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TBC Bank Group PLC
12 February 2025
 

TBC BANK GROUP PLC ("TBC Bank")

4Q AND FY 2024 PRELIMINARY UNAUDITED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL RESULTS

 

 

Forward-looking statements

 

This document contains forward-looking statements; such forward-looking statements contain known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other important factors, which may cause the actual results, performance or achievements of TBC Bank Group PLC ("the Bank" or "the Group" or "TBCG") to be materially different from any future results, performance or achievements expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements are based on numerous assumptions regarding the Bank's present and future business strategies and the environment in which the Bank will operate in the future. Important factors that, in the view of the Bank, could cause actual results to differ materially from those discussed in the forward-looking statements include, among others: the achievement of anticipated levels of profitability; growth, cost and recent acquisitions; the impact of competitive pricing; the ability to obtain the necessary regulatory approvals and licenses; the impact of developments in the Georgian and Uzbek economies; the impact of Russia-Ukraine war; the political and legal environment; financial risk management; and the impact of general business and global economic conditions.

 

None of the future projections, expectations, estimates or prospects in this document should be taken as forecasts or promises, nor should they be taken as implying any indication, assurance or guarantee that the assumptions on which such future projections, expectations, estimates or prospects are based are accurate or exhaustive or, in the case of the assumptions, entirely covered in the document. These forward-looking statements speak only as of the date they are made, and, subject to compliance with applicable law and regulations, the Bank expressly disclaims any obligation or undertaking to disseminate any updates or revisions to any forward-looking statements contained in the document to reflect actual results, changes in assumptions or changes in factors affecting those statements.

 

Certain financial information contained in this management report, which is prepared on the basis of the Group's accounting policies applied consistently from year to year, has been extracted from the Group's unaudited management accounts and financial statements. The areas in which the management accounts might differ from the International Financial Reporting Standards and/or generally accepted U.S. accounting principles could be significant; you should consult your own professional advisors and/or conduct your own due diligence for a complete and detailed understanding of such differences and any implications they might have on the relevant financial information contained in this presentation. Some numerical figures included in this report have been subjected to rounding adjustments. Accordingly, the numerical figures shown as totals in certain tables might not be an arithmetic aggregation of the figures that preceded them.

 


4Q and FY 2024 consolidated financial results conference call details

 

TBC Bank Group PLC ("TBC PLC") has published its preliminary unaudited consolidated financial results for the 4Q and FY 2024 on Wednesday, 12 February 2025 at 7.00 AM GMT. The management team will host a conference call at 2.00 PM GMT.

 

 

To participate in the conference call live video webinar, please register using the following link:

https://www.netroadshow.com/events/login?show=9b450464&confId=76359


You will receive access details via email.

 


 

Contacts

 



 

 


Andrew Keeley

Director of Investor Relations

 

 

E-mail:  AKeeley@tbcbank.com.ge

Tel:  +44 (0) 7791 569834

Web: www.tbcbankgroup.com

 

 

Anna Romelashvili                                             

Head of Investor Relations

 

 

E-mail:  ARomelashvili@tbcbank.com.ge 

Tel:  +(995) 577 205 290

Web: www.tbcbankgroup.com

Investor Relations Department

 

 

 

E-mail:  IR@tbcbank.com.ge 

Tel:  +(995 32) 227 27 27

Web: www.tbcbankgroup.com



Table of contents

 

4Q and FY 2024 preliminary unaudited consolidated financial results announcement

 

Interim management report

Financial highlights. 5

Operational highlights. 6

Letter from the Chief Executive Officer. 7

Economic overview.. 8

Progress towards our mid-term strategy targets. 8

Unaudited consolidated financial results overview for 4Q 2024. 9

Preliminary unaudited consolidated financial results overview for FY 2024. 15

Additional information. 21

1)          Financial disclosures by business lines. 21

2)          Glossary. 24

3)          Ratio definitions and exchange rates. 24

 


4Q and FY 2024 preliminary unaudited consolidated financial results

4Q 2024 net profit of GEL 335 million, up by 15% YoY, with ROE at 24.1%.

FY 2024 net profit of GEL 1.3 billion, up by 15% YoY, with ROE at 25.6%.

 

European Union Market Abuse Regulation EU 596/2014 requires TBC Bank Group PLC to disclose that this announcement contains Inside Information, as defined in that Regulation.

The financial information contained in this document does not constitute statutory accounts for the years ended 31 December 2024 and 31 December 2023 within the meaning of section 435 of the Companies Act 2006 (the Act), but is derived from those accounts. The statutory accounts for the year ended 31 December 2024 will be published on the Group's website and will be delivered to the Registrar of Companies in accordance with section 441 of the Act. The auditor's report on those accounts is expected to be unqualified. The statutory accounts for the year ended 31 December 2023 have been filed with the Registrar of Companies, and the auditors' report on those accounts was unqualified, did not draw attention to any matters by way of emphasis and did not include a statement under sections 498(2) or 498(3) of the Act.

Financial highlights

Income statement

In thousands of GEL

4Q'24

3Q'24

4Q'23

Change YoY

Change QoQ

FY'24

FY'23

Change YoY

Net interest income

507,691

492,561

441,735

14.9%

3.1%

1,901,207

1,635,798

16.2%

Net fee and commission income

147,928

144,797

110,099

34.4%

2.2%

520,426

412,325

26.2%

Other non-interest income

128,038

116,296

87,442

46.4%

10.1%

412,089

325,377

26.6%

Total operating income

783,657

753,654

639,276

22.6%

4.0%

2,833,722

2,373,500

19.4%

Total credit loss allowance

(74,790)

(55,275)

(47,479)

57.5%

35.3%

(206,761)

(180,740)

14.4%

Operating expenses

(306,620)

(280,208)

(254,500)

20.5%

9.4%

(1,073,076)

(858,927)

24.9%

Non-recurring impairment loss due to write-down of the asset held for sale

(9,800)

-

-

NMF

NMF

(9,800)

-

NMF

Net profit before tax

392,447

418,171

337,297

16.4%

-6.2%

1,544,085

1,333,833

15.8%

Income tax expense

(57,848)

(70,908)

(45,856)

26.2%

-18.4%

(236,454)

(193,858)

22.0%

Net profit

334,599

347,263

291,441

14.8%

-3.6%

1,307,631

1,139,975

14.7%

Adjusted net profit[1]

344,399

347,263

291,441

18.2%

-0.8%

1,317,431

1,139,975

15.6%

 

Balance sheet

In thousands of GEL

Dec'24

Sep'24

Dec'23

Change YoY

Change QoQ

Total assets

40,160,466

37,972,326

32,964,827

21.8%

5.8%

Gross loans

26,721,683

25,315,760

22,484,958

18.8%

5.6%

Customer deposits

22,863,833

22,548,107

20,375,498

12.2%

1.4%

Total equity

5,739,009

5,427,772

4,820,182

19.1%

5.7%

Number of ordinary shares

56,287,900

56,022,807

55,393,664

1.6%

0.5%


Key ratios

 

4Q'24

3Q'24

4Q'23

Change YoY

Change QoQ

FY'24

FY'23

Change YoY

ROE

24.1%

26.6%

25.2%

-1.1 pp

-2.5 pp

25.6%

26.5%

-0.9 pp

Adjusted ROE1

24.8%

26.6%

25.2%

-0.4 pp

-1.8 pp

25.8%

26.5%

-0.7 pp

ROA

3.3%

3.7%

3.7%

-0.4 pp

-0.4 pp

3.6%

3.9%

-0.3 pp

NIM

6.7%

6.4%

6.7%

0.0 pp

0.3 pp

6.7%

6.7%

0.0 pp

Cost to income

39.1%

37.2%

39.8%

-0.7 pp

1.9 pp

37.9%

36.2%

1.7 pp

Cost of risk

1.0%

0.8%

0.7%

0.3 pp

0.2 pp

0.8%

0.8%

0.0 pp

NPL to gross loans

2.2%

2.2%

2.0%

0.2 pp

0.0 pp

2.2%

2.0%

0.2 pp

NPL provision coverage ratio

71.8%

72.3%

79.6%

-7.8 pp

-0.5 pp

71.8%

79.6%

-7.8 pp

Total NPL coverage ratio

143.9%

141.6%

147.7%

-3.8 pp

2.3 pp

143.9%

147.7%

-3.8 pp

Leverage (x)

7.0x

7.0x

6.8x

0.2x

0x

7.0x

6.8x

0.2x

EPS (GEL)

5.91

6.17

5.31

11.3%

-4.2%

23.41

20.74

12.9%

Diluted EPS (GEL)

5.87

6.14

5.26

11.6%

-4.4%

23.27

20.58

13.1%

BVPS (GEL)

100.25

94.88

86.32

16.1%

5.7%

100.25

86.32

16.1%

Georgia




 

 

 

 

 

CET 1 CAR

16.8%

16.6%

17.4%

-0.6 pp

0.2 pp

16.8%

17.4%

-0.6 pp

Tier 1 CAR

20.4%

20.4%

19.6%

0.8 pp

0.0 pp

20.4%

19.6%

0.8 pp

Total CAR

23.8%

23.9%

22.1%

1.7 pp

-0.1 pp

23.8%

22.1%

1.7 pp

Uzbekistan




 

