TORONTO, Oct. 18, 2021 /CNW/ - TD Bank Group (the "Bank")
announced today that it expects The Charles Schwab Corporation's
("Schwab") third quarter earnings to translate into approximately
CDN $224 million of reported equity in net income of an
investment in Schwab for the Bank's fiscal 2021 fourth quarter.
Excluding acquisition-related charges of approximately CDN $13
million after-tax and amortization of acquired intangibles of
approximately CDN $34 million
after-tax, adjusted equity in net income of an investment in Schwab
will be approximately CDN $271
million.
TD Bank Group will release its fourth quarter financial results
and host an earnings conference call on December 2, 2021. Conference call and audio
webcast details will be announced closer to that date.
Caution Regarding Use of Non-GAAP Information
The Bank's financial results are prepared in accordance with
International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS), the current
generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP). The Bank refers to
results prepared in accordance with IFRS as "reported" results. The
Bank also utilizes non-GAAP financial measures referred to as
"adjusted" results to assess each of its businesses and to measure
overall Bank performance. To arrive at adjusted results, the Bank
removes "items of note", from reported results. The items of note
relate to items which management does not believe are indicative of
underlying business performance. The Bank believes that adjusted
results provide the reader with a better understanding of how
management views the Bank's performance. As explained, adjusted
results are different from reported results determined in
accordance with IFRS. Adjusted results, items of note, and related
terms used herein are not defined terms under IFRS and, therefore,
may not be comparable to similar terms used by other issuers.
Please refer to the "Financial Results Overview – How the Bank
Reports" section of the Bank's 2020 Management's Discussion and
Analysis (MD&A), as may be updated in subsequently filed
quarterly reports to shareholders, for a reconciliation between the
Bank's reported and adjusted results.
Caution Regarding Forward-Looking Statements
From time to time, the Bank (as defined in this document) makes
written and/or oral forward-looking statements, including in this
document, in other filings with Canadian regulators or the United States (U.S.) Securities and
Exchange Commission (SEC), and in other communications. In
addition, representatives of the Bank may make forward-looking
statements orally to analysts, investors, the media and others. All
such statements are made pursuant to the "safe harbour" provisions
of, and are intended to be forward-looking statements under,
applicable Canadian and U.S. securities legislation, including
the U.S. Private Securities Litigation Reform
Act of 1995. Forward-looking statements include,
but are not limited to, statements made in this document under the
heading "How We Performed", including under the sub-headings
"Economic Summary and Outlook" and "The Bank's Response to
COVID-19", and under the heading "Managing Risk", and statements
made in the Management's Discussion and Analysis
("2020 MD&A") in the Bank's 2020 Annual Report under the
headings "Economic Summary and Outlook" and "The Bank's Response to
COVID-19", for the Canadian Retail, U.S. Retail, and Wholesale
Banking segments under headings "Key Priorities for 2021", and for
the Corporate segment, "Focus for 2021", and in other statements
regarding the Bank's objectives and priorities for 2021 and beyond
and strategies to achieve them, the regulatory environment in which
the Bank operates, the Bank's anticipated financial performance,
and the potential economic, financial and other impacts of the
Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19). Forward-looking statements are
typically identified by words such as "will", "would", "should",
"believe", "expect", "anticipate", "intend", "estimate", "plan",
"goal", "target", "may", and "could".
