Citigroup Inc. reported net income for the third quarter 2017 of $4.1 billion, or $1.42 per diluted share, on revenues of $18.2 billion. This compared to net income of $3.8 billion, or $1.24 per diluted share, on revenues of $17.8 billion for the third quarter 2016.

 

Revenues increased 2% from the prior year period, driven by growth in Institutional Clients Group (ICG) and Global Consumer Banking (GCB), partially offset by lower revenues in Corporate / Other. Net income of $4.1 billion increased 8% from last year including a $580 million pre-tax ($355 million after-tax) gain on the sale of a fixed income analytics business, which contributed $0.13 to earnings per share. Excluding the gain, net income declined 2%, reflecting higher cost of credit, however earnings per share increased 4% to $1.29 driven by a 7% reduction in average diluted shares outstanding.

 

In the discussion throughout the remainder of this press release, percentage comparisons are calculated for the third quarter 2017 versus the third quarter 2016, unless otherwise specified.

 

Citigroup revenues of $18.2 billion in the third quarter 2017 increased 2%, driven by the gain on sale as well as 3% aggregate growth in ICG and GCB, partially offset by a 55% decrease in Corporate / Other primarily due to the continued wind-down of legacy assets.

 

Citigroup's net income increased to $4.1 billion in the third quarter 2017, as the higher revenues and lower expenses more than offset higher cost of credit. Citigroup's effective tax rate was 31.1% in the current quarter compared to 30.8% in the third quarter 2016.

 

Citigroup's operating expenses decreased 2% to $10.2 billion in the third quarter 2017, as higher volume-related expenses and ongoing investments were more than offset by efficiency savings and the wind-down of legacy assets.

 

Citigroup's cost of credit in the third quarter 2017 was $2.0 billion, a 15% increase, driven by an increase in net credit losses of $252 million, primarily in North America GCB, as well as a higher loan loss reserve build, which included approximately $100 million of hurricane and earthquake-related loan loss reserve builds across North America GCB and Latin America GCB, as well as the legacy portfolio in Corporate / Other.

 

Citigroup's allowance for loan losses was $12.4 billion at quarter end, or 1.91% of total loans, compared to $12.4 billion, or 1.97% of total loans, at the end of the prior year period. Total non-accrual assets declined 19% from the prior year period to $5.0 billion. Consumer non-accrual loans declined 22% to $2.8 billion and corporate non-accrual loans decreased 15% to $2.1 billion.

 

Citigroup's end of period loans were $653 billion as of quarter end, up 2% from the prior year period. Excluding the impact of foreign exchange translation8, Citigroup's end of period loans also grew 2%, as 5% growth in ICG and 3% growth in GCB was partially offset by the continued wind down of legacy assets in Corporate / Other.

 

Citigroup's end of period deposits were $964 billion as of quarter end, up 3%. In constant dollars, Citigroup deposits were up 2%, as a 3% increase in ICG and a 1% increase in GCB was slightly offset by a decline in Corporate / Other.

 

Citigroup's book value per share was $78.81 and tangible book value per share was $68.55, each at quarter end, both representing a 6% increase. At quarter end, Citigroup's Common Equity Tier 1 Capital ratio was 13.0%, up from 12.6% in the prior year period, driven primarily by earnings partially offset by the return of capital to common shareholders. Citigroup's Supplementary Leverage Ratio for the third quarter 2017 was 7.1%, down from 7.4% in the prior year period, driven by an increase in Total Leverage Exposure as well as a decrease in Tier 1 Capital. During the third quarter 2017, Citigroup repurchased approximately 81 million common shares and returned a total of approximately $6.4 billion to common shareholders in the form of common share repurchases and dividends.