Rich way Information August 2 news, HSBC Holdings plc released interim results. In the first half of 2021, HSBC recorded benchmark income of $25.551 billion, down 4.46% from a year earlier; profits attributable to common shareholders of the parent company were $7.276 billion, up 268% from a year earlier; and basic earnings per share were $0.36, with an interim dividend of $0.07 per share.
The main financial data are as follows:
HSBC Holdings plc said in the financial report that in the first half of 2021, the common equity tier one capital ratio was 15.6%, down 0.3 percentage points from December 31, 2020, reflecting an increase in risk-weighted assets as a result of loan growth. and a decrease in common equity tier 1 capital (including the impact of expected dividends).
It is expected that the expected provision for credit losses in 2021 will be well below the medium-term target range of 30 to 40 basis points for average loans, with a net reversal likely for the whole year.
It is now expected that the dividend payout ratio for 2021 will transition to the target range of 40% to 55% earnings per common share of the benchmark.
The CEO said in the results report that based on the current mainstream economic forecasts and the experience of delinquency, it is expected that the expected credit loss provision for 2021 will be well below the medium-term target range of 30 to 40 basis points for average loans. it is possible to record a net reversal for the whole year.
He added that the different rates of post-epidemic recovery in different regions, coupled with the scaling back of government support measures and the testing of the effectiveness of the vaccination programme by new virus strains, had led to continuing uncertainties. In response to this uncertainty, approximately US $2.4 billion of the additional Tier I and Tier II provisions for expected credit losses in 2020 will be retained for related purposes as at 30 June 2021.
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