1st Quarter Results

JSC Halyk Bank
17 May 2024
 

17 May 2024

 

Joint Stock Company 'Halyk Bank of Kazakhstan'

Consolidated financial results

for the three months ended 31 March 2024

 

Joint Stock Company 'Halyk Bank of Kazakhstan' and its subsidiaries (together "the Bank")     (LSE: HSBK) releases consolidated financial information for the three months ended 31 March 2024.

 

Consolidated income statements

KZT mln

 


1Q 2024

1Q 2023

Change, abs

Y-o-Y,%

Interest income

496,254

380,269

115,985

30.5%

Interest expense

(242,018)

(188,177)

(53,841)

28.6%

Net interest income before  credit loss expense

254,236

192,092

62,144

32.4%

Fee and commission income

50,074

47,405

2,669

5.6%

Fee and commission expense

(24,582)

(22,486)

(2,096)

9.3%

Net fee and commission income

25,492

24,919

573

2.3%

Net insurance income (1)

9,676

19,348

(9,672)

(50.0%)

Net gain on foreign exchange operations, financial assets and liabilities(2)

45,689

28,926

16,763

58.0%

Other expense/non-interest income (3)

(50,865)

21,194

(72,059)

(x2.4)

Expected credit loss expense and recovery of other credit loss expense

(18,994)

(13,567)

(5,427)

40.0%

Operating expenses (4)

(56,641)

(46,486)

(10,155)

21.8%

Income tax expense

(30,629)

(33,972)

3,343

(9.8%)

Net profit

177,964

192,454

(14,490)

(7.5%)

Net profit attributable to common shareholders

177,964

192,454

(14,490)

(7.5%)

 

 

 



Net interest margin, p.a.

7.1%

6.0%



Return on average equity, p.a.

27.7%

37.3%



Return on average assets, p.a.

4.6%

5.4%



Cost-to-income ratio

19.9%

16.2%



Cost of risk on loans to customers, p.a.

0.9%

0.8%



 

 

(1)      Insurance revenue less insurance service expense and net reinsurance expense;

(2)      Net gain on financial assets and liabilities at fair value through profit or loss, net realised gain/(loss) from financial assets at fair value through other comprehensive income, net foreign exchange gain;

(3)      Share in profit of associate, income on non-banking activities, other expense;

(4)      Including reversal of/(loss from) impairment of non-financial assets;

 

 

In preparing the interim condensed consolidated financial information for the three months ended 31 March 2024, the Group carried out an inventory of its financial instruments. The inventory process identified financial instruments measured at fair value through profit or loss that were previously restricted in use and were incorrectly measured at cost. The Group revaluated these financial instruments and recognized prior period adjustments.

The consolidated statement of profit or loss for the three months ended 31 March 2023 has been reclassified to conform to the presentation for the year ended 31 December 2023 because the presentation of the current year report provides a clearer picture of the Group's financial performance. All of the ratios were also recalculated accordingly. For more detailed information please refer to Halyk Group's financial statements for 1Q 2024, note #4b.

 

Net profit attributable to common shareholders decreased to KZT 178.0bn in 1Q 2024, down 7.5% compared with KZT 192.5bn in 1Q 2023, despite increase in lending and transactional businesses, due to one off  recognized loss for KZT 66.1bn (pre-tax) in view of expected early repayment of the deposit of JSC Kazakhstan Sustainability Fund (KSF) in accordance with the IFRS.

 

Interest income for 1Q 2024 increased by 30.5% vs. 1Q 2023 mainly due to increase in average rate and balances of loans to customers.

 

Interest expense for 1Q 2024 increased by 28.6% vs. 1Q 2023 mainly as a result of the growth in average rate on amounts due to customers and increase in the share of KZT amounts due to customer. Consequently, net interest income for 1Q 2024 grew by 32.4% vs. 1Q 2023.

