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TBC Bank Group PLC
22 February 2018
 

 

TBC BANK GROUP PLC ("TBC Bank")

4Q 2017 UNAUDITED consolIdated FinanciAl Results and FY 2017 PRELIMINARY 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, 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 accounts and financial statements. The areas in which management accounts might differ from International Financial Reporting Standards and/or U.S. generally accepted accounting principles could be significant and you should consult your own professional advisors and/or conduct your own due diligence for 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 subject to rounding adjustments. Accordingly, numerical figures shown as totals in certain tables might not be an arithmetic aggregation of the figures that preceded them.

 

 

 

 

Fourth Quarter 2017 Unaudited Consolidated Financial Results and Full Year 2017 Preliminary Unaudited Consolidated Financial Results Conference Call

 

 

TBC Bank Group PLC ("TBC PLC") will release its unaudited consolidated financial results for the fourth quarter and the preliminary unaudited consolidated financial results full year 2017 on Thursday, 22 February 2018 at 7.00 am GMT (11.00 am GET).

 

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

 

Date & time:  Thursday, 22 February 2018 at 14.00 (GMT) / 15.00 (CET) / 9.00 (EST)

                                    

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

 

 

 

Password:

TBC Bank

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UK Toll Free:

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Contacts

 

 

Sean Wade

Director of International Media and IR

 

E-mail:  SWade@Tbcbank.com.ge  

Web: www.tbcgroupbank.com

Tel:  +44 (0) 7464 609025

Address: 68 Lombard St, London EC3V 9LJ, United Kingdom

 

Anna Romelashvili

Head of Investor Relations

 

E-mail:  ARomelashvili@Tbcbank.com.ge  

Web: www.tbcgroupbank.com

Tel:  +(995 32) 227 27 27

Address: 7 Marjanishvili St. Tbilisi, Georgia 0102

Investor Relations Department

 

 

E-mail:  ir@tbcbank.com.ge  

Web: www.tbcgroupbank.com

Tel:  +(995 32) 227 27 27

Address: 7 Marjanishvili St. Tbilisi, Georgia 0102

 

 

 

 

Table of Contents

 

4Q and FY 2017 Results Announcement

 

TBC Bank - Background

Financial Highlights

Recent Developments

Letter from the Chief Executive Officer

Economic Overview

Unaudited Consolidated Financial Results Overview for 4Q 2017

Preliminary Unaudited Consolidated Financial Results Overview FY 2017

Additional Disclosures

 

 

 

TBC BANK Group PLC ("TBC Bank")

 

TBC Bank Announces Unaudited Preliminary FY 2017 and 4Q 2017 Consolidated Financial Results

 Underlying1 Net Profit for FY 2017 up by 35.1% YoY to GEL 369.2 million

Underlying1 Net Profit for 4Q 2017 up by 14.3% YoY to GEL 96.8 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 accounting for 36.4% market share by total assets, where 99.7% of its business is concentrated. 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.

TBC Bank Group PLC financial results are prepared in accordance with IFRS standards and are adjusted for certain one-off items to enable better analysis of the Group's performance. The reconciliation of the underlying profit and loss items with the reported profit and loss items and the underlying ratios are given under annex 21 section on pages 56-57. To further enhance the analysis, the Group separately discloses Bank Republic (BR) effects in 2016 and 2017. Detailed information is given in annex 22 section on pages 58-61.

 

 

Financial Highlights

 

4Q 2017 P&L Highlights                                                        

§ Underlying[1] net profit amounted to GEL 96.8 million (4Q 2016: GEL 84.6 million; 3Q 2017: GEL 88.0 million)

§ Reported net profit amounted to GEL 96.8 million (4Q 2016: GEL 88.0 million; 3Q 2017: GEL 86.8 million)

§ Underlying1 return on equity (ROE) amounted to 21.0% (4Q 2016: 23.5%; 3Q 2017: 20.0%)

§ Reported return on equity (ROE) amounted to 21.0% (4Q 2016: 24.2%; 3Q 2017: 19.8%)

§ Underlying1 return on asset (ROA) amounted to 3.0% (4Q 2016: 3.5%; 3Q 2017: 3.0%)

§ Reported return on asset (ROA) amounted to 3.0% (4Q 2016: 3.7%; 3Q 2017: 2.9%)

§ Total operating income amounted to 243.3 million up by 11.5% YoY and up by 17.5% relative to 3Q 2017

§ Underlying1 cost to income ratio stood at 41.0% (4Q 2016: 47.0%; 3Q 2017: 39.8%)

§ Reported cost to income was 41.0% (4Q 2016: 51.2%; 3Q 2017: 40.5%)

§ Cost of risk stood at 1.4% (4Q 2016: 0.6%; 3Q 2017: 1.3%)

§ Net interest Margin (NIM) stood at 6.4% (4Q 2016: 7.9%; 3Q 2017: 6.2%)

§ Risk adjusted net interest margin (NIM) stood at 5.2% (4Q 2016: 6.3%; 3Q 2017: 5.0%)

 

 

FY 2017 P&L Highlights

§ Underlying1 net profit amounted to GEL 369.2 million, up by 35.1% YoY, hence delivering an underlying ROE of 21.4% (FY 2016: 20.6%)

§ Reported net profit was up by 20.7% YoY to GEL 359.9 million, delivering a reported ROE of 20.9% (FY 2016: 22.4%)

§ Underlying1 ROA was 3.2% (FY 2016: 3.6%)

§ Reported ROA was 3.1% (FY 2016: 3.9%)

§ Total operating income for the period was up by 26.4% YoY to GEL 861.0 million

§ Underlying1 cost to income ratio stood at 40.5% (FY 2016: 42.9%) 

§ Reported cost to income stood at 41.7% (FY 2016: 45.8%)

§ Cost of risk stood at 1.2% (FY 2016: 1.0%)

§ Net interest margin (NIM) stood at 6.5% (FY 2016: 7.8%)

§ Risk adjusted net interest margin (NIM) stood at 5.1% (FY 2016: 6.4%)

 

Balance Sheet Highlights as at 31 December 2017

§ Total assets amounted to GEL 12,965.9 million as of 31 December 2017, up by 20.4% YoY and 6.8% QoQ

§ Gross loans and advances to customers stood at GEL 8,553.2 million as of 31 December 2017, up by 16.2% YoY and up by 10.1% QoQ

§ Net loans to deposits + IFI funding stood at 92.5% and Net Stable Funding Ratio (NSFR) stood at 124.4%

§ NPLs stood at 3.3%, down by 0.2 pp YoY and QoQ

§ NPLs coverage ratios per IFRS 9 will be 104.7% and 209.4% with collateral (NPL coverage ratios per IAS 39 stood at 81.8% or 186.5% with collateral) on 31 December 2017 compared to 88.4% or 222.5% with collateral on 31 December 2016

§ Total customer deposits stood at GEL 7,816.8 million as of 31 December 2017, up by 21.1% YoY and up by 10.1% QoQ

§ As of 31 December 2017, the Bank's Tier 1 and Total Capital Adequacy Ratios (CAR) per new NBG methodology stood at 13.4% and 17.5% respectively, while minimum requirements amounted to 10.3% and 15.2%

Market Shares[2]

§ Market share in total assets stood at 36.4% up by 1.2 pp YoY and down by 0.1 pp QoQ

§ Market share in total loans was 38.2% as of 31 December 2017, down by 0.6 pp YoY and unchanged QoQ

§ In terms of individual loans, the Bank had a market share of 40.2% (or 42% without Credo Bank effect, which is a former microfinance organization registered as a bank in 1Q 2017 and is mainly focused on retail clients) as of 31 December 2017, down by 4.0 pp YoY and down by 0.3 pp QoQ. The market share for legal entity loans was 36.0% up by 2.5 pp YoY and up by 0.4 pp QoQ

§ Market share of total deposits stood at 39.8% as of 31 December 2017, up by 2.0 pp YoY and up by 1.2 pp QoQ

§ The Bank maintains its longstanding leadership in individual deposits with a market share of 41.3% up by 0.5 pp YoY and up by 0.4 pp QoQ. In terms of legal entity deposits, TBC Bank holds a market share of 37.9%, up by 3.7 pp YoY and up by 2.1 pp QoQ.

 

  

Recent Developments

 

The Banker Magazine Names TBC Bank "Bank of the Year 2017 in Georgia"

§ TBC Bank has been named by The Banker magazine as "Bank of the Year 2017 in Georgia". This is the ninth time that TBC Bank has won this prominent award since 2002.

 

TBC Bank Signs USD 30 Million Loan Agreement with OeEB

§ TBC Bank signed a loan agreement for USD 30 million with the Oesterreichische Entwicklungsbank AG (OeEB), the Development Bank of Austria

§ The loan will be primarily used to finance rural areas outside of Tbilisi, MSMEs active in tourism and women-owned MSMEs

 

TBC Bank Receives GEL 54 Million Debt Financing from EFSE

§ TBC Bank signed a loan agreement in local currency, equivalent to USD 20 million, with the European Fund for Southeast Europe (EFSE) to provide financing to MSEs

 

TBC Bank signs EUR 94 million in loan guarantee agreements with EIB Group

·      TBC Bank signed two guarantee agreements in the amount of EUR 94 million with the European Investment Bank Group (EIB and EIF):

v an InnovFin agreement in the amount of EUR 80 million will finance innovative Georgian small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and small mid-caps;

v a EUR 14 million guarantee agreement under the EU4Business initiative will target small loans to SMEs.

 

 

 

 

 

 

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 another set of strong financial results for the full year 2017 and give an update on our achievements throughout the year, as well as provide a brief overview of the recent favourable developments in the Georgian economy. I would also like to note that our 2017 financial results include a full year contribution from Bank Republic for the first time, which has been fully integrated since second quarter. 

Our underlying consolidated net profit for the full year 2017 reached GEL 369.2 million (reported net profit amounted to GEL 359.9 million), up  by 35.1%  compared to last year, while our underlying return on equity was 21.4% and underlying return on assets stood at 3.2%. Our robust profitability was supported by an increased fee and commission income, which helped to offset the effect of an anticipated drop in net interest margin, good performance in operating expenses, and prudent management of cost of risk.

In 2017, the net fee and commission income grew by 39.5% year-on-year, mainly related to an increase in settlement and card operations. Over the same period, total non-interest income, excluding net fee and commission income, rose by 30.6% year-on-year primarily due to an increase in gross insurance profit and FX gain. Net interest margin dropped by 1.1pp year-on-year on underlying basis, mainly due to the decrease of loan yields and stricter liquidity requirement. However, as expected, it has stabilized quarter-on-quarter basis and increased to 6.4% in the fourth quarter, up by 0.2pp compared to the third quarter. We have also achieved strong results in terms of cost efficiency, as a result, our underlying cost-to-income ratio decreased by 2.4pp year-on-year and stood at 40.5% in 2017.

In 2017, our loan book expanded by 16.2% year-on-year, supported by the growth across all business segments, and leading to the market share of 38.2%. Over the same period, deposits increased by 21.1% year-on-year, outpacing the market growth and expanding the deposit market share to 39.8%, up by 2pp year-on-year.

We continued to improve our asset quality; our non-performing loans stood at 3.3% at the year-end, down by 0.2pp year-on-year.

In January 2018, we have completed the IFRS 9 implementation, which is expected to increase the provision level by GEL 64 million and our non-performing loans coverage ratios with IFRS impact will stand at 104.7% or 209.4% including collateral. As anticipated, IFRS 9 will have no impact on our local regulatory capital requirements as established by NBG and profit and loss statement.

Our total capital adequacy ratio (CAR) per new NBG regulation stood at 17.5%, higher than the minimum requirement of 15.2%, while our regulatory tier I ratio was 13.4%, above the minimum requirement of 10.3%. In terms of our liquidity positon, the newly introduced regulatory liquidity coverage ratio stood at 113% at the end of the year, compared to the minimum requirement of 100%, while net loans to deposits + IFI funding stood at 92% and the net stable funding ratio (NSFR) was 124%.

The Georgian economy confirmed a steady growth in 2017. Initial estimates by Geostat[3] set the real annual GDP growth at 4.8%, compared to the 2.7% of 2016. The accelerated growth was mainly underpinned by the increased external inflows contributing positively to the recovery of private consumption.  In 2017, the number of tourists increased by 27.9% year-on-year, while tourism revenue advanced by 26.9% year-on-year. Over the same period, exports increased by 29.1% year-on-year and remittances were up by 19.8% year-on-year. Another positive factor was the increase in domestic and foreign investments in infrastructure, construction, hotels and restaurants, and real estate. Most market commentators expect the GDP to continue its strong performance in 2018, supported by further improvements in the regional economic environment and continued implementation of the economic reforms.

With regards to our operating performance, we continue  successfully to increase the use of our remote channels. As a result, our off-loading ratio[4] in the retail segment reached 88.3% in 2017, mainly driven by an increase in the number of transaction conducted through the mobile banking and self-service terminals. At the same time, the mobile banking penetration increased by 7.2pp year-on-year and stood at 31.4% at year-end, while the number of mobile bank users reached around 360,000, up by 74% year-on-year.

 

The past year was also rich in innovations. In March 2017, we launched the first Georgian speaking chatbot, Ti-Bot, which is available through Facebook messenger. Ti-Bot can perform simple bank transactions, such as P2P payments, and provide information about the Bank's products, as well as other useful information including the weather forecast and entertainment. Ti-Bot gained popularity very quickly and it has already attracted around 124,000 customers and received about 6.5 million messages. Just recently, we have added a new voice recognition function which allows our customers to send voice messages to the Ti-Bot instead of typing messages. In addition, we have introduced the fully digital on-boarding for legal entities, which enables them to become our clients by filling in the online application and opening a current account without visiting one of the Bank's branches. In December, around 20% of new legal entities have registered online. By the end of this year, we also launched a voice biometrics recognition system in our call centre, which enable us to identify callers based on their voice. This simplifies the identification of our customers, improving the safety of their personal and account data. We are the first bank it the region[5]  to have implemented such a system.

 

Our insurance subsidiary continues to grow in line with our strategy. The gross written premium continues to increase steadily leading to a market share[6] of around 13%, making us the third largest player on the market and the second largest player in the retail segment with market share6 of around 26%. Over the same period, the number of customers has increased to around 277,000 in December 2017 from just 3,000 at the time of acquisition.

 

 

Outlook

2017 has been another successful year. We have recorded strong financial results; we successfully completed the merger with Bank Republic well ahead of schedule; we entered the FTSE 250 index; and we made good progress towards achieving our strategy of becoming the best digital financial services company in the region5.

 

Looking ahead, we are confident that we are well-positioned to achieve sustainable growth and deliver superior results to our shareholders. Therefore, we 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

 

GDP growth

Georgian GDP growth accelerated significantly in 2017. Geostat's initial estimates set at 4.8% the annual GDP growth in 2017, up from 2.8% in 2016. Growth pickup in regional economies along with the higher consumer and investment activity in the country were the primary drivers for Georgia's stronger economic performance.

The Georgian economy also benefitted from the considerable positive spillovers of an accelerated growth in the EU, which is the country's largest trading partner. In addition, most of the CIS countries started to recover from the 2014-16 slowdown and this translated into a sharp increase in exports of goods as well as higher tourism and remittance inflows from these countries.

Growth was synchronized across a wide range of sectors of the economy with services accounting for the most significant improvement in the first nine months of 2017[7]. In the same period the transport and communications sector expanded by 6.2% YoY, compared to the 3.6% YoY decline in the first nine months of 2016. Trade and repairs grew by 6.4% YoY in the first nine months of 20179, up from the 2.2% annual increase in the same period of 2016. Double digit growth in the first nine months of 20179 was recorded in construction (+11.7% YoY) and hotels and restaurants (+12.0% YoY), supported by higher public investments in the former and a sharp increase of tourism inflows in the latter.

External inflows and exchange rate

Exports of goods went up by 29.1% YoY in 2017, with differences depending on the region. Exports towards the CIS countries grew by 60.0% YoY, reflecting the recovery in these economies. The sharp growth is mainly explained by the low base of the previous year, as exports to CIS in 2016 halved compared to 2013. Exports continued to grow to EU (+13.0% YoY) as well as towards other countries (+12.2% YoY). In 2017, notable growth continued towards China (+23.4% YoY), making it the 5th largest export destination for Georgian goods. The Free Trade Agreement with China entered into force at the beginning of 2018 and it should further drive up Georgian exports to one of the world's largest market.

In 2017 the increase of imports by 9.4% YoY reflected the recovery of the domestic demand as well as the increase in oil prices. Imports of petroleum products went up by 18.4% in 2017, followed by the 10.5% increase of consumer goods. Imports of capital and intermediate goods grew by 5.0%. The trade balance slightly worsened by 1.4%, by c. USD 70 million in absolute terms.

Tourism inflows went up by an estimated 26.9% YoY with the total number of visitors exceeding 7.5 million. Georgia's immediate neighbors account for the majority of incoming visitors, but the country's popularity is growing among a larger spectrum of countries and tourism inflows from the EU and the Middle East have an upward trend.

There was a positive trend for remittances which grew by 19.8% YoY in 2017.  Private money transfers from the EU and the CIS countries were up by 15.1% YoY and 15.6% YoY respectively, while remittances from other countries increased by 31.3% YoY. In the latter group Israel and Turkey recorded a significant growth, by 96.1% YoY and 25.6% YoY respectively.

The positive trend in external inflows improved markedly the current account balance. In the first nine months of 20179 the CA deficit as a % of GDP stood at 7.1%, compared to the 11.2% over the same period the previous year.

The real effective exchange rate (REER) depreciated by 4.4% QoQ and 9.1% YoY in 4Q 2017. As it remains somewhat below its long-term trend, it supported the competitiveness of Georgian exports of goods and services.

As of the end of 2017 USD/GEL exchange rate appreciated by 2.1% YoY. Over the same period EUR/GEL exchange rate depreciated by 11.1%, reflecting the strengthening of EUR against USD. As expected, stronger EUR coincided with improved growth in EU as well as higher commodity prices having overall positive impact on the Georgian Economy.

