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RNS Number : 0654C  TBC Bank Group PLC  18 February 2022

 

TBC BANK GROUP PLC ("TBC Bank")

4Q 2021 UNAUDITED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL RESULTS AND FY 2021 PRELIMINARY
UNAUDITED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL RESULTS

 

 

Forward-Looking Statements

 

This document contains forward-looking statements; such forward-looking
statements contain known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other important
factors, which may cause the actual results, performance or achievements of
TBC Bank Group PLC ("the Bank" or "the Group") to be materially different from
any future results, performance or achievements expressed or implied by such
forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements are based on numerous
assumptions regarding the Bank's present and future business strategies and
the environment in which the Bank will operate in the future. Important
factors that, in the view of the Bank, could cause actual results to differ
materially from those discussed in the forward-looking statements include,
among others: the achievement of anticipated levels of profitability; growth,
cost and recent acquisitions; the impact of competitive pricing; the ability
to obtain the necessary regulatory approvals and licenses; the impact of
developments in the Georgian economy; the impact of COVID-19; the political
and legal environment; financial risk management; and the impact of general
business and global economic conditions.

 

None of the future projections, expectations, estimates or prospects in this
document should be taken as forecasts or promises, nor should they be taken as
implying any indication, assurance or guarantee that the assumptions on which
such future projections, expectations, estimates or prospects are based are
accurate or exhaustive or, in the case of the assumptions, entirely covered in
the document. These forward-looking statements speak only as of the date they
are made, and, subject to compliance with applicable law and regulations, the
Bank expressly disclaims any obligation or undertaking to disseminate any
updates or revisions to any forward-looking statements contained in the
document to reflect actual results, changes in assumptions or changes in
factors affecting those statements.

 

Certain financial information contained in this presentation, which is
prepared on the basis of the Group's accounting policies applied consistently
from year to year, has been extracted from the Group's unaudited management
accounts and financial statements. The areas in which the management accounts
might differ from the International Financial Reporting Standards and/or U.S.
generally accepted accounting principles could be significant; you should
consult your own professional advisors and/or conduct your own due diligence
for a complete and detailed understanding of such differences and any
implications they might have on the relevant financial information contained
in this presentation. Some numerical figures included in this report have been
subjected to rounding adjustments. Accordingly, the numerical figures shown as
totals in certain tables might not be an arithmetic aggregation of the figures
that preceded them.

 

 

 

 

 

Fourth Quarter and Full Year 2021 Consolidated Financial Results Conference
Call

TBC Bank Group PLC ("TBC PLC") publishes its unaudited consolidated financial
results for the fourth quarter 2021 and preliminary consolidated financial
results for the full year 2021 on Friday, 18 February 2022 at 7.00 am GMT
(11.00 am GET). The results call will be held at 14.00 (GMT) / 15.00 (CET) /
9.00 (EST).

 

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Contacts

 

 

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Table of Contents

 

4Q and FY 2021 Results Announcement

 

Key Highlights

Letter from the Chief Executive Officer

Economic Overview

Unaudited Consolidated Financial Results Overview for 4Q 2021

Unaudited Consolidated Financial Results Overview for FY 2021

Additional Disclosures

1)TBC Bank - Background

2)Subsidiaries of TBC Bank Group PLC

3)TBC Insurance

4)Fast growing digital bank in Uzbekistan

5)Loan book breakdown by stages according IFRS 9

 

 

 

 

 

TBC Bank announces unaudited 4Q & preliminary unaudited FY 2021
Consolidated Financial Results

 

Continued delivery of robust profitability and steady growth, supported by
solid capital

Strong progress in exploiting our international growth potential

 

European Union Market Abuse Regulation EU 596/2014 requires TBC Bank Group PLC
to disclose that this announcement contains Inside Information, as defined in
that Regulation.

Key Highlights

 

The economic recovery continued in 4Q

Starting in the second quarter of 2021, the Georgian economy has rebounded
from the pandemic at a remarkable speed, with real GDP increasing by 28.9% and
9.1% in the second and third quarters of 2021, respectively. According to the
initial estimates of the National Statistics Office of Georgia, the recovery
of economic activity continued in the last quarter of the year with 9.5%
year-on-year real GDP growth.  The Georgian economy is expected to have
expanded by 10.6% during 2021, surpassing the 2019 level by 3.1%.

 

The group generated record high levels of profitability in 2021 … - Our net
profit amounted to GEL 198.5 million (almost doubling year-on-year) and GEL
809.0 million (increasing by more than 2.5 times year-on-year), respectively,
in 4Q 21and FY 2021. This growth was driven by strong income generation across
all categories, as well as strong improvement in asset quality. As a result,
our ROE for the fourth quarter and the full year stood at 22.1% and 24.4%,
respectively.

 

.... coupled with prudent management of our capital and liquidity levels - As
of 31 December 2021, CET1, Tier 1 and Total Capital ratios stood at 13.7%,
16.7% and 20.3%, respectively, and remained comfortably above the minimum
regulatory requirements by 2.0%, 2.7% and 1.9%, respectively. As of 31
December 2021, our net stable funding (NSFR) and liquidity coverage (LCR)
ratios stood at 127.3% and 115.8%, respectively, comfortably above the
regulatory minimum of 100%.

 

Our Georgian banking franchise maintained its leadership position… - We
continue to be market leaders in total loans and deposits. In 2021, our loan
book increased by 18.0% year-on-year in constant currency terms, in line with
the overall growth of the banking sector, which translated into a 38.8% market
share. Over the same period, our deposit base increased by 25.1% in constant
currency terms, significantly outpacing market growth. As a result, our market
share in total deposits amounted to 40.4% as of 31 December 2021, up by 3.2 pp
year-on-year.

 

…while our Uzbek business continued to expand - As of 31 December 2021, TBC
UZ was present in all major regions of Uzbekistan, reaching more than 97% of
the population, while the number of registered and monthly active users 1  of
our digital banking app reached 1.1 million and 141,000 respectively. At the
end of December 2021, the Bank's retail deposit portfolio amounted to GEL
207.5 million, while the retail loan book stood at GEL 92.8 million.

 

In parallel, we continued to expand our Uzbek payments business, Payme, by
introducing new products and services as well as increasing our network. As a
result, the number of registered users reached 5.2 million, while the number
of monthly active users 2  amounted to 1.1 million by the end of 2021. Over
the same period net profit was GEL 18.0 million, up by 111.7% year-on-year.

 

Increasing our digital footprint- In December 2021, the monthly active digital
users 3  increased by 16.0% year-on-year, while average daily active digital
users 4  increased by 23.9% over the same period. This resulted in 44.2%
DAU/MAU, 5  up by 2.7 pp year-on-year.

 

Letter from the Chief Executive Officer

 

2021 was a year of strong recovery for TBC, coupled with remarkable progress
in Uzbekistan. Having successfully adjusted to the post-COVID reality, we
concentrated our efforts on increasing and diversifying our income streams in
Georgia, while continuing to invest in our Uzbek banking operations to support
future growth. The macroeconomic environment was also supportive throughout
the year. As a result, our net income amounted to GEL 809 million and we
delivered a record high return on equity of 24.4% in 2021.

 

The economic recovery continued into the fourth quarter

The Georgian economy continued its firm recovery in the fourth quarter of
2021. For the full year, real GDP growth reached 10.6% 6  , which was an
exceptional performance. Importantly, this growth was broad-based and was
reflected in almost all sources of inflows as well as in domestic demand, only
FDI lagged behind, as investment demand takes longer to recover. Domestic
demand was fueled by the normalization of saving levels after pandemic related
highs and by low USD deposit rates, while the appreciation of the GEL in the
second half of the year led to improved consumer and business sentiment.
Furthermore, the 18.3% expansion in bank lending also provided much needed
support to the economic recovery. Going forward, we expect a significant
decrease in fiscal stimulus, although it should be more than compensated by
continued strong exports, remittance inflows and the forecast recovery in
tourism and FDI.

 

Strong financial results across the board backed by the solid capital

In 2021, our operating income amounted to GEL 1,452 million, up by 25.7%
year-on-year, driven by an increase in both net interest income and
non-interest income. The increase in the former was related to a higher net
interest margin of 5.1%, compared to 4.7% in 2020, as well as 12.2%
year-on-year growth in our loan book. Over the same period, net fee and
commission income grew by an impressive 35.7%. The increase was broad-based
and demonstrated the strength of our business model. In addition, other
operating income 7  grew by 46.5% and made a meaningful contribution to the
overall profitability, mainly driven by FX operations and the sale of
investment property. Our robust income streams were further supported by
strong performance on the asset side across all segments, with the cost of
risk standing at minus 0.3% (ie. net recoveries) in 2021. This allowed us to
continue investing in our Uzbek business, while keeping our cost to income
ratio at 37.6% in 2021, slightly below the 2020 level of 37.9%. As a result,
we recorded a return on equity of 24.4% and return on assets of 3.4% for the
full year 2021.

Strong income generation, coupled with prudent management of our capital,
allowed us to maintain strong capital positions. Our CET1, Tier 1 and Total
Capital ratios stood at 13.7%, 16.7% and 20.3%, respectively, and remained
comfortably above the minimum regulatory requirements by 2.0%, 2.7% and 1.9%,
respectively. At the same time, we continued to operate at high liquidity with
the net stable funding (NSFR) and liquidity coverage (LCR) ratios standing at
127.3% and 115.8%, respectively, as of 31 December 2021.

 

A steady progress in our core banking business in Georgia

We continue to be market leaders in total loans and deposits. In 2021, our
loan book increased by 18.0% year-on-year in constant currency terms, in line
with the overall growth of the banking sector, which translated into a 38.8%
market share. Importantly, the quality of our loan book improved, with the
non-performing loan ratio decreasing to 2.4% by the end of 2021, compared to
4.7% at the end of 2020. Over the same period, our deposit growth
significantly outpaced market growth and increased by 25.1% in constant
currency terms. As a result, our market share in total deposits amounted to
40.4% as of 31 December 2021, up by 3.2 pp year-on-year.

I am also delighted to report that our digitalization levels continue to
increase. In the fourth quarter of 2021, the number of active retail digital
users 8  increased by 8.1% year-on-year and reached 744,000. In addition, we
made significant progress in expanding the number of monthly and daily active
digital users 9 , which reached 644,000 (up by 16.0% year-on-year) and 285,000
(up by 23.9% year-on-year) respectively in December 2021. The proportion of
digital sales of our consumer loans amounted to 45%, while the deposit sales
offloading ratio stood at 73%.

Furthermore, to ensure the maximum safety of our customers and employees, we
ran a wide-scale campaign to encourage our staff to get vaccinated. As a
result, around 85% of all our employees were vaccinated, or were scheduled to
receive a vaccine, by the end of 2021.

Strengthening our position on the Uzbek market

I am very pleased with the progress that our fully digital Uzbek bank, TBC UZ,
achieved in its first year of operations. Since launching our operations from
scratch in Tashkent in October 2020, we have been steadily expanding our
presence. By the end of 2021, we covered all major regions, representing
around 97% of the country's population, through our 35 customer acquisition
points and 10 showrooms, while the number of registered and monthly active
users 10  of our digital banking app reached 1.1 million and 141,000,
respectively. By the end of the year, our customer proposition in Uzbekistan
expanded to unsecured consumer loans, current accounts and savings deposits as
well as various payment solutions such as P2P transfers, bill payments, debit
cards and the ability to attach other banks' cards to our mobile app. In
addition, we launched auto loans in a friends and family mode in December 2021
and introduced term deposits and virtual cards to a wider public.  In 2021,
our retail loan and deposit books grew at a fast pace and reached GEL 92.8
million and GEL 207.5 million, respectively, as of 31 December 2021, which
translated into retail market shares 11  of 0.5% and 2.0% accordingly. I am
also delighted that TBC UZ has been named "the Best Digital Bank in Uzbekistan
2021" by Global Economics.

In parallel, we continued to expand our Uzbek payments business, Payme, by
introducing new products and services as well as increasing our network. In
the fourth quarter of 2021, we launched a virtual Visa card and added payments
capabilities for railway and plane tickets. In addition, we signed partnership
agreements with large international retailers such as Carrefour and Magnum
enabling QR payments with the Payme app in these stores. As a result, the
number of registered users reached 5.2 million, while the number of monthly
active digital users 12  amounted to 1.1 million by the end of 2021. In 2021,
the number and volume of transactions increased by 66.4% and 79.6%,
respectively, year-on-year. In terms of financial results, revenues increased
by 91% year-on-year and amounted to GEL 28.8 million, while net profit was GEL
18.0 million, up by 111.7% year-on-year.

 

Outlook

Our outstanding results for 2021 provide me with much confidence that we are
on the right track and that our strategy is working. While our Georgian
banking business will remain core to our strategy, the Uzbek market should
give us a competitive edge by providing a material contribution to our growth
and diversification over the years to come.

Finally, I would also like to re-iterate our medium-term guidance: ROE of
above 20%, a cost to income ratio below 35%, a dividend pay-out ratio of
25-35% and annual loan growth of around 10-15%.

 

Thank you

I would like to close my letter by thanking our colleagues for their hard work
and dedication and recognizing their individual contributions to our success.
We have an exciting journey ahead of us and I am eagerly looking forward to
it.

 

 

 

 

Economic Overview

 

Economic growth

Starting from the second quarter of 2021, the Georgian economy has rebounded
from the pandemic at a remarkable speed - real GDP increased by 28.9% and 9.1%
in the second and third quarters of 2021, respectively. According to the
initial estimates of the National Statistics Office of Georgia, the recovery
of economic activity continued in the last quarter of the year with 9.5%
year-on-year real GDP growth. According to initial estimates, the Georgian
economy expanded by 10.6% year-on-year in 2021, surpassing the 2019 level by
3.1%

 

External sector

The external sector continued its strong performance in 4Q 2021, with exports
growing by 34.2% year-on-year and by 18.6% compared to 4Q 2019. Notably,
despite re-exports having a lower base effect from a year ago, domestic
exports still led the recovery with the share of domestic value-added exports
in total exports increasing significantly, from 61.3% in 4Q 2019 to 76.2% in
4Q 2021. Despite the slower recovery in tourism-related imports and
re-exports, imports of goods also went up by 31.6% YoY in 4Q 2021 and by 10.1%
when compared to the same period in 2019. Importantly, the rebound in the
trade in goods was broad-based, reflecting increased overall external as well
as domestic demand.

