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Bank of Palestine (BOP)
Qu o te s
PSE: BOP
Bloomberg: BOP.PS
IS I N : P S1 0 0 41 1 26 0 0
S ec t or : B an ki n g & F i n anc i a l
S er v i c es
T rad in g C ur r enc y: U SD
K ey M ar k e t Da t a
D a t e : 2 2 / 0 3 / 2 0 1 6
C l o s i n g : $ 2 . 8 9
Y TD : - 3 . 6 7 %
P E : 1 1 . 7 4x
P /B V : 1 . 6 6x
5 2 H i gh / L o w: $ 3 .0 4 / $2 . 4 5
Free Float at 85.29%
M. Cap: $505,750,000
O. Shares: 175,000,000
Company Background
Earnings Report FY2015
March 22, 2016
Sahem Trading and Investments Co. a registered member at PEX, regulated by PCMA. Ramallah. Palestine- Tel: 02-2965710 P.O. Box 2187
www.sahem-inv.com
Overview
Bank of Palestine is the first and the largest national bank. It
was founded in 1960 and commenced its operations on
February 21, 1961 by giving small loans to projects and
businesses and giving limited short-term personal loans.
Bank of Palestine is the most geographically distributed
bank with a banking network of 57 branches and
sub-branches spreading in the West Bank and Gaza Strip.
The Bank provides both personal and corporate banking
services and is also engaged in retail, SME and micro
banking operations. Its shares were listed on the
Palestinian Exchange (PEX) in 2005. Bank of Palestine
employs more than 1,400 employees and serves more than
750,000 customers. BOP supports many project and
activities in various fields to help in raising the Palestinian
society.
BOP created the first and only network of point of sale (POS) machines in Palestine, to enable clients to use their cards at
6,000 different retailers across the country. It was recognized by several prestigious institutions as “The Best Bank in
Palestine” and “ The Fastest Growing Bank in Palestine”. These institutions include: Euromoney, Global Finance, EMEA
Finance, CPI Financial/Banker Middle East and The Middle East Investor Relations Society. In the year 2014, BOP won
CITI’s Performance Excellence Award for outstanding achievement in straight through processing and “Best CSR Program
in the Middle East Award” by EMEA Finance, besides other awards. It also was recognized by The Middle East Investor
Relations Society for best company in Palestine in Investor Relations 2015 and best Investor Relations professional in
Palestine 2015. One of the best achievements of BOP in 2015 is opening its first representative office in Dubai, UAE to
provide services to Palestinian Diaspora communities in the region and working with corporate entities to meet their
expanding financial services’ needs domestically and abroad. The bank continues its social responsibility by providing 5% of
its net profit for social responsibility projects, covering the following sectors: youth and sports, education, health, arts,
culture, tourism and other humanitarian work. During 2015, BOP constituted 31.67% of the total traded value in Palestine
Exchange (PEX) and 59.62% of the total banking & financial services sector , 21.48% of the total traded volume of the PEX,
while 40.23% of the banking & financial services sector . 15.72% of the market capitalization of the PEX, whereby, 51.96%
of the banking & financial services sector .
Board of Directors
Mr. Hashem Hani Shawa Chairman General Manager
Mrs. Lana Abu Hijleh Member
Mr. Tarek Aqqad Member
Mr. Faysal G. Shawa Member
Mt. Abdullah Al-Ghanem Member
Mr. Maher J. Farah Member
Dr. Hani H. Nijm Member
Mr. Mohammad Nafiz Hirbawi Member
Mr. Tarek Taher Al-Shaqaa Member
John Khoury Member
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Sahem Trading and Investments Co. a registered member at PEX, regulated by PCMA. Ramallah. Palestine- Tel: 02-2965710 P.O. Box 2187
www.sahem-inv.com
Earnings Report FY2015
Bank of Palestine (BOP)
Major Shareholders
As of December 31, 2015, the number of BOP’s shareholders reached 4,087 compared to 4,000 shareholders at the end
of 2014. The following shareholders own 4% or more - as of the end of 2015:
Name % of ownership
Qais Abdullah Thunayan Al-Ghanim 6.51%
International Finance Corporation 4.98%
Blakeney Management 4.25%
Item/Year 2011 2012 2015
Number of Branches 46 48 57
Paid up Capital (USD) 120,000,000 134,000,000 175,000,000
Total Net Income (USD) 33,980,673 38,410,797 43,167,433