 

Inflation and monetary policy

The annual CPI inflation was relatively high throughout the year, reaching 6.7% by the end of 2017, above the target at 4.0% set by the NBG. This mostly resulted from the one-off increase of excise taxes on petroleum, tobacco, and customs' tax on cars while in the second half of the year higher oil prices and weaker nominal effective exchange rate added pressure. The central bank raised the policy rate by 0.25pp to 7.25% in December 2017, and left it unchanged until the end of the year, as pressure on prices from exchange rate eased along with the appreciation of nominal effective exchange rate of GEL. As per the latest guidance by the central bank, inflation should align closer to the 3% target in 2018 as one-off effects of the increased import taxes on petroleum, cars, and tobacco will drop out of the CPI inflation starting from 2018. This is confirmed with the deceleration of annual inflation to 4.3% registered in January 2018.

The NBG continues to follow an inflation targeting framework with a flexible exchange rate, supporting the economic growth and the long-term stability of the exchange rate. Furthermore, the lowered inflation target for 2018 to 3% can be seen as a support for stronger nominal exchange rate of GEL going forward. 

Fiscal policy

The Ministry of Finance delivered on its commitments to keep the budget deficit within sustainable levels in 2017, while at the same time accelerating investments in public infrastructure investment. Budget deficit amounted to 3.8% of GDP[8], down from 3.9% in 2016. Capital spending was edged up to 4.8% of GDP from 4.1% in 2016, while social expenditures declined from 10.0% of GDP in 2016 to 9.3% in 2017. At the same time, government consumption[9] fell to 8.4% of GDP in 2017, down from 9.2% in 2016. The ratio of government consumption to GDP stood at the lowest level of the last 10 years, reflecting the successful attempts to optimize government spending on salaries and purchase of goods and services. Further steps were taken to enhance the cost-efficiency of the public institutions. A welcomed development in terms of reducing the bureaucratic burden was the reduction of the number of ministries, from 18 to 14, which entered into effect from 2018.

Public debt level remains comfortable at around 44.1%[10] of GDP as of the end of 2017, well below the upper-ceiling of 60%. 

In addition, the Government continues its efforts to increase the transparency of the public finances. The 2017 assessment conducted by the International Budget Partnership ranked Georgia 5th among the 102 countries surveyed, indicating the high levels of transparency, oversight, and public participation in the budgeting process. In the "Open Budget Index" Georgia outscores all of the EU countries with the exception of Sweden and Norway.

Going forward

The stabilization of external inflows and a more prudent fiscal policy, coupled with the continuation of structural reforms, will further improve the investment environment in the country. The stronger macroeconomic performance was reflected in the country's sovereign credit rating. Improved trade and investment relationships and strengthened banking supervision framework resulted in the higher sovereign credit rating.  In September, 2017 Moody's upgraded Georgia's credit rating to Ba2 from Ba3, with the stable outlook.

Better country risk outlook, continuous reform efforts and higher trade openness are expected to remain key drivers of the economic growth in the country. For 2018 the International Monetary Fund (IMF) expects a 4.2% GDP growth while projections by the EBRD, the Government and the NBG are slightly higher, at 4.5%. Growth at these levels will enable Georgia to keep its place as one of the fastest growing economy among CEE and CIS region countries.

 

 

Unaudited Consolidated Financial Results Overview for 4Q 2017

This statement provides a summary of the unaudited business and financial trends for 4Q 2017 for TBC Bank Group plc and its subsidiaries. Quarterly financial information and trends are unaudited.

TBC Bank Group PLC financial results are adjusted for certain one-off items, to enable better analysis of the Group's performance. The reconciliation of the underlying profit and loss items with the reported profit and loss items and the underlying ratios are given under the annex 21 section on pages 56-57. To further enhance the analysis, the Group separately discloses Bank Republic (BR) effects in 2016 and 2017. Detailed information is given in the annex 22 section on pages 58-61.

Income Statement Highlights

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

in thousands of GEL

4Q'17

3Q'17

4Q'16

Change YoY

Change QoQ

Net Interest Income

165,395

146,546

153,689

7.6%

12.9%

Net Fee and Commission Income

38,954

31,790

28,392

 37.2%

22.5%

Other Operating Non-Interest Income

38,968

28,758

36,172

7.7%

35.5%

Provisioning Charges

(36,435)

(27,097)

(9,668)

NMF

34.5%

Operating Income after Provisions for Impairment

206,882

179,997

208,586

-0.8%

14.9%

Operating Expenses

(99,640)

(83,910)

(111,785)

-10.9%

18.7%

Profit Before Tax

107,241

96,086

96,801

10.8%

11.6%

Income Tax Expense

(10,487)

(9,327)

(8,767)

19.6%

12.4%

Reported Profit for the Period

96,754

86,759

88,034

9.9%

11.5%

Underlying profit for the period

96,754

87,978

84,639

14.3%

10.0%

NMF -no meaningful figures

 

Balance Sheet and Capital Highlights

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Dec-17

Sep-17

Change QoQ

In Millions

GEL

USD

GEL

USD

 

Total Assets

12,965.9

5,001.9

12,136.9

4,900.4

6.8%

Gross Loans

8,553.2

3,299.6

7,767.6

3,136.3

10.1%

Customer Deposits

7,816.8

3,015.5

7,096.5

2,865.3

10.1%

Total Equity

1,890.5

729.3

1,790.3

722.9

5.6%

Regulatory Tier I Capital (Basel III)*

1,437.2

554.4

1,354.7**

547.0**

6.1%

Regulatory Total Capital (Basel III)*

1,885.3

727.3

1,784.8**

720.6**

5.6%

Regulatory Tier I Capital (Basel II/III)

1,437.2**

554.4**

1,354.7

547.0

6.1%

Regulatory Total Capital (Basel II/III)

1,883.8**

726.7**

1,821.8

735.6

3.4%

Regulatory Risk Weighted Assets (Basel III)*

10,753.2

4,148.3

9,601.4**

3,876.7**

12.0%

Regulatory Risk Weighted Assets (Basel II/III)

13,908.9**

5,365.7**

12,560.6

5,071.5

10.7%

                 

*per new NBG regulation, which came into force in December 2017, 

**Figures are based on internal estimates and are presented for comparison purpose

 

Key Ratios[11]

4Q'17

3Q'17

4Q'16

Change YoY

Change QoQ

Underlying ROE

21.0%

20.0%

23.5%

-2.7%

0.8%

Reported ROE

21.0%

19.8%

24.2%

-3.2%

1.1%

Underlying ROA

3.0%

3.0%

3.5%

-0.5%

0.0%

Reported ROA

3.0%

2.9%

3.7%

-0.7%

0.1%

Underlying Cost to Income

41.0%

39.8%

47.0%

-6.0%

1.2%

Reported Cost to Income

41.0%

40.5%

51.2%

-10.2%

0.5%

Cost of Risk

1.4%

1.3%

0.6%

0.8%

0.1%

NPL to Gross Loans

3.3%

3.5%

3.5%

-0.2%

-0.2%

Regulatory Tier 1 CAR (Basel III)*

13.4%

14.1%**

N/A

N/A

-0.7%

Regulatory Total CAR (Basel III)*

17.5%

18.6%**

N/A

N/A

-1.1%

Regulatory Tier 1 CAR (Basel II/III)

10.3%**

10.8%

10.4%

-0.1%

-0.5%

Regulatory Total CAR (Basel II/III)

13.5%**

14.5%

14.2%

-0.7%

-1.0%

Leverage (Times)

6.9x

6.8x

6.8x

0.1x

0.1

*per new NBG regulation, which came into force in December 2017, 

**Figures are based on internal estimates and are presented for comparison purpose

 

Income Statement Discussion

Net Interest Income

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

In thousands of GEL

4Q'17

3Q'17

4Q'16

Change YoY

Change QoQ

Loans and Advances to Customers

255,576

225,467

222,116

15.1%

13.4%

Investment Securities Available for Sale

11,991

12,657

7,847

52.8%

-5.3%

Due from Other Banks

5,374

4,524

959

NMF

18.8%

Bonds Carried at Amortized Cost

7,293

9,785

7,460

-2.2%

-25.5%

Investment in Leases

7,787

5,819

4,895

59.1%

33.8%

Other

-

-

67

-100.0%

NMF

Interest Income

288,020

258,252

243,344

18.4%

11.5%

Customer Accounts

66,144

59,329

47,886

38.1%

11.5%

Due to Credit Institutions

45,762

42,407

29,526

55.0%

7.9%

Subordinated Debt

10,294

9,494

11,762

-12.5%

8.4%

Debt Securities in Issue

426

476

482

-11.6%

-10.5%

Interest Expense

122,626

111,705

89,655

36.8%

9.8%

Net Interest Income

165,395

146,546

153,689

7.6%

12.9%

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net Interest Margin

6.4%

6.2%

7.9%

-1.5%

0.2%

NMF -no meaningful figures

 

4Q 2017 to 4Q 2016 Comparison

In 4Q 2017, the net interest income increased by GEL 11.7 million, or 7.6%,  to GEL 165.4 million (GEL 139.6 million without the Bank Republic estimated contribution effect), as a result of a GEL 44.7 million, or 18.4%, increase in interest income and a GEL 33.0 million, or 36.8%, rise in interest expense, compared to 4Q 2016.

Without the Bank Republic estimated contribution effect, the GEL 47.4 million, or 23.1%, increase in interest income was mainly due to a GEL 36.1 million, or 19.3%, increase in interest income from loans. This in turn was due to the 26.2% rise in the loan portfolio which more than offset the declining yield effect as discussed below. The gain in interest income was also driven by the growth in interest income from investment securities (comprising both investment securities available for sale and bonds carried at amortized cost) by GEL 4.9 million, or 38.6%, which resulted from the significant increase in the respective portfolio.

The Bank Republic estimated contribution effect added a GEL 32.6 million, or 12.7%, to the interest income from loans and GEL 1.7 million, or 8.7%, interest income from investment securities. As a result, the total interest income for 4Q stood at GEL 288.0 million and the Bank Republic contribution effect was GEL 35.0 million, or 12.2%.  

In the reporting period, loan yields declined from 13.8% to 12.3% as a result of the decrease in foreign currency rates from 11.1% to 9.1% and decrease in GEL rates from 18.8% to 17.1% in line with the overall market trend. The yields on investment securities decreased from 8.1% to 6.9% (or 7.6% without an accounting adjustment effect between 3Q and 4Q). Consequently, these changes led to a decline in yields on average interest earning assets from 12.5% in 4Q 2016 to 11.2% in 4Q 2017.

 

Without the Bank Republic estimated contribution effect, interest expense amounted to GEL 113.4 million, making an increase of GEL 37.6 million, or 49.7% YoY. The growth was primarily attributable to the increased interest expense on due to credit institutions by GEL 19.0 million, or 81.7% as a result of respective portfolio growth, and increased interest expense on customer accounts by 21.0 million, or 52.2%, related to the portfolio growth.

 

The Bank Republic estimated contribution added  GEL 4.8 million, or 7.3%, to the interest expense on customer accounts, which amounted to GEL 66.1 million in 4Q 2017. It also added GEL 3.6 million, or 7.9%, to the interest expense on due to credit institutions, which totalled GEL 45.8 million in 4Q 2017. Consequently, the Bank Republic contribution effect was GEL 9.2 million or 7.5%.

The rate on due to credit institutions decreased by 0.4 pp to 6.9%, while the cost of deposits increased by 0.1 pp to 3.5%. As a result, the cost of funds grew to 4.6%, up by 0.1pp in 4Q 2017.

Consequently, NIM dropped to 6.4% in 4Q 2017, compared to 7.9% in 4Q 2016, while underlying NIM decreased by 1.1pp from 7.5%.

4Q 2017 to 3Q 2017 Comparison

On a QoQ basis, net interest income grew by GEL 18.8 million, or 12.9% QoQ, to GEL 165.4 million due to GEL 29.8 million, or 11.5%, higher interest income and GEL 10.9 million, or 9.8%, higher interest expense.

The increase in interest income largely resulted from the rise in interest income on loans by GEL 30.1 million, or 13.4%, which was the result of a 10.1% increase in the respective portfolio. This effect was further extended by a 0.4pp rise in yields on loans to 12.3%. The increase in loan yields stemmed from 0.6pp rise in GEL rates to 17.1% and 0.3 pp increase in FC rates to 9.1%.  The growth in interest income was also driven by the increase in interest income from investment in lease by GEL 2.0 million, or 33.8%, which was mainly driven by a 29.3% increase in respective portfolio. The rise was slightly offset by a GEL 3.2 million, or 14.1% drop in interest income from investment securities mainly due to accounting adjustment effect between 3Q and 4Q without which interest income from securities would have increased by GEL 0.8 million, or 4.1%. As a result, yields on average interest earning assets rose to 11.2%, compared to 10.9% in 3Q 2017.

The increase in interest expense was primarily due to the rise in the interest expense on customer accounts by GEL 6.8 million, or 11.5%. This resulted from the 10.1% increase in the respective portfolio and the 0.1pp increase in respective rate to 3.5%. The GEL 3.4 million, or 7.9% QoQ rise in interest expense on amounts due to credit institutions was driven by 0.3% increase in cost of borrowed fund, which was slightly offset by a 2.1% drop in respective portfolio. As a result, the cost of funds rose by 0.1pp to 4.6%. A GEL 0.8 million, or 8.4% increase in the interest expense on subordinated debt, was another contributor to interest expense and it was attributable to a 0.2pp rise in cost of subordinated debt and a 3.8% increase in respective portfolio. As a result, cost of funds increased by 0.1pp to 4.6%.

Consequently, on a QoQ basis, the NIM increased by 0.2 pp to 6.4%.

 

 

Fee and Commission Income

 

 

 

 

In thousands of GEL

4Q'17

3Q'17

4Q'16

Change YoY

Change QoQ

Card Operations

21,618

20,662

18,832

14.8%

4.6%

Settlement Transactions

16,410

15,170

14,590

12.5%

8.2%

Guarantees Issued

4,754

4,295

3,308

43.7%

10.7%

Letters of Credit

1,286

990

2,310

-44.3%

29.8%

Cash Transactions

5,378

4,576

3,930

36.8%

17.5%

Foreign Exchange Operations

337

420

484

-30.4%

-19.9%

Other

5,889

2,440

2,006

193.6%

141.4%

Fee and Commission Income

55,673

48,552

45,460

22.5%

14.7%

Card Operations

10,946

11,409

11,140

-1.7%

-4.1%

Settlement Transactions

2,139

1,897

1,722

24.2%

12.7%

Guarantees Issued

483

758

320

51.0%

-36.3%

Letters of Credit

368

239

297

23.9%

53.5%

Cash Transactions

1,111

1,177

751

48.0%

-5.7%

Foreign Exchange Operations

2

3

123

-98.1%

-18.9%

Other

1,671

1,279

2,717

-38.5%

30.7%

Fee and Commission Expense

16,719

16,763

17,068

-2.0%

-0.3%

Card Operations

10,672

9,253

7,692

38.7%

15.3%

Settlement Transactions

14,272

13,272

12,868

10.9%

7.5%

Guarantees

4,272

3,537

2,988

42.9%

20.8%

Letters of Credit

918

751

2,013

-54.4%

22.3%

Cash Transactions

4,268

3,398

3,180

34.2%

25.6%

Foreign Exchange Operations

334

417

361

-7.3%

-19.9%

Other

4,218

1,161

(710)

-693.8%

263.4%

Net Fee and Commission Income

38,954

31,790

28,392

37.2%

22.5%

                 

NMF -no meaningful figures

 

4Q 2017 to 4Q 2016 Comparison

In 4Q 2017, net fee and commission income totalled GEL 39.0 million, up by GEL 10.6 million, or 37.2% compared to 4Q 2016. This growth resulted mainly from a GEL 1.4 million, or 10.9%, gain in net fee and commission income from settlement transactions, a GEL 3.0 million, or 38.7%, increase in net card operations; a GEL 1.3 million, or 42.9% in guarantees and GEL 1.1 million, or 34.2% increase in cash transactions. The Bank Republic estimated contribution effect was a GEL 1.6 million, or 4.0%, in net fee and commission income.

 

4Q 2017 to 3Q 2017 Comparison

On a QoQ basis, net fee and commission income rose by GEL 7.2 million, or 22.5%, compared to 3Q 2017. This was primarily driven by a GEL 1.4 million, or 15.3%, increase in net fee and commission income from net card operations, by a GEL 1.0 million, or 7.5%, increase in net settlement transactions, and by a GEL 3.1 million increases in other net fee and commission income, mainly driven by CIB segment performance.

 

  

 

 

Other Operating Non-Interest Income and Gross Insurance Profit

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

In thousands of GEL

4Q'17

3Q'17

4Q'16

Change YoY

Change QoQ

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

25,714

20,330

22,952

12.0%

26.5%

Share of Profit of Associates

249

84

0

NMF

NMF

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

3

(1)

94

-97.1%

NMF

Gains less Losses from Disposal of Investment Securities Available for Sale

93

0

498

-81.4%

NMF

Revenues from Cash-In Terminal Services

255

241

300

-14.9%

5.8%

Revenues from Operational Leasing

1,411

1,623

1,158

21.8%

-13.1%

Gain from Sale of Investment Properties

2,775

404

2,393

16.0%

NMF

Gain from Sale of Inventories of Repossessed Collateral

682

756

991

-31.2%

-9.8%

Administrative Fee Income from International Financial Institutions

0

0

139

-100.0%

NMF

Revenues from Non-Credit Related Fines

1,284

29

211

NMF

NMF

Gain on Disposal of Premises and Equipment

760

66

110

NMF

NMF

Other

3,824

3,452

7,070

-47.8%

10.8%

Other Operating Income

10,991

6,572

12,372

-11.2%

67.3%

Other Operating Non-Interest Income

37,049

26,985

35,916

3.2%

37.3%

Gross Insurance Profit

1,919

1,773

256

NMF

8.2%

Other Operating Non-Interest Income and Gross Insurance Profit

38,968

28,758

36,172

7.7%

35.5%

NMF -no meaningful figures

 

4Q 2017 to 4Q 2016 Comparison

Total other operating non-interest income and gross insurance profit grew by GEL 2.8 million to GEL 39.0 million in 4Q 2017. While gains less losses from trading in foreign currencies and foreign exchange translations increased by GEL 2.8 million and revenues from non-credit related fines increased by GEL1.1 million, the growth was largely offset by a GEL 3.5 million decrease in "Other" income. Over the same time, gross insurance profit increased by GEL1.7 million.

