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CORPBANCA ANNOUNCES SECOND QUARTER 2008 RESULTS
Santiago, Chile, August 5, 2008 - CORPBANCA (NYSE: BCA), a Chilean financial institution offering a wide variety of corporate and retail financial products and services, today announced its financial results for the second quarter ended June 30, 2008. This report is based on unaudited consolidated financial statements prepared in accordance with Chilean generally accepted accounting principles. Figures are expressed in Chilean pesos as of June 30, 2008 and percentages are expressed in real terms. Certain comparative amounts have been reclassified to conform to the presentation adopted in the current period. Solely for the convenience of the reader, U.S. dollar amounts in this report have been translated from Chilean pesos at our June 30, 2008 exchange rate of Ch$524.41 per U.S. dollar.
CorpBanca Second Quarter 2008 Press Release:
(Please click on the link below)
http://www.capitallink.com/press/corpbanca080508.pdf
CorpBanca’s Conference Call on the Second Quarter 2008 Results
Time: | 9:30 am (Santiago, Chile) | |||||
9:30 am EDT (US) | ||||||
2:30 pm (UK) | ||||||
Call Numbers: | U.S.A. participants please dial | 1866 819 7111 | ||||
Outside the US please dial | +44 1452 542 301 | |||||
UK participants please dial | 0800 953 0329 |
Chairperson:Mr. Mario Chamorro, Chief Executive Officer
You should dial in 10 minutes prior to the commencement of the call.
Alternative Back-Up numbers for the conference call:In case of any problem with the above numbers, participants should dial one of the following numbers and quote“CorpBanca”:
U.S.A. participants | 1866 223 0615 | |||||
Outside the US participants | +44 1452 586 513 | |||||
UK participants | 0800 694 1503 |
For your convenience,a 24 hour instant replayfacility will be available, following the completion of the conference call,until Saturday, August 9th, 2008.
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Slides and audio webcast:
There will also be a live -and then archived- webcast of the conference call with PowerPoint slides through the internet accessible through the website of Capital Link at www.capitallink.com. Please click on the button “SECOND QUARTER 2008 RESULTS WEBCAST”. Participants to the live webcast should register on the website approximately 10 minutes prior to the start of the webcast.
To listen to the replay,please call:
Instant Replay NumberU.S.A.: | 1866 247 4222 | Access Code: 2339939# | ||||||
Instant Replay Number OTHER: | +44 1452 550 000 | Access Code: 2339939# | ||||||
Instant Replay Number U.K.: | 0800 953 1533 | Access Code: 2339939# |
About CorpBanca
CorpBanca (NYSE: BCA, Santiago: CORPBANCA), is a Chilean financial institution offering a wide variety of corporate and retail financial products and services.
Contacts:
CorpBanca: | Capital Link: | |||
Pablo Mejia Ricci, CGA | Nicolas Bornozis | |||
Head of Investor Relations | President | |||
Santiago, Chile | New York, USA | |||
Tel: (562) 660-2342 | Tel: (212) 661-7566 | |||
investorrelations@corpbanca.cl | nbornozis@capitallink.com |
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CORPBANCA ANNOUNCES SECOND QUARTER 2008 RESULTS
Santiago, Chile, August 5, 2008 - CORPBANCA (NYSE: BCA), a Chilean financial institution offering a wide variety of corporate and retail financial products and services, today announced its financial results for the second quarter ended June 30, 2008. This report is based on unaudited consolidated financial statements prepared in accordance with Chilean generally accepted accounting principles. Figures are expressed in Chilean pesos as of June 30, 2008 and percentages are expressed in real terms. Certain comparative amounts have been reclassified to conform to the presentation adopted in the current period. Solely for the convenience of the reader, U.S. dollar amounts in this report have been translated from Chilean pesos at our June 30, 2008 exchange rate of Ch$524.41 per U.S. dollar.
Management’s Discussion and Analysis
I) External Reporting Changes
Chilean Banks have changed the presentation format of the financial statements which involve the reclassification of certain balance sheet and income statement accounts as required by the Superintendency of Banks and Financial Institutions (SBIF). These changes have been made as the first steps towards convergence to International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS).
These reclassifications have not been applied to prior year figures, as a result, figures reported in this report are not directly comparable to past years. Readers should exercise caution in determining trends based on prior reports.
The main reclassifications include:
• | Interest income from investments held-for-trading are classified as Trading and investment income (previously classified as Interest revenue). |
• | Income received from contingent loan operations are now classified as Fee income (previously classified as Interest income). |
• | Sales force expenses are now classified as Administration expenses (previously classified as Other Expenses, under Gross operational margin). This is a transitional reclassification as the application of IFRS will require us to use the effective interest method to record these expenses, reducing interest income on an accrual basis. |
• | Contingent assets are now carried off-balance sheet in memorandum accounts. |
• | Credit card charges in process are now classified as loans (previously classified as Other assets). |
• | Shareholders’ Equity will now include a provision for minimum dividends reducing the Retained earnings account. |
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II) Financial Performance Review
Our net income for the first semester of 2008 amounted to Ch$24.8 billion, an increase of 23% (real) when compared to the prior year of Ch$20 billion. Net income for the second quarter in 2008 was Ch$13.1 billion, an increase of Ch$1.4 billion, or 12% as compared to the prior quarter. Our gross operating income reached Ch$64.5 billion, an increase of 20% as compared to the first quarter. This was offset by higher provisions for loan losses and price-level restatement expenses.
