1st Quarter Results

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TBC Bank Group PLC
17 May 2018
 

 

TBC BANK GROUP PLC ("TBC Bank")

1Q 2018 UNAUDITED consolIdated FinanciAl Results

 


 

Forward-Looking Statements

 

This document contains forward-looking statements; such forward-looking statements contain known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other important factors, which may cause actual results, performance or achievements of TBC Bank Group PLC ("the Bank" or the "Group") to be materially different from any future results, performance or achievements expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements are based on numerous assumptions regarding the Bank's present and future business strategies and the environment in which the Bank will operate in the future. Important factors that, in the view of the Bank, could cause actual results to differ materially from those discussed in the forward-looking statements include, among others, the achievement of anticipated levels of profitability, growth, cost and recent acquisitions, the impact of competitive pricing, the ability to obtain necessary regulatory approvals and licenses, the impact of developments in the Georgian economic, political and legal environment, financial risk management and the impact of general business and global economic conditions.

 

None of the future projections, expectations, estimates or prospects in this document should be taken as forecasts or promises nor should they be taken as implying any indication, assurance or guarantee that the assumptions on which such future projections, expectations, estimates or prospects are based are accurate or exhaustive or, in the case of the assumptions, entirely covered in the document. These forward-looking statements speak only as of the date they are made, and subject to compliance with applicable law and regulation the Bank expressly disclaims any obligation or undertaking to disseminate any updates or revisions to any forward-looking statements contained in the document to reflect actual results, changes in assumptions or changes in factors affecting those statements.

 

Certain financial information contained in this presentation, which is prepared on the basis of the Group's accounting policies applied consistently from year to year, has been extracted from the Group's unaudited management's accounts and financial statements. The areas in which the management's accounts might differ from the International Financial Reporting Standards and/or U.S. generally accepted accounting principles could be significant, you should consult your own professional advisors and/or conduct your own due diligence for a complete and detailed understanding of such differences and any implications they might have on the relevant financial information contained in this presentation. Some numerical figures included in this report have been subjected to rounding adjustments. Accordingly, numerical figures shown as totals in certain tables might not be an arithmetic aggregation of the figures that preceded them.

 

 

 

First Quarter 2018 Unaudited Consolidated Financial Results Conference Call

 

 

TBC Bank Group PLC ("TBC PLC") will release its unaudited consolidated financial results for the first quarter 2018 on Thursday, 17 May 2018 at 7.00 am BST (10.00 am GET).

 

On that day, Vakhtang Butskhrikidze, CEO, and Giorgi Shagidze, CFO, will host a conference call to discuss the results.

 

Date & time:  Thursday, 17 May 2018 at 14.00 (BST) / 15.00 (CEST) / 9.00 (EDT)

                                    

Please dial-in approximately five minutes before the start of the call quoting the password TBC:

 

 

 

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Contacts

 

 

Anna Romelashvili

Head of Investor Relations

 

E-mail:  ARomelashvili@Tbcbank.com.ge  

Web: www.tbcbankgroup.com

Tel:  +(995 32) 227 27 27

Address: 7 Marjanishvili St. Tbilisi, Georgia 0102

Investor Relations Department

 

 

E-mail:  ir@tbcbank.com.ge  

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Tel:  +(995 32) 227 27 27

Address: 7 Marjanishvili St. Tbilisi, Georgia 0102

 

 

 

 

 

  

 

Table of Contents

 

1Q 2018 Results Announcement

 

TBC Bank - Background

Financial Highlights

Letter from the Chief Executive Officer

Economic Overview

Unaudited Consolidated Financial Results Overview for 1Q 2018

Results by Segments and Subsidiaries

Additional Disclosures

 

 

 

 

TBC BANK Group PLC ("TBC Bank")

 

1Q 2018 Consolidated Financial Results

Net Profit for 1Q 2018 amounted to GEL 97.5 million

 

The European Union Market Abuse Regulation EU 596/2014 requires TBC Bank Group PLC to disclose that this announcement contains Inside Information, as defined in that Regulation

 

TBC Bank - Background

TBC Bank is the largest banking group in Georgia, where 99.7% of its business is concentrated, and it accounts for 35.3% market share by total assets. TBC Bank offers retail, corporate, and MSME banking nationwide.

These unaudited financial results are presented for TBC Bank Group PLC ("TBC Bank" or "the Group"), which was incorporated on 26 February 2016 as the ultimate holding company for JSC TBC Bank Georgia. TBC Bank became the parent company of JSC TBC Bank Georgia on 10 August 2016, following the Group's restructuring. As this was a common ownership transaction, the results have been presented as if the Group existed at the earliest comparative date as allowed under the International Financial Reporting Standards ("IFRS") as adopted by the European Union. TBC Bank successfully listed on the London Stock Exchange's premium listing segment on 10 August 2016.

In 4Q 2016, TBC Bank acquired Bank Republic which has been consolidated into the Group's results.

Results reported below prior to 30 September 2016 relate to the group previously headed by JSC TBC Bank Georgia.

 

Financial Highlights

 

1Q 2018 P&L Highlights                                                        

 

§ Net profit amounted to GEL 97.5 million (1Q 2017: GEL 96.6 million; 4Q 2017: GEL 96.8 million)

§ Pre-provision profit amounted to GEL 147.8 million (1Q 2017: GEL 120.6 million; 4Q 2017: GEL 143.7 million)

§ Return on equity (ROE) amounted to 21.0% (1Q 2017: 24.2%; 4Q 2017: 21.0%)

§ Pre-provision return on equity stood at 29.6% (1Q 2017: 28.7%; 4Q 2017: 29.0%)

§ Return on asset (ROA) amounted to 3.2% (1Q 2017: 3.7%; 4Q 2017: 3.0%)

§ Total operating income amounted to 238.7 million up by 17.3% YoY and down by 1.9% relative to 4Q 2017

§ Cost to income was 38.1% (1Q 2017: 40.8%; 4Q 2017: 41.0%)

§ Cost of risk stood at 1.3% (1Q 2017: 0.9%; 4Q 2017: 1.4%)

§ Net interest Margin (NIM) stood at 6.9% (1Q 2017: 6.6%; 4Q 2017: 6.4%)

§ Risk adjusted net interest margin (NIM) stood at 5.2% (1Q 2017: 5.1%; 4Q 2017: 5.2%)

 

 

Balance Sheet Highlights as of 31 March 2018

§ Total assets amounted to GEL 12,401.0 million as of 31 March 2018, up by 19.7% YoY and down by 4.4% QoQ

§ Gross loans and advances to customers stood at GEL 8,432.9 million as of 31 March 2018, up by 18.4% YoY and down by 1.4% QoQ

§ Net loans to deposits + IFI funding stood at 93.2% and Net Stable Funding Ratio (NSFR) stood at 123.5%

§ NPLs stood at 3.1%, down by 0.3 pp YoY and down by 0.2 QoQ

§ NPL coverage ratios stood at 114.6% or 225.8% with collateral on 31 March 2018 compared to 104.7% or 209.4% with collateral as of 31 December 2017

§ Total customer deposits stood at GEL 7,610.8 million as of 31 March 2018, up by 25.4% YoY and down by 2.6% QoQ

§ As of 31 March 2018, the Bank's Tier 1 and Total Capital Adequacy Ratios (CAR) per new NBG methodology stood at 13.8% and 17.7% respectively, while minimum requirements amounted to 10.2% and 15.0%

Market Shares[1]

§ Market share in total assets stood at 35.3% as of 31 March 2018 up by 0.9 pp YoY and down by 1.1 pp QoQ

§ Market share in total loans was 37.8% as of 31 March 2018, unchanged YoY and down by 0.4pp QoQ

§ In terms of individual loans, the Bank had a market share of 39.6% as of 31 March 2018, down by 2.2 pp YoY and down by 0.5 pp QoQ. The market share for legal entity loans was 35.6% up by 2.2 pp YoY and down by 0.4 pp QoQ

§ Market share of total deposits stood at 38.9% as of 31 March 2018, up by 1.3 pp YoY and down by 0.9 pp QoQ

§ Market share of individual deposits stood at 40.6% up by 0.5 pp YoY and down by 0.7 pp QoQ. In terms of legal entity deposits, TBC Bank holds a market share of 37.0%, up by 2.5 pp YoY and down by 1.0 pp QoQ.

 

 

 

Additional Information Disclosure

Additional historical information for certain P&L, balance sheet and capital items, and on asset quality is disclosed on our Investor Relations website on http://tbcbankgroup.com/ under Financial Highlights section.

 

 

 

Letter from the Chief Executive Officer

 

I am delighted to present a strong set of financial and operating results for the first quarter 2018, as well as to provide a brief overview of recent macroeconomic developments in the Georgian economy.

Our consolidated net profit for the first quarter 2018 reached GEL 97.5 million, while our return on equity was 21.0% and return on assets stood at 3.2%. Our robust profitability was supported by an improved net interest margin, which increased by 0.3 percentage point year-on-year to 6.9% and a strong increase in net fee and commission income, which grew by 31.9% year-on-year. The improvement in net interest margin is mainly related to an increase in loan yields. We were successful in increasing higher yield, higher risk loan share of our portfolio, which will continue to support our NIM in the future, however will have a negative impact on cost of risk. In this context, our expectation for NIM in the medium to short term is be around 6.6% with 0.4 percentage point acceptable deviation and cost of risk to be in the range of 1.4-2.0%.

 

The growth in net fee and commission income was achieved across the board with the most significant contribution coming from card operations. Over the same period, we also achieved good results on the cost side and reduced our cost to income ratio to 38.1%, down by 2.7 percentage point year-on-year.

 

In the first quarter 2018, our loan book expanded by 18.4% year-on-year, while deposits increased by 25.4% year-on-year. As a result, we maintained our leadership in terms of total loan and deposit market shares which stood at 37.8% and 38.9% respectively.

In terms of asset quality, we continue to maintain prudent risk management and, as a result, our non-performing loans stood low at 3.1% at the end of the first quarter 2018, down by 0.3 percentage point year-on-year. Our non-performing loans coverage ratio stood high at 114.6%, or 225.8% with collateral.

Our capital and liquidity levels remain strong. As of 31 March 2018, our total capital adequacy ratio (CAR) per Basel III guidelines stood at 17.7%, higher than the minimum requirement of 15.0%, while the tier I capital ratio was 13.8%, above the minimum requirement of 10.2%. At the same quarter end, the regulatory liquidity coverage ratio stood at 114.4% compared to the minimum requirement of 100%, while net loans to deposits + IFI funding stood at 93.2% and the net stable funding ratio (NSFR) was 123.5%.

On macro side, I am pleased to report that the strong economic growth experienced in 2017 continued in the first quarter of 2018. GDP growth stood at 5.2% for the first quarter 2018, mainly driven by the continued growth of exports, tourism revenues and remittances - up by 28.4%, a 29.2% and a 22.4% year-on-year respectively - as well as an increase in domestic and foreign investments. Continued growth of external inflows also had a positive effect on the current account deficit, which declined by 4.2 percentage point year-on-year to 8.7% of GDP in 2017 despite an acceleration in domestic demand, which could have led to increasing account deficit.