 

The increase in gross insurance profit was related to the sharp increase in number of customers by c.277,000 which in turn led to high increase in gross written premium by 445.7% YoY on standalone basis. As a result, market share[12] increased to 13.0% from 3.5% establishing us as the third largest player on market. More information about TBC insurance can be found in annex 20 on page 55.

 

The Bank Republic's estimated contribution was GEL 4.8 million, or 12.4%, out of which GEL 3.3 million was related to gains less losses from trading in foreign currencies and foreign exchange translations.

 

4Q 2017 to 3Q 2017 Comparison

On a QoQ basis, total other operating non-interest income grew by GEL 10.2 million, or by 35.5%, primarily driven by increase in gains less losses from trading in foreign currencies and foreign exchange transactions by GEL 5.4 million, or 26.5%, by GEL 2.4 million increase in gains from sale of investment properties and by GEL 1.3 million rise in revenues from non-credit related fines. The increase in gains less losses from trading in foreign currencies and foreign exchange transactions was attributable to seasonally high trade volumes, as well as increased volatility of the GEL exchange rate.

 

Provision for Impairment

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

In thousands of GEL

4Q'17

3Q'17

4Q'16

Change YoY

Change QoQ

Provision for Loan Impairment

(28,421)

(25,036)

(10,405)

173.1%

13.5%

Provision for Impairment of Investments in Finance Lease

(79)

(285)

(322)

-75.6%

-72.4%

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

(1,019)

(680)

2,787

-136.6%

49.9%

Provision for Impairment of Other Financial Assets

(6,917)

(1,097)

(1,727)

NMF

NMF

Total Provision Charges for Impairment

(36,435)

(27,097)

(9,668)

NMF

34.5%

Operating Income after Provisions for Impairment

206,882

179,997

208,586

-0.8%

14.9%

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cost of Risk

1.4%

1.3%

0.6%

0.8%

0.1%

NMF -no meaningful figures

 

4Q 2017 to 4Q 2016 Comparison

In 4Q 2017, total provision charges grew by GEL 26.8 million to GEL 36.4 million compared to 4Q 2016. The rise is mainly determined by GEL 18.0 million in higher charges on loans related to low provision expense in 4Q 2016 driven by one-offs. (Detailed information regarding 2016-2017 one-offs and the respective underlying ratios is given in the annex 21 on pages 56-57.) Total provision charges growth was also driven by a GEL 5.2 million increase in provision for impairment of other financial assets and by a GEL 3.8 million in higher charges on provision for performance guarantees and credit related commitments.

 

In 4Q 2017, the cost of risk on loans stood at 1.4%, compared to 0.6% in 4Q 2016. The CoR in 4Q 2016 was very low due to one-off provision expenses.

 

4Q 2017 to 3Q 2017 Comparison

On a QoQ basis, total provision charges increased by a GEL 9.4 million, or 34.5%, amounting to GEL 36.4 million. A GEL 5.8 million increase in provisions for other financial assets was the main contributor to the rise in total provision charges. Provision charges on loans grew by GEL 3.4 million.

The cost of risk on loans remained broadly stable and amounted to 1.4% in 4Q 2017.

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

 

Operating Expenses

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

In thousands of GEL

4Q'17

3Q'17

4Q'16

Change YoY

Change QoQ

Staff Costs

54,105

46,620

62,544

-13.5%

16.1%

Provisions for Liabilities and Charges

0

0

2,210

-100.0%

NMF

Depreciation and Amortization

10,425

9,317

7,435

40.2%

11.9%

Professional services

4,672

3,834

10,976

-57.4%

21.9%

Advertising and marketing services

8,141

3,492

6,268

29.9%

133.2%

Rent

5,908

5,635

5,639

4.8%

4.8%

Utility services

1,515

1,533

1,474

2.8%

-1.2%

Intangible asset enhancement

3,346

2,177

1,840

81.9%

53.7%

Taxes other than on income

1,095

1,763

1,022

7.1%

-37.9%

Communications and supply

1,195

1,067

1,937

-38.3%

12.0%

Stationary and other office expenses

1,539

1,157

1,041

47.8%

33.0%

Insurance

756

(271)

733

3.2%

NMF

Security services

488

477

560

-12.7%

2.4%

Premises and equipment maintenance

1,574

1,142

1,949

-19.3%

37.8%

Business trip expenses

645

468

654

-1.4%

37.7%

Transportation and vehicles maintenance

453

386

425

6.7%

17.2%

Charity

282

346

185

52.6%

-18.5%

Personnel training and recruitment

526

191

504

4.3%

175.1%

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

(165)

(189)

(2,779)

-94.1%

-13.0%

Loss on disposal of Inventory

51

2

1,038

-95.1%

NMF

Loss on disposal of investment properties

57

0

61

-5.5%

NMF

Loss on disposal of premises and equipment

186

135

90

105.5%

37.4%

Impairment of intangible assets

0

66

723

-100.0%

-100.0%

Acquisition costs

560

1,063

207

170.9%

-47.3%

Other

2,287

3,499

5,048

-54.7%

-34.7%

Administrative and Other Operating Expenses

35,111

27,974

39,595

-11.3%

25.5%

Operating Expenses

99,640

83,910

111,785

-10.9%

18.7%

Profit before Tax

107,241

96,086

96,801

10.8%

11.6%

Income Tax Expense

(10,487)

(9,327)

(8,767)

19.6%

12.4%

Profit for the Period

96,754

86,759

88,034

9.9%

11.5%

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cost to Income

41.0%

40.5%

51.2%

-10.2%

0.5%

ROE

21.0%

19.8%

24.2%

-3.2%

1.2%

ROA

3.0%

2.9%

3.7%

-0.7%

0.1%

NMF -no meaningful figures

 

4Q 2017 to 4Q 2016 Comparison

In 4Q 2017 the total operating expense, excluding one-offs and the Bank Republic estimated contribution effect, stood at GEL 84.2 million, down by GEL 1.8 million, or 2.1% YoY. This resulted from a GEL 9.8 million decrease in staff costs, which was partially offset by a GEL 6.1 million increase in administrative and other operating expenses, mainly related to the expanded business scale and performance, and a GEL 1.9 million rise in depreciation and amortisation.

 

In 4Q 2016 the one-off costs were related to Premium Listing, amounting to GEL 0.3 million, and to the Bank Republic integration costs, totalling GEL 12.2 million.

 

The Bank Republic estimated contribution to total operating expenses in 4Q 2017 amounted to GEL 15.4 million, comprising of GEL 9.0 million in staff costs, and GEL 5.4 million in administrative and other operating expenses. Total operating expense, including one-offs and the Bank Republic estimated contribution effect, amounted to GEL 99.6 million.

 

As a result, the cost to income ratio was 41.0% in 4Q 2017, compared to 51.2% in 4Q 2016, or 47.0% without one-offs.

 

4Q 2017 to 3Q 2017 Comparison

On a QoQ basis, the total operating expenses rose by a GEL 15.7 million, or 18.7%. The increase was primarily attributable to a GEL 7.5 million, or 16.1% increase in staff costs and a GEL 7.1 million or 25.5% increase in administrative and other operating expenses. The rise in administrative and other operating expenses was largely due to a GEL 4.6 million rise in advertising and marketing services, a GEL 1.2 million, or 53.7% increase in intangible asset enhancement, and a GEL 1.0 million increase in insurance expense. The overall rise in operating expenses is related to the seasonal high costs in 4Q, which more than offset the one-off effect in 3Q (related to the Bank Republic integration), as well as the achieved synergies deriving from the Bank Republic integration.

 

As a result, the cost to income ratio stood at 41.0% up by 0.5pp from 3Q 2017 (or up by 1.2pp on underlying basis)

Balance Sheet Discussion

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

In millions of GEL

Dec-17

Sep-17

Change QoQ

Cash, Due from Banks and Mandatory Cash Balances with NBG

2,504.9

2,507.9

-0.1%

Loans and Advances to Customers (Net)

8,325.4

7,549.1

10.3%

Financial Securities

1,107.5

1,113.4

-0.5%

Fixed and Intangible Assets & Investment Property

529.6

480.0

10.3%

Other Assets

498.5

486.5

2.5%

Total Assets

12,965.9

12,136.9

6.8%

Due to Credit Institutions

2,620.7

2,675.9

-2.1%

Customer Accounts

7,816.8

7,096.5

10.1%

Debt Securities in Issue

20.7

19.8

4.4%

Subordinated Debt

426.8

411.2

3.8%

Other Liabilities

190.4

143.2

33.0%

Total Liabilities

11,075.5

10,346.6

7.0%

Total Equity

1,890.5

1,790.3

5.6%

Assets

On a QoQ basis, total assets grew by GEL 829.0 million, or 6.8%, mainly due to a GEL 776.3 million, or 10.3% rise in net loans and advances to customers. A GEL 49.6 million, or 10.3%, increase in fixed and intangible assets and investment property, and a GEL 32.6 million, or 29.3%, increase in investments in finance leases, also contributed to the growth.

                                                                                                                             

As of 31 December 2017, the gross loan portfolio amounted to GEL 8,553.2 million, up by GEL 786 million or 10.1% QoQ. Gross loans denominated in foreign currency accounted for 59.7% of the total, compared to 59.2% as of 30 September 2017. The slightly lower larisation level is attributable to the Georgian Lari depreciation against the USD in the respective period. As of 30 September 2017, NPLs stood at 3.3%, compared to 3.5% as of 30 September 2017. The NPLs provision coverage ratios including IFRS 9 effect will stand at 104.7% and 209.4% including the collateral (or stands at 81.8% and 186.5% respectively per IAS 39)

 

Asset Quality

Foreign Currency Income Linked Borrowers

 

31-Dec-17

30-Sep-17

Segments

FC share

FC linked income borrowers share

FC share

FC linked income borrowers share

Retail

49.3%

24.9%

49.9%

25.5%

Consumer

18.5%

22.7%

19.8%

21.6%

Mortgage

81.4%

25.4%

81.7%

26.5%

Corporate

74.6%

56.3%*

72.0%

53.9%**

MSME

63.8%

16.6%

64.6%

16.7%

Total Loan Portfolio

59.7%

34.3%

59.2%

32.9%

     (Based on internal estimates)

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

** Pure exports account for 5.2% of total Corporate FX denominated loans

PAR 301 by Segments and Currencies

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

PAR 30

Dec-17

Sep-17

 

GEL

FC

Total

GEL

FC

Total

Corporate

0.0%

2.0%

1.5%

0.3%

2.8%

2.1%

Retail

2.9%

2.0%

2.4%

3.2%

2.2%

2.7%

MSME

1.5%

3.1%

2.5%

1.7%

4.1%

3.2%

Total

2.1%

2.2%

2.2%

2.3%

2.9%

2.7%

loans overdue by more than 30 days to gross loans

 

Total

The total PAR 30 decreased by 0.5pp QoQ. The decrease in PAR 30 ratio in 4Q 2017 is related to improvement across all segment.  PAR 30 in local currency decreased by 0.2pp to 2.1%, while PAR 30 in foreign currency dropped by 0.7pp to 2.2%.

 

Retail Segment

The retail segment PAR 30 amounted to 2.4%, down by 0.3% QoQ. The QoQ decrease was related to the stable performance of the book. The retail PAR 30 in local currency decreased by 0.3pp to 2.9%, while the PAR 30 in foreign currency decreased by 0.2pp to 2.0%.

 

Corporate

The corporate segment PAR 30 amounted to 1.5%, down by 0.6pp QoQ. The corporate PAR 30 in local currency dropped by 0.3%, while the PAR 30 in foreign currency decreased by 0.8pp to 2.0%.

 

 

 

 

MSME

The MSME segment PAR 30 amounted to 2.5%, down by 0.7pp QoQ. The decrease was driven by the improved performance of the book. The MSME PAR 30 in local currency decreased by 0.2pp to 1.5%, while PAR 30 in foreign currency was down by 1.0pp to 3.1%.

 

 

NPLs

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

NPLs

Dec-17

Sep-17

 

GEL

FC

Total

GEL

FC

Total

Corporate

0.0%

4.2%

3.2%

0.3%

4.7%

3.4%

Retail

2.6%

2.8%

2.7%

2.8%

3.1%

2.9%

MSME

2.2%

6.0%

4.6%

2.7%

6.0%

4.8%

Total

2.1%

4.1%

3.3%

2.3%

4.3%

3.5%

 

 

Total

Total NPLs stood at 3.3%, down by 0.2 pp on a QoQ basis. The NPLs in local currency decreased by 0.2pp to 2.1%, while NPLs in foreign currency dropped by 0.2pp to 4.1%.

 

Retail Segment

Retail NPLs stood at 2.7%, down by 0.2pp QoQ. The Retail NPLs in local currency decreased by 0.2pp to 2.6%, while NPLs in foreign currency decreased by 0.3pp to 2.8%.

 

Corporate

Corporate NPLs stood at 3.2% down by 0.2pp on a QoQ basis. The corporate NPLs in local currency declined by 0.3pp to 0.0%, while NPLs in foreign currency decreased by 0.5pp to 4.2%.

 

MSME

MSME NPLs declined by 0.2pp on a QoQ basis, to 4.6%. The MSME NPLs in local currency decreased by 0.5pp to 2.2%, while NPLs in foreign currency remained stable at 6.0%.

 

NPLs Coverage

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

NPLs Coverage

Dec-17(including IFRS9 impact)

Sep-17

 

Exc. Collateral

Incl. Collateral

Exc. Collateral

Incl. Collateral

Corporate

86.6%

211.0%

52.5%

256.8%

Retail

154.0%

237.3%

120.6%

201.6%

MSME

54.6%

170.6%

49.7%

172.5%

Total

104.7%

209.4%

80.5%

206.8%

 

 

Total

NPL coverage ratios per IAS 39 stood at 81.8% and 186.5%, including collateral.

 

Retail Segment

NPL coverage ratios per IAS 39 stood at 120.8% and 204.1%, including collateral.

 

Corporate

NPL coverage ratios per IAS 39 stood at 63.2% and 187.7%, including collateral.

 

MSME

NPL coverage ratios per IAS 39 stood at 46.1% and 162.2%, including collateral.

 

 

Liabilities

As of 31 December 2017, TBC Bank's total liabilities amounted to GEL 11,075.5 million, up by 7.0% QoQ. The growth of GEL 728.8 million was primarily due to a GEL 720.3 million, or 10.1%, increase in customer deposits. Total liabilities also grew due to the rise in other financial liabilities by a GEL 28.4 million as well as the increase in subordinated debt by GEL15.6 million. This effect was slightly offset by a GEL 55.2 million, or 2.1% decrease in amounts due to credit institutions.

 

Liquidity

The Bank's liquidity ratio, as defined by the NBG, stood at 32.5% as of 31 December 2017, compared to 35.3% as of 30 September 2017. As of 31 December 2017, the newly introduced short term liquidity ratio, the total LCR, as defined by NBG, was 112.7%, above the 100.0% limit, while the LCR for GEL and FC stood at 95.6% and 122.9% respectively, - both higher of their respective limits of 75% and 100%.

 

 

Total Equity

As of 31 December 2017, TBC's total equity amounted to GEL 1,890.5 million, up by GEL 100.1 million from GEL 1,790.3 million as of 30 September 2017. The QoQ change in equity was mainly due to the net profit contribution in respective period.

 

Regulatory Capital

In December 2017, the National Bank of Georgia introduced new capital adequacy requirements in order achieve better compliance with Basel III framework. More information can be found on page 56.

 

According to the newly introduced methodology, 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 minimum required levels of 10.3% and 15.2%.

 

In December 2017, The Bank's Basel III Tier 1 Capital amounted to GEL 1,437.2 million. The Bank's Basel III Total Capital amounted to GEL 1,885.3 million. Risk Weighted Assets amounted to GEL 10,753.2 million as of 31 December 2017.

 

 

Results by Segments and Subsidiaries

The segment definitions are as per below:

·      Corporate - Legal Entities with an annual revenue of GEL 8.0 million or more or who have been granted a loan in an amount equivalent to USD 1.5 million or more. Some other business customers may also be assigned to this segment or transferred to the MSME segment on a discretionary basis.

·      MSME (Micro, Small and Medium) - all business customers who are not included in either Corporate and Retail segments; or Legal Entities who have been granted a Pawn shop loan; 

·      Retail - all non-business individual customers or individual business customers who have been granted a loan in an amount equivalent below USD 8.0 thousand. All individual customers are included in retail deposits.

·      Corp. Centre - comprises of 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.