 

 

 

 

CET 1 CAR

21.9%

16.4%

15.4%

6.5 pp

5.5 pp

21.9%

15.4%

6.5 pp

Tier 1 CAR

21.9%

16.4%

15.4%

6.5 pp

5.5 pp

21.9%

15.4%

6.5 pp

Total CAR

23.2%

19.6%

16.3%

6.9 pp

3.6 pp

23.2%

16.3%

6.9 pp

Operational highlights

Customer base

In thousands

Dec'24

Sep'24

Dec'23

Change YoY

Change QoQ

Total unique registered users

21,814

20,486

16,710

31%

6%

  Georgia

3,463

3,418

3,275

6%

1%

  Uzbekistan

18,351

17,068

13,435

37%

8%

Total monthly active customers

7,619

6,563

5,890

29%

16%

   Georgia

1,701

1,671

1,604

6%

2%

   Uzbekistan

5,918

4,892

4,286

38%

21%

Total digital monthly active users (digital MAU)

6,968

5,892

5,207

34%

18%

   Georgia

1,050

1,000

921

14%

5%

   Uzbekistan

5,918

4,892

4,286

38%

21%

Total digital daily active users (digital DAU)

2,444

1,948

1,718

42%

25%

   Georgia

494

456

421

17%

8%

   Uzbekistan

1,950

1,492

1,297

50%

31%

Digital DAU/MAU

35%

33%

33%

2 pp

2 pp

   Georgia

47%

46%

46%

1 pp

0 pp

   Uzbekistan

33%

30%

30%

3 pp

3 pp

Unique registered users of Uzbekistan have been reclassified

Uzbekistan - key highlights

In thousands of GEL

Dec'24

Sep'24

Dec'23

Change YoY

Change QoQ

Gross loans and advances to customers

1,758,028

1,373,506

828,710

112.1%

28.0%

Customer accounts

1,055,758

855,689

581,483

81.6%

23.4%

 

In thousands of GEL

4Q'24

3Q'24

4Q'23

Change YoY

Change QoQ

FY'24

FY'23

Change YoY

Total operating income

137,397

111,373

65,053

111.2%

23.4%

413,896

207,780

99.2%

Net profit

36,513

31,595

20,433

78.7%

15.6%

110,324

59,329

86.0%

ROE

27.7%

28.2%

29.7%

-2.0 pp

-0.5 pp

26.9%

26.0%

0.9 pp

 

 


Letter from the Chief Executive Officer[2]

 

I am delighted to report that TBC achieved another set of strong results in the fourth quarter of 2024, rounding off an excellent year. In 4Q 2024, net profit reached GEL 335 million[3], up 15% year-on-year, with 24.1% ROE[4]. For the full year 2024, our net profit amounted to a record GEL 1,308 million3, up by 15% year-on-year, with 25.6% ROE4. This marks our third consecutive year of 25%+ ROE and means that we have posted above 20% ROE for nine of the past 10 years (with the Covid-impacted 2020 the only exception), which is testament to our consistent and strong delivery for shareholders over the long-term.

 

Among the highlights for 2024, I would like to point to the excellent achievements of our digital banking ecosystem in Uzbekistan. Over the past year, TBC Uzbekistan has scaled up, with its total users increasing by 37% to over 18 million and its loan book more than doubling. The foundations for future growth have been laid through investments in key infrastructure, AI initiatives, world-class talent and a suite of new core products. These include Salom Card, our flagship daily banking product, Osmon Card, our first revolving credit card, and TBC Business, Uzbekistan's first fully digital SME banking service. Finally, in January 2025, we launched Payme Plus, a monthly subscription service delivered through Payme, offering a bundle of value-added financial and lifestyle products. Many of the pieces are now in place for TBC Uzbekistan to contribute greatly both to the further development of the Uzbekistan banking sector and to our Group overall.

 

Final dividend of GEL 5.55 per share declared, FY 2024 DPS up 12% YoY

In light of our strong results, I am delighted to announce that the Board has recommended a final dividend per share of GEL 5.55 (subject to AGM approval), which brings the full year dividend per share to GEL 8.10, an increase of 12% year-on-year. Together with a GEL 50 million buyback, this brings total capital returns to shareholders for 2024 to GEL 499 million, or 39% of net profit (2023: 35%). The combination of excellent and consistent profitability, dynamic digital growth in Uzbekistan and high capital returns to shareholders that I have outlined, highlights the unique strength of the TBC Group.      

Operating income up 23% YoY in 4Q 2024

Turning to the final quarter in more detail, in 4Q 2024, our total operating income reached a record high level of GEL 784 million, up by 23% year-on-year. The growth was driven by a 15% year-on-year increase in net interest income, along with an excellent contribution from net fee and commission income, which rose by 34% year-on-year, driven by our payments business in Georgia and excellent growth in Uzbekistan.

Robust growth momentum in Georgia alongside fast-paced expansion in Uzbekistan

In 4Q 2024, our Georgian financial services continued to perform well, with net profit increasing by 13% year-on-year and ROE standing at 24.6%. For the full year 2024, our loan book increased by 14.2% year-on-year and deposits grew by 8.1%, both on a constant currency basis. At the same time, our capital position in Georgia remains very solid, with CET1, Tier 1, and Total Capital ratios standing at 16.8%, 20.4%, and 23.8%, respectively, well above the minimum regulatory requirements.

During 4Q 2024, our digital banking ecosystem in Uzbekistan maintained its fast-paced and profitable expansion. For the full year 2024, our loan book more than doubled to GEL 1.8 billion (USD 626 million), capturing 16.4% share of the unsecured consumer loan market[5] and accounting for half of the Group's unsecured consumer loans. On the funding side, we successfully diversified our funding mix, with 82% year-on-year growth in retail deposits complemented by USD 105 million of new wholesale funding, as well as our debut local currency bond issuance, and USD 75 million capital injections by shareholders. In 4Q 2024, TBC Uzbekistan's operating income increased by 111% year-on-year, reaching GEL 137 million (USD 50 million). Over the same period, its net profit increased by 79% and amounted to GEL 37 million (USD 13 million), while ROE stood at an excellent 27.7%. As a result, TBC Uzbekistan contributed 18% to the Group's total operating income and accounted for 11% of its net profit. 


Our customer base continues to grow, with digital monthly active users ("MAU") hitting 7.0 million at the Group level, up by 1.8 million or 34% year-on-year. We are also encouraged to see that more than one third of our users are active across our digital platforms on a daily basis.

 

2025 strategic targets well on track

As a team, we achieved a great deal in 2024, but as always there remains much to do, and we look forward to 2025 being another year of further scaling up our business in Uzbekistan and continuing to deliver strong and profitable growth in Georgia. I am confident we are fully on track to meet the mid-term targets we have set for 2025.

 

Vakhtang Butskhrikidze

CEO, TBC Bank Group PLC

Economic overview

Georgia

Economic growth remains resilient

Georgia's real GDP increased by 8.4% year-on-year in the fourth quarter of 2024, bringing full-year 2024 growth to a robust 9.5%. This follows impressive growth rates of 7.8% in 2023 and 9.8% in the first nine months of 2024. Consumption, tourism, and strong real credit growth contributed the most to this year's performance, whilst foreign direct investments (FDI) declined and growth in remittances and migration-related inflows moderated slightly.

Estimated net inflows into Georgia declined Q-o-Q in the fourth quarter, primarily due to increased imports. Total goods exports denominated in U.S. dollars rose by 19.3% year-on -year in the fourth quarter with domestic exports surging by 26.4%, while full year exports increased by 7.8%. Imports grew by 16.2% year-on-year in the fourth quarter and 8.1% in the full 2024. FDI fell in the third quarter, decreasing by 55.2% year-on-year due to a fall in equity investments, while reinvested FDI remained a substantial portion of this inflow during the first nine months of the year. At the same time, as of 3Q 2024, the underlying current account deficit, when measured without reinvestments, remained close to historical lows at -0.3% in seasonally adjusted terms, while the total deficit stood at -0.9%, again adjusted for seasonality.

Fiscal consolidation continues

The government remains committed to fiscal consolidation, aiming to reduce the budget deficit and public debt relative to GDP. The cumulative budget deficit in 2024 stood at 2.3% of GDP.

Credit growth moderates but remains strong

Bank credit growth has moderated slightly with year-on-year growth decreasing from 18.7% in September 2024 to 17.0% in December, at constant exchange rates. Given the low inflation, real credit growth also remained robust at 14.9%. Relative moderation in growth rates was evident in both segments, as retail credit increased by 16.3% year-on-year as of December, while the growth of lending to legal entities stood at 17.8%, compared to 16.7% and 21.3% in September, respectively. The gradual dedollarization of bank lending accelerated in the 4Q due to increased demand for GEL loans, with the share of foreign currency loans declining from 43.4% at the end of September 2024 to 42.7% at the end of December, at constant exchange rates.

GEL impacted by inflows and sentiment

Strong inflows supported GEL stability throughout the year, however, worsened sentiments due to heightened political tensions negatively affected the national currency. Among other drivers, weakening expectations on the market drove deposit conversions to FC, putting pressure on the GEL exchange rate. This prompted the NBG to intervene heavily, selling around USD 917 mln throughout the year from its foreign currency reserves to avoid a significant GEL depreciation, with most of the selling occuring in September and October. However, the NBG switched back to the buying side in November-December, purchasing around USD 153 mln from the market. Meanwhile, the national currency depreciated to 2.8 GEL per USD in the fourth quarter, compared to 2.72 at the end of September and 2.69 at the end of 2023.

