The main figures of Bradesco in the first half of 2013 are presented below:

1.    Adjusted Net Income⁽¹⁾ for the first half of 2013 stood at R$5.921 billion (a 3.7% increase compared to the R$5.712 billion recorded in the same period of the previous year), corresponding to earnings per share of R$2.79 in the last 12 months, and Return on Average Adjusted Shareholders’ Equity⁽²⁾ of 18.8%.

2.   Adjusted Net Income is composed of R$4.060 billion from financial activities, representing 68.6% of the total, and R$1.861 billion from insurance, pension plan and capitalization bond operations, which accounted for 31.4%.

3.  On June 30, 2013, Bradesco’s market capitalization stood at R$124.716 billion⁽³⁾, up 18.9% over the same period in 2012. As of May 2013, Bradesco common shares compose the Ibovespa index.

4.  Total Assets stood at R$896.697 billion in June 2013, an 8.0% increase over the same period in 2012. Return on Total Average Assets was 1.3%.

5.  The Expanded Loan Portfolio⁽⁴⁾ stood at R$402.517 billion in June 2013, up 10.3% during the same period in 2012. Operations with individuals totaled R$123.562 billion (up 10.1% from June 2012), while operations with companies totaled R$278.955 billion (up 10.4% from June 2012).

6.   Assets under Management stood at R$1.234 trillion, a 9.1% increase from June 2012.

7.   Shareholders’ Equity stood at R$66.028 billion in June 2013, up 3.3% from June 2012. Capital Adequacy Ratio stood at 15.4% in June 2013, 11.6% of which fell under Tier I Capital.

8.     Interest on Shareholders’ Equity were paid and recorded in provision to shareholders in the amount of R$2.066 billion for the first half of 2013, R$1.305 billion of which was paid as monthly and interim interest and R$761 million was recorded in provision.

9.    Interest Financial Margin stood at R$21.078 billion, up 1.6% in comparison with the first half of 2012. 

10.The Delinquency Ratio over 90 days dropped 0.5 p.p. in the last 12 months and stood at 3.7% on June 30, 2013 (4.2% on June 30, 2012).

11.The Efficiency Ratio⁽⁵⁾ improved by 0.6 p.p. (from 42.4% in June 2012 to 41.8% in June 2013), and the “adjusted-to-risk” efficiency ratio stood at 52.6% (53.1% in June 2012).

12.Insurance Written Premiums, Pension Plan Contributions and Capitalization Bond Income totaled R$24.191 billion in the first half of 2013, up 15.3% over 2012. Technical Reserves stood at R$131.819 billion, up 17.9% from June 2012.

13.Investments in infrastructure, information technology and telecommunications amounted to R$2.296 billion in the first half of 2013, up 15.6% over the same period in 2012.

14.Taxes and contributions, including social security, paid or recorded in provision, amounted to R$12.991 billion in the first half, of which R$4.894 billion referred to taxes withheld and collected from third parties and R$8.097 billion from Bradesco Organization activities, equivalent  to 136.8% of Adjusted
Net Income ⁽¹⁾.

15.Bradesco has an extensive customer service network in Brazil, with 4,692 Branches and 3,795 Service Branches - PAs. Customers can also use 1,454 PAEs – ATMs (Automatic Teller Machines) in companies, 44,819 Bradesco Expresso  service points, 34,322 Bradesco Dia & Noite ATMs and 13,650 ATMs.

16.Payroll, plus charges and benefits, totaled R$5.316 billion. Social benefits provided to the 101,951 employees of the Bradesco Organization and their dependents amounted to R$1.311 billion, while investments in training and development programs totaled R$39.062 million.

