Leaseurope Index
The Leaseurope Index is a unique quarterly survey of European leasing companies tracking financial KPIs in addition to volumes and portfolios.
Quarterly survey
The Leaseurope Index Quarterly survey tracks aggregate European level financial performance indicators four times per year, providing an up-to-date look at the financial health of the leasing sector in Europe.
Segment survey
In addition to the regular quarterly report, Leaseurope publishes a more detailed supplement, namely the Segment Survey. This annual report shows aggregate financial KPI ratios for each of four asset types, namely equipment, real estate, passenger cars and commercial vehicles.
View from the industry
Andy Hart, CEO of Investec Asset Finance, commented
"The European leasing industry started the first quarter of the year with weak momentum, carrying over from the previous quarter. Despite a challenging business environment, the industry managed to expand its new business volumes and portfolios. However, with cost/income ratios showing signs of increase, lessors should be cautious about rising operating expenses. Looking ahead, business investment in Europe is expected to slow down due to prolonged weakness in the manufacturing sector, a subdued outlook for equipment investment, and depressed loan demand. Although this sets the stage for potentially challenging market dynamics for the year, lessors will need to focus on our core strengths and be prepared to leverage on opportunities within a complex business environment.”
About the Leaseurope Index
The Leaseurope Index is the only survey that tracks trends in key performance indicators for the leasing sector at European level. A representative sample of large pan-European leasing companies report their figures for each indicator to Leaseurope, which aggregates the results on a confidential basis. Due to the aggregate nature, no inferences can be made about any individual company’s performance based on published data. The sample represents a significant share of the total European leasing market and is broadly representitive in terms of geographic and asset coverage, including general leasing companies, automotive lessors, captive equipment vendors etc.