RE:RE:New Press Release - BMO Financial Group Reports First Quarter 2024 ResultsMrDales62 wrote: Wow, almost tripled - Provision for credit losses (PCL) of $627 million, compared with $217 million
stormy seas ahead?
PCL is just what it says, a PROVISION. And not a loss.
When reporting a poor Q nimble CFOs are tempted to magnify PCl. Come back again in a couple of Qs when they cut it and it is reported as a REAL profit. Just in time for the Xmas bonuses.