Saudi Arabia Banking Pulse
35.7
35.3
-0.4
27.3
26.7
34.0
Improved
Stable
Worsened
5 Operating efficiency deteriorated substantially for SABB,
ALINMA and BJAZ
Cost-to-Income ratio (%, Quarterly)
35.8
-0.6
مصرف الراجحي
SNB
Al Rajhi Bank
riyad bank
بنك الرياض ساب SABB
42.7
47.6
Note: Scaling and some numbers might not add up due to rounding
Source: Financial statements, investor presentations, A&M analysis
*Comparison on QoQ basis
السعو دين
الخر العيدي
1.8
35.8
31.8
4.9
38.6
37.2
Q2'21
Q3'21
-
Q2'21 Av
Q3'21 Av
-4.0
-1.4
4.4
31.5
35.8
بنك البلاد
مصرف الإنماء
alinma bank
Bank Albilad
العربي
anb
13
46.9
45.2
42.5
44.8
3.1
-1.8
2.3
52.8
49.7
البنك السعودي للاستثمار
بنك الجزيرة
The Saudi Investment Bank
BANK ALJAZIRA
35.2%
35.1%
KEY TAKEAWAYS
Five of the top ten banks witnessed
deterioration in cost-to-income ratio
• C/I ratio for SABB deteriorated by 4.9%
points QoQ due to higher salaries and
rental expenses, along with a fall in net
interest income (-4.1% QoQ)
C/I ratio for ALINMA deteriorated as
well (+4.4% QoQ), driven by higher
general and administrative expense
BSF's C/I ratio improved the most by
4.0% points, as the operating costs
decreased by 3.1% QoQ while
operating income rose by 9.1% QoQ
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