Halyk Bank of Kazakhstan announces Q1 2024 consolidated financial results

17.05.24 16:06
/KASE, May 17, 2024/ – Halyk Bank of Kazakhstan JSC (Almaty), whose securities are officially listed on Kazakhstan Stock Exchange (KASE), has provided KASE with the following press release dated May 17, 2024: quote Joint Stock Company 'Halyk Bank of Kazakhstan' and its subsidiaries (together "the Bank") (LSE: HSBK) releases consolidated financial information for the three months ended 31 March 2024. ... Net profit attributable to common shareholders decreased to KZT 178.0bn in 1Q 2024, down 7.5% compared with KZT 192.5bn in 1Q 2023, despite increase in lending and transactional businesses, due to one off recognized loss for KZT 66.1bn (pre-tax) in view of expected early repayment of the deposit of JSC Kazakhstan Sustainability Fund (KSF) in accordance with the IFRS. Interest income for 1Q 2024 increased by 30.5% vs. 1Q 2023 mainly due to increase in average rate and balances of loans to customers. Interest expense for 1Q 2024 increased by 28.6% vs. 1Q 2023 mainly as a result of the growth in average rate on amounts due to customers and increase in the share of KZT amounts due to customer. Consequently, net interest income for 1Q 2024 grew by 32.4% vs. 1Q 2023. In 1Q 2024, net interest margin was affected by the increase in average rates on both loans to customers and amounts due to customers. Furthermore, the share of loans to customers in total interest earning assets has increased. Moreover, there was an increase in the average rate of FX amounts due from credit institutions and FX interest-earning cash and cash equivalents following the increase of USD interest rates, as well as increase in the share of KZT interest- earning cash and cash equivalents. As a result, net interest margin increased to 7.1% p.a. for 1Q 2024 compared to 6.0% p.a. for 1Q 2023. unquote The complete press release is available on: - https://kase.kz/files/emitters/HSBK/hsbk_relizs_170524_1.pdf – in Russian; - https://kase.kz/files/emitters/HSBK/hsbk_reliz_170524_en.pdf – in English. [2024-05-17]