17. Major Awards and Acknowledgments in the period:

·      Bradesco stands out as the best ranked Brazilian private financial institution, according to the American magazine Fortune, which publishes a list of the world’s 500 largest companies;

·      It was recognized the Best Bank in Brazil, in the 2013 Euromoney Awards for Excellence, conducted by the British magazine Euromoney; 

·      Bradesco is the most valuable brand in Latin America, according to Millward Brown consulting firm;

·      Bradesco was granted the 2012 Publicly-Held Company award, promoted by Apimec. It recognizes companies that have invested in long-term relationship and open dialog with investors;

·      It stood out in the Melhores e Maiores yearbook in the 2013 edition: ranked first among the 200 Largest Groups in terms of Net Revenue in 2012 and the 10 Largest Banks in terms of Net Income in 2012, in addition to ranking first among financial institutions in terms of loans to medium-sized companies and credit card issues. In the Insurance segment, Grupo Bradesco Seguros e Previdência was ranked in three positions among the ten largest insurance companies in the country with Bradesco Saúde, to which was granted the first place, Bradesco Vida e Previdência and Bradesco Auto/RE, according to the Exame  magazine);

·      It is among the 100 largest world companies in market capitalization, according to the consulting firm PricewaterhouseCoopers;

·      One of the best companies to start the career, according to Guia Você S/A, in partnership with the Administration Institute Foundation – FIA and Cia. de Talentos); and

·      BRAM – Bradesco Asset Management was considered one of the best fund managers of Brazil and also the best equities manager in the country, according to ValorInveste  magazine / Valor Econômico newspaper.

18. With regards to sustainability, Bradesco divides its actions into three pillars:
(i) Sustainable Finances, focused on banking inclusion, social and environmental variables for loan approvals and product offerings;
(ii) Responsible Management, focused on valuing professionals, improving the workplace and adopting eco-efficient practices; and
(iii) Social and Environmental Investments, focused on education, the environment, culture and sports. In this area, we point out Fundação Bradesco, which has a 56-year history of extensive social and educational work, with 40 schools in Brazil. In 2013, an estimated budget of R$460.961 million will benefit 106,843 students in its schools, in Basic Education (from Kindergarten to High School and Vocational Training - High School Level), Education for Youth and Adults; and Preliminary and Continuing Qualification focused on the creation of jobs and generation of income. The nearly 47 thousand students in Basic Education are guaranteed free, quality education, uniforms, school supplies, meals and medical and dental assistance. Fundação Bradesco will also assist another 350,000 students through its distance learning programs, found at its e-learning portal “Virtual School.” These students will complete at least one of the many courses offered by the Virtual School. Furthermore, another 68,323 people will benefit from projects and actions in partnerships with CIDs - Digital Inclusion Centers, the Educa+Ação Program and Technology courses (Educar e Aprender – Educate and Learn).

In the second quarter of 2013, Bradesco posted adjusted net income of R$2,978 million, up 1.2%, or R$35 million over the previous quarter,mainly due to (i) the greater business volume that increased fee and commission income; offset by: (ii) lower financial margin income, impacted by reduced income from non-interest financial margin; and (iii) higher operating expenses.

In the year-over-year comparison, adjusted net income increased by 3.7%, or R$209 million, in the first half of 2013, for Return on Adjusted Average Shareholders’ Equity (ROAE) of 18.8%. 

Shareholders’ Equity stood at R$66,028 million in June 2013, up 3.3% over the same period of 2012. The Capital Adequacy Ratio stood at 15.4%, 11.6% of which fell under Tier I Reference Shareholders’ Equity.  

Total Assets came to R$896,697 million in June 2013, up 8.0% over June 2012, driven by the increase in operations and the expansion of business volume. Return on Average Assets (ROAA) came to 1.3%. 

The “adjusted to risk” ER over the last 12 months, which reflects the impact of risk associated with the loan operations⁽²⁾ which reached 52.6% in the second quarter of 2013, remaining stable from the previous quarter, mainly due to the decrease in expenses with allowance for loan losses in the monthly comparison.

ER over the last 12 months⁽¹⁾ and quarterly ER increased by 0.3 p.p. and 1.2 p.p. in the second quarter of 2013 from the previous quarter, reaching 41.8% and 42.1%, respectively. This variation was mainly due to the reduction in non-interest financial margin, due to lower gains from the market arbitrage in the quarter.

The R$119 million decrease between the second and the first quarters of 2013 was mainly due to the lower result from the: (i) non-interest margin, in the amount of R$179 million, due to lower gains from the market arbitrage; and offset: (ii) by the increase in the interest margin, in the amount of R$60 million, as a result of higher gains from Loan and Funding margins.