Credit Facilities (USD) 720,173,048 976,394,928 1,388,805,441
Customers' Deposits (USD) 1,296,568,931 1,554,493,702 2,242,782,298
Total Deposits (USD) 1,378,083,099 1,690,904,784 2,403,045,555
2008 2009 2010
32 40 42
81,404,137 100,000,000 100,000,000
23,610,956 26,929,168 30,119,469
285,337,011 343,311,230 545,026,391
840,497,297 1,016,683,776 1,253,834,303
882,395,677 1,084,480,992 1,315,628,345
2013
50
150,000,000
40,438,831
1,103,641,018
1,745,563,265
1,978,169,922
2014
54
160,000,000
40,222,506
1,151,825,644
2,062,524,075
2,087,364,053
CAGR
7.48%
10.04%
7.83%
21.87%
13.05%
13.34%
Growing Figures
Qu o te s
PSE: BOP
Bloomberg: BOP.PS
IS I N : P S1 0 0 41 1 26 0 0
S ec t or : B an ki n g & F i n anc i a l
S er v i c es
T rad in g C ur r enc y: U SD
K ey M ar k e t Da t a
D a t e : 2 2 / 0 3 / 2 0 1 6
C l o s i n g : $ 2 . 8 9
Y TD : - 3 . 6 7 %
P E : 1 1 . 7 4x
P /B V : 1 . 6 6x
5 2 H i gh / L o w: $ 3 .0 4 / $2 . 4 5
Free Float at 85.29%
M. Cap: $505,750,000
O. Shares: 175,000,000
882,395,677 1,084,480,992
1,315,628,345 1,378,083,099
1,690,904,784
1,978,169,922 2,087,364,053
2,403,045,555
2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015
Total Deposits Trend
2008
2009
2010
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
285,337,011
343,311,230
545,026,391
720,173,048
976,394,928
1,103,641,018
1,151,825,644
1,388,805,441
Credit Facil ities
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Sahem Trading and Investments Co. a registered member at PEX, regulated by PCMA. Ramallah. Palestine- Tel: 02-2965710 P.O. Box 2187
www.sahem-inv.com
Earnings Report FY2015
Bank of Palestine (BOP)
Financial Performance 2015
An increase in BOP’s bottom-line figure following the bank’s continuous growth and expansion
Bank of Palestine BOP recorded a bottom-line figure of $43.17
million at the end of 2015 compared to $40.22 million in the
corresponding period of 2014. Net income attributable to the
shareholders of the parent company rose by 7.27% to settle at
$43.09 million in 2015 and reports earnings per share EPS of
$0.25. This reflects the bank’s continuous ability to manage risks
and maintaining another year of growth and expansion.
The major contributor to gross profit by 84.55%- net interest and
commissions’ income- grew by 12.78% to aggregate at $115.66
million at the end of 2015, supported by an increase of 16.45% in net interest income and 2.56% in net commissions’
income.
Net interest income grew from $75.47 million in 2014 to $87.89 million in 2015. This followed a growth of 14.59% in interest
income to amount for $105.31 million in 2015. This was attributable to BOP’s strategy to target all segments of the
Palestinian community by increasing its financial services and direct credit facilities, whereby, direct credit facilities
witnessed an increase of 20.57% during 2015. The principal growth came from interests on loans granted by 34.84% to hit
$59.84 million in 2015; majorly constituting 56.82% from interest
income.
Furthermore, interest expenses grew by 6.04% to aggregate at
$17.42 million at the end of 2015. This was supported by an
increase of 15.12% in total deposits and cash margins. Interest
expenses of customers’ deposits, which constitutes 97.00%
from total interest expenses, increased by 25.58%. On the other
hand, interest expenses on PMA and other financial institutions
decreased by 82.42%; constituting 3.00% from interest
expenses.
Net commissions’ income stood at $27.77 million at the end of 2015 compared to $27.07 million in 2014. This mainly came
from an increase of 3.35% in commissions’ interests which consists of direct credit facilities’ commissions, indirect credit
facilities’ commissions and other commissions. On the other hand, commissions’ expense also increased by 21.69% in
2015.
Qu o te s
PSE: BOP
Bloomberg: BOP.PS
IS I N : P S1 0 0 41 1 26 0 0
S ec t or : B an ki n g & F i n anc i a l
S er v i c es
T rad in g C ur r enc y: U SD
K ey M ar k e t Da t a
D a t e : 2 2 / 0 3 / 2 0 1 6
C l o s i n g : $ 2 . 8 9
Y TD : - 3 . 6 7 %
P E : 1 1 . 7 4x
P /B V : 1 . 6 6x
5 2 H i gh / L o w: $ 3 .0 4 / $2 . 4 5
Free Float at 85.29%
M. Cap: $505,750,000
O. Shares: 175,000,000
2014 2015
40,171,813
43,091,915
Net Income Attributable to the Shareholders of the Parent Co.