By their very nature, these forward-looking statements require the
Bank to make assumptions and are subject to inherent risks and
uncertainties, general and specific. Especially in light of the
uncertainty related to the physical, financial, economic,
political, and regulatory environments, such risks and
uncertainties – many of which are beyond the Bank's control and the
effects of which can be difficult to predict – may cause actual
results to differ materially from the expectations expressed in the
forward-looking statements. Risk factors that could cause,
individually or in the aggregate, such differences include:
strategic, credit, market (including equity, commodity, foreign
exchange, interest rate, and credit spreads), operational
(including technology, cyber security, and infrastructure), model,
insurance, liquidity, capital adequacy, legal, regulatory
compliance and conduct, reputational, environmental and social, and
other risks. Examples of such risk factors include the economic,
financial, and other impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic; general
business and economic conditions in the regions in which the Bank
operates; geopolitical risk; the ability of the Bank to execute on
long-term strategies and shorter-term key strategic priorities,
including the successful completion of acquisitions and
dispositions, business retention plans, and strategic plans;
technology and cyber security risk (including cyber-attacks or data
security breaches) on the Bank's information technology, internet,
network access or other voice or data communications systems or
services; model risk; fraud to which the Bank is exposed; the
failure of third parties to comply with their obligations to the
Bank or its affiliates, including relating to the care and control
of information, and other risks arising from the Bank's use of
third-party service providers; the impact of new and changes to, or
application of, current laws and regulations, including without
limitation tax laws, capital guidelines and liquidity regulatory
guidance and the bank recapitalization "bail-in" regime; regulatory
oversight and compliance risk; increased competition from
incumbents and new entrants (including Fintechs and big technology
competitors); shifts in consumer attitudes and disruptive
technology; environmental and social risk; exposure related to
significant litigation and regulatory matters; ability of the Bank
to attract, develop, and retain key talent; changes to the Bank's
credit ratings; changes in currency and interest rates (including
the possibility of negative interest rates); increased funding
costs and market volatility due to market illiquidity and
competition for funding; Interbank Offered Rate (IBOR) transition
risk; critical accounting estimates and changes to accounting
standards, policies, and methods used by the Bank; existing and
potential international debt crises; environmental and social risk;
and the occurrence of natural and unnatural catastrophic events and
claims resulting from such events. The Bank cautions that the
preceding list is not exhaustive of all possible risk factors and
other factors could also adversely affect the Bank's results. For
more detailed information, please refer to the "Risk Factors and
Management" section of the 2020 MD&A, as may be updated in
subsequently filed quarterly reports to shareholders and news
releases (as applicable) related to any events or transactions
discussed under the heading "Significant Acquisitions" or
"Significant and Subsequent Events and Pending Acquisitions" in the
relevant MD&A, which applicable releases may be found
on www.td.com. All such factors, as well as other
uncertainties and potential events, and the inherent uncertainty of
forward-looking statements, should be considered carefully when
making decisions with respect to the Bank. The Bank cautions
readers not to place undue reliance on the Bank's forward-looking
statements.
Material economic assumptions underlying the forward-looking
statements contained in this document are set out in the 2020
MD&A under the headings "Economic Summary and Outlook" and "The
Bank's Response to COVID-19", for the Canadian Retail, U.S. Retail,
and Wholesale Banking segments, "Key Priorities for 2021", and for
the Corporate segment, "Focus for 2021", each as may be updated in
subsequently filed quarterly reports to shareholders.
Any forward-looking statements contained in this document
represent the views of management only as of the date hereof and
are presented for the purpose of assisting the Bank's shareholders
and analysts in understanding the Bank's financial position,
objectives and priorities and anticipated financial performance as
at and for the periods ended on the dates presented, and may not be
appropriate for other purposes. The Bank does not undertake to
update any forward-looking statements, whether written or oral,
that may be made from time to time by or on its behalf, except as
required under applicable securities legislation.
About TD Bank Group
The Toronto-Dominion Bank and its
subsidiaries are collectively known as TD Bank Group ("TD" or the
"Bank"). TD is the fifth largest bank in North America by
assets and serves more than 26 million customers in three key
businesses operating in a number of locations in financial centres
around the globe: Canadian Retail, including TD Canada Trust, TD
Auto Finance Canada, TD Wealth (Canada), TD Direct Investing, and TD
Insurance; U.S. Retail, including TD Bank, America's Most
Convenient Bank®, TD Auto Finance U.S., TD Wealth (U.S.), and an
investment in The Charles Schwab Corporation; and Wholesale
Banking, including TD Securities. TD also ranks among the world's
leading online financial services firms, with more than 15 million
active online and mobile customers. TD had CDN$1.7
trillion in assets on July 31, 2021. The Toronto-Dominion
Bank trades under the symbol "TD" on the Toronto and New
York Stock Exchanges.
SOURCE TD Bank Group