Monday, January 21, 2013

Bank of America 4Q 2012 Adjusted Pretax Earnings up 247%, But With Much Noise

Bank of America reported a very solid 4Q 2012 Core Adjusted Pretax Earnings improvement, with 4Q 2012 Adjusted Pretax Income of $3,160, a very robust $2,250 mil earnings improvement, or up 247% from the $910 mil similar earnings in the 4Q 2011.

Below here is a reconciliation of the 4Q 2012 and 4Q 2011 Pretax Income (Loss) with the Core Adjusted Pretax Income in the same periods:





Increase %

4Q 2012 4Q 2011 (Decrease) Increase

mils of $s mils of $s mils of $s (Decrease)





Pretax Income (Loss) As Reported (1,904) 2,432 (4,336) -178%





Adjustments








Goodwill Impairment   581






Merger & Restructuring Charges
101






Compensatory Fees Settlement with Fannie Mae 2,700  






Provision for Independent Foreclosure Acceleration Agreement 1,100







Provision for Obligations Related to Mortgage Insurance Rescissions 500







Total Litigation Expense 916 1,800






Derivative Valuation Loss 719 1,288






Gain on Sale of Japan Brokerage (400)







Mortgage Service Rights Valuation Gain (300)







Gain on Sale of Portion of Investment in China Construction Bank (2,900)






Gain on Sale of Debt Securities (171) (1,192)






Gain on Exchange of Trust Preferred Securities (1,200)






Adjusted Core Pretax Income 3,160 910 2,250 247%

As you can see from the above earnings reconciliation, there was much noise in the earnings in both periods.

And below here is a detailed analysis of the $2,250 mil of Core Pretax Income increase in the 4Q 2012 as compared with the 4Q 2011:


Explanation of $2,250 mil Increase in 4Q 2012 Adjusted Core Pretax Earnings mils of $s


Lower Net Interest Income, Net (Net Interest Margin 2.35% in 4Q 2012 vs 2.45% in 4Q 2011) (377)


Higher Non-Interest Income
   Investment Banking Income 587
   Trading Account Profits 512
   Investment & Brokerage Services 195


Lower Provision For Credit Losses 730


Non-Interest Expenses  
   Lower Personnel Expenses 461


Other Net 142


Increase in 4Q 2012 Core Adjusted Pretax Earnings over 4Q 2011 2,250