Remittance inflows remained strong, increasing by 16.7% year-on-year in 4Q
2021 and by 35.0% when compared to the same period in 2019. Although part of
the rebound compared to 2019 can be attributed to border closures and the
greater transfer of cash remittances through digital channels, overall growth
is still substantial given that the share of cash inflows is only likely to be
around 10.0%-15.0%, according to NBG estimates.

The recovery in tourism inflows continued with an eightfold year-on-year
increase in 4Q 2021, equaling 55.3% of such inflows in the same period in
2019. Notably, this growth was primarily led by the return of tourists from
higher-spending countries. Total tourism inflows during 2021 amounted to 38.1%
of their 2019 level.

FDI inflows are taking longer to recover. While in 3Q, the latest period for
which data is available, there was an increase of 1.4% YoY, this was on the
back of higher reinvested earnings as equity and debt financing declined
sharply.

 

Fiscal stimulus

The fiscal stimulus, although still sizable, negatively affected growth in
2021 as the deficit amounted to around 6.3% of GDP, after an expansionary 9.3%
of GDP in 2020. Importantly, the major source of deficit financing in
2020-2021 was external, largely compensating for the pandemic-related drop in
net inflows. According to the Ministry of Finance, fiscal consolidation is
expected to take place in the coming years with deficit-to-GDP ratios of 4.4%,
3.0% and 2.7% in 2022, 2023 and 2024, respectively. At the same time,
government debt, which reached its mandated ceiling of 60% of GDP in 2020, is
already normalized at an estimated 51.1% of GDP by the end of 2021. Going
forward, amid fiscal consolidation, the debt-to-GDP ratio is expected to
decline gradually to 49.0% by the end of 2024.

 

Credit growth

By the end of 2021, bank credit growth increased to 18.3% year-on-year,
compared to 15.8% year-on-year growth by the end of 3Q 2021. In terms of
segments, retail lending growth accelerated the most, increasing from 13.2% at
the end of 3Q 2021 to 18.0% year-on-year growth at the end of 4Q 2021, mostly
on the back of stronger non-mortgage credit.  MSME lending also increased
from 20.6% at the end of 3Q 2021 to 22.4%. Corporate lending growth remained
largely unchanged, increasingby 0.2 pp from 3Q 2021 to 4Q 2021 and amounted to
15.6% year-on-year. Higher expansion in the retail segment was highly
pronounced, moving from 4.8 pp in the previous quarter to.

 

Inflation, monetary policy and the exchange rate

Despite challenges such as the unprecedented weakening of the TRY, the GEL
remained stable throughout Q4 2021. During the quarter, the GEL appreciated
slightly against the USD from 3.12 to 3.10, whereas the real effective
exchange rate appreciated by 6.8%.

 

At the end of 2021, annual inflation remained elevated at 13.9%, although
monthly inflation dynamics are already around their target level. In December
2021, the NBG increased its policy rate by 0.5 percentage points from 10.0% to
10.5%.

Assuming moderating inflation, a continued recovery in tourism inflows and a
stable exchange rate, we expect the NBG to start cutting rates in 2022,
although such plans may be put on hold if significantly increased geopolitical
risks and the continued uncertainty related to the pandemic put the GEL under
renewed pressure.

 

Going forward

According to TBC Capital expectations, GDP growth is likely to be around 6.0%
in 2022. This is based on assumption that tourism inflows will reach 80.0% of
2019 inflows in USD terms (after only reaching 38.1% in 2021). Thereafter, the
economy will gradually normalize, expanding by 5.5% in 2023 and by 5.0% in
2024 - close to its trend rate of around 5.2%.

 

According to the World Bank's latest projections 13 , the Georgian economy is
forecast to grow by 5.5% and 5.0% in 2022 and 2023, respectively.

 

More information on the Georgian economy and financial sector can be found at
www.tbccapital.ge (http://www.tbccapital.ge/) .

 

 

 

Unaudited Consolidated Financial Results Overview for 4Q 2021

This statement provides a summary of the unaudited business and financial
trends for 4Q 2021 for TBC Bank Group plc and its subsidiaries. The quarterly
financial information and trends are unaudited.

TBC Bank Group PLC's financial results has been prepared in accordance with
UK-adopted International Accounting Standard (IAS) 34 'Interim Financial
Reporting' and the Disclosure Guidance and Transparency Rules sourcebook of
the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA).

Please note that there might be slight differences in previous periods'
figures due to rounding.

 

Financial Highlights

 

 Income Statement Highlights
 in thousands of GEL                                4Q'21                  3Q'21         4Q'20         Change YoY      Change QoQ
 Net interest income                                275,445                259,390       231,325       19.1%           6.2%
 Net fee and commission income                      71,068                 68,631        52,199        36.1%           3.6%
 Other operating non-interest income 14             42,159                 43,952        38,573        9.3%            -4.1%
 Total credit loss allowance*                       (6,040)                (5,106)       (84,186)      -92.8%          18.3%
 Operating profit after expected credit losses*     382,632                366,867       237,911       60.8%           4.3%
 Operating expenses*                                (157,213)              (131,695)     (123,134)     27.7%           19.4%
 Losses from modifications of financial instrument  (31)                   (104)         (5,082)       -99.4%          -70.2%
 Profit before tax                                  225,388                235,068       109,695       NMF             -4.1%
 Income tax expense                                 (26,915)               (27,921)      (8,994)       NMF             -3.6%
 Profit for the period                              198,473                207,147       100,701       97.1%           -4.2%

* Certain amounts do not correspond to 4Q 2020 operating expense figures and
operating income after expected credit losses as they reflect the
reclassifications made by the management between net impairment of
non-financial assets and administrative and other operating expenses.

 

 Balance Sheet and Capital Highlights
 in thousands of GEL               Dec-21                       Sep-21          Dec-20            Change YoY  Change QoQ
 Total Assets                      24,508,561                   23,701,241      22,577,805        8.6%        3.4%
 Gross Loans                       17,047,391                   15,963,520      15,200,520        12.2%       6.8%
 Customer Deposits                 15,038,172                   14,338,537      12,572,728        19.6%       4.9%
 Total Equity                      3,692,229                    3,448,193       2,935,934         25.8%       7.1%
 CET 1 Capital (Basel III)         2,759,894                    2,565,560       1,911,233         44.4%       7.6%
 Tier 1 Capital (Basel III)        3,379,414                    2,955,910       2,385,181         41.7%       14.3%
 Total Capital (Basel III)         4,102,927                    3,693,637       3,137,912         30.8%       11.1%
 Risk Weighted Assets (Basel III)  20,217,629                   19,143,450      18,301,477        10.5%       5.6%

 

 Key Ratios                            4Q'21   3Q'21   4Q'20   Change YoY  Change QoQ
 ROE                                   22.1%   24.1%   13.7%   8.4 pp      -2.0 pp
 Bank's standalone ROE 15              23.2%   30.9%   15.4%   7.8 pp      -7.7 pp
 ROA                                   3.3%    3.6%    1.8%    1.5 pp      -0.3 pp
 Bank's standalone ROA(15)             3.4%    4.5%    1.9%    1.5 pp      -1.1 pp
 NIM                                   5.4%    5.3%    4.8%    0.6 pp      0.1 pp
 Cost to income                        40.4%   35.4%   38.2%   2.2 pp      5.0 pp
 Bank's standalone cost to income(15)  32.2%   25.8%   33.4%   -1.2 pp     6.4 pp
 Cost of risk                          -0.1%   -0.1%   2.0%    -2.1 pp     0.0 pp
 NPL to gross loans                    2.4%    3.1%    4.7%    -2.3 pp     -0.7 pp
 NPL provision coverage ratio          99.9%   94.3%   85.6%   14.3 pp     5.6 pp
 Total NPL coverage ratio              175.3%  169.3%  159.4%  15.9 pp     6.0 pp
 CET 1 CAR (Basel III)                 13.7%   13.4%   10.4%   3.3 pp      0.3 pp
 Tier 1 CAR (Basel III)                16.7%   15.4%   13.0%   3.7 pp      1.3 pp
 Total CAR (Basel III)                 20.3%   19.3%   17.1%   3.2 pp      1.0 pp
 Leverage (Times)                      6.7x    6.9x    7.7x    -1.0x       -0.2x

 

Net Interest Income

In 4Q 2021, net interest income amounted to GEL 275.4 million, up by 19.1% YoY
and 6.2% on a QoQ basis.

The YoY rise in interest income by GEL 56.2 million, or 12.4%, was mostly
attributable to an increase in interest income from loans related to an
increase in the respective portfolio of GEL 1,846.9 million, or 12.2%,
together with a rise in the respective yield by 0.5 pp. This rise was related
to a hike in the refinance rate and a shift of the portfolio composition
towards GEL loans.

On a YoY basis, interest expense increased by GEL 12.0 million, or 5.3%,
mainly driven by an increase in interest expense from deposits. This increase
was related to growth in the respective portfolio of GEL 2,465.4 million, or
19.6% YoY, which was partially offset by a decrease in the cost of deposits by
0.2 pp on the back of a sharp drop in the rates of FX deposits.  Over the
same period, the share of the deposits portfolio in total liabilities went up
to 72%, compared to 64% a year ago.

The increase in interest income on a QoQ basis of GEL 33.4 million, or 7.0%,
was mainly driven by an increase in interest income from loans to customers,
related both to an increase in the loan portfolio by GEL 1,083.9 million, or
6.8%, and to a 0.2 pp rise in loan effective rates. The higher yields in 4Q
were attributable to the shift of the portfolio composition towards high-yield
GEL loans.

The interest expense increased by GEL 17.3 million, or 5.7% on a QoQ basis.
This growth was driven by an increase in interest expense from bonds issued in
November 2021, as well as a rise in interest expense from NBG loans due to an
increase in the refinance rate. Another driver was a rise in interest expense
from deposits related to the growth in the respective portfolio by 4.9% YoY,
although this effect was partially offset by a 0.1 pp lower cost of deposit in
4Q.

In 4Q 2021, our NIM stood at 5.4%, up by 0.6 pp YoY and 0.1 pp on a QoQ basis.

 In thousands of GEL            4Q'21      3Q'21      4Q'20      Change YoY  Change QoQ
 Interest income                510,035    476,636    453,874    12.4%       7.0%
 Interest expense               (239,839)  (226,991)  (227,786)  5.3%        5.7%
 Net gains from currency swaps  5,249      9,745      5,237      0.2%        -46.1%
 Net interest income            275,445    259,390    231,325    19.1%       6.2%

 NIM                            5.4%       5.3%       4.8%       0.6 pp      0.1 pp

 

Non-Interest Income

Total other non-interest income amounted to GEL 113.2 million in 4Q 2021 and
increased by 24.7% YoY, remaining stable on a QoQ basis.

The growth in net fee and commission income was particularly impressive and
was spread across various categories including payments, settlements, and
other operations. Such a strong growth was related to the revival of business
activities, as 4Q 2020 was adversely affected by COVID-19 related restrictive
measures.

 In thousands of GEL                                                    4Q'21    3Q'21    4Q'20   Change YoY  Change QoQ
 Non-interest income
 Net fee and commission income                                          71,068   68,631   52,199  36.1%       3.6%
 Net income from currency derivatives, foreign currency operations and  27,984   29,102   28,085  -0.4%       -3.8%
 translation
 Net insurance premium earned after claims and acquisition costs 16     7,654    6,019    3,263   NMF         27.2%
 Other operating income                                                 6,521    8,831    7,225   -9.7%       -26.2%
 Total other non-interest income                                        113,227  112,583  90,772  24.7%       0.6%

 

Credit Loss Allowance

In 4Q the cost of risk amounted to -0.1%, driven by the strong performance of
the CIB segment, while the higher CoR in 4Q 2020 was driven by COVID-19
related uncertainties.

 In thousands of GEL                                                    4Q'21    3Q'21    4Q'20          Change YoY  Change QoQ

                                                                                         (as restated)
 Recovery of/(charges to) credit loss allowance for loan to customers  3,171    4,389    (75,711)        NMF         -27.8%
 Credit loss allowance for other transactions*                         (9,211)  (9,495)  (8,475)         8.7%        -3.0%
 Total credit loss allowance*                                          (6,040)  (5,106)  (84,186)        -92.8%      18.3%
 Operating profit after expected credit losses*                        382,632  366,867  237,911         60.8%       4.3%

 Cost of risk                                                          -0.1%    -0.1%    2.0%            -2.1 pp     0.0 pp

* Certain amounts do not correspond to 4Q 2020 operating expense figures and
operating income after expected credit losses as they reflect the
reclassifications made by the management between net impairment of
non-financial assets and administrative and other operating expenses.

 

Operating Expenses

In 4Q 2021, our operating expenses expanded by 27.7% YoY and 19.4% on a QoQ
basis.

The YoY increase in our operating expenses was mainly driven by staff annual
bonuses and seasonal increase of administrative expenses, mainly discretionary
costs. The increase on a QoQ basis was due to seasonally high costs in 4Q.

 

Our cost to income ratio amounted to 40.4%, while the Bank's standalone cost
to income stood at 32.2%.

 In thousands of GEL                              4Q'21      3Q'21      4Q'20          Change YoY  Change QoQ

                                                                       (as restated)
 Operating expenses
 Staff costs                                     (86,589)   (74,643)   (67,782)        27.7%       16.0%
 Provisions for liabilities and charges          90         (54)       (724)           NMF         NMF
 Depreciation and amortization                   (23,203)   (19,988)   (18,838)        23.2%       16.1%
 Administrative & other operating expenses*      (47,511)   (37,010)   (35,790)        32.7%       28.4%
 Total operating expenses*                       (157,213)  (131,695)  (123,134)       27.7%       19.4%

 Cost to income                                  40.4%      35.4%      38.2%           2.2 pp      5.0 pp
 Bank's standalone cost to income(17)            32.2%      25.8%      33.4%           -1.2 pp     6.4 pp

* Certain amounts do not correspond to 4Q 2020 operating expense figures and
operating income after expected credit losses as they reflect the
reclassifications made by the management between net impairment of
non-financial assets and administrative and other operating expenses.

