Overview
U.S. auto lender's Q1 adjusted revenue rose 6% yr/yr, beating analyst expectations
Adjusted EPS for Q1 up about 90% yr/yr and beat analyst estimates
Company repurchased $147 mln in shares during the quarter
Outlook
Company did not provide specific guidance for the current quarter or full year
Result Drivers
HIGHER AUTO YIELDS - Retail auto portfolio yield rose 16 bps yr/yr to 9.27% as portfolio benefited from higher yielding vintages
LOWER INSURANCE LOSSES - Insurance segment core pre-tax income rose, driven by $40 mln decrease in insurance losses, mainly due to lower weather losses
EXPENSE REDUCTION - Noninterest expense fell $399 mln yr/yr, mainly due to sale of Credit Card business and lower weather losses
Key Details
Metric
Beat/Miss
Actual
Consensus Estimate
Q1 Revenue
$2.10 bln
Q1 Adjusted Revenue
Beat
$2.18 bln
$2.14 bln (12 Analysts)
Q1 Adjusted EPS
Beat
$1.11
$0.93 (14 Analysts)
Q1 Adjusted Net Income
Beat
$346 mln
$300.89 mln (12 Analysts)
Q1 Net Income
$291 mln
Analyst Coverage
The current average analyst rating on the shares is "buy" and the breakdown of recommendations is 14 "strong buy" or "buy", 4 "hold" and no "sell" or "strong sell"
The average consensus recommendation for the consumer lending peer group is "buy"
Wall Street's median 12-month price target for Ally Financial Inc is $54.00, about 22.2% above its April 24 closing price of $44.18
The stock recently traded at 8 times the next 12-month earnings vs. a P/E of 8 three months ago
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