In the first half of 2013, financial margin came to R$21,293 million, a R$436 million decrease from the same period in 2012, due to: (i) the lower result from the non-interest margin, in the amount of R$774 million, due to lower gains from the market arbitrage, and offset by: (ii) the R$338 million increase in income from interest-earning operations due to an increase in business volume, mainly from Loan and Insurance.

In June 2013, Bradesco’s expanded loan portfolio totaled R$402.5 billion, which was up 2.8% in the quarter, due to: (i) a 3.6% growth in Individuals; (ii) a 3.5% growth in Small and Medium-sized Entities (SMEs); and (iii) a 1.5% growth in Corporations.

In the last 12 months, the expanded loan portfolio increased 10.3%, driven by: (i) the 11.2% growth in SMEs; (ii) the 10.1% growth in Individuals; and (iii) the 9.7% growth in Corporations.   

To the Corporate segment, the products that posted the strongest growth in the last 12 months were: (i) export financing; and (ii) real estate financing – corporate plan. To the Individuals segment, the main highlights were: (i) real estate financing; and (ii) payroll-deductible loans.

For the fourth consecutive quarter, ALL expenses reduced to R$3,094 million in the second quarter of 2013, down 0.5% from the previous quarter, even considering the 2.6% growth in the loan portfolio – as defined by Bacen in the quarter. This result was due to the reduction in delinquency level, despite the typical higher delinquency in the first months of the year.  

In the year-over-year comparison, this expense reduced by 4.6%, even considering the 9.5% increase in loan operations – as defined by Bacen, resulting from the reduced delinquency level in the last 12 months.

Delinquency ratio, which is based on transactions due over 90 days, had a decrease in all segments, for a 3.7% ratio, down 0.3 p.p. in the quarter and 0.5 p.p. in the last twelve months, confirming a downward trend.

The following graph presents the changes in coverage ratio of the Allowance for Loan Losses for loans overdue for more than 60 and 90 days. In June 2013, these ratios stood at 153.5% and 188.6%, respectively, pointing to a comfortable level of provisioning.

The ALL, totaling R$21.5 billion in June 2013, was made up of: (i) R$17.5 billion required by Bacen; and (ii) R$4.0 billion in excess provisions.

Net income for the second quarter of 2013 stood at R$931 million (R$930 million in the first quarter of 2013) for annualized Return on Adjusted Shareholders’ Equity of 26.2%.

In the first half of 2013, Net Income came to R$1.861 billion, up 4.2% from Net Income posted in the previous year (R$1.786 billion), a 25.4% return on Adjusted Shareholders’ Equity.

In the second quarter of 2013, revenue grew by 20.9% over the previous quarter, boosted by Life and Pension Plan, Capitalization Bond and Auto/RE products, which increased 32.2%, 14.5% and 12.9%, respectively.

Net income for the second quarter of 2013 was in line with the previous quarter, mainly due to: (i) the 20.9% growth in revenue, as mentioned above; (ii) the increase in equity income; and (iii) the improvement in the administrative efficiency ratio; partially offset by: (iv) the 1.5 p.p. increase in claims ratio; and (v) the reduction in financial income.

In the first half of 2013, production was up 15.3% from the same period in 2012, led by Health, Capitalization and Life and Pension Plan products, which increased 23.3%, 21.8% and 12.7%, respectively.

Net income for the first half of 2013 increased by 4.2% over that of the previous year, due to:
(i) a 15.3% increase in revenue; (ii) a 1.2 p.p. decrease in claims ratio; (iii) the improved financial income; and (iv) the increase in the administrative efficiency ratio, already considering the sector’s collective bargaining agreement in January 2013.

Grupo Bradesco Seguros complies with the regulatory requirements, also complying with global standards (Solvency II), with a leverage of 3.0 times its Shareholders’ Equity in the period.

In the second quarter of 2013, fee and commission income came to R$4,983 million, up R$384 million, or 8.3% over the previous quarter, mainly due to the increase in business volume, highlighting the excellent performance of underwriting / financial advisory revenues in the quarter. Other sources of income that contributed to this result were: (i) card income; (ii) income from loan operations; (iii) checking account income; and (iv) fund management income.

