SCB ANNOUNCED 2020 NET PROFIT OF BAHT 27.2 BILLION

22 Jan 2021

Amid severe economic headwinds and significant operating challenges stemming from the COVID-19 pandemic, Siam Commercial Bank and its subsidiaries reported a consolidated net profit (based on unaudited financial statements) of Baht 27.2 billion, a 33% decrease yoy. The decline in net profit was mainly due to higher provisions. Pre-provision operating profit, however, grew 12% yoy to Baht 80.4 billion (excluding the one-time gain on sale of shares in SCB Life recorded in the previous year), mainly the result of resilient non-interest income growth and effective operating cost control.

SCB ANNOUNCED 2020 NET PROFIT OF BAHT 27.2 BILLION

Net interest income fell by 3% yoy to Baht 96.9 billion largely due to the impact of lower interest rates from multiple rate cuts in the first half of the year. Total loans grew by 7% yoy with higher loan demand from corporate customers and extension of soft loans to business customers.

Non-interest income increased 12% yoy to Baht 47.9 billion (excluding the one-time gain on sale of shares in SCB Life last year). Given the gradual resumption of economic activities following the easing of restrictions at the end of June 2020, revenue from bancassurance and wealth management businesses continued its growth momentum.

Expenses declined 9% yoy to Baht 64.3 billion largely from the Bank's effective cost control measures. As a result, the cost-to-income ratio improved to 44% in 2020, compared to 49% in the previous year (excluding one-time items in 2019).

To strengthen the balance sheet against the potential economic impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, the Bank set aside provisions of Baht 46.6 billion, a 29% increase yoy.

Non-performing loan (NPL) ratio rose to 3.68% at the end of 2020 from 3.41% at the end of 2019, largely from qualitative loan downgrades of customers severely affected by the pandemic. Nonetheless, NPL coverage remained at a high level of 141% and the Bank's capital adequacy ratio remained strong at 18.2%.

Arthid Nanthawithaya, Chairman of the Executive Committee and CEO, stated: "Although last year's net profit was weighed down by high provisions, our core business performance demonstrated a high degree of resilience with a strong capital position. Since the start of the pandemic, the Bank assisted more than one million customers by offering a variety of targeted relief programs. As customers successfully graduated from the program in the second half of the year, loans under the relief program declined significantly to Baht 402 billion or 18% of total loans at the end of the year. The new wave of the pandemic currently in Thailand added to the uncertainties of economic recovery in 2021, despite the upcoming rollout of COVID-19 vaccines. Therefore, the Bank remains committed to helping our affected customers during this difficult time and continues our efforts to reshape our business model towards creating new technology-driven businesses, generating additional revenue from the bancassurance and wealth management businesses, and deepening our digital transformation."

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