Saudi banks’ provisions fall slightly to SAR 3.1 bln in H1

11/08/2015 Argaam - Exclusive

Saudi-listed banks saw a 0.3 percent fall in provisions to SAR 3.149 billion in the first half of 2015, compared to the same period in 2014, according to data compiled by Argaam.

 

Out of the six banks that had higher provisions, National Commercial Bank (NCB) and Alinma Bank saw allocations skyrocket by 337 percent and 265 percent respectively.

 

Meanwhile, Saudi Fransi Bank’s provisions declined 63 percent, while Saudi Investment Bank fell 57 percent.

 

Comparison (SAR mln)

Difference

H1-2015

H1-2014

Bank

(5%)

443.1

466.7

RIBL

+337%

497.2

113.9

NCB

(33%)

105.1

156.6

BJAZ

(57%)

69.0

162.0

Saudi Investment

+15%

194.2

168.9

Saudi Hollandi

(63%)

80.2

213.9

BSFR

+14%

228.6

199.9

SABB

+28%

 272.8

212.7

ANB

(26%)

76.1

102.2

SAMBA

(23%)

989.2

1,292.1

Al Rajhi

+55%

45.2

29.1

AL Bilad

+265%

148.3

40.6

Alinma

(0.3%)

3,149.0

3,158.5

Total

 

Seven out of the 12 banks studied— including Riyadh, Investment, Al-Jazira, Al-Bilad, NCB, Fransi and Alinma Bank— increased their provisions in the second quarter compared to the first quarter.

 

Provisions (SAR mln)

Q2-2015

Q1-2015

Bank

315.3

127.8

RIBL

278.9

218.3

NCB

68.4

36.7

BJAZ

46.0

23.0

Saudi Investment

92.9

101.3

Saudi Hollandi

43.0

37.2

BSFR

113.0

115.6

SABB

135.7

137.1

ANB

27.1

49.0

SAMBA

467.4

521.8

Al Rajhi

29.1

16.1

AL Bilad

78.1

70.1

Alinma

1,695.0

1,454.0

Total

 

Credit Provisions

Difference

Volume (SAR mln)

Period

2011

(44%)

1,217.8

Q1

(47%)

1,255.9

Q2

(50%)

1,532.6

Q3

(5%)

1,793.7

Q4

2012

+34%

1,630.6

Q1

+42%

1,783.8

Q2

+64%

2,522.3

Q3

(3%)

1,742.6

Q4

2013

(4%)

1,559.0

Q1

(30%)

1,255.2

Q2

(30%)

1,769.9

Q3

+38%

2,409.7

Q4

2014

+18%

1,832.0

Q1

+6%

1,326.5

Q2

+9%

1,931.1

Q3

(30%)

1,686.2

Q4

2015

(21%)

1,454.0

Q1

+28%

1,695.0

Q2

         
 

Argaam Reports

 

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