Our condensed statement of income for the periods ended March 31 and June 30, 2008, expressed in millions of Chilean pesos is as follows:
As of or for the three months ended, | As of or for the six months ended, | |||||||||||
Mar-08 | Jun-08 | Change | Jun-08 | |||||||||
Net interest revenue | 39,625 | 49,635 | 10,010 | 89,260 | ||||||||
Fees and income from services, net | 9,856 | 11,570 | 1,714 | 21,426 | ||||||||
Trading and investment income, net | (11,614 | ) | 29,157 | 40,771 | 17,543 | |||||||
Foreign exchange gains (losses), net | 13,749 | (26,774 | ) | (40,523 | ) | (13,025 | ) | |||||
Other revenue | 2,317 | 898 | (1,419 | ) | 3,215 | |||||||
Gross operating income | 53,933 | 64,486 | 10,553 | 118,419 | ||||||||
Provision for loan losses | (8,605 | ) | (11,836 | ) | (3,231 | ) | (20,441 | ) | ||||
Operating expenses | (28,109 | ) | (28,086 | ) | 23 | (56,195 | ) | |||||
Income attributable to investments in other companies | 59 | 80 | 21 | 139 | ||||||||
Net gain (loss) from price-level restatement | (3,197 | ) | (8,889 | ) | (5,692 | ) | (12,086 | ) | ||||
Net income before taxes | 14,081 | 15,755 | 1,674 | 29,836 | ||||||||
Income taxes | (2,423 | ) | (2,662 | ) | (239 | ) | (5,085 | ) | ||||
Net income | 11,658 | 13,093 | 1,435 | 24,751 |
Net interest revenue
Net interest income for the second quarter of 2008 increased by Ch$10.0 billion or 25% when compared to the prior quarter. This increase was mainly due to higher interest revenues from our growth in volume of our loan portfolio, loans and available-for-sale instruments which are indexed to inflation and our assets and liabilities strategy. As a result, interest revenues during the second quarter increased from Ch$102.1 billion to Ch$122.6 billion, or 20% when compared to the prior quarter.
The increase in interest revenue was offset by higher funding costs which increased from Ch$62.5 billion to Ch$73.0 billion, or 17% when compared to the prior quarter. This was mainly due to higher costs associated with interest-bearing liabilities denominated in Unidades de Fomentos (UF) which is a Chilean inflation indexed currency and an increase in borrowings used to fund our growth in loans. As a result, we have incurred greater interest and adjustment expenses primarily on time deposits, letters of
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credit, and bonds. Interest and adjustment expenses related to time deposits which are denominated in pesos and UF, rose by 10% and 92%, respectively. However, 75% of our time deposits are denominated in pesos and as a result, total interest expense related to these deposits have only increased by 19%. Interest and adjustment expenses related to letters of credit and bonds increased from Ch$14.2 billion to Ch$21.9 billion. This was due to higher adjustment expenses as these liabilities are denominated in UF. These increases were offset by favourable rates on foreign borrowings during the second quarter of 2008.
During the second quarter, the rate of inflation was greater than that experienced during the prior quarter. Our current assets and liabilities strategy is positively affected by inflation because we have a greater amount of assets denominated in inflation indexed Chilean UF currency than our UF denominated liabilities. Accordingly, this GAP allows us to profit from inflation.
Net interest revenues for the first semester of 2008 reached Ch$89 billion. This is a substantial increase over the same period last year and is a result of our growth in average interest-earning assets, our interest revenues from inflation indexed assets and our assets and liabilities strategy. The rate of inflation during the first semester of 2008 was greater than that experienced in 2007.
Fees and income from services
Fees and income from services for the second quarter was Ch$11.6 billion. This was an increase of Ch$1.7 billion, or 17% when compared to the prior quarter. The following table is a summary of our net fees and income from services for the periods ended March 31 and June 30, 2008, in millions of Chilean pesos:
As of or for the three months ended, | As of or for the six months ended, | ||||||||
Mar-08 | Jun-08 | Change | Jun-08 | ||||||
Lines of credit | 1,528 | 2,555 | 1,027 | 4,083 | |||||
Brokerage insurance fees | 1,479 | 1,938 | 459 | 3,417 | |||||
Checking accounts | 1,039 | 1,166 | 127 | 2,205 | |||||
Collections | 2,258 | 2,345 | 87 | 4,603 | |||||
Credit Cards, net | 186 | 271 | 85 | 457 | |||||
Mutual funds | 1,830 | 1,905 | 75 | 3,735 | |||||
Brokerage fees, net | 319 | 387 | 68 | 706 | |||||
Letters of credit and guarantees | 521 | 568 | 47 | 1,089 | |||||
Debit and ATM Cards, net | 5 | 39 | 34 | 44 | |||||
Factored receivables | 298 | 61 | (237 | ) | 359 | ||||
Other | 393 | 335 | (58 | ) | 728 | ||||
Total | 9,856 | 11,570 | 1,714 | 21,426 |
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The growth in fee income during the second quarter is mainly a result of an increase in lines of credit, brokerage insurance and checking account fees offset by lower revenues received from fees related to factored receivables and other fee expenses. The rise in fees related to lines of credit and brokerage insurance fees is in part due to an extraordinary increase in flat fees from commercial customers and to seasonal effects related to the annual renewal of insurance agreements related to leasing contracts. The decrease in fees during the second quarter from factored receivables is due to an extraordinary increase in first quarter revenues related to a prepayment of a factored receivable.
Throughout 2008, we have continued our strategy to grow actively in retail banking products which has allowed us to increase our retail client base to 233 thousand, an increase of 5 thousands versus the prior quarter. Furthermore, we have continued our effort to expand cross-selling, product usage as well as raising fees in line with what we believe to be the market standard.