Annual CPI inflation remained well below the NBG's 3% target throughout the year and stood at 1.9% as of December 2024, with some acceleration deriving from both the base effect and higher prices in the fourth quarter. Consequently, the NBG decided to maintain the monetary policy rate (MPR) at 8% in the fourth quarter, having cut it from 9.5% in the first half of the year.

Uzbekistan

Continued strong economic performance

Uzbekistan's economic growth moderated only marginally from 6.5% in the third quarter and remained strong at 6.3% year-on-year in the fourth quarter, with full year growth coming out at a robust 6.5%. In terms of external trade, lower gold exports weakened the full-year growth to 2.6%, while exports excluding gold increased by 10.6% YoY. Decreasing vehicle imports also lowered the import of goods, with full-year imports declined by 0.9% in 2024. Retail credit growth continued to slow down in the fourth quarter, driven by cooling growth in both mortgage and non-mortgage loans, though it still remained robust at 19.5% YoY at the end of December, with mortgage credit expanding by 16.4% and non-mortgage credit by 21.4%.

Annual inflation in Uzbekistan stood at 9.8% in December, a slight moderation from 10.5% in September, though still an increase compared to 8.8% at the end of 2023. The CBU has kept its monetary policy rate at 13.5%, with only one 0.5 pp cut over the year. By the end of December 2024, the UZS was valued at 12,920 against USD, thus continuing to depreciate following a brief stabilization mid year. Overall, the UZS only lost around 4.7% of its value against the USD in 2024, compared to 9.9% in 2023.

Economic growth forecasts

The World Bank and IMF project Georgia's economic growth in 2025 at 6.0%, while Fitch expects 5.3%. The respective real GDP growth forecasts for Uzbekistan by the World Bank, IMF and ADB stand at 5.8%, 5.7% and 6.2%. As for TBC Capital projections for 2025, in the case of Georgia, our expectation is now moderately lower than our previous estimate of around 5.5%, while our forecast for Uzbekistan is in line with the above estimates.


More information on the Georgian economy and financial sector can be found at www.tbccapital.ge.



Unaudited consolidated financial results overview for 4Q 2024

This statement provides a summary of the business and financial trends for 4Q 2024 for TBC Bank Group plc and its subsidiaries. The financial information and trends are unaudited.

Please note that there might be slight differences in previous periods' figures due to rounding.

Consolidated income statement and other comprehensive income

In thousands of GEL 

 4Q'24

 3Q'24

 4Q'23

Change YoY

Change QoQ

Interest income

1,017,423

958,194

810,428

25.5%

6.2%

Interest expense

(509,732)

(465,633)

(368,693)

38.3%

9.5%

Net interest income

507,691

492,561

441,735

14.9%

3.1%

Fee and commission income

243,328

218,596

192,341

26.5%

11.3%

Fee and commission expense

(95,400)

(73,799)

(82,242)

16.0%

29.3%

Net fee and commission income

147,928

144,797

110,099

34.4%

2.2%

Net insurance income

6,979

11,389

9,090

-23.2%

-38.7%

Net gains from currency derivatives, foreign currency operations and translation

111,069

101,326

68,228

62.8%

9.6%

Other operating income

9,807

3,295

10,380

-5.5%

NMF

Share of profit of associates

183

286

(256)

NMF

-36.0%

Other operating non-interest income

128,038

116,296

87,442

46.4%

10.1%

Credit loss allowance for loans to customers

(58,078)

(47,223)

(40,640)

42.9%

23.0%

Credit loss allowance for other financial items and net impairment for non-financial assets

(16,712)

(8,052)

(6,839)

NMF

NMF

Operating income after expected credit losses

708,867

698,379

591,797

19.8%

1.5%

Staff costs

(158,988)

(149,257)

(139,766)

13.8%

6.5%

Depreciation and amortisation

(38,079)

(37,488)

(28,741)

32.5%

1.6%

Administrative and other operating expenses

(109,553)

(93,463)

(85,993)

27.4%

17.2%

Operating expenses

(306,620)

(280,208)

(254,500)

20.5%

9.4%

Non-recurring impairment loss due to write-down of the asset held for sale

(9,800)

-

-

NMF

NMF

Net profit before tax

392,447

418,171

337,297

16.4%

-6.2%

Income tax expense

(57,848)

(70,908)

(45,856)

26.2%

-18.4%

Net profit

334,599

347,263

291,441

14.8%

-3.6%

Adjusted net profit*

344,399

347,263

291,441

18.2%

-0.8%

Net profit attributable to:




 

 

 - Shareholders of TBCG

326,758

339,893

287,699

13.6%

-3.9%

 - Non-controlling interest

7,841

7,370

3,742

NMF

6.4%

Other comprehensive income, net of tax:


 

 

 

 

Other comprehensive income/(expense) for the period

3,533

48,410

(607)

NMF

-92.7%

Total comprehensive income for the period

338,132

395,673

290,834

16.3%

-14.5%

* Excludes GEL 9.8 million non-recurring impairment loss due to write-down of the asset held for sale (TBC Kredit, our wholly owned subsidiary in Azerbaijan)

 

Consolidated balance sheet

In thousands of GEL 

Dec'24

Sep'24

Change QoQ

ASSETS




Cash and cash equivalents

3,047,401

5,108,157

-40.3%

Due from other banks

45,498

23,347

94.9%

Mandatory cash balances with the NBG and the CBU

2,576,731

1,991,538

29.4%

Loans and advances to customers

25,683,798

24,393,183

5.3%

Investment securities

5,538,476

3,597,125

54.0%

Repurchase receivables

140,058

-

NMF

Finance lease receivables

612,320

521,782

17.4%

Investment properties

9,752

14,235

-31.5%

Current income tax prepayment

60,422

84,140

-28.2%

Deferred income tax asset

3,150

920

NMF

Other financial assets

436,574

296,002

47.5%

Other assets

1,357,255

1,326,855

2.3%

Intangible assets

589,067

555,078

6.1%

Goodwill

59,964

59,964

0.0%

TOTAL ASSETS

40,160,466

37,972,326

5.8%

LIABILITIES     

 

 

 

Due to credit institutions

7,630,850

5,922,371

28.8%

Customer accounts

22,863,833

22,548,107

1.4%

Other financial liabilities

476,143

577,196

-17.5%

Current income tax liability

1,227

27,727

-95.6%

Deferred income tax liability

50,220

57,934

-13.3%

Debt Securities in issue*

1,510,183

1,621,985

-6.9%

Other liabilities

267,099

237,480

12.5%

Subordinated debt

1,148,374

1,133,742

1.3%

Redemption liability

473,528

418,012

13.3%

TOTAL LIABILITIES

34,421,457

32,544,554

5.8%

EQUITY     

 

 

 

Share capital

1,722

1,713

0.5%

Shares held by trust

(66,982)

(66,982)

0.0%

Share premium

411,088

345,913

18.8%

Retained earnings

5,286,738

4,995,298

5.8%

Other reserves

(77,066)

(42,996)

79.2%

Equity attributable to owners of the parent

5,555,500

5,232,946

6.2%

Non-controlling interest

183,509

194,826

-5.8%

TOTAL EQUITY

5,739,009

5,427,772

5.7%

TOTAL LIABILITIES AND EQUITY

40,160,466

37,972,326

5.8%

* Debt securities in issue includes Additional Tier 1 capital subordinated notes


Ratios

Ratios (based on monthly averages, where applicable)

4Q'24

3Q'24

4Q'23

Profitability ratios:




ROE1

24.1%

26.6%

25.2%

Adjusted ROE*

24.8%

26.6%

25.2%

ROA2

3.3%

3.7%

3.7%

Cost to income3

39.1%

37.2%

39.8%

NIM4

6.7%

6.4%

6.7%

Loan yields5

13.5%

13.2%

12.9%

Deposit rates6

5.4%

5.4%

5.1%

Cost of funding7

6.3%

6.1%

5.7%

Asset quality & portfolio concentration:




Cost of risk9

1.0%

0.8%

0.7%

PAR 90 to gross loans9

1.4%

1.5%

1.2%

NPLs to gross loans10

2.2%

2.2%

2.0%

NPL provision coverage11

71.8%

72.3%

79.6%

Total NPL coverage12

143.9%

141.6%

147.7%

Credit loss level to gross loans13

1.6%

1.6%

1.6%

Related party loans to gross loans14

0.1%

0.1%

0.1%

Top 10 borrowers to total portfolio15

5.8%

5.8%

6.0%

Top 20 borrowers to total portfolio16

8.5%

8.5%

9.0%

Capital & liquidity positions:




Net loans to deposits plus IFI funding17

102.2%

99.7%

97.9%

Leverage (x)18

 7.0x

 7.0x

 6.8x

Georgia




Net stable funding ratio19

123.9%

123.1%

119.9%

Liquidity coverage ratio20

125.5%

121.1%

115.3%

CET 1 CAR21

16.8%

16.6%

17.4%

Tier 1 CAR22

20.4%

20.4%

19.6%

Total 1 CAR23

23.8%

23.9%

22.1%

Uzbekistan




CET 1 CAR24

21.9%

16.4%

15.4%

Tier 1 CAR25

21.9%

16.4%

15.4%

Total 1 CAR26

* Excludes GEL 9.8 million non-recurring impairment loss due to write-down of the asset held for sale (TBC Kredit, our wholly owned subsidiary in Azerbaijan)

Funding and liquidity in Georgia

Total liquidity coverage ratio (LCR) increased by 4.4pp on QoQ basis, mainly driven by the increase in local currency LCR caused by additional funds received from the financial institutions. The effect was partially offset by increased loan portfolio growth in foreign currency (FC).

