Banco Macro S.A.
Q1 2015 Earnings Call Transcript

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  • Operator:
    Good morning ladies and gentlemen, and thank you for waiting. At this time, we would like to welcome everyone to the Banco Macro’s 1Q 2015 Earnings Conference Call. We would like to inform you that 1Q 2015 Press Release is available to download at the Investor Relations website of Banco Macro, www.ri-macro.com.ar. Also this event is being recorded and all participants will be in a listen-only mode during the company’s presentation. After the company’s remarks are completed, there will be a question-and-answer session. At that time, further instructions will be given. [Operator Instructions] It is now my pleasure to introduce our speakers. Joining us from Argentina are Mr. Jorge Pablo Brito, Member of the Executive Committee; Mr. Guillermo Goldberg, Commercial Deputy General Manager; and Mr. Jorge Scarinci, Finance and IR Manager; Ines Lanusse, Officer and other members of the Bank’s management team. Now, I would like to turn the conference over to Mrs. Ines Lanusse, IR Officer. You may begin your conference.
  • Ines Lanusse:
    Good morning, and welcome to Banco Macro’s first quarter 2015 conference call. Any comment we may make today may include forward-looking statements which are subject to various conditions and these are outlined in our 20-F which was filed to the SEC and is available at our website. First quarter 2015 Press Release was distributed yesterday and it is also available at our website. Banco Macro is one of the leading private banks in Argentina with a strong presence in the interior of the country and a branch network of 434 branches. Even though we are a universal bank, we focus on the low to middle income individuals and SMEs. Banco Macro is a financial agent of four provinces in Argentina
  • Operator:
    [Operator Instructions] there are no questions at this time. Here is the question from {indiscernible] please go ahead.
  • Unidentified Analyst:
    Hi, Ines, good morning. I wanted to see what’s your view for future regarding results. Are we going to see such strong results in the future. I have noticed a strong processions that you have on the central bank notes and I was wondering what we could expect from that procession in the future. I know from the trading results.
  • Unidentified Company Representative:
    Regarding the procedure on [indiscernible] instruments on central bank notes, that’s one of the instrument that we use of allocating the certain liquidity so we are going to balance that portfolio depending on the long demand coming for the rest of the year without forecasting that we are going to grow our loan book in 2015 within 20%- 25% so depending on that we are going to balance that portfolio. In terms of the trading gains in the first quarter you can see in our press release there was an increase coming from our equity portfolio that was loss in the fourth quarter over the previous year and we are going to keep that equity portfolio for the long run. We are not going to do trading on that portfolio. In terms of – going forward we expect Banco Marco to continue both in good results dealing ROE for 2015 in the mid 30s. We are not expecting big surprise for the moment.
  • Unidentified Analyst:
    Okay. Thank you very much.
  • Unidentified Company Representative:
    Welcome.
  • Operator:
    The next question comes from [indiscernible] of Raymond James. Please go ahead.
  • Unidentified Analyst:
    Yes hi, good morning everybody. Please could you comment a little bit about [indiscernible] spread what’s your view going forward from the new relations in place by the end of last year on CDs and in terms of the productive lines, thank you.
  • Unidentified Company Representative:
    In the spread release the net margin excluding basically gains on our equity and fixed income portfolio and you can see that there was slight expansion in the year close to 16% in the net interest margin but we are expecting to be – to have a stable margin going forward even though on the CDs, you can see that the short term interest rates on the [indiscernible] going down month after month. So we are forecasting stable margins for the rest of the year.
  • Unidentified Analyst:
    Okay. Thank you very much.
  • Unidentified Company Representative:
    Welcome.
  • Operator:
    [Operator Instructions] There are no further questions at this time. This concludes the question-and-answer session. I will now turn the conference over to Ms. Ines Lanusse for final consideration.
  • Ines Lanusse:
    Thank you all for your interest in Banco Macro. We appreciate your time and look forward to speaking you again. Good bye.
  • Operator:
    The conference has now concluded. Thank you for attending today's presentation you may now disconnect.

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