Strong Q1 2025 financial results and integration gaining momentum

Financial Performance - Gross operating income reached EUR 819 million, an increase of 3.3% compared to EUR 793 million in Q1 2024 [1][11] - Net income group share stood at EUR 220 million, up 21.3% from EUR 181 million in Q1 2024 [3][21] - Earnings per share increased to EUR 0.24 from EUR 0.20 in Q1 2024 [3][21] Margins and Costs - Leasing and Services margins reached EUR 708 million, up 2.9% from EUR 689 million in Q1 2024 [1][12] - Cost to income ratio improved to 58.0%, down 9.7 percentage points from 67.7% in Q1 2024 [3][18] - Operating expenses decreased to EUR 473 million from EUR 490 million in Q1 2024 [3][17] Asset and Fleet Management - Earning assets increased by 1.4% year-on-year to EUR 53.5 billion as of 31 March 2025 [3][7] - Total fleet amounted to 3.246 million vehicles, down 3.8% year-on-year [3][8] - Full-service leasing contracts reached 2,584 thousand vehicles, a decrease of 3.9% year-on-year [3][9] Integration and Strategic Initiatives - Integration is progressing as planned, with eleven out of twenty-one overlapping countries migrated to a single IT platform [5] - The company is building a sustainable growth path through targeted commercial initiatives [6] - Synergies increased to EUR 61 million in Q1 2025, up from EUR 20 million in Q1 2024 [2][5] Regulatory Capital and Financial Structure - CET1 ratio stood at 13.2% as of 31 March 2025, reflecting the impact of CRR3 implementation [3][27] - Total balance sheet decreased from EUR 75.1 billion at the end of December 2024 to EUR 73.6 billion at the end of March 2025 [3][22] - Group shareholders' equity totaled EUR 10.6 billion as of 31 March 2025, compared to EUR 10.4 billion at the end of December 2024 [3][22]