2014 2015
102,545,209 115,655,568
17,743,448 21,131,666
Net Interest and Commissions Income
Non-interest and Commissions Income
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Sahem Trading and Investments Co. a registered member at PEX, regulated by PCMA. Ramallah. Palestine- Tel: 02-2965710 P.O. Box 2187
www.sahem-inv.com
Earnings Report FY2015
Bank of Palestine (BOP)
Non-interests and commissions’ income stood at $21.13
million at the end of 2015; up by 19.10% than the year 2014;
constituting 15.45% from gross profits. This mainly followed
an increase of 101.85% in foreign currency exchange gains,
to settle at $7.86 million in 2015. BOP’s share of profit from
associates also increased by 36.98% to amount for $1.12
million in 2015; adding another reason for the increase in
non-interests and commissions’ income.
On the other hand, gains from financial investments declined
by 31.27% to settle at $0.66 million in 2015. Recovery of
impairment provision of direct credit facilities also decreased
by 4.51% to amount for $1.26 million in 2015 and other revenues, which mainly consist of Visa and Master Cards issuance
fees, also declined by 5.05% to stand at $10.16 million in 2015.
BOP remains the largest bank in terms of branches and ATM machines and opens its first representative office
abroad
Total expenses increased by 19.80% to aggregate at $82.22
million in 2015 coinciding with the bank’s continuous
development and expansion, whereby, number of branches
reached 57 at the end of 2015; to remain the largest bank in
terms of branches and ATM machines in Palestine. In the
year 2015, BOP opened its first representative office in Dubai,
UAE to provide services to Palestinian Diaspora communities
in the region and working with corporate entities to meet their
expanding financial services’ needs domestically and abroad.
The major contributor to total expenses by 49.68%-
employees’ expenses- increased by 17.23% to settle at
$40.84 million in 2015, coinciding with the bank’s branches expansion. During 2015, BOP pioneered a special program
“Felestineya” focusing on economic and social empowerment for women both at the bank and in the market place. The
program provided access to more women jobs at the bank including senior positions; raising the number of women employees
to 32%.
Financial Performance 2015
Qu o te s
PSE: BOP
Bloomberg: BOP.PS
IS I N : P S1 0 0 41 1 26 0 0
S ec t or : B an ki n g & F i n an-
c i a l S er v i c es
T rad in g C ur r enc y: U SD
K ey M ar k e t Da t a
D a t e : 2 2 / 0 3 / 2 0 1 6
C l o s i n g : $ 2 . 8 9
Y TD : - 3 . 6 7 %
P E : 1 1 . 7 4x
P /B V : 1 . 6 6x
5 2 H i gh / L o w: $ 3 .0 4 / $2 . 4 5
Free Float at 85.29%
M. Cap: $505,750,000
O. Shares: 175,000,000
Foreign Currency
Gain37%
Gain from Financial
Investments3%Share of
Profit from Associates
6%
Recovery of Impairment Provision of Direct Credit
Facilitie6%
Other Revenues
48%
Non-interest and Commissions Income
Employees Expenses
50%
Other Operating Expenses
38%
Depreciation and
Amortization7%
Impairment Provision of Direct Credit
Facilities4%
Unallocated Bad Debts
1%
Palestine Monetary Authority
Fines0%
Total Expenses in 2015
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Sahem Trading and Investments Co. a registered member at PEX, regulated by PCMA. Ramallah. Palestine- Tel: 02-2965710 P.O. Box 2187
www.sahem-inv.com
Earnings Report FY2015
Bank of Palestine (BOP)
The second major contributor to total expenses by 37.71%- other operating expenses- settled at $31.00 million in 2015; up
by 22.69% than the year 2014. This followed an increase of 16.21% in the major contributor to other operating expenses by
17.84%- deposit insurance scheme of the bank’s operational expenses which was established by Palestine Monetary
Authority PMA and aims to safeguard small depositors, stabilize the banking system and therefore contribute in the
economic growth. On the other hand, Palestine Monetary Authority Fines declined from $0.06 million in 2014 to $0.005
million in 2014; down by 91.41%.
Income before taxes increased by 5.64%, to settle at $54.57 million in 2015. However, tax expenses slightly declined by
0.29% to hit $11.40 million and record effective tax expense of 20.90% in 2015 compared to 22.14% in 2014.
