 European − Accelerating growth plans in − Focused business model with
with unrivaled geographic Asset Manager2 the corporate client segment enhanced global competitive
footprint − Complementary positioning − Strengthened digital offering positioning
− Complementary positioning in across Alternatives, Thematics, − Strong operational and risk
SE Asia, Middle East and LatAm and Indexed management controls
− Aligned client focus on UHNW − ~25%3 of Group RWA pro-
and entrepreneurs forma day-1 and beyond
1 Based on UBS, Credit Suisse and peers reported invested assets as of 31.3.23; 2 Based on UBS, Credit Suisse and peers reported invested assets as of 31.12.22; 3 Excluding an initial estimate of assets and 6
liabilities that we define as non-core
Financial performance
Sarah Youngwood, Group CFO
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1Q23 net profit USD 1.0bn; 9.1% RoCET1
Net profit
m
(52%)
2,136 Underlying1: (21%)
1.5bn 9.1%
PBT, (45%) YoY RoCET1
126 1,693
Underlying1: 2.4bn, Underlying1: 16.5%
89
(22%) YoY
(638) (20)
(7%) (1%)
1,029
82.5% 8.1%
o/w FX: (69m) o/w FX: +84m cost / income ratio RoTE
(665)
Underlying1: 72.8% Underlying1: 14.7%
13.9% 4.40%
CET1 capital ratio CET1 leverage ratio
1Q22 Total Credit loss Operating Tax expense 1Q23 excl. US RMBS 1Q23
revenues expense / expenses and NCI US RMBS litigation
release excl. US litigation
RMBS
litigation
1 Excluding items not representative of underlying performance; refer to slide 22 for details 8
1Q23 total revenues USD 8.7bn
Total revenues
m (7%)
(8%) underlying1 excl. FX
9,382 520
(428) (391)
(100) 8,744
(167)
(71)
1Q22 Asset-based fees2 Transaction- NII4 Global Markets Global Banking Other 1Q23
based fees3
1 Excluding items not representative of underlying performance; refer to slide 22 for details; 2 Includes recurring fee-based income in GWM and P&C, as well as net management fees and performance fees 9
in AM; 3 Includes transaction-based income in GWM and P&C; 4 GWM and P&C combined NII
Net interest income
+65m 1Q23
310 +3%
NII of 2,196, +65m QoQ, +3%
and +520m YoY, +31%
− Total customer deposits in P&C and GWM
(183) 2,196
(3%) QoQ as deposit inflows from external
2,131 (55) (8)
sources were more than offset by shifts
into money market funds and T-Bills
2Q23e
Based on current forwards, we expect a mid-
single digit percentage decrease in 2Q23
against 1Q23 NII for GWM and P&C
combined1
FY23e
Based on current forwards, GWM + P&C NII
4Q22 Interest Deposit Deposit Loan volumes 1Q23 expected to be broadly in line with 4Q22
rates mix volumes and mix annualized1
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Executing our cost strategy
Operating expenses
bn
+9%
(1%) 1Q23
0.1
0.7 0.3 7.2 Operating expenses +9% YoY,
(1%) YoY excluding litigation, FX and
acquisition-related costs
(0.4)
6.6
(0.1)
FY23e
− On track to deliver 1.1bn gross cost
saves by year end vs. 20201
− Costs excl. the impact of the acquisition,
litigation and FX are still expected to
increase by 2-3% YoY on a net basis1
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Global Wealth Management
Total revenues,
m USDm, except where indicated 1Q23 4Q22 1Q22 QoQ YoY PBT 1,215m, (7%) YoY
(2%) Total revenues 4,792 4,601 4,904 +4% (2%) Total revenues (2%) as higher NII was more than
4,904 4,792 offset by lower recurring net fee and transaction-
Net interest income 1,491 1,499 1,141 (1%) +31%
based income
Recurring net fee income 2,454 2,399 2,806 +2% (13%)
Transaction-based income 843 658 954 +28% (12%) Cost / income 74%
Other income 4 45 3
Net new money +28bn with inflows across
Credit loss expense / (release) 15 3 (7) all regions
Profit before tax, Operating expenses 7
3,561 3,540 3,602 +1% (1%)
m NNFGA +20bn, 6% annualized growth, mainly
Profit before tax 1,215 1,058 1,310 +15% (7%) driven by mandates, with positive flows in all
regions incl. +8bn in Switzerland and +5bn
(7%)
Cost / income ratio 74% 77% 73% (3pp) +1pp in APAC
1,310
1,215
Invested assets, bn 2,962 2,815 3,145 +5% (6%) Deposits (5%) QoQ as shifts into money market
Fee-generating assets, bn 1,335 1,271 1,414 +5% (6%) funds and T-Bills within GWM were partly offset
by external net inflows
Deposits, bn 330 348 372 (5%) (11%)
Loans, bn 224 225 230 (1%) (3%) Net new loans (2bn) driven by deleveraging in the
1Q22 1Q23 Americas, EMEA and APAC