Revenues from fees related to checking accounts increased during the second quarter by 12% when compared to the prior quarter. As of June 30, 2008 we had approximately 67 thousand retail checking accounts, an increase over the last quarter of 7%. This strong growth in retail checking accounts has not reduced the average balance per account which remains flat at Ch$1 million and in line with industry standards. In addition, this demonstrates our strategy to grow profitably by not sacrificing our risk policies in order to obtain more clients.
Net revenues from fees related to credit cards increased during the second quarter by 46% when compared to the prior quarter. During the second quarter, we continued to have an account usage rate superior to that of the industry’s average rate. Our usage rate during the second quarter was 57.2% versus the industry’s average rate of 47.8%. Our excellent promotions such as discounts on gasoline purchases and our no-interest option on purchases for up to 24 months have allowed us to excel in the usage of this product. As of June 30, 2008, we had 256 thousand credit cards, an increase over the last quarter of 5%.
Trading and investment income – Net Foreign exchange gains and losses
Trading and investment income primarily includes the results from our trading portfolio financial assets (interest, marked-to-market adjustments, gains and losses from sales), gains and losses from our derivative trading portfolio, and gains and losses from sales financial investments available-for-sale.
Net foreign exchange gains and losses include both the results of foreign exchange transactions as well as the recognition of the effect of exchange rate fluctuations on assets and liabilities stated in foreign currencies and loans and deposits in Chilean pesos indexed to foreign currencies.
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The following table is a summary of our trading and investment income and net foreign exchange gains and losses for the periods ended March 31 and June 30, 2008, in millions of Chilean pesos:
As of or for the three months ended, | As of or for the six months ended, | |||||||||||
Mar-08 | Jun-08 | Change | Jun-08 | |||||||||
Trading and investment income: | ||||||||||||
Trading instruments | 1,579 | (245 | ) | (1,824 | ) | 1,334 | ||||||
Derivatives held-for-trading | (13,405 | ) | 28,026 | 41,431 | 14,621 | |||||||
Other | 212 | 1,376 | 1,164 | 1,588 | ||||||||
Total trading and investment income | (11,614 | ) | 29,157 | 40,771 | 17,543 | |||||||
Net foreign exchange transactions: | ||||||||||||
Net results of foreign exchange transactions | 15,358 | (28,909 | ) | (44,267 | ) | (13,551 | ) | |||||
Revaluations of assets and liabilities denominated in foreign currencies | (1,609 | ) | 2,135 | 3,744 | 526 | |||||||
Total foreign exchange transactions | 13,749 | (26,774 | ) | (40,523 | ) | (13,025 | ) |
Trading and investment income during the second quarter amounted to Ch$29.2 billion, offset by a loss of Ch$26.8 billion in foreign exchange transactions. This resulted in a net gain of Ch$2.4 billion versus the net gain of Ch$2.1 billion recorded during the first quarter of 2008. We currently do not use hedge accounting therefore all of our derivatives and financial instruments that may provide effective economic hedges for managing risk positions are treated and reported as trading. We also do not generally maintain significant foreign currency positions. The increase in Other trading and investment income of Ch$1.2 billion is mainly related to the sale of instruments available-for-sale amounting to Ch$645 million and the gain of Ch$ 731 million related to loan portfolio sales. During the second quarter we sold Ch$63 billion in mortgage loans to a third party.
Trading and investment income during the first semester amounted to Ch$17.5 billion, offset by a loss of Ch$13.0 billion in foreign exchange transactions. This resulted in a net gain of Ch$4.5 billion.
Other revenue
We received cash proceeds of Ch$1.6 billion for the mandatory partial redemption of our equity interest in Class C (Series I) Common Stock in Visa Inc. This was recorded as a gain in “Other revenue” during the first quarter of 2008. The mandatory redemption was part of a process by which a portion of the proceeds from Visa’s IPO would be used to buy back shares from its current institutional stockholders.
Provision for loan losses
The following table provides information relating to the composition of our provisions for loan losses for the periods ended March 31 and June 30, 2008, in millions of Chilean pesos:
As of or for the three months ended, | As of or for the six months ended, | |||||||||||
Mar-08 | Jun-08 | Change | Jun-08 | |||||||||
Net allowances established | (10,302 | ) | (14,251 | ) | (3,949 | ) | (24,553 | ) | ||||
Recovery of loans previously charged-off | 1,697 | 2,415 | 718 | 4,112 | ||||||||
Net charge to income | (8,605 | ) | (11,836 | ) | (3,231 | ) | (20,441 | ) |
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Our provision for loan losses during the second quarter of 2008 amounted to Ch$11.8 billion, an increase of Ch$3.2 billion when compared to the prior quarter. This is mainly the result of our growth in loans, our penetration in the retail banking segment and the less favourable economic conditions in Chile which have increased our net allowances by 38% when compared to the prior quarter. As a result, we have implemented stricter admission and approval requirements and improved collection strategies. Recovery of loans previously charged-off increased by 42% over the last quarter, which was mainly related to our retail loan portfolio.
