JP Morgan Chase CEO Jamie Dimon is not known to mince words on his views and when speaking matter-of-factly about the economy, Dimon was quick to forewarn investors of a forthcoming recession.
However, it won’t be akin to that of the financial crisis in 2008 where his bank and many others were left reeling. Dimon navigated through the crisis when JPMorgan’s stock price hit a low of $22.85 in December 2008.
Now, the stock is trading at above $100 and the investing titan is viewed as a paragon of poise as well as resilience along with his prowess for company growth. In essence, Dimon knows a thing or two about recessions.
“You will have a recession. It just won’t be like you had the last time in … affecting the banking system,” said Dimon.
“Someone’s going to get hurt. The issue there for the marketplace is going to be, we have a recession, the lender will not be there. So a lot of these borrowers will be stranded,” Dimon added.
Dimon’s comment comes after JP Morgan generated $1.98 per share in profit for the fourth quarter in 2018, falling below the $2.20 per share average estimate of analysts surveyed by data company Refinitiv. Like Citigroup and other banks, JP Morgan’s fixed income trading division took a hit with $1.86 billion in revenue produced as opposed to the $2.2 billion expected.
Banks Off to a Solid Start
JP Morgan was just one of the large banks reporting fourth-quarter earnings this week. Citigroup kicked off calendar fourth-quarter earnings season by reporting stronger-than-expected earnings of $1.61 in profit per share, besting Wall Street expectations of $1.55 per share.
Wells Fargo & Co. finished 2018 by posting a net income of nearly $6.1 billion, or $1.21 in diluted earnings per share.
Goldman Sachs generated $6.04 per share in profit for the fourth quarter of 2018, versus the $4.45 per share estimate of analysts surveyed by data company Refinitiv. The investment bank also posted revenue of $8.08 billion, beating estimates of $7.55 billion.
Bank of America’s earnings came in at 73 cents per share, beating the 63 cents expected. Revenue was $22.7 billion versus initial estimates of $22.397 billion.
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