 

Net Income

In 4Q, we continued to deliver strong profitability and generated GEL 198.5
million in net profit. The YoY increase was attributable to the revival of
business activities, while on a QoQ basis it remained broadly stable.

As a result, our ROE and ROA for the fourth quarter reached 22.1% and 3.3%,
accordingly.

  In thousands of GEL                                4Q'21     3Q'21     4Q'20    Change YoY  Change QoQ
 Losses from modifications of financial instruments  (31)      (104)     (5,082)  -99%        -70%
 Profit before tax                                   225,388   235,068   109,695  NMF         -4%
 Income tax expense                                  (26,915)  (27,921)  (8,994)  NMF         -4%
 Profit for the period                               198,473   207,147   100,701  97.1%       -4%

 ROE                                                 22.1%     24.1%     13.7%    8.4 pp      -2.0 pp
 Bank's standalone ROE 17                            23.2%     30.9%     15.4%    7.8 pp      -7.7 pp
 ROA                                                 3.3%      3.6%      1.8%     1.5 pp      -0.3 pp
 Bank's standalone ROA(17)                           3.4%      4.5%      1.9%     1.5 pp      -1.1 pp

 

 

Funding and Liquidity

As of 31 December 2021, the total liquidity coverage ratio (LCR), as defined
by the NBG, was 115.8%, above the 100% limit, while the LCR in GEL and FC
stood at 107.7% and 120.8% respectively, above the respective limits of 75%
and 100%. Over the same period, NSFR stood at 127.3%, compared to the
regulatory limit of 100%.

                                                                Dec-21  Sep-21  Change QoQ
 Minimum net stable funding ratio, as defined by the NBG        100.0%  100.0%  0.0 pp
 Net stable funding ratio as defined by the NBG                 127.3%  127.1%  0.2 pp

 Net loans to deposits + IFI funding                            100.9%  97.5%   3.4 pp
 Leverage (Times)                                               6.7x    6.9x    -0.2x

 Minimum total liquidity coverage ratio, as defined by the NBG  100.0%  100.0%  0.0 pp
 Minimum LCR in GEL, as defined by the NBG                      75%     75%     0.0 pp
 Minimum LCR in FC, as defined by the NBG                       100.0%  100.0%  0.0 pp

 Total liquidity coverage ratio, as defined by the NBG          115.8%  116.5%  -0.7 pp
 LCR in GEL, as defined by the NBG                              107.7%  98.0%   9.7 pp
 LCR in FC, as defined by the NBG                               120.8%  125.5%  -4.7 pp

 

 

Regulatory Capital

As of December 2021, our CET1, Tier 1 and Total Capital ratios stood at 13.7%,
16.7% and 20.3%, respectively, and remained comfortably above the minimum
regulatory requirements by 2.0%, 2.7% and 1.9%, accordingly.

The increase on a QoQ basis in CET1 was mainly driven by net income
generation, which was partially offset by growth in the loan book, while the
higher Tier 1 and total capital adequacy ratios were further supported by
issuance of AT1 Bond in the amount of USD 75 million in November 2021 (which
had 1.1% positive effect on both ratios).

 

 In thousands of GEL            Dec-21      Sep-21      Change QoQ

 CET 1 Capital                  2,759,894   2,565,560   7.6%
 Tier 1 Capital                 3,379,414   2,955,910   14.3%
 Total Capital                  4,102,927   3,693,637   11.1%
 Total Risk-weighted Exposures  20,217,629  19,143,450  5.6%

 

 Minimum CET 1 ratio                   11.7%  11.3%  0.4 pp
 CET 1 Capital adequacy ratio          13.7%  13.4%  0.3 pp

 Minimum Tier 1 ratio                  14.0%  13.5%  0.5 pp
 Tier 1 Capital adequacy ratio         16.7%  15.4%  1.3 pp

 Minimum total capital adequacy ratio  18.4%  17.9%  0.5 pp
 Total Capital adequacy ratio          20.3%  19.3%  1.0 pp

 

 

Loan Portfolio

As of 31 December 2021, the gross loan portfolio reached GEL 17,047.4 million,
up by 6.8% QoQ, or up by 8.0% on a constant currency basis.

The proportion of gross loans denominated in foreign currency decreased by 1.0
pp QoQ and accounted for 53.9% of total loans, while on a constant currency
basis the proportion of gross loans denominated in foreign currency decreased
by 0.5 pp QoQ and stood at 54.5%.

As of 31 December 2021, our market share in total loans stood at 38.8%, up by
0.4 pp QoQ. Our loan market share in legal entities was 39.1%, up by 0.5 pp
QoQ, and our loan market share in individuals stood at 38.6%, up by 0.4 pp
QoQ.

 In thousands of GEL                    Dec-21      Sep-21      Change QoQ
 Loans and advances to customers

 Retail                                 6,358,345   5,950,915   6.8%
 Retail loans GEL                       3,580,468   3,313,791   8.0%
 Retail loans FC                        2,777,877   2,637,124   5.3%
 CIB                                    6,547,741   6,136,232   6.7%
 CIB loans GEL                          2,188,776   1,941,958   12.7%
 CIB loans FC                           4,358,965   4,194,274   3.9%
 MSME                                   4,141,305   3,876,373   6.8%
 MSME loans GEL                         2,082,204   1,936,230   7.5%
 MSME loans FC                          2,059,101   1,940,143   6.1%
 Total loans and advances to customers  17,047,391  15,963,520  6.8%

 

                         4Q'21  3Q'21  4Q'20  Change YoY  Change QoQ
 Loan yields             10.7%  10.5%  10.2%  0.5 pp      0.2 pp
 Loan yields GEL         15.4%  15.4%  15.3%  0.1 pp      0.0 pp
 Loan yields FC          6.7%   6.6%   6.8%   -0.1 pp     0.1 pp
 Retail Loan Yields      12.2%  12.0%  12.0%  0.2 pp      0.2 pp
 Retail loan yields GEL  16.4%  16.3%  16.8%  -0.4 pp     0.1 pp
 Retail loan yields FC   6.9%   6.6%   7.1%   -0.2 pp     0.3 pp
 CIB Loan Yields         9.2%   9.1%   8.4%   0.8 pp      0.1 pp
 CIB loan yields GEL     14.2%  14.1%  13.0%  1.2 pp      0.1 pp
 CIB loan yields FC      6.8%   6.8%   6.9%   -0.1 pp     0.0 pp
 MSME Loan Yields        10.6%  10.5%  9.9%   0.7 pp      0.1 pp
 MSME loan yields GEL    15.1%  15.0%  14.6%  0.5 pp      0.1 pp
 MSME loan yields FC     6.0%   6.0%   6.3%   -0.3 pp     0.0 pp

 

Loan Portfolio Quality

Total PAR 30 ratio stood at 2.0%, down by 0.3 pp on a QoQ basis. This decrease
was driven by the Retail and MSME segments.

In 4Q, NPL improved across all segments, mainly driven by resumed repayments
of restructured loans in the Retail and MSME segments.

Our NPLs provision coverage stood at 100% as of 31 December 2021, with an
additional 75% collateral coverage. Only 18% of NPLs were unsecured loans 18 
with strong provision coverage of 281%.

 Par 30                        Dec-21      Sep-21        Change QoQ
 Retail                        2.2%        2.7%          -0.5 pp
 CIB                           0.6%        0.5%          0.1 pp
 MSME                          4.0%        4.6%          -0.6 pp
 Total Loans                   2.0%        2.3%          -0.3 pp

 Non-performing Loans  Dec-21        Sep-21      Change QoQ
 Retail                2.4%          3.6%        -1.2 pp
 CIB                   1.4%          1.5%        -0.1 pp
 MSME                  4.0%          4.7%        -0.7 pp
 Total Loans           2.4%          3.1%        -0.7 pp

 

 NPL Coverage 19   Dec-21                              Sep-21
                   Provision Coverage  Total Coverage  Provision Coverage  Total Coverage
 Retail            158.8%              224.6%          120.7%              189.3%
 CIB               56.8%               126.4%          82.5%               151.2%
 MSME              68.0%               155.5%          68.7%               154.5%
 Total             99.9%               175.3%          94.3%               169.3%

 

 

Cost of risk

Our cost of risk improved significantly on a YoY basis and remained the same
QoQ. The YoY decrease was mainly driven by provision recoveries in the CIB
segment, which was attributable to a few stage 3 borrowers and the strong
performance of the CIB segment in 2021.

 

 Cost of risk  4Q'21  3Q'21  4Q'20  Change YoY  Change QoQ

 Retail        1.2%   -0.2%  2.7%   -1.5 pp     1.4 pp
 CIB           -1.5%  -0.2%  0.2%   -1.7 pp     -1.3 pp
 MSME          0.1%   0.1%   3.9%   -3.8 pp     0.0 pp
 Total         -0.1%  -0.1%  2.0%   -2.1 pp     0.0 pp

 

Deposit Portfolio

The total deposits portfolio increased by 4.9% QoQ, or 5.8% on a constant
currency basis, and amounted to GEL 15,038.2 million.

The proportion of deposits denominated in a foreign currency decreased by 0.2
pp QoQ and accounted for 63.5% of total deposits, while on a constant currency
basis the proportion of deposits denominated in foreign currency increased by
0.1 pp QoQ and stood at 63.8%.

As of 31 December 2021, our market share in deposits amounted to 40.4%, up by
0.3 pp QoQ, while our market share in deposits to legal entities stood at
40.5%, up by 0.5 pp QoQ. Our market share in deposits to individuals stood at
40.3%, up by 0.1 pp QoQ.

 In thousands of GEL       Dec-21      Sep-21      Change QoQ
 Customer Accounts

 Retail                    5,837,333   5,593,535   4.4%
 Retail deposits  GEL      1,492,325   1,353,608   10.2%
 Retail deposits FC        4,345,008   4,239,927   2.5%
 CIB                       7,330,543   6,834,386   7.3%
 CIB deposits  GEL         2,934,167   2,681,148   9.4%
 CIB deposits FC           4,396,376   4,153,238   5.9%
 MSME                      1,558,676   1,433,603   8.7%
 MSME deposits  GEL        756,135     688,598     9.8%
 MSME deposits FC          802,541     745,005     7.7%
 Total Customer Accounts*  15,038,172  14,338,537  4.9%

* Total deposit portfolio includes Ministry of Finacne deposits in the amount
of, GEL 477 million and GEL 312 million as of 30 Sep. and 31 Dec 2021,
respectively.

 

                           4Q'21  3Q'21  4Q'20  Change YoY  Change QoQ
 Deposit rates             3.4%   3.5%   3.6%   -0.2 pp     -0.1 pp
 Deposit rates GEL         6.8%   6.9%   6.6%   0.2 pp      -0.1 pp
 Deposit rates FC          1.5%   1.6%   2.0%   -0.5 pp     -0.1 pp
 Retail Deposit Yields     2.4%   2.3%   2.6%   -0.2 pp     0.1 pp
 Retail deposit rates GEL  4.9%   4.8%   5.1%   -0.2 pp     0.1 pp
 Retail deposit rates FC   1.6%   1.5%   1.8%   -0.2 pp     0.1 pp
 CIB Deposit Yields        4.8%   4.5%   4.2%   0.6 pp      0.3 pp
 CIB deposit rates GEL     8.9%   8.5%   7.8%   1.1 pp      0.4 pp
 CIB deposit rates FC      1.6%   1.9%   2.5%   -0.9 pp     -0.3 pp
 MSME Deposit Yields       0.6%   0.9%   1.0%   -0.4 pp     -0.3 pp
 MSME deposit rates GEL    1.1%   1.6%   1.7%   -0.6 pp     -0.5 pp
 MSME deposit rates FC     0.2%   0.2%   0.3%   -0.1 pp     0.0 pp

 

 

Segment definition and PL

Business Segments

The segment definitions are as follows:

·      Corporate and Investment Banking (CIB) - a legal entity/group of
affiliated entities with an annual revenue exceeding GEL 12.0 million or which
has been granted facilities of more than GEL 5.0 million. Some other business
customers may also be assigned to the CIB segment or transferred to the MSME
segment on a discretionary basis. In addition, CIB includes Wealth Management
private banking services to high-net-worth individuals with a threshold of
US$ 250,000 of assets under management (AUM), as well as on a discretionary
basis;

·      Retail - non-business individual customers; or individual
customers of the fully digital bank, Space.

·      MSME - business customers who are not included in the CIB
segment;

·      Corporate centre and other operations - comprises the Treasury,
other support and back office functions, and non-banking subsidiaries of the
Group.

Business customers are all legal entities or individuals who have been granted
a loan for business purposes.