 

Dec'24

Sep'24

Change QoQ

Minimum net stable funding ratio, as defined by the NBG

100.0%

100.0%

0.0 pp

Net stable funding ratio as defined by the NBG

123.9%

123.1%

0.8 pp

 




Minimum total liquidity coverage ratio, as defined by the NBG

100.0%

100.0%

0.0 pp

Minimum LCR in GEL, as defined by the NBG

75%

75.0%

0.0 pp

Minimum LCR in FC, as defined by the NBG

100.0%

100.0%

0.0 pp

 




Total liquidity coverage ratio, as defined by the NBG

125.5%

121.1%

4.4 pp

LCR in GEL, as defined by the NBG

127.7%

85.9%

41.8 pp

LCR in FC, as defined by the NBG

124.7%

141.3%

-16.6 pp

Regulatory capital

Georgia

In thousands of GEL

Dec'24

Sep'24

Change QoQ

CET 1 capital

4,843,167

4,540,404

6.7%

Tier 1 capital

5,895,717

5,564,042

6.0%

Total capital

6,861,963

6,533,759

5.0%

Total risk-weighted assets

28,842,828

27,314,351

5.6%

 




Minimum CET 1 ratio

14.4%

14.5%

-0.1 pp

CET 1 capital adequacy ratio

16.8%

16.6%

0.2 pp

 




Minimum Tier 1 ratio

16.7%

16.8%

-0.1 pp

Tier 1 capital adequacy ratio

20.4%

20.4%

0.0 pp

 




Minimum total capital adequacy ratio

19.7%

19.8%

-0.1 pp

Total capital adequacy ratio

23.8%

23.9%

-0.1 pp

 

Uzbekistan

 

The QoQ increase in TBC UZ's capital adequacy ratios was mainly driven by a capital injection in December 2024 (in the amount of USD 36.8 million) which makes a total of USD 75.0 million during 2024.

 

 

Dec'24

Sep'24

Change QoQ

Minimum CET 1 ratio

8.0%

8.0%

0.0 pp

CET 1 capital adequacy ratio

21.9%

16.4%

5.5 pp

 




Minimum Tier 1 ratio

10.0%

10.0%

0.0 pp

Tier 1 capital adequacy ratio

21.9%

16.4%

5.5 pp

 




Minimum total capital adequacy ratio

13.0%

13.0%

0.0 pp

Total capital adequacy ratio

23.2%

19.6%

3.6 pp

Loan portfolio

As of 31 December 2024, the gross loan portfolio reached GEL 26,721.7 million, up by 5.6% QoQ, or up by 5.3% QoQ on a constant currency basis.

By the end of December 2024, our Georgia FS loan portfolio increased by 4.3% on a QoQ basis and reached GEL 24,941.5 million, with 4.1% QoQ growth on a constant currency basis. Over the same period, our Uzbekistan portfolio increased by 28.0% QoQ or 26.1% on a constant currency basis.

In thousands of GEL

Gross loans and advances to customers

Dec'24

Sep'24

Change QoQ

Georgian financial services (Georgia FS)*

24,941,464

23,915,282

4.3%

Retail Georgia

8,710,516

8,391,309

3.8%

CIB Georgia

9,863,777

9,243,424

6.7%

MSME Georgia

5,943,479

5,882,230

1.0%

Uzbekistan

1,758,028

1,373,506

28.0%

Total gross loans and advances to customers**

26,721,683

25,315,760

5.6%

Gross loans include finance lease receivables only on Georgia FS, Uzbekistan and Group levels.

* Georgia FS includes sub-segment eliminations
**
Total gross loans and advances to customers include Azerbaijan


4Q'24

3Q'24

4Q'23

Change YoY

Change QoQ

Loan yields

13.5%

13.2%

12.9%

0.6 pp

0.3 pp

GEL

14.1%

14.0%

14.6%

-0.5 pp

0.1 pp

FC

8.6%

9.0%

9.1%

-0.5 pp

-0.4 pp

UZS

44.6%

44.4%

41.7%

2.9 pp

0.2 pp

Georgia FS

11.5%

11.5%

11.9%

-0.4 pp

0.0 pp

GEL

14.1%

14.0%

14.6%

-0.5 pp

0.1 pp

FC

8.6%

8.9%

9.1%

-0.5 pp

-0.3 pp

Uzbekistan

44.6%

44.4%

41.7%

2.9 pp

0.2 pp

UZS

44.6%

44.4%

41.7%

2.9 pp

0.2 pp

Total loan yields*

13.5%

13.2%

12.9%

0.6 pp

0.3 pp

Loan yields include finance lease receivables only on Georgia FS, Uzbekistan and Group levels.

* Total loan yields include Azerbaijan

Loan portfolio quality

PAR 90

Dec'24

Sep'24

Change QoQ

Georgia FS*

1.4%

1.4%

0.0 pp

Retail Georgia

0.7%

0.8%

-0.1 pp

CIB Georgia

0.9%

1.0%

-0.1 pp

MSME Georgia

2.9%

2.7%

0.2 pp

Uzbekistan

2.0%

2.7%

-0.7 pp

Total PAR 90**

1.4%

1.5%

-0.1 pp

PAR 90 include finance lease receivables only on Georgia FS, Uzbekistan and Group levels.

* Georgia FS includes sub-segment eliminations
** Total PAR 90 includes Azerbaijan

In thousands of GEL
Non-performing loans (NPL)

Dec'24

Sep'24

Change QoQ

Georgia FS*

554,935

514,964

7.8%

Retail Georgia

118,834

111,411

6.7%

CIB Georgia

156,632

161,856

-3.2%

MSME Georgia

263,460

222,899

18.2%

Uzbekistan

35,690

37,721

-5.4%

Total non-performing loans**

592,554

554,148

6.9%

Non-performing loans include finance lease receivables only on Georgia FS, Uzbekistan and Group levels.

*Georgia FS includes sub-segment eliminations
** Total non-performing loans include Azerbaijan

NPL to gross loans

Dec'24

Sep'24

Change QoQ

Georgia FS*

2.2%

2.2%

0.0 pp

Retail Georgia

1.4%

1.3%

0.1 pp

CIB Georgia

1.6%

1.8%

-0.2 pp

MSME Georgia

4.4%

3.8%

0.6 pp

Uzbekistan

2.0%

2.7%

-0.7 pp

Total NPL to gross loans**

2.2%

2.2%

0.0 pp

Non-performing loans include finance lease receivables only on Georgia FS, Uzbekistan and Group levels.

*Georgia FS includes sub-segment eliminations
** Total NPL to gross loans include Azerbaijan

 

Dec'24

Sep'24

NPL coverage 

Provision coverage

Total coverage

Provision coverage

Total coverage

Georgia FS*

61.0%

138.0%

63.7%

138.0%

Retail Georgia

138.1%

201.1%

144.3%

206.0%

CIB Georgia

34.4%

106.0%

32.2%

105.8%

MSME Georgia

42.2%

126.3%

47.9%

127.0%

Uzbekistan

229.5%

229.5%

181.5%

181.5%

Total NPL coverage**

71.8%

143.9%

72.3%

141.6%


Non-performing loans include finance lease receivables only on Georgia FS, Uzbekistan and Group levels.

*Georgia FS includes sub-segment eliminations
** Total NPL coverage includes Azerbaijan

Cost of risk (CoR)

4Q'24

3Q'24

4Q'23

Change YoY

Change QoQ

Georgia FS*

0.6%

0.5%

0.6%

0.0 pp

0.1 pp

Retail Georgia

1.0%

1.1%

0.1%

0.9 pp

-0.1 pp

CIB Georgia

0.1%

0.1%

0.3%

-0.2 pp

0.0 pp

MSME Georgia

0.6%

0.3%

1.8%

-1.2 pp

0.3 pp

Uzbekistan

7.7%

5.8%

5.0%

2.7 pp

1.9 pp

Total cost of risk**

1.0%

0.8%

0.7%

0.3 pp

0.2 pp

Cost of risk include finance lease receivables only on Georgia FS, Uzbekistan and Group levels.

*Georgia FS includes sub-segment eliminations
** Total cost of risk includes Azerbaijan

Deposit portfolio

As of 31 December 2024, the deposit portfolio reached GEL 22,863.8 million, up by 1.4% QoQ, or up by 0.5% QoQ on a constant currency basis.

By the end of December 2024, our Georgia FS deposit portfolio remained the same on QoQ basis and reached GEL 21,890.5 million, with decrease of 0.8% QoQ on a constant currency basis. Meanwhile, our Uzbekistan deposit portfolio increased by 23.4% QoQ, or up by 21.5% on a constant currency basis.