 

 

 

Income Statement by Segments

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

4Q

Retail

MSME

Corporate

Corp.Centre

Total

Interest Income

147,324

49,741

60,468

30,488

288,020

Interest Expense

(31,444)

(3,468)

(31,233)

(56,482)

(122,626)

Net Transfer Pricing

(21,443)

(14,554)

8,995

27,002

0

Net Interest Income

94,437

31,720

38,230

1,008

165,395

Fee and Commission Income

37,573

5,760

11,020

1,320

55,673

Fee and Commission Expense

(11,801)

(2,622)

(1,630)

(665)

(16,719)

Net fee and Commission Income

25,772

3,138

9,390

655

38,954

Gross Insurance Profit

0

0

0

1,919

1,919

Gains Less Losses from Trading in Foreign Currencies

7,044

5,966

13,367

(754)

25,622

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

0

0

0

92

92

Net Losses from Derivative Financial Instruments

0

0

0

3

3

(Losses Less Gains)/Gains Less Losses from Disposal of Investment Securities Available for Sale

0

0

0

93

93

Other Operating Income

3,282

718

7,123

(131)

10,991

Share of profit of associates

0

0

0

249

249

Other Operating Non-Interest Income

10,326

6,684

20,489

(450)

37,049

Other Operating Non-Interest Income and Gross Insurance Profit

10,326

6,684

20,489

1,469

38,968

Provision for Loan Impairment

(21,161)

(3,078)

(4,181)

0

(28,421)

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

41

(18)

(924)

(118)

(1,019)

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

0

0

0

(79)

(79)

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

(31)

43

(6,586)

(342)

(6,917)

Operating income after provisions for impairment

109,383

38,489

56,416

2,593

206,882

Staff Costs

(34,886)

(7,042)

(7,465)

(4,712)

(54,105)

Depreciation and Amortization

(8,332)

(1,377)

(379)

(337)

(10,425)

Administrative and Other Operating Expenses

(23,163)

(4,479)

(2,226)

(5,243)

(35,111)

Operating Expenses

(66,381)

(12,898)

(10,070)

(10,292)

(99,640)

Profit before Tax

43,002

25,591

46,347

(7,698)

107,241

Income Tax Expense

(5,612)

(3,746)

(7,235)

6,106

(10,487)

Profit for the Period

37,390

21,845

39,112

(1,592)

96,754

 

 

Portfolios by Segments

 

 

 

 

 

 

In thousands of GEL

Dec-17

Sep-17

Loans and Advances to Customers

 

 

 

 

 

Consumer

2,128,658

1,972,012

Mortgage

2,069,728

1,900,186

Pawn

34,767

34,861

Retail

4,233,153

3,907,059

Corporate

2,475,392

2,128,478

MSME

1,844,671

1,732,096

Total Loans and Advances to Customers (Gross)

8,553,217

7,767,634

Less: Provision for Loan Impairment

(227,864)

(218,573)

Total Loans and Advances to Customers (Net)

8,325,353

7,549,061

 

Customer Accounts

 

 

 

 

 

Retail

4,378,265

4,015,754

Corporate

2,410,862

2,130,763

MSME

1,027,690

950,005

Total Customer Accounts

7,816,817

7,096,523

 

Retail Banking

As of 31 December 2017, retail loans stood at GEL 4,233.2 million, up by GEL 326.1 million, or 8.3%, QoQ. This increase was attributable to a GEL 169.5 million, or 8.9% increase in mortgage loans and a GEL 156.6 million, or 7.9% increase in consumer loans.  As of 31 December 2017, TBC Bank's retail loans accounted for 40.2% market share of total individual loans. As of 31 December 2017, foreign currency loans represented 49.3% of the total retail loan portfolio.

 

In the reporting period, retail deposits rose to GEL 4,378.3 million, up by GEL 362.5 million or 9.0% QoQ. Retail deposits accounted for 41.3% market share of total individual deposits. The increase in retail deposits was driven by a GEL 182.3 million, or 10.2% rise in current deposits and a GEL 180.2 million, or 8.1% rise in term deposits. As of 31 December 2017 term deposits accounted for 54.9% of the total retail deposit portfolio, while foreign currency deposits represented 83.8% of the total retail deposit portfolio.

 

In 4Q 2017, retail loan yields and deposit rates stood at 14.2% and 2.9% respectively. The segment's cost of risk on loans was 2.0%, down by 1.2pp QoQ, the decrease is related to improved performance of the overall retail book.  The retail segment contributed 38.6%, or GEL 37.4 million, to the TBC's total net income in 4Q 2017.

Corporate Banking

As of 31 December 2017, corporate loans amounted to GEL 2,475.4, up by GEL 346.9 million or 16.3% QoQ. Foreign currency loans accounted for 74.6% of the total corporate loan portfolio. Market share in legal entities increased by 0.4pp QoQ to 36.0%.

 

As of the same date, corporate deposits totalled GEL 2,410.9 million, up by GEL 280.1 million or 13.1% QoQ. Foreign currency corporate deposits represented 49.8% of the total corporate deposit portfolio. Market share increased by 2.1pp and stood at 37.9%.

 

In 4Q 2017, corporate loan yields and deposit rates stood at 10.0% and 5.3%, respectively. In the same period, the cost of risk on loans was 0.7%. Negative CoR in 2017 is driven by good performance of the book. In terms of profitability, the corporate segment's net profit reached GEL 39.1 million, or 40.4% of the Bank's total net income.

 

 

MSME Banking

As of 31 December 2017, MSME loans amounted to GEL 1,844.7, up by GEL 112.6 million, or 6.5%, QoQ. Foreign currency loans accounted for 63.8% of the total MSME portfolio.

 

As of the same date, MSME deposits stood at GEL 1,027.7 million, up by GEL 77.7 million or 8.2% QoQ.  Foreign currency MSME deposits represented 53.7% of the total MSME deposit portfolio.

 

In 4Q 2017, MSME loan yields and deposit rates stood at 10.9% and 1.4%, respectively while the cost of risk on loans was 0.7%, down by 0.2pp QoQ driven by improved of the loan book. In terms of profitability, net profit for the MSME segment amounted to GEL 21.8 million, or 22.6%, of TBC's total net income.

 

 

Consolidated Financial Statements of TBC Bank Group PLC

Consolidated Balance Sheet

 

 

 

 

 

In thousands of GEL 

Dec-17

Sep-17

Cash and cash equivalents

1,431,477

1,445,521

Due from other banks

39,643

41,696

Mandatory cash balances with National Bank of Georgia

1,033,818

1,020,695

Loans and advances to customers (Net)

8,325,353

7,549,061

Investment securities available for sale

657,938

685,210

Investment in associates

1,277

1,309

Investment securities held to maturity

449,538

428,163

Investments in finance leases

143,837

111,223

Investment properties

79,232

88,750

Goodwill

28,657

28,657

Intangible assets

83,492

69,864

Premises and equipment

366,913

321,431

Other financial assets

146,144

113,942

Deferred tax asset

2,855

3,592

Current income tax prepayment

19,084

18,380

Other assets

156,651

209,427

TOTAL ASSETS    

12,965,910

12,136,922

LIABILITIES     

 

 

Due to Credit Institutions

2,620,714

2,675,930

Customer accounts    

7,816,817

7,096,523

Current income tax liability  

447

362

Debt Securities in issue

20,695

19,818

Deferred income tax liability  

602

851

Provisions for liabilities and charges 

13,200

11,072

Other financial liabilities   

91,753

59,616

Subordinated debt    

426,788

411,193

Other liabilities    

84,440

71,251

TOTAL LIABILITIES    

11,075,457

10,346,615

EQUITY     

 

 

Share capital

1,605

1,605

Share premium

714,651

714,651

Retained earnings

1,246,327

1,137,497

Group reorganisation reserve

(162,167)

(162,167)

Share based payment reserve

(3,634)

7,291

Revaluation reserve for premises

70,045

70,045

Revaluation reserve for available-for-sale securities

1,731

863

Cumulative currency translation reserve

(7,360)

(7,301)

TOTAL EQUITY

1,861,198

1,762,485

Non-controlling interest    

29,255

27,822

TOTAL EQUITY    

1,890,453

1,790,307

TOTAL LIABILITIES AND EQUITY  

12,965,910

12,136,922

  

Consolidated Statement of Profit or Loss and Other Comprehensive Income

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

In thousands of GEL 

4Q'17

3Q'17

4Q'16

Interest income 

288,020

258,252

243,344

Interest expense

(122,626)

(111,705)

(89,655)

Net interest income

165,395

146,546

153,689

Fee and commission income

55,673

48,552

45,460

Fee and commission expense

(16,719)

(16,763)

(17,068)

Net Fee and Commission Income

38,954

31,790

28,392

Gross insurance profit

1,919

1,773

256

Gains less losses from trading in foreign currencies

25,622

18,086

25,472

Foreign exchange translation gains less losses

92

2,245

(2,519)

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

3

(1)

94

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

93

0

498

Share of profit of associates

249

84

0

Other operating income

10,991

6,572

12,372

Other operating non-interest income

37,049

26,985

35,916

Provision for loan impairment

(28,421)

(25,036)

(10,405)

Provision for  impairment of investments in finance lease

(79)

(285)

(322)

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

(1,019)

(680)

2,787

Provision for  impairment of other financial assets

(6,917)

(1,097)

(1,727)

Operating income after provisions for impairment

206,882

179,997

208,586

Staff costs

(54,105)

(46,620)

(62,544)

Depreciation and amortisation

(10,425)

(9,317)

(7,435)

Provision for liabilities and charges

0

0

(2,210)

Administrative and other operating expenses

(35,111)

(27,974)

(39,595)

Operating expenses

(99,640)

(83,910)

(111,785)

Profit before tax

107,241

96,086

96,801

Income tax expense

(10,487)

(9,327)

(8,767)

Profit for the period

96,754

86,759

88,034

Other Comprehensive income:

 

 

 

Items that may be reclassified subsequently to profit or loss:

 

 

 

Revaluation

946

1,929

(3,196)

Gains less losses reclassified to profit or loss upon disposal

0

0

(2,757)

Income tax recorded directly in other comprehensive income

0

0

248

Exchange differences on translation to presentation currency

(60)

399

147

Items that will not be reclassified to profit or loss:

 

 

 

Income tax recorded directly in other comprehensive income

0

0

422

Other comprehensive income for the period

886

2,328

(5,136)

Total comprehensive income for the period

97,640

89,086

82,898

Profit attributable to:

 

 

 

 - Owners of the Bank

95,367

85,524

89,359

 - Non-controlling interest

1,388

1,235

(1,326)

Profit for the period

96,754

86,759

88,034

Total comprehensive income is attributable to:

 

 

 

 - Owners of the Bank

96,179

87,881

84,224

 - Non-controlling interest

1,461

1,205

(1,326)

Total comprehensive income for the period

97,640

89,086

82,898

 

 

4Q 2017 Bank Republic Financial Results Based on Internal Estimates

 

Bank Republic Profit and Loss

 

 

In thousands of GEL

4Q 2017

Interest income

35,016

Interest expense

9,217

Net interest income

25,799

Card operations

-322

Settlement transactions

1,133

Guarantees and letters of credit

650

Other

90

Net fee and commission income

1,551

FX gain/losses

3,268

Other

1,579

Other non-interest income

4,847

Operating income

32,197

Staff costs

8,985

Depreciation and amortization

1,047

Administrative and other operating expenses

5,387

Operating expenses

15,418

Operating profit

16,778

 

Bank Republic Loan Portfolio

 

In thousands of GEL

as of 31 December 2017

Total gross loans

1,096,158

Retail

714,959

Corporate

245,235

MSME

135,964

 

Bank Republic Deposit Portfolio

 

In thousands of GEL

as of 31 December 2017

Total deposits

488,855

Retail

311,984

Corporate

113,406

MSME

63,464

 

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)

4Q'17

3Q'17

4Q'16

Underlying ROE1

21.0%

20.0%

23.5%

Reported ROE2

21.0%

19.8%

24.2%

Underlying ROA3

3.0%

3.0%

3.5%

Reported ROA4

3.0%

2.9%

3.7%

Underlying Cost to Income5

41.0%

39.8%

47.0%

Reported Cost to Income6

41.0%

40.5%

51.2%

Cost of Risk7

1.4%

1.3%

0.6%

NIM8

6.4%

6.2%

7.9%

Risk Adjusted NIM9

5.2%

5.0%

6.3%

Loan Yields10

12.3%

11.9%

13.8%

Risk Adjusted Loan Yields11

11.1%

10.7%

12.6%

Deposit rates12

3.5%

3.4%

3.3%

Yields on interest Earning Assets13

11.2%

10.9%

12.5%

Cost of Funding14

4.6%

4.5%

4.5%

Spread15

6.6%

6.4%

8.0%

PAR 90 to Gross Loans16

1.4%

1.6%

1.3%

NPLs to Gross Loans17

3.3%

3.5%

3.5%

NPLs coverage per IAS 3918

81.8%

80.5%

88.4%

NPLs coverage with collateral per IAS 3919

186.5%

206.8%

222.5%

NPLs coverage per IFRS 920

104.7%

N/A

N/A

NPLs coverage with collateral per IFRS 921

209.4%

N/A

N/A

Provision Level to Gross Loans22

2.7%

2.8%

3.1%

Related Party Loans to Gross Loans23

0.1%

0.1%

0.1%

Top 10 Borrowers to Total Portfolio24

8.2%

8.6%

7.6%

Top 20 Borrowers to Total Portfolio25

12.4%

12.3%

11.3%

Net Loans to Deposits plus IFI Funding26

92.5%

91.5%

93.4%

Net Stable Funding Ratio27

124.4%

134.5%

108.4%

Liquidity Coverage Ratio28

113%

115.2%

N/A

Leverage29

6.9x

6.8x

6.8x

Regulatory Tier 1 CAR (Basel III)30

13.4%

14.1%**

N/A

Regulatory Total CAR (Basel III)31

17.5%

18.6%**

N/A

Regulatory Tier 1 CAR (Basel II/III)32

10.3%*

10.8%

10.4%

Regulatory Total CAR (Basel II/III)33

13.5%*

14.5%

14.2%

*Estimated Basel II/III ratios as of 31 December 2017 ** estimated Basel III ratios according to new NBG regulation which came into force from the end of 2017

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Ratio definitions

1. Underlying return on average total equity (ROE) equals underlying net income attributable to owners divided by monthly average of total shareholders 'equity attributable to the PLC's equity holders for the same period adjusted for the respective one-off items; Annualized where applicable.

2.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.

3. Underlying return on average total assets (ROA) equals underlying net income of the period divided by monthly average total assets for the same period. Annualised where applicable.

4. 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.

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

6. 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).

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

8. 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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

15. 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).

16. 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.

17. 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.

18. NPLs coverage ratio equals total loan loss provision calculated per IAS 39 divided by the NPL loans.

19. NPLs coverage with collateral ratio equals loan loss provision calculated per IAS 39 plus total collateral amount of NPL loans (excluding third party guarantees) discounted at 30-50% depending on segment type divided by the NPL loans.

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

21. 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.

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

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

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

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

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

27. 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.

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

29. Leverage equals total assets to total equity.

30. 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.

31. 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.

32. Regulatory Tier 1 CAR equals Tier I Capital divided by total risk weighted assets, both calculated in accordance with the NBG Basel II/III requirements.

33. Regulatory Total CAR equals total capital divided by total risk weighted assets, both calculated in accordance with the NBG Basel II/III requirements

 

 

 

 

Exchange Rates

To calculate the QoQ growth of the Balance Sheet items without the currency exchange rate effect, we used USD/GEL exchange rate of 2.4767 as of 30 September 2017. For the calculations of the YoY growth without the currency exchange rate effect, we used USD/GEL exchange rate of 2.6468 as of 31 December 2016. The USD/GEL exchange rate as of 31 December 2017 equalled 2.5922. For P&L items growth calculations without currency effect, we used the average USD/GEL exchange rate for the following periods: 4Q 2017 of 2.5933, 3Q 2017 of 2.4207, 4Q 2016 of 2.4958.

 

 

 

Preliminary Unaudited Consolidated Financial Results Overview FY 2017

The information contained in this announcement and its appendices relating to full year FY17 preliminary results, which were approved by the Board on 21 February 2018, do not constitute statutory accounts under section 434 of the UK Companies Act 2006. The financial statements of TBC Bank will be included in the Annual Report and Accounts due to be published in March 2018, and filed with the Registrar of Companies in due course.

TBC Bank Group PLC financial results are adjusted for certain one-off items, to enable better analysis of the Group's performance. The reconciliation of the underlying profit and loss items with the reported profit and loss items and the underlying ratios are given under the annex 21 section on pages 56-57. To further enhance the analysis, the Group separately discloses Bank Republic (BR) effects in 2016 and 2017. Detailed information is given in the annex 22 on pages 58-61.

