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Challenges for lease companies in the current economic
environment-
a fight with the economic cycle
Peter-Jan Bentein
CEO ING Lease Netherlands
ALB Conference – Bucharest – 18/11/2010
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Contents
The impact of the economic crisis
Lease market in Europe & ING Lease
Economic sectors affected through the cycle
Leasing market in The Netherlands
Consequences of the economic crisis
New issues to deal with
Non-performing customers
Remarketing
How to recover from the crisis?
Escape from the fatal spiral
Demand side
New perspectives and market segmentation
Sector outlook & famous last words
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“the economy has fallen off a cliff” (*)
(*) Mark Cliffe, Chief Economist ING
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100
200
300
400
2008 2009
New production volume
Market developments in Europe (up to 2009)
0
50
100
150
2008 2009
New production Top 20 Leasing companies
30%
40%
50%
2008 2009
Market share Top 20 Leasing companies
0
100
200
300
400
1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009
New production volume
-37%
-22% +9%
Source : Leaseurope
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Impact on ING Lease
Q3 Q4 Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q1 Q2
2008 2009 2010
Risk Costs
Q3 Q4 Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q1 Q2
2008 2009 2010
New Production
Q3 Q4 Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q1 Q2
2008 2009 2010
Margin new production
Q3 Q4 Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q1 Q2
2008 2009 2010
Result before tax
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Economic sectors affected through the cycle
Source: ING Economic Bureau
Machinery
Chemistry
Transport sector
Food
Grafimedia
Rubber and plastics
Building materials
Packaging
Metal industry
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Accidents may happen…
Source : Trompenaars&Hampden
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2
2,5
3
3,5
4
4,5
5
5,5
6
6,5
2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 (est.)
New production
Leasing volumes in the Netherlands (new production)
Source : NVL
-29%
-22%
After years of tremendous growth, the market volume fell to 50%
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Leasing market in The Netherlands
75% of the market covered by 4 players - 25% by 30 other Lease Companies
75% of the sourcing realised by bank branches - 25% sourced by Vendors
Ontwikkeling marktaandeel over de jaren
0%
10%
20%
30%
40%
50%
60%
2006 2007 2008 2009 2010
Amstel Lease De Lage Landen
Fortis Lease ING Lease
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Consequences of the crisis
2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010(est.)
risk costs
Worsening client ratings
Leading to additional provisions
Worsening asset values
Leading to additional provisions
More assets to repossess
Leading to lower remarketing values
Leading to book losses
High increase of arrears
Leading to additional costs to manage
And eventually book losses
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New issues to deal with
Strategic issues
Keep up overcapacity or cut it off? (e.g. grafimedia, cranes)
Remarketing channels to develop, fastRepossession issues: where are my assets? Who is
to buy them ?Repossess now, or stretch the tenor? (hope and
pray)Restructuring issues (grace period, abandon
instalments,…)
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New issues to deal with (II)
Staff
Sales oriented people vs. Management of ArrearsStaff dedicated to bad debts dept. needed to be
increased rapidlyWatch list managementPortfolio management Fraud detection (false invoices, assets removed,…)
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Non-Performing Customers
Arrears management needs daily follow up by a dedicated team
In house or outsourcing of arrears management/collections?
Getting paid before other creditorsSeize the asset before others do
Restructuring and stretching if there is a chance for recovery
Repossess and sell-off the asset when all hope has gone
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Remarketing Channels
Transparancy is keySale to end-users or traders?Sale outside the country? (overcapacity issue)Trusted partnership with selected tradersCut losses vs. waiting for recovery
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My future outlook for risk costs…
Provisions for risk costs: too high?
Customers recover well from the crisisAsset values recover well
We learned a lot of risk management in economic crises
Due to IFRS risk provisions are to be released in the years to come
Effective book losses will remain relatively limited
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How to recover from the crisis??
Escape from the fatal spiral
Volume challenges: demand needs to pick up
Hope for the future
Market vs. Product Segmentation
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Escape from the fatal spiral
Downgrading customers
Lower asset values
Higher risk costsRigid risk
assessment
No new business
Economic downturn
Lower Investment
grade
Lower demand for
leases
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Demand side remains low (NL figures)
Fixed Investments by Companies (NL) vs Portfolio development GLNLQuarter on Quarter
-8%
-6%
-4%
-2%
0%
2%
4%
6%
8%
Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4
2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012
Q on Q
Investments NL
Portfolio GLNL
Forecast (GLNL)
Investments Forecasted by ING Economic Department
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Hope for the future : Look at it from a different angle
New investments will need finance anyway
Penetration rate of lease vs lending remains low
Lease is well positionedasset basedless use of economic capitalrelatively low book losses
Lease offers better solutions for our customers
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Leasing proposition is favourable
Asset based finance still to be preferredBasel III consistent with principles of Basel II
Less equity needed than lendingagainst on average better margins than lendingbetter return on Equity
Market approachfrom reactive to pro-active attitude
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Corporates
Large Midcorporates
Medium Midcorporates
SME
Tailor made solutions
In depth asset and sector knowledge
Standard Products
Small tickets, mass processing
Consultative Sales
Sales
Market vs. Product Segmentation
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OutlookAsset Group Asset Group Outlook
Expectations per asset & industry
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THE ‘key succes factor’
Anti Cyclical Thinking
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Thank you for your attention!