In thousands of GEL

Customer accounts

Dec'24

Sep'24

Change QoQ

Georgia FS*

21,890,518

21,892,684

0.0%

Retail Georgia

8,478,788

8,102,782

4.6%

CIB Georgia

11,308,306

11,211,555

0.9%

MSME Georgia

2,043,554

1,998,253

2.3%

MOF

214,426

711,745

-69.9%

Uzbekistan

1,055,758

855,689

23.4%

Total customer accounts**

22,863,833

22,548,107

1.4%

*Georgia FS includes sub-segment eliminations
** Total customer accounts are adjusted for eliminations


 

4Q'24

3Q'24

4Q'23

Change YoY

Change QoQ

 Deposit rates

5.4%

5.4%

5.1%

0.3 pp

0.0 pp

 GEL

7.7%

7.7%

8.1%

-0.4 pp

0.0 pp

 FC

1.6%

1.4%

1.1%

0.5 pp

0.2 pp

 UZS

25.1%

24.7%

25.0%

0.1 pp

0.4 pp

Georgia FS

4.6%

4.7%

4.5%

0.1 pp

-0.1 pp

 GEL

7.7%

7.7%

8.1%

-0.4 pp

0.0 pp

 FC

1.6%

1.4%

1.1%

0.5 pp

0.2 pp

Uzbekistan

24.9%

24.6%

24.9%

0.0 pp

0.3 pp

    UZS

25.1%

24.7%

25.0%

0.1 pp

0.4 pp

    FC

3.8%

4.7%

3.8%

0.0 pp

-0.9 pp

Total deposit rates*

5.4%

5.4%

5.1%

0.3 pp

0.0 pp

* Total deposits rates include MOF deposits


Preliminary unaudited consolidated financial results overview for FY 2024

This statement provides a summary of the business and financial trends for FY 2024 for TBC Bank Group plc and its subsidiaries. The financial information and trends are unaudited.

Please note that there might be slight differences in previous periods' figures due to rounding.

Consolidated income statement and other comprehensive income

In thousands of GEL 

 FY'24

 FY'23

Change YoY

Interest income

3,694,520

2,948,056

25.3%

Interest expense

(1,793,313)

(1,312,258)

36.7%

Net interest income

1,901,207

1,635,798

16.2%

Fee and commission income

842,286

676,350

24.5%

Fee and commission expense

(321,860)

(264,025)

21.9%

Net fee and commission income

520,426

412,325

26.2%

Net insurance income

35,271

31,290

12.7%

Net gains from currency derivatives, foreign currency operations and translation

359,511

256,924

39.9%

Other operating income

16,733

36,506

-54.2%

Share of profit of associates

574

657

-12.6%

Other operating non-interest income

412,089

325,377

26.6%

Credit loss allowance for loans to customers

(176,866)

(162,659)

8.7%

Credit loss allowance for other financial items and net impairment for non-financial assets

(29,895)

(18,081)

NMF

Operating income after expected credit and non-financial asset impairment losses

2,626,961

2,192,760

19.8%

Staff costs

(570,461)

(472,972)

20.6%

Depreciation and amortisation

(145,289)

(115,975)

25.3%

Administrative and other operating expenses

(357,326)

(269,980)

32.4%

Operating expenses

(1,073,076)

(858,927)

24.9%

Non-recurring impairment loss due to write-down of the asset held for sale

(9,800)

-

NMF

Net profit before tax

1,544,085

1,333,833

15.8%

Income tax expense

(236,454)

(193,858)

22.0%

Net profit

1,307,631

1,139,975

14.7%

Adjusted net profit*

1,317,431

1,139,975

15.6%

Net profit attributable to:



 

 - Shareholders of TBCG

1,284,051

1,124,180

14.2%

 - Non-controlling interest

23,580

15,795

49.3%

Other comprehensive income, net of tax:


 

 

Other comprehensive income/(expense) for the period

17,779

(2,121)

NMF

Total comprehensive income for the period

1,325,410

1,137,854

16.5%

* Excludes GEL 9.8 million non-recurring impairment loss due to write-down of the asset held for sale (TBC Kredit, our wholly owned subsidiary in Azerbaijan)

 

Consolidated balance sheet

In thousands of GEL 

Dec'24

Dec'23

Change YoY

ASSETS




Cash and cash equivalents

3,047,401

3,764,087

-19.0%

Due from other banks

45,498

47,941

-5.1%

Mandatory cash balances with NBG and the CBU

2,576,731

1,577,074

63.4%

Loans and advances to customers

25,683,798

21,722,107

18.2%

Investment securities

5,538,476

3,549,424

56.0%

Repurchase receivables

140,058

-

NMF

Finance lease receivables

612,320

400,411

52.9%

Investment properties

9,752

15,235

-36.0%

Current income tax prepayment

60,422

435

NMF

Deferred income tax asset

3,150

7,400

-57.4%

Other financial assets

436,574

280,268

55.8%

Other assets

1,357,255

1,069,098

27.0%

Intangible assets

589,067

471,383

25.0%

Goodwill

59,964

59,964

0.0%

TOTAL ASSETS

40,160,466

32,964,827

21.8%

LIABILITIES     

 

 

 

Due to credit institutions

7,630,850

4,395,182

73.6%

Customer accounts

22,863,833

20,375,498

12.2%

Other financial liabilities

476,143

358,522

32.8%

Current income tax liability

1,227

67,945

-98.2%

Deferred income tax liability

50,220

50,957

-1.4%

Debt Securities in issue*

1,510,183

1,426,174

5.9%

Other liabilities

267,099

236,157

13.1%

Subordinated debt

1,148,374

868,730

32.2%

Redemption liability

473,528

365,480

29.6%

TOTAL LIABILITIES

34,421,457

28,144,645

5.8%

EQUITY     

 

 

 

Share capital

1,722

1,690

1.9%

Shares held by trust

(66,982)

(75,609)

-11.4%

Share premium

411,088

295,605

39.1%

Retained earnings

5,286,738

4,433,496

19.2%

Other reserves

(77,066)

28,547

NMF

Equity attributable to owners of the parent

5,555,500

4,683,729

18.6%

Non-controlling interest

183,509

136,453

34.5%

TOTAL EQUITY

5,739,009

4,820,182

19.1%

TOTAL LIABILITIES AND EQUITY

40,160,466

32,964,827

21.8%

* Debt securities in issue includes Additional tier 1 capital subordinated notes

 

Ratios

Ratios (based on monthly averages, where applicable)

FY'24

FY'23

Profitability ratios:



ROE1

25.6%

26.5%

Adjusted ROE*

25.8%

26.5%

ROA2

3.6%

3.9%

Cost to income3

37.9%

36.2%

NIM4

6.7%

6.7%

Loan yields5

13.1%

12.9%

Deposit rates6

5.4%

5.0%

Cost of funding7

6.1%

5.6%

Asset quality & portfolio concentration:



Cost of risk9

0.8%

0.8%

PAR 90 to gross loans9

1.4%

1.2%

NPLs to gross loans10

2.2%

2.0%

NPL provision coverage11

71.8%

79.6%

Total NPL coverage12

143.9%

147.7%

Credit loss level to gross loans13

1.6%

1.6%

Related party loans to gross loans14

0.1%

0.1%

Top 10 borrowers to total portfolio15

5.8%

6.0%

Top 20 borrowers to total portfolio16

8.5%

9.0%

Capital & liquidity positions:



Net loans to deposits plus IFI funding17

102.2%

97.9%

Leverage (x)18

 7.0x

 6.8x

Georgia



Net stable funding ratio19

123.9%

119.9%

Liquidity coverage ratio20

125.5%

115.3%

CET 1 CAR21

16.8%

17.4%

Tier 1 CAR22

20.4%

19.6%

Total 1 CAR23

23.8%

22.1%

Uzbekistan



CET 1 CAR24

21.9%

15.4%

Tier 1 CAR25

21.9%

15.4%

Total 1 CAR26

23.2%

16.3%

* Excludes GEL 9.8 million non-recurring impairment loss due to write-down of the asset held for sale (TBC Kredit, our wholly owned subsidiary in Azerbaijan)

 

Funding and liquidity in Georgia

 

Dec'24

Dec'23

Change YoY

Minimum net stable funding ratio, as defined by the NBG

100.0%

100.0%

0.0 pp

Net stable funding ratio as defined by the NBG

123.9%

119.9%

4.0 pp

 




Minimum total liquidity coverage ratio, as defined by the NBG

100.0%

100.0%

0.0 pp

Minimum LCR in GEL, as defined by the NBG

75%

75.0%

0.0 pp

Minimum LCR in FC, as defined by the NBG

100.0%

100.0%

0.0 pp

 




Total liquidity coverage ratio, as defined by the NBG

125.5%

115.3%

10.2 pp

LCR in GEL, as defined by the NBG

127.7%

109.8%

17.9 pp

LCR in FC, as defined by the NBG

124.7%

120.1%

4.6 pp

Regulatory capital
The YoY increase in Tier 1 and total capital was mainly due to the issuance of USD 300 million AT1 capital notes, which was partially offset by the repayment of USD 125 million AT1 notes. The increase in CET 1 capital was due to profit generation, which was partially offset by dividend distribution during 2024.

