My 2 cents wrote:I do hope that this acquisition was done at good value. With no access to BPR's balance sheet, I have no way of making this assessment. My hope is that there is no procurement shenanigans in these acqusitions e.g. managemnt and board paying way above value and then together with 'supplier' splitting the difference. The kind of mess that plays out in State Owned Enterprises like KPLC
BPR Half Year 2021
Income StatementInterest Income Ksh.2.22bn
Profit before tax ksh 367mn.
Profit after tax Ksh.236.65mn
Balance SheetInvestment in government securities Ksh.14.22bn
Loans and advances to customers Ksh.20.36bn
Customer deposits Ksh.26.4bn.
Borrowings Ksh.487.43mn
Retained earnings Ksh.445mn
Total Assets Ksh 44.496bn.
Net interest income: YoY Growth of 15.7% on the back of 8.3% growth in Loans and Advances and 13.0% on Government Securities.
•
Non-Interest Income:YoY Growth of 17.6% due to increased customer transactions following an improved operating environment post-Covid-19 lockdowns that were in place in H1 of 2020.
•
Operating Expenses: Down YoY by 0.8% as a result of ongoing improvements in operational efficiencies and enhanced deployment of technology to serve our customers.
•
Digital Transformation: Customer initiated transactions accounts for 53.2% of the total number of transactions compared with 49.4% in June 2020.
•
PAT: Down YoY by 0.9% as a result of increased credit related losses(up 262.2%) because of the impact of Covid-19 on the cashflows of many borrowing customers.While Loans and Advances increased by 8.3%, there was an increase in Non-Performing Loans by 67.8% during the period which resulted in an NPL ratio of 7.2% compared with 4.7% in June 2020.
•
Total Assets: YoY Growth of 8.7% supported by a 10.8% growth in customer deposits. This demonstrates continued confidence that our customers have in the bank
Wealth is built through a relatively simple equation
Wealth=Income + Investments - Lifestyle