Balances as of quarter-end 12
Asset Management
Total revenues,
m USDm, except where indicated 1Q23 4Q22 1Q22 QoQ YoY PBT 94m
(13%) Total revenues 502 495 578 +1% (13%) Total revenues (13%)
578 − Lower net management fees mainly driven by
502 Net management fees 479 471 561 +2% (15%)
markets and FX as well as a (17m) one-off
Performance fees 23 24 17 (3%) +40% pass-through fee with the corresponding
offset in performance fees
Credit loss expense / (release) 0 0 0
− Higher performance fees mainly driven by the
Operating expenses 408 372 404 +10% +1%
one-off fee pass-through booking
Profit before tax 94 124 174 (24%) (46%)
Profit before tax, Cost / income 81%; operating expenses +1%
m driven by increases in strategic investments and
expenses related to cost actions, partly offset by
(46%) lower variable compensation
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Invested assets 1,117bn, +5% QoQ reflecting
Cost / income ratio 81% 75% 70% +6pp +11pp positive market performance, net new money
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inflows and positive FX effects
Invested assets, bn 1,117 1,064 1,154 +5% (3%)
Balances as of quarter-end 13
Investment Bank
Total revenues,
m USDm, except where indicated 1Q23 4Q22 1Q22 QoQ YoY PBT 477m; RoAE 15%
(19%)
Global Markets revenues (17%)
Total revenues 2,349 1,682 2,908 +40% (19%)
₋ Execution Services (15%) driven by lower Cash
2,908 Global Banking 383 331 550 +16% (30%) Equities volumes, partly offset by higher eFX
2,349 ₋ Derivatives & Solutions (29%) vs. the best 1Q
Advisory 171 172 216 (1%) (21%)
in a decade, driven by lower client activity in
Capital Markets 212 159 334 +33% (37%) Equity Derivatives and FX, partly offset by
increases in Credit
Global Markets 1,967 1,351 2,358 +46% (17%)
₋ Financing +21%, best 1Q on record, primarily
Execution Services 422 371 496 +14% (15%) driven by Prime Brokerage in APAC and
Profit before tax, Americas
Derivatives & Solutions 1,007 541 1,418 +86% (29%)
m
Of which:
Financing 537 438 444 +23% +21%
₋ Equities 1,308m, (23%) YoY
(49%)
Credit loss expense / (release) 7 8 4 ₋ FRC 658m, +1% YoY
929
Operating expenses 1,866 1,563 1,976 +19% (6%) Global Banking revenues (30%)
Profit before tax 477 112 929 +327% (49%) ⁻ Advisory (21%). M&A outperformance vs.
477 fee pools across all regions
⁻ Capital Markets (37%) due to muted
Cost / income ratio 79% 93% 68% (13pp) +11pp
issuance and deal flow
Return on attributed equity 15% 4% 28%
1Q22 1Q23 Cost / income 79%
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Personal & Corporate Banking (CHF)
Total revenues,
m CHFm, except where indicated 1Q23 4Q22 1Q22 QoQ YoY PBT 553m, +40% YoY
1Q23
Strong capital and
liquidity position
144bn 230bn
Cash and balances at central banks High-quality liquid assets1,2
Balance sheet
for all seasons
13.9% 4.40%
CET1 capital ratio CET1 leverage ratio
Balances as of quarter-end; 1 90% of high-quality liquid assets qualifies as Level 1, which is the highest quality of liquid assets; 2 Average 1Q23 16
Common equity tier 1 capital
CET1 capital ratio
CET1, bn
0.3% 13.9%
13.9%
CET1 capital ratio
14.2%
Guidance: ~13%
(0.4%)
(0.1%) 13.9%
(0.0%)
4.40%
(0.1%) (0.0%) (0.0%)
Share repurchases
paused as of 22.3.23 CET1 leverage ratio
Includes 0.1bn impact on Guidance: >3.7%
CET1 capital offset by
1.0bn impact on RWA
1.3bn
of shares repurchased
4Q22 Net profit1 Share Dividend Compensation Other RWA, Currency 1Q23
repurchase accrual and own share- excl. currency effects
program related capital effects
components
− Pro forma financial information − Consolidated financial − Approach to rundown of non- − Update on rundown of non-core
reflecting initial estimates of statements for the combined core assets assets
purchase price allocation Group − Updated purchase price allocation − Costs to achieve / restructuring
− Pro forma CET1 and LCR − Perimeter of non-core − Details of integration plan − Achieved cost synergies
− Expected RWA and capital − Expected cost synergies − Updating on our performance
treatment − Expected costs to achieve / against financial targets
restructuring − Capital return
− Capital return expectations
− Financial targets and guidance
− Final details of guarantee
structure
1 Publication date may change depending on the timing of the closing of the anticipated acquisition of Credit Suisse 18