 

Income Statement Highlights

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

in thousands of GEL

Y'17

Y'16

Change

 

Net Interest Income

604,015

490,453

23.2%

 

Net Fee and Commission Income

125,961

90,268

39.5%

 

Other Operating Non-Interest Income

131,009

100,341

30.6%

 

Provisioning Charges

(106,907)

(53,396)

100.2%

 

Operating Income after Provisions for Impairment

754,078

627,667

20.1%

 

Operating Expenses

(359,400)

(311,988)

15.2%

 

Profit Before Tax

394,678

315,679

25.0%

 

Income Tax Expense

(34,750)

(17,420)

99.5%

 

Profit for the Year

359,928

298,258

20.7%

 

Underlying profit for the Year

369,214

273,318

35.1%

 

 

Balance Sheet and Capital Highlights

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Dec-17

Dec-16

Change

In Millions

GEL

USD

GEL

USD

 

Total Assets

12,965.9

5,001.9

10,769.0

4,068.7

20.4%

Gross Loans

8,553.2

3,299.6

7,358.7

2,780.2

16.2%

Customer Deposits

7,816.8

3,015.5

6,454.9

2,438.8

21.1%

Total Equity

1,890.5

729.3

1,582.6

597.9

19.5%

Regulatory Tier I Capital (Basel III)*

1,437.2

554.4

N/A

N/A

N/A

Regulatory Total Capital (Basel III)*

1,885.3

727.3

N/A

N/A

N/A

Regulatory Tier I Capital (Basel II/III)

1,437.2**

554.4**

1,041.2

422.5

38.0%

Regulatory Total Capital (Basel II/III)

1,883.8**

727.7**

1,422.0

576.9

32.5%

Regulatory Risk Weighted Assets (Basel III)*

10,753.2

4,148.3

N/A

N/A

N/A

Regulatory Risk Weighted Assets (Basel II/III)

13,908.9**

5,365.7**

10,021.5

4,065.8

38.8%

                   

*per new NBG regulation, which came into force in December 2017, 

**Figures are based on internal estimates and are presented for comparison purpose

 

Key Ratios[13]

Y'17

Y'16

Change

Underlying ROE

21.4%

20.6%

0.8%

Reported ROE

20.9%

22.4%

-1.5%

Underlying ROA

3.2%

3.6%

-0.4%

Reported ROA

3.1%

3.9%

-0.8%

Underlying Cost to Income

40.5%

42.9%

-2.4%

Reported Cost to Income

41.7%

45.8%

-4.1%

Cost of Risk

1.2%

1.0%

0.2%

NPL to Gross Loans

3.3%

3.5%

-0.2%

Regulatory Tier 1 CAR (Basel III)*

13.4%

N/A

N/A

Regulatory Total CAR (Basel III)*

17.5%

N/A

N/A

Regulatory Tier 1 CAR (Basel II/III)

10.3%**

10.4%

-0.1%

Regulatory Total CAR (Basel II/III)

13.5%**

14.2%

-0.7%

Leverage (Times)

6.9x

6.8x

0.1x

*per new NBG regulation, which came into force in December 2017, 

**Figures are based on internal estimates and are presented for comparison purpose

 

Income Statement Discussion

Net Interest Income

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

In thousands of GEL

Y'17

Y'16

Change YoY

Loans and Advances to Customers

919,796

688,724

33.6%

Investment Securities Available for Sale

43,735

25,707

70.1%

Due from Other Banks

14,806

4,550

NMF

Bonds Carried at Amortized Cost

32,328

30,714

5.3%

Investment in Leases

23,273

16,566

40.5%

Other

0

165

-100.0%

Interest Income

1,033,939

766,426

34.9%

Customer Accounts

233,884

154,840

51.0%

Due to Credit Institutions

157,122

85,030

84.8%

Subordinated Debt

36,975

34,325

7.7%

Debt Securities in Issue

1,943

1,778

9.3%

Interest Expense

429,924

275,973

55.8%

Net Interest Income

604,015

490,453

23.2%

 

 

 

 

Net Interest Margin

6.5%

7.8%

-1.3%

NMF -no meaningful figures

 

FY 2017 to FY 2016 Comparison

In FY 2017, net interest income grew by 23.2% YoY to GEL 604.0 million (GEL 493.3 million without the Bank Republic estimated contribution effect), resulting from a 34.9% higher interest income and 55.8% higher interest expense.

 

Without the Bank Republic estimated contribution effect, the interest income increased by GEL 142.0 million, or 19.5% YoY, mainly driven by a higher interest income from loans to customers by GEL 114.3 million, or 17.5%. This is primarily related to the 26.2% gross loan portfolio increase. A rise in interest income from investment securities (comprising both investment securities available for sale and bonds carried at amortized cost) of GEL 13.5 million, or 25.1%, also contributed to the overall increase in loan portfolio. That in turn was driven by the significant rise in the respective portfolio. In addition, net interest income from due from other banks grew by GEL 7.7 million, which was also determined by the large increase in respective portfolio.

 

In FY 2017 the Bank Republic effect mainly contributed a GEL 152.0 million, or 16.5% to the interest income from loans and advances to customers, which totalled GEL 1,033.9 million, and GEL 8.7 million, or 11.5%, to interest income from investment securities, which amounted to GEL 76.1 million. As a result, the overall Bank Republic estimated contribution effect was GEL 163.3 million, or 15.8%, to the interest income.

 

Loan yields declined over the same period from 13.4% to 12.1%. The drop was driven by a decrease in rates on FC-denominated loans, from 10.4% to 9.1%, as well as by decline in GEL-denominated loans rates from 19.0% to 16.9% broadly in line with the overall market trend. The decline of yields on investment securities, from 8.6% to 7.8%, over the same period is related to a lower average refinance rate in the country in FY 2017 compared to FY 2016. As a result, the yields on average interest earning assets dropped from 12.2% in FY 2016 to 11.1% in FY 2017.

 

In the reporting period, without the Bank Republic estimated contribution effect, interest expense increased by GEL 115.3 million, or 44.0% YoY. The rise was mainly due to a higher interest expense on due to customer accounts by GEL 61.2 million, or 41.6%, and due to credit institutions by GEL 54.9 million or 69.8%. The growth in interest expense on both customer accounts and on due to credit institutions was driven by the large increase in respective portfolios related to the overall business growth.

The Bank Republic estimated contribution effect added GEL 25.4 million, or 10.9%, to the interest expense on customer accounts, which amounted to GEL 233.9 million in FY 2017, and GEL 23.5 million or 15.0% to interest expense on interest expense due to credit institutions, which amounted to GEL 157.1 million. As a result, the overall Bank Republic contribution effect was a GEL 52.5 million, or 12.2%, to the interest expense.

 

The cost of deposits increased slightly by 0.1pp to 3.4% in FY 2017 and in the same period the cost of borrowing dropped to 6.5%, from 7.0% in FY 2016. This was mainly due to the 1.2 pp decrease in rates on Lari-denominated borrowings and the 0.2 pp decrease in rates on FC-denominated borrowings. As a result, the cost of funding ratio remained flat at 4.5%.

Consequently, NIM was 6.5% in FY 2017, compared to underlying NIM of 7.6% in FY 2016 (or reported NIM of 7.8%)

Fee and Commission Income

 

 

 

 

In thousands of GEL

Y'17

Y'16

Change

Card Operations

82,525

61,115

35.0%

Settlement Transactions

59,739

43,434

37.5%

Guarantees Issued

15,121

11,699

29.2%

Letters of Credit

5,735

6,215

-7.7%

Cash Transactions

17,424

13,013

33.9%

Foreign Exchange Operations

1,339

1,277

4.9%

Other

12,060

6,046

99.5%

Fee and Commission Income

193,944

142,800

35.8%

Card Operations

46,360

34,906

32.8%

Settlement Transactions

7,421

5,795

28.1%

Guarantees Issued

1,801

796

126.3%

Letters of Credit

1,072

1,624

-34.0%

Cash Transactions

4,393

2,633

66.8%

Foreign Exchange Operations

94

190

-50.4%

Other

6,841

6,587

3.9%

Fee and Commission Expense

67,983

52,532

29.4%

Card Operations

36,165

26,209

38.0%

Settlement Transactions

52,317

37,639

39.0%

Guarantees

13,320

10,903

22.2%

Letters of Credit

4,663

4,592

1.6%

Cash Transactions

13,031

10,380

25.5%

Foreign Exchange Operations

1,245

1,086

14.6%

Other

5,219

(541)

NMF

Net Fee and Commission Income

125,961

90,268

39.5%

             

NMF -no meaningful figures

 

FY 2017 to FY 2016 Comparison

In FY 2017, net fee and commission income totalled GEL 126.0 million, marking an increase of GEL 35.7 million, or 39.5%, compared to FY 2016. The rise resulted mainly from a GEL 14.7 million, or 39.0%, gain in net fee and commission income from settlement transactions; a GEL 10.0 million, or 38.0%, increase in net card operations; a GEL 2.7 million, or 25.5%, rise in net cash transactions, and a GEL 2.4 million, or 22.2%, increase in net guarantees. The Bank Republic estimated contribution was GEL 6.9 million, or 5.5%, in the net fee and commission income.

 

Net fee and commission income from card operations expanded due to increase in number of active cards by 36% YoY, as well as a rise in number of POS terminals by 12% YoY. Net Fee and commission income from settlement transactions increased mainly due to increased commission income from money transfers by 40% and increased volume of settlement transactions by 44% for one of the subsidiaries, TBC Pay.

 

 

Other Operating Non-Interest Income and Gross Insurance Profit

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

In thousands of GEL

Y'17

Y'16

Change

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

91,473

67,762

35.0%

Share of Profit of Associates

909

0

NMF

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

(36)

(206)

-82.3%

Gains less Losses from Disposal of Investment Securities Available for Sale

93

9,293

-99.0%

Revenues from Cash-In Terminal Services

1,093

1,100

-0.6%

Revenues from Operational Leasing

6,544

5,772

13.4%

Gain from Sale of Investment Properties

4,353

2,623

66.0%

Gain from Sale of Inventories of Repossessed Collateral

2,383

2,382

0.1%

Administrative Fee Income from International Financial Institutions

0

644

-100.0%

Revenues from Non-Credit Related Fines

1,408

658

114.1%

Gain on Disposal of Premises and Equipment

1,017

208

NMF

Other

14,998

9,848

52.3%

Other Operating Income

31,797

23,236

64.2%

Other Operating Non-Interest Income

124,236

100,085

24.1%

Gross Insurance Profit

6,773

256

NMF

Other Operating Non-Interest Income and Gross Insurance Profit

131,009

100,341

30.6%

NMF -no meaningful figures

 

FY 2017 to FY 2016 Comparison

In FY 2017 total other operating non-interest income and gross insurance profit increased by GEL 30.7 million, or by 30.6%, YoY to GEL 131.0 million in FY 2017. This increase was mainly driven by a GEL 23.7 million or 35.0% rise in net gains less losses from trading in foreign currencies and foreign exchange translations mainly driven by increased trade volume and Bank Republic contribution. Another large contributor to the increase in other operating non-interest income and gross insurance profit is a GEL 6.5 million increase in gross insurance profit from our subsidiary- TBC Insurance, which was acquired in October 2016. As a result, the group's consolidated figures include contribution from TBC Insurance only in the 4Q 2016, while it has been consolidated on a full year basis in 2017.

During 2017, we have significantly increased number of customers to around 277,000 from only 3,000, which in turn led to high increase in gross written premium which amounted to GEL12.2 million in 2017 on a standalone basis.  As a result, market share[14] increased to 13% from 3.5% establishing TBC Insurance as the third largest player on market. More information about TBC insurance can be found in annex 20 on page 55.

The growth is also due to a GEL 1.7 million increase in gain from the sale of investment properties as well as GEL 5.2 gain in the "other" subsection of other operating income. The latter is mainly attributable to GEL 2.6 million reimbursed taxes; a GEL 2.9 million related to fair value adjustment of previously acquired portfolio due to a better than expected performance, and a GEL 2.1 million related to expense sharing programme by our partner payment technology companies. The rise across these items was largely offset by a GEL 8.8 million drop in net gains less losses from disposal of investment securities available for sale due to one-off gain from sale of investment security in 2Q 2016. The Bank Republic's estimated contribution in total other operating non-interest income was GEL 22.8 million or 17.4%, out of which GEL 14.1 million was related to gains less losses from trading in foreign currencies and foreign exchange translations.

 

Provision for Impairment

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

In thousands of GEL

Y'17

Y'16

Change

Provision for Loan Impairment

(93,823)

(49,201)

90.7%

Provision for Impairment of Investments in Finance Lease

(492)

(558)

-11.8%

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

(153)

(771)

-80.2%

Provision for Impairment of Other Financial Assets

(12,439)

(2,855)

NMF

Impairment of Investment Securities Available for Sale

0

(11)

-100.0%

Total Provision Charges for Impairment

(106,907)

(53,396)

100.2%

Operating Income after Provisions for Impairment

754,078

627,667

20.1%

 

 

 

 

Cost of Risk

1.2%

1.0%

0.2%

NMF -no meaningful figures

 

FY 2017 to FY 2016 Comparison

In 2017, total provision charges rose to GEL 106.9 million, up by GEL 53.5 million, compared to FY 2016, mainly driven by the increased charges on loans by GEL 44.6 million and a GEL 9.6 million rise in provision for impairment of other financial assets. The cost of risk on increased by 0.2pp to 1.2%.

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

 

Operating Expenses

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

In thousands of GEL

Y'17

      Y'16

           Change

Staff Costs

203,100

172,221

17.9%

Provisions for Liabilities and Charges

(2,495)

2,210

NMF

Depreciation and Amortization

37,265

28,082

32.7%

Professional services

14,332

29,926

-52.1%

Advertising and marketing services

18,430

13,796

33.6%

Rent

23,132

18,294

26.4%

Utility services

6,067

5,108

18.8%

Intangible asset enhancement

10,304

7,446

38.4%

Taxes other than on income

5,670

4,699

20.7%

Communications and supply

4,063

4,183

-2.9%

Stationary and other office expenses

4,936

3,448

43.2%

Insurance

2,461

2,687

-8.4%

Security services

1,965

1,883

4.3%

Premises and equipment maintenance

5,413

3,889

39.2%

Business trip expenses

2,021

1,880

7.5%

Transportation and vehicles maintenance

1,637

1,386

18.2%

Charity

1,045

884

18.2%

Personnel training and recruitment

1,444

1,272

13.5%

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

(538)

(4,424)

-87.8%

Loss on disposal of Inventory

1,239

1,690

-26.7%

Loss on disposal of investment properties

442

61

NMF

Loss on disposal of premises and equipment

492

423

16.2%

Impairment of intangible assets

1,916

19

NMF

Acquisition costs

2,447

207

NMF

Other

12,612

10,718

17.7%

Administrative and Other Operating Expenses

121,530

109,474

11.0%

Operating Expenses

359,400

311,988

15.2%

Profit before Tax

394,678

315,679

25.0%

Income Tax Expense

(34,750)

(17,420)

99.5%

Profit for the Year

359,928

298,258

20.7%

 

 

 

 

Cost to Income

41.7%

45.8%

-4.1%

ROE

20.9%

22.4%

-1.5%

ROA

3.1%

3.9%

-0.8%

NMF -no meaningful figures

 

FY 2017 to FY 2016 Comparison

Total operating expenses, excluding one-offs and the Bank Republic estimated contribution effect, amounted to GEL 287.7 million, up by GEL 17.5 million, or 6.5% YoY. The growth was mainly driven by a GEL 15.3 million increase in administrative expenses and a GEL 4.4 million rise in depreciation and amortization.

 

In FY 2016, the one-off costs related to the Premium Listing and the Bank Republic integration amounted to GEL 16.2 million and GEL 12.2 million respectively. In FY 2017, one-off costs were related to the Bank Republic integration and totalled GEL 10.9 million.

 

Out of the total operating expenses the Bank Republic estimated contribution amounted to GEL 60.8 million, or 16.9%, of which staff costs amounted to GEL 35.2 million and administrative and other operating expenses to GEL 20.9 million. Total operating expense including one-offs and the Bank Republic estimated contribution effect amounted to GEL 359.4 million.

 

Annualized cost synergies are expected to be GEL 24 million. In 2017, the estimated realized synergies were around GEL 20.5 million. As a result, the cost to income ratio stood at 41.7% (40.5% with one-offs) in FY 2017, compared to 45.8% (42.9% with one-offs) in FY 2016.

Balance Sheet Discussion

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

In millions of GEL

Dec-17

Dec-16

Change

Cash, Due from Banks and Mandatory Cash Balances with NBG

2,504.9

1,960.5

27.8%

Loans and Advances to Customers (Net)

8,325.4

7,133.7

16.7%

Financial Securities

1,107.5

803.7

37.8%

Fixed and Intangible Assets & Investment Property

529.6

470.6

12.5%

Other Assets

498.5

400.5

24.5%

Total Assets

12,965.9

10,769.0

20.4%

Due to Credit Institutions

2,620.7

2,197.6

19.3%

Customer Accounts

7,816.8

6,454.9

21.1%

Debt Securities in Issue

20.7

23.5

-12.0%

Subordinated Debt

426.8

368.4

15.9%

Other Liabilities

190.4

142.0

34.1%

Total Liabilities

11,075.5

9,186.4

20.6%

Total Equity

1,890.5

1,582.6

19.5%

Assets

As of 31 December 2017, TBC Bank's total assets amounted to GEL 12,965.9 million, up by GEL 2,196.9 million, or 20.4%, YoY. This was mainly due to the increase in gross loans to customers by the GEL 1,194.5 million, or 16.2%. In addition, the YoY rise resulted from a GEL 303.8 million, or 37.8%, increase in financial securities, a GEL 486.3 million or 51.5% increase in cash and cash equivalents, a GEL 52.9 million, or 16.8% increase in premises and equipment and a GEL 22.5 million, or 37.0% increase in intangible assets, largely attributable to the Bank Republic estimated contribution effect.

 

Asset Quality

PAR 301 by Segments and Currencies

PAR 30

Dec-17

Dec-16

 

GEL

FC

Total

GEL

FC

Total

Corporate

0.0%

2.0%

1.5%

0.0%

1.4%

1.0%

Retail

2.9%

2.0%

2.4%

2.5%

2.3%

2.4%

MSME

1.5%

3.1%

2.5%

1.8%

3.5%

3.0%

Total

2.1%

2.2%

2.2%

1.9%

2.3%

2.2%

loans overdue by more than 30 days to gross loans

 

Total

The total PAR 30 ratio remained stable YoY at 2.2%. PAR 30 in local currency increased by 0.2pp to 2.1%, while PAR 30 in foreign currency dropped by 0.1pp to 2.2%.

 

Retail Segment

The retail segment PAR 30 amounted to 2.4%, unchanged from December 2016. The Retail PAR 30 in local currency increased by 0.4pp to 2.9%, while PAR 30 in foreign currency declined by 0.3pp to 2.0%.

 

Corporate

The corporate segment PAR 30 amounted to 1.5%, an increase of 0.5pp YoY. The increase is driven by one large borrower falling in PAR 30; this exposure is guaranteed by the AAA rated Export Development Agency, according to international credit rating agencies.

 

The corporate PAR 30 in local currency remained stable at 0.0%, while PAR 30 in foreign currency rose by 0.6pp to 2.0%.

 

MSME

The MSME segment PAR 30 amounted to 2.5%, down by 0.5% YoY. The decrease is driven by overall improved performance of the book. The MSME PAR 30 in local currency decreased by 0.3pp to 1.5%, while PAR 30 in foreign currency decreased by 0.4pp to 3.1%.

