Bank of America Corp (NYSE:BAC) came up with its net earnings review on Thursday. The stock plummeted more than 4%, as the share prices fell, as the investors were keen on selling off the shares in bulk. Though there was a fair share of people who were purchasing BAC shares as the prices dwindled, however, a larger faction was eager on selling off the shares!
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Revenue And Earnings
BAC witnessed its net revenue slip off the target or anticipated by a wide gamut. The net revenue settled at $18.73 Billion, including the DVA/FVA adjustments that would account for a subtraction of $1.2 Billion. Earnings per share too missed the anticipated target; EPS settled at $0.25 and missed the net tally by a mark of $0.07.
Expenses And Exposure
The bank garnered only $1.75 Billion in the latest quarter from business or consumer banking. On the contrary, the net income was a whopping $1.99 Billion year over year. Non-interest expenses also witnessed a sharp rise to $4.015 Billion. In comparison, the same was flat at the same time in FY 2014. However, the number of individuals accessing the mobile banking rose from mere 9% to around 15% over the past 1 year.
Global Income
Net income form investment management on the global wealth parlance staggered at $706 Million. In comparison, the year over year income was $778 million. Global banking net income witnessed a sharp increase from $1.255B to $1.433B.
Counting The Losses
Losses in the global market also increased quite emphatically. After adjustment, the net garbled loss was $72 million in comparison to a rather meek $47 million year over year. Book value on each share basis increased from $20.71 into $21.32 over a period of one year, during the same period of time.
Long Term Prospects
In Q4 2014, Bank of America Corp (NYSE:BAC) missed the net revenue by a whopping $2B, powered by dwindling returns and collapse in trading revenues. Investors seeking long term returns should ideally invest as the share price remains less or lowers.