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Fidelity Financial Review & Guidance

Overview Operating Environment Financial Review Guidance Net Interest Margin Analysis 6.3% Avg. Yield on Earnings Assets 10.7% 4.7% 2020FY 10.1% NIM dropped to 4.7% from 6.3% in 2020FY due to a combination of lower yields on earning assets and increased funding cost. Drop in avg. yield on earning assets was led by a decline in yields on liquid assets to 7.4% from 10.9% in 2020FY. 2021FY Avg. Funding Cost 2020FY 2021FY 3.6% 4.2% 2020FY 2021FY However, avg. lending rate inched up by 40bps to 11.0% from 10.6%, following the repricing of select risk assets. The increase in avg. funding cost was caused by 90bps increase in avg. cost of deposits to 4.0% from 3.1% in 2020FY. However, avg. borrowing cost dropped by 30bps on account of increased intervention funding and the refinancing of Fidelity N30bn Junior Notes due 2022 which shaved off N1.4bn p.a. in interest expenses. 15
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