Income Statement by Segments

 4Q'21                                                                          Retail    MSME      CIB       Corp. Centre  Total
 Interest income                                                                189,455   106,840   150,152   63,588        510,035
 Interest expense                                                               (35,616)  (2,494)   (80,581)  (121,148)     (239,839)
 Net gains from currency swaps                                                  -         -         -         5,249         5,249
 Net transfer pricing                                                           (51,544)  (46,096)  24,351    73,289        -
 Net interest income                                                            102,295   58,250    93,922    20,978        275,445
 Fee and commission income                                                      61,906    15,970    33,328    12,689                123,893
 Fee and commission expense                                                     (15,939)  (9,681)   (22,992)  (4,213)                (52,825)
 Net fee and commission income                                                  45,967    6,289     10,336    8,476         71,068
 Net insurance premium earned after claims and acquisition costs                -         -         -         7,654         7,654
 Net gains/(losses) from currency derivatives, foreign currency operations and  11,102    8,899     18,922    (10,939)      27,984
 translation
 Gains less losses from disposal of investment securities Measured at fair      -         -         888       (636)         252
 value through other comprehensive income
 Other operating income                                                         2,362     170       550       3,116         6,198
 Share of profit of associates                                                  -         -         -         71            71
 Other operating non-interest income and insurance profit                       13,464    9,069     20,360    (734)         42,159
 Recovery of/(charges to) credit loss allowance for loans to customers          (18,935)  (1,473)   23,579    -             3,171
 Recovery of/(charges to) credit loss allowance for performance guarantees and  (69)      77        5,963     -             5,971
 credit related commitments
 Recovery of credit loss allowance for net investments in leases                -         -         -         2,052         2,052
 Credit loss allowance for other financial assets                               (15)      -         (421)     (5,927)       (6,363)
 Recovery of credit loss allowance for financial assets measured at fair value  -         -         174       163           337
 through other comprehensive income
 Net impairment of non-financial assets                                         (294)     (1,441)   (7,976)   (1,497)       (11,208)
 Operating income after expected credit  and non-financial asset impairment     142,413   70,771    145,937   23,511        382,632
 losses
 Staff costs                                                                    (35,274)  (13,459)  (17,017)  (20,839)      (86,589)
 Depreciation and amortization                                                  (14,604)  (3,333)   (1,541)   (3,725)       (23,203)
 Provision for liabilities and charges                                          -         -         -         90            90
 Administrative and other operating expenses                                    (19,231)  (5,148)   (6,749)   (16,383)      (47,511)
 Operating expenses                                                             (69,109)  (21,940)  (25,307)  (40,857)      (157,213)
 Losses from modifications of financial instruments                             -         -         (31)      -             (31)
 Profit/(loss) before tax                                                       73,304    48,831    120,599   (17,346)      225,388
 Income tax expense                                                             (8,694)   (6,039)   (16,070)  3,888         (26,915)
 Profit/(loss)                                                                  64,610    42,792    104,529   (13,458)      198,473

 

 

Consolidated Financial Statements of TBC Bank Group PLC

Consolidated Balance sheet

 In thousands of GEL                                                       Dec-21      Sep-21

                                                                                       (as restated)
 Cash and cash equivalents                                                 1,722,137   1,960,441
 Due from other banks                                                      79,142      64,894
 Mandatory cash balances with National Bank of Georgia                     2,087,141   2,095,848
 Loans and advances to customers                                           16,637,145  15,504,311
 Investment securities measured at fair value through other comprehensive  1,938,196   2,253,510
 income
 Bonds carried at amortized cost                                           49,582      1,118
 Net investments in leases                                                 262,046     237,557
 Investment properties                                                     22,892      32,444
 Current income tax prepayment                                             194         4,856
 Deferred income tax asset                                                 12,357      9,216
 Other financial assets 20                                                 453,115     383,890
 Other assets                                                              397,079     352,191
 Premises and equipment                                                    392,506     378,514
 Right of use assets                                                       70,513      52,944
 Intangible assets                                                         319,963     305,088
 Goodwill                                                                  59,964      59,964
 Investments in associates                                                 4,589       4,455
 TOTAL ASSETS                                                              24,508,561  23,701,241
 LIABILITIES
 Due to credit institutions                                                2,984,176   3,361,515
 Customer accounts                                                         15,038,172  14,338,537
 Other financial liabilities(20)                                           139,811     165,710
 Current income tax liability                                              86,762      16,559
 Deferred income tax liability                                             10,979      7,684
 Debt securities in issue                                                  1,710,288   1,507,969
 Provision for liabilities and charges                                     25,358      28,275
 Other liabilities                                                         130,972     137,086
 Lease Liabilities                                                         66,167      53,627
 Subordinated debt                                                         623,647     636,086
 TOTAL LIABILITIES                                                         20,816,332  20,253,048
 EQUITY
 Share capital                                                             1,682       1,682
 Shares held by trust                                                      (25,489)    (25,489)
 Share premium*                                                            283,430     283,430
 Retained earnings                                                         3,007,132   2,793,033
 Merger reserve*                                                           402,862     402,862
 Share based payment reserve                                               (5,135)     (8,811)
 Fair value reserve                                                        (10,862)    (1,207)
 Cumulative currency translation reserve                                   (9,450)     (7,065)
 Net assets attributable to owners                                         3,644,170   3,435,849
 Non-controlling interest                                                  48,059      9,758
 TOTAL EQUITY                                                              3,692,229   3,448,193
 TOTAL LIABILITIES AND EQUITY                                              24,508,561  23,701,241

* Certain amounts do not correspond to September 2021 consolidated statement
of financial position as they reflect the reclassifications made by the
management for merger reserve.

 

 

Consolidated Statement of Profit or Loss and Other Comprehensive Income

 In thousands of GEL                                                             4Q'21                      3Q'21                      4Q'20

                                                                                                           (as restated)              (as restated)
 Interest income                                                                510,035                    476,636                    453,874
 Interest expense                                                               (239,839)                  (226,991)                  (227,786)
 Net gains from currency swaps                                                  5,249                      9,745                      5,237
 Net interest income                                                            275,445                    259,390                    231,325
 Fee and commission income*                                                             123,893                    110,546                      87,748
 Fee and commission expense*                                                             (52,825)                   (41,915)                   (35,549)
 Net fee and commission income                                                  71,068                     68,631                     52,199
 Net insurance premiums earned                                                  18,883                     16,818                     12,542
 Net insurance claims incurred and agents' commissions                          (11,229)                   (10,799)                   (9,279)
 Net insurance premium earned after claims and acquisition costs                7,654                      6,019                      3,263
 Net gains/(losses) from currency derivatives, foreign currency operations and  27,984                     29,102                     28,085
 translation
 Gains less losses from disposal of investment securities measured at fair      252                        3,863                      578
 value through other comprehensive income
 Other operating income                                                         6,198                      4,798                      6,890
 Share of profit of associates                                                  71                         170                        (243)
 Other operating non-interest income                                            34,505                     37,933                     35,310
 Recovery of/(charges to) credit loss allowance for loans to customers          3,171                      4,389                      (75,711)
 Recovery of/(charges to) credit loss allowance for net investments in leases   2,052                      142                        (1,459)
 Recovery of/(charges to) credit loss allowance for performance guarantees and  5,971                      (6,697)                    2,067
 credit related commitments
 Credit loss allowance for other financial assets                               (6,363)                    (3,037)                    (3,364)
 Recovery of/(charges to) credit loss allowance for financial assets measured   337                        424                        (903)
 at fair value through other comprehensive income
 Net impairment of non-financial assets*                                        (11,208)                   (327)                      (4,816)
 Operating profit after expected credit losses*                                 382,632                    366,867                    237,911
 Staff costs                                                                    (86,589)                   (74,643)                   (67,782)
 Depreciation and amortization                                                  (23,203)                   (19,988)                   (18,838)
 (Provision for)/ recovery of liabilities and charges                           90                         (54)                       (724)
 Administrative and other operating expenses*                                   (47,511)                   (37,010)                   (35,790)
 Operating expenses*                                                            (157,213)                  (131,695)                  (123,134)
 Losses from modifications of financial instruments                             (31)                       (104)                      (5,082)
 Profit before tax                                                              225,388                    235,068                    109,695
 Income tax expense                                                             (26,915)                   (27,921)                   (8,994)
 Profit                                                                         198,473                    207,147                    100,701
 Other comprehensive income:
 Items that may be reclassified subsequently to profit or loss:
 Movement in fair value reserve                                                 (9,657)                    (1,375)                    3,163
 Exchange differences on translation to presentation currency                   (2,385)                    (1,866)                    (1,211)
 Other comprehensive income for the period                                      (12,042)                   (3,241)                    1,952
 Total comprehensive income for the period                                      186,431                    203,906                    102,653
 Profit attributable to:
  - Shareholders of TBCG                                                        196,721                    204,892                    99,371
  - Non-controlling interest                                                    1,752                      2,255                      1,330
 Profit                                                                         198,473                    207,147                    100,701
 Total comprehensive income is attributable to:
  - Shareholders of TBCG                                                        184,659                    201,662                    101,297
  - Non-controlling interest                                                    1,772                      2,244                      1,356
 Total comprehensive income for the period                                      186,431                    203,906                    102,653

* Certain amounts do not correspond to 3Q 2021 and 4Q 2020 Consolidated
Statement of Profit or Loss and Other Comprehensive Income as they reflect the
reclassifications made by the management between a) net impairment of
non-financial assets and administrative and other operating expenses; and b)
commission income and commission expenses.

 

 

Consolidated Statement of Cash Flows

 In thousands of GEL                                                             Dec-21                                    Sep-21
 Cash flows from (used in) operating activities
 Interest received                                                                        1,981,768                                 1,393,345
 Interest received on currency swaps                                                           28,143                                    22,894
 Interest paid                                                                              (867,209)                                 (658,355)
 Fees and commissions received                                                               414,505                                   284,273
 Fees and commissions paid                                                                  (188,214)                                 (133,149)
 Insurance and reinsurance received                                                            96,601                                    68,437
 Insurance claims paid                                                                        (36,806)                                  (26,354)
 Income received from trading in foreign currencies                                          113,043                                     58,592
 Other operating income received                                                               75,378                                    53,477
 Staff costs paid                                                                           (307,633)                                 (227,775)
 Administrative and other operating expenses paid                                           (195,188)                                 (114,125)
 Income tax paid                                                                              (13,756)                                  (11,893)
 Cash flows from operating activities before changes in operating assets and              1,100,632                                   709,367
 liabilities
 Net change in operating assets
 Due from other banks and mandatory cash balances with the National Bank of                  393,174                                     57,244
 Georgia
 Loans and advances to customers                                                         (3,085,488)                               (1,650,871)
 Net investments in lease                                                                          (499)                                 28,358
 Other financial assets                                                                     (213,126)                                 (159,404)
 Other assets                                                                                    5,077                                     5,740
 Net change in operating liabilities
 Due to credit institutions                                                                  132,826                                     91,328
 Customer accounts                                                                        2,821,952                                 2,287,018
 Other financial liabilities                                                                (144,867)                                 (115,735)
 Other liabilities and provision for liabilities and charges                                   36,791                                    23,992
 Net cash flows from operating activities                                                 1,046,472                                1,277,037
 Cash flows from/ (used in) investing activities
 Acquisition of investment securities measured at fair value through other                  (797,285)                                 (598,141)
 comprehensive income
 Proceeds fromdisposal of investment securities measured at fair value through            1,025,775                                    929,431
 other comprehensive income
 Proceeds from redemption at maturity of investment securities measured at fair              412,204                       -
 value through other comprehensive income
 Acquisition of bonds carried at amortised cost                                               (47,784)                     -
 Proceeds from redemption of bonds carried at amortised cost                                   26,296                                    28,351
 Acquisition of premises, equipment and intangible assets                                   (163,222)                                 (111,148)
 Proceeds from disposal of premises, equipment and intangible assets                           20,826                                    13,833
 Purchase of additional interest from minority shareholders                                   (17,215)                     -
 Proceeds from sale of investment to NCI                                                       57,039                      -
 Proceeds from disposal of investment property                                                 23,639                                    44,464
 Net cash flows from investing activities                                                    540,273                                  306,790
 Cash flows from (used in) financing activities
 Proceeds from other borrowed funds                                                       1,750,443                                 1,755,171
 Redemption of other borrowed funds                                                      (3,338,139)                               (2,914,700)
 Repayment of principal of lease liabilities                                                  (12,825)                                    (8,417)
 Redemption of subordinated debt                                                              (12,562)                                  (12,562)
 Proceeds from debt securities in issue                                                      295,457                                     49,346
 Dividends paid                                                                               (87,723)                                  (84,159)
 Net cash used in financing activities                                                  (1,405,349)                               (1,215,321)
 Effect of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents                                (94,664)                                  (43,470)
 Net increase in cash and cash equivalents                                                     86,732                                 325,036
 Cash and cash equivalents at the beginning of the year                                   1,635,405                                1,635,404
 Cash and cash equivalents at the end of the year                                         1,722,137                                1,960,440

 

 

Key Ratios

Average Balances

The average balances included in this document are calculated as the average
of the relevant monthly balances as of each month-end. Balances have been
extracted from TBC's unaudited and consolidated management accounts, which
were prepared from TBC's accounting records. These were used by the management
for monitoring and control purposes.

 Key Ratios

 Ratios (based on monthly averages, where applicable)  4Q'21                                        3Q'21                                    4Q'20

 Profitability ratios:
 ROE(1)                                                22.1%                                        24.1%                                    13.7%
 ROA(2)                                                3.3%                                         3.6%                                     1.8%
 Cost to income(3)                                     40.4%                                        35.4%                                    38.2%
 NIM(4)                                                5.4%                                         5.3%                                     4.8%
 Loan yields(5)                                        10.7%                                        10.5%                                    10.2%
 Deposit rates(6)                                      3.4%                                         3.5%                                     3.6%
 Cost of funding(7)                                    4.6%                                         4.5%*                                    4.7%*

 Asset quality & portfolio concentration:
 Cost of risk(9)                                       -0.1%                                        -0.1%                                    2.0%
 PAR 90 to Gross Loans(9)                              1.1%                                         1.3%                                     1.5%
 NPLs to Gross Loans(10)                               2.4%                                         3.1%                                     4.7%
 NPL provision coverage(11)                            99.9%                                        94.3%                                    85.6%
 Total NPL coverage(12)                                175.3%                                       169.3%                                   159.4%
 Credit loss level to Gross Loans(13)                  2.4%                                         2.9%                                     4.0%
 Related Party Loans to Gross Loans(14)                0.1%                                         0.0%                                     0.0%
 Top 10 Borrowers to Total Portfolio(15)               6.8%                                         7.7%                                     7.9%
 Top 20 Borrowers to Total Portfolio(16)               10.5%                                        11.4%                                    12.1%

 Capital & liquidity positions:
 Net Loans to Deposits plus IFI** Funding(17)          100.9%                                       97.5%                                    101.2%
 Net Stable Funding Ratio(18)                          127.3%                                       127.1%                                   126.0%
 Liquidity Coverage Ratio(19)                          115.8%                                       116.5%                                   134.2%
 Leverage(20)                                                              6.7x                                       6.9x                                     7.7x
 CET 1 CAR (Basel III)(21)                             13.7%                                        13.4%                                    10.4%
 Tier 1 CAR (Basel III)(22)                            16.7%                                        15.4%                                    13.0%
 Total 1 CAR (Basel III)(23)                           20.3%                                        19.3%                                    17.1%

*The Group enters into swap agreements denominated in foreign currencies with
a view to decrease cost of funding. Respective interest effect is presented
within net interest income, but has not been previously included in the cost
of funding ratio calculation. As the contracts reached significant volume, the
Group revisited the presentation of effects in the cost of funding ratio and
decided to include interest effect from swap agreements in the calculation of
cost of funding. The change was made retrospectively and ratios of previous
periods have also been restated.

