REG - ASA Intnl. Grp PLC - December 2023 Quarterly Business Update
28/02/2024 07:00
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RNS Number : 6976E ASA International Group PLC 28 February 2024
Press release
ASA International Group plc December 2023 quarterly business update
Amsterdam, The Netherlands, 28 February 2024 - ASA International, ('ASA
International', the 'Company' or the 'Group'), one of the world's largest
international microfinance institutions, today provides the following update
on its business operations as of 31 December 2023.
· The Group's Gross OLP increased to USD 377 million (4% higher than in
October 2023 and 3% higher than at 31 December 2022), primarily due to
increased disbursements in the Philippines, Ghana and Tanzania.
· All operating subsidiaries, achieved collection efficiency of more
than 90% with 12 countries achieving more than 95%.
· Collection efficiency in India improved to 97% in December 2023
compared to 95% in October 2023. The intentional decrease in our own portfolio
in this region has slowed while the business continues to grow the off-book BC
portfolio in India. This approach is designed to help the Group retain good
clients.
· PAR>30 for the Group, including off-book loans and excluding loans
overdue for more than 365 days, remained stable at 2.0% in December 2023
(October 2023: 2.0%).
· Excluding all loans which have been overdue for more than 180 days
and, as a result, have been fully provided for, PAR>30 remained stable at
1.1% in December 2023 (October 2023: 1.2%).
· Disbursements as a percentage of collections exceeded 100% in eight
countries. The drop in most countries for December was primarily due to
operations closing between six and 12 days during the Christmas holidays.
Collection efficiency until 31 December 2023((1))
Countries Jul/23 Aug/23 Sep/23 Oct/23 Nov/23 Dec/23
Pakistan 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100%
India (total) 87% 85% 93% 95% 95% 97%
Sri Lanka 96% 96% 96% 95% 96% 96%
The Philippines 99% 99% 98% 98% 98% 98%
Myanmar 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100%
Ghana 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100%
Nigeria 92% 95% 95% 95% 95% 95%
Sierra Leone 97% 98% 98% 98% 98% 99%
Tanzania 99% 99% 100% 100% 100% 100%
Kenya 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100%
Uganda 99% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100%
Rwanda 97% 97% 97% 97% 96% 96%
Zambia 99% 99% 99% 99% 99% 99%
( (1)) Collection efficiency refers to actual collections from clients
divided by realisable collections for the period. It is calculated as follows:
the sum of actual regular collections, actual overdue collections and actual
advance payments divided by the sum of realisable regular collections, actual
overdue collections
and actual advance payments. Under this definition collection efficiency
cannot exceed 100%.
( (1)) Collection efficiency refers to actual collections from clients
divided by realisable collections for the period. It is calculated as follows:
the sum of actual regular collections, actual overdue collections and actual
advance payments divided by the sum of realisable regular collections, actual
overdue collections
and actual advance payments. Under this definition collection efficiency
cannot exceed 100%.
· Collection efficiency remained stable at high levels in most of our
operating countries during December 2023 compared to October 2023.
· Collection efficiency in India improved to 97% in December 2023
compared to 95% in October 2023, primarily as a result of the further growth
of our BC portfolio.
· Although market conditions in both Myanmar and Nigeria remained
challenging, collection efficiency remained stable.
