2013 Westpac Group Annual Report 1 Performance Highlights
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2013 ANNUAL REPORT THE STRENGTH WE’VE BUILT TODAY IS DELIVERED IN OUR RESULTS. STRENGTH RETURN GROWTH PRODUCTIVITY WESTPAC BANKING CORPORATION ABN 33 007 457 141 Since our inception in 1817 we’ve built a legacy of leadership. In a young colony, through a great depression, through boom years, through a global fi nancial crisis and in the development of a portfolio of businesses, Westpac has a history of looking ahead with a long-term view. This report to shareholders, which will be lodged with the Australian Securities Exchange and the Australian Securities and Investments Commission, is also available on our website www.westpac.com.au/investorcentre For more information about Westpac refer to ‘Section 1’ and ‘Contact Us’, or visit www.westpac.com.au/investorcentre The Westpac Group Annual Report and The Westpac Group Annual Review and Sustainability Report represent Westpac’s extended reporting framework. 2013 2013 ANNUAL REVIEW AND ANNUAL REPORT SUSTAINABILITY REPORT THE THE STRENGTH STRENGTH WE’VE WE’VE BUILT BUILT TODAY IS DELIVERED TODAY… IN OUR RESULTS. STRENGTH RETURN GROWTH PRODUCTIVITY STRENGTH RETURN GROWTH PRODUCTIVITY TABLE OF CONTENTS Annual Report Performance highlights 2 Section 1 3 1 Chairman’s report 4 Chief Executive Officer’s report 6 Information on Westpac 8 Business strategy 8 Westpac’s approach to sustainability 11 Five year non-financial summary 14 Outlook 16 Significant developments 17 Corporate governance 25 Directors’ report 44 Remuneration report 56 Section 2 77 Five year summary 78 2 Reading this report 79 Review of Group operations 81 Income statement review 83 Balance sheet review 88 Capital resources 91 Divisional performance 93 Australian Financial Services 96 Westpac Retail & Business Banking 96 St.George Banking Group 98 BT Financial Group (Australia) 100 Westpac Institutional Bank 101 Westpac New Zealand 102 Other divisions 104 Risk and risk management 105 Risk factors 105 Risk management 110 Credit risk 110 Liquidity risk 112 Market risk 113 In this Annual Report a reference to ‘Westpac’, ‘Group’, Operational and compliance risk 114 ‘Westpac Group’, ‘we’, ‘us’ and ‘our’ is to Westpac Banking Other risks 114 Corporation ABN 33 007 457 141 and its subsidiaries unless it clearly means just Westpac Banking Corporation. Other Westpac business information 117 For certain information about the basis of preparing the financial Section 3 119 information in this Annual Report see ‘Reading this report’ in Financial statements 120 3 Section 2. In addition, this Annual Report contains statements that constitute ‘forward-looking statements’ within the meaning of Notes to the financial statements 125 section 21E of the US Securities Exchange Act of 1934. For an Statutory statements 284 explanation of forward-looking statements and the risks, Section 4 291 uncertainties and assumptions to which they are subject, see 4 ‘Reading this report’ in Section 2. Shareholding information 292 Information contained in or accessible through the websites Additional information 301 mentioned in this Annual Report does not form part of this report Information for shareholders 305 unless we specifically state that it is incorporated by reference and Glossary of abbreviations and defined terms 307 forms part of this report. All references in this report to websites are inactive textual references and are for information only. Contact us Inside back cover 2013 WESTPAC GROUP ANNUAL REPORT 1 PERFORMANCE HIGHLIGHTS Net profit after tax $6,816 million, up 14% Dividends $1.74, up 5%, plus special dividend 1,7 Net profit after tax ($m) Dividend per ordinary share (cents) Special dividend 8,000 200 7,000 180 20 6,000 160 140 174 5,000 166 6,816 156 6,991 120 142 6,346 4,000 100 139 5,970 131 3,000 80 116 116 100 60 86 2,000 3,859 3,451 40 3,071 3,446 1,000 2,698 2,539 20 – – 04050607080910111213 04050607080910111213 Cash Earnings $7,097 million, up 8% Returns 16.0% 5,7,8,9 5,7,8,9 Cash Earnings ($m) Cash Earnings to average ordinary equity (%) 8,000 25 7,000 20 6,000 23.8 23.0 22.3 22.2 7,097 5,000 15 21.4 6,598 4,000 6,301 5,879 16.0 16.1 16.0 10 15.5 3,000 5,047 14.0 4,675 2,000 3,507 5 3,079 1,000 2,804 2,559 – – 04050607080910111213 04050607080910111213 % change Cash Earnings per ordinary share up 6% 2013 2012 2013 / 2012 5,7,8,9 Reported earnings Cash Earnings per ordinary share (cents) Net profit after tax1 ($m) 6,816 5,970 14 250 Earnings per share (cents) 220.4 195.8 13 200 Dividends per share (cents) 174 166 5 Special dividend per share (cents) 20 - - 228.9 215.9 2 150 209.3 Return on equity (%) 15.4 14.0 136bps 198.3 197.8 189.4 42.5 44.0 145bps 167.2 Expense to income ratio (%) 100 163.7 151.5 3 138.6 Common Equity tier 1 capital ratio (%) 9.1 8.2 94bps 50 Asset quality ratio4 (%) 4.1 5.6 150bps Cash basis5,8,9 – 04050607080910111213 Cash Earnings ($m) 7,097 6,598 8 Cash Earnings per share (cents) 228.9 215.9 6 Cash return on equity2 (%) 16.0 15.5 51bps Economic profit6 ($m) 4,113 3,556 16 1 Net profit attributable to equity holders. 