BAC earnings 4Q 2021

Bank of America on Wednesday topped analysts’ estimates for revenue on report asset administration and funding banking charges and because the agency launched $851 million in reserves.

Listed here are the numbers:

Earnings: 82 cents a share vs. 76 cents a shares estimate, in keeping with Refinitiv
Income: $22.17 billion vs. $22.2 billion estimate.

How has Financial institution of America navigated the jump in employee expenses that has stung rivals?

That is the query of the second after JPMorgan Chase, Goldman Sachs and Citigroup all disclosed sharply increased fourth-quarter prices pushed by rising employee compensation.

Financial institution of America, led by CEO Brian Moynihan, had loved tailwinds in current months as rising rates of interest and a rebound in mortgage development promised to spice up the trade’s profitability. However that narrative went off target after banks started disclosing the influence of wage inflation on outcomes.

Analysts are more likely to ask administration in regards to the influence of the financial institution’s recent decision to eradicate some charges and scale back overdraft costs to $10 from $35.

Shares of Financial institution of America have climbed 4% this yr earlier than Wednesday, underperforming the 8.6% achieve of the KBW Financial institution Index.

JPMorgan and Citigroup every reported the smallest earnings beats within the final seven quarters, and Goldman Sachs missed estimates for fourth quarter revenue due to elevated bills. Wells Fargo has been the only vibrant spot thus far in financial institution earnings after it gave targets for increased curiosity earnings and decrease bills.  

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