Operating expenses
The following table provides comparative information relating to our operating expenses for the periods ended March 31 and June 30, 2008, in millions of Chilean pesos:
As of or for the three months ended, | As of or for the six months ended, | ||||||||
Mar-08 | Jun-08 | Change | Jun-08 | ||||||
Personnel salaries and expenses | 14,144 | 13,781 | (363 | ) | 27,925 | ||||
Administrative and other expenses | 10,985 | 12,171 | 1,186 | 23,156 | |||||
Depreciation, amortization and impairment | 1,595 | 998 | (597 | ) | 2,593 | ||||
Other operating expenses | 1,385 | 1,136 | (249 | ) | 2,521 | ||||
Total operating expenses | 28,109 | 28,086 | (23 | ) | 56,195 |
Our operating expenses remained flat during the second quarter at Ch$28 billion when compared to the prior quarter. Administrative and other expenses increased by 11% offset by lower personnel salaries and expenses and depreciation and amortization costs. The increase in Administration and other expenses is mainly the result of an increase in external sales force expenses and other various outsourced services. The reduction in depreciation and amortization costs is principally due to the goodwill amortization expenses related to the acquisition in 1998 of the Consumer Credit Division of Corfinsa and Financiera Condell. The amortization period was defined in accordance with the instructions from the Chilean Superintendency of Banks and was established at 10 years for all goodwill except for certain loan losses that were amortized over a period of 6 years. This goodwill was fully amortized during the first quarter of 2008. As part of our strategy, we continue to maintain our efficiency leadership through our cost control culture and our state of the art technology. Our efficiency ratio (operating expenses / gross operating income) for the second quarter of 2008 was 43.6%.
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Price-level restatement
The consolidated financial statements are prepared on the basis of general price-level accounting in order to reflect the effect of changes in the purchasing power of the Chilean peso during the year. The general price-level restatements are calculated using the official consumer price index of the Chilean National Institute of Statistics and are based on the “prior month rule”, in which the inflation adjustments at any balance sheet date are based on the consumer price index at the close of the preceding month. During the second quarter, we recorded Ch$8.9 billion of net expenses due to price-level restatement, an increase of Ch$5.7 billion as compared to the prior quarter. This is the result of the higher inflation rate experienced during the second quarter of 2.4% versus the first quarter of 0.8%.
III) Financial Condition
Loan portfolio
Our total loan portfolio (excluding loans and receivables to banks) totalled Ch$4,361 billion as of June 30, 2008, representing an increase of 18.4% (real) when compared to the same period last year. Our loan market share as of June 30, 2008 was 6.79%. The following table provides comparative information related to our loan portfolio for the periods ended in 2007 and 2008, in millions of Chilean pesos:
Change | ||||||||||||
Jun-07 | Mar-08 | Jun-08 | Jun-07 - Jun-08 | Mar-08 - Jun-08 | ||||||||
Commercial | 2,093,073 | 2,369,798 | 2,556,271 | 463,198 | 186,473 | |||||||
Foreign trade | 243,215 | 252,523 | 340,304 | 97,089 | 87,781 | |||||||
Leasing contracts | 259,803 | 248,622 | 262,629 | 2,826 | 14,007 | |||||||
Factored receivables | 63,812 | 50,183 | 66,471 | 2,659 | 16,288 | |||||||
Consumer | 530,314 | 528,153 | 523,683 | (6,631 | ) | (4,470 | ) | |||||
Housing mortgages | 460,644 | 592,973 | 584,585 | 123,941 | (8,388 | ) | ||||||
Past due loans | 30,506 | 22,845 | 26,584 | (3,922 | ) | 3,739 | ||||||
Total loans | 3,681,367 | 4,065,097 | 4,360,527 | 679,160 | 295,430 |
As of January 2008, contingent credits are no longer considered loans outstanding. As of June 30, 2007 and 2008, we had Ch$321 billion, and Ch$348 billion in contingent credits (Ch$327 billion as of March 31, 2008) which mainly consist of open and unused letters of credit together with guarantees granted by the Bank in pesos, UF and foreign currencies (principally U.S. dollars). Our market share in this product as of June 30, 2008 was 5.59%.
Commercial loans as of June 30, 2008 grew by 22% versus the same period last year and 8% when compared to the prior quarter. Our total wholesale loan market share (including foreign trade, leasing and factored receivables) was 7.94% as of June 30, 2008.
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Retail loans (housing mortgages and consumer loans) as of June 30, 2008 grew by 12% when compared to same period last year and slightly decreased by 1.1% when compared to the prior quarter. The year-on-year increase was driven by our strong growth in retail mortgage loans which increased by 27%, increasing our market share in this product by 36 basis points, or to 3.94%. The decrease in our consumer loan stock is due to our strategy of reducing the risk in this portfolio by targeting more profitable and less risky consumer loan customers and the implementation of stricter admission and approval requirements. As part of this strategy, we have also reduced the average amount loaned to consumer customers. This has resulted in reduction of our market share in consumer loans by 31 basis points, or to 6.30%.
Our retail loan stock as of the second quarter of 2008 decreased slightly when compared to the prior quarter. This was due to the reduction in the growth of our consumer loan portfolio and to the sale of a portion of our mortgage loans to a third party which amounted to Ch$63 billion. Under our growth and funding strategy, we have the ability to sell loan portfolios to third parties, while retaining the related customers (together with their current products) and continuing to have the ability to cross-sell them to new products, therefore increasing our client base and cross-selling ratios.
Allowance for loan losses
The following table provides comparative information relating to the composition of our allowance for loan losses for the periods ended March 31 and June 30, 2008, in millions of Chilean pesos:
As of or for the three months ended, | As of or for the six months ended, | |||||||||||
Mar-08 | Jun-08 | Change | Jun-08 | |||||||||
Beginning balance | 55,067 | 55,891 | 824 | 55,067 | ||||||||
Charge-offs | (9,478 | ) | (10,527 | ) | (1,049 | ) | (20,005 | ) | ||||
Net allowances established | 10,302 | 14,251 | 3,949 | 24,553 | ||||||||
Ending balance | 55,891 | 59,615 | 3,724 | 59,615 |
Our allowance for loan losses for the second quarter of 2008 increased by Ch$3.7 billion, or 7% when compared to the prior quarter. This is mainly the result of our growth in loans, our penetration in the retail banking segment and the less favourable economic conditions in Chile which have increased our net allowances by 38% when compared to the prior quarter. As a result, we have implemented stricter admission and approval requirements and improved collection strategies. Our charge-offs for loan losses increased by Ch$1.0 billion or 11%. This increase was primarily the result charge-offs related to our retail loan portfolio.
