Wells Fargo is finance’s big opportunity

Wells Fargo on Jan. 14 reported $19.9 billion of revenue for the fourth quarter of 2019, around 5% less than the same period a year earlier. The bank also took a $1.5 billion charge relating to past conduct issues, including potential lawsuits over its creation of millions of fake bank accounts.

Charlie Scharf, who took over as chief executive on Oct. 21, said in a call with analysts that there was no reason Wells Fargo could not have “best-in-class” efficiency levels. In the last three months of the year expenses ate up 79% of revenue, compared with 64% a year earlier. Diluted earnings of 60 cents per share compared with the mean estimate of sell-side analysts of $1.12 per share, according to Refinitiv, and were half the level of a year earlier.

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Wells Fargo to report earnings before the bell with new CEO Scharf at the helmThough bank stocks have performed well recently, Wells Fargo investors will look to earnings for any sign it could catch up to its peers. Independent_ie IrishTimes RTEbusiness Scharf had no success at BNY Mellon, all he did was have employees laid off while he banked millions. The man is a complete and utter fraud.
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Wells Fargo to report earnings before the bell with new CEO Scharf at the helmThough bank stocks have performed well recently, Wells Fargo investors will look to earnings for any sign it could catch up to its peers. Independent_ie IrishTimes RTEbusiness Scharf had no success at BNY Mellon, all he did was have employees laid off while he banked millions. The man is a complete and utter fraud.
Fonte: CNBC - 🏆 12. / 72 Consulte Mais informação »