Strong Financial Performance in 2024
Lloyds Bank & Group delivered a robust financial performance in Q4 and 2024, with a statutory profit after tax of £4.5 billion and £5 billion excluding the Q4 motor provision. This equates to a return on tangible equity of 12.3%, or 14% ex-motor.
Significant Shareholder Distributions
The company announced a 15% increase in the ordinary dividend and a share buyback of £1.7 billion, distributing a total of up to £3.6 billion, around 9% of the market cap.
Record Mortgage Lending Growth
Mortgage book grew by £6.1 billion in 2024, or £8 billion excluding legacy book securitizations. The company achieved a 20% share of new lending, around 1 percentage point ahead of stock share.
Strategic Initiatives Exceed Expectations
The company delivered £0.8 billion of additional revenues from strategic initiatives, ahead of the £0.7 billion target, and realized £1.2 billion of gross cost savings.
Deposit Growth and Structural Hedge Benefits
Total deposits were up by over £11 billion, or 2%, to £483 billion. The structural hedge income was £4.2 billion, £0.8 billion higher than 2023, with further growth expected.