Record Quarterly Net Income and Strong ROE
Reported record quarterly net income of PEN 602 million, up 35% year-over-year; return on equity (ROE) at 19.4% (IFS) and Interbank ROE ~19.5%, with management now expecting year-end ROE above 17%.
Revenue Growth Across Businesses
IFS revenues +10% year-over-year; Interbank top line +8% YoY; Interseguro revenues +18% YoY; Intelligo revenues +34% YoY, driven by fee and investment performance.
Improved Risk-Adjusted Margin and Low Cost of Risk
Risk-adjusted NIM increased 90 basis points YoY to 4.2%; quarterly cost of risk at 1.4% (lowest in 4 years); retail cost of risk now below 3%, down ~100 bps versus prior quarter; consumer cost of risk improved from ~7% to below 5% YoY.
Loan and Deposit Franchise Momentum
Total loan portfolio grew ~6% YoY (7% ex-FX); higher-yielding loans +9% YoY; mortgages +8% YoY, market share at 16.2% (gained ~20 bps); small business loans ~+29% YoY; total deposits +8% YoY (9% ex-FX), retail deposits +13%, savings/transactional balances +20%.
Digital and Payments Ecosystem Traction
PLIN reached 2.7 million monthly active users and >70 million monthly transactions (60% to merchants); PLIN WhatsApp ~7k affiliates; transactions per user +44% QoQ; PLIN Credit Card (BNPL) >30k active clients; EasyPay flows up 60% YoY for the segment, contributing to a 40% increase in deposits from EasyPay.
Insurance and Wealth Management Double-Digit Growth
Written premiums +35% YoY (private annuities and life driving growth); contractual service margin +15% YoY; annuities +19% and individual life +17%; Intelligo assets under management +13% YoY to PEN 9.5 billion (including deposits) and fee income +9% YoY.
Strategic Acquisition to Strengthen Consumer Finance
Announced acquisition of Infinance XP (EXP Holding) for $130 million (1.19x P/B) in a 50/50 partnership with InRetail, bringing ~3 million customers, PEN 1.8 billion in loans and PEN 1.5 billion in deposits, and the SIP app combining finance, payments and loyalty.
Funding Mix and Lower Funding Costs
Deposits represent ~82% of funding; cost of funds below 3% and down ~40 bps YoY; deposit pricing and mix improvements led to further QoQ decline in funding costs; efficient commercial deposits +27% YoY.