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TRADE CHRONICLE<br />
MCB Bank earns<br />
Rs25.551bn profit after<br />
tax<br />
MCB Bank Ltd receives Award for SAFA Best<br />
Presented Annual Report 2014 at<br />
SAFA conference <strong>2016</strong><br />
The Board of Directors of MCB<br />
Bank Limited, met under the<br />
Chairmanship of Mian Mohammad<br />
Mansha, on <strong>Feb</strong>ruary 09, <strong>2016</strong> to<br />
review the performance of the Bank<br />
and approve the financial statements<br />
for the year ended December 31,<br />
2015.<br />
MCB Bank reported a Profit Before<br />
Tax (PBT) of Rs.42.333 billion and a<br />
Profit After Tax (PAT) of Rs. 25.551<br />
billion with an increase of 15 percent<br />
and 5 percent over 2014, respectively.<br />
This was primarily contributed by 13<br />
percent increase in Net Markup<br />
Income and 32 percent increase in<br />
Non-Markup Income. Net Markup<br />
Income of the Bank was reported at<br />
Rs. 49.322 billion whereas Non-<br />
Markup Income increased to<br />
Rs.17.115 billion. The increase in<br />
Non-Markup Income was due to<br />
capital gains which increased by Rs.<br />
2.780 billion and fee & commission<br />
income that increased by Rs. 1.158<br />
billion over the last year.<br />
On the gross markup income side, the<br />
Bank recorded an increase of Rs.<br />
3.263 billion with major contribution<br />
from investments income. This<br />
growth in investment income was<br />
achieved through prudent placements<br />
and timely shift in concentration levels<br />
MCB Bank declared best<br />
bank in Pakistan<br />
MCB Bank Ltd, Pakistan's leading<br />
private sector bank, was determined<br />
to be Pakistan's best bank in terms<br />
of deposit franchise (CASA 92<br />
percent), net interest margins (5.41<br />
percent), low default rate (43 percent)<br />
MCB Bank Ltd, Pakistan’s leading<br />
private sector bank, was awarded<br />
the SAFA Best Presented Annual<br />
Report 2014 in the category of<br />
Private Sector Banks at the SAFA<br />
Conference <strong>2016</strong>. The Award was<br />
presented to President MCB, Mr.<br />
of investments.<br />
On the interest expense side, the Bank<br />
registered a decrease of Rs. 2.546<br />
billion over last year, which was<br />
commensurate with the decreasing<br />
interest rate environment.<br />
The total asset base of MCB Bank<br />
Limited was reported at Rs. 1.017<br />
and ROA (2.6 percent). The analysis<br />
was conducted by leading global<br />
financial services company, Credit<br />
Suisse and shared in their Asia Pacific<br />
Financials Strategy sector review<br />
released in <strong>Jan</strong>uary <strong>2016</strong>.<br />
In its analysis of MCB Bank Ltd's<br />
performance, the report mentioned<br />
that the bank had the best saving<br />
Imran Maqbool by the Federal<br />
Minister for Finance Mr.<br />
Mohammad Ishaq Dar in recognition<br />
of the bank’s excellence in financial<br />
reporting, management best<br />
practices and corporate governance<br />
disclosures.<br />
trillion signaling a healthy growth of<br />
9 percent over December 2014. On<br />
the liabilities side, Bank deposits<br />
increased by 3% to Rs. 708.091 billion<br />
as on December 31, 2015. On the<br />
deposits mix front, current deposits<br />
increased by 10% to Rs. 259.818<br />
billion improving the CASA ratio to<br />
93 percent as compared to 91 percent<br />
as at December 2014.<br />
deposit franchise in Asia with<br />
demand deposits and saving deposits<br />
constituting 38 percent and 54 percent<br />
of total deposits, respectively. MCB<br />
Bank Ltd's net interest margin had<br />
one of the highest sensitivity to interest<br />
rates among Pakistani banks, and<br />
should benefit the most from an<br />
interest rate rise.<br />
Trade Chronicle - <strong>Jan</strong>uary - <strong>Feb</strong>ruary <strong>2016</strong> - Page # 32