Our risk index (allowances for loan losses over total loans) remained flat at 1.35% when compared to the prior quarter and positively against the Chilean banking industry’s average rate of 1.60% and 1.63% as of the end of the first and second quarters of 2008, respectively.
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Our past-due loans over total loans increased from 0.56% to 0.61% as of March 31, 2008 and June 30, 2008, respectively. This change was due to increases in past due loans in our consumer and commercial loan portfolios, offset by lower past-due loans related to our mortgage loan portfolio. The Chilean banking industry’s average rate was 0.87% and 0.89% as of March 31 and June 30, 2008, respectively. This increase in the industry’s index was mainly driven by higher past-due commercial loans.
Our coverage ratio, measured as allowances for loan losses over past-due loans was 241.1 and 221.0% as of March 31 and June 30, 2008, respectively. This compares favourably to that of the Chilean banking sector which recorded an index of 183.7% and 183.5% as of March 31 and June 30, 2008, respectively.
Financial investments
Our financial investments totalled Ch$180 billion as of June 30, 2008, representing an increase of 6% quarter-on-quarter. The following table provides comparative summary of our investment portfolio for the first and second quarters of 2008, in millions of Chilean pesos:
Mar-08 | Jun-08 | Change | |||||
Trading portfolio financial assets | 93,890 | 19,422 | (74,468 | ) | |||
Financial investments available-for-sale | 76,843 | 160,854 | 84,011 | ||||
Financial investments held-to-maturity | — | — | — | ||||
Total Financial Investments | 170,733 | 180,276 | 9,543 |
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Our investment portfolio consists of trading and available-for-sale assets. Trading instruments correspond to financial instruments acquired to generate gains from short-term price fluctuations, brokerage margins, or that are included in a portfolio with a pattern of gaining profit in the short-term. Trading instruments are stated at fair value in accordance with market prices prevailing at the balance sheet’s closing date.
Investment instruments are classified in two categories: held-to-maturity investments and instruments available-for-sale. Held-to-maturity investments include only those instruments which the Bank has the capacity and intent to hold until maturity. All other investment instruments are considered available-for-sale. Investment instruments are initially recognized at cost, which includes transaction costs. Instruments available-for-sale at each subsequent period-end are valued at their fair value according to market prices or based on valuation models. Unrealized gains or losses arising from changes in the fair value are charged or credited to equity accounts.
The decrease of Ch$74 billion in our trading portfolio financial assets is mainly due to liquidity administration and our strategy to build a profitable mid-term investment portfolio by increasing our financial investments available-for-sale by Ch$84 billion.
Funding strategy
The International and Treasury Division is responsible for providing liquidity, determining the financing structure, managing the investment portfolio and foreign currency positions. The following table summarizes our funding as of 2007 and 2008, in millions of Chilean pesos:
Change | ||||||||||||
Jun-07 | Mar-08 | Jun-08 | Jun-07 - Jun-08 | Mar-08 - Jun-08 | ||||||||
Checking accounts | 193,639 | 209,167 | 224,349 | 30,710 | 15,182 | |||||||
Saving accounts and time deposits | 2,152,477 | 2,660,561 | 2,868,833 | 716,356 | 208,272 | |||||||
Banker’s drafts and other demand deposits | 135,110 | 128,862 | 142,978 | 7,868 | 14,116 | |||||||
Repurchase agreements | 136,907 | 117,300 | 116,820 | (20,087 | ) | (480 | ) | |||||
Mortgage bonds | 389,633 | 347,393 | 342,101 | (47,532 | ) | (5,292 | ) | |||||
Banking Bonds | 237,757 | 309,408 | 310,810 | 73,053 | 1,402 | |||||||
Subordinated Bonds | 46,966 | 45,194 | 43,599 | (3,367 | ) | (1,595 | ) | |||||
Domestic borrowings | 85,732 | 31,876 | 40,835 | (44,897 | ) | 8,959 | ||||||
Foreign borrowings | 220,869 | 255,561 | 325,810 | 104,941 | 70,249 |
Our checking account balance increased by Ch$31 billion, or 16% year-on-year and by Ch$15 billion, or 7% quarter-on-quarter. This is part of our strategy to increase our retail client base, maintain more profitable customers and improve our balance sheet structure. Our average balance of retail checking accounts during the second quarter of 2008 was Ch$68 billion, or a 12% increase over the same quarter last year. Noticeable increases have also been experienced in the average balances of our commercial clients which during the second quarter of 2008 reached Ch$136 billion, or a 15% increase over the same quarter last year.
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Our funding strategy in 2007 was mainly driven by growth in time deposits and the issuance of banking bonds. In 2007, we placed UF6 million in bonds in the local market, representing approximately Ch$121 billion at June 30, 2008 UF exchange rate. Each of these bonds have a face value of UF2 million and were placed during April, July, and November of 2007 (See section “Other related information” for more detailed information regarding our funding capacity in bonds). The successful bond placement and the increase in the average durations for time deposits were the main factors contributing to reduced financing costs during 2007 and in the first semester of 2008. Our savings accounts and time deposits represent 68.4% of our total interest-bearing liabilities while our banking bonds represent 7.4%.