Loan portfolio quality up to and including December 2023((2, 3, 4))
Gross OLP (in USDm) Non-overdue loans PAR>30 less PAR>180
Oct/23 Nov/23 Dec/23 Oct/23 Nov/23 Dec/23 Oct/23 Nov/23 Dec/23
Pakistan 70 68 70 99.6% 99.6% 99.6% 0.2% 0.3% 0.3%
India (total) 44 45 46 77.2% 78.6% 79.2% 3.2% 2.9% 2.6%
Sri Lanka 4 4 4 88.7% 89.1% 92.5% 2.7% 2.8% 3.1%
Philippines 52 54 55 95.1% 94.7% 95.6% 1.8% 2.0% 2.6%
Myanmar 21 21 22 92.6% 92.8% 92.6% 0.0% 0.1% 0.1%
Ghana 46 50 52 99.4% 99.5% 99.2% 0.1% 0.1% 0.1%
Nigeria 18 20 18 81.8% 83.8% 83.4% 5.1% 3.7% 3.8%
Sierra Leone 5 5 5 88.5% 88.1% 93.5% 1.6% 1.4% 1.8%
Tanzania 61 63 65 98.8% 98.8% 98.8% 0.5% 0.5% 0.5%
Kenya 21 22 21 99.3% 99.4% 99.6% 0.2% 0.1% 0.1%
Uganda 12 13 13 99.0% 99.0% 98.9% 0.4% 0.3% 0.3%
Rwanda 4 4 4 91.5% 91.3% 91.3% 3.4% 3.4% 3.5%
Zambia 3 3 3 94.4% 94.8% 96.2% 1.1% 1.0% 1.0%
Group 363 373 377 94.4% 94.5% 94.9% 1.2% 1.1% 1.1%
PAR>30 PAR>90 PAR>180
Oct/23 Nov/23 Dec/23 Oct/23 Nov/23 Dec/23 Oct/23 Nov/23 Dec/23
Pakistan 0.3% 0.3% 0.3% 0.1% 0.2% 0.2% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0%
India (total) 3.9% 3.4% 3.1% 2.0% 1.8% 1.6% 0.7% 0.6% 0.6%
Sri Lanka 5.0% 4.8% 5.0% 3.4% 3.1% 3.1% 2.2% 2.0% 1.8%
Philippines 3.0% 3.3% 3.8% 1.9% 2.1% 2.5% 1.2% 1.2% 1.2%
Myanmar 0.1% 0.1% 0.2% 0.1% 0.1% 0.0% 0.1% 0.0% 0.0%
Ghana 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% 0.0% 0.0% 0.1%
Nigeria 12.1% 10.2% 12.0% 9.7% 8.3% 10.2% 7.0% 6.5% 8.2%
Sierra Leone 4.9% 4.2% 4.6% 4.3% 3.6% 3.7% 3.4% 2.8% 2.7%
Tanzania 0.8% 0.8% 0.9% 0.6% 0.6% 0.7% 0.3% 0.4% 0.4%
Kenya 0.4% 0.3% 0.3% 0.3% 0.3% 0.3% 0.2% 0.2% 0.2%
Uganda 0.8% 0.7% 0.8% 0.6% 0.7% 0.7% 0.4% 0.4% 0.5%
Rwanda 6.8% 6.8% 6.8% 5.4% 5.1% 5.0% 3.4% 3.4% 3.3%
Zambia 3.3% 2.8% 2.6% 2.8% 2.3% 2.2% 2.2% 1.8% 1.7%
Group 2.0% 1.9% 2.0% 1.4% 1.3% 1.4% 0.8% 0.8% 0.9%
(3) PAR>x is the percentage of outstanding customer loans with at least
one instalment payment overdue x days, excluding loans more than 365 days
overdue, to Gross OLP including off-book loans. Loans overdue more than 365
days now comprise 2.5% of the Gross OLP.
(4) The table "PAR>30 less PAR>180" shows the percentage of
outstanding client loans with a PAR greater than 30 days, less those loans
which have been fully provided for.
· Gross OLP in India further increased to USD 46 million (5% higher
than in October 2023 and 2% higher than in December 2022).
· PAR>30 for the Group remained stable at 2.0% in December 2023.
· Credit exposures of the India off-book IDFC portfolio of USD 11.4
million and of the off-book Fincare portfolio of USD 1.5 million are capped at
5%. The included off-book Jana portfolio of USD 25.9 million has full credit
exposure, and the included off-book DA portfolio of USD 1.0 million has no
credit exposure.
