NAB Group CEO Andrew Irvine says the bank’s performance reflects consistent execution of NAB’s strategy in a challenging environment.
Releasing NAB’s 2024 Half Year Results to the market, Mr Irvine said: “Our strategy over the past four years has served us well and we are a simpler bank focused on getting the basics right.
“I’m one month in as Group CEO and I have been spending my time meeting with many customers and colleagues across Australia and New Zealand. What I have heard reinforces what I had experienced in my four years at NAB.
“That is, NAB is a good bank that is getting better because we have 38,000 colleagues who want to provide the best service to our customers every day. We have a leadership group who are executing a strategy that is working.
“We also have the right mix of businesses allowing us to make choices about where to invest and grow.”
NAB’s cash earnings decreased by 3.1% to $3,548m, while the Group Common Equity Tier 1 (CET1) ratio decreased 7 basis points from September 2023 to 12.15%.
An interim dividend of 84 cents per share was declared. This equates to $2.6bn being delivered to shareholders, many of them retail shareholders including Australian mums and dads and retirees.