Profitability remains stagnant in Q1 for NIC Asia Bank; Bank shows excellent growth in deposit and loan disbursement

Fri, Nov 13, 2020 9:08 AM on Company Analysis, Latest,

NIC Asia Bank Limited (NICA) has published its first-quarter report for the FY 2077/2078 with a slight increase in Net Profit by 1.13%. The bank’s net profit increased to Rs. 1.02 Arba in this quarter from Rs. 1.00 Arba of the corresponding quarter of FY 2076/2077.

As per the quarterly report, the company’s operating profit increased by 1.99% to Rs. 1.45 Arba in first-quarter compared to the corresponding quarter of the previous year. The bank reported Rs. 4.66 crores as distributable profit after P/L appropriation and regulatory requirements in this quarter.

The bank reported a deposit of Rs. 2.31 Kharba in this quarter. On the other hand, the loans and advances stood at Rs. 1.89 Kharba. The net interest income of the bank increased by 7.69% to Rs. 1.98 Arba compared to the corresponding quarter of the previous year.

The bank’s paid-up capital stood at Rs. 9.71 Arba with Rs. 8.71 Arba as its reserves and surplus.

The annualized EPS for the bank stood at Rs. 42.03. The Net worth per share stands at Rs. 189.71. The stock for the period traded at a P/B multiple of 3.05 times.

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Financial Highlights:

Particulars

NIC Asia Bank Limited

Q1, 2077/2078

Q1, 2076/2077

Difference

Paid-Up Capital

9,717,651.57

9,717,651.57

-

Share Premium

0.00

0.00

-

Retained Earnings

2,022,478.93

1,975,813.62

2.36%

Reserves

6,695,197.41

5,548,705.43

20.66%

Deposits from Customers

231,334,138.28

201,630,384.46

14.73%

Loans & Advances to Customers

189,817,698.15

160,184,306.88

18.50%

Net Interest Income

1,981,504.59

1,840,014.88

7.69%

Fee and Commission Income

454,532.26

717,791.24

-36.68%

Impairment Charge/ (Reversal)

-24,948.95

170,310.33

-

Personnel Expenses

711,830.57

696,532.28

2.20%

Operating Profit

1,458,012.72

1,429,513.32

1.99%

Profit/ (Loss) for the period

1,021,008.69

1,009,605.23

1.13%

Total Comprehensive Income

1,024,010.67

972,830.54

-

Distributable Profit/(Loss) after P/L appropriation and Regulatory Adjustments

46,665.31

-

-

Capital Adequacy Ratio (CAR) (%)

12.31%

12.03%

-

Non-Performing Loan (NPL)

0.40%

0.45%

-

CCD (as per NRB Directive)

75.63%

78.35%

-

Cost of Fund (%)

4.99%

6.99%

-

Base Rate (%)

6.50%

9.51%

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Annualized EPS (Rs.)

42.03

41.56

1.13%

Net Worth per share (Rs.)

189.71

177.43

6.92%

Qtr End PE Ratio (Rs.)

13.75

-

-

Qtr End Market Price

578

-

-

Price to Book (PB Ratio)

3.05

-

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