abn amro bank posted secondquarter results on wednesday heres what you need to know profit the dutch lender reported 870 million euros 9534 million in net profit for the three months ended june 30 beating the eur547 million estimated by a companycompiled consensus and eur475 million for the second quarter of 2022 income the banks total operating income for the quarter was eur222 billion ahead of consensus estimates of eur216 billion and up from eur188 billion a year prior net interest income was eur162 billion in line with consensus and ahead of the eur127 billion in the previous year cet1 ratio abn amros common equity tier 1 capital ratioa measure of a banks resiliencestood at 149 at the end of the period sightly below consensus 150 estimate dividend the banks declared a eur062 a share interim dividend while consensus had seen a eur063 a share payout share buyback it didnt announce a share buyback but said it would update its financial targets and capital framework at its fourthquarter results which are scheduled for february while consensus hadnt expected a program some analysts forecasted one to be launched either alongside the earnings or at its thirdquarter results costs abn amro trimmed its 2023 cost guidance to eur52 billion from eur53 billion it also dropped its cost target for 2024 of eur47 billion citing the spillover of investments from the current year higher inflation and the more gradual reduction of antimoney laundering costs for the second quarter it reported lighter operating expenses at eur114 billion against consensus eur129 billion estimate