The above-mentioned positive trends are expected to continue through the year and the NBG has just upgraded its growth forecast to 4.8%. I would also like to mention that Fitch Ratings revised its outlook on Georgia's long-term foreign- and local-currency issuer default ratings to positive from stable and it affirmed the rating at BB- on the back of the favorable growth prospects. 

Turning to our operating performance, I would like to highlight that we continue to improve the performance of our digital channels and, as a result, our off-loading ratio[2] in the retail segment reached 89.0% in the first quarter 2018, up by 0.7 percentage point quarter-on-quarter.  The main drivers of this increase are transactions conducted in mobile banking and self-service terminals which have become the most widely used channels among our customers after the ATMs.

 

I am delighted to see the first results of our voice biometrics recognition system, which was launched in our call centre at the end of 2017. We have taken around 50,000 voiceprints since launch and conducted 36,000 authentications in March 2018, which represents 18% of total calls received.

 

Our insurance subsidiary continues to grow rapidly, increasing total market share by 5.7 percentage point to around 19.0%[3] quarter-on-quarter. Over the same period, the number of customers has increased by 6.8% to around 296,000.

 

 

 

 

Outlook

I am pleased with our first quarter 2018 financial results and feel confident our customer-centric approach and digitalisation strategy will enable us to further strengthen our leading position in the Georgian banking sector and deliver strong returns to our shareholders.  Therefore, I would like to reiterate our medium-term targets: ROE of above 20%, cost to income ratio below 40%, dividend pay-out ratio of 25-35% and loan book growth at around 15%.

 

 

 

 

Economic Overview

 

Economic growth

Georgia's strong economic performance continued in 2018. In 1Q 2018 economic growth amounted to 5.2% as per initial estimates of the statistics office, Geostat, up from the 5.0%  in 2017. The sustained recovery in external inflows, coupled with the strengthened consumer and business confidence remained the core drivers of growth.

 

Sector-wise trade and repairs (+6.6% YoY), construction (+11.2% YoY), transport and communication (+6.2% YoY), real estate (+6.3% YoY), and manufacturing (3.6% YoY) were major drivers of growth in 2017. Generally, favorable economic conditions were reflected in almost all sectors of the economy.

 

Household consumption continues to recover amid increasing incomes and improved consumer sentiments. In 2017 household consumption went up by 8.9% YoY in nominal terms compared to the 3.4% growth the year before. Investments also increased by 9.0% YoY, reflecting the growth of inventories (+8.3% YoY) and higher capital formation (+9.0% YoY). Higher investment growth was supported by public as well as private investments. Public infrastructure spending went up by 29.6% YoY. Public capital spending grew by a solid 2.5 times YoY (albeit from a lower base) and it supported the economic growth in the first two months of 2018.

 

Bank lending to the economy also accelerated. As of 1Q 2018 the total loan portfolio expanded by 18.6% YoY[4] compared to 13.0%[5] growth a year ago. Over the same period lending accelerated to both the business (+14.9% YoY) and retail segment (+22.8% YoY).

 

Exports of goods increased by 28.4%[6] YoY in 1Q 2018, continuing the robust growth trend of 2017. Exports to the EU increased by 31.4% YoY while exports to the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) went up by 48.0% YoY. Exports to other countries increased by a more modest 7.3% YoY over the same period. Growth of imports also accelerated reflecting the recovery in domestic investment and consumption demand. In 1Q 2018 imports of goods increased by 21.6% YoY. Capital and intermediate goods (+29.7% YoY) accounted for 11.4pp, of the total imports' growth, consumer goods for 3.4pp (+11.2% YoY), petroleum and transportation imports added another 3.3pp (+10.6% YoY), while 3.5pp was due to one-off items.

 

Tourism inflows continue to deliver stellar performance. In 1Q 2018 tourism inflows grew by 29.2% YoY and the number of visitors from the EU countries hiked by 28.7% YoY. Upward trend also for visitors from the CIS (+8.5% YoY) and other countries (+31.8% YoY).

 

Amid improved economic performance in the major remitting countries, remittances grew by 22.4% YoY. The growth of inflows was fastest from the EU (+35.4% YoY), followed by other countries (+26.1% YoY), and the CIS (+8.8% YoY). The share of the EU in remittance inflows exceeded that of CIS countries for the first time in 1Q 2018, marking an important milestone and further underlining the continued diversification of the geographic base of remittances and other external inflows.

 

The Current Account deficit declined to 8.7% of GDP in 2017, compared to 12.8% of GDP in 2016. The drop mainly resulted from the improved balance of trade in goods and services (+4.0pp). Current transfers (+0.6pp) also had a positive influence on the CA deficit, while the income account (-0.4pp) had a slightly negative impact.

 

The USD/GEL exchange rate appreciated by 6.9% YTD as of the end of 1Q 2018 and by 1.3% YoY. The EUR/GEL exchange rate also appreciated by 4.1% YTD and weakened by 13.3% YoY as of the end of March, 2018.

 

Inflation and monetary policy

The consumer price inflation decelerated markedly in 1Q 2018 and the impact of excise taxes growth on prices dissipated. As of March 2018, CPI inflation stood at 2.8% YoY, close to the NBG's target of 3%. In the reporting period, prices growth on alcoholic beverages and tobacco and transportation moderated to single digits, bringing down the headline inflation closer to the NBGs target. Despite the continued recovery in domestic demand, it still has not passed through the point when growth becomes inflation and, according to the NBG, the output gap still remains negative and is expected to close down gradually by the end of 2019.

 

The NBG kept policy rate unchanged at 7.25% during the latest meeting of the monetary policy committee on 1 May 2018. The central bank, however, expects the economic growth to remain strong, and the still negative output gap is not expected to put upward pressure on prices. The current stance of the monetary policy can be considered relatively tight. However, considering that the external pressure on inflation could be further increased, the central bank waits for a more conclusive evidence regarding the future inflation developments before acting accordingly. Over the medium term, the policy rate is expected to decline closer to its neutral level of around 6%.

 

Fiscal policy

The favorable economic growth supports budget tax revenues which, in the first 2 months of 2018 increased by 14.0% while total revenues went up by 20.5% YoY. Over the same period, current spending increased by a modest 3.0% YoY.

Along with the strong economic performance fiscal sustainability indicators continue to improve. As of the end of 2017, the external public debt stood at 34.7% of GDP, down by 0.4pp YoY and total public debt also declined by 0.4pp to 44.0% of GDP.

 

Budget deficit remains anchored with the IMF's EFF program, which envisages bringing down the deficit below 3% of GDP from 2018 and accelerate the public investment at the expense of more moderate growth current spending.

Since the beginning of 2018 series the Ministry of Finance (MoF) has proposed a series of tax reforms. The MoF plans to introduce one unified form for tax payments to further reduce the administrative burden for tax payers. The Ministry has also initiated the decrease of taxes rate for micro businesses and, at the same time, it broadened the definition of micro business to cover a wider range of activities. These initiatives should contribute to a higher business activity.

 

Going forward

The Georgian economy continues its solid growth performance forward supported by the favorable external conditions. In addition, continued reforms help to accelerate growth and outperform most of Georgia's peer countries in Eastern Europe and CIS. As per IMF projections, growth is expected to average 5% over the next five years, well above the average growth in the broader region.

 

 

 

 

Unaudited Consolidated Financial Results Overview for 1Q 2018

This statement provides a summary of the unaudited business and financial trends for 1Q 2018 for TBC Bank Group plc and its subsidiaries. Quarterly financial information and trends are unaudited.

 

Income Statement Highlights

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

in thousands of GEL

      1Q'18

                1Q'17

          4Q'17

 Change YoY

Change QoQ

Net Interest Income

175,403

142,333

165,395

23.2%

6.1%

Net Fee and Commission Income

34,919

26,477

38,954

31.9%

-10.4%

Other Operating Non-Interest Income

28,377

34,672

38,969

-18.2%

-27.2%

Provisioning Charges

(39,463)

(17,659)

(36,436)

123.5%

8.3%

Operating Income after Provisions for Impairment

199,236

185,823

206,882

7.2%

-3.7%

Operating Expenses

(90,932)

(82,920)

(99,641)

9.7%

-8.7%

Profit Before Tax

108,304

102,903

107,241

5.2%

1.0%

Income Tax Expense

(10,778)

(6,345)

(10,487)

69.9%

2.8%

Profit for the Period

97,526

96,558

96,754

1.0%

0.8%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Balance Sheet and Capital Highlights

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Mar-18

Dec-17

Change QoQ

Mar-17

Change YoY

In Millions

GEL

USD

GEL

USD

 

GEL

USD

 

Total Assets

12,401

5,136

12,966

5,002

-4.4%

10,362

4,238

19.7%

Gross Loans

8,433

3,493

8,553

3,300

-1.4%

7,121.0

2,912

18.4%

Customer Deposits

7,611

3,152

7,817

3,016

-2.6%

6,071

2,483

25.4%

Total Equity

1,931

800

1,890

729

2.2%

1,680

687

14.9%

Regulatory Tier I Capital (Basel III)*

1,517

628

1,437

554

5.6%

NA

NA

NA

Regulatory Total Capital (Basel III)*

1,943

805

1,885

727

3.1%

NA

NA

NA

Regulatory Risk Weighted Assets (Basel III)*

11,000

4,556

10,753

4,148

2.3%

NA

NA

NA

 *Per new NBG methodology in line with Basel III guidelines, which came into force in December 2017

  NA-Not Available

 

 

Key Ratios[7]

1Q'18

1Q'17

4Q'17

Change YoY

Change QoQ

ROE

21.0%

24.2%

21.0%

-3.2%

0.0%

ROA

3.2%

3.7%

3.0%

-0.5%

0.2%

Cost to Income

38.1%

40.8%

41.0%

-2.7%

-2.9%

Cost of Risk

1.3%

0.9%

1.4%

0.4%

-0.1%

NPL to Gross Loans

3.1%

3.4%

3.3%

-0.3%

-0.2%

Regulatory Tier 1 CAR (Basel III)

13.8%

NA

13.4%

N/A

0.4%

Regulatory Total CAR (Basel III)

17.7%

NA

17.5%

N/A

0.2%

Leverage (Times)

6.4x

6.2x

6.9x

0.2x

-0.5x

  *Per new NBG methodology in line with Basel III guidelines, which came into force in December 2017

  NA-Not Available

 

 

 

 

Income Statement Discussion

 

 

Net Interest Income

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

In thousands of GEL

1Q'18

1Q'17

4Q'17

Change YoY

Change QoQ

Loans and Advances to Customers

256,053

215,089

255,576

19.0%

0.2%

Investment Securities Available for Sale

13,168

8,801

11,991

49.6%

9.8%

Due from Other Banks

4,919

1,752

5,374

180.8%

-8.5%

Bonds Carried at Amortized Cost

8,037

7,441

7,292

8.0%

10.2%

Investment in Leases

7,672

4,686

7,787

63.7%

-1.5%

Interest Income

289,849

237,769

288,020

21.9%

0.6%

Customer Accounts

62,922

53,852

66,144

16.8%

-4.9%

Due to Credit Institutions

41,477

32,363

45,762

28.2%

-9.4%

Subordinated Debt

9,640

8,685

10,293

11.0%

-6.3%

Debt Securities in Issue

407

536

426

-24.1%

-4.5%

Interest Expense

114,446

95,436

122,625

19.9%

-6.7%

Net Interest Income

175,403

142,333

165,395

23.2%

6.1%

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net Interest Margin

6.9%

6.6%

6.4%

0.3%

0.5%

 

1Q 2018 to 1Q 2017 Comparison

Net interest income increased by 23.2% to GEL 175.4 million, compared to 1Q 2017, driven by 21.9% higher interest income and 19.9% higher interest expense.