Georgia

In thousands of GEL

Dec'24

Dec'23

Change YoY

CET 1 capital

4,843,167

4,235,033

14.4%

Tier 1 capital

5,895,717

4,772,913

23.5%

Total capital

6,861,963

5,374,301

27.7%

Total risk-weighted assets

28,842,828

24,336,690

18.5%

 




Minimum CET 1 ratio

14.4%

14.3%

0.1 pp

CET 1 capital adequacy ratio

16.8%

17.4%

-0.6 pp

 




Minimum Tier 1 ratio

16.7%

16.6%

0.1 pp

Tier 1 capital adequacy ratio

20.4%

19.6%

0.8 pp

 




Minimum total capital adequacy ratio

19.7%

19.8%

-0.1 pp

Total capital adequacy ratio

23.8%

22.1%

1.7 pp

 

Uzbekistan

The YoY increase of capital adequacy ratios was driven by capital injections and the revised payment-to-income (PTI) based methodology for calculating RWAs, adopted by CBU starting from 1st of July 2024.

 

 

Dec'24

Dec'23

Change YoY

Minimum CET 1 ratio

8.0%

8.0%

0.0 pp

CET 1 capital adequacy ratio

21.9%

15.4%

6.5 pp

 




Minimum Tier 1 ratio

10.0%

10.0%

0.0 pp

Tier 1 capital adequacy ratio

21.9%

15.4%

6.5 pp

 




Minimum total capital adequacy ratio

13.0%

13.0%

0.0 pp

Total capital adequacy ratio

23.2%

16.3%

6.9 pp

Loan portfolio

As of 31 December 2024, the gross loan portfolio reached GEL 26,721.7 million, up by 18.8% YoY, or up by 17.7% YoY on a constant currency basis.

By the end of 2024, our Georgia FS loan portfolio increased by 15.3% on a YoY and reached GEL 24,941.5 million, with 14.2% YoY growth on a constant currency basis. Over the same period, our Uzbekistan loan portfolio increased by 112.1%, or 112.3% on a constant currency basis.

In thousands of GEL

Gross loans and advances to customers

Dec'24

Dec'23

Change YoY

Georgian financial services (Georgia FS)*

24,941,464

21,628,695

15.3%

Retail Georgia

8,710,516

7,513,229

15.9%

CIB Georgia

9,863,777

8,283,723

19.1%

MSME Georgia

5,943,479

5,480,822

8.4%

Uzbekistan

1,758,028

828,710

112.1%

Total gross loans and advances to customers**

26,721,683

22,484,958

18.8%

Gross loans include finance lease receivables only on Georgia FS, Uzbekistan and Group levels.

*Georgia FS includes sub-segment eliminations
**
Total gross loans and advances to customers include Azerbaijan


FY'24

FY'23

Change YoY

Loan yields

13.1%

12.9%

0.2 pp

GEL

14.0%

15.1%

-1.1 pp

FC

8.9%

8.7%

0.2 pp

UZS

44.1%

42.4%

1.7 pp

Georgia FS

11.5%

12.0%

-0.5 pp

GEL

14.0%

15.1%

-1.1 pp

FC

8.8%

8.7%

0.1 pp

Uzbekistan

44.1%

42.4%

1.7 pp

UZS

44.1%

42.4%

1.7 pp

Total loan yields*

13.1%

12.9%

0.2 pp

Loan yields include finance lease receivables only on Georgia FS, Uzbekistan and Group levels.

\* Total loans yields include Azerbaijan

Loan portfolio quality

PAR 90

Dec'24

Dec'23

Change YoY

Georgia FS*

1.4%

1.1%

0.3 pp

Retail Georgia

0.7%

0.8%

-0.1 pp

CIB Georgia

0.9%

0.7%

0.2 pp

MSME Georgia

2.9%

2.2%

0.7 pp

Uzbekistan

2.0%

2.0%

0.0 pp

Total PAR 90**

1.4%

1.2%

0.2 pp

PAR 90 include finance lease receivables only on Georgia FS, Uzbekistan and Group levels.

*Georgia FS includes sub-segment eliminations
** Total PAR 90 includes Azerbaijan

In thousands of GEL
Non-performing loans (NPL)

Dec'24

Dec'23

Change YoY

Georgia FS*

554,935

437,979

26.7%

Retail Georgia

118,834

127,102

-6.5%

CIB Georgia

156,632

114,130

37.2%

MSME Georgia

263,460

183,829

43.3%

Uzbekistan

35,690

16,693

113.8%

Total non-performing loans**

592,554

455,516

30.1%

Non-performing loans include finance lease receivables only on Georgia FS, Uzbekistan and Group levels.

*Georgia FS includes sub-segment eliminations
** Total non-performing loans include Azerbaijan

NPL to gross loans

Dec'24

Dec'23

Change YoY

Georgia FS*

2.2%

2.0%

0.2 pp

Retail Georgia

1.4%

1.7%

-0.3 pp

CIB Georgia

1.6%

1.4%

0.2 pp

MSME Georgia

4.4%

3.4%

1.0 pp

Uzbekistan

2.0%

2.0%

0.0 pp

Total NPL to gross loans**

2.2%

2.0%

0.2 pp

Non-performing loans include finance lease receivables only on Georgia FS, Uzbekistan and Group levels.

*Georgia FS includes sub-segment eliminations
** Total NPL to gross loans include Azerbaijan

 

Dec'24

Dec'23

NPL coverage 

Provision coverage

Total coverage

Provision coverage

Total coverage

Georgia FS*

61.0%

138.0%

73.0%

143.7%

Retail Georgia

138.1%

201.1%

120.4%

179.5%

CIB Georgia

34.4%

106.0%

46.9%

110.6%

MSME Georgia

42.2%

126.3%

57.5%

136.0%

Uzbekistan

229.5%

229.5%

212.8%

212.8%

Total NPL coverage**

71.8%

143.9%

79.6%

147.7%

Non-performing loans include finance lease receivables only on Georgia FS, Uzbekistan and Group levels.

* Georgia FS includes sub-segment eliminations
** Total NPL coverage includes Azerbaijan

Cost of risk (CoR)

FY'24

FY'23

Change YoY

Georgia FS*

0.5%

0.7%

-0.2 pp

Retail Georgia

0.9%

0.8%

0.1 pp

CIB Georgia

0.1%

0.1%

0.0 pp

MSME Georgia

0.5%

1.4%

-0.9 pp

Uzbekistan

6.3%

6.1%

0.2 pp

Total cost of risk**

0.8%

0.8%

0.0 pp

Cost of risk include finance lease receivables only on Georgia FS, Uzbekistan and Group levels.

*Georgia FS includes sub-segment eliminations
** Total cost of risk includes Azerbaijan

Deposit portfolio

As of 31 December 2024, the deposit portfolio reached GEL 22,863.8 million, up by 12.2% YoY, or up by 10.4% YoY on a constant currency basis.

By the end of 2024, our Georgia FS deposit portfolio increased by 10.0% on a YoY and reached GEL 21,890.5 million, with 8.1% YoY growth on a constant currency basis. Over the same period, our Uzbekistan deposit portfolio increased by 81.6% YoY, or 81.7% on a constant currency basis.

In thousands of GEL

Customer accounts

Dec'24

Dec'23

Change YoY

Georgia FS*

21,890,518

19,900,342

10.0%

Retail Georgia

8,478,788

7,469,587

13.5%

CIB Georgia

11,308,306

10,200,321

10.9%

MSME Georgia

2,043,554

1,900,459

7.5%

MOF

214,426

515,079

-58.4%

Uzbekistan

1,055,758

581,483

81.6%

Total customer accounts**

22,863,833

20,375,498

12.2%

* Georgia FS includes sub-segment eliminations
** Total customer accounts are adjusted for eliminations

 

FY'24

FY'23

Change YoY

 Deposit rates

5.4%

5.0%

0.4 pp

 GEL

7.8%

8.3%

-0.5 pp

 FC

1.4%

0.9%

0.5 pp

 UZS

25.0%

24.9%

0.1 pp

Georgia FS

4.7%

4.5%

0.2 pp

 GEL

7.8%

8.4%

-0.6 pp

 FC

1.4%

0.9%

0.5 pp

Uzbekistan

24.8%

24.9%

-0.1 pp

    UZS

25.0%

24.9%

0.1 pp

FC

3.8%

4.2%

-0.4 pp

Total deposit rates*

5.4%

5.0%

0.4 pp

* Total deposits rates include MOF deposits

 

Additional information

1)   Financial disclosures by business lines

Business line definitions

The operating segments are defined as follows:

·  Georgian financial services (Georgia FS) - include JSC TBC Bank with its Georgian subsidiaries and JSC TBC Insurance with its subsidiary. The Georgia financial service segment consists of three major business sub-segments, while the treasury, leasing and insurance businesses are combined into the corporate and other sub-segments:

o Corporate and investment banking (CIB) - a legal entity/group of affiliated entities with an annual revenue exceeding GEL 20 million or which has been granted facilities of more than GEL 7.5 million. Some other business customers may also be assigned to the CIB segment or transferred to the micro, small and medium enterprises segment on a discretionary basis. In addition, CIB includes Wealth Management private banking services to high-net-worth individuals with a threshold of USD 250,000 on assets under management (AUM), as well as on discretionary basis;

o Retail - non-business individual customers;

o Micro, small and medium enterprises (MSME) - business customers who are not included in the CIB sub-segment.

