Operations of the OTP banka Group in the previous year were marked by a deterioration in market conditions and a slower than expected recovery of the domestic economy, which was reflected in net provisions and impairment losses being above the projections. The construction industry and financial holdings divisions were hit the most by the recession. For these two sectors, the Bank made the largest amount of provisions and impairment losses, resulting in lower profit for both the Bank and the Group.
Nevertheless, the results remain promising. Both the Bank and the Group delivered a profit and registered an increase in total assets compared to 2009.
The OTP banka Group's total assets at the end of 2010 were €5,866.6 million, an increase of €81.0 million, or 1.4%, from the end of 2009. The Group delivered a profit from continuing operations before provisions and impairment losses of €101.2 million and net profit of €11.4 million.
Total assets of OTP banka d.d. at the end of 2010 were €4,806.5 million, up €17.1 million, or 0.4%, from the 2009 year-end. The Bank delivered a pre-tax profit of €11.4 million from continuing operations, while the net profit was €9.4 million. Higher-than-projected net interest, net dividend income and other net operating income contributed the most to this result.
2010 was an encouraging year, as the Bank and the Group implemented their targeted growth strategy. To that effect, OTP banka recapitalised the Serbian bank Credy banka on 31 March last year. In November 2010, it injected additional capital of €10.0 million into Credy banka, thus becoming a 72.38% shareholder of the bank. For 2010, Credy banka reported a net loss of €8.1 million, while its total assets at the end of last year amounted to €101.7 million.
Upon the publication of unaudited result of operations, Matjaž Kovačič, President of the Management Board of OTP banka d.d., said: ”Uncertain economic and financial conditions in the Slovenian and global financial markets had most definitely an impact on our operations during 2010. However, unlike common trends in the Slovenian financial system, we performed positively and were able to increase our total assets while supporting to Slovenian companies through the recession. By increasing our share capital, which we intend to carry out through the listing of Bank shares on the Warsaw Stock Exchange, we will ensure an even more rapid growth of OTP banka and will continue to service the needs of the Slovenian economy.”
Last year, OTP banka presented an upgraded version of Bank@Net to the users of its online banking service, a so-called new generation Bank@Net, enhancing the group’s service offering to retail customers.
In line with its strategy, during 2010 OTP banka expanded its branch network. By opening three modern designed branch offices in which, the Bank offered its customers a different, innovative, personal, but also professional approach to products and services within the Bank.
Currently, OTP banka Group is preparing to increase its share capital alongside an additional listing of shares on the Warsaw Stock Exchange. This share capital increase, which is forecast to be completed in the second quarter of the year, will help the Bank and the Group achieve further growth in its operations.
For further information please contact:
Andrej Krajner, OTP banka Magda Kołodziejczyk, M+G
T: +386 1 23 91 224 T:. + 48 22 625 71 40
M: +386 41 550 222 M: +48 501 16 88 07
E: mediji@otpbanka.si E: magda.kolodziejczyk@mplusg.com.pl
About OTP banka
The OTP banka Group is the second largest banking group operating in Slovenia, as measured by total assets, loans and deposits according to the Bank of Slovenia as at 31 December 2010. It provides mainstream banking services, investment banking services, modern banking channels as well as other financial services and advice to individual and corporate customers. OTP banka operates through its subsidiaries and affiliates also in Austria, Serbia and Croatia. Its Austrian subsidiary bank is present also in the Czech Republic, Slovakia, Hungary, Montenegro and Republic of Macedonia.
Branch network in Slovenia is composed of 96 branch offices (including 6 PBS branches and over 550 post office branches through Postna Banka Slovenije, a subsidiary of OTP banka. OTP banka has over 350 000 retail clients and over 11 000 corporate clients.
In recent years OTP banka received the title “The bank of the year” in Slovenia (The Bankers, Financial Times) and many other professional awards.
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