Financial Performance 2015
Item (USD) 2014 2015 ∆
Net Interest and Commissions Income 102,545,209 115,655,568 12.78%
Non-interest and Commissions Income 17,743,448 21,131,666 19.10%
Gross Profit 120,288,657 136,787,234 13.72%
Total Expenses 68,629,392 82,216,779 19.80%
Net Income 40,222,506 43,167,433 7.32%
Non-controlling Interests 50,693 75,518 48.97%
BOP records non-performing loan ratio of only 1.72% and credit facilities grow by 20.57%;constituting 49.86% from
total assets
Total assets increased to $2.78 billion at the end of 2015; up
by 14.86% than the year 2014. This was attributable to a
15.08% increase in the major contributor to total assets by
98.20%- current assets- to amount for $2.73 billion in 2015.
Moreover, the only non-current assets’ figure – property, plant
and equipment- also increased by 4.33% to settle at $50.06
million in 2015; constituting 1.80% from total assets. It is worth
mentioning that BOP maintains the top rank as the largest
Palestinian company in terms of financial assets.
Qu o te s
PSE: BOP
Bloomberg: BOP.PS
IS I N : P S1 0 0 41 1 26 0 0
S ec t or : B an ki n g & F i n anc i a l
S er v i c es
T rad in g C ur r enc y: U SD
K ey M ar k e t Da t a
D a t e : 2 2 / 0 3 / 2 0 1 6
C l o s i n g : $ 2 . 8 9
Y TD : - 3 . 6 7 %
P E : 1 1 . 7 4x
P /B V : 1 . 6 6x
5 2 H i gh / L o w: $ 3 .0 4 / $2 . 4 5
Free Float at 85.29%
M. Cap: $505,750,000
O. Shares: 175,000,000
2014 2015
47,981,522 50,059,029
2,376,792,4392,735,144,211
Total Non-current Assets Total Current Ass ets
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Sahem Trading and Investments Co. a registered member at PEX, regulated by PCMA. Ramallah. Palestine- Tel: 02-2965710 P.O. Box 2187
www.sahem-inv.com
Earnings Report FY2015
Bank of Palestine (BOP)
The chief contributor to current assets by 50.78%- direct
credit facilities- grew from $1.15 billion in 2014 to $1.39
billion in 2015; majorly leading the soar of current assets.
This followed a growth in the contributors to BOP’s direct
facilities: granted loans, current accounts, credit cards and
current overdrafts. According to the bank, BOP records
non-performing loan ratio of only 1.72%.
The major contributor to direct credit facilities by 72.29%
-granted loans- soared to $1.00 billion in 2015 ;up by
23.43% than 2014. Current accounts, which represent
20.27% from direct credit facilities increased by 14.21% to settle at $281.52 million in 2015. Moreover, credit cards and
current overdraft grew by 13.79% to amount for $121.02 million in 2015; constituting 8.71% from direct credit facilities.
Cash and balances with Palestine Monetary Authority PMA; the second major contributor to current assets by 25.04% also
soared by 97.78% to settle at $684.75 million in 2015. This primarily was due to a significant increase of 193.73% in cash
at PMA to stand at $469.88 million in 2015.
On the other hand, balances at banks and financial institutions declined by 45.10% to amount for $319.37 million in 2015.
This followed a decrease in balances at both local and foreign banks and financial institutions.
Financial assets at amortized cost grew by 11.99% to settle at $253.82 million in 2015. This item represents: treasury bills
and listed and unlisted bonds both in the local or foreign markets.
Investments in associates slightly increased by 0.45% to
amount for $18.78 million in 2015. In 2015, BOP had 21%
ownership in the Arab Islamic Bank AIB, 21% ownership in
Abraj Company for Development and Investment (Abraj) and
has raised its ownership in the Palestinian Company for Mon-
ey Transportation and Valuables Banking Services (Aman)
from 25% in 2014 to 30% in 2015. However, it is worth men-
tioning that the Board of directors of BOP approved the pur-
chase of an additional share of 31% in the Arab Islamic
Bank AIB, where BOP's stake will reach 51.98% accordingly.
BOP's board of directors also approved to merge with Palestine Commercial Bank PCB by allocating every three shares in
PCB equivalent to one share in BOP. The final approval will be taken from the bank's extraordinary General Assembly at
its meeting on 25/03/2016.
