Capitalising on its low cost deposit base amid a considerable growth in its investment portfolio, MCB Bank Ltd., the countrys fourth largest commercial bank, has witnessed 15 percent jump in its profits in CY11 compared to the year before. An upbeat growth in mark-up revenues is symbolic of an expansion in its asset base, with the asset base up by 15 percent during the year to nearly Rs.653 billion at the end of CY11. During the year, the Bank has massively increased its exposure towards investments, which lifted the Investment to Deposit Ratio (IDR) by 15 percentage points to 64 percent as on 31st December 2011 relative to the same period of year before. The Banks investment portfolio increased by 49 percent during the year to Rs.317 billion as on 31 December 2011, compared to the industrys investment portfolio growth of 41 percent. On the other hand, MCBs advances portfolio stood at Rs.226 billion at the end of December 2011, down by 11 percent relative to the same period of year before. Moreover, the Bank managed to increase its deposit base by 14 percent during the year to Rs.491 billion during CY11. Although, the detailed accounts are not available yet, the Banks CASA ratio was around 79 percent at the end of September 2011 - one of the highest in the industry. The net interest income accrued a gain of 21 percent, but the Banks gross spread ratio eased down by 185bps to 65.3 percent in CY11 compared to the year before. Higher non-markup income also contributed towards the bottom-line growth. Aided by higher fee, commission and brokerage income, dividend income and income from dealing in foreign currencies, the Banks non-markup income increased by 29 percent in CY11 compared to the year before. Owing to high inflationary pressures, coupled with expansion in infrastructure, MCBs administrative expenses grew by 28 percent to Rs.15.5 billion in CY11 compared to the year before. Hence, MCBs operating revenues to expense ratio eased down to 3 in CY11 from 3.25 in CY10. Corporate results are pouring in, and largely in line with market expectations, United Bank Ltd (UBL) , the countrys third largest commercial bank, managed to record outstanding growth in its bottom line in CY11 compared to the year before. Analysis on UBL is to be published tomorrow in these columns.
============================================================== MCB Bank Ltd ============================================================== (Rs mn) CY11 CY10 chg ============================================================== Mark-up Earned 68,147 54,821 24% Mark-up Expensed (23,620) (17,988) 31% Net Markup Income 44,526 36,834 21% Provisioning (3,654) (3,597) 2% Net Mark-up income after provision 40,873 33,236 23% Other income 8,112 6,265 29% Operating revenues 52,639 43,099 22% Other expenses (17,502) (13,249) 32% Profit before taxation 31,483 26,253 20% Profit after taxation 19,425 16,873 15% EPS (Rs) 23.23 20.18 ==============================================================
Source: Company Accounts
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