HANOI, Vietnam, Oct. 22, 2024 /PRNewswire/ — In the first 9 months of 2024, Southeast Asia Commercial Joint Stock Bank (SeABank, HOSE: SSB) recorded PBT of US$180 million, together with positive business indicators thanks to solid and effective risk management.
SeABank reaches impressive PBT in the first 9 months, maintains CASA growth momentum
CASA maintains impressive growth momentum
In the first 9 months, SeABank’s total foreign and domestic mobilization reached US$7 billion. CASA escalated to US$817 million, up 24% from the figure of December 31, 2023 and accounted for 13.46% of total deposits.
SeABank also maintained growth momentum, notably reaching PBT of US$180 million – a net increase of US$55 million and up 43% YoY. Of which, TOI reached US$363 million, up 39.56% YoY; NOII reached US$65 million; NII reached US$298 million. NIM increased slightly to 3.94%, although the average lending interest rate decreased, and signs of increasing have just been shown since the end of July. SeABank also recorded positive performance indicators, particularly ROE at 14.96% and ROA at 1.73%.
Ending the first 9 months, SeABank’s total outstanding customer balance reached US$7.8 billion; Total assets recorded a net increase of US$885 million YoY, achieving US$11.4 billion. SeABank is completing procedures for its charter capital increase to US$1.1 billion, after successfully issuing 329 million shares to pay 2023’s dividends and 10.3 million shares to increase equity capital from owner’s equity.
Customer expansion & cost optimization through solid base of risk management
In the first 9 months of 2024, SeABank attracted nearly 430,000 new customers, up 92% from figure of the first 8 months, bringing the total number of customers to nearly 3.6 million. This has resulted from technological investment, increased user experience, and innovative products, thereby creating a distinctive market position for SeABank.
Along with that, SeABank’s CIR decreased significantly to 32.54% thanks to the improved operational efficiency and optimized operating costs that resulted from digital transformation.
Solid and comprehensive risk management system is maintained, with CAR stayed at 12.85%, higher than Basel III minimum requirement (10.5%). In addition, SeABank ensures safe operations with NPL controlled at 1.87%.
Thanks to solid risk management, efficient and stable operations, Moody’s 2024 periodic assessment has maintained SeABank’s Ba3 ratings for important categories with a Stable outlook, implying strong belief in SeABank’s above peer-average capitalization and stable asset quality. SeABank was also honored as "The Risk Management Bank of The Year – Vietnam 2024" by The European Magazine (UK).
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