·  Uzbekistan - TBC Bank Uzbekistan with respective subsidiaries and Payme (Inspired LLC).

·  Other - includes non-material (including wholly owned subsidiary in Azerbaijan, TBC Kredit) or non-financial subsidiaries of the Group, and intra-group eliminations.

Georgia FS

Profit and loss statement

In thousands of GEL 

4Q'24

3Q'24

4Q'23

Change YoY

Change QoQ

FY'24

FY'23

Change YoY

Interest income

835,493

807,571

726,956

14.9%

3.5%

3,132,568

2,687,756

16.5%

Interest expense

(426,090)

(399,020)

(331,535)

28.5%

6.8%

(1,540,756)

(1,189,267)

29.6%

Net interest income

409,403

408,551

395,421

3.5%

0.2%

1,591,812

1,498,489

6.2%

Fee and commission income

187,390

176,655

160,918

16.5%

6.1%

677,020

571,311

18.5%

Fee and commission expense

(80,737)

(64,217)

(72,030)

12.1%

25.7%

(278,765)

(236,621)

17.8%

Net fee and commission income

106,653

112,438

88,888

20.0%

-5.1%

398,255

334,690

19.0%

Net insurance income

7,153

11,567

8,858

-19.2%

-38.2%

35,986

31,557

14.0%

Net gains from currency derivatives, foreign currency operations and translation

112,642

102,426

71,186

58.2%

10.0%

367,867

273,443

34.5%

Other operating income

9,915

3,098

8,406

18.0%

NMF

16,482

28,684

-42.5%

Share of profit of associates

183

286

(256)

NMF

-36.0%

574

657

-12.6%

Other operating non-interest income

129,893

117,377

88,194

47.3%

10.7%

420,909

334,341

25.9%

Credit loss allowance for loans to customers

(32,984)

(30,275)

(32,107)

2.7%

8.9%

(114,187)

(131,532)

-13.2%

Credit loss allowance for other financial items and net impairment for non-financial assets

(8,564)

(2,039)

(6,453)

32.7%

NMF

(13,985)

(15,598)

-10.3%

Operating income after expected credit and non-financial asset impairment losses

604,401

606,052

533,943

13.2%

-0.3%

2,282,804

2,020,390

13.0%

Staff costs

(123,928)

(114,972)

(115,887)

6.9%

7.8%

(445,995)

(395,003)

12.9%

Depreciation and amortisation

(31,109)

(31,369)

(27,109)

14.8%

-0.8%

(121,756)

(102,479)

18.8%

Administrative and other operating expenses

(66,041)

(57,145)

(59,497)

11.0%

15.6%

(219,948)

(194,999)

12.8%

Operating expenses

(221,078)

(203,486)

(202,493)

9.2%

8.6%

(787,699)

(692,481)

13.8%

Net profit before tax

383,323

402,566

331,450

15.7%

-4.8%

1,495,105

1,327,909

12.6%

Income tax expense

(57,049)

(64,776)

(42,835)

33.2%

-11.9%

(222,695)

(187,968)

18.5%

Net profit

326,274

337,790

288,615

13.0%

-3.4%

1,272,410

1,139,941

11.6%

Balance sheet highlights

In thousands of GEL 

31-Dec-24

30-Sep-24

31-Dec-23

Change YoY

Change QoQ

Cash & NBG mandatory reserves

5,398,958

7,021,266

5,260,124

2.6%

-23.1%

Due from other banks

45,471

23,315

47,867

-5.0%

95.0%

Loans and advances to customers

24,173,554

23,182,234

20,945,584

15.4%

4.3%

Investment securities measured at fair value through OCI

5,504,681

3,443,089

3,475,461

58.4%

59.9%

Intangible assets and Goodwill

430,362

415,793

387,673

11.0%

3.5%

Other assets

2,196,623

2,012,795

1,711,679

28.3%

9.1%

TOTAL ASSETS

37,749,649

36,098,492

31,828,388

18.6%

4.6%

Due to credit institutions

7,314,032

5,733,053

4,337,726

68.6%

27.6%

Customer accounts

21,890,518

21,892,684

19,900,342

10.0%

0.0%

Subordinated debt and debt securities in issue

2,319,634

2,458,892

2,126,077

9.1%

-5.7%

Other liabilities

696,607

818,976

653,874

6.5%

-14.9%

TOTAL LIABILITIES

32,220,791

30,903,605

27,018,019

19.3%

4.3%

Equity attributable to shareholders

5,528,606

5,194,653

4,810,172

14.9%

6.4%

Non-controlling interest

252

234

197

27.9%

7.7%

TOTAL EQUITY

5,528,858

5,194,887

4,810,369

14.9%

6.4%

TOTAL LIABILITIES AND EQUITY

37,749,649

36,098,492

31,828,388

18.6%

4.6%

Key ratios

Georgian financial services 

4Q'24

3Q'24

4Q'23

Change YoY

Change QoQ

FY'24

FY'23

Change YoY

Profitability ratios:






 

 

 

ROE1

24.6%

26.5%

24.7%

-0.1 pp

-1.9 pp

25.4%

25.5%

-0.1 pp

ROA2

3.6%

3.8%

3.8%

-0.2 pp

-0.2 pp

3.7%

4.0%

-0.3 pp

Cost to income3

34.2%

31.9%

35.4%

-1.2 pp

2.3 pp

32.7%

31.9%

0.8 pp

NIM4

5.7%

5.6%

6.2%

-0.5 pp

0.1 pp

5.8%

6.3%

-0.5 pp

Loan yields5

11.5%

11.5%

11.9%

-0.4 pp

0.0 pp

11.5%

12.0%

-0.5 pp

Deposit rates6

4.6%

4.7%

4.5%

0.1 pp

-0.1 pp

4.7%

4.5%

0.2 pp

Cost of funding7

5.5%

5.4%

5.3%

0.2 pp

0.1 pp

5.4%

5.2%

0.2 pp

Asset quality & portfolio concentration:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cost of risk8

0.6%

0.5%

0.6%

0.0 pp

0.1 pp

0.5%

0.7%

-0.2 pp

PAR 90 to gross loans9

1.4%

1.4%

1.1%

0.3 pp

0.0 pp

1.4%

1.1%

0.3 pp

NPLs to gross loans10

2.2%

2.2%

2.0%

0.2 pp

0.0 pp

2.2%

2.0%

0.2 pp

NPL provision coverage11

61.0%

63.7%

73.0%

-12.0 pp

-2.7 pp

61.0%

73.0%

-12.0 pp

Total NPL coverage12

138.0%

138.0%

143.7%

-5.7 pp

0.0 pp

138.0%

143.7%

-5.7 pp

For the ratio definitions and exchange rates, please refer to appendix 3.



Uzbekistan

Profit and loss statement

In thousands of GEL 

4Q'24

3Q'24

4Q'23

Change YoY

Change QoQ

FY'24

FY'23

Change YoY

Interest income

180,545

148,879

81,460

NMF

21.3%

554,488

253,264

NMF

Interest expense

(82,548)

(65,329)

(37,905)

NMF

26.4%

(251,634)

(120,650)

NMF

Net interest income

97,997

83,550

43,555

NMF

17.3%

302,854

132,614

NMF

Fee and commission income

54,843

38,740

30,768

78.2%

41.6%

156,517

101,241

54.6%

Fee and commission expense

(15,286)

(11,089)

(10,100)

51.3%

37.8%

(45,045)

(27,112)

66.1%

Net fee and commission income

39,557

27,651

20,668

91.4%

43.1%

111,472

74,129

50.4%

Net gains from currency derivatives, foreign currency operations and translation

(214)

169

(330)

-35.2%

NMF

(501)

(191)

NMF

Other operating income

57

3

1,160

-95.1%

NMF

71

1,228

-94.2%

Other operating non-interest income/(expense)

(157)

172

830

NMF

NMF

(430)

1,037

NMF

Credit loss allowance for loans to customers

(24,696)

(16,857)

(8,703)

NMF

46.5%

(67,356)

(32,279)

NMF

Credit loss allowance for other financial items and net impairment for non-financial assets

(6,145)

(2,078)

(810)

NMF

NMF

(9,775)

(2,663)

NMF

Operating income after expected credit and non-financial asset impairment losses

106,556

92,438

55,540

91.9%

15.3%

336,765

172,838

94.8%

Staff costs

(20,423)

(19,510)

(11,215)

82.1%

4.7%

(67,935)

(39,562)

71.7%

Depreciation and amortisation

(4,113)

(3,350)

(2,489)

65.2%

22.8%

(13,375)

(8,974)

49.0%

Administrative and other operating expenses

(40,286)

(31,929)

(18,476)

NMF

26.2%

(127,031)

(59,230)

NMF

Operating expenses

(64,822)

(54,789)

(32,180)

NMF

18.3%

(208,341)

(107,766)

93.3%

Net profit before tax

41,734

37,649

23,360

78.7%

10.9%

128,424

65,072

97.4%

Income tax expense

(5,221)

