Maybank’s net profit for the quarter was 1.9 billion ringgits ($477.39 million), up 10 percent from 1.7 billion ringgits a year ago. It beat an average estimate of 1.85 billion ringgits from two analysts surveyed by Thomson Reuters. Revenue was 2 percent higher at 11.5 billion ringgits. The results were supported by a better cost-to-income ratio of 47.6 percent, versus 50.1 percent a year ago, as fee-based and fund-based income growth outpaced rise in overhead expenses, the bank said in a statement on Monday. Net impairment losses for the quarter ended March fell 7.7 percent, while gross impaired loans ratio improved to 2.37 percent from 2.40 percent, it added. Maybank’s Malaysian operations recorded a strong 6.7 percent increase in loans, while its Singapore and Indonesia operations saw increases of 5.5 percent and 2.9 percent, respectively. On the group level, loans expanded 1.5 percent year-on-year. Maybank Chairwoman Mohaiyani Shamsudin said the bank was buoyed by the positive outlook in the region and Malaysia, despite some uncertainties in the operating environment. “In particular, we await policies which are expected to be outlined by the new government in Malaysia which we hope will further drive private sector investments and enhance consumer confidence,” she… Read full this story
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