Sabadell CEO says 2024 full-year profit could top 1.6 bln euros
MADRID, Oct 3 (Reuters) -The CEO of Spain's Sabadell SABE.MC, Cesar Gonzalez-Bueno, on Thursday said the bank could earn more than 1.6 billion euros ($1.76 billion) in net profit in 2024 if it manages to perform as well in the second half of the year as it did in the first.
Sabadell is trying to fend off an around 12 billion euro hostile takeover by rival BBVA.
In July, Sabadell said it expected to end 2024 with a net profit above 1.4 billion euros, taking into account a target of above 13% for the year's return on tangible equity ratio, a measure of profitability.
Short of announcing a new forecast, Gonzalez-Bueno told shareholders in Barcelona: "(First-half results) were 791 million euros, almost 800. If we multiply it by two ... this year we would earn 1.6 billion euros or more."
His comments came following BBVA's adjusted takeover offer for Sabadell SABE.MC on Tuesday that accounted for interim dividend payments from both lenders to shareholders to maintain the bid's terms.
BBVA had initially offered one newly-issued share for 4.83 Sabadell shares, representing a premium of 30% over the target's April 29 close.
Following Sabadell's payment on Tuesday of an interim dividend of 0.08 euros against 2024 results, BBVA is now offering one newly-issued ordinary share for 5.0196 ordinary Sabadell shares.
Since BBVA plans to pay an interim dividend of 0.29 euros per share to its own shareholders on Oct. 10, the offer will again be adjusted to one newly-issued ordinary BBVA share and 0.29 euros in cash for every 5.0196 ordinary Sabadell shares.
As BBVA shares have fallen to 9.334 euros as of Thursday's close from 10.90 euros when the offer was first made, the premium is now around 3.3%, valuing Sabadell at about 10 billion euros, Reuters calculations based on the new exchange ratio show.
($1 = 0.9070 euros)
Reporting by Jesús Aguado; Editing by David Evans
Related Assets
Latest News
Disclaimer: The XM Group entities provide execution-only service and access to our Online Trading Facility, permitting a person to view and/or use the content available on or via the website, is not intended to change or expand on this, nor does it change or expand on this. Such access and use are always subject to: (i) Terms and Conditions; (ii) Risk Warnings; and (iii) Full Disclaimer. Such content is therefore provided as no more than general information. Particularly, please be aware that the contents of our Online Trading Facility are neither a solicitation, nor an offer to enter any transactions on the financial markets. Trading on any financial market involves a significant level of risk to your capital.
All material published on our Online Trading Facility is intended for educational/informational purposes only, and does not contain – nor should it be considered as containing – financial, investment tax or trading advice and recommendations; or a record of our trading prices; or an offer of, or solicitation for, a transaction in any financial instruments; or unsolicited financial promotions to you.
Any third-party content, as well as content prepared by XM, such as: opinions, news, research, analyses, prices and other information or links to third-party sites contained on this website are provided on an “as-is” basis, as general market commentary, and do not constitute investment advice. To the extent that any content is construed as investment research, you must note and accept that the content was not intended to and has not been prepared in accordance with legal requirements designed to promote the independence of investment research and as such, it would be considered as marketing communication under the relevant laws and regulations. Please ensure that you have read and understood our Notification on Non-Independent Investment. Research and Risk Warning concerning the foregoing information, which can be accessed here.