Interest income grew by 21.9% YoY to GEL 289.8 million, mainly due to the increase in interest income from loans and advances to customers, which are primarily related to an increase in gross loan portfolio by 18.4% YoY. This effect was further magnified by 0.4pp increase in loan yields (partially due to product composition change), which stemmed from a 0.9pp increase in GEL denominated loans effective rates. This was partially offset by 0.7pp drop in FC denominated loan effective rates. The growth of the interest income also resulted from higher interest income from investment securities available for sale and due from other banks, primarily due to an increase in the size of the respective portfolios. Yields on interest earning assets expanded by 0.4pp to 11.5%, compared to 1Q 2017.

The 19.9% YoY growth in interest expense to GEL 114.4 million in 1Q 2018 was mainly due to 16.8% increase in interest expense on customer accounts and due to 28.2%  increase in interest expense on due to credit institutions. The increase in interest expense on customer accounts was attributable to a 25.4% growth in respective portfolio. This effect was slightly offset by a 0.1pp drop in cost of deposits, which resulted from 0.1pp decrease in cost of deposits of GEL denominated deposits and 0.4pp decrease in cost of deposits of FC denominated deposits. The expansion in interest expense on amounts due to credit institutions was attributable to a 7.5% increase in respective portfolio and 0.9pp increase in effective rates due to credit institutions. Cost of funding remained unchanged at 4.4%.

Consequently, NIM was 6.9% in 1Q 2018, compared to 6.6% in 1Q 2017. While Risk adjusted NIM stood at 5.2%, compared to 5.1%.

1Q 2018 to 4Q 2017 Comparison

On a QoQ basis, net interest income grew by 6.1% as a result of 0.6% higher interest income and 6.7% lower interest expense.

The GEL 1.8 million, or 0.6%, QoQ increase in interest income mainly resulted from the growth in interest income on investment securities available for sale. This in turn was due to 1.5pp higher yield on available for sale securities, as well as due to accounting adjustment effect between 3Q 2017 and 4Q 2017, which effectively decreased the amount reported in the last quarter of the year.  It is worth mentioning that compared to the previous quarter, the average local currency appreciated by about 3% which had a negative influence on interest income from loans, due to which it was flat. Yield on interest earning assets increased by 0.3pp, compared to 11.2% in 4Q 2017.

The GEL 8.2 million, or 6.7%, QoQ decline in interest expense was primarily due to the 9.4% decrease in interest expense on amounts due to credit institutions. This decline resulted by the 13.4% fall in the balance of respective portfolio, primarily related to the NBG loan repayment. Another contributor to the decrease was the 4.9% contraction in interest expense on customer accounts. This, in turn, resulted from the 2.6% drop in respective portfolio and to 0.2pp decrease in deposit effective rates due to our initiatives as well as broadly in line with the overall market trend. Again, the appreciation of the local currency had a technical effect, decreasing the interest expense on foreign exchange currency liabilities. Cost of funding contracted by 0.2%, from 4.6% in 4Q 2017.

Consequently, on QoQ basis, NIM increased by 0.5pp in 1Q 2018, compared to 6.4% in 4Q 2017. Meanwhile risk adjusted NIM stood remained stable at 5.2% on QoQ basis.

 

Fee and Commission Income

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

In thousands of GEL

1Q'18

1Q'17

4Q'17

Change YoY

Change QoQ

Card Operations

21,736

20,829

21,618

4.4%

0.5%

Settlement Transactions

16,239

14,095

16,410

15.2%

-1.0%

Guarantees Issued

4,220

2,744

4,754

53.8%

-11.2%

Issuance of Letters of Credit

1,072

1,409

1,286

-23.9%

-16.6%

Cash Transactions

4,445

3,428

5,378

29.7%

-17.3%

Foreign Exchange Operations

490

220

337

NMF

NMF

Other

2,632

1,775

5,890

48.3%

-55.3%

Fee and Commission Income

50,834

44,500

55,673

14.2%

-8.7%

Card Operations

10,467

12,777

10,946

-18.1%

-4.4%

Settlement Transactions

2,142

1,520

2,139

40.9%

0.1%

Guarantees Issued

306

267

483

14.6%

-36.6%

Letters of Credit

260

213

368

22.1%

-29.3%

Cash Transactions

1,117

1,007

1,111

10.9%

0.5%

Foreign Exchange Operations

2

88

2

-97.7%

0.0%

Other

1,621

2,151

1,670

-24.6%

-2.9%

Fee and Commission Expense

15,915

18,023

16,719

-11.7%

-4.8%

Card Operations

11,269

8,052

10,672

40.0%

5.6%

Settlement Transactions

14,097

12,575

14,271

12.1%

-1.2%

Guarantees

3,914

2,477

4,271

58.0%

-8.4%

Letters of Credit

812

1,196

918

-32.1%

-11.5%

Cash Transactions

3,328

2,421

4,267

37.5%

-22.0%

Foreign Exchange Operations

488

132

335

NMF

NMF

Other

1,011

(376)

4,220

NMF

-76.0%

Net Fee And Commission Income

34,919

26,477

38,954

31.9%

-10.4%

NMF - Non Material Figures

 

 

 

 

 

 

1Q 2018 to 1Q 2017 Comparison

In 1Q 2018, net fee and commission income totalled GEL 34.9 million, up by GEL 8.4 million, or 31.9% compared to 1Q 2017. This mainly resulted from an increase in net fee and commission income from net card operations by GEL 3.2 million, net fee and commission income from net settlement transactions by GEL 1.5 million, and from net fee and commission income from net guarantees received by GEL 1.4 million.

 

The rise in net fee and commission income from net card operations is related to the increased number of active cards and POS terminals by 33% and 11% respectively.

 

 

 

 

1Q 2018 to 4Q 2017 Comparison

On a QoQ basis, net fee and commission income fell by GEL 4.0 million, or 10.4%, compared to 4Q 2017. This was primarily driven by a decrease in net fee and commission income from net card transactions by GEL 0.6 million, net guarantees issued by GEL 0.4 million and other net fee and commission income by GEL 3.2 million. The drop is explained by seasonally high number of transactions, volumes and related fee and commission income in the fourth quarter.

 

Other Operating Non-Interest Income

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

In thousands of GEL

1Q'18

1Q'17

4Q'17

Change YoY

Change QoQ

Gains Less Losses from Trading in Foreign Currencies and Foreign Exchange Translations

19,553

22,192

25,714

-11.9%

-24.0%

Share of Profit of Associates

307

92

249

NMF

23.3%

Gains Less Losses/(Losses Less Gains) from Derivative Financial Instruments

17

(3)

3

NMF

NMF

Gains less Losses from Disposal of Investment Securities Available for Sale

-

-

93

NMF

-100.0%

Revenues from Cash-In Terminal Services

1,026

262

255

NMF

NMF

Revenues from Operational Leasing

1,575

1,784

1,411

-11.7%

11.6%

Gain from Sale of Investment Properties

1,041

192

2,775

NMF

-62.5%

Gain from Sale of Inventories of Repossessed Collateral

105

354

682

-70.3%

-84.6%

Administrative Fee Income from International Financial Institutions

-

151

-

-100.0%

NMF

Revenues from Non-Credit Related Fines

142

50

1,284

184.0%

-88.9%

Gain on Disposal of Premises and Equipment

45

27

760

66.7%

-94.1%

Other

2,520

8,346

3,824

-69.8%

-34.1%

Other Operating Income

6,454

11,166

10,991

-42.2%

-41.3%

Gross insurance Profit[8]

2,046

1,225

1,919

67.0%

6.6%

Other Operating Non-Interest Income

28,377

34,672

38,969

-18.2%

-27.2%

NMF - Non Material Figures

 

 

 

 

 

 

1Q 2018 to 1Q 2017 Comparison

Total other operating non-interest income and gross insurance profit fell by GEL 6.3 million to GEL 28.4 million in 1Q 2018. This decrease primarily resulted from the fall in gains less losses from trading in foreign currencies and foreign exchange translations by GEL 2.6 million, which was caused by lower volatility and tighter margins in 1Q 2018, as well as to the one-off FX income in 1Q 2017. Another contributor was the GEL 5.9 million contraction in other subcategory of other operating non-interest income, which was attributable to the fair value adjustment of the previously acquired loan portfolio in 1Q 2017.  This effect was partially offset by a GEL 0.8 million increase in gross insurance profit and by a GEL 0.8 million increase in gain from sale of investment properties.

 

The increase in gross insurance profit was related to the sharp increase in number of customers by c.179,000, which in turn led to high increase in gross written premium by 190.2% YoY on standalone basis. As a result, according to internal estimates market share[9] reached 19.0%. More information about TBC insurance can be found in annex 20 on page 34.

 

1Q 2018 to 4Q 2018 Comparison

On a QoQ basis, total other operating non-interest income and gross insurance profit fell by GEL 10.6 million, or by 27.2%, primarily driven by decreased gains less losses from trading in foreign currencies and foreign exchange transactions by GEL 6.2 million, or 24.0%. This in turn was caused by seasonality factors, higher turnover and volatility in 4Q 2017. The decrease was also caused by a GEL 1.7 million drop in gains from the sale of investment properties and a GEL 1.3 million decline in other subcategory of other operating non-interest income.

