The company delivered an even weaker quarterly performance than previously anticipated.
The financial institution reported Earnings Per Share of $0.93 for Q4 2019 vs $1.12 expected. Moreover, its quarterly revenue has shrunk with more than 50 per cent since the third fiscal quarter of last year.
In the financial statement of Wells Fargo, it was further stated that the company had incurred operating losses of $1.9 billion, which are driven by ‘$1.5 billion of litigation accruals for a variety of matters, including previously disclosed retail sales practices matters; a majority of the litigation accruals was not tax deductible’.
Charlie Scharf, Chief Executive Officer and President of Wells Fargo, had this to say about the company’s poor performance:
“Wells Fargo is a wonderful and important franchise that has made some serious mistakes, and my mandate is to make the fundamental changes necessary to regain the full trust and respect of all stakeholders.[…] During my first three months at Wells Fargo my primary focus has been on advancing our required regulatory work with a different sense of urgency and resolve, while beginning to develop a path to improve our financial results.”
Following the release of the earnings report, Wells Fargo’s share price tumbled by more than 5.40 per cent during Tuesday’s trading session.
The price broke down below the significant support level at 49.32 and is currently attempting to bounce back above it.