Financial Performance 2015
Qu o te s
PSE: BOP
Bloomberg: BOP.PS
IS I N : P S1 0 0 41 1 26 0 0
S ec t or : B an ki n g & F i n anc i a l
S er v i c es
T rad in g C ur r enc y: U SD
K ey M ar k e t Da t a
D a t e : 2 2 / 0 3 / 2 0 1 6
C l o s i n g : $ 2 . 8 9
Y TD : - 3 . 6 7 %
P E : 1 1 . 7 4x
P /B V : 1 . 6 6x
5 2 H i gh / L o w: $ 3 .0 4 / $2 . 4 5
Free Float at 85.29%
M. Cap: $505,750,000
O. Shares: 175,000,000 AIB, 21%
Aman, 30%
Abraj, 21%
BOP's Ownership in 2015
2014
2015
1,151,825,644
1,388,805,441
Direct Credit Facilities
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Sahem Trading and Investments Co. a registered member at PEX, regulated by PCMA. Ramallah. Palestine- Tel: 02-2965710 P.O. Box 2187
www.sahem-inv.com
Earnings Report FY2015
Bank of Palestine (BOP)
Projects in progress increased from $2.27 million in 2014 to $2.98 million in 2015. Furthermore, the expected cost to
continue projects in progress is $36.08 million as for the end of 2015.
Other assets grew to $35.13 million in 2015; up by 81.67% than 2014. This chiefly resulted from a significant increase of
155.87% in trade receivables from subsidiaries’ customers; which represent 45.67% from other assets.
Financial Performance 2015
Qu o te s
PSE: BOP
Bloomberg: BOP.PS
IS I N : P S1 0 0 41 1 26 0 0
S ec t or : B an ki n g & F i n anc i a l
S er v i c es
T rad in g C ur r enc y: U SD
K ey M ar k e t Da t a
D a t e : 2 2 / 0 3 / 2 0 1 6
C l o s i n g : $ 2 . 8 9
Y TD : - 3 . 6 7 %
P E : 1 1 . 7 4x
P /B V : 1 . 6 6x
5 2 H i gh / L o w: $ 3 .0 4 / $2 . 4 5
Free Float at 85.29%
M. Cap: $505,750,000
O. Shares: 175,000,000
Total deposits and cash margins increases by 15.12%; representing 96.92% from total liabilities
Total liabilities increased from $2.14 billion in 2014 to $2.48
billion in 2015. This followed an increase in total deposits by
15.12%; representing 96.92% from total liabilities.
BOP’s total deposits- PMA’s, banks and financial institutions’,
customers’ and cash margins- increased from $2.09 billion in
2014 to $2.40 billion in 2015. Customers’ deposits excluding
cash margins increased by 12.84% to settle at $2.15 billion and
constitute 89.62% from total deposits and cash margins.
However, cash margins declined by 42.12% to settle at $89.16
million at the end of 2015 due to a decrease in the cash margins
on direct credit facilities.
PMA’s deposits increased by 144.91% to aggregate at $58.99 million at the end of 2015, while, banks’ and financial
institutions’ deposits significantly grew to $101.27 million in 2015 from $0.75 million in 2014.
Sundry provisions, which consist of employees’ end of service provisions and lawsuits provisions, grew by 18.60% to settle
at $21.73 million at the end of 2015. Moreover, tax provisions increased by 184.90% to amount for $2.93 million in 2015.
Other liabilities, which mainly consist of accounts payables, certified checks and taxes payables, settled at $51.75 million in
2015; up by 36.34% than the year 2014.
2014 2015
2,087,364,053
2,403,045,555
Total Deposits & Cash Margins
Paid-up capital grows to $175 million in 2015
Total shareholders’ equity increased from $280.11 million in 2014 to $305.76 million in 2015. Non-controlling interests grew
by 11.07% to settle at $0.76 million in 2015, to record book value ratio of $1.74 in 2015 compared to $1.75 in 2014.
This mainly was attributable to an increase of 9.38% in paid-up capital, from $160.00 million in 2014 to $175.00 million in
2015 through distributing stock dividends for the year 2014. BOP also approved distributing 12% cash dividends for the year
2014.
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Sahem Trading and Investments Co. a registered member at PEX, regulated by PCMA. Ramallah. Palestine- Tel: 02-2965710 P.O. Box 2187
www.sahem-inv.com
Earnings Report FY2015
Bank of Palestine (BOP)
As for the year 2015, BOP’s board of directors raised a
recommendation to the general assembly, which will be holding
a meeting on 25/03/2016, to distribute 5.71% stocks dividends
and 10.29% cash dividends for the bank’s shareholders.