Chilean banks are required to maintain a minimum basic capital of at least 3% of total assets after deductions for mandatory allowances, while effective net equity may not be lower than 8% of its risk weighted assets. Effective net equity is defined as basic capital plus certain loan loss allowances (up to a maximum of 1.25% of risk weighted assets and a qualifying proportion of subordinated bonds less any goodwill balance or paid share premiums and investments in non-consolidated companies. Chilean banks are permitted to include subordinated bonds in effective net equity. This is limited to 50% of basic capital and the value which can be included should decrease by 20% per year, beginning six years prior to maturity. As of the end of the second quarter our subordinated bonds represented 10% of our basic capital. Our basic capital over total assets and our basel index as of the end of the first semester of 2008 was 8.1% and 10.11%, respectively.
The reduction in domestic borrowings and repurchase agreements when compared to the second quarter of 2007 was Ch$45 billion and Ch$20 billion, respectively. This is a result of taking on other forms of financing such as banking bonds, foreign borrowings and a significant increase in saving accounts and time deposits.
Shareholders’ Equity
We are the fifth-largest private bank in Chile, based on our Shareholders’ Equity of Ch$441 billion and our loans of Ch$4,361 billion as of June 30, 2008. We have 221,336,558.3 thousand shares outstanding (see section “Other related information” for further details regarding our share repurchase program), a market capitalization of Ch$631 billion (based on a share price of Ch$2.85 pesos per share). During the first quarter of 2008, we paid dividends totalling 100% of 2007 net income.
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IV) Other related information
Share Repurchase Program
On April 15, 2008, at an extraordinary shareholders’ meeting, our shareholders approved a program for CorpBanca to purchase shares issued by us, or the Share Repurchase Program, to be purchased in the local Chilean market through one or more tender offers in accordance with article 198-5 of the Securities Market Law. The purpose of the Share Repurchase Program is to invest and trade our own shares depending on share price fluctuations experienced throughout the duration of the Program.
The main terms and conditions of the Share Repurchase Program are set forth as follows:
• | The maximum percentage of shares to be repurchased will be equivalent to 5% of the shares issued and paid and outstanding, or up to 11,345,464,528 shares. Shares may only be repurchased for up to the amount of retained earnings. |
• | The minimum repurchase price to be paid for the shares will be Ch$2.90 per share and the maximum repurchase price will be Ch$3.05 per share. |
• | The Share Repurchase Program will have a term of three years beginning on April 15, 2008. |
• | Shares repurchased must be sold within 24 months of acquisition. Any shares not resold during this time frame will be cancelled, resulting in a reduction of paid-in capital. |
• | If shares are resold, shareholders have a preemptive right to acquire the repurchased shares. |
• | Repurchased shares, although registered in our name, do not have voting or dividend rights. |
EXHIBIT 99.2 | ||||
On April 22, 2008, our Board of Directors, acting as authorized by our shareholders at the extraordinary shareholders’ meeting held on April 15, 2008, agreed to the following:
• | To set the repurchase price of the shares at Ch$3.03 per share. |
• | That the number of shares to be offered in the Share Repurchase Program will be 5,672,732,264 shares, which represent 2.5% of our total issued and outstanding shares. |
• | The share acquisition process will be carried out in accordance with the terms and conditions approved by the Shareholders at the extraordinary shareholders’ meeting through one or more tender offers (Ofertas Públicas de Adquisicion de Acciones) in accordance with article 198-5 of the Securities Market Law, and Circular No. 1,514 of the Superintendency of Securities and Insurance and applicable law in the Securities Exchange of the Santiago Stock Exchange, through the System of Firm Block Offers (Sistema de Ofertas a Firme en Bloque). |
• | The offer commenced on April 30, 2008, for a period of 30 days. |
• | The tender offer expired on May 29, 2008, and 6,849,927,252 shares were tendered. |
• | As acceptance orders were received for more shares than the number of shares offered to be purchased, in accordance with the conditions of the offer, a pro rata factor of 0.828144892 was applied. |
• | The total number of shares repurchased and held as treasury stock was 5,672,732,264, reducing our total shares outstanding to 221,236,558,313. |
Bonds
We have U.F. 17,000,000 in bonds available to be placed in the local market. This is composed of U.F. 2,000,000 in series L bonds, U.F. 5,000,000 in series M bonds, and U.F. 10,000,000 in bonds which have been approved by the SBIF but have not yet been issued. Series L and M bonds have annual coupon rates of 3.4% and have a maturity of 10 years and 5.5 years, respectively.
Subordinated bonds
We issued U.F. 10,000,000 of subordinated bonds. This is composed of U.F. 3,000,000 in series U subordinated bonds and U.F. 7,000,000 in series V bonds with durations of 10 and 25 years, respectively. On July 28, we placed U.F. 3,000,000 in series V bonds due on August 1, 2033. The bonds were sold on the Santiago Stock Exchange in an offshore transaction outside the United States in reliance on Regulation S under the Securities Act.
The series V bonds which were sold on July 28, 2008 were structured by CorpCapital Asesorias Financieras S.A. and were sold at a spread of 98 basis points over the benchmark. The proceeds will be used to finance our normal business activities and improve our balance sheet structure.
EXHIBIT 99.2 | ||||
CorpBanca’s Conference Call on Second Quarter 2008 Results
You are invited to participate in CorpBanca’s conference call on Wednesday, August 6, 2008 to discuss the Second Quarter 2008 Resultsand respond to investor questions.
