Tag: Wiener Privatbank

Wiener Privatbank is a small but interesting bank with deep connections in the Eastern European markets. However, the publicly listed bank has been in rough water over the last couple of years. In their press releases announcing their H1 2025 results, WPB claims “slight upward trends” in the Austrian real‐estate market—more buyer interest and higher offer prices—helped by rate cuts and the expiry of Austria’s KIM mortgage limits.

Wiener Privatbank’s H1-2025 release signals stability and improving trendlines after a difficult 2024: CET1 26.51% (↑ from 22.46% YE-2024), AUM ~€1.433bn (flat), LCR ~1,480%, sharply lower risk costs (€0.68m vs. €7.36m), and a much better EPS (-€0.13) despite a moderately negative IFRS group result. Management guides to a “clear improvement vs. 2024,” aided by a tentative upturn in Austrian real estate and expansion in CEE/CIS private banking.