Mediobanca SpA (MDIBF) Q3 2025 Earnings Call Highlights: Strong Revenue Growth and Strategic Moves

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  • Revenue Growth: Up 5% year-on-year.

  • Return on Tangible Equity (ROTE): 14%.

  • Net New Money in Wealth Management: EUR 7 billion, up 42% compared to last year.

  • New Loan Production in CIB: EUR 1 billion, up 8% year-on-year.

  • New Loans in Consumer Finance: EUR 6.7 billion, up 9% in nine months.

  • Fee Income: Double-digit increase, up 24%.

  • Interim Dividend: EUR 0.56 per share, representing 70% of net profit at half year.

  • Share Buyback Completion: Almost 70% completed.

  • Revenue from Wealth Management: 6% increase year-on-year.

  • Revenue from CIB: Down 16% compared to last quarter.

  • Consumer Finance Profitability: EUR 334 million, slightly up from EUR 330 million last quarter.

  • Capital Generation: 55 basis points driven by CIB and consumer finance.

  • Gross NPL Ratio: Reduced from 2.5% to 2%.

  • Return on Risk-Weighted Assets: Increased from 2.6% to 2.9%.

  • Capital Position: CET1 ratio at 15.6%.

  • Net Profit in CIB: Increased by 33% year-on-year.

  • New Loan Production in Consumer Finance: EUR 2.4 billion in the quarter.

  • NII Growth in Consumer Finance: 9% increase.

  • Funding Raised: More than EUR 7 billion in the last nine months at a cost of 65 basis points.

  • Management Fees in Wealth Management: Increased from EUR 72 million to EUR 83 million year-on-year.

Release Date: May 09, 2025

For the complete transcript of the earnings call, please refer to the full earnings call transcript.

Positive Points

  • Mediobanca SpA (MDIBF) reported a steady growth trajectory with a 5% increase in revenue and profit, and a ROTE of 14%.

  • Wealth Management recorded EUR7 billion of net new money, up 42% compared to last year.

  • Consumer Finance achieved a record new loan production of EUR6.7 billion, up 9% in nine months.

  • The company completed almost 70% of its share buyback and declared an interim dividend of EUR0.56 per share.

  • Mediobanca SpA (MDIBF) maintains a strong capital position with a CET1 ratio of 15.6%, driven by earnings and Basel impact.

Negative Points

  • NII was flattish, with only slight improvement, indicating potential challenges in interest income growth.

  • There was a decrease in core from 50 basis points to 39 basis points, with some write-backs not yet incorporated in capital.

  • The Wealth Management deposit decrease is slow due to competition, impacting the cost of funding.

  • The company faces execution risks with the proposed Banca Generali transaction, which could impact integration and value creation.

  • Market volatility and macroeconomic uncertainties, such as trade wars, pose challenges to CIB revenue trends and transaction closings.