Lahore: A meeting of the Board of Directors of The Bank of Punjab was held on August 28,
2024 to consider and approve the un-audited Financial Statements for the 1 ST Half of year
ended June 30, 2024.
During the meeting, the Board reviewed Bank’s performance for 1 st Half of the year 2024
against strategic business plan and appreciated the effort of BOP Management for showing a
remarkable growth of 80% in profit before tax and showing marked improvement in all facets
of operations.
During 1st Half 2024, Bank earned before tax profit of Rs. 7.05 billion as against 3.92 billion
during 1st Half 2023 showing a remarkable growth of 80%. Non-Markup/ Interest Income
increased to Rs. 9.93 Billion as against Rs. 5.73 Billion for 1st Half 2023 registering a
significant growth of 73%. Bank’s Net Interest Margin (NIM) remained at Rs. 15.92 billion
while Non-Markup Expenses remained at 22.20 Billion. Earnings per Share (EPS) for the 1st
Half 2024 improved to Rs. 1.33 per share as against Rs. 1.05 per share during 1st Half 2023.
As at June 30, 2024, Bank’s Total Assets improved to Rs. 2,269 billion as against Rs. 2,054
billion as of June 30, 2023 depicting a growth of 10%. The Deposits of the Bank also
improved to Rs. 1,582 billion as against Rs. 1,370 billion as of June 30, 2023 registering a
growth of 15%. Investments & Lending to FIs improved to Rs. 1,293 billion registering a
growth of 40% over June 30, 2023. Gross Advances were recorded at Rs. 705 billion. Bank’s
Equity improved to Rs. 77 billion as against Rs. 67 billion as on June 30, 2023 and Capital
Adequacy Ratio stood at 17.61% against regulatory requirement of 11.50%.
The Bank has been assigned long term entity rating of “AA+” by M/s PACRA with short term
rating being at the highest rank of “A1+”. The Bank currently has a network of 822 online
branches, including 163 Taqwa Islamic Banking Branches and 15 sub-branches. Further, the
Bank has a network of 835 ATMs providing 24/7 banking services to the customers. Besides,
Bank is also offering a wide range of products/services to its valued clients including
Branchless Banking, Mobile Banking, Internet Banking, Credit Card and Cash Management
services.
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