Ten Years at a Glance




For the year ended/As at 31st December

2015

2016

2017

2018

2019

2020

2021

2022

2023

2024

Operating Results (Rs Mn)

Gross income

 47,032 

 67,585 

 92,590 

 115,310 

 118,855 

 102,339 

 104,570 

 197,571 

 226,154 

195,321

Interest income

 37,944 

 56,529 

 79,625 

 97,934 

 103,567 

 88,628 

 85,987 

 157,619 

 203,447 

183,055

Interest expense

 20,542 

 33,776 

 51,261 

 59,880 

 61,992 

 54,805 

 44,318 

 84,117 

 131,157 

103,047

Net interest income

 17,402 

 22,754 

 28,363 

 38,054 

 41,575 

 33,823 

 41,669 

 73,502 

 72,290 

80,008

Exchange income

 2,466 

 2,589 

 3,132 

 5,491 

 2,793 

 2,792 

 4,849 

 16,261 

 (1,887)

(4,220)

Other income

 5,421 

 7,002 

 8,484 

 10,198 

 10,809 

 9,598 

 11,969 

 21,191 

 20,570 

11,706

Total operating income

 25,288 

 32,344 

 39,979 

 53,743 

 55,177 

 46,213 

 58,487 

 110,954 

 90,973 

87,494

Impairment charge/(reversal)

 944 

 1,460 

 2,376 

 11,223 

 12,573 

 11,783 

 17,085 

 62,706 

 20,149 

(11,728)

Operating expenses 

 13,339 

 15,471 

 16,918 

 19,307 

 20,366 

 20,095 

 20,668 

 28,048 

 32,457 

39,333

Taxes on financial services

 1,904 

 2,814 

 4,079 

 4,863 

 6,740 

 3,163 

 3,901 

 5,176 

 8,607 

13,167

Profit before income tax

 9,101 

 12,600 

 16,606 

 18,350 

 15,498 

 11,172 

 16,833 

 15,024 

29,760

46,722

Income tax expense

 2,967 

 3,475 

 4,502 

 6,207 

 4,347 

 3,147 

 4,376 

 1,890 

12,620

19,402

Profit for the year

 6,134 

 9,125 

 12,104 

 12,143 

 11,151 

 8,025 

 12,457 

 13,134 

17,140

27,321

Assets (Rs Mn)

Cash and cash equivalents including placements

 18,781 

 25,814 

 25,494 

 27,799 

 25,040 

 32,282 

 25,623 

 90,090 

 113,013 

72,682

Net loans and advances

 377,348 

 458,831 

 562,884 

 650,014 

 689,378 

 720,215 

 762,588 

 811,158 

 756,436 

860,152

Other interest earning assets 

 95,025 

 124,127 

 145,371 

 174,300 

 182,772 

 309,468 

 338,871 

 321,531 

 584,889 

772,150

Investment in subsidiaries

 1,080 

 1,228 

 1,356 

 2,320 

 2,395 

 3,351 

 3,503 

 3,899 

 4,111 

4,191

Property, plant and equipment

 5,313 

 5,972 

 7,270 

 7,918 

 8,466 

 8,126 

 7,818 

 8,911 

 9,623 

10,855

Other assets

 27,730 

 42,540 

 52,727 

 51,874 

 54,299 

 36,829 

 61,510 

 88,837 

 73,876 

57,911

Total assets

 525,277 

 658,512 

 795,102 

 914,225 

 962,350 

 1,110,271 

 1,199,913 

 1,324,426 

 1,541,948 

1,777,941

Liabilities (Rs Mn)

Deposits from banks and customers

 409,411 

 516,273 

 630,442 

 698,085 

 718,301 

 886,873 

 978,368 

 1,103,213 

 1,264,470 

1,469,222

Due to debt securities holders, borrowings from banks and repo

 66,663 

 82,605 

 80,601 

 104,875 

 110,164 

 83,617 

 72,829 

 40,901 

 68,829 

77,168

Other liabilities 

 14,078 

 15,145 

 20,409 

 26,876 

 28,880 

 32,232 

 29,964 

 53,932 

 60,776 

65,013

Total liabilities

 490,152 

 614,023 

 731,452 

 829,836 

 857,345 

 1,002,722 

 1,081,161 

 1,198,046 

 1,394,075 

1,611,403

Shareholders' Fund (Rs Mn)