Disbursements vs collections of loans until 31 December 2023((5))
Countries Jul/23 Aug/23 Sep/23 Oct/23 Nov/23 Dec/23
Pakistan 107% 118% 105% 95% 96% 98%
India (total) 125% 130% 114% 64% 123% 121%
Sri Lanka 101% 94% 95% 109% 102% 112%
The Philippines 98% 104% 104% 103% 105% 107%
Myanmar 124% 120% 126% 124% 116% 117%
Ghana 115% 119% 118% 109% 127% 118%
Nigeria 109% 105% 94% 120% 135% 96%
Sierra Leone 134% 144% 127% 113% 98% 80%
Tanzania 104% 112% 113% 113% 115% 117%
Kenya 120% 118% 116% 113% 120% 85%
Uganda 98% 104% 110% 115% 115% 96%
Rwanda 98% 93% 120% 116% 120% 118%
Zambia 82% 101% 113% 124% 134% 115%
( (5)) Disbursements vs collections refers to actual loan disbursements made
to clients divided by total amounts collected from clients in the period.
( (5)) Disbursements vs collections refers to actual loan disbursements made
to clients divided by total amounts collected from clients in the period.
· Disbursements as a percentage of collections exceeded 100% in eight
countries. The drop in most countries in December was primarily due to
operations closing for between six and 12 days during the Christmas holidays.
· The improved percentage in India was due to additional growth of the
BC portfolio following new BC partnership agreements.
Development of Clients and Outstanding Loan Portfolio until 31 December 2023
Clients (in thousands) Delta Gross OLP (in USDm) Delta
Countries Dec/22 Nov/23 Dec/23 Dec/22-Dec/23 Nov/23-Dec/23 Dec/22 Nov/23 Dec/23 Dec/22-Dec/23 USD Dec/22-Dec/23 CC ((6)) Nov/23-
Dec/23 USD
Pakistan 606 612 616 2% 1% 80 68 70 -13% 8% 2%
India (total) 284 181 183 -36% 1% 45 45 46 2% 3% 2%
Sri Lanka 45 43 43 -4% 0.1% 4 4 4 5% -7% 1%
The Philippines 325 334 333 2% -0.3% 50 54 55 11% 10% 2%
Myanmar 99 110 111 12% 1% 17 21 22 27% 27% 3%
Ghana 177 202 201 14% -0.4% 41 50 52 27% 49% 5%
Nigeria 220 186 184 -16% -1% 39 20 18 -55% -10% -11%
Sierra Leone 37 42 39 7% -6% 5 5 5 6% 29% -6%
Tanzania 217 245 248 14% 1% 51 63 65 27% 37% 3%
Kenya 141 207 205 45% -1% 17 22 21 22% 55% -7%
Uganda 107 121 121 13% -0.05% 12 13 13 12% 14% 0%
Rwanda 21 20 21 -2% 1% 4 4 4 -5% 12% 2%
Zambia 21 25 25 19% 0.5% 3 3 3 2% 45% -5%
Total 2,300 2,328 2,330 1% 0.1% 368 373 377 3% 18.0% 1.1%
( )
((6)) Constant currency ('CC') implies conversion of local currency results to
USD with the exchange rate from the beginning of the period.
· The Group's Gross OLP increased to USD 377 million (4% higher than in
October 2023 and 3% higher than in December 2022), primarily due to increased
disbursements in the Philippines, Ghana, and Tanzania.
Key events in January 2024 and February 2024
· The Group reached a major milestone, by successfully migrating more
than 600,000 clients in Pakistan from the incumbent loan management system to
the new core banking system, Temenos Transact on 25 February 2024. This
migration enables ASA Pakistan to start taking deposits and to grow their
client base in a highly regulated environment.
· On 10 February 2024, the regime in Myanmar declared a law governing
mandatory military service would be enforced for men aged 18 to 35 and women
aged 18 to 27 for up to two years which would begin in April 2024. Given the
demographic of our clients in this region, where approximately 24% of our
clients fall into these age groups, this rule is expected to have an impact on
the business in Myanmar. As at 31 December 2023, ASA Myanmar represented
approximately 5.2% of the Group total OLP.
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About ASA International Group plc
ASA International Group plc (ASAI: LN) is one of the world's largest
international microfinance institutions, with a strong commitment to financial
inclusion and socioeconomic progress. The company provides small, socially
responsible loans to low-income, financially underserved entrepreneurs,
predominantly women, across South Asia, South East Asia, West and East Africa.
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