Time: | 9:30 am (Santiago, Chile) | |||||||
9:30 am EDT (US) | ||||||||
2:30 pm (UK) | ||||||||
Call Numbers: | U.S.A. participants please dial | 1866 819 7111 | ||||||
Outside the US please dial | +44 1452 542 301 | |||||||
UK participants please dial | 0800 953 0329 |
Chairperson:Mr. Mario Chamorro - Chief Executive Officer
You should dial in 10 minutes prior to the commencement of the call.
Alternative Back-Up numbers for the conference call:In case of any problem with the above numbers, participants should dial one of the following numbers and quote“CorpBanca”:
U.S.A. participants | 1866 223 0615 | |||||||
Outside the US participants | +44 1452 586 513 | |||||||
UK participants | 0800 694 1503 |
For your convenience,a 24 hour instant replayfacility will be available, following the completion of the conference call,until Saturday, August 9th, 2008.
Slides and audio webcast:
There will also be a live -and then archived- webcast of the conference call with PowerPoint slides through the internet accessible through the website of Capital Link at www.capitallink.com. Please click on the button“SECOND QUARTER 2008 RESULTSWEBCAST”. Participants to the live webcast should register on the website approximately 10 minutes prior to the start of the webcast.
To listen to the replay,please call:
Instant Replay Number U.S.A.: | 1866 247 4222 | Access Code:2339939# | ||||||||
Instant Replay Number OTHER: | +44 1452 550 000 | Access Code: 2339939# | ||||||||
Instant Replay NumberU.K.: | 0800 953 1533 | Access Code:2339939# |
EXHIBIT 99.2 | ||||
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income (unaudited)
For the three months ended, | For the six months ended, | ||||||||
Mar-08 | Jun-08 | Jun-08 | |||||||
(Expressed in millions of Chilean pesos) | |||||||||
OPERATING INCOME | |||||||||
Interest revenue | 102,170 | 122,620 | 224,790 | ||||||
Interest expense | (62,545 | ) | (72,985 | ) | (135,530 | ) | |||
Net interest revenue | 39,625 | 49,635 | 89,260 | ||||||
Fees and income from services, net | 9,856 | 11,570 | 21,426 | ||||||
Trading and investment income, net | (11,614 | ) | 29,157 | 17,543 | |||||
Foreign exchange gains (losses), net | 13,749 | (26,774 | ) | (13,025 | ) | ||||
Other revenue | 2,317 | 898 | 3,215 | ||||||
Gross operating income | 53,933 | 64,486 | 118,419 | ||||||
Provisions for loan losses | (8,605 | ) | (11,836 | ) | (20,441 | ) | |||
Net operating income | 45,328 | 52,650 | 97,978 | ||||||
Personnel salaries and expenses | (14,144 | ) | (13,781 | ) | (27,925 | ) | |||
Administration expenses | (10,985 | ) | (12,171 | ) | (23,156 | ) | |||
Depreciation, amortization and impairment | (1,595 | ) | (998 | ) | (2,593 | ) | |||
Other operating expenses | (1,385 | ) | (1,136 | ) | (2,521 | ) | |||
Total operating expenses | (28,109 | ) | (28,086 | ) | (56,195 | ) | |||
Income attributable to investments in other companies | 59 | 80 | 139 | ||||||
Net loss from price-level restatement | (3,197 | ) | (8,889 | ) | (12,086 | ) | |||
Income before income taxes | 14,081 | 15,755 | 29,836 | ||||||
Income taxes | (2,423 | ) | (2,662 | ) | (5,085 | ) | |||
Net income | 11,658 | 13,093 | 24,751 |
EXHIBIT 99.2 | ||||
Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets (unaudited)
For the period ended, | ||||||
Mar-08 | Jun-08 | |||||
(Expressed in millions of Chilean pesos, except percentage amounts) | ||||||
Assets | ||||||
Cash and due from banks | 50,426 | 80,816 | ||||
Items in course of collection | 184,853 | 74,723 | ||||
Trading portfolio financial assets | 93,890 | 19,422 | ||||
Financial investments available-for-sale | 76,843 | 160,854 | ||||
Financial investments held-to-maturity | — | — | ||||
Investments purchased under agreements to resell | 148,718 | 109,673 | ||||
Derivative financial instruments | 111,467 | 137,736 | ||||
Loans and receivables to banks | 55,732 | 26,951 | ||||
Loans and receivables to customers | 4,065,097 | 4,360,527 | ||||
Allowance for loan losses | (55,069 | ) | (58,763 | ) | ||
Loans and receivables to customers, net | 4,010,028 | 4,301,764 | ||||
Investments in other companies | 2,061 | 1,870 | ||||
Intangibles | 2,378 | 2,304 | ||||
Premises and equipment, net | 31,471 | 31,660 | ||||
Income tax provision - current | 4,734 | 6,137 | ||||
Deferred income taxes | 12,344 | 12,106 | ||||
Other assets | 82,575 | 109,761 | ||||
Total assets | 4,867,520 | 5,075,777 | ||||
Liabilities | ||||||
Deposits and other sight liabilities | 338,029 | 367,327 | ||||
Items in course of collection | 161,789 | 41,004 | ||||
Securities sold under agreements to resell | 117,300 | 116,820 | ||||
Deposits and other term liabilities | 2,660,561 | 2,868,833 | ||||
Derivative financial instruments | 117,121 | 117,207 | ||||
Borrowings from financial institutions | 258,561 | 340,049 | ||||
Debt instruments | 701,995 | 696,510 | ||||
Other financial obligations | 28,876 | 26,596 | ||||
Income tax provision—current | 186 | 171 | ||||
Deferred income taxes | 5,895 | 6,226 | ||||
Provisions | 15,841 | 20,809 | ||||
Other liabilities | 18,073 | 33,158 | ||||
Total liabilities | 4,424,227 | 4,634,710 | ||||
Shareholders’ equity: | ||||||
Capital | 314,398 | 297,210 | ||||
