SLM's rising average loan balance is supporting NII growth. However, escalating costs are a near-term concern.
Though concerns about rising prices and poor asset quality are likely to hurt the Zacks Consumer Loans industry, the digitization of operations, expected rate cuts, decent loan demand and easing lending standards will aid Ally Financial (ALLY), Mr. Cooper (COOP) and SLM Corp, (SLM).
Despite the possibility of sluggishness in price and a fast come off in dividends for SLM's preference share listing SLMBP earlier this year, the fears turned out to be unfounded. The latest Q2 2024 results further support the stock. Loan originations continue to grow and even with a narrowing net interest margin, the EPS has inched up. Further, the EPS guidance has been upgraded, which is favourable for market multiples and slower than expected interest rate decline works well for the dividends.
Sallie Mae's (SLM) second-quarter 2024 results reflect lower provisions and robust loan origination. A decline in NII and a rise in expenses were spoilsports.
SLM Corporation (NASDAQ:SLM ) Q2 2024 Earnings Conference Call July 24, 2024 5:30 PM ET Company Participants Melissa Bronaugh - VP & Head of Investor Relations Jon Witter - CEO & Director Pete Graham - Executive VP & CFO Conference Call Participants Moshe Orenbuch - TD Cowen Sanjay Sakhrani - KBW Mark DeVries - Deutsche Bank Terry Ma - Barclays Michael K - Wells Fargo Jeff Adelson - Morgan Stanley Rick Shane - JPMorgan John Hecht - Jefferies Jon Arfstrom - RBC Capital Markets Giuliano Bologna - Compass Point Operator Good day, everyone. And welcome to Sallie Mae Second Quarter 2024 Earnings Conference Call.
While the top- and bottom-line numbers for Sallie Mae (SLM) give a sense of how the business performed in the quarter ended June 2024, it could be worth looking at how some of its key metrics compare to Wall Street estimates and year-ago values.
Sallie Mae (SLM) came out with quarterly earnings of $1.11 per share, beating the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $0.79 per share. This compares to earnings of $1.10 per share a year ago.
Sallie Mae (SLM) possesses the right combination of the two key ingredients for a likely earnings beat in its upcoming report. Get prepared with the key expectations.
Sallie Mae's (SLM) rising average loan balance is supporting NII growth. However, escalating costs are a near-term concern.