 

 

  

Provision for Impairment

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

In thousands of GEL

1Q'18

1Q'17

4Q'17

Change YoY

Change QoQ

Provision for Loan Impairment

(27,999)

(16,922)

(28,421)

65.5%

-1.5%

Provision for Impairment of Investments in Finance Lease

(240)

(31)

(79)

NMF

NMF

Provision for/(Recovery of Provision) Performance Guarantees and Credit Related Commitments

(3,875)

92

(1,019)

NMF

NMF

Provision for Impairment of Other Financial Assets

(7,420)

(798)

(6,917)

NMF

7.3%

Impairment of Investment Securities Available for Sale

71

-

-

NMF

NMF

Total Provision Charges for Impairment

(39,463)

(17,659)

(36,436)

123.5%

8.3%

Operating Income after Provisions for Impairment

199,236

185,823

206,882

7.2%

-3.7%

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cost of Risk

1.3%

0.9%

1.4%

0.4%

-0.1%

NMF - Non Material Figures

 

 

 

 

 

 

1Q 2018 to 1Q 2017 Comparison

In 1Q 2018, total provision charges expanded by GEL 21.8 million to GEL 39.5 million compared to 1Q 2017. This increase was primarily attributable to loan portfolio, driven by higher recovery of provisions in corporate segment in 1Q 2017. The growth in total provision charges was also driven by a GEL 6.6 million rise in provision for impairment of other financial assets and by a GEL 4.0 million rise in charges on provision for performance guarantees and credit related commitments.

 

In 1Q 2018, the cost of risk on loans stood at 1.3% (1.7% without FX effect) compared to 0.9% (1.5% without FX effect) in 1Q 2017.

 

1Q 2018 to 4Q 2017 Comparison

On a QoQ basis, total provision charges grew by a GEL 3.0 million, or 8.3%, amounting to GEL 39.5 million. The rise mainly resulted from a GEL 2.9 million increase in provisions for performance guarantees and credit related commitments, and a GEL 0.5 million rise in provision for impairment of other financial. Increase in guarantees was related to one corporate borrower. Provision charges on loans fell by GEL 0.4 million due to GEL appreciation.

QoQ cost of risk without FX effect increased by 0.5pp from 1.2% in 4Q 2017 mainly due to seasonally low provision expense in retail segment in 4Q 2017, as well as increased share of higher yield, higher risk loans in our total loan in 1Q 2018.

Further details on asset quality are available in the Balance Sheet Discussion section.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Operating Expenses

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

In thousands of GEL

        1Q'18

               1Q'17

               4Q'17

Change YoY

Change QoQ

Staff Costs

52,116

47,538

54,105

9.6%

-3.7%

Provisions for Liabilities and Charges

-

(95)

-

-100.0%

NMF

Depreciation and Amortization

10,470

8,604

10,425

21.7%

0.4%

Professional services

2,962

3,415

4,672

-13.3%

-36.6%

Advertising and marketing services

4,527

3,060

8,141

47.9%

-44.4%

Rent

5,864

5,836

5,908

0.5%

-0.7%

Utility services

1,735

1,717

1,515

1.0%

14.5%

Intangible asset enhancement

2,494

2,214

3,346

12.6%

-25.5%

Taxes other than on income

1,656

1,511

1,095

9.6%

51.2%

Communications and supply

1,034

786

1,195

31.6%

-13.5%

Stationary and other office expenses

1,184

1,100

1,539

7.6%

-23.1%

Insurance

485

530

756

-8.5%

-35.8%

Security services

496

517

488

-4.1%

1.6%

Premises and equipment maintenance

1,035

1,644

1,574

-37.0%

-34.2%

Business trip expenses

320

365

645

-12.3%

-50.4%

Transportation and vehicles maintenance

378

416

453

-9.1%

-16.6%

Charity

280

271

282

3.3%

-0.7%

Personnel training and recruitment

176

404

526

-56.5%

-66.5%

Write-down of current assets to fair value less costs to sell

(3)

(57)

(165)

-94.7%

-98.2%

Loss on disposal of Inventory

20

955

51

-97.9%

-60.8%

Loss on disposal of investment properties

31

-

57

NMF

-45.6%

Loss on disposal of premises and equipment

278

123

186

126.0%

49.5%

Acquisition costs

-

307

560

-100.0%

-100.0%

Gross Change in IBNR

-

221

-

-100.0%

NMF

Other

3,394

1,538

2,287

NMF

48.4%

Administrative and Other Operating Expenses

28,346

26,873

35,111

5.5%

-19.3%

Operating Expenses

90,932

82,920

99,641

9.7%

-8.7%

Profit before Tax

108,304

102,903

107,241

5.2%

1.0%

Income Tax Expense

(10,778)

(6,345)

(10,487)

69.9%

2.8%

Profit for the Period

97,526

96,558

96,754

1.0%

0.8%

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cost to Income

38.1%

40.8%

41.0%

-2.7%

-2.9%

ROAE

21.0%

24.2%

21.0%

-3.2%

0.0%

ROAA

3.2%

3.7%

3.0%

-0.5%

0.2%

 

1Q 2018 to 1Q 2017 Comparison

In 1Q 2018 the total operating expenses increased to GEL 90.9 million, up by GEL 8.0 million, or by 9.7% YoY, primarily due to the rise in staff costs by GEL 4.6 million, or 9.6% YoY. This was mainly due to the general increase in salaries, bonuses and various HR management-related costs at the TBC Group level and related to the overall increase in the scale and performance of the business. Other contributors were the increase in administrative expenses by GEL 1.5 million, related to the overall growth of the scale of the business, and the increase in the depreciation and amortization expenses by GEL 1.9 million, related to the growth of the book value of both fixed and intangible assets.

 

As a result, the cost to income ratio was 38.1% in 1Q 2018, compared to 40.8% in 1Q 2017.

 

1Q 2018 to 4Q 2017 Comparison

On a QoQ basis, the total operating expenses fell by a GEL 8.7 million, or 8.7%. The decrease was primarily attributable to a GEL 3.6 million contraction in expenses related to advertising and marketing, by a GEL 1.7 million decrease in professional services and a GEL 2.0 million fall in staff costs. The overall decline in operating expenses is related to the seasonally high costs in the last quarter of the year.

 

As a result, the cost to income ratio decreased by 2.9pp from 41.0%, compared to 4Q 2017.

 

Balance Sheet Discussion

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

In millions of GEL

Mar-18

Dec-17

Mar-17

Change QoQ

Change YoY

Cash, Due from Banks and Mandatory Cash Balances with NBG

2,247

2,505

1,753

-10.3%

28.2%

Loans and Advances to Customers (Net)

8,137

8,325

6,918

-2.3%

17.6%

Financial Securities

1,011

1,107

813

-8.7%

24.4%

Fixed and Intangible Assets & Investment Property

531

530

481

0.2%

10.4%

Other Assets

475

499

397

-4.8%

19.6%

Total Assets

12,401

12,966

10,362

-4.4%

19.7%

Due to Credit Institutions

2,270

2,621

2,112

-13.4%

7.5%

Customer Accounts

7,611

7,817

6,071

-2.6%

25.4%

Debt Securities in Issue

19

21

24

-9.5%

-20.8%

Subordinated Debt

402

427

345

-5.9%

16.5%

Other Liabilities

168

190

130

-11.6%

29.2%

Total Liabilities

10,470

11,076

8,682

-5.5%

20.6%

Total Equity

1,931

1,890

1,680

2.2%

14.9%

 

As of 31 March 2018, the Group's total assets amounted to GEL 12,401 million, up by GEL 2,039 million, or by 19.7% YoY. The increase was mainly due to the rise in net loans to customers by GEL 1,219 million, or by 17.6% YoY. The YoY increase in total assets also resulted from a GEL 494 million, or 28.2%, rise in liquid assets (comprising cash, due from banks and mandatory cash balances with NBG) and a GEL 198 million, or 24.4%, increase in financial securities, compared to 31 March 2017.

 

On a QoQ basis, total assets declined by GEL 565 million, or 4.4%, primarily due to a GEL 258 million, or 10.3% decrease in liquid assets (comprising cash, due from banks and mandatory cash balances with NBG), due to a GEL 188 million or 2.3% drop in net loans to customers and due to GEL 96 million, or 8.7% decrease in financial securities. The decline across the balance sheet items were also related to the appreciation of the local currency, which had a negative effect on assets denominated in foreign currency.

 

As of 31 March 2018, the gross loan portfolio reached GEL 8,433 million, up by 18.4% YoY and down by 1.4% QoQ. At the same time, gross loans denominated in foreign currency accounted for 58.2% of total loans, compared to 61.4% as of 31 March 2017 and 59.7% as of 31 December 2017.

 

 

 

Asset Quality

Foreign Currency Income Linked Borrowers

 

31-Mar-18

31-Dec-17

Segments

FC share

FC linked income borrowers share

FC share

FC linked income borrowers share

Retail

49.4%

25.4%

49.3%

24.9%

Consumer

18.0%

24.5%

18.5%

22.7%

Mortgage

80.1%

25.6%

81.4%

25.4%

Corporate

75.6%

53.1%*

74.6%

56.3%**

MSME***

53.3%

14.9%

63.8%

16.6%

Total Loan Portfolio

58.2%

34.0%

59.7%

34.3%

* Pure exports account for 7.0% of total Corporate FX denominated loans

** Pure exports account for 8.0% of total Corporate FX denominated loans

*** MSME dollarization level decreased due to re-segmentation in Q1 2018

 

 

PAR 301 by Segments and Currencies

 

Par 30

                       Mar-18

  Dec-17

  Mar-17

 

GEL

FC

Total

GEL

FC

Total

GEL

FC

Total

Corporate

0.0%

1.1%

0.9%

0.0%

2.0%

1.5%

0.3%

1.6%

1.2%

Retail

2.9%

1.7%

2.3%

2.9%

2.0%

2.4%

2.7%

2.4%

2.6%

MSME

1.9%

3.5%

2.7%

1.5%

3.1%

2.5%

1.9%

4.0%

3.3%

Total

2.2%

1.9%

2.0%

2.1%

2.2%

2.2%

2.1%

2.5%

2.4%

1 loans overdue by more than 30 days to gross loans

 

 

 

 

 

 

                     

 

Total

The total PAR 30 decreased by 0.2pp QoQ. The decline in PAR 30 ratio in 1Q 2018 is mainly related to repayment of one large corporate borrower. The total PAR 30 contracted by 0.4pp YoY. The YoY decrease is related to improved performance across all segments.

 

Retail Segment

The retail segment PAR 30 amounted to 2.3%, down by 0.1% QoQ and down by 0.3% YoY basis. Without re-segmentation effect PAR 30 would have been stable QoQ.

 

Corporate

The corporate segment PAR 30 amounted to 0.9%, down by 0.6pp QoQ and down by 0.3pp YoY. QoQ decrease is mainly driven by repayment of one large corporate client. The YoY decline is related to overall improved performance of the corporate book.

 

MSME

The MSME segment PAR 30 amounted to 2.7%, up by 0.2pp QoQ. The increase was driven by re-segmentation effect. Without re-segmentation effect Par 30 would have been flat

 

The MSME segment PAR 30 decreased by 0.6pp YoY. The decrease was mainly driven by SME sub-segment.

