Kenyan Listed Banking Sector Quarterly Earnings and Operating Metrics
ABSA Bank's Summary of Performance - Q3'2022
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Profit before tax and exceptional items increased by 27.6% to Kshs 15.1 bn in Q3'2022, from Kshs 11.9 bn in Q3'2021. Similarly, profit after tax
increased by 30.1% to Kshs 10.7 bn in Q3'2022, from Kshs 8.2 bn in Q3'2021 with the effective tax rate declining to 29.2%, from 30.6% in Q3'2021,
Total operating income rose by 22.5% to Kshs 33.4 bn, from Kshs 27.3 bn recorded in Q3'2021 driven by a 25.3% increase in Net Interest Income (NII) to Kshs
23.3 bn, from Kshs 18.6 bn in Q3'2021, coupled with a 16.4% gain in Non-Funded Income (NFI) to Kshs 10.2 bn, from Kshs 8.7 bn in Q3'2021,
Total operating expenses increased by 18.5% to Kshs 18.3 bn in Q3'2022, from Kshs 15.4 bn in Q3'2021, mainly attributable to a 47.9% increase in Loan Loss
Provisions (LLPs) to Kshs 5.0 bn, from Kshs 3.4 bn in Q3'2021, coupled with an 8.7% increase in staff costs to Kshs 7.4 bn from Kshs 6.8 bn in Q3'2021
Cost to Income Ratio (CIR) improved to 54.7%, from 56.6% in Q3'2021, owing to 22.5% increase in total operating income, which outpaced the 18.5%
growth in total operating expenses. Similarly, Without LLP the cost to income ratio improved significantly, declining by 4.4% points to 39.7%, from 44.1% in
Q3'2021, an indication of improved efficiency
The balance sheet recorded an expansion as total assets grew by 17.0% to Kshs 481.3 bn in Q3'2022, from Kshs 411.4 bn in Q3'2021
The bank's asset quality improved, with the NPL ratio declining by 1.5% points to 6.6% in Q3'2022, from 8.1% in Q3'2021, owing to the faster 25.3% growth
in Gross Loans, as compared to the 2.0% increase in Gross Non-Performing Loans (NPLs)
Going forward, we expect the bank's growth to be driven by:
i. Diversification - This is expected to reduce the bank's reliance on interest income as well as increasing the bottom line. It has continued to grow its
product offerings to include business lines such as to Banc-assurance, Investment banking advisory and Asset Management which will continue growing
the Non-Funded Income (NFI). The bank has also diversified in its digital offerings especially after the COVID-19 leading to 92.0% of all transactions
happening outside. The uptake of "Timiza" which is a digital banking App, has also accelerated leading to higher Non-Interest Income
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