In the year-over-year comparison, the increase of R$1,183 million, or 14.1%, in the first half of 2013 was mainly due to: (i) the performance of the credit card segment, driven by the growth in revenue and transactions; (ii) higher income from checking accounts, which was a result of a better business volume and an increase in the checking account holder base, which posted net growth of 694 thousand active accounts in the period; (iii) higher gains from capital market operations (underwriting / financial advisory); (iv) greater income from collections; (v) greater income from fund management, whose volume of assets and portfolios under management increased by 11.4% in the period; and (vi) higher income from loan operations, due to greater volume of contracted operations and sureties and guarantees in the period.

Despite the higher expenses with (i) the opening of 5,459 service points in the period, mainly the opening of 4,343 Bradesco Expresso points, for a total of 70,829 service points on June 30, 2013, and (ii) the increase in business and service volume in the period, the administrative expenses increased only 2.8% between the first half of 2012 and 2013, as a result of the continued efforts to reduce costs, led by our Efficiency Committee. It is worth noting that IPCA and IGP-M inflation indexes reached 6.7% and 6.3%, respectively, in the last 12 months.

In the second quarter of 2013, the 3.6% increase in administrative expenses from the previous quarter was mainly due to the greater business and service volume in the quarter which, consequently, increased expenses with:
(i) outsourced services; (ii) data processing; (iii) depreciation and amortization; (iv) financial system services; and (v) communication.

Other operating expenses, net of other operating income, totaled R$1,147 million in the second quarter of 2013, remaining practically stable when compared to the previous quarter.

Year over year, other operating expenses, net of other operating income, increased by R$286 million in the first half of 2013, mainly as a result of greater expenses with: (i) operating provisions, particularly those for civil contingencies; (ii) amortization of intangible assets; and (iii) sundry losses. 

Income tax and social contribution increased 1.0% in comparison with the previous quarter and 5.5% in the year-over-year comparison, mainly due to the increase in taxable result.

It is worth noting the effective rate, which came to 41.4% in the second quarter of 2013, remaining stable over the previous quarters.

Unrealized gains totaled R$12,006 million in the second quarter of 2013, an R$8,320 million decrease from the previous quarter. This was mainly due to the fixed-income securities subject to mark-to-market accounting, most of them related to the Insurance Group. These securities serve as guarantee of technical reserves, which are not subject to mark-to-market accounting.

In the second quarter of 2013, the different global liquidity conditions are a result of the Federal Reserve’s expected decision of beginning a reduction in monetary stimulus in the coming months. However, the U.S. Central Bank has emphasized that it will maintain its accommodative monetary policy for a long time, in order to support the ongoing recovery of the North American economy, which tends to benefit the whole world in the medium run, despite its initial side effects.

With regard to the Chinese economy, a growth below that obtained in the past year is a consensus, although an abrupt slowdown is not expected. Moreover, the purpose of an intended lower rate of expansion, which was a decision of local government authorities and a response to their economic policy, is to reduce existing macroeconomic and sectorial distortions. Thus, the world’s second largest economy tends to have a more sustained and qualitative growth over the coming years.

In turn, the Brazilian economy is more prepared to face the world economy’s current transition phase and the challenges concerning the domestic economic policy management. This view is supported by improved macroeconomic fundamentals and institutional advances in the past years. This process has been accompanied by the increase in social indicators. 

The recovery of the Brazilian economy in the past months has been mainly supported by productive investments, which tend to rise thanks to infrastructure concessions program in the second half-year. The great performance of the domestic agribusiness sector led by increased production and higher income should be pointed out. The 2013 GDP growth is expected to be higher than the past year and even better in 2014.

The expectations in the medium run point to a favorable scenario to the Brazilian economy, which has one of the most complete and diversified private sectors among the emerging nations. The exploration of the pre-salt discoveries and the hosting of major sporting events constitute a series of opportunities that are only available to a select group of nations tend to improve Brazil’s infrastructure, as well as increase  long-term production and income.

Despite the risks to the scenario and the challenges faced by the Brazilian economy in the pursuit of higher sustainable growth in the near future, Bradesco is maintaining a positive outlook, with favorable prospects in its operational segments. The volume of credit is growing at rates that are both sustainable and risk-compatible, while delinquency has been showing signs of a decline. Thanks to the intense and ongoing upward social mobility of recent years, the scenario for the banking and insurance sectors remains highly favorable.