Wells Fargo Earns $1.03 per Share

Wells Fargo (WFC) just reported Q2 earnings of $1.03 per share which matched Wall Street’s expectations.

Wells Fargo & Company (reported net income of $5.7 billion, or $1.03 per diluted common share, for second quarter 2015, compared with $5.7 billion, or $1.01 per share, for second quarter 2014, and $5.8 billion, or $1.04 per share, for first quarter 2015.

“Wells Fargo’s second quarter results reflected continued strength in the fundamental drivers of long term growth,” said Chairman and CEO John Stumpf. “Compared with a year ago, we grew loans, deposits and capital, and our balance sheet remained strong. Credit results also improved and we continued to adhere to our disciplined approach to risk management. As the economic and interest rate environments evolved, our diversified business model continued to generate strong results for shareholders, and we were pleased to increase our common stock dividend 7 percent in the second quarter, to $0.375 per share. Wells Fargo is well positioned for the future and I remain confident in the ability of our 266,000 team members to help our customers succeed financially and to serve our communities.”

Chief Financial Officer John Shrewsberry said, “Wells Fargo’s second quarter results once again reflected the benefit of our balanced business model. Compared with the first quarter, revenue increased on net interest income growth and expenses declined. Our balance sheet remained strong, as evidenced by solid asset quality, liquidity and capital, and we were within our targeted ranges for ROA, ROE and efficiency.”

Posted by on July 14th, 2015 at 8:09 am


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