 

NPLs

NPLs

Dec-17

Dec-16

 

GEL

FC

Total

GEL

FC

Total

Corporate

0.0%

4.2%

3.2%

0.7%

6.1%

4.8%

Retail

2.6%

2.8%

2.7%

1.8%

3.0%

2.5%

MSME

2.2%

6.0%

4.6%

1.8%

4.9%

4.0%

Total

2.1%

4.1%

3.3%

1.6%

4.4%

3.5%

 

 

Total

Total NPLs stood at 3.3% down by 0.2 pp on YoY basis. The NPLs in local currency increased by 0.5pp to 2.1%, while NPLs in foreign currency decreased by 0.3pp to 4.1%.

 

Retail Segment

Retail NPLs stood at 2.7% up by 0.2pp on YoY. The Retail NPLs in local currency increased by 0.8pp to 2.6%, while NPLs in foreign currency declined by 0.2pp to 2.8%.

 

Corporate

Corporate NPLs stood at 3.2%, down by 1.6pp on a YoY basis. The decline was driven by write-off of one large corporate borrower in 1Q 2017, which was almost fully provisioned, as well as by improved financial conditions of several other borrowers.

 

The corporate NPLs in local currency decreased by 0.7pp to 0.0%, while NPLs in foreign currency dropped by 1.9pp to 4.2%.

 

MSME

MSME NPLs expanded by 0.6pp on a YoY basis to 4.6%. The YoY increase is driven by worsened financial standing of a few borrowers.

 

The MSME NPLs in local currency increased by 0.4pp to 2.2%, while NPLs in foreign currency increased by 1.1pp to 6.0%.

 

 

NPLs Coverage

NPLs Coverage

Dec-17(including IFRS9 impact)

Dec-16

 

Exc. Collateral

Incl. Collateral

Exc. Collateral

Incl. Collateral

Corporate

86.6%

211.0%

91.8%

262.2%

Retail

154.0%

237.3%

106.6%

205.6%

MSME

54.6%

170.6%

57.7%

186.4%

Total

104.7%

209.4%

88.4%

222.5%

 

 

Total

NPL coverage ratios per IAS 39 stood at 81.8% and 186.5%, including collateral.

 

Retail Segment

NPL coverage ratios per IAS 39 stood at 120.8% and 204.1%, including collateral.

 

Corporate

NPL coverage ratios per IAS 39 stood at 63.2% and 187.7%, including collateral.

 

MSME

NPL coverage ratios per IAS 39 stood at 46.1% and 162.2%, including collateral

 

Liabilities

As of 31 December 2017, TBC Bank's total liabilities amounted to GEL 11,075.5 million, up by 20.6% YoY. The YoY growth of GEL 1,889.1 million was primarily due to a GEL 1,361.9 million, or 21.1%, increase in customer deposits. Total liabilities also grew following the increase in amounts due to credit institutions by GEL 423.1 million as well as a rise in subordinated debt by GEL 58.4 million.

 

Liquidity

The Bank's liquidity ratio, as defined by the NBG, stood at 32.5% as of 31 December 2017, compared to 30.8% as of 31 December 2016. The newly introduced short term liquidity ratio, total LCR, as defined by NBG, stood at 112.7% above the 100.0% limit. The LCR for GEL and FC stood at 95.6% and 122.9% respectively, both higher of their respective limits of 75% and 100%.

 

Total Equity

As of 31 December 2017, TBC's total equity amounted to GEL 1,890.5 million, up from GEL 1,582.6 million as of 31 December 2016. The YoY change in equity was mainly due to the net profit contribution of GEL 359.9 million, which was offset by a GEL 74.8 million dividend distribution (gross of tax and consisting of GEL 66.7 million cash-based and GEL 8.1 million share-based).

 

 

Regulatory Capital

In December 2017, the National Bank of Georgia introduced new capital adequacy requirements in order achieve better compliance with Basel III framework. More information can be found on pages 54-55.

 

The regulatory CAR is already based on the new regulation. 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%, compared to the required levels of 10.3% and 15.2%, respectively. The Bank's Basel III Tier 1 Capital amounted to GEL 1,437.2million and Bank's Basel III Total Regulatory Capital amounted to GEL 1,885.3million. Risk Weighted Assets amounted to GEL 10,753.2million as of 31 December 2017.

Results by Segments and Subsidiaries

The segment definitions are as per below:

·      Corporate - Legal Entities with an annual revenue of GEL 8.0 million or more or who have been granted a loan in an amount equivalent to USD 1.5 million or more. Some other business customers may also be assigned to this segment or transferred to the MSME segment on a discretionary basis.

·      MSME (Micro, Small and Medium) - all business customers who are not included in either Corporate and Retail segments; or Legal Entities who have been granted a Pawn shop loan; 

·      Retail - all non-business individual customers or individual business customers who have been granted a loan in an amount equivalent below USD 8.0 thousand. All individual customers are included in retail deposits.

·      Corp. Centre-- comprises of 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.

 

 

Income Statement by Segments

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Y'17

Retail

MSME

Corporate

Corp.Centre

Total

Interest Income

535,851

184,008

203,082

110,998

1,033,939

Interest Expense

(118,516)

(11,661)

(103,707)

(196,040)

(429,924)

Net Transfer Pricing

(73,141)

(51,488)

22,489

102,140

0

Net Interest Income

344,194

120,859

121,864

17,098

604,015

Fee and Commission Income

140,581

20,335

30,037

2,990

193,944

Fee and Commission Expense

(51,199)

(8,949)

(6,942)

(893)

(67,983)

Net fee and Commission Income

89,383

11,386

23,095

2,098

125,961

Gross Insurance Profit

0

0

0

6,773

6,773

Gains Less Losses from Trading in Foreign Currencies

22,597

26,885

38,885

(1,268)

87,099

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

0

0

0

4,374

4,374

Net Losses from Derivative Financial Instruments

0

0

0

(36)

(36)

(Losses Less Gains)/Gains Less Losses from Disposal of Investment Securities Available for Sale

0

0

0

93

93

Other Operating Income

12,670

1,726

13,465

3,936

31,797

Share of profit of associates

0

0

0

909

909

Other Operating Non-Interest Income

35,267

28,612

52,350

8,007

124,236

Other Operating Non-Interest Income and Gross Insurance Profit

35,267

28,612

52,350

14,781

131,009

Provision for Loan Impairment

(106,579)

(14,275)

27,031

0

(93,823)

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

(261)

467

183

(542)

(153)

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

0

0

0

(492)

(492)

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

(17)

(64)

(7,666)

(4,692)

(12,439)

Operating income after provisions for impairment

361,986

146,985

216,858

28,250

754,078

Staff Costs

(128,331)

(31,225)

(25,989)

(17,555)

(203,100)

Depreciation and Amortization

(29,813)

(4,972)

(1,438)

(1,042)

(37,265)

Provision for Liabilities and Charges

0

0

0

2,495

2,495

Administrative and Other Operating Expenses

(81,356)

(15,118)

(7,457)

(17,599)

(121,530)

Operating Expenses

(239,501)

(51,316)

(34,884)

(33,700)

(359,400)

Profit before Tax

122,486

95,669

181,974

(5,450)

394,678

Income Tax Expense

(15,526)

(13,820)

(27,738)

22,335

(34,750)

Profit for the Year

106,959

95,655

154,235

16,884

359,928

 

 

 

Portfolios by Segments

 

 

 

 

 

In thousands of GEL

Dec-17

Dec-16

Loans and Advances to Customers

 

 

 

 

 

Consumer

2,128,658

1,838,895

Mortgage

2,069,728

1,808,433

Pawn

34,767

33,247

Retail

4,233,153

3,680,575

Corporate

2,475,392

2,062,229

MSME

1,844,671

1,615,919

Total Loans and Advances to Customers (Gross)

8,553,217

7,358,723

Less: Provision for Loan Impairment

(227,864)

(225,022)

Total Loans and Advances to Customers (Net)

8,325,353

7,133,702

 

Customer Accounts

 

 

 

 

 

Retail

4,378,265

3,748,151

Corporate

2,410,862

1,875,200

MSME

1,027,690

831,598

Total Customer Accounts

7,816,817

6,454,949

 

Retail Banking

As of 31 December 2017, retail loans stood at GEL 4,233.2 million (or GEL 3,518.2 million without Bank Republic estimated contribution effect), up by GEL 552.6 million, or 15.0%, YoY. The main drivers were GEL 289.8 million, or 15.8%, increase in consumer loans, and a GEL 261.3 million, or 14.4% rise in mortgage loans. As of 31 December 2017, TBC Bank's retail loans accounted for 40.2% market share of total individual loans. As of 31 December 2017, foreign currency loans represented 49.3% of the total retail loan portfolio.

 

In the reporting period, retail deposits increased to GEL 4,378.3 million (or to GEL 4,066.3 million without Bank Republic estimated contributed effect), up by GEL 630.1 million or 16.8% YoY. Retail deposits grew by GEL 362.5 million, or 9.0%, on a QoQ basis and accounted for 41.3% market share of total individual deposits. The increase in retail deposits was attributable to a GEL 355.2 million, or 21.9%, rise in current deposits, and a GEL 274.9 million, or 12.9% increase in term deposits YoY. Term deposits accounted for 54.9% of the total retail deposit portfolio as of 31 December 2017, while foreign currency deposits represented 83.8% of the total retail deposit portfolio, compared to 86.4% as of December 2016.

 

In FY 2017, retail loan yields and deposit rates stood at 14.0% and 3.1% respectively, and the segment's cost of risk on loans was 2.8%. The retail segment contributed 29.7%, or GEL 107.0 million, to the TBC's total net income in Respective period.

 

Corporate Banking

As of 31 December 2017, corporate loans amounted to GEL 2,475.4 million (or GEL 2,230.2 million excluding Bank Republic estimated effect), up by GEL 413.2 million or 20.0% YoY. Foreign currency loans accounted for 74.6% of the total corporate loan portfolio. The market share for legal entities increased by 2.3% YoY to 36.0% mainly due to newly acquired blue chip customers.

 

As of the same date, corporate deposits totalled GEL 2,410.9 million (or GEL 2,297.5 million without the Bank Republic effect), up by GEL 535.7 million or 28.6%  YoY. Foreign currency corporate deposits represented 49.8% of the total corporate deposit portfolio. Market share stood at 37.9%.

 

In FY 2017, corporate loan yields and deposit rates stood at 9.5% and 5.2%, respectively. In the same period, the cost of risk on loans was -1.3%. Negative CoR in 2017 is driven by good performance of the book. In terms of profitability, the corporate segment's net profit reached GEL 154.2 million, or 42.9% of the Bank's total net income.

 

MSME Banking

As of 31 December 2017, MSME loans amounted to GEL 1,844.7 million (GEL 1,708.7 million excluding Bank Republic estimated loan portfolio), up by GEL 228.8 million, or 14.2% YoY. Foreign currency loans accounted for 63.8% of the total MSME portfolio.

 

As of the same date, MSME deposits stood at GEL 1,027.7 million (GEL 964.2 million excluding Bank Republic estimated deposit portfolio), up by GEL 196.1 million or 23.6% YoY.  Foreign currency MSME deposits represented 53.7% of the total MSME deposit portfolio.

 

In FY 2017, MSME loan yields and deposit rates stood at 10.9% and 1.3% respectively, while the cost of risk on loans was 0.8%. In terms of profitability, net profit for the MSME segment amounted to GEL 95.7 million, or 26.6% of TBC's total net income.

 

 

Consolidated Financial Statements of TBC Bank Group PLC

Consolidated Balance Sheet

 

 

 

 

 

In thousands of GEL 

Dec-17

Dec-16

Cash and cash equivalents

1,431,477

945,180

Due from other banks

39,643

24,725

Mandatory cash balances with the National Bank of Georgia

1,033,818

990,642

Loans and advances to customers

8,325,353

7,133,702

Investment securities available for sale

657,938

430,703

Bonds carried at amortized cost

449,538

372,956

Investments in finance leases

143,837

95,031

Investment properties

79,232

95,615

Current income tax prepayment

19,084

7,430

Deferred income tax asset

2,855

3,511

Other financial assets

146,144

94,627

Other assets

156,651

171,263

Premises and equipment

366,913

314,032

Intangible assets

83,492

60,957

Goodwill

28,657

28,658

Investments in associates

1,277

-

Total assets

12,965,910

10,769,032

Liabilities

 

 

Due to credit institutions

2,620,714

2,197,577

Customer accounts

7,816,817

6,454,949

Other financial liabilities

91,753

50,998

Current income tax liability

447

2,577

Debt securities in issue

20,695

23,508

Deferred income tax liability

602

5,646

Provisions for liabilities and charges

13,200

16,026

Other liabilities

84,440

66,739

Subordinated debt

426,788

368,381

Total liabilities

11,075,457

9,186,401

EQUITY

 

 

Share capital

1,605

1,581

Share premium

714,651

677,211

Retained earnings

1,246,327

955,173

Group reorganisation reserve

(162,167)

(162,166)

Share based payment reserve

(3,634)

23,327

Revaluation reserve for premises

70,045

70,460

Revaluation reserve for available-for-sale securities

1,730

(3,681)

Cumulative currency translation reserve

(7,360)

(7,538)

Net assets attributable to owners

1,861,198

1,554,367

Non-controlling interest

29,255

28,264

Total equity

1,890,453

1,582,631

Total liabilities and equity

12,965,910

10,769,032

 

Consolidated Statement of Profit or Loss and Other Comprehensive Income

 

 

 

 

 

In thousands of GEL 

Y'17

Y'16

Interest income 

1,033,939

766,426

Interest expense

(429,924)

(275,973)

Net interest income

604,015

490,453

Fee and commission income

193,944

142,800

Fee and commission expense

(67,983)

(52,532)

Net Fee and Commission Income

125,961

90,268

Gross Insurance profit

6,773

256

Gains less losses from trading in foreign currencies

87,099

70,269

Foreign exchange translation gains less losses

4,374

(2,507)

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

(36)

(206)

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

93

9,293

Share of profit of associates

909

0

Other operating income

31,797

23,236

Other operating non-interest income

124,236

100,085

Provision for loan impairment

(93,823)

(49,201)

Provision for  impairment of investments in finance lease

(492)

(558)

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

(153)

(771)

Provision for  impairment of other financial assets

(12,439)

(2,855)

Impairment of investment securities available for sale

0

(11)

Operating income after provisions for impairment

754,078

627,667

Staff costs

(203,100)

(172,221)

Depreciation and amortisation

(37,265)

(28,082)

Provision for liabilities and charges

2,495

(2,210)

Administrative and other operating expenses

(121,530)

(109,474)

Operating expenses

(359,400)

(311,988)

Profit before tax

394,678

315,679

Income tax expense

(34,750)

(17,420)

Profit for the year

359,928

298,258

Other Comprehensive income:

 

 

Items that may be reclassified subsequently to profit or loss:

 

 

Revaluation

5,489

522

Gains less losses reclassified to profit or loss upon disposal

0

(11,611)

Income tax recorded directly in other comprehensive income

0

1,649

Exchange differences on translation to presentation currency

181

(948)

Items that will not be reclassified to profit or loss:

 

 

Income tax recorded directly in other comprehensive income

(422)

10,928

Other comprehensive income for the year

5,248

540

Total comprehensive income for the year

365,176

298,798

Profit attributable to:

 

 

 - Owners of the Bank

354,410

299,146

 - Non-controlling interest

5,518

(887)

Profit for the year

359,928

298,258

Total comprehensive income is attributable to:

 

 

 - Owners of the Bank

359,585

299,686

 - Non-controlling interest

5,591

(887)

Total comprehensive income for the year

365,176

298,798

 

 

 

Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows

 

In thousands of GEL

YE 2017

YE 2016

 

 

 

Cash flows from operating activities

 

 

Interest received

                  1,001,920

735,705

Interest paid

                    (425,454)

(273,795)

Fees and commissions received

                      195,285

144,247

Fees and commissions paid

                      (68,036)

(52,154)

Insurance premium received

                        23,518

1,591

Insurance claims paid

                         (9,127)

(703)

Income received from trading in foreign currencies

                        87,099

70,411

Other operating income received

                          9,080

8,411

Staff costs paid

                    (187,520)

(148,656)

Administrative and other operating expenses paid

                    (112,270)

(104,077)

Income tax (paid) / refunded

                      (53,916)

(34,279)

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

460,580

346,701

Net change in operating assets

 

 

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

                      (74,918)

(448,582)

Loans and advances to customers

                 (1,341,709)

(1,219,501)

Investment in finance lease

                      (46,605)

(11,687)

Other financial assets

                      (38,153)

(22,965)

Other assets

                        73,814

(843)

Due to other banks

                    (230,290)

265,679

Customer accounts

                  1,337,901

1,150,146

Other financial liabilities

                        18,263

5,724

Other liabilities and provision for liabilities and charges

                          3,487

332

Net cash from operating activities

162,370

65,004

Cash flows from investing activities

 

 

Acquisition of investment securities available for sale

                    (560,226)

(143,980)

Proceeds from disposal of investment securities available for sale

-

11,868

Proceeds from redemption at maturity of investment securities available for sale

                           345,748

166,871

Acquisition of subsidiaries

-

(242,195)

Acquisition of bonds carried at amortised cost

                    (307,248)

(304,109)

Proceeds from redemption of bonds carried at amortised cost

                      242,380

314,231

Acquisition of premises, equipment and intangible assets

                    (114,383)

(50,689)

Disposal of premises, equipment and intangible assets

                          1,933

1,273

Proceeds from disposal of investment property

                        19,082

7,822

Acquisition of subsidiaries, net of cash acquired

                            (273)

150,791

Net cash used in investing activities

(372,988)

(88,117)

Cash flows from financing activities

 

 

Proceeds from other borrowed funds

                  1,483,191

903,502

Redemption of other borrowed funds

                    (844,115)

(666,156)

Proceeds from subordinated debt

                      119,859

136,817

Redemption of subordinated debt

                      (59,671)

(90,416)

Proceeds from debt securities in issue

                                 (0)

4,354

Redemption of debt securities in issue

                         (2,123)

(4,636)

Dividends paid

                      (67,927)

(54,560)

Issue of ordinary shares

29

    (3,495)

Net cash from / (used in) financing activities

629,243

225,410

Effect of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents

67,672

22,536

Net increase / (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents

486,297

224,833

Cash and cash equivalents at the beginning of the year

945,180

720,347

Cash and cash equivalents at the end of the year

1,431,477

945,180

 

FY 2017 Bank Republic Financial Results Based on Internal Estimates

 

Bank Republic Profit and Loss

 

 

In thousands of GEL

FY 2017

Interest income

163,250

Interest expense

52,519

Net interest income

110,731

Card operations

(1,430)

Settlement transactions

6,210

Guarantees and letters of credit

2,896

Other

(765)

Net fee and commission income

6,911

FX gain/losses

14,113

Other

8,654

Other non-interest income

22,767

Operating income

140,409

Operating expenses

60,775

Staff costs

35,175

Depreciation and amortization

4,702

Administrative and other operating expenses

20,898

Operating profit

80,269

 

Bank Republic Loan Portfolio

 

In thousands of GEL

as of 31 December 2017

Total gross loans

1,096,158

Retail

714,959

Corporate

245,235

MSME

135,964

Bank Republic Deposit Portfolio

 

In thousands of GEL

as of 31 December 2017

Total deposits

488,855

Retail

311,984

Corporate

113,406

MSME

63,4

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, which were used by the Management for monitoring and control purposes.

