Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Bank (U.S.A.) Limited

Despite committing to net-zero emissions by 2050 and the goals of the Paris Agreement, SMBC Group has failed to align its new policies with these goals.  Its latest climate policy update lacks concrete action plans. SMBC has not yet disclosed meaningful short- and medium-term targets for emissions reduction nor have they revealed any meaningful measures taken to ensure that the bank is not financing fossil fuel supply expansion or its associated infrastructure, in line with the IEA's Net Zero Roadmap.

Updated April 2, 2024

Climate Score: D

Saying that you are planting a couple of trees doesn't cut it when a bank's other actions are completely deleterious to the environment, and when it makes no meaningful effort to invest in renewable technologies.

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Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Bank (U.S.A.) Limited Ratio Analysis

The following ratios and data are available to help you better understand the financial condition of Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Bank (U.S.A.) Limited. The data is provided by the FDIC. All banks listed on BestCashCow.com are FDIC-insured. No depositor has ever lost deposits that have been within the FDIC insurance limits.

Texas Ratio

The Texas Ratio compares the bank’s non performing assets (non-performing loans and real estate owned) with its tangible common equity and its loan loss reserves. A lower Texas ratio indicates better coverage of problem loans. The closer the Texas Ratio is to 1-to-1 or 100%, the less capital and reserves a bank has to absorb its loan losses.

As of June 30, 2024, Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Bank (U.S.A.) Limited had $0 in non-current loans and $0 in owned real estate. To cover these potential losses it had $471,944,000 in equity and $0 in loans loss reserves. That gives it a Texas Ratio of 0%.

Return on Equity

Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Bank (U.S.A.) Limited has a Return on Equity of 16.06% versus the BestCashCow average of 10.46%. Return on equity measures how efficiently a bank is making money from its capital. A bank with a consistently high ROE can be considered well run. A bank with a consistently low ROE can be considered poorly run.

Capitalization

Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Bank (U.S.A.) Limited has a Capitalization of 13.6% versus the BestCashCow average of 10.84. Capitalization measures how much equity capital a bank has to underpin loans and other assets on its balance sheet. The higher the capitalization number the more secure a bank is considered.

As of June 30, 2024, Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Bank (U.S.A.) Limited had assets of $3,471,058,000, loans of $630,000, and deposits of $2,965,636,000. Long-term increases in deposits shows a bank's ability to raise funds to grow its loans and assets. Loan and asset growth may rise or fall depending on a bank's strategy for growth. Sharp rises and falls in assets, deposits, and loans can be problematic, indicating a loosening of lending standards, or financial distress leading to reduced lending. A big change in these figured can also be from a bank acquisition or merger.