Reserves | 6,352 | 16,553 | ||||
Valuation gains (losses) | 164 | (1,621 | ) | |||
Retained earnings: | ||||||
Retained earnings from prior years | 116,550 | 116,550 | ||||
Profit for the period | 11,658 | 24,751 | ||||
Less: Accrual for mandatory dividends | (5,829 | ) | (12,376 | ) | ||
Minority Interest | — | — | ||||
Total Shareholders’ Equity | 443,293 | 441,067 | ||||
Total liabilities and shareholders’ equity | 4,867,520 | 5,075,777 |
EXHIBIT 99.2 | ||||
Selected Performance Ratios (unaudited)
For the three months ended, | ||||||
Mar-08 | Jun-08 | |||||
Solvency indicators | ||||||
Basle index | 10.86 | % | 10.11 | % | ||
Shareholders’ equity / total assets | 9.11 | % | 8.69 | % | ||
Shareholders’ equity / total liabilities | 10.02 | % | 9.52 | % | ||
Credit quality ratios | ||||||
Charge-off rate(1)(3) | 0.77 | % | 0.74 | % | ||
Past due loans / total loans | 0.56 | % | 0.61 | % | ||
Risk index (allowances / total loans ) | 1.35 | % | 1.35 | % | ||
Allowances / past due loans | 241.1 | % | 221.0 | % | ||
Provisions for loan losses / total loans(1) | 0.85 | % | 1.09 | % | ||
Provisions for loan losses / gross operating income | 16.0 | % | 18.4 | % | ||
Provisions for loan losses / net income | 73.8 | % | 90.4 | % | ||
Profitability ratios | ||||||
Net interest revenue / interest-earning assets(1)(2) | 3.65 | % | 4.26 | % | ||
Gross operating income / total assets(1) | 4.43 | % | 5.08 | % | ||
Gross operating income / interest-earning assets(1)(2) | 4.96 | % | 5.54 | % | ||
Provisions for loan losses / total assets(1) | 0.71 | % | 0.93 | % | ||
ROA (before taxes), over total assets(1) | 1.16 | % | 1.24 | % | ||
ROA (before taxes), over interest-earning assets(1)(2) | 1.30 | % | 1.35 | % | ||
ROE (before taxes)(1) | 12.7 | % | 14.3 | % | ||
ROA, over total assets(1) | 0.96 | % | 1.03 | % | ||
ROA, over interest-earning assets(1)(2) | 1.07 | % | 1.12 | % | ||
ROE(1) | 10.52 | % | 11.87 | % | ||
Efficiency ratios | ||||||
Operating expenses / total assets(1) | 2.31 | % | 2.21 | % | ||
Operating expenses/ total loans(1) | 2.77 | % | 2.58 | % | ||
Operating expenses / gross operating income | 52.1 | % | 43.6 | % | ||
Earnings | ||||||
Diluted earnings per share before taxes (Chilean pesos per share)(1) (4) | 0.2482 | 0.2849 | ||||
Diluted earnings per ADR before taxes (U.S. dollars per ADR)(1) (4) | 2.8478 | 2.7159 | ||||
Diluted earnings per share (Chilean pesos per share)(1) (4) | 0.2055 | 0.2367 | ||||
Diluted earnings per ADR (U.S. dollars per ADR)(1) (4) | 2.3578 | 2.2571 | ||||
Total shares outstanding (thousands)(4) | 226,909,290.6 | 221,236,558.3 | ||||
Exchange rate for US$1 | 435.8 | 524.41 |
(1) | Annualized figures |
(2) | Interest-earning assets include loans and receivables to customers and banks, financial investments available-for-sale, and investments purchased under agreements to resell |
(3) | Charge-off rates are defined as the net charge-offs less recoveries divided by the loans outstanding |
(4) | During the second quarter, we repurchased shares equivalent to 2.5% of the total outstanding shares. See section “Other related information” for more details regarding the repurchase program. |
EXHIBIT 99.2 | ||||
CAUTION REGARDING FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS
This press release contains forward-looking statements. Forward-looking information is often, but not always, identified by the use of words such as “anticipate”, “believe”, “expect”, “plan”, “intend”, “forecast”, “target”, “project”, “may”, “will”, “should”, “could”, “estimate”, “predict” or similar words suggesting future outcomes or language suggesting an outlook. Forward-looking statements and information are based on current beliefs as well as assumptions made by and information currently available to Corp Banca concerning anticipated financial performance, business prospects, strategies and regulatory developments. Although management considers these assumptions to be reasonable based on information currently available to it, they may prove to be incorrect. By their very nature, forward-looking statements involve inherent risks and uncertainties, both general and specific, and risks that predictions, forecasts, projections and other forward-looking statements will not be achieved. We caution readers not to place undue reliance on these statements as a number of important factors could cause the actual results to differ materially from the beliefs, plans, objectives, expectations and anticipations, estimates and intentions expressed in such forward-looking statements. Furthermore, the forward-looking statements contained in this press release are made as of the date of this press release and Corp Banca does not undertake any obligation to update publicly or to revise any of the included forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise. The forward-looking statements contained in this press release are expressly qualified by this cautionary statement.
CONTACTS:
Pablo Mejia Ricci, CGA
Head of Investor Relations, CorpBanca
Santiago, Chile
Tel: (562) 660-2342
investorrelations@corpbanca.cl
Nicolas Bornozis
President, Capital Link
New York, USA
Tel: (212) 661-7566
nbornozis@capitallink.com