Preliminary result 2024: Hamburg Commercial Bank with solid operating performance

Luc Popelier
  • Total income rose to EUR 783 (2023: 762) million – net interest income up 13% to EUR 752 (663) million
  • Group net result of EUR 228 (271) million
  • Significant burden from one-off provisions
  • CET1 ratio at a strong level of 17.3%
  • CEO Luc Popelier: “Further increase in underlying earnings – very strong capital and liquidity metrics – sound profitability”


HAMBURG/GERMANY –
 Hamburg Commercial Bank AG (HCOB) presented its preliminary financial figures for the 2024 financial year on...

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Hamburg Commercial Bank acquires Dutch company’s shipping business

Dry cargo vessel at sea

Hamburg Commercial Bank (HCOB) is expanding its shipping business by acquiring a US$992 million portfolio of shipping loans from Dutch bank NIBC. With this transaction, HCOB is diversifying its shipping portfolio while expanding its franchise in the European market. The portfolio was acquired...

https://www.bairdmaritime.com/shipping/dry-cargo/bulkers/hamburg-commercial-bank-acquires-dutch-companys-shipping-business/

Preliminary results for 2021: Hamburg Commercial Bank completes transformation with strong Group net result

Preliminary results for 2021: Hamburg Commercial Bank completes transformation with strong Group net result

Stefan Ermisch, CEO of Hamburg Commercial Bank
  • Net income before taxes of EUR 299 (previous year: 257) million and Group net result of EUR 351 (102) million exceed forecasts
  • CEO Ermisch: “Transformation completed more quickly than expected and with excellent financial ratios”
  • RoE after taxes 18.4% – CET1 ratio 28.9% – CIR 50%

HAMBURG – Hamburg Commercial Bank (HCOB) presented its...

https://allaboutshipping.co.uk/2022/02/10/preliminary-results-for-2021-hamburg-commercial-bank-completes-transformation-with-strong-group-net-result/

“Strong half-year: Hamburg Commercial Bank with Group net profit of EUR 194 million”

Strong half-year: Hamburg Commercial Bank with Group net profit of EUR 194 million

Stefan Ermisch, CEO of Hamburg Commercial Bank
  • Pre-tax profit at EUR 168 (H1 2020: 71) million
  • Excellent financials in last transformation year: CIR 45%, RoE 19.8%, CET1 ratio 29.6%, Leverage Ratio 13.2%
  • CEO Ermisch: “HY figures clearly exceed expectations – strong foundation for the voluntary deposit protection fund of private banks – HCOB in robust condition”
  • Full-year forecast raised again

HAMBURG – Hamburg...

https://allaboutshipping.co.uk/2021/08/19/strong-half-year-hamburg-commercial-bank-with-group-net-profit-of-eur-194-million/

Hamburg Commercial Bank provides syndicated loan for Swedish Alektum Group

Hamburg Commercial Bank provides syndicated loan for Swedish Alektum Group

HAMBURG – Hamburg Commercial Bank (HCOB), together with two Scandinavian banks, is providing a multicurrency revolving credit facility (RCF) of EUR 200 million to the Swedish Alektum Group AB. The three syndicate banks, acting as mandated lead arrangers, are each participating in one third of the three-year financing. The credit facility will be used to repay existing debt and support the Group’s growth path.

Alektum Group...

https://allaboutshipping.co.uk/2021/07/29/hamburg-commercial-bank-provides-syndicated-loan-for-swedish-alektum-group/

Solid 2018 financial year for Hamburg Commercial Bank

CEO Stefan Ermisch

 Solid 2018 financial year for Hamburg Commercial Bank

– Group net result before taxes of € 97 (-453) million
– CET1 ratio improved further to 18.5 (15.4)%
– Administrative expenses lowered by 16%
– CEO Ermisch: “Driving transformation forward; becoming profitable”

Hamburg – Hamburg Commercial Bank AG closed out the 2018 financial year with a positive result, solid new business and strong capital ratios. The Bank furthermore successfully completed its privatization, reduced its...

http://www.allaboutshipping.co.uk/2019/03/28/solid-2018-financial-year-for-hamburg-commercial-bank/

Hamburg Commercial Bank financing expansion of broadband network in Austria

Marcus Kleiner

Hamburg Commercial Bank financing expansion of broadband network in Austria

Hamburg – Hamburg Commercial Bank will provide the Austrian broadband company Infotech with a loan in the amount of € 30 million for a rollout of an FTTH-Network (fiber to the home).

This is the first project finance scheme for a broadband and fiber optic project in Austria. The objective of the project ‘Cybercity’ is to supply permanent broadband to a total of more than 30 communities in the Innviertel...

http://www.allaboutshipping.co.uk/2019/03/07/hamburg-commercial-bank-financing-expansion-of-broadband-network-in-austria/

Hamburg Commercial Bank driving optic fibre expansion in Spain forward

Marcus Kleiner

Hamburg/Kiel – Hamburg Commercial Bank is making available EUR 30 million in project finance to Spain’s leading private broadband network operator ADAMO as mandated lead arranger and structuring bank to drive a further expansion to 1.14 million household connections. The project is due to be completed by the end of 2021. The other participants in the club deal with a total investment volume of EUR 100 million are ING and Santander.

Following the financing of Uffinet last year, this...

http://www.allaboutshipping.co.uk/2019/02/13/hamburg-commercial-bank-driving-optic-fibre-expansion-in-spain-forward/