Key Ratios

 

 

 

 

 

Ratios (based on monthly averages, where applicable)

Y'17

Y'16

Underlying ROE1

21.4%

20.6%

Reported ROE2

20.9%

22.4%

Underlying ROA3

3.2%

3.6%

Reported ROA4

3.1%

3.9%

Underlying Cost to Income5

40.5%

42.9%

Reported Cost to Income6

41.7%

45.8%

Cost of Risk7

1.2%

1.0%

NIM8

6.5%

7.8%

Risk Adjusted NIM9

5.1%

6.4%

Loan Yields10

12.1%

13.4%

Risk Adjusted Loan Yields11

10.7%

12.1%

Deposit rates12

3.4%

3.3%

Yields on interest Earning Assets13

11.1%

12.2%

Cost of Funding14

4.5%

4.5%

Spread15

6.6%

7.8%

PAR 90 to Gross Loans16

1.4%

1.3%

NPLs to Gross Loans17

3.3%

3.5%

NPLs coverage per IAS 3918

81.8%

88.4%

NPLs coverage with collateral per IAS 3919

186.5%

222.5%

NPLs coverage per IFRS 920

104.7%

N/A

NPLs coverage with collateral per IFRS 921

209.4%

N/A

Provision Level to Gross Loans22

2.7%

3.1%

Related Party Loans to Gross Loans23

0.1%

0.1%

Top 10 Borrowers to Total Portfolio24

8.2%

7.6%

Top 20 Borrowers to Total Portfolio25

12.4%

11.3%

Net Loans to Deposits plus IFI Funding26

92.5%

93.4%

Net Stable Funding Ratio27

124.4%

108.4%

Liquidity Coverage Ratio28

113%

N/A

Leverage29

6.9x

6.8x

Regulatory Tier 1 CAR (Basel III)30

13.4%

N/A

Regulatory Total CAR (Basel III)31

17.5%

N/A

Regulatory Tier 1 CAR (Basel II/III)32

10.3%*

10.4%

Regulatory Total CAR (Basel II/III)33

13.5%*

14.2%

Dividend Pay-out ratio34

25.4%

25.2%

*Estimated Basel II/III ratios as of 31 December 2017

 

Ratio definitions

1. Underlying return on average total equity (ROE) equals underlying net income attributable to owners divided by monthly average of total shareholders 'equity attributable to the PLC's equity holders for the same period adjusted for the respective one-off items; Annualized where applicable.

2.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.

3. Underlying return on average total assets (ROA) equals underlying net income of the period divided by monthly average total assets for the same period. Annualised where applicable.

4. 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.

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

6. 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).

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

8. 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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

15. 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).

16. 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.

17. 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.

18. NPLs coverage ratio equals total loan loss provision calculated per IAS 39 divided by the NPL loans.

19. NPLs coverage with collateral ratio equals loan loss provision calculated per IAS 39 plus total collateral amount of NPL loans (excluding third party guarantees) discounted at 30-50% depending on segment type divided by the NPL loans.

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

21. 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.

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

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

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

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

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

27. 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.

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

29. Leverage equals total assets to total equity.

30. 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.

31. 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.

32. Regulatory Tier 1 CAR equals Tier I Capital divided by total risk weighted assets, both calculated in accordance with the NBG Basel II/III requirements.

33. Regulatory Total CAR equals total capital divided by total risk weighted assets, both calculated in accordance with the NBG Basel II/III requirements

34. Dividend pay-out ratio for 2017 is based on 2016 performance. Dividend pay-out ratio for 2016 is based on 2015 performance.

 

 

 

Exchange Rates

To calculate the QoQ growth of Balance Sheet items without the currency exchange rate effect, we used USD/GEL exchange rate of 2.4767 as of 30 September 2017. For calculations of the YoY growth without the currency exchange rate effect, we used USD/GEL exchange rate of 2.6468 as of 31 December 2016. The USD/GEL exchange rate as of 31 December 2017 equalled 2.5922. For P&L items growth calculations without currency effect, we used the average USD/GEL exchange rate for the following periods: 4Q 2017 of 2.5933, 3Q 2017 of 2.4207, 4Q 2016 of 2.4958.

 

 

 

Additional Disclosures

Subsidiaries of TBC Bank Group PLC[15]

 

 

Ownership / voting
% as of 31 December 2017

Country

Year of acquisition

Industry

Total Assets 
(after elimination)

Subsidiary

Amount

GEL'000

% in TBC Group

TBC Insurance

100.0%

Georgia

2016

Insurance

30,959

0.24%

JSC TBC Bank

98.7%

Georgia

2016

Banking sector

12,655,524

97.61%

    United Financial Corporation JSC

98.7%

Georgia

1997

Card processing

7,486

0.06%

    TBC Capital LLC

100.0%

Georgia

1999

Brokerage

6,173

0.05%

    TBC Leasing JSC

99.6%

Georgia

2003

Leasing

187,339

1.44%

    TBC Kredit LLC

75.0%

Azerbaijan

2008

Non-banking credit institution

39,500

0.30%

    Banking System Service Company LLC

100.0%

Georgia

2009

Information services

561

0.00%

    TBC Pay LLC

100.0%

Georgia

2009

Processing

36,113

0.28%

    Mali LLC

100.0%

Georgia

2011

Real estate management

79

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

122

0.00%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1) Earnings per Share

In GEL

31-Dec-2017

31-Dec-2016

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

 

 

- Basic earnings per share

6.7

6.0

- Diluted earnings per share

6.6

5.9

Source: IFRS Consolidated

 

2) Sensitivity Scenario

Sensitivity Scenario

31-Dec-17

10% Currency Devaluation Effect

NIM*

 

-0.1%

Technical Cost of Risk

 

+0.2%

Regulatory Total Capital per new NBG regulation

1,885

1,922

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

 

0.62% - 0.73%

 

(*) Linear depreciation is assumed for NIM sensitivity analysis

Source: IFRS statements and Management Figures

 

 

3) FC details for Selected P/L Items

Selected P&L Items 4Q 2017

FC % of Respective Totals

Interest Income

42%

Interest Expense

50%

Fee and Commission Income

35%

Fee and Commission Expense

63%

Administrative Expenses

27%

 

Source: IFRS statements and Management figures

 

4) GEL Refinance Rate and Libor Linked B/S Items 31 December 2017

 

GEL Refinance Rate Gap

GEL     -345 m

 

Libor Gap

GEL 1,224 m

 

GEL m

% share in totals

 

 

GEL m

% share in totals

Assets

1,786

14%

 

Assets

2,532

20%

Securities with fixed yield(≤1y)*

494

45%

 

Nostro**

399

59%

Securities with floating yield

149

13%

 

NBG Reserves**

1,034

74%

Loans with Floating yield

1,013

12%

 

NBG Deposits

172

12%

Reserves in NBG

118

8%

 

Libor Loans

905

11%

Interbank loans& Deposits & Repo

12

2%

 

Interest Rate Options

23

 

Liabilities

2,131

19%

 

 

 

 

Current accounts***

427

5%

 

Liabilities

1,308

12%

Saving accounts***

446

6%

 

 Senior Loans

986

39%

Refinancing Loan of NBG

875

34%

 

 Subordinated Loans

322

75%

Interbank Loans &Deposits & Repo

62

72%

 

 

 

 

IFI Borrowings

322

13%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(*) 74% of the less than 1 year securities are maturing in 6 months

(**) Income on NBG reserves and Nostros are calculated as the benchmark minus the margin whereby benchmarks are correlated with Libor. According to NBG regulation from March, 2016 it is 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 Group Data

 

 

5) Yields and Rates

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Yields and Rates

4Q'17

3Q'17

2Q'17

1Q'17

4Q'16

Loan yields

12.3%

11.9%

12.4%

11.9%

13.8%

Retail loan yields  GEL

19.7%

19.2%

19.7%

20.0%

23.3%

Retail loan yields FX

8.8%

8.5%

9.0%

9.1%

9.9%

Retail Loan Yields

14.2%

13.8%

14.2%

13.9%

15.8%

Corporate loan yields  GEL

12.2%

11.0%

10.6%

10.0%

9.6%

Corporate loan yields FX

9.2%

8.6%

9.5%

8.8%

12.5%

Corporate Loan Yields

10.0%

9.2%

9.8%

9.1%

11.8%

MSME loan yields  GEL

13.6%

13.1%

13.4%

13.3%

14.3%

MSME loan yields FX

9.4%

9.4%

10.4%

10.1%

11.1%

MSME Loan Yields

10.9%

10.7%

11.4%

11.0%

12.0%

Deposit rates

3.5%

3.4%

3.5%

3.4%

3.3%

Retail deposit rates GEL

4.4%

4.0%

3.9%

3.9%

3.7%

Retail deposit rates FX

2.7%

2.8%

3.0%

3.2%

3.4%

Retail Deposit Yields

2.9%

3.0%

3.1%

3.3%

3.4%

Corporate deposit rates GEL

8.5%

8.3%

8.5%

8.7%

7.5%

Corporate deposit rates FX

2.1%

2.2%

2.1%

1.7%

2.0%

Corporate Deposit Yields

5.3%

5.2%

5.2%

4.9%

4.4%

MSME deposit rates GEL

2.1%

2.2%

2.2%

2.0%

1.7%

MSME deposit rates FX

0.8%

0.7%

0.6%

0.5%

0.6%

MSME Deposit Yields

1.4%

1.4%

1.3%

1.1%

1.1%

Yields on Securities

6.9%

8.4%

7.8%

8.1%

8.1%

Source: IFRS Consolidated

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

6) Risk Adjusted Yields

 

 

 

 

 

Risk-adjusted Yields

4Q'17

3Q'17

2Q'17

1Q'17

4Q'16

Loan yields

11.1%

10.7%

10.9%

10.5%

12.6%

Retail Loan Yields

12.2%

10.8%

10.9%

10.6%

13.0%

Corporate Loan Yields

9.6%

11.1%

11.3%

11.1%

14.3%

MSME Loan Yields

10.4%

9.9%

10.5%

9.4%

9.6%

                   

Source: IFRS Consolidated

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cost of Risk

4Q'17

3Q'17

2Q'17

1Q'17

4Q'16

Retail

2.0%

3.2%

3.1%

2.9%

3.5%

Corporate

0.7%

-1.7%

-1.6%

-2.9%

-6.4%

MSME

0.7%

0.9%

0.7%

1.1%

3.3%

Total

1.4%

1.3%

1.3%

0.9%

0.6%

                 

 

Source: IFRS Consolidated

 

 

 

7) Loan Quality per NBG

 

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

 

Dec-17

Sep-17

Jun-17

Mar-17

Dec-16

SDL Loans as % of Gross Loans

3.2%

3.4%

3.3%

4.1%

4.3%

  Source: NBG

 

8) Cross Sell Ratio[16] and Number Active Products

 

Dec-17

Sep-17

Jun-17

Mar-17

Dec-16

Cross Sell Ratio

3.94

3.79

3.67

3.57

3.68

Number of Active Products (in millions)

4.5

4.06

3.78

3.16

3.14

Source: Management figures

 

 

9) Diversified Deposit Base

 

Status: monthly income >=GEL 2,000 or loans/deposits >=GEL 20,000

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

Wealth Management includes UHNW and HNW non-resident clients

 

 

31 December 2017

Volume of Deposits

Number of Deposits

MASS

38%

93.3%

STATUS

29%

6.1%

VIP

22%

0.4%

Wealth Management for non-resident clients

10%

0.1%

 Source: Management figures

 

10) Loan Concentration

 

Dec-17

Sep-17

Jun-17

Mar-17

Dec-16

Top 20 Borrowers as % of total portfolio

12.4%

12.3%

13.0%

12.2%

11.3%

Top 10 Borrowers as % of total portfolio

8.2%

8.6%

9.1%

8.3%

7.6%

Related Party Loans as % of total portfolio

0.1%

0.1%

0.1%

0.1%

0.1%

 Source: IFRS consolidated

 

11) Sales breakdown (for products offered through Multichannel)

 

Dec-17

Sep-17

Jun-17

Mar-17

Dec-16

Digital Channels

23%

25%

22%

24%

26%

Call Center

22%

20%

27%

28%

29%

Branches

55%

55%

51%

49%

45%

Source: Management figures

 

 

12) Number of Transactions in Digital Channels

 

4Q 17

3Q 17

2Q 17

1Q 17

Internet banking number of transactions (in thousands)

2,743

2,175

2,166

2,098

Mobile banking number of transactions (in thousands)

5,207

3,953

3,163

2,622

POS number of transactions (in thousands)

16,416

13,326

11,328

9,636

POS volume of transactions (in mln GEL)

631

543

447

394

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

Source: Management figures

 

13) Penetration Ratios of Digital Channels

 

 

Dec-17

Sep-17

Jun-17

Mar-17

Dec-16

IB&MB Penetration Ratio

40%

35%

33%

34%

37%

Mobile Banking Penetration Ratio

31%

27%

25%

25%

24%

Source: Management figures

 

 

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

 

496

310

381

298

148

155

33

71

157

 

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

 

15) NPL Build Up

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

NPLs

 

NPLs in millions as of Sep-17

Real Growth

FX Effect

Write-Offs

Repossessed

NPLs in Millions as of Dec-17

Retail

 

115

29

3

-29

-3

115

Corporate

 

73

11

4

-6

-3

78

MSME

 

83

9

3

-7

-4

85

Total

 

272

50

9

-42

-10

278

 

 

16) Net Write-Offs, 4Q 2017

 

 

 

 

 

 In GEL millions

 

Write-Offs

Recoveries

Net Write-Offs

Retail

 

-29

8

-21

Corporate

 

-7

14

7

MSME

 

-7

1

-6

Total

 

43

23

-20

Source: IFRS Consolidated

 

           

 

 

 

17) Portfolio Breakdown by Collateral Types as of 31-Dec-17

 

 

Cash Cover

2%

 

Gold

3%

 

Inventory

5%

 

Real Estate

65%

 

Third Party Guarantees

6%

 

Other

1%

 

Unsecured

18%

 

       


Source: IFRS Consolidated

 

 

 

18) Loan to Value by Segments as of 31-Dec-17

 

 

 

 

Retail

Corporate

MSME

Total

42%

43%

44%

43%

 

 

 

 

19) NBG Initiatives

Newly introduced Liquidity Coverage Ratio

NBG has introduced new liquidity requirements (NBG LCR) for short-term liquidity risk management purposes The new requirements, which are in line with Basel III with additional constraints above the Basel standards, increased the effective liquidity requirements and came into force in September 2017. The limits are defined for both GEL and FC currencies as well as the total:

                        Limits                        

§ Total LCR>=100%                  

§ GEL LCR>=75%

§ FC LCR>=100%                   

In addition, in order to improve management of long-term liquidity, the NBG plans to implement the Net Stable Funding Ratio (NSFR), which will void existing liquidity requirements.

In 2016, the NBG initiated several measures to promote the "larization" and increase the public trust in the domestic currency.  Within NBG LCR framework the national currency is treated preferentially.

Newly introduced changes to RWA under Capital Adequacy Framework

The NBG has also introduced payment-to-income and loan-to-value ratio for retail loans which will affect loans issued after 30 November 2017. The exposures which are out of the defined range will be assigned higher risk weights from normal 75-100% to higher 100-150%. These changes will have negative effects on the capital, but they are expected to be compensated through higher pricing of such loans. In addition, the NBG has increased the Group exposure limit from GEL 350,000 to GEL 2 million for the retail category as defined by NBG. 

 

Required PTI

 

Income range

Hedged borrowers

Non-hedged borrowers

<1000

30%

25%

1,000 - 2,000

35%

30%

 

 

 

Required LTV

Income range

Hedged borrowers

Non-hedged borrowers

2,000 - 4,000

40%

35%

4,000 - 8,000

45%

40%

>8,000

50%

45%

 

Collateral type

GEL loans

FX loans

Ordinary liquid asset

80%

75%

High liquid asset

90%

85%

 

 

 

In December 2017, the National Bank of Georgia introduced new capital adequacy requirements in order achieve better compliance with Basel III framework.