BOP’s reserves (statutory, voluntarily, general banking risks,
pro-cyclicality, and change in fair value) increased by 21.27%, to
hit $90.32 million in 2015; representing 29.54% from total
shareholders’ equity.
On the other hand, retained earnings declined by 14.67% to
aggregate at $30.65 million at the end of 2015.
Financial Performance 2015
Item (USD) 2014 2015 ∆
Direct Credit Facilities 1,151,825,644 1,388,805,441 20.57%
Total Assets 2,424,773,961 2,785,203,240 14.86%
Customers' Deposits & Cash Margins 2,062,524,075 2,242,782,298 8.74%
Total Deposits & Cash Margins 2,087,364,053 2,403,045,555 15.12%
Total Liabilities 2,144,667,383 2,479,446,936 15.61%
Retained Earnings 35,916,850 30,647,037 -14.67%
Paid-up Capital 160,000,000 175,000,000 9.38%
Total Equity 280,106,578 305,756,304 9.16%
Non-controlling Interests 682,432 757,950 11.07%
Qu o te s
PSE: BOP
Bloomberg: BOP.PS
IS I N : P S1 0 0 41 1 26 0 0
S ec t or : B an ki n g & F i n anc i a l
S er v i c es
T rad in g C ur r enc y: U SD
K ey M ar k e t Da t a
D a t e : 2 2 / 0 3 / 2 0 1 6
C l o s i n g : $ 2 . 8 9
Y TD : - 3 . 6 7 %
P E : 1 1 . 7 4x
P /B V : 1 . 6 6x
5 2 H i gh / L o w: $ 3 .0 4 / $2 . 4 5
Free Float at 85.29%
M. Cap: $505,750,000
O. Shares: 175,000,000
2014 2015
160,000,000
175,000,000
Paid-up Capital
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Sahem Trading and Investments Co. a registered member at PEX, regulated by PCMA. Ramallah. Palestine- Tel: 02-2965710 P.O. Box 2187
www.sahem-inv.com
Earnings Report FY2015
Bank of Palestine (BOP)
Key Financial Ratios
Item 2014 2015 ∆
Net Income Attributable to the Shareholders of the Parent Co./ Net Interest and Commissions Income 39.17% 37.26% -4.89%
Net Income Attributable to the Shareholders of the Parent Co/Gross Revenues 33.40% 31.50% -5.67%
Net Shareholders’ Equity/ Customers’ Deposits 13.55% 13.60% 0.38%
Net Shareholders’ Equity/Direct Credit Facilities 24.26% 21.96% -9.47%
Direct Credit Facilities/ Total Assets 47.50% 49.86% 4.97%
Direct Credit Facilities/ Customers’ Deposits 55.85% 61.92% 10.88%
Debt Ratio 88.45% 89.02% 0.65%
Equity Ratio 11.55% 10.98% -4.97%
Direct Credit Facilities/Net Shareholders’ Equity 412.21% 455.35% 10.46%
ROaA 1.68% 1.65% -1.73%
ROaE 15.10% 14.71% -2.57%
ROaE (Net Shareholders’ Equity) 15.14% 14.75% -2.57%
Current Ratio 1.108 1.103 -0.46%
Working Capital 232,125,056 255,697,275 10.15%
Working Capital Turnover 44.18% 45.23% 2.39%
Working Capital Ratio 9.57% 9.18% -4.10%
Key Market Ratios
Item 2014 2015 ∆
EPS 0.251 0.246 -1.93%
BV 1.75 1.74 -0.20%
P/ BV 1.60 1.72 7.36%
Earnings Yield 8.97% 8.21% -8.46%
Price to Sales 4.37 4.54 3.90%
Q Ratio 18.48% 18.85% 2.02%
Customers Deposits to Market Cap 4.60 4.27 -7.21%
Qu o te s
PSE: BOP
Bloomberg: BOP.PS
IS I N : P S1 0 0 41 1 26 0 0
S ec t or : B an ki n g & F i n anc i a l
S er v i c es
T rad in g C ur r enc y: U SD
K ey M ar k e t Da t a
D a t e : 2 2 / 0 3 / 2 0 1 6
C l o s i n g : $ 2 . 8 9
Y TD : - 3 . 6 7 %
P E : 1 1 . 7 4x
P /B V : 1 . 6 6x
5 2 H i gh / L o w: $ 3 .0 4 / $2 . 4 5
Free Float at 85.29%
M. Cap: $505,750,000
O. Shares: 175,000,000
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Sahem Trading and Investments Co. a registered member at PEX, regulated by PCMA. Ramallah. Palestine- Tel: 02-2965710 P.O. Box 2187
www.sahem-inv.com
Earnings Report FY2015
Bank of Palestine (BOP)
