BEMO Bank recorded a 126.95% leap in net profits to $8.9M by September 2014, up from $3.94M during the same period last year. This leap is directly related to the 31.46% year-on-year (y-o-y) rise in Net Interest Income to $18.57M and the 15.22% y-o-y increase in Net Fee and Commission Income to $3.91M. These increases in income more than outweigh the 13.89% y-o-y increase in total expenses, which reached $19.20M by September 2014.
BEMO’s balance sheet reported a 1.45% year-to-date (y-t-d) decrease in total assets to $1.46B for the first three quarters of 2014. This contraction in total assets is related to the shrinking of deposits with banks and financial institutions by 33.87%, to $112.50M. Meanwhile, net loans and advances to customers at amortized cost rose by 10.09% since the start of the year, increasing to $670.69M.
On the liabilities side, customers’ deposits at amortized cost rose by 0.54% y-t-d to reach $1.18B at the end of September. In contrast, total shareholders’ equity dropped by 10.61% y-t-d to reach $124.97M, due to the delisting of their 2006 preferred shares in 2014.
Banque BEMO Financials by September 2014 (in $M)
| Sep-14 | Dec-13 | %change | |
| Total Assets | 1,463.06 | 1,484.63 | -1.45% |
| Net Loans and Advances to Customers | 670.69 | 609.20 | 10.09% |
| Customers’ Deposits | 1,176.29 | 1,169.97 | 0.54% |
| Shareholder’s Equity | 124.97 | 139.81 | -10.61% |
| Profit/Loss | 8.95 | 3.94 | 126.95% |