(6,054)

(2,927)

78.4%

-13.8%

(18,100)

(5,743)

NMF

Net profit

36,513

31,595

20,433

78.7%

15.6%

110,324

59,329

86.0%


Balance sheet highlights

In thousands of GEL 

31-Dec-24

30-Sep-24

31-Dec-23

Change YoY

Change QoQ

Cash & CBU mandatory reserves

228,435

86,464

85,739

NMF

Due from other banks

-

-

1,344

NMF

Loans and advances to customers

1,496,454

1,192,707

763,575

96.0%

Intangible assets and Goodwill

75,075

58,999

33,247

NMF

Other assets

469,284

380,050

148,014

NMF

23.5%

TOTAL ASSETS

2,269,248

1,718,220

1,031,919

NMF

32.1%

Due to credit institutions

474,444

303,967

105,293

NMF

56.1%

Customer accounts

1,055,758

855,689

581,483

81.6%

Other liabilities

115,455

82,781

36,834

NMF

39.5%

TOTAL LIABILITIES

1,645,657

1,242,437

723,610

NMF

32.5%

Equity attributable to shareholders

623,591

475,783

308,309

NMF

31.1%

TOTAL EQUITY

623,591

475,783

308,309

NMF

31.1%

TOTAL LIABILITIES AND EQUITY

2,269,248

1,718,220

1,031,919

NMF

32.1%


Key ratios

Uzbekistan

4Q'24

3Q'24

4Q'23

Change YoY

Change QoQ

FY'24

FY'23

Change YoY

Profitability ratios:






 

 

 

ROE1

27.7%

28.2%

29.7%

-2.0 pp

-0.5 pp

26.9%

26.0%

0.9 pp

ROA2

7.4%

7.8%

8.7%

-1.3 pp

-0.4 pp

7.2%

7.9%

-0.7 pp

Cost to income3

47.2%

49.2%

49.5%

-2.3 pp

-2.0 pp

50.3%

51.9%

-1.6 pp

NIM4

24.2%

25.0%

22.6%

1.6 pp

-0.8 pp

24.4%

22.4%

2.0 pp

Loan yields5

44.6%

44.4%

41.7%

2.9 pp

0.2 pp

44.1%

42.4%

1.7 pp

Deposit rates6

24.9%

24.6%

24.9%

0.0 pp

0.3 pp

24.8%

24.9%

-0.1 pp

Cost of funding7

23.8%

23.5%

24.0%

-0.2 pp

0.3 pp

23.6%

24.2%

-0.6 pp

Asset quality & portfolio concentration:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cost of risk8

7.7%

5.8%

5.0%

2.7 pp

1.9 pp

6.3%

6.1%

0.2 pp

PAR 90 to gross loans9

2.0%

2.7%

2.0%

0.0 pp

-0.7 pp

2.0%

2.0%

0.0 pp

NPLs to gross loans10

2.0%

2.7%

2.0%

0.0 pp

-0.7 pp

2.0%

2.0%

0.0 pp

NPL provision coverage11

229.5%

181.5%

212.8%

16.7 pp

48.0 pp

229.5%

212.8%

16.7 pp

Total NPL coverage12

229.5%

181.5%

212.8%

16.7 pp

48.0 pp

229.5%

212.8%

16.7 pp

For the ratio definitions and exchange rates, please refer to appendix 3.

2)   Glossary

Terminology

Definition

ADB

Asian Development Bank

AGM

Annual general meeting

BVPS

Book value per share

CBU

Central Bank of Uzbekistan

Consumer loans

Unsecured loans to individuals

Digital daily active users (Digital DAU)

The number of retail digital users who logged into our digital channels at least once per day

Digital monthly active users
(Digital MAU)

The number of retail digital users who logged into our digital channels at least once a month

EPS

Earnings per share

FC

Foreign currency

Gross/net loans

Includes gross/net loans and advances to customers and gross/net finance lease receivables

IMF

International Monetary Fund

Monthly active customers (MAC)

For Georgian business, an individual user who has at least one active product as of the reporting date or performed at least one transaction during the past month. For Uzbekistan business, an individual user who logged into the digital application at least once during the month

NBG

National Bank of Georgia

NMF

No Meaningful Figure

3)   Ratio definitions and exchange rates

Ratio definitions

1. Return on average total equity (ROE) equals profit attributable to owners divided by the monthly average of total shareholders' equity attributable to the PLC's equity holders for the same period; annualised where applicable.

2. Return on average total assets (ROA) equals profit of the period divided by monthly average total assets for the same period; annualised where applicable.

3. Cost to income ratio equals total operating expenses for the period divided by the total revenue for the same period. (Revenue represents the sum of net interest income, net fee and commission income and other non-interest income).

4. Net interest margin (NIM) is net interest income divided by monthly average interest-earning assets; annualised where applicable. Interest-earning assets include investment securities (excluding CIB shares), net investment in finance lease, net loans, and amounts due from credit institutions.

5. Loan yields equal interest income on gross loans divided by monthly average gross loans; annualised where applicable.

6. Deposit rates equal interest expense on customer accounts divided by monthly average total customer deposits; annualised where applicable.

7. Cost of funding equals sum of the total interest expense and net interest gains on currency swaps (entered for funding management purposes), divided by monthly average interest-bearing liabilities; annualised where applicable.

8. Cost of risk equals credit loss allowance for loans to customers divided by monthly average gross loans; annualised where applicable.

9. PAR 90 to gross loans ratio equals loans for which principal or interest repayment is overdue for more than 90 days divided by the gross loans for the same period.

10. NPLs to gross loans equals loans with 90 days past due on principal or interest payments, and loans with a well-defined weakness, regardless of the existence of any past-due amount or of the number of days past due divided by the gross loans for the same period.

11. NPL provision coverage equals total credit loss allowance for loans to customers divided by the NPL loans.

12. Total NPL coverage equals total credit loss allowance plus the minimum of collateral amount of the respective NPL loans (after applying haircuts in the range of 0%-50% for cash, gold, real estate and PPE) and its gross loan exposure divided by the gross exposure of total NPL loans.

13. Credit loss level to gross loans equals credit loss allowance for loans to customers divided by the gross loans for the same period.

14. Related party loans to total loans equals related party loans divided by the gross loans.

15. Top 10 borrowers to total portfolio equals the total loan amount of the top 10 borrowers divided by the gross loans.

16. Top 20 borrowers to total portfolio equals the total loan amount of the top 20 borrowers divided by the gross loans.

17. Net loans to deposits plus IFI funding ratio equals net loans divided by total deposits plus borrowings received from international financial institutions.

18. Leverage equals total assets to total equity.

19. Net stable funding ratio equals the available amount of stable funding divided by the required amount of stable funding as defined by NBG in line with Basel III guidelines. Calculations are made for TBC Bank standalone.

20. Liquidity coverage ratio equals high-quality liquid assets divided by the total net cash outflow amount as defined by the NBG. Calculations are made for TBC Bank standalone.

21. CET 1 CAR equals CET 1 capital divided by total risk weighted assets, both calculated in accordance with requirements of the NBG Basel III standards. Calculations are made for TBC Bank standalone.

22. Tier 1 CAR equals tier I capital divided by total risk weighted assets, both calculated in accordance with the requirements of the NBG Basel III standards. Calculations are made for TBC Bank standalone.

23. Total CAR equals total capital divided by total risk weighted assets, both calculated in accordance with the requirements of the NBG Basel III standards. Calculations are made for TBC Bank standalone.

24. CET 1 CAR equals CET 1 capital divided by total risk weighted assets, both calculated in accordance with requirements of the CBU in national accounting standards. Calculations are made for TBC UZ Bank standalone.

25. Tier 1 CAR equals tier I capital divided by total risk weighted assets, both calculated in accordance with the requirements of the CBU in national accounting standards. Calculations are made for TBC UZ Bank standalone.

26. Total CAR equals total capital divided by total risk weighted assets, both calculated in accordance with the requirements of the CBU in national accounting standards. Calculations are made for TBC UZ Bank standalone.

Exchange rates

To calculate the QoQ growth of the balance sheet items without the currency exchange rate effect, we used the USD/GEL exchange rate of 2.7297 as of 30 September 2024. To calculate the YoY growth without the currency exchange rate effect, we used the USD/GEL exchange rate of 2.6894 as of 31 December 2023. As of 31 December 2024, the USD/GEL exchange rate equalled 2.8068. For P&L items growth calculations without the currency effect, we used the average USD/GEL exchange rate for the following periods: 3Q 2024 of 2.7137 and 4Q 2023 of 2.6943. As of 4Q 2024, the USD/GEL exchange rate equalled 2.7582, FY 2024 of 2.7208, FY 2023 of 2.6280.  



[1] Excludes GEL 9.8 million non-recurring impairment loss due to write-down of the asset held for sale (TBC Kredit, our wholly owned subsidiary in Azerbaijan)

[2] Note: For presentation purposes, certain financial numbers are rounded to the nearest whole number.

[3] The adjusted net profit for 4Q 2024 and FY 2024 was GEL 344 and 1,317 million, respectively

[4] The adjusted ROE for 4Q 2024 and FY 2024 was 24.8% and 25.8%, respectively

[5] Based on data published by the CBU, as of 1 January 2025

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