 

 

NPLs

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

NPLs

Mar-18

Dec-17

Mar-17

 

GEL

FC

Total

GEL

FC

Total

GEL

FC

Total

Corporate

0.9%

3.0%

2.5%

0.0%

4.2%

3.2%

0.7%

5.2%

4.1%

Retail

2.4%

3.0%

2.7%

2.6%

2.8%

2.7%

2.1%

2.9%

2.5%

MSME

2.6%

6.2%

4.5%

2.2%

6.0%

4.6%

2.5%

5.4%

4.5%

Total

2.2%

3.7%

3.1%

2.1%

4.1%

3.3%

1.9%

4.3%

3.4%

 

Total

Total NPLs stood at 3.1%, down by 0.2pp on a QoQ basis and down by 0.3pp on YoY basis.  Both YoY and QoQ decrease is attributable to improved performance of the corporate loan book.

 

Retail Segment

Retail NPLs stood at 2.7%, stable on QoQ basis and up by 0.2pp YoY.

 

Corporate

Corporate NPLs stood at 2.5%, down by 0.7pp on a QoQ basis. QoQ decrease is mainly driven by repayment of one large corporate client.

 

Corporate NPLs decreased by 1.6pp on a YoY basis driven by improved performance of the corporate loan book.

 

MSME

MSME NPLs declined by 0.1pp on a QoQ basis, to 4.5% and remained stable on YoY basis.

 

NPLs Coverage

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

NPLs Coverage

Mar-18

Dec-17

Mar-17*

 

Exc. Collateral

Incl. Collateral

Exc. Collateral

Incl. Collateral

Exc. Collateral

Incl. Collateral

Corporate

103.8%

275.5%

86.6%

211.0%

69.2%

271.0%

Retail

157.6%

235.6%

154.0%

237.3%

121.4%

207.6%

MSME

70.2%

179.2%

54.6%

170.6%

54.4%

170.9%

Total

114.6%

225.8%

104.7%

209.4%

84.6%

217.4%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

                           

*per IAS 39

 

Total

NPL coverage ratios per IFRS 9 stood at 114.6% and 225.8%, including collateral, compared to 104.7% and 209.4% as of December 2017. 

 

Retail Segment

NPL coverage ratios per IFRS 9 stood at 157.6% and 235.6%, including collateral, compared to 154.0% and 237.3% as of December 2017.

 

Corporate

NPL coverage ratios per IFRS 9 stood at 103.8% and 275.5%, including collateral, compared to 86.6% and 211.0% as of December 2017.

 

MSME

NPL coverage ratios per IFRS 9 stood at 70.2% and 179.2%, including collateral, compared to 54.6% and 170.6% as of December 2017.

 

Liabilities

As of 31 March 2018, TBC Bank's total liabilities amounted to GEL 10,470.6 million, down by GEL 604,8 million, or 5.5% QoQ. The contraction was primarily due to a GEL 350.6 million, or 13.4%, decrease in amounts due to credit institutions and a drop in customer accounts by a GEL 206.0 million. The declines across the balance sheet items were also related to the appreciation of the local currency, which effected liabilities denominated in foreign currency.

 

As for year-on-year comparison, total liabilities increased by a GEL 1,788.6 million, or 20.6%. This increase was primarily attributable to a GEL 1,540.0 million, or 25.4% increase in customer accounts, as well as a GEL 157.8 million, or 7.5% rise in amounts due to credit institutions.

 

 

 

Liquidity

As of 31 March 2018 the Bank's liquidity ratio, as defined by the NBG, stood at 30.8%, compared to 29.4% as of 31 March 2017 and compared to 32.5% as of 31 December 2017. As of 31 March 2018, the total liquidity coverage ratio (LCR), as defined by NBG, was 104.6%, above the 100.0% limit, while the LCR in GEL and FC stood at 90.4% and 114.4% respectively, above the respective limits of 75% and 100%.

 

Total Equity

As of 31 March 2018, TBC's total equity amounted to GEL 1,930.4 million, up by GEL 39.9 million from GEL 1,890.5 million as of 31 December 2017. The QoQ change in equity was mainly due to a GEL 33.4 million increase in retained earnings.

 

As for YoY comparison, total equity increased by a GEL 250.0 million, or 14.9%. This increase was primarily attributable to a GEL 211.3 million increase in retained earnings and a GEL 76.1 million increase in share premium.

 

Regulatory Capital

According to the newly introduced methodology, as of 31 March 2018 the Bank's Basel III Tier 1 and Total Capital Adequacy Ratios (CAR) stood at 13.8% and 17.7%, respectively, compared to the minimum required levels of 10.2% and 15.0%. In comparison, as of 31 December 2017, the Bank's Basel III Tier 1 and Total Capital Adequacy Ratios (CAR) stood at 13.4% and 17.5%, respectively, compared to the minimum required levels of 10.3% and 12.9%.

 

In March 2018, The Bank's Basel III Tier 1 Capital amounted to GEL 1,517.2 million up by GEL 80.0 million, or 5.6% compared to December 2017.  The Bank's Basel III Total Capital amounted to GEL 1,943.4 million up by GEL 58.1 million, or 3.1% on QoQ basis. Risk Weighted Assets amounted to GEL 10,999.6 million as of 31 March 2018, compared to GEL 10,753.2 million as of 31 December 2017.

Results by Segments and Subsidiaries

The segment definitions are as per below (updated in 2018):

·      Corporate - legal entity/group of affiliated entities with an annual revenue exceeding GEL 12.0 million or who have been granted facilities    with more than GEL 5.0 million. Some other business customers may also be assigned to the corporate segment or transferred to MSME on a discretionary basis;

·      MSME (Micro, Small and Medium) - business customers who are not included in either corporate and retail segments; or legal entities who have been granted a Pawn shop loan;

·      Retail - non-business individual customers and individual business customers, who have been granted mortgage loans; all individual customers are included in retail deposits;

·      Corp. Centre - comprise the Treasury, other support and back office functions, and non-banking subsidiaries of the Group;

Businesses customers are all legal entities or individuals who have been granted a loan for business purpose.

Summary of key changes:

·      The limits for corporate customers have been increased from GEL 8.0 million to GEL 12.0 million for annual revenue and from USD 1.5 million to GEL 5.0 million for granted facilities; As a result, GEL 66 mln was added to corporate loan portfolio and GEL 78 mln was added to corporate deposit portfolio.

·      Certain sub-categories for the individual business customers that are granted non mortgage loans have been moved from retail to MSME segment.  As a result, GEL 236 mln was transferred from retail to MSME loan portfolio.

 

 

Income Statement by Segments

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1Q'18

Retail

MSME

Corporate

Corp.Centre

Total

Interest Income

149,300

50,999

57,217

32,333

289,849

Interest Expense

(29,436)

(2,593)

(30,893)

(51,524)

(114,446)

Net Transfer Pricing

(22,996)

(17,984)

4,292

36,688

-

Net Interest Income

96,868

30,422

30,616

17,497

175,403

Fee and Commission Income

37,449

5,152

6,837

1,396

50,834

Fee and Commission Expense

(13,031)

(1,540)

(1,275)

(69)

(15,915)

Net fee and Commission Income

24,418

3,612

5,562

1,327

34,919

Gross Insurance Profit

-

-

-

2,046

2,046

Gains Less Losses from Trading in Foreign Currencies

5,661

4,862

8,770

(2,213)

17,080

Foreign Exchange Translation Gains Less Losses/(Losses Less Gains)

-

-

-

2,473

2,473

Net Losses from Derivative Financial Instruments

-

-

-

17

17

Other Operating Income

3,148

209

2,292

805

6,454

Share of profit of associates

-

-

-

307

307

Other Operating Non-Interest Income

8,809

5,071

11,062

3,435

28,377

Provision for Loan Impairment

(27,884)

(4,683)

4,568

-

(27,999)

(Provision)/Recovery of Provision for Liabilities, Charges and Credit Related Commitments

149

284

(4,070)

(238)

(3,875)

Recovery of Provision/(Provision) for Impairment of Investments in Finance Lease

-

-

-

(240)

(240)

(Provision)/Recovery of Provision for Impairment of other Financial Assets

-

(2)

(7,026)

(392)

(7,420)

Recovery of Impairment/(Impairment) of Investment Securities Available for Sale

-

-

(9)

80

71

Profit before G&A Expenses and Income Taxes

102,360

34,704

40,703

21,469

199,236

Staff Costs

(32,690)

(9,070)

(7,045)

(3,311)

(52,116)

Depreciation and Amortization

(8,519)

(1,134)

(506)

(311)

(10,470)

Administrative and Other Operating Expenses

(20,337)

(3,440)

(2,016)

(2,553)

(28,346)

Operating Expenses

(61,546)

(13,644)

(9,567)

(6,175)

(90,932)

Profit before Tax

40,814

21,060

31,136

15,294

108,304

Income Tax Expense

(5,399)

(3,214)

(4,867)

2,702

(10,778)

Profit for the Year

35,415

17,846

26,269

17,996

97,526

 

 

 

 

Portfolios by Segments

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

In thousands of GEL

Mar-18

Dec-17

Mar-17

Loans and Advances to Customers

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Consumer

1,926,828

2,128,658

1,859,865

Mortgage

2,007,914

2,069,728

1,736,302

Pawn

34,583

34,767

33,985

Retail

3,969,325

4,233,153

3,630,152

Corporate

2,489,516

2,475,392

1,922,615

MSME

1,974,075

1,844,672

1,568,270

Total Loans and Advances to Customers (Gross)

8,432,916

8,553,217

7,121,037

Less: Provision for Loan Impairment

(296,096)

(227,864)

(202,791)

Total Loans and Advances to Customers (Net)

8,136,820

8,325,353

6,918,246

 

 

 

 

Customer Accounts

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Retail

4,197,277

4,378,266

3,543,911

Corporate

2,474,560

2,410,862

1,733,114

MSME

938,967

1,027,689

793,808

Total Customer Accounts

7,610,804

7,816,817

6,070,833

 

Retail Banking

As of 31 March 2018, retail loans stood at GEL 3,969.3 million up by GEL 339.2 million, or 9.3% YoY. Without the re-segmentation and the currency effect the retail loan portfolio would have increased by 2.8% QoQ. As of 31 March 2018, TBC Bank's retail loans accounted for 39.6% market share of total individual loans. As of 31 March 2018, foreign currency loans represented 49.4% of the total retail loan portfolio.

 

In the reporting period, retail deposits stood at GEL 4,197.3 million up by GEL 653.4 million, or 18.4% YoY. Without the re-segmentation and the currency effect retail deposits would have increased by 1.3% QoQ. Retail deposits accounted for 40.6% market share of total individual deposits. As of 31 March 2018 term deposits accounted for 54.7% of the total retail deposit portfolio, while foreign currency deposits represented 83.1% of the total retail deposit portfolio.

 

In 1Q 2018, retail loan yields and deposit rates stood at 14.6% and 2.8% respectively. The segment's cost of risk on loans was 2.7% (without re-segmentation effect 2.9%).  The retail segment contributed 36.3%, or GEL 35.4 million, to the TBC's total net income in 1Q 2018.