Stated capital

 5,381 

 6,471 

 16,308 

 32,796 

 47,622 

 47,622 

 47,622 

 47,622 

 48,741 

48,741

Reserves

 29,744 

 38,018 

 47,342 

 51,593 

 57,384 

 59,927 

 71,130 

 78,758 

 99,132 

117,797

Total equity

 35,125 

 44,489 

 63,650 

 84,389 

 105,006 

 107,549 

 118,752 

 126,380 

 147,873 

166,538

Total liabilities and equity

 525,277 

 658,512 

 795,102 

 914,225 

 962,350 

 1,110,271 

 1,199,913 

 1,324,426 

 1,541,948 

1,777,941

Investor Information

Dividend paid/proposed (Rs Mn)

 2,240 

 3,362 

 4,598 

 4,565 

 4,482 

 3,147 

 4,864 

 5,264 

6,860

10,965

Dividend per share (Rs) [A]

 13.00 

 18.75 

 17.20 

 16.25 

11.75

2.75

 4.25 

 4.60 

 5.85 

9.35

Cash dividend per share (Rs) [A]

 6.00 

 4.75 

 nil 

 5.00 

11.75

2.75

 4.25 

 3.45 

5.85

9.35

Dividend cover (times)

 2.74 

 2.71 

 2.63 

 2.66 

 2.49 

 2.55 

 2.56 

 2.50 

2.50

2.49

Dividend yield (%)

 5.24 

 7.20 

 5.45 

 6.91 

 7.24 

 6.08 

 8.16 

 13.45 

8.30

7.91

Earnings per share - Basic/Diluted (Rs) [B]

 6.03 

 8.98 

 11.88 

 11.32 

 9.86 

 6.84 

 10.62 

 11.20 

14.62

23.30

Earnings yield (%)

 13.98 

 18.18 

 17.76 

 18.37 

 20.22 

 15.51 

 20.90 

 33.57 

20.74

19.70

Price earning ratio (times)

 7.16 

 5.50 

 5.63 

 5.44 

 4.95 

 6.45 

 4.78 

 2.98 

4.82

5.08

Price to book value (times)

 1.25 

 1.09 

 1.08 

 0.78 

 0.59 

 0.48 

 0.50 

 0.31 

 0.56 

0.83

Net asset value per share (Rs) [B]

 34.55 

 43.76 

 62.45 

 78.69 

 92.86 

 91.71 

 101.26 

 107.77 

 126.10 

142.01

Market price per share (Rs) - High

 279.90 

 268.70 

 352.20 

 335.50 

 245.00 

 170.00 

250.00

56.50

 79.20 

119.00

Market price per share (Rs) - Low

 235.20 

 210.00 

 253.50 

 218.00 

 136.00 

 96.00 

 48.00 

 26.00 

 33.00 

66.00

Market price as at 31st December (Rs)

 248.00 

 260.40 

 315.70 

 235.00 

 162.40 

 135.60 

 52.10 

 34.20 

 70.50 

118.25



For the year ended/As at 31st December

2015

2016

2017

2018

2019

2020

2021

2022

2023

2024

Ratios

Growth in income (%)

 5.5 

 43.7 

 37.0 

 24.5 

 3.1 

 (13.9)

 2.2 

 88.9 

14.5

(13.6)

Growth in profit (%)

 24.8 

 48.8 

 32.7 

 0.3 

 (8.2)

 (28.0)

 55.2 

 5.4 

30.5

59.4

Growth in total assets (%)

 21.6 

 25.4 

 20.7 

 15.0 

 5.3 

 15.4 

 8.1 

 10.4 

 16.4 

15.3

Growth in net loans and advances (%)

 24.8 

 21.6 

 22.7 

 15.5 

6.1

4.5

5.9

6.4

 (6.7)

13.7

Growth in deposits (%)

 19.7 

 26.1 

 22.1 

 10.7 

2.9

23.5

10.3

12.8

 14.6 

16.2

Cost to income ratio with taxes on financial services (%)

 60.3 

 56.5 

 52.5 

 45.0 

49.1

50.3

42.0

29.9

45.1

60.0

Cost to income ratio without taxes on financial services (%)

 52.7 

 47.8 

 42.3 

 35.9 

36.9

43.5

35.3

25.3

35.7

45.0

Return on average assets (before tax) (%)

 1.90 

 2.14 

 2.29 

 2.13 

 1.66 

 1.09 

 1.44 

 1.16 

2.12

2.84

Return on average assets (after tax) (%)

 1.28 

 1.55 

 1.67 

 1.41 

 1.20 

 0.78 

 1.07 

 1.01 

1.22

1.66

Return on average equity (after tax) (%)

 18.42 

 23.47 

 23.35 

 16.02 

 11.78 

 7.58 

 11.05 

 10.95 

12.65

17.74

Property, plant & equipment to shareholders' fund (%)

 15.1 

 13.4 

 11.4 

 9.4 

 8.1 

 7.6 

 6.6 

 7.1 

 6.5 

6.5

Total assets to shareholders' fund (times)