** International Financial Institutions

 

 

Ratio definitions

1. Return on average total equity (ROE) equals net income attributable to
owners divided by the monthly average of total shareholders' equity
attributable to the PLC's equity holders for the same period; annualised where
applicable.

2. Return on average total assets (ROA) equals net income of the period
divided by monthly average total assets for the same period; annualised where
applicable.

3. Cost to income ratio equals total operating expenses for the period divided
by the total revenue for the same period. (Revenue represents the sum of net
interest income, net fee and commission income and other non-interest income).

4. Net interest margin (NIM) is net interest income divided by monthly average
interest-earning assets; annualised where applicable. Interest-earning assets
include investment securities (excluding CIB shares), net investment in
finance lease, net loans, and amounts due from credit institutions.

5. Loan yields equal interest income on loans and advances to customers
divided by monthly average gross loans and advances to customers; annualised
where applicable.

6. Deposit rates equal interest expense on customer accounts divided by
monthly average total customer deposits; annualised where applicable.

7. Cost of funding equals sum of the total interest expense and net interest
gains on currency swaps (entered for funding management purposes), divided by
monthly average interest bearing liabilities; annualized where applicable.

8. Cost of risk equals credit loss allowance for loans to customers divided by
monthly average gross loans and advances to customers; annualised where
applicable.

9. PAR 90 to gross loans ratio equals loans for which principal or interest
repayment is overdue for more than 90 days divided by the gross loan portfolio
for the same period.

10. NPLs to gross loans equals loans with 90 days past due on principal or
interest payments, and loans with a well-defined weakness, regardless of the
existence of any past-due amount or of the number of days past due divided by
the gross loan portfolio for the same period.

11. NPL provision coverage equals total credit loss allowance for loans to
customers divided by the NPL loans.

12. Total NPL coverage equals total credit loss allowance plus the minimum of
collateral amount of the respective NPL loan (after applying haircuts in the
range of 0%-50% for cash, gold, real estate and PPE) and its gross loan
exposure divided by the gross exposure of total NPL loans.

13. Credit loss level to gross loans equals credit loss allowance for loans to
customers divided by the gross loan portfolio for the same period.

14. Related party loans to total loans equals related party loans divided by
the gross loan portfolio.

15. Top 10 borrowers to total portfolio equals the total loan amount of the
top 10 borrowers divided by the gross loan portfolio.

16. Top 20 borrowers to total portfolio equals the total loan amount of the
top 20 borrowers divided by the gross loan portfolio.

17. Net loans to deposits plus IFI funding ratio equals net loans divided by
total deposits plus borrowings received from international financial
institutions.

18. Net stable funding ratio equals the available amount of stable funding
divided by the required amount of stable funding as defined by NBG in line
with Basel III guidelines. Calculations are made for TBC Bank stand-alone,
based on local standards.

19. Liquidity coverage ratio equals high-quality liquid assets divided by the
total net cash outflow amount as defined by the NBG. Calculations are made for
TBC Bank stand-alone, based on local standards.

20. Leverage equals total assets to total equity.

21. CET 1 CAR equals CET 1 capital divided by total risk weighted assets, both
calculated in accordance with requirements of the NBG Basel III standards.
Calculations are made for TBC Bank stand-alone, based on local standards.

22. Tier 1 CAR equals tier I capital divided by total risk weighted assets,
both calculated in accordance with the requirements of the NBG Basel III
standards. Calculations are made for TBC Bank stand-alone, based on local
standards.

23. Total CAR equals total capital divided by total risk weighted assets, both
calculated in accordance with the requirements of the NBG Basel III standards.
Calculations are made for TBC Bank stand-alone, based on local standards.

 

Exchange Rates

To calculate the QoQ growth of the Balance Sheet items without the currency
exchange rate effect, we used the USD/GEL exchange rate of 3.1228 as of 30
September 2021. For the calculations of the YoY growth without the currency
exchange rate effect, we used the USD/GEL exchange rate of 3.2766 as of 31
December 2020. As of 31 December 2021 the USD/GEL exchange rate equaled
3.0976. For P&L items growth calculations without currency effect, we used
the average USD/GEL exchange rate for the following periods: 4Q 2021 of
3.1254, 3Q 2021 of 3.1204, 4Q 2020 of 3.2705.

 

 

 

 

 

Unaudited Consolidated Financial Results Overview for FY 2021

This statement provides a summary of the unaudited business and financial
trends for FY 2021 for TBC Bank Group plc and its subsidiaries. The financial
information and trends are unaudited.

TBC Bank Group PLC's financial results has been prepared in accordance with
UK-adopted International Accounting Standard (IAS) 34 'Interim Financial
Reporting' and the Disclosure Guidance and Transparency Rules sourcebook of
the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA).

 

Financial Highlights

 

 Income Statement Highlights
 in thousands of GEL                                     FY'21                           FY'20                           Change YoY
 Net interest income                                           1,002,732                          835,433                20.0%
 Net fee and commission income                                    248,000                         182,767                35.7%
 Other operating non-interest income 21  (#_ftn21)                201,288                         137,391                46.5%
 Total credit loss allowance*                                       16,900                      (358,008)                NMF
 Operating profit after expected credit losses*                1,468,920                          797,583                84.2%
 Operating expenses*                                             (545,834)                      (437,462)                24.8%
 Losses from modifications of financial instrument                   (1,726)                      (41,015)               -95.8%
 Profit before tax                                                921,360                         319,106                NMF
 Income tax expense/(credit)                                     (112,361)                            3,383              NMF
 Profit for the period                                            808,999                         322,489                NMF

* Certain amounts do not correspond to 2020 Consolidated Statement of Profit
or Loss and Other Comprehensive Income as they reflect the reclassification
made by the management between net impairment of non-financial assets and
administrative and other operating expenses.

 Balance Sheet and Capital Highlights
 in thousands of GEL                                       Dec-21      Dec-20      Change YoY
 Total Assets                                              24,508,561  22,577,805  8.6%
 Gross Loans                                               17,047,391  15,200,520  12.2%
 Customer Deposits                                         15,038,172  12,572,728  19.6%
 Total Equity                                              3,692,229   2,935,934   25.8%
 CET 1 Capital (Basel III)                                 2,759,894   1,911,233   44.4%
 Tier 1 Capital (Basel III)                                3,379,414   2,385,181   41.7%
 Total Capital (Basel III)                                 4,102,927   3,137,912   30.8%
 Risk Weighted Assets (Basel III)                          20,217,629  18,301,477  10.5%

 

 Key Ratios                            FY'21   FY'20   Change YoY
 ROE                                   24.4%   11.7%   12.7 pp
 Bank's standalone ROE 22              27.7%   13.1%   14.6 pp
 ROA                                   3.4%    1.6%    1.8 pp
 Bank's standalone ROA(22)             3.8%    1.7%    2.1 pp
 NIM                                   5.1%    4.7%    0.4 pp
 Cost to income                        37.6%   37.9%   -0.3 pp
 Bank's standalone cost to income(22)  29.7%   32.7%   -3.0 pp
 Cost of risk                          -0.3%   2.4%    -2.7 pp
 NPL to gross loans                    2.4%    4.7%    -2.3 pp
 NPL provision coverage ratio          99.9%   85.6%   14.3 pp
 Total NPL coverage ratio              175.3%  159.4%  15.9 pp
 CET 1 CAR (Basel III)                 13.7%   10.4%   3.3 pp
 Tier 1 CAR (Basel III)                16.7%   13.0%   3.7 pp
 Total CAR (Basel III)                 20.3%   17.1%   3.2 pp
 Leverage (Times)                      6.7x    7.7x    -1.0x

 

Net Interest Income

In 2021, net interest income amounted to GEL 1,002.7 million, up by 20.0% YoY,
whereby interest income and interest expense increased by 13.1% and 6.8%,
respectively.

The YoY increase in interest income was primarily related to an increase in
interest income from loans, which was related both an increase in the gross
loan portfolio of GEL 1,846.9 million, or 12.2%, and a rise in loan yield of
0.2 pp. The upper loan rate was due a shift of the portfolio composition
towards GEL loans.

The increase in interest expense was primarily related to an increase in
interest expense from deposits, which was due to an increase in the respective
portfolio of GEL 2,465.4 million, or 19.6%. Over the same period, the cost of
deposits declined by 0.2 pp. In addition, the change in the liability
structure towards deposits (from 64% as of 31 December 2020 to 72% as of 31
December 2021, as mentioned above) had a positive effect on the cost of
funding. As a result, the cost of funding decreased by 0.3 pp YoY and stood at
4.5% in 2021.

In 2021, our NIM stood at 5.1%, up by 0.4 pp YoY.

 In thousands of GEL            FY'21      FY'20      Change YoY
 Interest income                1,885,856  1,667,999  13.1%
 Interest expense               (911,267)  (853,516)  6.8%
 Net gains from currency swaps  28,143     20,950     34.3%
 Net interest income            1,002,732  835,433    20.0%

 NIM                            5.1%       4.7%       0.4 pp

 

 

Non-Interest Income

Total other non-interest income increased by 40.3% YoY and amounted to GEL
449.3 million in 2021.  The YoY growth was driven by a strong rebound across
all categories, further amplified by a gain from sale of one of our investment
properties in 2Q 2021 (the gain from this transaction is included in other
operating income).

 

 In thousands of GEL                                                    FY'21    FY'20    Change YoY
 Non-interest income
 Net fee and commission income                                          248,000  182,767  35.7%
 Net income from currency derivatives, foreign currency operations and  117,270  98,018   19.6%
 translation
 Net insurance premium earned after claims and acquisition costs 23     23,546   19,485   20.8%
 Other operating income                                                 60,472   19,888   NMF
 Total other non-interest income                                        449,288  320,158  40.3%

NMF - no meaningful figures

 

 

Credit Loss Allowance

Total credit loss allowance in 2021 amounted to GEL 16.9 million. This
significant decrease on a year-on-year basis was driven by improved
performance across all segments in 2021 and by a high base in 2020, due to the
reflection of COVID-19 impact on the credit loss allowances.

 In thousands of GEL                                                        FY'21      FY'20 (as restated)  Change YoY
 Recovery of/(charges to) credit loss allowance for loans to customers      40,123     (330,811)            NMF
 Credit loss allowance for other transactions*                              (23,223)   (27,197)             -14.6%
 Total credit loss allowance*                                               16,900     (358,008)            NMF
 Operating income after expected credit and non-financial asset impairment  1,468,920  797,583              84.2%
 losses *

 Cost of risk                                                               -0.3%      2.4%                 -2.7 pp

* Certain amounts do not correspond to 2020 operating income after expected
credit and non-financial asset impairment losses as they reflect the
reclassifications made by the management between net impairment of
non-financial assets and administrative and other operating expenses.

NMF - no meaningful figures

 

Operating Expenses

In 2021, our total operating expenses expanded by 24.8% YoY.

In 2021, the increase in our operating expenses was mainly driven by staff
costs, due to higher performance related costs, including management's
variable compensation, which was waived in 2020, as well as to the growing
scale of our Uzbek business. At the same time, the increase in administrative
and other expenses across the board was due to low base in 2020 and increased
business activities.

 

The cost to income ratio stood at 37.6%, down by 0.3 pp YoY, while the Bank's
standalone cost to income was 29.7%, down by 3.0 pp over the same period.

 In thousands of GEL                             FY'21      FY'20 (as restated)  Change YoY
 Operating expenses
 Staff costs                                     (309,302)  (244,043)            26.7%
 Provisions for liabilities and charges          27         (2,706)              NMF
 Depreciation and amortization                   (79,891)   (68,392)             16.8%
 Administrative & other operating expenses*      (156,668)  (122,321)            28.1%
 Total operating expenses*                       (545,834)  (437,462)            24.8%

 Cost to income                                  37.6%      37.9%                -0.3 pp
 Bank's standalone cost to income(24)            29.7%      32.7%                -3.0  pp

* Certain amounts do not correspond to 2020 operating expense figures as they
reflect the reclassifications made by the management between net impairment of
non-financial assets and administrative and other operating expenses.

 

Net Income

In 2021, our record high profitability was driven by strong income generation
across all categories, as well as by reversals of provision charges.

As a result, our ROE stood at 24.4%, ROA stood at 3.4%.

 In thousands of GEL                                 FY'21      FY'20     Change YoY
 Losses from modifications of financial instruments  (1,726)    (41,015)  -95.8%
 Profit before tax                                   921,360    319,106   NMF
 Income tax expense/(credit)                         (112,361)  3,383     NMF
 Profit for the period                               808,999    322,489   NMF

 ROE                                                 24.4%      11.7%     12.7 pp
 Bank's standalone ROE 24                            27.7%      13.1%     14.6 pp
 ROA                                                 3.4%       1.6%      1.8 pp
 Bank's standalone ROA24                             3.8%       1.7%      2.1 pp

 

Funding and Liquidity

In 2021, we utilized access liquidity generated in 2020 and our liquidity
coverage ratio, as defined by the NBG was 115.8%,   above the 100% limit,
while the LCR in GEL and FC stood at 107.7% and 120.8% respectively, above the
respective limits of 75% and 100%.

As of 31 December 2021, NSFR stood at 127.3%, compared to the regulatory limit
of 100%.

