Sy family-led China Bank Corp. posted P3.6 billion in net profit in the first half, unchanged from a year ago, on reduced reliance on securities trading.
Six-month core or recurring operating income grew by 15 percent to P13.3 billion, driven by the sustained growth in core businesses, while total operating income grew by 7 percent year-on-year to P13.1 billion.
Net interest revenue for the semester rose by 20 percent year-on-year to P11.1 billion on the back of robust growth in loans and securities.
The bank grew its loan book by 18 percent to P469.4 billion, driven by strong demand across all customer segments, with consumer lending growing by 21 percent.
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Improving loan yields offset the rise in funding cost, leading to an improvement in net interest margin to 3.16 percent from 3.07 percent.
Fee-based revenues were down 32 percent year-on-year to P2.1 billion as the bank reduced its reliance on securities trading.
