PERFORMANCE HIGHLIGHTS

CURRENT YEAR PERFORMANCE AGAINST OBJECTIVES AND FUTURE GROWTH

KEY PERFORMANCE INDICATORS OUTCOME TARGET FOR THE NEXT FINANCIAL YEAR
TOTAL OPERATING INCOME Due to impact of COVID-19 and growing uncertainty on the market, the Bank is expected to achieve a lower total operating income for FY21 standing at MUR 2.4bn. The Bank achieved a total operating income of MUR 2.6bn, that is, 6% above budget. Recovering from the impact of COVID-19, the Bank is expected to achieve a circa 4% higher total operating income for FY22 vis-à-vis last year.
TOTAL OPERATING EXPENSES With the current pressures on its revenue the Bank has been applying a cost containment strategy for FY21 to ensure its total operating expenses be kept at par compared to FY20 at MUR 1.3bn. The Bank’s total operating expenses was MUR 1.1bn, consistently investing in its human capital, information technology and infrastructure. From a cost containment strategy for FY21, the Bank is now expected to invest in its human capital and IT infrastructure, thus an approximate increase of 18% in total operating expenses
LOANS AND ADVANCES A lower loans-to-deposits ratio of 17% is expected as a result of gross loans and advances dropping to MUR 28.0bn due to the growing uncertainty around COVID-19 impact in FY21. Growth in customer deposits is expected to be a mere MUR 2.3bn. While the Bank remained conservative in its lending strategy, gross loans stood at MUR 28.1bn whilst our deposit base continued to grow quite consequentially. The loans-todeposits ratio stood at 14%. A higher loans-to-deposits ratio of 18% is expected as a result of gross loans and advances with anticipated growth of around 14%.
DEPOSITS Customer deposits are expected to reach MUR 153.2bn. Our deposit base showed huge promise as it grew to MUR 179.2bn (19% y-o-y). Customer deposits are predicted to show a contraction of about 9%.
ASSET QUALITY Due to increased uncertainty regarding COVID-19 which has a direct impact on loan book, NPA ratio is expected to reach 11%. The Bank’s non-performing loans and advances as a percentage of gross loans stood at 9%. NPA ratio as a percentage of gross loans is expected to be at 7% at end of FY22.
CAPITAL MANAGEMENT Capital adequacy ratio will be maintained in conformity with the limits set under the regulatory framework. The Bank’s capital adequacy ratio stood at 16.18% at the end of June 2021, compared to a limit of 12.88% set by the regulators Capital adequacy ratio will be maintained in conformity with the limits set under the regulatory framework.
RETURN ON AVERAGE EQUITY Return on average equity is expected to be of 8% for FY21. Return on average equity stood at 11%, 3% above the target. Return on average equity is expected to be of 9% for FY22.
COST-TO-INCOME The cost-to-income ratio is expected to be around 55% due to a contraction in the total operating income of the Bank. As the Bank promoted finding the right equilibrium between income and expenses, the costto-income ratio stood at 42%, 13% below the target. The cost-to-income ratio is expected to be around 50% due to a contraction in the total operating income of the Bank.