Deutsche Bank Earnings Warning, 52-Week Low Near (DB)
Deutsche Bank AG (NYSE: DB) might not be the biggest concern for Americans. The problem is that it is one of Europe’s top banks, and guess who is trading lower after disclosing that it now expects a third quarter loss…
Germany’s prestigious largest of its listed banks warned in a filing that it would now have a net loss for the third quarter after resetting the value of its large investments in Deutsche Postbank AG that it is acquiring a major stake in. The bank will take charges of 2.3 billion Euros, or close to $3 billion (U.S.) as it increases its ownership in Postbank in a deal that has been in the works for almost two years.
Deutsche Bank wanted to grow and improve its retail operations and it wanted to diversify away from being mostly investment banking for its revenues. It seemed like sound logic at the time. Unfortunately, snapshots in time sometimes get in the way of the long-term vision.
Deutsche Bank shares opened up down over 8% in Frankfurt and it looks the same so far in the U.S. as ADRs are indicated up 2% in recovery after yesterday’s drop and are up almost 2% at $55.20. What is more important is that the 52-week trading range is $54.14 to $84.93.
JON C. OGG
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Jon Ogg has been a financial news analyst since 1997. Mr. Ogg set up one of the first audio squawk box services for traders called TTN, which he sold in 2003. He has previously worked as a licensed broker to some of the top U.S. and E.U. financial institutions, managed capital, and has raised private capital at the seed and venture stage. He has lived in Copenhagen, Denmark, as well as New York and Chicago, and he now lives in Houston, Texas. Jon received a Bachelor of Business Administration in finance at University of Houston in 1992. www.247wallst.com.