                                                                Dec-21   Dec-20  Change

                                                                                 YoY
 Minimum net stable funding ratio, as defined by the NBG        100.0%   100.0%  0.0 pp
 Net stable funding ratio as defined by the NBG                 127.3%   126.0%  1.3 pp

 Net loans to deposits + IFI funding                            100.9%   101.2%  -0.3 pp
 Leverage (Times)                                               6.7x     7.7x    -1.0x

 Minimum total liquidity coverage ratio, as defined by the NBG  100.00%  100.0%  0.0 pp
 Minimum LCR in GEL, as defined by the NBG                      75%*     n/a     NMF
 Minimum LCR in FC, as defined by the NBG                       100.00%  100.0%  0.0 pp

 Total liquidity coverage ratio, as defined by the NBG          115.8%   134.2%  -18.4 pp
 LCR in GEL, as defined by the NBG                              107.7%   132.2%  -24.5 pp
 LCR in FC, as defined by the NBG                               120.8%   134.9%  -14.1 pp

* In May 2021, NBG restored the NBG GEL LCR limit, which was temporarily
removed for one year

 

Regulatory Capital

On a YoY basis, the Bank's CET1, Tier 1 and Total capital adequacy ratios
increased by 3.3 pp, 3.7 pp and 3.2 pp, respectively. This increase was mainly
driven by strong net income generation, the issuance of an AT1 Bond in
November 2021 in the amount of USD 75 million, and by local currency
appreciation, which was partially offset by an increase in the loan book.

 In thousands of GEL                   Dec-21      Dec-20      Change YoY

 CET 1 Capital                         2,759,894   1,911,233   44.4%
 Tier 1 Capital                        3,379,414   2,385,181   41.7%
 Total Capital                         4,102,927   3,137,912   30.8%
 Total Risk-weighted Exposures         20,217,629  18,301,477  10.5%

 Minimum CET 1 ratio                   11.7%       7.4%        4.3 pp
 CET 1 Capital adequacy ratio          13.7%       10.4%       3.3 pp

 Minimum Tier 1 ratio                  14.0%       9.2%        4.8 pp
 Tier 1 Capital adequacy ratio         16.7%       13.0%       3.7 pp

 Minimum total capital adequacy ratio  18.4%       13.7%       4.7 pp
 Total Capital adequacy ratio          20.3%       17.1%       3.2 pp

 

Loan Portfolio

As of 31 December 2021, the gross loan portfolio reached GEL 17,047.4 million,
up by 12.2% YoY or by 18.0% on a constant currency basis. The proportion of
gross loans denominated in foreign currency decreased by 5.5 pp YoY and
accounted for 53.9% of total loans, while on a constant currency basis the
proportion of gross loans denominated in foreign currency was down by 3.2 pp
YoY and stood at 56.2%.

As of 31 September 2021, our market share in total loans stood at 38.8%, down
by 0.2 pp YoY, while our loan market share in legal entities was 39.1%, up by
0.5 pp over the same period, and our loan market share in individuals stood at
38.6%, down by 0.8 pp QoQ.

 In thousands of GEL                            Dec-21            Dec-20    Change YoY
 Loans and advances to customers
 Retail                                 6,358,345              5,846,274    8.8%
 Retail loans GEL                       3,580,468              3,007,484    19.1%
 Retail loans FC                        2,777,877              2,838,790    -2.1%
 CIB                                    6,547,741              5,831,871    12.3%
 CIB loans GEL                          2,188,776              1,599,857    36.8%
 CIB loans FC                           4,358,965              4,232,014    3.0%
 MSME                                   4,141,305              3,522,375    17.6%
 MSME loans GEL                         2,082,204              1,559,127    33.5%
 MSME loans FC                          2,059,101              1,963,248    4.9%
 Total loans and advances to customers  17,047,391             15,200,520   12.2%

 

                         FY'21  FY'20  Change YoY
 Loan yields             10.3%  10.1%  0.2 pp
 Loan yields GEL         15.1%  15.3%  -0.2 pp
 Loan yields FC          6.5%   6.7%   -0.2 pp
 Retail Loan Yields      11.7%  11.5%  0.2 pp
 Retail loan yields GEL  16.1%  16.5%  -0.4 pp
 Retail loan yields FC   6.1%   6.6%   -0.5 pp
 CIB Loan Yields         9.0%   8.6%   0.4 pp
 CIB loan yields GEL     13.7%  13.2%  0.5 pp
 CIB loan yields FC      7.0%   7.0%   0.0 pp
 MSME Loan Yields        10.2%  10.2%  0.0 pp
 MSME loan yields GEL    14.9%  14.9%  0.0 pp
 MSME loan yields FC     6.0%   6.3%   -0.3 pp

 

Loan Portfolio Quality

On a YoY basis, total par 30 improved by 0.6 pp. The decrease was mainly
driven by the Retail segment on the back of write-offs of the unsecured loans
and strong performance of the mortgage portfolio.

 

Our NPL ratio improved by 2.3 pp YoY and amounted to 2.4%. The recovery was
observed in all segments, mainly driven by resumed repayments on COVID-19
restructured loans.

              Dec-21  Dec-20  Change YoY

 Par 30
 Retail       2.2%    3.5%    -1.3 pp
 CIB          0.6%    1.0%    -0.4 pp
 MSME         4.0%    3.7%    0.3 pp
 Total Loans  2.0%    2.6%    -0.6 pp

 

 

 Non-performing Loans  Dec-21  Dec-20  Change YoY
 Retail                2.4%    5.8%    -3.4 pp
 CIB                   1.4%    2.4%    -1.0 pp
 MSME                  4.0%    6.5%    -2.5 pp
 Total Loans           2.4%    4.7%    -2.3 pp

 

 

 NPL Coverage         Dec-21                                  Dec-20
          Provision Coverage      Total Coverage  Provision Coverage      Total Coverage
 Retail   158.8%                  224.6%          102.4%                  170.3%
 CIB      56.8%                   126.4%          77.1%                   148.0%
 MSME     68.0%                   155.5%          66.4%                   150.5%
 Total    99.9%                   175.3%          85.6%                   159.4%

 

 

Cost of risk

The total cost of risk for 2021 stood at -0.3%, down by 2.7 pp YoY. This
significant decrease on a year-on-year basis was driven by improved
performance across all segments in 2021 and by a high base in 2020 due to the
reflection of COVID-19 impact on the credit loss allowances.

 Cost of Risk      FY'21  FY'20     Change YoY

 Retail            0.5%   3.8%      -3.3 pp
 CIB               -1.0%  0.6%      -1.6 pp
 MSME              -0.2%  3.0%      -3.2 pp
 Total             -0.3%  2.4%      -2.7 pp

 

Deposit Portfolio

The total deposits portfolio increased by 19.6% YoY across all segments and
amounted to GEL 15,038.2 million, while on a constant currency basis the total
deposit portfolio increased by 25.1% over the same period. The proportion of
deposits denominated in foreign currency was down by 2.8 pp YoY and accounted
for 63.5% of total deposits, while on a constant currency basis the proportion
of deposits denominated in foreign currency increased by 1.2 pp YoY and stood
at 65.1%.

As of 31 December 2021, our market share in deposits amounted to 40.4%, up by
3.2 pp YoY, and our market share in deposits to legal entities stood at 40.5%,
up by 6.0 pp over the same period. Our market share in deposits to individuals
stood at 40.3%, up by 0.8 pp YoY.

 In thousands of GEL       Dec-21      Dec-20      Change YoY
 Customer Accounts
 Retail                    5,837,333   4,975,661   17.3%
 Retail deposits GEL       1,492,325   1,236,594   20.7%
 Retail deposits FC        4,345,008   3,739,067   16.2%
 CIB                       7,330,543   5,717,347   28.2%
 CIB deposits GEL          2,934,167   1,833,122   60.1%
 CIB deposits FC           4,396,376   3,884,225   13.2%
 MSME                      1,558,676   1,368,490   13.9%
 MSME deposits GEL         756,135     661,941     14.2%
 MSME deposits FC          802,541     706,549     13.6%
 Total Customer Accounts*  15,038,172  12,572,728  19.6%

* Total deposit portfolio includes Ministry of Finance deposits in the amount
of GEL 511 million and GEL 312 million as of 31 December 2020 and 31 December
2021, respectively.

 

 

                           FY'21  FY'20  Change YoY
 Deposit rates             3.4%   3.6%   -0.2 pp
 Deposit rates GEL         6.7%   6.5%   0.2 pp
 Deposit rates FC          1.5%   2.0%   -0.5 pp
 Retail Deposit Yields     2.4%   2.6%   -0.2 pp
 Retail deposit rates GEL  4.9%   5.3%   -0.4 pp
 Retail deposit rates FC   1.3%   1.7%   -0.4 pp
 CIB Deposit Yields        4.3%   4.4%   -0.1 pp
 CIB deposit rates GEL     8.5%   8.1%   0.4 pp
 CIB deposit rates FC      2.0%   2.5%   -0.5 pp
 MSME Deposit Yields       0.8%   0.9%   -0.1 pp
 MSME deposit rates GEL    1.4%   1.6%   -0.2 pp
 MSME deposit rates FC     0.2%   0.3%   -0.1 pp

 

 

 

 

Segment definition and PL

Business Segments

The segment definitions are as follows:

·      Corporate and Investment Banking (CIB) - a legal entity/group of
affiliated entities with an annual revenue exceeding GEL 12.0 million or which
has been granted facilities of more than GEL 5.0 million. Some other business
customers may also be assigned to the CIB segment or transferred to the MSME
segment on a discretionary basis. In addition, CIB includes Wealth Management
private banking services to high-net-worth individuals  with a threshold of
US$ 250,000 of assets under management (AUM), as well as on discretionary
basis;

·      Retail - non-business individual customers; or individual
customers of the fully digital bank, Space.

·      MSME - business customers who are not included in the CIB
segment;

·      Corporate centre and other operations - comprises the Treasury,
other support and back office functions, and non-banking subsidiaries of the
Group.

Business customers are all legal entities or individuals who have been granted
a loan for business purposes.

Income Statement by Segments

 FY'21                                                                          Retail     MSME       CIB        Corp. Centre  Total
 Interest income                                                                691,257    384,337    562,055    248,207       1,885,856
 Interest expense                                                               (131,233)  (11,343)   (274,093)  (494,598)     (911,267)
 Net gains from currency swaps                                                  -          -          -          28,143        28,143
 Net transfer pricing                                                           (169,947)  (154,827)  71,408     253,366       -
 Net interest income                                                            390,077    218,167    359,370    35,118        1,002,732
 Fee and commission income                                                      212,867    52,806     111,777    34,582        412,032
 Fee and commission expense                                                     (38,191)   (33,858)   (80,717)   (11,266)      (164,032)
 Net fee and commission income                                                  174,676    18,948     31,060     23,316        248,000
 Net insurance premium earned after claims and acquisition costs                -          -          -          23,546        23,546
 Net gains/(losses) from currency derivatives, foreign currency operations and  35,946     27,496     57,102     (3,274)       117,270
 translation
 Gains less losses from disposal of investment securities Measured at fair      -          -          1,412      9,744         11,156
 value through other comprehensive income
 Other operating income                                                         8,001      877        2,677      36,924        48,479
 Share of profit of associates                                                  -          -          -          837           837
 Other operating non-interest income and insurance profit                       43,947     28,373     61,191     67,777        201,288
 Recovery of/(charges to) credit loss allowance for loans to customers          (26,795)   7,175      59,743     -             40,123
 Recovery of credit loss allowance for performance guarantees and credit        369        199        636        -             1,204
 related commitments
 Credit loss allowance for net investments in leases                            -          -          -          (321)         (321)
 Credit loss allowance for other financial assets                               (3,307)    -          (513)      (10,906)      (14,726)
 Recovery of credit loss allowance for financial assets measured at fair value  -          -          1,104      1,498         2,602
 through other comprehensive income
 Net impairment of non-financial assets                                         (59)       (1,373)    (7,954)    (2,596)       (11,982)
 Operating income after expected credit  and non-financial asset impairment     578,908    271,489    504,637    113,886       1,468,920
 losses
 Staff costs                                                                    (135,918)  (53,828)   (50,727)   (68,829)      (309,302)
 Depreciation and amortization                                                  (51,558)   (11,663)   (5,339)    (11,331)      (79,891)
 Provision for liabilities and charges                                          -          -          -          27            27
 Administrative and other operating expenses                                    (75,295)   (20,221)   (18,459)   (42,693)      (156,668)
 Operating expenses                                                             (262,771)  (85,712)   (74,525)   (122,826)     (545,834)
 Losses from modifications of financial instruments                             (688)      (93)       (945)      -             (1,726)
 Profit/(loss) before tax                                                       315,449    185,684    429,167    (8,940)       921,360
 Income tax expense                                                             (32,200)   (21,135)   (48,857)   (10,169)      (112,361)
 Profit/(loss)                                                                  283,249    164,549    380,310    (19,109)      808,999

 

Consolidated Financial Statements of TBC Bank Group PLC

Consolidated Balance sheet

 In thousands of GEL                                                       Dec-21      Dec-20

                                                                                       (as restated)
 Cash and cash equivalents                                                 1,722,137            1,635,405
 Due from other banks                                                      79,142                    50,805
 Mandatory cash balances with National Bank of Georgia                     2,087,141            2,098,506
 Loans and advances to customers                                           16,637,145         14,594,274
 Investment securities measured at fair value through other comprehensive  1,938,196            1,527,268
 income*
 Bonds carried at amortized cost*                                          49,582               1,089,801
 Net investments in leases                                                 262,046                 271,660
 Investment properties                                                     22,892                    68,689
 Current income tax prepayment                                             194                       69,888
 Deferred income tax asset                                                 12,357                      2,787
 Other financial assets 25                                                 453,115                 171,302
 Other assets                                                              397,079                 266,960
 Premises and equipment                                                    392,506                 372,956
 Right of use assets                                                       70,513                    53,927
 Intangible assets                                                         319,963                 239,523
 Goodwill                                                                  59,964                    59,964
 Investments in associates                                                 4,589                       4,090
 TOTAL ASSETS                                                              24,508,561         22,577,805
 LIABILITIES
 Due to credit institutions                                                2,984,176            4,486,373
 Customer accounts                                                         15,038,172         12,572,728
 Other financial liabilities(25)                                           139,811                 227,432
 Current income tax liability                                              86,762                         853
 Deferred income tax liability                                             10,979                    13,088
 Debt securities in issue                                                  1,710,288            1,496,497
 Provision for liabilities and charges                                     25,358                    25,335
 Other liabilities                                                         130,972                   87,842
 Lease Liabilities                                                         66,167                    58,983
 Subordinated debt                                                         623,647                 672,740
 TOTAL LIABILITIES                                                         20,816,332         19,641,871
 EQUITY
 Share capital                                                             1,682                       1,682
 Shares held by trust                                                      (25,489)                 (33,413)
 Share premium*                                                            283,430                 283,430
 Retained earnings                                                         3,007,132            2,281,428
 Merger reserve*                                                           402,862                 402,862
 Share based payment reserve                                               (5,135)                  (20,568)
 Fair value reserve*                                                       (10,862)                  11,158
 Cumulative currency translation reserve                                   (9,450)                    (2,124)
 Net assets attributable to owners                                         3,644,170            2,924,455
 Non-controlling interest                                                  48,059                    11,479
 TOTAL EQUITY                                                              3,692,229            2,935,934
 TOTAL LIABILITIES AND EQUITY                                              24,508,561         22,577,805

* Certain amounts do not correspond to the 2020 consolidated statement of
financial position as they reflect the reclassifications made by the
management: a) between merger reserve and share premium and b) change in
business model for investment securities transferring them from under FVTOCI
classification.