Corporate Banking

As of 31 March 2018, corporate loans amounted to GEL 2,489.5 million up by GEL 566.9 million, or 29.5% YoY. Without the re-segmentation and the currency effect the portfolio would have increased by 3.2% QoQ. Foreign currency loans accounted for 76.1% of the total corporate loan portfolio. Market share of total legal entities loans stood at 35.6%.

 

As of the same date, corporate deposits totalled GEL 2,474.6 million up by GEL 741.4 million, or 42.8% YoY. Without the re-segmentation and the currency effect corporate deposits would have increased by 2.4% QoQ. Foreign currency corporate deposits represented 44.0% of the total corporate deposit portfolio. The market share of total legal entities deposits stood at 37.0%.

 

In 1Q 2018, corporate loan yields and deposit rates stood at 9.2% and 5.2%, respectively. In the same period, the cost of risk on loans was -0.8% (without re-segmentation effect also -0.8%) In terms of profitability, the corporate segment's net profit reached GEL 26.3 million, or 26.9% of the Group's total net income.

 

  

MSME Banking

As of 31 March 2018, MSME loans amounted to GEL 1,974.1 up by GEL 405.8 million, or 25.9% YoY. Without the re-segmentation and the currency effect the portfolio would have increased by 1.9% QoQ. Foreign currency loans accounted for 53.2% of the total MSME portfolio.

 

As of the same date, MSME deposits stood at GEL 939.0 million up by GEL 145.2 million, or 18.3% YoY. Without the re-segmentation and the currency effect the deposit portfolio would have increased by 2.3% QoQ.  Foreign currency MSME deposits represented 51.9% of the total MSME deposit portfolio.

 

In 1Q 2018, MSME loan yields and deposit rates stood at 11.3% and 1.1% respectively, while the cost of risk on loans was 1.0% (without the re-segmentation effect 0.6%). In terms of profitability, net profit for the MSME segment amounted to GEL 17.8 million, or 18.3%, of TBC's total net income.

 

  

Consolidated Balance Sheet

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

In thousands of GEL 

               Mar-18

               Dec-17

                     Mar-17

Cash and cash equivalents

1,245,562

1,431,477

697,118

Due from other banks

23,311

39,643

151,780

Mandatory cash balances with National Bank of Georgia

978,116

1,033,818

904,487

Loans and advances to customers (Net)

8,136,820

8,325,353

6,918,246

Investment securities available for sale

580,784

657,938

428,138

Investment in subsidiaries

1,585

1,277

537

Investment securities held to maturity

429,875

449,538

384,756

Investments in finance leases

145,546

143,837

88,627

Investment properties

76,690

79,232

96,064

Goodwill

28,657

28,657

28,658

Intangible assets

84,997

83,492

63,906

Premises and equipment

369,610

366,913

320,659

Other financial assets

107,726

130,402

82,254

Deferred tax asset

2,527

2,855

3,406

Current income tax prepayment

8,454

19,084

10,058

Insurance and Reinsurance Receivables

20,125

15,742

3,414

Other assets

160,662

156,652

180,479

TOTAL ASSETS    

12,401,047

12,965,910

10,362,587

LIABILITIES     

 

 

 

Due to Credit Institutions

2,270,119

2,620,714

2,112,360

Customer accounts    

7,610,804

7,816,817

6,070,833

Current income tax liability  

44

447

2,902

Debt Securities in issue

19,371

20,695

24,376

Deferred income tax liability  

663

602

3,727

Provisions for liabilities and charges 

12,467

13,200

15,528

Other financial liabilities   

76,438

80,762

54,780

Subordinated debt    

402,058

426,788

344,841

Insurance Contracts Liabilities

14,061

10,992

342

Other liabilities    

64,618

84,440

52,354

TOTAL LIABILITIES    

10,470,643

11,075,457

8,682,043

EQUITY     

 

 

 

Share capital

1,626

1,605

1,581

Share premium

753,298

714,651

677,211

Retained earnings

1,266,299

1,232,865

1,055,011

Group reorganisation reserve

(162,167)

(162,167)

(162,167)

Share based payment reserve

(24,608)

9,828

21,303

Revaluation reserve for premises

70,039

70,045

70,460

Revaluation reserve for available-for-sale securities

4,146

1,731

(5,088)

Cumulative currency translation reserve

(7,425)

(7,360)

(7,636)

TOTAL EQUITY

1,901,208

1,861,198

1,650,675

Non-controlling interest    

29,196

29,255

29,869

TOTAL EQUITY    

1,930,404

1,890,453

1,680,544

TOTAL LIABILITIES AND EQUITY  

12,401,047

12,965,910

10,362,587

 

 

 

Consolidated Statement of Profit or Loss and Other Comprehensive Income

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

In thousands of GEL 

1Q'18

1Q'17

4Q'17

Interest income 

289,849

237,769

288,020

Interest expense

(114,446)

(95,436)

(122,625)

Net interest income

175,403

142,333

165,395

Fee and commission income

50,834

44,500

55,673

Fee and commission expense

(15,915)

(18,023)

(16,719)

Net Fee and Commission Income

34,919

26,477

38,954

Gross insurance profit

2,046

1,225

1,919

Gains less losses from trading in foreign currencies

17,080

21,146

25,622

Foreign exchange translation gains less losses

2,473

1,046

92

Gains less losses/(losses less gains) from derivative financial instruments

17

(3)

3

(Losses less gains) / gains less losses from disposal of investment securities available for sale

-

-

93

Share of profit of associates

307

92

249

Other operating income

6,454

11,166

10,991

Other operating non-interest income

26,331

33,447

37,050

Provision for loan impairment

(27,999)

(16,922)

(28,421)

Provision for  impairment of investments in finance lease

(240)

(31)

(79)

Provision for/ (recovery of provision)  performance guarantees and credit related commitments

(3,875)

92

(1,019)

Provision for  impairment of other financial assets

(7,420)

(798)

(6,917)

Impairment of investment securities available for sale

71

-

-

Operating income after provisions for impairment

199,236

185,823

206,882

Staff costs

(52,116)

(47,538)

(54,105)

Depreciation and amortisation

(10,470)

(8,604)

(10,425)

Provision for liabilities and charges

-

95

-

Administrative and other operating expenses

(28,346)

(26,873)

(35,111)

Operating expenses

(90,932)

(82,920)

(99,641)

Profit before tax

108,304

102,903

107,241

Income tax expense

(10,778)

(6,345)

(10,487)

Profit for the period

97,526

96,558

96,754

Other Comprehensive income:

 

 

 

Items that may be reclassified subsequently to profit or loss:

 

 

 

Revaluation

2,374

(1,407)

946

Exchange differences on translation to presentation currency

(67)

(96)

(60)

Items that will not be reclassified to profit or loss:

 

 

 

Other comprehensive income for the year

2,307

(1,503)

886

Total comprehensive income for the year

99,833

95,055

97,640

Profit attributable to:

 

 

 

 - Owners of the Bank

95,758

94,975

95,367

 - Non-controlling interest

1,768

1,583

1,387

Profit for the period

97,526

96,558

96,754

Total comprehensive income is attributable to:

 

 

 

 - Owners of the Bank

98,031

93,473

96,179

 - Non-controlling interest

1,802

1,582

1,461

Total comprehensive income for the year

99,833

95,055

97,640

 

 

 

 

Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows

 

 

 

 

 

In thousands of GEL

31-Mar-18

31-Mar-17

 

 

 

Cash flows from operating activities

 

 

Interest received

286,870

236,723

Interest paid

-114,810

-93,869

Fees and commissions received

50,177

43,697

Fees and commissions paid

-15,988

-18,193

Insurance premium received

10,632

2,472

Insurance claims paid

-4,547

-1,407

Income received from trading in foreign currencies

17,080

21,303

Other operating income received

-6,747

7,493

Staff costs paid

-81,180

-51,305

Administrative and other operating expenses paid

-34,351

-32,771

Income tax (paid) / refunded

-113

-10,379

Cash flows from operating activities before changes in operating assets and liabilities

107,023

103,764

Net change in operating assets

 

 

Due from other banks and mandatory cash balances with the National Bank of Georgia

24,793

-214,398

Loans and advances to customers

-254,413

-190,209

Investment in finance lease

-10,397

363

Other financial assets

27,467

24,090

Other assets

2,262

-17,175

Due to other banks

27,601

-49,578

Customer accounts

142,411

-53,309

Other financial liabilities

-10,447

6,351

Other liabilities and provision for liabilities and charges

406

-1,669

Net cash from operating activities

56,706

-391,770

Cash flows from investing activities

 

 

Acquisition of investment securities available for sale

-80,411

-37,753

Proceeds from disposal of investment securities available for sale

-

-2250

Proceeds from redemption at maturity of investment securities available for sale

158,849

41,583

Acquisition of subsidiaries

-

-350

Acquisition of bonds carried at amortised cost

-56,429

-129,956

Proceeds from redemption of bonds carried at amortised cost

71,405

119,285

Acquisition of premises, equipment and intangible assets

-15,394

-19,573

Disposal of premises, equipment and intangible assets

910

1,458

Proceeds from disposal of investment property

4,192

872

Net cash used in investing activities

              83,122  

-26,684

Cash flows from financing activities

 

 

Proceeds from other borrowed funds

645,260

497,714

Redemption of other borrowed funds

-935,698

-473,649

Proceeds from debt securities in issue

75

2,805

Issue of ordinary shares

                     17,397

29

Net cash from / (used in) financing activities

-272,966

26,899

Effect of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents

-52,777

-25,003

Net increase / (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents

-185,915

-416,558

Cash and cash equivalents at the beginning of the year

1,431,477

1,113,676

Cash and cash equivalents at the end of the year

1,245,562

697,118

 

 

 

 

Key Ratios

Average Balances

Average balances included in this document are calculated as the average of the relevant monthly balances as of each month-end. Balances have been extracted from TBC's unaudited and consolidated management accounts prepared from TBC's accounting records. These were used by the Management for monitoring and control purposes.