 

In 1Q 2024, net interest margin was affected by the increase in average rates on both loans to customers and amounts due to customers. Furthermore, the share of loans to customers in total interest earning assets has increased. Moreover, there was an increase in the average rate of FX amounts due from credit institutions and FX interest-earning cash and cash equivalents following the increase of USD interest rates, as well as increase in the share of KZT interest-earning cash and cash equivalents. As a result, net interest margin increased to 7.1% p.a. for 1Q 2024 compared to 6.0% p.a. for 1Q 2023.

 

In 1Q 2024 compared to 1Q 2023, the overall dynamics of fee and commission income and expense was driven by the increased number of clients and the growth of clients' transactional activity. Net fee and commission income for 1Q 2024 increased by 2.3% vs. 1Q 2023 due to increase in net transactional income of individuals(5) as well as in fees on letters of credit and guarantees issued.

 

Other expense/non-interest income (6) decreased by x2.4 for 1Q 2024 vs. 1Q 2023 mainly due to one off recognized loss for KZT 66.1bn (pre-tax) in view of expected early repayment of the deposit of KSF in accordance with the IFRS.

 

Operating expenses for 1Q 2024 increased by 21.8% vs. 1Q 2023 mainly due to the indexation of salaries and other employee benefits starting from 1 March 2023.

 

Cost of risk on loans to customers for 1Q 2024 was at normalized level within the scope of our full year guidance and was at the level of 0.9%. 

 

The cost-to-income ratio equalled 19.9% in 1Q 2024, compared with 16.2% in 1Q 2023 due to higher operating expenses for 1Q 2024.

 

(5)      Transactional income of individuals, less transactional expenses of individuals and less loyalty program bonuses;

(6)      Share in profit of associate, income on non-banking activities, other expense;

 

 

Statement of financial position review

KZT mln


31-Mar-24

 

31-Dec-23

 

Change, abs


Change YTD, %

Total assets

15,910,944

 

15,494,368

 

416,576

 

2.7%

Cash and reserves

1,873,511


1,622,181


251,330


 15.5%

Amounts due from credit institutions

154,033


171,754


(17,721)


(10.3%)

T-bills & NBK notes

2,264,214


2,125,941


 138,273


 6.5%

Other securities & derivatives

1,595,270


1,614,666


 (19,396)


(1.2%)

Gross loan portfolio

9,811,644


9,774,798


36,846


 0.4%

Stock of provisions

(512,352)


(489,926)


(22,426)


 4.6%

Net loan portfolio

9,299,292


9,284,872


14,420


 0.2%

Assets held for sale

125,807


111,542


14,265


12.8%

Other assets

598,817


563,412


35,405


 6.3%

Total liabilities

13,246,474

 

13,017,414

 

229,060

 

1.8%

Total deposits, including:

11,211,283


10,929,504


281,779


 2.6%

retail deposits

5,850,404


5,828,645


21,759


 0.4%

   term deposits

4,962,819


4,808,592


154,227


 3.2%

   current accounts

887,585


1,020,053


(132,468)


(13.0%)

corporate deposits

5,360,879


5,100,859


260,020


 5.1%

   term deposits

3,809,577


3,338,099


471,478


 14.1%

   current accounts

1,551,302


1,762,760


(211,458)


(12.0%)

Debt securities

655,735


653,393


2,342


 0.4%

Amounts due to credit institutions

669,815


778,311


(108,496)


(13.9%)

Other liabilities

709,641


656,206


53,435


 8.1%

Equity

2,664,470

 

2,476,954

 

187,516

 

7.6%

 

As at end of 1Q 2024, total assets were up 2.7% year-to-date due to increase in amounts due to customers.

 

Compared with the end of 2023, loans to customers were up 0.4% on a gross and 0.2% on a net basis. The increase in the gross loan portfolio was attributable to a rise of 7.9% in retail loans, while corporate loan portfolio and SME loan portfolio were down by 2.6% and 4.7%, respectively, due to seasonal effect.  

