Notes
2
The terms Barclays or Group
refer to Barclays
PLC together with its subsidiaries. Unless otherwise stated,
the income statement analysis compares the
three
months ended 31 March
2020 to the corresponding
three months of 2019
and balance sheet analysis as
at 31 March 2020
with comparatives relating
to 31
December 2019
and 31
March
2019. The
abbreviations ‘£m’
and
‘£bn’ represent
millions and
thousands of
millions of
Pounds
Sterling
respectively; the
abbreviations ‘$m’ and ‘$bn’ represent
millions and thousands of millions of
US Dollars respectively; and the abbreviations
‘€m’ and ‘€bn’ represent millions
and thousands of millions of Euros respectively.
There are a number
of key judgement areas,
for example impairment calculations, which
are based on models and which
are subject to ongoing adjustment
and modifications. Reported numbers reflect best estimates and judgements at the given point in time.
Relevant terms that are used in this document but are
not defined under applicable regulatory guidance or International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS)
are explained in the results glossary that can be accessed at home.barclays/investor-relations/reports-and-events/latest-financial-results.
The information
in this
announcement, which
was approved
by the
Board of
Directors on
28 April
2020, does
not comprise
statutory accounts
within the
meaning of
Section 434
of the
Companies Act
2006. Statutory
accounts for
the year
ended 31
December 2019,
which contain
an unmodified audit
report
under Section 495
of the Companies
Act 2006
(which did not
make any
statements under
Section 498 of
the Companies Act
2006) will be
delivered to
the
Registrar of Companies in accordance with Section 441 of the Companies Act 2006.
Barclays is a frequent issuer in the debt capital markets and regularly meets with investors
via formal road-shows and other ad hoc meetings. Consistent with
its usual
practice, Barclays
expects that
from time
to time
over the
coming quarter
it will
meet with
investors
globally to
discuss these
results and
other
matters relating to the Group.
Non-IFRS performance measures
Barclays
management
believes
that
the
non-IFRS
performance
measures
included
in
this
document
provide
valuable
information
to
the
readers
of
the
financial statements as they
enable the reader to identify
a more consistent basis
for comparing the businesses’ performance between
financial periods and
provide more detail conc
erning the elements of performance which
the managers of these businesses
are most directly able to
influence or are relevant
for
an assessment
of the
Group.
They also
reflect an
important aspect
of the
way
in which
operating
targets
are defined
and performance
is monitored
by
Barclays management. However,
any non-IFRS performance
measures in this document
are not a
substitute for
IFRS measures and
readers should consider
the IFRS
measures as
well. Refer
to the
appendix on
pages 35
to 43
for further
information and
calculations of
non-IFRS performance
measures included
throughout this document, and the most directly comparable IFRS measures.
Key non-IFRS measures included in this document, and the most directly comparable IFRS measures, are:
– Attributable profit excluding
litigation and conduct represents attributable
profit excluding litigation and conduct charges.
The comparable IFRS measure is
attributable profit. A reconciliation is provided on pages 37 to 42;
– Average allocated equity represents the average
shareholders’ equity that is allocated to the businesses. The comparable IFRS measure is average
equity. A
reconciliation is provided on pages 37 to 41;
– Average allocated tangible
equity is calculated as the average
of the previous month’s period
end allocated tangible equity and the current
month’s period
end allocated
tangible equity.
The average
allocated tangible
equity for
the period
is the
average of
the monthly
averages within
that period.
Period end
allocated tangible equity
is calculated as
13.5% (2019: 13.0%) of
RWAs for
each business, adjusted for
capital deductions, excluding
goodwill and intangible
assets, reflecting the assumptions the Group uses for
capital planning purposes. Head Office allocated tangible equity represents
the difference between the
Group’s tangible
shareholders’ equity and the amounts
allocated to businesses. The comparable
IFRS measure is average
equity. A reconciliation
is provided
on pages 37 to 41;
– Average tangible
shareholders’ equity is calculated
as the average
of the previous month’s
period end tangible equity and
the current month’s
period end
tangible equity.
The average
tangible shareholders’
equity for
the period
is the
average of
the monthly
averages
within that
period. The
comparable IFRS
measure is average equity. A reconciliation is provided on pages 37 to 41;
– Basic earnings per
share excluding litigation
and conduct is
calculated by dividing statutory
profit after tax
attributable to ordinary
shareholders excluding
litigation and conduct charges, by the basic weighted
average number of shares. The comparable IFRS
measure is basic earnings per share. A reconciliation is
provided on page 37;
– Cost:
income ratio
excluding litigation
and conduct
represents operating
expenses excluding
litigation and
conduct charges,
divided by total
income. The
comparable IFRS measure is cost: income ratio. A reconciliation is provided on pages 37 to 41;
– Operating expenses excluding litigation and conduct represents operating expenses excluding litigation and
conduct charges. The comparable IFRS measure
is operating expenses. A reconciliation is provided on pages 37 to 41;
– Profit
before tax
excluding litigation
and conduct
represents profit
before tax
excluding litigation
and conduct
charges. The
comparable IFRS
measure is
profit before tax. A reconciliation is provided on pages 37 to 42;
– Return on average allocated equity represents the return on shareholders’ equity that is allocated to the businesses. The comparable IFRS measure is return
on equity. A reconciliation is provided on page 43;
–
Return
on
average
allocated
tangible equity
is
calculated
as
the annualised
profit
after
tax
attributable
to
ordinary
equity
holders of
the parent,
as
a
proportion of average allocated tangible equity. The comparable IFRS measure is return on equity. A reconciliation is provided on page 43;
– Return on
average allocated
tangible equity excluding
litigation and conduct is
calculated as the
annualised profit after tax
attributable to ordinary
equity
holders of the parent
excluding litigation and
conduct charges, as
a proportion of average
allocated tangible equity.
The comparable IFRS
measure is return
on equity. A reconciliation is provided on page 43;
– Return
on average
tangible shareholders’ equity
is calculated
as the annualised
profit after
tax attributable
to ordinary
equity holders of
the parent, as
a
proportion of average
shareholders’ equity excluding
non-controlling interests and
other equity instruments
adjusted for the
deduction of intangible
assets
and goodwill. The comparable IFRS measure is return on equity. A reconciliation is provided on page 43; and
– Tangible
net asset
value per
share
is calculated
by
dividing shareholders’
equity,
excluding non-controlling
interests
and other
equity instruments,
less
goodwill and intangible assets, by the number of issued ordinary shares. The
components of the calculation have been included on page 42.