 

Key Ratios

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Ratios (based on monthly averages, where applicable)

1Q'18

1Q'17

4Q'17

ROE1

21.0%

24.2%

21.0%

ROA2

3.2%

3.7%

3.0%

Pre-Provision ROE3

29.6%

28.7%

29.0%

Cost to Income4

38.1%

40.8%

41.0%

Cost of Risk5

1.3%

0.9%

1.4%

NIM6

6.9%

6.6%

6.4%

Risk Adjusted NIM7

5.2%

5.1%

5.2%

Loan Yields8

12.3%

11.9%

12.3%

Risk Adjusted Loan Yields9

10.6%

10.5%

11.1%

Deposit rates10

3.3%

3.4%

3.5%

Yields on interest Earning Assets11

11.5%

11.1%

11.2%

Cost of Funding12

4.4%

4.4%

4.6%

Spread13

7.1%

6.7%

6.6%

PAR 90 to Gross Loans14

1.2%

1.5%

1.4%

NPLs to Gross Loans15

3.1%

3.4%

3.3%

NPLs coverage16

114.6%

84.6%*

104.7%

NPLs coverage with collateral17

225.8%

217.4%*

209.4%

Provision Level to Gross Loans18

3.5%

2.8%

2.7%

Related Party Loans to Gross Loans19

0.1%

0.1%

0.1%

Top 10 Borrowers to Total Portfolio20

9.4%

8.3%

8.2%

Top 20 Borrowers to Total Portfolio21

13.4%

12.2%

12.4%

Net Loans to Deposits plus IFI Funding22

93.2%

97.2%

92.5%

Net Stable Funding Ratio23

123.5%

106.8%

124.4%**

Liquidity Coverage Ratio24

114.4%

NA

112.7%

Leverage25

6.4x

6.2x

6.9x

Regulatory Tier 1 CAR (Basel III)26

13.8%

NA

13.4%

Regulatory Total CAR (Basel III)27

17.7%

NA

17.5%

   * Figures per  IAS39

** Per updated internal methodology in line with Basel 2014 guidelines

 

 

 

Ratio definitions

1.Return on average total equity (ROE) equals net income attributable to owners divided by monthly average of total shareholders 'equity attributable to the PLC's equity holders for the same period; Annualized where applicable.

2. Return on average total assets (ROA) equals net income of the period divided by monthly average total assets for the same period. Annualised where applicable.

3.Pre-Provision Return on average total equity (ROE) equals net income attributable to owners excluding all provision charges divided by monthly average of total shareholders 'equity attributable to the PLC's equity holders for the same period

4. Cost to income ratio equals total operating expenses for the period divided by the total revenue for the same period. (Revenue represents the sum of net interest income, net fee and commission income and other non-interest income).

5. Cost of risk equals provision for loan impairment divided by monthly average gross loans and advances to customers. Annualized where applicable.

6. Net interest margin (NIM) is net interest income divided by monthly average interest-earning assets. Annualised where applicable. Interest-earning assets include investment securities excluding corporate shares, net investment in finance lease, net loans, amount due from credit institutions. The latter excludes all items from cash and cash equivalents, excludes EUR mandatory reserves with NBG which currently has negative interest, and includes other earning items from due from banks.

7. Risk Adjusted Net interest margin is NIM minus cost of risk without one -offs and currency effect

8. Loan yields equal interest income on loans and advances to customers divided by monthly average gross loans and advances to customers. Annualised where applicable.

9. Risk Adjusted Loan yield is loan yield minus cost of risk without one-offs and currency effect

10. Deposit rates equal interest expense on customer accounts divided by monthly average total customer deposits. Annualised where applicable.

11. Yields on interest earning assets equal total interest income divided by monthly average interest earning assets. Annualized where applicable.

12. Cost of funding equals total interest expense divided by monthly average interest bearing liabilities. Annualised where applicable.

13. Spread equals difference between yields on interest earning assets (including but not limited to yields on loans, securities and due from banks) and cost of funding (including but not limited to cost of deposits, cost on borrowings and due to banks).

14. PAR 90 to gross loans ratio equals loans for which principal or interest repayment is overdue for more than 90 days divided by the gross loan portfolio for the same period.

15. NPLs to gross loans equals loans with 90 days past due on principal or interest payments, and loans with well-defined weakness, regardless of the existence of any past-due amount or of the number of days past due divided by the gross loan portfolio for the same period.

16. NPLs coverage ratio equals total loan loss provision calculated per IFRS 9 divided by the NPL loans.

17. NPLs coverage with collateral ratio equals loan loss provision calculated per IFRS 9 plus total collateral amount of NPL loans (excluding third party guarantees) discounted at 30-50% depending on segment type divided by the NPL loans.

18. Provision level to gross loans equals loan loss provision divided by the gross loan portfolio for the same period.

19. Related party loans to total loans equals related party loans divided by the gross loan portfolio.

20. Top 10 borrowers to total portfolio equals total loan amount of top 10 borrowers divided by the gross loan portfolio.

21. Top 20 borrowers to total portfolio equals total loan amount of top 20 borrowers divided by the gross loan portfolio.

22. Net loans to deposits plus IFI funding ratio equals net loans divided by total deposits plus borrowings received from international financial institutions.

23. Net stable funding ratio equals available amount of stable funding divided by required amount of stable funding as defined in Basel III. NSFR ratio for before 2Q 2017 is calculated per updated internal methodology in line with Basel 2014 guidelines.

24. Liquidity coverage ratio equals high-quality liquid assets divided by total net cash outflow amount as defined by NBG.

25. Leverage equals total assets to total equity.

26. Regulatory tier 1 CAR equals tier I capital divided by total risk weighted assets, both calculated in accordance with the pillar 1 requirements of NBG Basel III standards. The reporting started from the end of 2017. Calculations are made for TBC Bank stand-alone, based on local standards.

27. Regulatory total CAR equals total capital divided by total risk weighted assets, both calculated in accordance with the pillar 1 requirements of NBG Basel III standards. The reporting started from the end of 2017. Calculations are made for TBC Bank stand-alone, based on local standards.

 

 

 

 

Exchange Rates

To calculate the QoQ growth of the Balance Sheet items without the currency exchange rate effect, we used the USD/GEL exchange rate of 2.5922 as of 31 December 2017. For the calculations of the YoY growth without the currency exchange rate effect, we used the USD/GEL exchange rate of 2.4452 as of 31 March 2017. As of 31 March 2018 the USD/GEL exchange rate equalled 2.4144. For P&L items growth calculations without currency effect, we used the average USD/GEL exchange rate for the following periods: 1Q 2018 of 2.4854, 4Q 2017 of 2.5933, 1Q 2017 of 2.6029.

 

  

Additional Disclosures

Subsidiaries of TBC Bank Group PLC[10]

 

 

Ownership / voting
% as of 31 March 2018

Country

Year of incorporation

Industry

Total Assets 
(after elimination)

Subsidiary

Amount

GEL'000

% in TBC Group

TBC Insurance

100.0%

Georgia

2014

Insurance

38,496

0.31%

JSC TBC Bank

98.7%

Georgia

1992

Banking sector

12,082,192

97.43%

    United Financial Corporation JSC

98.7%

Georgia

1997

Card processing

7,907

0.06%

    TBC Capital LLC

100.0%

Georgia

1999

Brokerage

14,745

0.12%

    TBC Leasing JSC

99.6%

Georgia

2003

Leasing

190,746

1.54%

    TBC Kredit LLC

75.0%

Azerbaijan

2008

Non-banking credit institution

31,639

0.26%

    Banking System Service Company LLC

100.0%

2009

Information services

565

0.00%

    TBC Pay LLC

100.0%

Georgia

2009

Processing

31,867

0.26%

    Mali LLC

100.0%

Georgia

2011

Real estate management

181

0.00%

    Real Estate Management Fund JSC

100.0%

Georgia

2010

Real estate management

21

0.00%

    TBC Invest LLC

100.0%

Israel

2011

PR and marketing

393

0.00%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

  

1) Earnings per Share

In GEL

31-Mar-2018

31-Mar-2017

Earnings per share for profit attributable to the owners of the Group:

 

 

- Basic earnings per share

1.80

1.80

- Diluted earnings per share

1.79

1.75

Source: IFRS Consolidated

 

2) Sensitivity Scenario

Sensitivity Scenario

31-Mar-18

10% Currency Devaluation Effect

NIM*

 

-0.1%

Technical Cost of Risk

 

+0.2%

Regulatory Total Capital per new NBG regulation

1,943

1,978

Regulatory Capital adequacy ratios tier 1 and total capital per new NBG regulation decrease by

 

0.59% - 0.71%

 

The table above shows the effect of a 10% currency devaluation on TBC Bank's balance sheet as of 31 March or Q1 2018 income statement, as applicable.

 (*) Linear depreciation is assumed for NIM sensitivity analysis

Source: IFRS statements and Management accounts

 

3) FC details for Selected P/L Items

Selected P&L Items 1Q 2018

FC % of Respective Totals

Interest Income

39%

Interest Expense

49%

Fee and Commission Income

31%

Fee and Commission Expense

68%

Administrative Expenses

23%

 

Source: IFRS statements

 

4) GEL Refinance Rate and Libor Linked B/S Items 31 March 2018

 

GEL Refinance Rate Gap

GEL     -242 m

 

Libor Gap

GEL 1,079 m

 

GEL m

% share in totals

 

 

GEL m

% share in totals

Assets

1,709

14%

 

Assets

2,393

19%

Securities with fixed yield(≤1y)*

409

41%

 

Nostro**

180

41%

Securities with floating yield

49

5%

 

NBG Reserves**

978

72%

Loans with Floating yield

1,119

13%

 

NBG Deposits

167

12%

Reserves in NBG

116

9%

 

Libor Loans

1,405

12%

Interbank loans& Deposits & Repo

15

4%

 

Interest Rate Options

21

 

Liabilities

1,951

19%

 

 

 

 

Current accounts***

405

5%

 

Liabilities

1,314

13%

Saving accounts***

494

6%

 

 Senior Loans

1,011

46%

Refinancing Loan of NBG

732

34%

 

 Subordinated Loans

303

76%

Interbank Loans &Deposits & Repo

98

87%

 

 

 

 

IFI Borrowings

222

10%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(*) 48% of the less than 1 year securities are maturing in 6 months

(**) Income on NBG reserves and Nostros are calculated as benchmark minus margin whereby benchmarks are correlated with Libor. From March, 2016  according to NBG regulation is it possible  to apply negative interest rates on NBG reserves and correspondent accounts, therefore these two items close the gap in case of both upward and downward movement of Libor rate.