Stock’s Performance in 2015
Item 2015
Beta 0.70
High 3.01
Low 2.45
Closing 3.00
Discount to high -0.33%
Premium to low 22.45%
Moving average price MAP 2.67
Volume weighted price VWP 2.70
Closing to MAP 12.33%
Closing to VWP 11.30%
Trading Turnover 21.51%
Qu o te s
PSE: BOP
Bloomberg: BOP.PS
IS I N : P S1 0 0 41 1 26 0 0
S ec t or : B an ki n g & F i n anc i a l
S er v i c es
T rad in g C ur r enc y: U SD
K ey M ar k e t Da t a
D a t e : 2 2 / 0 3 / 2 0 1 6
C l o s i n g : $ 2 . 8 9
Y TD : - 3 . 6 7 %
P E : 1 1 . 7 4x
P /B V : 1 . 6 6x
5 2 H i gh / L o w: $ 3 .0 4 / $2 . 4 5
Free Float at 85.29%
M. Cap: $505,750,000
O. Shares: 175,000,000
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Sahem Trading and Investments Co. a registered member at PEX, regulated by PCMA. Ramallah. Palestine- Tel: 02-2965710 P.O. Box 2187
www.sahem-inv.com
Earnings Report FY2015
Bank of Palestine (BOP)
Item 2014 2015
Non-current Assets
Property , Plant and Equipment 47,981,522 1.98% 50,059,029 1.80%
Total Non-current Assets 47,981,522 1.98% 50,059,029 1.80%
Current Assets
Cash and Balances with PMA 346,222,324 14.28% 684,752,354 24.59%
Balances at Banks and Financial Institutions 581,758,608 23.99% 319,370,957 11.47%
Financial Assets at Fair Value Through Income Statement 7,367,695 0.30% 7,159,702 0.26%
Direct Credit Facilities 1,151,825,644 47.50% 1,388,805,441 49.86%
Financial Assets at Fair Value Through Other Comprehensive Income 22,671,941 0.94% 24,348,175 0.87%
Financial Assets at Amortized Cost 226,643,035 9.35% 253,816,907 9.11%
Investment in Associates 18,692,906 0.77% 18,776,355 0.67%
Projects in Progress 2,272,393 0.09% 2,982,306 0.11%
Other Assets 19,337,893 0.80% 35,132,014 1.26%
Total Current Assets 2,376,792,439 98.02% 2,735,144,211 98.20%
Total Assets 2,424,773,961 100.00% 2,785,203,240 100.00%
Shareholders’ Equity
Paid-up Capital 160,000,000 57.12% 175,000,000 57.24%
Additional Paid-in Capital 9,034,692 3.23% 9,034,692 2.95%
Statutory Reserve 32,023,745 11.43% 36,332,937 11.88%
Voluntarily Reserve 147,932 0.05% 205,523 0.07%
General Banking Risks Reserve 19,249,207 6.87% 22,655,293 7.41%
Pro-cyclicality Reserve 27,849,613 9.94% 34,232,752 11.20%
Change in Fair Value Reserve (4,797,893) -1.71% (3,109,880) -1.02%
Retained Earnings 35,916,850 12.82% 30,647,037 10.02%
Net Shareholders’ Equity 279,424,146 99.76% 304,998,354 99.75%
Non-controlling Interests 682,432 0.24% 757,950 0.25%
Total Shareholders’ Equity 280,106,578 100.00% 305,756,304 100.00%
Current Liabilities
PMA's Deposits 24,086,209 1.12% 58,989,649 2.38%
Banks' and Financial Institutions' Deposits 753,769 0.04% 101,273,608 4.08%
Customers' Deposits 1,908,480,620 88.99% 2,153,616,828 86.86%
Cash Margins 154,043,455 7.18% 89,165,470 3.60%
Sundry Provisions 18,320,233 0.85% 21,727,908 0.88%
Tax Provisions 1,027,063 0.05% 2,926,053 0.12%
Other Liabilities 37,956,034 1.77% 51,747,420 2.09%
Total Current Liabilities 2,144,667,383 100.00% 2,479,446,936 100.00%
Total Liabilities 2,144,667,383 100.00% 2,479,446,936 100.00%
Common size Balance Sheet
Qu o te s
PSE: BOP
Bloomberg: BOP.PS
IS I N : P S1 0 0 41 1 26 0 0
S ec t or : B an ki n g & F i n anc i a l
S er v i c es
T rad in g C ur r enc y: U SD
K ey M ar k e t Da t a
D a t e : 2 2 / 0 3 / 2 0 1 6
C l o s i n g : $ 2 . 8 9
Y TD : - 3 . 6 7 %
P E : 1 1 . 7 4x
P /B V : 1 . 6 6x