 

As at the end of 1Q 2024, Stage 3 loans remain at the level of 7.5% despite some increase in absolute terms.

 

Compared with the end of 4Q 2023, the deposits of legal entities and the deposits of individuals were up 5.1% and 0.4%, respectively, due to fund inflow from the Bank's clients.

 

As at the end of 1Q 2024, the share of KZT deposits in total corporate deposits was 69.9% compared to 72.9% as at the YE 2023, while the share in total retail deposits was 65.2% vs. 63.4% as at YE 2023.

 

As at the end of 1Q 2024, debt securities issued were slightly up by 0.4% year-to-date. As at the end of 1Q 2024, the Bank's debt securities portfolio was as follows:

 

Description of the security

Nominal amount outstanding

Interest rate

Maturity Date

 




Local bonds

KZT 100bn

7.5% p.a.

November 2024

Local bonds

KZT 131.7bn

7.5% p.a.

February 2025

Subordinated coupon bonds

KZT 101.1bn

9.5% p.a.

October 2025

Local bonds listed at Astana

International Exchange

USD  185.5mln 

3.5% p.a.

May 2025

Local bonds listed at Astana

International Exchange

USD  299.9mln 

3.5% p.a.

May 2025

Local bonds listed at Astana

International Exchange

USD  229.8mln 

3.5% p.a.

July 2025

 

In 1Q 2024, total equity of the Bank increased by 7.6% compared to the YE 2023, mainly due to net profit earned by the Bank during 1Q 2024.  

 

The Bank's capital adequacy ratios were as follows*:

 


31-Mar-24

31-Dec-23

30-Sep-23

30-Jun-23

31-Mar-23

Capital adequacy ratios, unconsolidated:

Halyk Bank

k1-1

19.0%

19.6%

18.6%

18.1%

20.2%

k1-2

19.0%

19.6%

18.6%

18.1%

20.2%

k2

19.2%

19.9%

19.0%

18.4%

20.6%

Capital adequacy ratios, consolidated:

CET 1

19.5%

19.3%

18.2%

17.9%

19.3%

Tier 1 capital

19.5%

19.3%

18.2%

17.9%

19.3%

Total capital

19.7%

19.6%

18.5%

18.3%

19.6%

 

* The minimum regulatory capital adequacy requirements are 9.5%, for k1, 10.5% for k1-2 and 12% for k2, including a conservation buffer of 3% and systemic buffer of 1% for each.

 

The consolidated financial information for the three months ended 31 March 2024, including the notes attached thereto, are available on Halyk Bank's website: http://halykbank.com/financial-results.

 

A 1Q 2024 results webcast will be hosted at 3:00pm London time/7:00pm Almaty time (UTC +05:00) on Monday, 20 May 2024. A live webcast of the presentation can be accessed via Zoom link after the registration. The registration is open until 20 May 2024 (including), for the registration please click here.

 

             

About Halyk Bank

 

Halyk Bank is Kazakhstan's leading financial services group, operating across a variety of segments, including retail, SME & corporate banking, insurance, leasing, brokerage and asset management. Halyk Bank has been listed on the Kazakhstan Stock Exchange since 1998, on the London Stock Exchange since 2006 and Astana International Exchange since October 2019.

With total assets of KZT 15,910.9bn as at 31 March, 2024, Halyk Bank is Kazakhstan's leading lender. The Bank has the largest customer base and broadest branch network in Kazakhstan, with 571 branches and outlets across the country. The Bank also operates in Georgia and Uzbekistan.

 

For more information on Halyk Bank, please visit https://www.halykbank.com

- ENDS-

 

For further information, please contact:

Halyk Bank

 

 

 

Mira Tiyanak

 

+7 727 259 04 30

MiraK@halykbank.kz

 

Rustam Telish

 

+7 727 330 15 66 RustamT3@halykbank.kz

 

Nurgul Mukhadi

 

+7 727 330 16 77

NyrgylMy@halykbank.kz

 

 

 

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