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Earnings Analysis: 
Citigroup Posts Record Loss
Author: 123jump.com Staff
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Last Update: 1:14 PM EST January 15 2008


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The largest U.S. bank cut its dividend by 41% and slashed 4,200 jobs. Citigroup also had to obtain fresh capital from outside investors for the second time in two months. Writedown for subprime home loans and related securities were almost double the company’s guidance in November. Overall revenue in the quarter dropped 70% to $7.22 billion, while operating expenses surged 18% to $16.5 billion. For the full year, profit declined 83% from a year ago.

 
Prince resigned in November after the full extent of Citigroup''s sub-prime mortgage losses began to emerge.

Citigroup shares fell 3.9% to $27.90 in early morning trade Tuesday. Over the year, the have dropped 47% and more than 30% since the end of October.

Over the past 52 weeks, Citigroup shares have traded in the range $26.50 to $55.55. Analysts are now targeting a one-year price of $37.71.

Financial Industry subprime mortgage market related losses so far:

- Citigroup: $18bn
- UBS: $13.5bn
- Morgan Stanley $9.4bn
- Merrill Lynch: $8bn
- HSBC: $3.4bn
- Bear Stearns: $3.2bn
- Deutsche Bank: $3.2bn
- Bank of America: $3bn
- Barclays: $2.6bn
- Royal Bank of Scotland: $2.6bn
- Freddie Mac: $2bn
- Credit Suisse: $1bn
- Wachovia: $1.1bn
- IKB: $2.6bn
- Paribas: $439m

Source: BBC
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