 

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

6.00%

6.00%

8.00%

6.00%

8.00%

6.00%

8.00%

6.00%

8.00%

Conservation Buffer

2.50%

2.50%

2.50%

2.50%

2.50%

2.50%

2.50%

2.50%

2.50%

Counter-Cyclical Buffer

0.00%

0.00%

0.00%

0.00%

0.00%

0.00%

0.00%

0.00%

0.00%

Systemic Buffer

0.00%

0.00%

1.00%

1.00%

1.50%

1.50%

2.00%

2.00%

2.50%

2.50%

Pillar 1 buffers

8.50%

10.50%

9.50%

11.50%

10.00%

12.00%

10.50%

12.50%

11.00%

13.00%

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 main bancassurance partner of the Bank. It was acquired by the Group in October 2016 and 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, casualty and collision (CASCO), 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.

Insurance business delivered outstanding financial results in a short time. Its market share grew from 3.5% to 13.0% during 2017, while the number of clients increased from 2,887 to 276,848. In line with the significant growth of customers, TBC insurance posted GEL 12,153 thousand in gross written premium, up by 445.7% YoY. As a result, net earned premium reached GEL5,881 thousand, up by 222.0%.  At the same time, net combined ratio decreased since the acquisition and remained broadly stable over the last two quarters. Net profit turned positive in 3 Q'17 and reached GEL 885 thousand. In 4Q'17 net profit amounted to GEL 601 thousand. The QoQ decline in net profit is driven by seasonally higher acquisition costs due to sales promotion campaigns in the 4Q'17.

 

In thousands of GEL

4Q'17

3Q'17

2Q'17

1Q'17

4Q'16

Gross written premium

12,153

8,584

6,275

4,306

2,227

Net earned premium

5,881

4,622

3,873

2,475

1,827

Net profit

601

885

(94)

(458)

(929)

 

 

4Q'17

3Q'17

2Q'17

1Q'17

4Q'16

Net combined ratio

93%

92%

107%

114%

166%

 

 

 

4Q'17

3Q'17

2Q'17

1Q'17

4Q'16

Market share[17]

13.0%

10.9%

9.0%

7.9%

3.5%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

4Q'17

3Q'17

2Q'17

1Q'17

4Q'16

Number of clients

276,848

239,472

174,385

116,456

2,887

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

21) Reconciliation of reported IFRS consolidated figures with underlying numbers

 

4Q 2016

                        2016

Reported Net interest income

                        153.7

                        490.5

One-off interest income related to large corporate borrowers

                           9.6

                         13.8

One-off interest expense related to prepayment of subordinated loans

                         (2.5)

                         (2.5)

Underlying net interest income

                        146.6

                        479.1

 

 

 

Reported Net fee and commission income

                          28.4

                          90.3

Reported Gross Insurance Profit

                          0.26

                          0.26

 

 

 

Reported Other operating income

                        35.92

                      100.08

One-off gain on sale of investment securities

0

8.80

Underlying other operating income

                        35.92

                        91.29

 

 

 

Reported operating income

                      218.25

                      681.06

Underlying operating income

                      211.14

                      660.91

 

 

 

Reported total provision expenses

                        (9.67)

                      (53.40)

One- off recovery of previously written of principal

                       26.22

                       26.22

One-off currency effect on provisions

-16.83

-9.6

Underlying total provision expenses

                      (19.06)

                      (70.01)

 

 

 

Reported operating income after provisions

                      208.59

                      627.67

Underlying operating income after provisions

                      192.08

                      590.90

 

 

 

Reported Operating expenses

                    (111.78)

                    (311.99)

One-off costs related to premium listing

                         (0.3)

                       (16.2)

One-off costs related to Bank Republic integration (consulting costs)

                         (8.0)

                         (8.0)

One-off costs related to impairment of Intangible Assets of Bank Republic

                         (2.0)

                         (2.0)

One-off costs related to staff redundancy provision related to Bank Republic acquisition

                         (2.2)

                         (2.2)

Underlying operating expenses

                      (99.28)

                    (283.53)

 

 

 

Reported profit before tax

                        96.80

                      315.68

Underlying profit before tax

                        92.81

                      307.37

 

 

 

Reported income tax

                        (8.77)

                      (17.42)

One-off tax credit

0

                       17.87

Effect on tax of one-off items (sum of one-off items is multiplied by income tax rate)

                       (0.60)

                       (1.25)

Underlying income tax

                        (8.17)

                      (34.05)

 

 

 

Reported net profit

                        88.03

                      298.26

Underlying net profit

                        84.64

                      273.32

 

 

 

Non controlling interest (NCI)

                        (1.33)

                        (0.89)

Reported net profit less NCI

                          89.4

                        299.1

Underlying net profit less NCI

                          86.0

                        274.2

 

 

4Q 2016

2016

Underlying ROE

23.5%

20.6%

Underlying ROA

3.5%

3.6%

Underlying cost to income

47.0%

42.9%

Underlying NIM

7.5%

7.6%

 

 

4Q 2017

                        2017

Reported Net interest income

                        165.4

                        604.5

Reported Net fee and commission income

                          39.0

          126.0

Reported Gross Insurance Profit

                          1.9

                          6.8

Reported Other operating income

                        37.0

                      124.2

Reported operating income

                      243.3

                      861.0

Reported total provision expenses

                        (36.4)

                      (106.9)

Reported operating income after provisions

                      206.9

                      754.1

Reported Operating expenses

                    (99.6)

                    (354.4)

One-off costs related to Bank Republic integration (consulting costs)

                         (0.0)

 (10.9)

Underlying operating expenses

                      (99.6)

                    (348.5)

 

 

 

Reported profit before tax

                        107.2

                      394.7

Underlying profit before tax

                        107.2

                      405.6

 

 

 

Reported income tax

                        (10.5)

                      (34.7)

Effect on tax of one-off items

0

                       1.6

Underlying income tax

                        (10.5)

                      (36.4)

 

 

 

Reported net profit

                        96.8

                      359.9

Underlying net profit

                        96.8

                      369.2

 

 

 

Reported non-controlling interest (NCI)

                        1.4

                        5.5

Effect on NCI of one-off items

 

0.1

Underlying NCI

 

5.6

Reported net profit less NCI

                          95.4

                        354.4

Underlying net profit less NCI

                          95.4

                        363.6

 

 

4Q 2017

2017

Underlying ROE

21.0%

21.4%

Underlying ROA

3.0%

3.2%

Underlying cost to income

41.0%

40.5%

Underlying NIM

6.4%

6.5%

 

22) Bank Republic Reconciliation Tables

Please note Bank Republic figures after the merger on May 8, 2017 are based on internal estimates as described below.

Bank Republic Contribution Assumptions:

To make the YoY analyses more comparable, the Bank has segregated the Bank Republic contribution after the merger on May 8, 2017, which is based on direct income and cost attribution calculation and, where not applicable, based on established allocation rules, appropriate management assumptions, and estimates.

The management has estimated the Bank Republic contribution effect within the Group's financial results based on the following rationale:

§ Loan and deposit portfolio as well as the interest income and expense from these portfolios have been calculated for all Bank Republic's existing clients with outstanding exposure for the reporting period, as well as for all new clients attracted through the former branches of Bank Republic

§ For the remaining items of B/S and P&L where the direct attribution is not practical, the management has used the allocation based on Bank Republic loan and deposit books contribution to each operating segment

 

 

Reported figures for TBC and BR

 

FY 2017

FY 2016

4Q 2017

3Q 2017

4Q 2016

Interest income (TBC)

                      870,689

 728,663

253,005

220,839

205,581

Interest income (BR)

                      163,250

37,763

35,016

37,413

37,763

Interest income (TBC+BR)

                   1,033,939

766,426

288,020

258,252

243,344

Interest expense (TBC)

                    (377,404)

(262,087)

(113,409)

(101,628)

 (75,769)

Interest expense (BR)

                      (52,519)

(13,886)

(9,217)

 (10,077)

 (13,886)

Interest expense (TBC+BR)

                    (429,924)

(275,973)

(122,626)

(111,705)

(89,655)

Net interest income (TBC)

                      493,284

466,576

139,595

119,211

129,811

Net interest income (BR)

                      110,731

23,877

25,799

27,336

23,877

Net interest income (TBC+BR)

                      604,015

490,453

165,395

 146,546

153,689

Net Fee and Commission Income (TBC)

119,050

88,076

37,403

30,090

26,200

Net Fee and Commission Income (BR)

6,911

2,192

1,551

1,700

2,192

Net Fee and Commission Income (TBC+BR)

  125,961

90,268

38,954

31,790

28,392

Other Operating Non-Interest Income (TBC)

108,242

88,358

34,122

24,900

24,189

Other Operating Non-Interest Income (BR)

22,767

11,983

4,847

3,858

11,983

Other Operating Non-Interest Income (TBC+BR)

131,009

100,341

38,968

28,758

36,172

Operating income (TBC)

720,576

643,010

211,120

174,200

180,200

Operating income (BR)

140,409

38,052

32,197

32,894

38,052

Operating income (TBC+BR)

860,985

681,063

243,316

207,094

218,253

Total provisions (TBC)

N/A

 (41,597)

 N/A

 N/A

2,131

Total provisions (BR)

 N/A

 (11,799)

 N/A

 N/A

(11,799)

Total provisions (TBC+BR)

(106,907)

(53,396)

 (36,435)

 (27,097)

(9,668)

Operating Expenses (TBC)

(298,625)

(296,686)

(84,222)

(67,178)

 (96,483)

Staff costs

(167,925)

(164,604)

(45,120)

(36,901)

(54,927)

Depreciation and amortisation

 (32,563)

(28,141)

(9,378)

(8,172)

(7,494)

Provision for liabilities and charges

2,495

(2,210)

-  

-  

(2,210)

Administrative and other operating expenses

(100,632)

(101,731)

(29,724)

(22,104)

(31,851)

Operating Expenses (BR)

(60,775)

(15,302)

(15,418)

(16,733)

(15,302)

Staff costs

(35,175)

(7,617)

(8,985)

 (9,718)

(7,617)

Depreciation and amortisation

(4,702)

59

 (1,047)

(1,145)

59

Provision for liabilities and charges

-  

(0)

-  

-  

(0)

Administrative and other operating expenses

(20,898)

(7,743)

(5,387)

(5,869)

(7,743)

Operating Expenses (TBC+BR)

(359,400)

(311,988)

 (99,640)

(83,910)

(111,785)

Staff costs

(203,100)

(172,221)

(54,105)

 (46,620)

(62,544)

Depreciation and amortisation

(37,265)

(28,082)

(10,425)

(9,317)

(7,435)

Provision for liabilities and charges

2,495

 (2,210)

-  

-  

(2,210)

Administrative and other operating expenses

(121,530)

(109,474)

(35,111)

(27,974)

(39,595)

Income Tax Expense (TBC)

 N/A

 (17,146)

 N/A

N/A

(8,492)

Income Tax Expense (BR)

 N/A

 (275)

 N/A

 N/A

(275)

Income Tax Expense (TBC+BR)

 (34,750)

(17,420)

(10,487)

 (9,327)

 (8,767)

Net profit (TBC)

 N/A

287,581

 N/A

 N/A

77,356

Net profit (BR)

 N/A

10,677

 N/A

 N/A

10,677

Net Profit (TBC+BR)

359,928

298,258

96,754

86,759

88,034

             

  

 

Underlying figures for TBC and BR

 

FY 2017

FY 2016

4Q 2017

3Q 2017

4Q 2016

Interest income (TBC)

         870,689

714,849

253,005

220,839

196,013

Interest income (BR)

         163,250

37,763

35,016

37,413

37,763

Interest income (TBC+BR)

      1,033,939

752,613

288,020

258,252

233,776

Interest expense (TBC)

       (377,404)

(259,630)

(113,409)

 (101,628)

(73,312)

Interest expense (BR)

         (52,519)

 (13,886)

 (9,217)

 (10,077)

 (13,886)

Interest expense (TBC+BR)

       (429,924)

(273,516)

(122,626)

(111,705)

 (87,199)

Net interest income (TBC)

         493,284

455,219

139,595

119,211

122,699

Net interest income (BR)

         110,731

23,877

25,799

27,336

23,877

Net interest income (TBC+BR)

         604,015

479,096

165,395

146,546

146,577

Net Fee and Commission Income (TBC)

119,050

88,076

37,403

30,090

26,200

Net Fee and Commission Income (BR)

6,911

2,192

1,551

1,700

2,192

Net Fee and Commission Income (TBC+BR)

125,961

90,268

38,954

31,790

28,392

Other Operating Non-Interest Income (TBC)

108,242

79,563

34,122

24,900

24,189

Other Operating Non-Interest Income (BR)

22,767

11,983

4,847

3,858

11,983

Other Operating Non-Interest Income (TBC+BR)

131,009

91,546

38,968

28,758

36,172

Operating income (TBC)

720,576

622,858

211,120

174,200

173,088

Operating income (BR)

140,409

38,052

32,197

32,894

38,052

Operating income (TBC+BR)

860,985

660,911

243,316

207,094

211,142

Total provisions (TBC)

 N/A

 (58,219)

 N/A

 N/A

 (7,260)

Total provisions (BR)

 N/A

 (11,799)

 N/A

 N/A

 (11,799)

Total provisions (TBC+BR)

(106,907)

(70,018)

 (36,435)

 (27,097)

(19,058)

Operating Expenses (TBC)

(287,701)

(270,249)

 (84,222)

 (65,743)

 (85,999)

Staff costs

(164,852)

(164,604)

 (45,120)

 (36,901)

 (54,927)

Depreciation and amortisation

 (32,563)

 (28,141)

 (9,378)

 (8,172)

 (7,494)

Provision for liabilities and charges

2,495

0

-  

-  

0

Administrative and other operating expenses

 (92,781)

 (77,504)

 (29,724)

(20,670)

 (23,578)

Operating Expenses (BR)

 (60,775)

 (13,277)

(15,418)

(16,733)

 (13,277)

Staff costs

 (35,175)

 (7,617)

 (8,985)

(9,718)

 (7,617)

Depreciation and amortisation

 (4,702)

59

(1,047)

(1,145)

59

Provision for liabilities and charges

-  

 (0)

-  

-  

 (0)

Administrative and other operating expenses

 (20,898)

 (5,718)

(5,387)

 (5,869)

 (5,718)

Operating Expenses (TBC+BR)

(348,475)

(283,526)

 (99,640)

 (82,476)

   (99,276)

Staff costs

(200,027)

(172,221)

(54,105)

 (46,620)

 (62,544)

Depreciation and amortisation

 (37,265)

 (28,082)

 (10,425)

 (9,317)

 (7,435)

Provision for liabilities and charges

2,495

-  

-  

-  

-  

Administrative and other operating expenses

(113,678)

 (83,223)

 (35,111)

(26,539)

 (29,297)

Income Tax Expense (TBC)

 N/A

 (33,470)

 N/A

 N/A

 (7,589)

Income Tax Expense (BR)

 N/A

 (579)

 N/A

 N/A

 (579)

Income Tax Expense (TBC+BR)

 (36,389)

 (34,048)

(10,487)

 (9,543)

 (8,168)

net income (TBC)

 N/A

260,312

 N/A

 N/A

71,633

net income (BR)

 N/A

13,006

 N/A

 N/A

13,006

             

 

 

Loan and Deposit portfolios reconciliation

 

Loans portfolio

FY 2017

FY 2016

4Q 2017

3Q 2017

4Q 2016

Total gross loans (TBC)

7,457,059

5,911,152

7,457,059

6,496,452

5,911,152

Retail

3,518,195

3,240,585

3,518,195

3,123,195

3,240,585

 Corporate

2,230,158

1,789,309

2,230,158

1,797,381

1,789,309

MSME

1,708,707

881,258

1,708,707

1,575,875

881,258

Total gross loans (BR)

1,096,158

1,447,571

1,096,158

1,271,182

1,447,571

Retail

714,959

439,989

714,959

783,864

439,989

 Corporate

245,235

272,920

245,235

331,097

272,920

MSME

135,964

734,661

135,964

156,221

734,661

Total gross loans (TBC+BR)

8,553,217

7,358,723

8,553,217

7,767,634

7,358,723

Retail

4,233,153

3,680,575

4,233,153

3,907,059

3,680,575

Corporate

2,475,392

2,062,229

2,475,392

2,128,478

2,062,229

MSME

1,844,671

1,615,919

1,844,671

1,732,096

1,615,919

 

Deposits portfolio

FY 2017

FY 2016

4Q 2017

3Q 2017

4Q 2016

Total deposits (TBC)

7,327,962

5,641,123

7,327,962

6,575,429

5,641,123

Retail

4,066,282

3,418,681

4,066,282

3,723,865

3,418,681

 Corporate

2,297,455

1,468,771

2,297,455

1,975,245

1,468,771

MSME

964,225

753,671

964,225

876,318

753,671

Total deposits (BR)

488,855

813,826

488,855

521,093

813,826

Retail

311,984

329,470

311,984

291,888

329,470

Corporate

113,406

406,429

113,406

155,518

406,429

MSME

63,464

77,927

63,464

73,687

77,927

Total deposits (TBC+BR)

7,816,817

6,454,949

7,816,817

7,096,522

6,454,949

Retail

4,378,266

3,748,151

4,378,266

4,015,753

3,748,151

Corporate

2,410,862

1,875,200

2,410,862

2,130,763

1,875,200

MSME

1,027,689

831,598

1,027,689

950,005

831,598

 

[1]Excluding one-off items. Detailed information and effects are given in annex 21 on pages 56-57.

1 Excluding one-off items. Detailed information and effects are given in annex 21 on pages 56-57.

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

[3] National Statistics office of Georgia

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

[5] In this context region comprises of Azerbaijan, Armenia and Georgia

[6] Excluding health insurance, based on internal estimates

[7] The data for the full year is not published yet

[8] Initial estimates.

[9] Budget spending on salaries and goods and services.

[10] Initial estimates.

[11] Please refer to page 30 for key ratio definitions

[12] Excluding health insurance, based on internal estimates

[13] Please refer to page 48 for key ratio definitions

[14] Excluding health insurance, based on internal estimates

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

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

[17] Market share excluding health insurance; Source: Insurance State Supervision Service of Georgia. Market share for 4Q'17 is based on internal estimates

 


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