7 Figures for 2004 are presented on an AGAAP basis; figures for 2 Return on average ordinary equity. 2005–2013 inclusive are prepared on an A-IFRS basis, so they are 3 2012 ratio has been presented on a pro-forma Basel III basis, as not directly comparable. 8 Basel III was not effective in Australia until 1 January 2013. Figures for 2009 (and for Cash Earnings in 2008 only), are presented 4 Net impaired assets to equity and collectively assessed provisions. on a ‘pro forma’ basis, that is, as if the merger between Westpac and 5 The adjustments to our reported results to derive Cash Earnings are St.George Bank Limited was completed on 1 October 2007. The described in Note 32 of our 2013 Financial Statements. basis of presentation of the pro forma results is explained in more 6 detail in Section 2.1 of the Full Year 2009 Results (incorporating the Economic profit represents the excess of adjusted Cash Earnings requirements of Appendix 4E) lodged with the ASX on over a minimum required rate of return on equity invested. For this 4 November 2009 and that section of the ASX Announcement is purpose, adjusted Cash Earnings is defined as Cash Earnings plus incorporated by reference into this Annual Report. the estimated value of franking credits paid to shareholders. The 9 calculation of economic profit is described in more detail in Cash Earnings for 2009 has been restated to exclude the impact of Section 10 of Westpac’s Full Year 2013 Results (incorporating the fair value adjustments related to the St.George merger. For further requirements of Appendix 4E) lodged with the ASX on information refer to Note 32 to the financial statements in Westpac’s 4 November 2013 (the ‘ASX Announcement’). Annual Report 2010. 2 2013 WESTPAC GROUP ANNUAL REPORT 1 PERFORMANCE HIGHLIGHTS CHAIRMAN’S REPORT CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER’S REPORT INFORMATION ON WESTPAC CORPORATE GOVERNANCE DIRECTORS’ REPORT REMUNERATION REPORT CHAIRMAN’S REPORT Lindsay Maxsted Chairman Westpac’s strength has delivered significant value to The strength we’ve built today… shareholders in 2013. Throughout this Annual Report we highlight the significant The 2013 financial year has been a period of significant strengthening of the organisation over recent years, which achievement and positive shareholder returns for the positions us well to continue building shareholder wealth. Westpac Group. We have used the opportunity to take learnings from the From a performance perspective, Cash Earnings1 increased Global Financial Crisis and we have materially reshaped and by a strong 8%, while at the same time we further strengthened our balance sheet to further protect the Group strengthened the balance sheet and completed a number of from external shocks. More specifically: important strategic milestones. Westpac’s capital levels are now at the upper end of Shareholders have seen very good returns with the share peers both globally and locally, with our common equity price increasing 32% for the year to 30 September 2013, Tier 1 ratio at 9.1%, a level that is up almost a full well above the rise in both the ASX 200 and the banking percentage point over the year; sector indices. The Group’s funding position has strengthened, with the At the same time, the Board has continued to steadily customer deposit to loan ratio climbing from 68% to 71%, increase ordinary dividends, up 8 cents per share to and liquid assets rising to $126 billion; and 174 cents per share (up 5%) as well as announcing a further . Asset quality has materially improved, with stressed 20 cents per share in special dividends. With the assets to total committed exposures falling 57 basis improvement in the share price this is a total return to points over the year to 1.6%. This is half the level shareholders of 39.5% over the financial year. encountered at the stress peak in 2010. Strong financial results The operational strength of the company has also improved. Continued steady earnings have underpinned the returns, We have largely completed our $2 billion strategic with 2013 Cash Earnings of $7,097 million an increase of investment priorities program, known as SIPs. Through this 8% over the previous year. Earnings per share were program we have substantially upgraded the stability and similarly solid at 228.9 cents, rising 6%.