Key messages 1Q23 - reported 1Q23 - underlying1
1 Excluding items not representative of underlying performance; refer to slide 22 for details 19
Appendix
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Group results
Operating profit / (loss) before tax 1,495 1,937 2,323 2,615 2,729
Tax expense / (benefit) 459 280 580 497 585
of which: current tax expense 487 349 368 367 364
Net profit / (loss) attributable to shareholders 1,029 1,653 1,733 2,108 2,136
Diluted EPS (USD) 0.32 0.50 0.52 0.61 0.61
Effective tax rate 30.7% 14.5% 25.0% 19.0% 21.4%
Return on CET1 capital 9.1% 14.7% 15.5% 18.9% 19.0%
Return on tangible equity 8.1% 13.2% 13.9% 16.4% 16.0%
Cost / income ratio 82.5% 75.8% 71.8% 70.6% 70.7%
Total book value per share (USD)1 18.59 18.30 17.52 17.45 17.57
Tangible book value per share (USD)1 16.54 16.28 15.57 15.51 15.67
1 The payment of the FY22 dividend of USD 0.55 per share will reduce book value and tangible book value by 1.7bn in 2Q23 21
Underlying results
For the calculation of underlying returns we generally apply a standard tax rate to the call-out items, except for certain gains on sales and litigation provisions for which we apply a specific tax rate.
For Accounting asymmetries, a 0% tax rate has been applied. The pre-tax expense that was recognized in respect of the increase in provisions related to US RMBS litigation did not result in any tax 22
benefit; 1 Group Functions; 2 GWM (11m), IB (45m), Group Functions (665m)
1Q23 Group results by region
Americas Switzerland EMEA Asia Pacific
(10%)
3.8
Total revenues 3.4
bn +9%
(10%)
0%
2.2
2.0 2.0 (8%)
1.8
1.6 1.5
Excludes (0.2bn) revenues, 0.7bn expenses and (0.9bn) PBT from items managed at the Group level in region Global, such as the Non-core and Legacy Portfolio, certain litigation expenses and other items.
The allocation of P&L to these regions reflects, and is consistent with, the basis on which the business is managed and its performance evaluated. These allocations involve assumptions and judgments that
management considers reasonable and may be refined to reflect changes in estimates or management structure. The main principles of the allocation methodology are that client revenues are attributed to 23
the domicile of the client, and trading and portfolio management revenues are attributed to the country where the risk is managed. Expenses are allocated in line with revenues.
1Q23 Global Wealth Management results by region
Americas Switzerland EMEA Asia Pacific
(17%)
500 +2%
439
364 400 (13%)
Profit before tax +1% 347 354
m 300 288
249 251 251
200
100
0
1Q22 1Q23 1Q22 1Q23 1Q22 1Q23 1Q22 1Q23
1Q23
Balances as of quarter-end; 1Q23 includes operating loss before tax of 5m, 3bn invested assets, 0.0bn of NNFGA outflows and 0.0bn of net new loan inflows which are not included in the four regions 24
Capital and leverage ratios
Total loss-absorbing
capacity (TLAC) 110bn 34.3% 10.87%
22bn
30bn
buffer
buffer
Gone concern
TLAC: 8.75%
53bn loss-absorbing 16.4% 5.19%
capacity
TLAC: 25.0%
Going concern
capital
58bn 17.9% 5.69% 7bn
13bn AT1 4.1% 11bn 1.29%
CET1
CET1: 3.50%
CET1: 10.4%
CET1 capital CET1 leverage
45bn CET1 ratio guidance: 13.9% ratio guidance: 4.40%
~13% >3.7%
RWA LRD
322bn 1,014bn
Balances as of quarter-end; Refer to the “Capital management” and “Recent developments” sections of the 1Q23 report for more information 25
Risk-weighted assets
Risk-weighted assets
bn
1.0 321.7
1.6
0.0
• (1.9bn) from asset size and other • (0.3bn) related to a VaR model update
movements, of which: (1.7bn) in IB, in 1Q23
(1.1bn) in Group Functions, +0.9bn in
P&C, GWM and AM unchanged
Balances as of quarter-end 26
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anticipated effect of transactions and strategic initiatives on UBS’s business and future development and goals or intentions to achieve climate, sustainability and other social objectives. While these forward-looking statements represent UBS’s judgments, expectations
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businesses, and in the execution of the planned strategy regarding cost reduction and divestment of any non-core assets, the existing assets and liabilities currently existing in the Credit Suisse group (which is expected to become part of UBS), the level of resulting
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