Portugal's Millennium bcp's profit rises 15%, beats forecasts
LISBON, July 31 (Reuters) -Portugal's largest listed bank, Millennium bcp BCP.LS, said on Wednesday its first-half consolidated net profit rose 15%, beating expectations, on the back of stronger income at home and a global reduction in impairments and provisions.
It posted a net consolidated profit of 485.3 million euros ($525 million), above the average forecast of 417 million euros in an LSEG poll as net income at its domestic business rose by 16.2% from a year ago to 411 million euros.
Its 50%-owned Polish unit, Bank Millennium, on Friday reported a net profit of 357 million zlotys ($90.14 million), flat compared to a year ago, despite 376 million euros in costs related to its portfolio of Swiss franc-denominated mortgage loans.
Still, Millennium bcp said consolidated loan impairments fell by 33% to 97 million euros in the first half, while total impairments and provisions dropped by 29% to 390 million euros.
The bank, which also has operations in Mozambique and Angola, said total non-performing exposures were reduced by 8% to 1.97 billion euros.
Consolidated net interest income (NII), a measure of earnings on loans minus deposit costs, rose 1.7% to around 1.4 billion euros, driven by its international operations, compared to 1.27 billion euros forecast by analysts.
($1 = 3.9607 zlotys)
($1 = 0.9245 euros)
Reporting by Sergio Goncalves; editing by Andrei Khalip
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