 

 

Consolidated Statement of Profit or Loss and Other Comprehensive Income

 In thousands of GEL                                                           FY'21        FY'20

                                                                                            (as restated)
 Interest income                                                               1,885,856    1,667,999
 Interest expense                                                              (911,267)    (853,516)
 Net gains from currency swaps                                                 28,143       20,950
 Net interest income                                                           1,002,732    835,433
 Fee and commission income*                                                     412,032      306,177
 Fee and commission expense*                                                    (164,032)    (123,410)
 Net fee and commission income                                                 248,000      182,767
 Net insurance premiums earned                                                 65,990       53,359
 Net insurance claims incurred and agents' commissions                         (42,444)     (33,874)
 Net insurance premium earned after claims and acquisition costs               23,546       19,485
 Net gains from currency derivatives, foreign currency operations and          117,270      98,018
 translation
 Gains less losses from disposal of investment securities measured at fair     11,156       (624)
 value through other comprehensive income
 Other operating income                                                        48,479       20,512
 Share of profit of associates                                                 837          -
 Other operating non-interest income                                           177,742      117,906
 Recovery of/(charges to) credit loss allowance for loans to customers         40,123       (330,811)
 Credit loss allowance for net investments in leases                           (321)        (8,398)
 Recovery of credit loss allowance for performance guarantees and credit       1,204        3,238
 related commitments
 Credit loss allowance for other financial assets                              (14,726)     (14,067)
 Recovery of/(charges to) credit loss allowance for financial assets measured  2,602        (1,809)
 at fair value through other comprehensive income
 Net impairment of non-financial assets*                                       (11,982)     (6,161)
 Operating profit after expected credit losses*                                1,468,920    797,583
 Staff costs                                                                   (309,302)    (244,043)
 Depreciation and amortization                                                 (79,891)     (68,392)
 Recovery of liabilities and charges                                           27           (2,706)
 Administrative and other operating expenses*                                  (156,668)    (122,321)
 Operating expenses*                                                           (545,834)    (437,462)
 Losses from modifications of financial instruments                            (1,726)      (41,015)
 Profit before tax                                                             921,360      319,106
 Income tax (expense)/credit                                                   (112,361)    3,383
 Profit                                                                        808,999      322,489
 Other comprehensive income:
 Items that may be reclassified subsequently to profit or loss:
 Movement in fair value reserve                                                (22,020)     17,633
 Exchange differences on translation to presentation currency                  (7,326)      4,707
 Other comprehensive income for the period                                     (29,346)     22,340
 Total comprehensive income for the period                                     779,653      344,829
 Profit attributable to:
  - Shareholders of TBCG                                                       800,782      317,752
  - Non-controlling interest                                                   8,217        4,737
 Profit                                                                        808,999      322,489
 Total comprehensive income is attributable to:
  - Shareholders of TBCG                                                       771,436      340,092
  - Non-controlling interest                                                   8,217        4,737
 Total comprehensive income for the period                                     779,653      344,829

* Certain amounts do not correspond to 2020 Consolidated Statement of Profit
or Loss and Other Comprehensive Income as they reflect the reclassifications
made by the management between a) net impairment of non-financial assets and
administrative and other operating expenses; and b) commission income and
commission expenses.

 

 

Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows

 in thousands of GEL                                                             Dec-21                                                                  Dec-20
 Cash flows from/(used in) operating activities
 Interest received                                                                                   1,981,768                                                            1,462,815
 Interest received on currency swaps                                                                      28,143                                                               20,950
 Interest paid                                                                                        (867,209)                                                            (839,258)
 Fees and commissions received                                                                          414,505                                                              297,024
 Fees and commissions paid                                                                            (188,214)                                                            (133,385)
 Insurance and reinsurance received                                                                       96,601                                                               86,447
 Insurance claims paid                                                                                  (36,806)                                                             (27,139)
 Cash (paid)/received from trading in foreign currencies                                                113,043                                                              (92,191)
 Other operating income received                                                                          75,378                                                               48,402
 Staff costs paid                                                                                     (307,633)                                                            (238,577)
 Administrative and other operating expenses paid                                                     (195,188)                                                            (134,348)
 Income tax paid                                                                                        (13,756)                                                             (46,268)
 Cash flows from operating activities before changes in operating assets and                         1,100,632                                                               404,472
 liabilities
 Net change in operating assets
 Due from other banks and mandatory cash balances with the National Bank of                             393,174                                                            (353,975)
 Georgia
 Loans and advances to customers                                                                   (3,085,488)                                                          (1,059,684)
 Finance lease receivables                                                                                   (499)                                                             (2,902)
 Other financial assets                                                                               (213,126)                                                              (41,774)
 Other assets                                                                                               5,077                                                              33,109
 Net change in operating liabilities
 Due to other banks                                                                                     132,826                                                              (32,294)
 Customer accounts                                                                                   2,821,952                                                            1,432,051
 Other financial liabilities                                                                          (144,867)                                                              115,370
 Other liabilities and provision for liabilities and charges                                              36,791                                                               (8,153)
 Net cash flows from operating activities                                                            1,046,472                                                               486,220
 Cash flows from/(used in) investing activities
 Acquisition of investment securities measured at fair value through other                            (797,285)                                                            (763,531)
 comprehensive income
 Proceeds from disposal of investment securities measured at fair value through                      1,025,775                                                               287,917
 other comprehensive income
 Proceeds from redemption at maturity of investment securities measured at fair                         412,204                                                              165,632
 value through other comprehensive income
 Dividend received                                                                                                -                                                                 694
 Acquisition of bonds carried at amortised cost                                                         (47,784)                                                           (668,477)
 Proceeds from redemption of bonds carried at amortised cost                                              26,296                                                             413,038
 Acquisition of premises, equipment and intangible assets                                             (163,222)                                                            (164,379)
 Proceeds from disposal of premises, equipment and intangible assets                                      20,826                                                                 3,627
 Proceeds from disposal of investment properties                                                          23,639                                                               13,513
 Purchase of additional interest from minority shareholders                                             (17,215)
 Proceeds from sale of investment to NCI                                                                  57,039
 Net cash flows from/ (used in) investing activities                                                    540,273                                                            (711,966)
 Cash flows from/(used in) financing activities
 Proceeds from other borrowed funds                                                                  1,750,443                                                            4,036,810
 Redemption of other borrowed funds                                                                (3,338,139)                                                          (3,324,230)
 Repayment of principal of lease liabilities                                                            (12,825)                                                             (13,251)
 Redemption of subordinated debt                                                                        (12,562)                                           -
 Cash paid for share buy-back                                                     -                                                                                          (25,493)
 Proceeds from debt securities in issue                                                                 295,457                                                              104,838
 Dividends paid                                                                                         (87,723)                                                               (1,344)
 Net cash (used in)/from financing activities                                                      (1,405,349)                                                               777,330
 Effect of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents                                           (94,664)                                                               80,238
 Net increase in cash and cash equivalents                                                                86,732                                                             631,822
 Cash and cash equivalents at the beginning of the year                                              1,635,405                                                            1,003,583
 Cash and cash equivalents at the end of the year                                                    1,722,137                                                            1,635,405

 

 

Key Ratios

Average Balances

The average balances included in this document are calculated as the average
of the relevant monthly balances as of each month-end. Balances have been
extracted from TBC's unaudited and consolidated management accounts, which
were prepared from TBC's accounting records. These were used by the management
for monitoring and control purposes.

 Key Ratios

 Ratios (based on monthly averages, where applicable)  FY'21                            FY'20

 Profitability ratios:
 ROE(1)                                                24.4%                            11.7%
 ROA(2)                                                3.4%                             1.6%
 Cost to income(3)                                     37.6%                            37.9%
 NIM(4)                                                5.1%                             4.7%
 Loan yields(5)                                        10.3%                            10.1%
 Deposit rates(6)                                      3.4%                             3.6%
 Cost of funding(7)                                    4.5%                             4.8%*

 Asset quality & portfolio concentration:
 Cost of risk(9)                                       -0.3%                            2.4%
 PAR 90 to Gross Loans(9)                              1.1%                             1.5%
 NPLs to Gross Loans(10)                               2.4%                             4.7%
 NPL provision coverage(11)                            99.9%                            85.6%
 Total NPL coverage(12)                                175.3%                           159.4%
 Credit loss level to Gross Loans(13)                  2.4%                             4.0%
 Related Party Loans to Gross Loans(14)                0.1%                             0.0%
 Top 10 Borrowers to Total Portfolio(15)               6.8%                             7.9%
 Top 20 Borrowers to Total Portfolio(16)               10.5%                            12.1%

 Capital & liquidity positions:
 Net Loans to Deposits plus IFI** Funding(17)          100.9%                           101.2%
 Net Stable Funding Ratio(18)                          127.3%                           126.0%
 Liquidity Coverage Ratio(19)                          115.8%                           134.2%
 Leverage(20)                                                        6.7x                             7.7x
 CET 1 CAR (Basel III)(21)                             13.7%                            10.4%
 Tier 1 CAR (Basel III)(22)                            16.7%                            13.0%
 Total 1 CAR (Basel III)(23)                           20.3%                            17.1%

*The Group enters into swap agreements denominated in foreign currencies with
a view to decrease cost of funding. Respective interest effect is presented
within net interest income, but has not been previously included in the cost
of funding ratio calculation. As the contracts reached significant volume, the
Group revisited the presentation of effects in the cost of funding ratio and
decided to include interest effect from swap agreements in the calculation of
cost of funding. The change was made retrospectively and ratios of previous
periods have also been restated.

** International Financial Institutions

 

Ratio definitions

1. Return on average total equity (ROE) equals net income attributable to
owners divided by the monthly average of total shareholders' equity
attributable to the PLC's equity holders for the same period; annualised where
applicable.

2. Return on average total assets (ROA) equals net income of the period
divided by monthly average total assets for the same period; annualised where
applicable.

3. Cost to income ratio equals total operating expenses for the period divided
by the total revenue for the same period. (Revenue represents the sum of net
interest income, net fee and commission income and other non-interest income).

4. Net interest margin (NIM) is net interest income divided by monthly average
interest-earning assets; annualised where applicable. Interest-earning assets
include investment securities (excluding CIB shares), net investment in
finance lease, net loans, and amounts due from credit institutions.

5. Loan yields equal interest income on loans and advances to customers
divided by monthly average gross loans and advances to customers; annualised
where applicable.

6. Deposit rates equal interest expense on customer accounts divided by
monthly average total customer deposits; annualised where applicable.

7. Cost of funding equals sum of the total interest expense and net interest
gains on currency swaps (entered for funding management purposes), divided by
monthly average interest bearing liabilities; annualized where applicable.

8. Cost of risk equals credit loss allowance for loans to customers divided by
monthly average gross loans and advances to customers; annualised where
applicable.

9. PAR 90 to gross loans ratio equals loans for which principal or interest
repayment is overdue for more than 90 days divided by the gross loan portfolio
for the same period.

10. NPLs to gross loans equals loans with 90 days past due on principal or
interest payments, and loans with a well-defined weakness, regardless of the
existence of any past-due amount or of the number of days past due divided by
the gross loan portfolio for the same period.

11. NPL provision coverage equals total credit loss allowance for loans to
customers divided by the NPL loans.

12. Total NPL coverage equals total credit loss allowance plus the minimum of
collateral amount of the respective NPL loan (after applying haircuts in the
range of 0%-50% for cash, gold, real estate and PPE) and its gross loan
exposure divided by the gross exposure of total NPL loans.

13. Credit loss level to gross loans equals credit loss allowance for loans to
customers divided by the gross loan portfolio for the same period.

14. Related party loans to total loans equals related party loans divided by
the gross loan portfolio.

15. Top 10 borrowers to total portfolio equals the total loan amount of the
top 10 borrowers divided by the gross loan portfolio.

16. Top 20 borrowers to total portfolio equals the total loan amount of the
top 20 borrowers divided by the gross loan portfolio.

17. Net loans to deposits plus IFI funding ratio equals net loans divided by
total deposits plus borrowings received from international financial
institutions.

18. Net stable funding ratio equals the available amount of stable funding
divided by the required amount of stable funding as defined by NBG in line
with Basel III guidelines. Calculations are made for TBC Bank stand-alone,
based on local standards.

19. Liquidity coverage ratio equals high-quality liquid assets divided by the
total net cash outflow amount as defined by the NBG. Calculations are made for
TBC Bank stand-alone, based on local standards.