 15.0 

 14.8 

 12.5 

 10.8 

 9.2 

 10.3 

 10.1 

 10.5 

 10.4 

10.7

Total impairment on loans as a % of gross loans & advances

 1.82 

 1.67 

 1.52 

 3.03 

 4.20 

 5.10 

 6.21 

 11.84 

 13.78 

10.83

Cost of risk (%)

 n/a 

 n/a 

 0.44 

 1.69 

 1.74 

 1.36 

 1.61 

 5.97 

 2.04 

0.31

CASA ratio (%)

 47.3 

 38.4 

 34.9 

 33.4 

 35.2 

 39.3 

 45.7 

 32.7 

 33.4 

34.0

Loans to deposits ratio (%)

 93.9 

 90.4 

 90.7 

 96.0 

 100.2 

 85.6 

 83.1 

 83.4 

 69.4 

65.7

Non-performing loan ratio (%) - Gross[C]

 1.64 

 1.61 

 1.64 

 3.69 

 6.37 

 6.30 

 5.09 

 n/a 

 n/a 

n/a

Non-performing loan ratio (%) - Net[C]

 0.46 

 0.62 

 0.75 

 2.39 

 4.53 

 3.45 

 1.78 

 n/a 

 n/a 

n/a

Stage 3 impairment to Stage 3 loans ratio (%) [C]

 n/a 

 n/a 

 n/a 

 n/a 

 n/a 

 40.22 

 45.45 

 53.84 

 57.80 

60.08

Impaired loans (Stage 3) ratio (%) [C]

 n/a 

 n/a 

 n/a 

 n/a 

 n/a 

 3.95 

 3.20 

 4.35 

 5.87 

4.69

Liquid Assets Ratios [D]

  - Overall Bank (%)

n/a

 n/a 

 n/a 

 n/a 

n/a

n/a

n/a

27.85

 47.76 

n/a

  - Domestic Banking Unit (%)

 21.8 

 21.2 

 22.2 

 21.5 

21.5

35.0

32.5

n/a

n/a

n/a

  - Off-Shore Banking Unit (%)

 27.2 

 33.4 

 24.9 

 25.8 

26.9

37.6

30.8

n/a

n/a

n/a

(As specified in Banking Act No. 30 of 1988
and subsequent amendments thereto)

Liquidity Coverage Ratios

  - Rupee (%)

102.35

94.15

133.52

125.03

177.29

424.90

254.89

200.78

 453.16 

340.11

  - All currency (%)

106.84

77.69

118.81

125.42

149.17

293.37

213.43

146.53

 312.47 

307.36

Net stable funding ratio (%)

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

126.80

144.00

149.92

157.10

 184.20 

198.66

Capital Adequacy Ratios

 Basel II 

 Basel II 

 Basel III 

 Basel III 

Basel III

Basel III

Basel III

Basel III

Basel III

Basel III

   - Common equity Tier I (%)

 n/a 

 n/a 

 10.26 

 12.08 

 14.22 

 13.44 

 13.95 

 11.92 

 16.35 

16.75

   - Total Tier I (%)

 7.90 

 8.31 

 10.26 

 12.08 

 14.22 

 13.44 

 13.95 

 11.92 

 16.35 

16.75

   - Total capital (Tier I + Tier II) (%)

 12.26 

 12.87 

 14.41 

 15.73 

 18.12 

 16.41 

 17.02 

 14.27 

 19.56 

19.38

Leverage ratio (%)

 n/a 

 n/a 

 n/a 

 n/a 

 8.12 

 6.94 

 7.80 

 7.00 

 6.39 

7.24

Other Information

Exchange rate (USD)

 144.20 

 150.00 

 153.50 

 182.90 

 181.35 

 185.50 

 200.75 

 365.50 

 324.00 

293.25

Number of staff 

 3,993 

 3,960 

 4,011 

 4,189 

 4,134 

 4,048 

 4,013 

 3,948 

 4,179 

4,428

Number of branches 

 225 

229

229

229

229

229

229

229

229

229

Number of ATMs, CRMs and CDMs

 410 

489

568

750

812

830

829

821

787

789


n/a - not applicable

[A] Actual dividend per share paid in each year.

[B] Earnings per share and net asset value per share are retrospectively adjusted to reflect the changes in weighted average number of shares.

[C] Following the issuance of Banking Act Direction No. 13 of 2021 on Classification, Recognition, and Measurement of Credit Facilities in Licensed Banks, the Central Bank of Sri Lanka (CBSL) mandated the licensed banks to disclose ratios pertaining to Stage 3 classifications in lieu of non-performing loan ratios.

[D] Effective 15th June 2024, CBSL has discontinued the requirement to maintain the Statutory Liquid Assets Ratio.

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