5 2 H i gh / L o w: $ 3 .0 4 / $2 . 4 5
Free Float at 85.29%
M. Cap: $505,750,000
O. Shares: 175,000,000
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Sahem Trading and Investments Co. a registered member at PEX, regulated by PCMA. Ramallah. Palestine- Tel: 02-2965710 P.O. Box 2187
www.sahem-inv.com
Earnings Report FY2015
Bank of Palestine (BOP)
Common Size Income Statement
Item 2014 2015
Interest Income 91,898,299 76.40% 105,308,242 76.99%
Interest Expenses 16,427,666 13.66% 17,420,310 12.74%
Net Interest Income 75,470,633 62.74% 87,887,932 64.25%
Net Commissions Income 27,074,576 22.51% 27,767,636 20.30%
Net Interest and Commissions Income 102,545,209 85.25% 115,655,568 84.55%
Foreign Currency Gain 3,894,867 3.24% 7,861,779 5.75%
Gain from Financial Investments 960,984 0.80% 660,465 0.48%
Share of Profit from Associate 868,648 0.72% 1,189,884 0.87%
Recovery of Impairment Provision of Direct Credit Facilities 1,319,424 1.10% 1,259,978 0.92%
Other Revenues 10,699,525 8.89% 10,159,560 7.43%
Gross Profit 120,288,657 100.00% 136,787,234 100.00%
Expenses
Employees Expenses 34,838,857 28.96% 40,842,825 29.86%
Other Operating Expenses 25,267,554 21.01% 31,001,357 22.66%
Depreciation and Amortization 4,997,087 4.15% 6,065,634 4.43%
Impairment Provision of Direct Credit Facilities 3,025,222 2.51% 3,782,218 2.77%
Unallocated Bad Debts 442,463 0.37% 519,745 0.38%
Palestine Monetary Authority Fines 58,209 0.05% 5,000 0.00%
Total Expenses 68,629,392 57.05% 82,216,779 60.11%
Profit Before Taxes 51,659,265 42.95% 54,570,455 39.89%
Tax Expense 11,436,759 9.51% 11,403,022 8.34%
Profit After Taxes 40,222,506 33.44% 43,167,433 31.56%
Attributable to:
Owners of the Parent Company 40,171,813 33.40% 43,091,915 31.50%
Non-controlling Interests 50,693 0.04% 75,518 0.06%
Qu o te s
PSE: BOP
Bloomberg: BOP.PS
IS I N : P S1 0 0 41 1 26 0 0
S ec t or : B an ki n g & F i n anc i a l
S er v i c es
T rad in g C ur r enc y: U SD
K ey M ar k e t Da t a
D a t e : 2 2 / 0 3 / 2 0 1 6
C l o s i n g : $ 2 . 8 9
Y TD : - 3 . 6 7 %
P E : 1 1 . 7 4x
P /B V : 1 . 6 6x
5 2 H i gh / L o w: $ 3 .0 4 / $2 . 4 5
Free Float at 85.29%
M. Cap: $505,750,000
O. Shares: 175,000,000
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Disclaimer
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contained in this report were prepared using information available to the public and sources Sahem Trading & Investment Co
believes to be reliable. Sahem Trading & Investment Co does not guarantee the accuracy of the information contained within this
report and accepts no responsibility or liability for losses or damages incurred as a result of investment decisions taken based on
information provided or referred to in this report. Any analysis of historical facts and data is for information purposes only and
past performance of any company or security is no guarantee or indication of future results .
Contact Details
Sahem Trading & Investment Co,
Ramallah, Palestine
P.O.Box 2187
Direct line: +970-2-2968830 or +972-2-2968830
Head of Research
Majd Khalifeh
Research Analyst Research Analyst
Dima Razzouk Maha Tarazi
[email protected] [email protected]
Sahem Trading and Investments Co. a registered member at PEX, regulated by PCMA. Ramallah. Palestine- Tel: 02-2965710 P.O. Box 2187
www.sahem-inv.com
Earnings Report FY2015
Bank of Palestine (BOP)