20. Leverage equals total assets to total equity.

21. CET 1 CAR equals CET 1 capital divided by total risk weighted assets, both
calculated in accordance with requirements of the NBG Basel III standards.
Calculations are made for TBC Bank stand-alone, based on local standards.

22. Tier 1 CAR equals tier I capital divided by total risk weighted assets,
both calculated in accordance with the requirements of the NBG Basel III
standards. Calculations are made for TBC Bank stand-alone, based on local
standards.

23. Total CAR equals total capital divided by total risk weighted assets, both
calculated in accordance with the requirements of the NBG Basel III standards.
Calculations are made for TBC Bank stand-alone, based on local standards.

 

 

Exchange Rates

To calculate the QoQ growth of the Balance Sheet items without the currency
exchange rate effect, we used the USD/GEL exchange rate of 3.1228 as of 30
September 2021. For the calculations of the YoY growth without the currency
exchange rate effect, we used the USD/GEL exchange rate of 3.2766 as of 31
December 2020. As of 31 December 2021 the USD/GEL exchange rate equaled
3.0976. For P&L items growth calculations without currency effect, we used
the average USD/GEL exchange rate for the following periods: FY 2021 of
3.2306, FY 2020 of 3.1097.

 

 

Additional Disclosures

1)   TBC Bank - Background

 

TBC Bank is the largest banking group in Georgia, where 98.7% of its business
is concentrated, with a 38.6% market share by total assets. It offers retail,
CIB, and MSME banking nationwide.

These unaudited financial results are presented for TBC Bank Group PLC ("TBC
Bank" or "the Group"), which was incorporated on 26 February 2016 as the
ultimate holding company for JSC TBC Bank Georgia. TBC Bank became the parent
company of JSC TBC Bank Georgia on 10 August 2016, following the Group's
restructuring. As this was a common ownership transaction, the results have
been presented as if the Group existed at the earliest comparative date as
allowed under the International Financial Reporting Standards ("IFRS"), as
adopted by the United Kingdom. TBC PLC is listed on the London Stock Exchange
under the symbol TBCG and is a constituent of the FTSE 250 index. It is also a
member of the FTSE4Good Index Series and the MSCI United Kingdom Small Cap
Index.

TBC Bank Group PLC's financial results have been prepared in accordance with
UK-adopted International Accounting Standard (IAS) 34 'Interim Financial
Reporting' and the Disclosure Guidance and Transparency Rules sourcebook of
the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA).

 

2)   Subsidiaries of TBC Bank Group PLC 26 

 

                                          Ownership / voting         Country     Year of incorporation  Industry                        Total Assets

% as of 31 December 2021
(after elimination)
 Subsidiary                                                          Amount                             % in TBC Group

                                                                     GEL'000
 JSC TBC Bank                             99.9%                      Georgia     1992                   Banking                         23,564,174   96.13%
     United Financial Corporation JSC     99.5%                      Georgia     1997                   Card processing                 19,886       0.08%
     TBC Capital LLC                      100.0%                     Georgia     1999                   Brokerage                       3,926        0.02%
     TBC Leasing JSC                      100.0%                     Georgia     2003                   Leasing                         351,563      1.43%
     TBC Kredit LLC                       100.0%                     Azerbaijan  1999                   Non-banking credit institution  22,216       0.09%
     TBC Pay LLC                          100.0%                     Georgia     2009                   Processing                      44,256       0.18%
     Index LLC                            100.0%                     Georgia     2011                   Real estate management          1,566        0.01%
     TBC Invest LLC                       100.0%                     Israel      2011                   PR and marketing                312          0.00%
     TBC Asset management LLC             100.0%                     Georgia     2021                   Asset Management                0            0.00%
 JSC TBC Insurance                        100.0%                     Georgia     2014                   Insurance                       80,175       0.33%
      Redmed LLC                          100.0%                     Georgia     2019                   E-commerce                      1,498        0.00%
 TBC NET LLC*                             100.0%                     Georgia     2019                   Asset Management                58,302       0.24%
     Swoop JSC**                          N/A                        Georgia     2010                   Retail Trade                    657          0.00%
     LLC Online Tickets                   55.0%                      Georgia     2015                   Software Services               3,027        0.01%
         TKT UZ                           75.00%                     Uzbekistan  2019                   Retail Trade                    103          0.00%
     My.ge LLC**                          N/A                        Georgia     2008                   E-commerce, Housing and Auto    25,656       0.10%
     Vendoo LLC (Geo)                     100.0%                     Georgia     2019                   Retail Leasing                  3,920        0.02%
     Mypost LLC                           100.0%                     Georgia     2019                   Postal Service                  108          0.00%
     Billing Solutions LLC                51.00%                     Georgia     2019                   Software Services               412          0.00%
     All property.ge LLC**                N/A                        Georgia     2013                   Real estate management          4,578        0.02%
     LLC F Solutions                      100.0%                     Georgia     2019                   Software Services               11           0.00%
 TBC Connect LLC**                        N/A                        Georgia     2020                   Software Services               4            0.00%
 Marjanishvili 7 LLC                      100.0%                     Georgia     2020                   Food and Beverage               840          0.00%
 Artarea.ge LLC                           100.0%                     Georgia     2021                   PR and marketing                63           0.00%
 Saba LLC                                 85.0%                      Georgia     2012                   Education                       63           0.00%
 TBC Art Gallery LLC                      100.0%                     Georgia     2012                   PR and marketing                0            0.00%
 Space JSC                                100.0%                     Georgia     2021                   Software Services               31,683       0.13%
      Space International JSC             100.0%                     Georgia     2021                   Software Services               31,683       0.13%
 TBC Group Support LLC                    100.0%                     Georgia     2020                   Risk Monitoring                 1            0.00%
 Inspired LLC                             51.0%                      Uzbekistan  2011                   Processing                      30,417       0.12%
 TBC Bank JSC UZ                          60.2%                      Uzbekistan  2020                   Banking                         222,039      0.91%
 LLC Vendoo (UZ Leasing)                  100.00%                    Uzbekistan  2019                   Retail Leasing                  3,920        0.02%

* The company was renamed from TBC Ecosystem companies LLC to TBC Net LLC
during 2021.

** The companies were merged with TBC Net LLC during 2021.

 

3)   TBC Insurance

TBC Insurance, a wholly owned subsidiary of TBC Bank, is one of the leading
players on the Georgian non-health insurance market. The company was acquired
by the Group in October 2016 and has since grown significantly, becoming the
second largest player on the property and casualty insurance and life
insurance (non-health) market and the largest player in the retail segment,
holding 26.7% and 40.0% market shares(( 27 )) without border motor third party
liability (MTPL) insurance, respectively, in 4Q 2021 or 21.8% and 37.1% in the
whole of 2021.

TBC Insurance serves both individual and legal entities and provides a broad
range of insurance products covering motor, travel, personal accident, credit
life and property, business property, liability, cargo, agro, and health
insurance products. The company differentiates itself through its advanced
digital channels, which include TBC Bank's award-winning internet and mobile
banking applications, a wide network of self-service terminals, a web channel,
and B-Bot, a Georgian-speaking chat-bot that is available through Facebook
messenger.

In 2019, we entered the health insurance market, with a strategy to target the
premium segment by providing a superior customer experience coupled with the
most innovative approach to products and services. In 2021, as we accumulated
sufficient market knowledge and claims statistics, we expanded our value
proposition to the mid-premium segment.

In 2021, net profit including health insurance increased considerably related
to business growth and non-recurring reinsurance adjustment in 4Q 2021.

 

 Information excluding health insurance  4Q'21   3Q'21   4Q'20   FY'21   FY'20
 In thousands of GEL
 Gross written premium                   25,571  26,125  21,322  95,790  77,652
 Net earned premium(( 28  (#_ftn28) ))   20,124  19,238  16,595  74,609  63,954
 Net profit                              5,704   3,951   2,512   16,062  11,473

 Net combined ratio                      72.2%   80.2%   87.1%   79.1%   82.5%

 

 

 

 Information including health insurance  4Q'21   3Q'21   4Q'20   FY'21    FY'20
 In thousands of GEL
 Gross written premium                   33,039  28,851  23,077  113,819  86,369
 Net earned premium                      24,497  22,268  18,696  87,435   71,359
 Net profit                              5,122   3,598   2,299   13,760   10,041

 Net combined ratio                      80.2%   85.0%   90.1%   85.5%    86.8%

Note: IFRS standalone data

 

 

 

4)   Fast growing digital bank in Uzbekistan

 

 in thousands                                    Jan'21  Mar'21  Jun'21  Sep'21  Dec'21
 # of total registered users                     28      98      302     667     1,140
 # of downloads                                  29      103     391     897     1,548
 Retail gross loan portfolio* (GEL)              153     953     25,239  52,493  92,825
 Retail deposit portfolio** (GEL)                1,108   2,839   15,543  91,979  207,510
 # of total cards issued                         8       31      66      117     224

 (cumulative figures)
 # of other cards attached (cumulative figures)  4       29      126     328     386
 Total monthly number of transactions            27      203     563     906     1,739

 * Loans in Uzbekistan are disbursed in local currency

** Current, savings and time accounts. Deposits in Uzbekistan are accepted in
local currency.

 

 

 

5)   Loan book breakdown by stages according IFRS 9

 

 

Total (in million GEL)

        31-Dec-21          30-Sep-21          31-Dec-20
 Stage  Gross   LLP rate*  Gross   LLP rate*  Gross   LLP rate*
 1      14,602  0.7%       13,557  0.9%       11,861  1.1%
 2      1,935   6.2%       1,737   5.7%       2,448   5.8%
 3      510     36.4%      670     34.9%      892     37.4%
 Total  17,047  2.4%       15,964  2.9%       15,201  4.0%

 

 

 

CIB (in million GEL)

        31-Dec-21         30-Sep-21         31-Dec-20
 Stage  Gross  LLP rate*  Gross  LLP rate*  Gross  LLP rate*
 1      5,743  0.4%       5,285  0.9%       4,701  1.2%
 2      713    0.2%       728    0.5%       965    0.9%
 3      92     27.3%      124    20.1%      166    28.0%
 Total  6,548  0.8%       6,137  1.2%       5,832  1.9%

 

 

MSME (in million GEL)

        31-Dec-21         30-Sep-21         31-Dec-20
 Stage  Gross  LLP rate*  Gross  LLP rate*  Gross  LLP rate*
 1      3,520  0.6%       3,206  0.7%       2,633  0.8%
 2      413    7.8%       445    6.6%       630    7.4%
 3      208    29.0%      225    32.3%      260    32.9%
 Total  4,141  2.7%       3,876  3.2%       3,523  4.3%

 

 

Retail (in million GEL)

        31-Dec-21         30-Sep-21         31-Dec-20
 Stage  Gross  LLP rate*  Gross  LLP rate*  Gross  LLP rate*
 1      5,339  1.1%       5,066  1.1%       4,527  1.2%
 2      809    10.8%      564    11.8%      853    10.3%
 3      210    47.7%      321    42.5%      466    43.2%
 Total  6,358  3.9%       5,951  4.4%       5,846  5.9%

* LLP rate is defined as credit loss allowances divided by gross loans

 

 

 

 1  Users who conducted at least one transaction during the month.

 2  Users who conducted at least one transaction during the month.

 3  Users of TBC Bank internet and mobile banking, who logged in to the
system at least once during the month.

 4  Users of TBC Bank internet and mobile banking, who logged in to the system
at least once during the day.

 5  The average daily active retail digital users divided by the monthly
active retail digital users.

(( 6 )) According to our estimates based on Geostat preliminary data.

(( 7 )) Total non-interest income less net fee and commission income.

 8  Users of TBC Bank internet & mobile banking, Space & TBC Pay app,
who logged in to the system at least once in the past 3 months.

(( 9 ))( )Monthly and daily active digital users include only TBC Bank
internet and mobile banking users.

 10  Users who conducted at least one transaction during the month.

 11  Based on data published by the Central Bank of Uzbekistan.

 12  Users who conducted at least one transaction during the month.

 13  World Bank, Global Economic Prospects, January 2022
(https://openknowledge.worldbank.org/bitstream/handle/10986/36519/9781464817601.pdf)

 14  Other operating non-interest income includes net insurance premium earned
after claims and acquisition costs.

 15  For the ratio calculation, all relevant group recurring costs are
allocated to the bank.

 16  Net insurance premium earned after claims and acquisition costs can be
reconciled to the standalone net insurance profit (as shown in Annex 3) as
follows: net insurance premium earned after claims and acquisition costs less
credit loss allowance, administrative expenses and taxes, plus fee and
commission income and net interest income.

 17  For the ratio calculation, all relevant group recurring costs are
allocated to the bank.

 18  Secured loans are those that are secured with cash, gold, real estate and
other PPE

 19  In 1Q 2021, we updated the calculation methodology of NPL collateral
coverage; please refer to annex 5 for more details.

 20  Other financial assets and liabilities do not contain offset amounts of
omnibus accounts for TBC Capital (nominee accounts, where TBC Capital acts as
a fiduciary on a client's behalf).

 21  Other operating non-interest income includes net insurance premium earned
after claims and acquisition costs.

 22  For the ratio calculation, all relevant group recurring costs are
allocated to the bank.

 23  Net insurance premium earned after claims and acquisition costs can be
reconciled to the standalone net insurance profit (as shown in Annex 3) as
follows: net insurance premium earned after claims and acquisition costs less
credit loss allowance, administrative expenses and taxes, plus fee and
commission income and net interest income.

 24  For the ratio calculation, all relevant group recurring costs are
allocated to the bank.

 25  Other financial assets and liabilities do not contain offset amounts of
omnibus accounts for TBC Capital (nominee accounts, where TBC Capital acts as
a fiduciary on client's behalf).

 26  TBC Bank Group PLC became the parent company of JSC TBC Bank on 10 August
2016.

 27  Market shares are based on internal estimates. Source is Insurance State
Supervision Service of Georgia. Total non-health and retail market share in 4Q
2021 including MTPL stood at 25.3% and 35.8% respectively or 20.9% and 33.6%
in total 2021.

(( 28 )) Net earned premium equals earned premium minus the reinsurer's share
of earned premium.

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