(***) The Bank considers that current and saving deposits promptly react to interest rate changes on the market (within 1 month prior notification)

Source: IFRS Consolidated

 

 

 

 

5) Yields and Rates

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Yields and Rates

1Q'18

4Q'17

3Q'17

2Q'17

1Q'17

Loan yields

12.3%

12.3%

11.9%

12.4%

11.9%

Retail loan yields  GEL

20.5%

19.7%

19.2%

19.7%

20.0%

Retail loan yields FX

8.4%

8.8%

8.5%

9.0%

9.1%

Retail Loan Yields

14.6%

14.2%

13.8%

14.2%

13.9%

Corporate loan yields  GEL

11.2%

12.2%

11.0%

10.6%

10.0%

Corporate loan yields FX

8.6%

9.2%

8.6%

9.5%

8.8%

Corporate Loan Yields

9.2%

10.0%

9.2%

9.8%

9.1%

MSME loan yields  GEL

15.0%

13.6%

13.1%

13.4%

13.3%

MSME loan yields FX

8.9%

9.4%

9.4%

10.4%

10.1%

MSME Loan Yields

11.3%

10.9%

10.7%

11.4%

11.0%

Deposit rates

3.3%

3.5%

3.4%

3.5%

3.4%

Retail deposit rates GEL

4.4%

4.4%

4.0%

3.9%

3.9%

Retail deposit rates FX

2.5%

2.7%

2.8%

3.0%

3.2%

Retail Deposit Yields

2.8%

2.9%

3.0%

3.1%

3.3%

Corporate deposit rates GEL

8.0%

8.5%

8.3%

8.5%

8.7%

Corporate deposit rates FX

2.0%

2.1%

2.2%

2.1%

1.7%

Corporate Deposit Yields

5.2%

5.3%

5.2%

5.2%

4.9%

MSME deposit rates GEL

1.8%

2.1%

2.2%

2.2%

2.0%

MSME deposit rates FX

0.5%

0.8%

0.7%

0.6%

0.5%

MSME Deposit Yields

1.1%

1.4%

1.4%

1.3%

1.1%

Yields on Securities

8.1%

6.9%

8.4%

7.8%

8.1%

Source: IFRS Consolidated

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

6) Risk Adjusted Yields & Cost of Risk

 

 

Risk-adjusted Yields

1Q'18

4Q'17

3Q'17

2Q'17

1Q'17

Loan yields

10.6%

11.1%

10.7%

10.9%

10.5%

Retail Loan Yields

11.6%

12.2%

10.8%

10.9%

10.6%

Corporate Loan Yields

9.3%

9.6%

11.1%

11.3%

11.1%

MSME Loan Yields

9.8%

10.4%

9.9%

10.5%

9.4%

                 

Source: IFRS Consolidated

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cost of Risk

1Q'18

4Q'17

3Q'17

2Q'17

1Q'17

Retail

2.7%

2.0%

3.2%

3.1%

2.9%

Corporate

-0.8%

0.7%

-1.7%

-1.6%

-2.9%

MSME

1.0%

0.7%

0.9%

0.7%

1.1%

Total

1.3%

1.4%

1.3%

1.3%

0.9%

                 

 

Source: IFRS Consolidated

 

 

 

7) Loan Quality per NBG

 

Sub-Standard, Doubtful and Loss (SDL) Loans Ratio per NBG

 

Mar-18

Dec-17

Sep-17

Jun-17

Mar-17

SDL Loans as % of Gross Loans

3.1%

3.2%

3.4%

3.3%

4.1%

  Source: NBG, TBC standalone

 

8) Cross Sell Ratio[11] and Number Active Products

 

Mar-18

Dec-17

Sep-17

Jun-17

Mar-17

Cross Sell Ratio

3.88

3.94

3.79

3.67

3.57

Number of Active Products (in millions)

4.56

4.50

4.06

3.78

3.16

Source: Management accounts

 

 

9) Diversified Deposit Base

 

Status: monthly income >=GEL 3,000 or loans/deposits >=GEL 30,000

VIP: deposit >=USD 100,000 as well as on discretionary basis;

Wealth Management for non-resident customers >=USD 100,000 as well as on discretionary basis

 

 

31 March 2018

Volume of Deposits

Number of Deposits

MASS

39%

93.0%

STATUS

29%

6.5%

VIP

23%

0.4%

Wealth Management for non-resident clients

9%

0.1%

 Source: Management accounts

 

10) Loan Concentration

 

Mar-18

Dec-17

Sep-17

Jun-17

Mar-17

Top 20 Borrowers as % of total portfolio

13.4%

12.4%

12.5%

13.0%

12.2%

Top 10 Borrowers as % of total portfolio

9.4%

8.2%

8.3%

9.1%

8.3%

Related Party Loans as % of total portfolio

0.1%

0.1%

0.1%

0.1%

0.1%

 Source: IFRS consolidated

 

11) Number of Active Clients (in thousands)

 

Mar-18

Dec-17

Sep-17

Jun-17

Mar-17

Internet or Mobile Banking

447

461

375

340

298

Mobile Banking

365

359

289

254

219

Source: Management accounts

 

 

12) Number of Transactions in Digital Channels

 

1Q 18

4Q 17

3Q 17

2Q 17

1Q 17

Internet banking number of transactions (in thousands)

2,449

2,743

2,175

2,166

2,098

Mobile banking number of transactions (in thousands)

5,315

5,207

3,953

3,163

2,622

POS number of transactions (in thousands)

17,887

16,416

13,326

11,328

9,636

POS volume of transactions (in mln GEL)

661

631

543

447

394

* Data includes e-commerce and excludes transactions at POS terminals in TBC Bank's branches

Source: Management accounts

 

 

13) Penetration Ratios of Digital Channels

 

 

Mar-18

Dec-17

Sep-17

Jun-17

Mar-17

IB&MB Penetration Ratio

38%

40%

35%

33%

34%

Mobile Banking Penetration Ratio

31%

31%

27%

25%

25%

Source: Management accounts

 

 

14) Net outflow of borrowed funds

 

Subordinated and Senior Loans' Principal Amount Outflow by Year (GEL million)

2018

2019

2020

2021

2022

2023

2024

2025

2026

 

 

331

303

402

312

170

154

41

66

146

 

 

Source: Management accounts, revolving non IFI loans from NBG are excluded

 

15) NPL Build Up (in GEL millions)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

NPLs

 

NPLs as of Dec-17

Real Growth

FX Effect

Write-Offs

Repossessed

NPLs as of Mar-18

Retail

 

115

26

-4

-27

-2

107

Corporate

 

78

-12

-4

0

0

62

MSME

 

85

15

-5

-5

-2

89

Total

 

278

29

-13

-32

-4

258

 

 

16) Net Write-Offs, 1Q 2018

 

 

 

 

 

 In GEL millions

 

Write-Offs

Recoveries

Net Write-Offs

Retail

 

-27

6

Corporate

 

0

1

MSME

 

-5

2

Total

 

-32

9

-23

Source: IFRS Consolidated

 

           

 

 

 

17) Portfolio Breakdown by Collateral Types as of 31-Mar-18

 

 

Cash Cover

2%

 

Gold

3%

 

Inventory

7%

 

Real Estate

63%

 

Third Party Guarantees

6%

 

Other

3%

 

Unsecured

17%

 

 

 

 

       


Source: IFRS Consolidated

 

 

18) Loan to Value by Segments as of 31-Mar-18

 

 

 

 

Retail

Corporate

MSME

Total

 

45%

44%

45%

45%

 

 

 

 

 

LTV is defined as loan amount divided by the value of collateral

 

 

19) Regulatory Capital

Total Capital and Tier 1 Capital Limits

 

2017 Actual

2018  F

2019 F

2020 F

2021 F

 

Tier 1

Total

Tier 1

Total

Tier 1

Total

Tier 1

Total

Tier 1

Total

Minimum Requirement

6.0%

8.0%

6.0%

8.0%

6.0%

8.0%

6.0%

8.0%

6.0%

8.0%

Conservation Buffer

2.5%

2.5%

2.5%

2.5%

2.5%

2.5%

2.5%

2.5%

2.5%

2.5%

Counter-Cyclical Buffer

0.0%

0.0%

0.0%

0.0%

0.0%

0.0%

0.0%

0.0%

0.0%

0.0%

Systemic Buffer

0.0%

0.0%

1.0%

1.0%

1.5%

1.5%

2.0%

2.0%

2.5%

2.5%

Pillar 1 buffers

8.5%

10.5%

9.5%

11.5%

10.0%

12.0%

10.5%

12.5%

11.0%

13.0%

In addition, the pillar 2 buffers in tier 1 will be in the range of 1.5%-2.5% in 2018 and gradually increase to the range of 2.5%-4.0% by 2021. The pillar 2 buffers in total capital will be in the range of 3.0%-5.0% from 2018 to 2021

 

20) TBC Insurance

TBC Insurance is a wholly owned subsidiary of the Company and the Bank's main bancassurance partner. It was acquired by the Group in October 2016 and it has been growing rapidly since then. TBC Insurance's product offering comprises motor, travel, personal accident, credit life and property, business property, liability, and cargo insurance products. The company uses a broad range of channels to sell its products, including insurance agents, auto dealerships, web platforms, as well as TBC Bank's market-leading multichannel network.

 

In line with the Group's digitalisation strategy, TBC Insurance actively uses digital channels to market and sell its products. In 2017, TBC Insurance launched on the local market the first insurance chat bot, B Bot, which sells different types of insurance products. B Bot is fun to use and is quickly gaining popularity among our clients, especially the younger generation. Another popular sales channel is the wide network of TBC Bank's self-service terminals, where customers can buy travel and motor third-party liability (MTPL) insurance in a very short time. In addition, travel insurance can be purchased through TBC Bank's internet and mobile banking services, and more products are planned to be added to this channel in 2018, including payment protection insurance (PPI), CASCO and MTPL.

 

The insurance business delivered outstanding financial results in a short period of time. In March 2018, its market share[12] grew from 7.9% to 19.0% YoY. Over the same period, the number of clients increased from 116,456 to 295,607 and TBC insurance posted GEL 12,494 thousand in gross written premium, up by 190.2% YoY and its net earned premium reached GEL 6,458 thousand, up by 160.9%.  As a result, net profit amounted to GEL 1,260 thousand in 1Q 2018.

 

 In thousands of GEL

1Q'18

4Q'17

3Q'17

2Q'17

1Q'17

Gross written premium

12,494

12,153

8,584

6,275

4,306

Net earned premium

6,458

5,881

4,622

3,873

2,475

Net profit

1,260

601

885

(94)

(458)

 

1Q'18

4Q'17

3Q'17

2Q'17

1Q'17

Net combined ratio

76%

93%

92%

107%

114%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

       Mar-18

Dec-17

Sep-17

Jun-17

Mar-17

 

Market share12

19.0%

13.3%

10.9%

9.0%

7.9%

Number of clients

295,607

276,848

239,472

174,385

116,456

 

                                           

 

 

 

[1] Market share figures are based on data from the National Bank of Georgia (NBG). The NBG includes interbank loans for calculating market share in loans.

[2] Number of transactions conducted in remote channels divided by total number of transactions.

[3] Excluding health insurance, based on internal estimates

[4] Excluding exchange rate effect

[5] Excluding exchange rate effect and Credo bank effect

[6] Growth in USD terms

[7] Please refer to page 28 for key ratio definitions

[8] Gross insurance profit can be reconciled to the standalone net insurance profit (as shown in annex 20 on page 34) as follows: gross insurance profit  less provisions, administrative expenses and taxes, plus fee and commission income and net interest income

[9] Excluding health insurance, based on internal estimates

[10] TBC Bank Group PLC became the parent company of JSC TBC Bank on 10 August 2016

[11] Cross-sell ratio is defined as the number of active products divided by the number of active customers.

[12] Market share excluding health insurance; Source: Insurance State Supervision Service of Georgia. Market share for 1Q'2018 is based on internal estimates


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