Have you been eager to see how Citizens Financial Group, Inc. (NYSE:CFG) performed in Q1 in comparison with the market expectations? Let’s quickly scan through the key facts from this Providence, Rhode Island-based financial services company’s earnings release this morning:
An Earnings Beat
Citizens Financial came out with adjusted earnings per share of 57 cents, beating the Zacks Consensus Estimate of 51 cents. Higher revenues were primarily responsible for the beat.
How Was the Estimate Revision Trend?
You should note that the earnings estimate for Citizens Financial depicted neutral stance prior to the earnings release. The Zacks Consensus Estimate remained unchanged over the last 7 days.
Notably, Citizens Financial has an impressive earnings surprise history. Before posting earnings beat in Q1, the company delivered positive surprises in all the trailing four quarters with an average of 6.19%.
Revenue Came in Higher than Expected
Citizens Financial posted total revenues of $1.38 billion for the quarter, surpassing the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $1.34 billion. Further, revenues improved 12% year over year.
Key Takeaways:
- Net income increased 33% year over year to $297 million, on an adjusted basis.
- Net interest margin improved 10 basis points year over to 2.96%.
- Efficiency ratio improved to 62% from 66% in the prior year quarter. Generally, lower ratio is indicative of the improved efficiency of the bank.
What Zacks Rank Says
The estimate revisions that we discussed earlier have driven a Zacks Rank #3 (Hold) for Citizens Financial. However, since the latest earnings performance is yet to be reflected in the estimate revisions, the rank is subject to change. While things apparently look favorable, it all depends on what sense the just-released report makes to the analysts.
(You can see the complete list of today’s Zacks #1 Rank (Strong Buy) stocks here.)
Check back later for our full write up on this Citizens Financial earnings report!
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