Brief: Bank Of East Asia Posts FY Net Interest Income Of HK$ 14,500 Mln

The Bank of East Asia

19/02/2020 05:47

Feb 19 (Reuters) - Bank of East Asia Ltd  0023.HK :
    * FY NET INTEREST INCOME HK$14,500 MILLION VERSUS HK$12,959
MILLION
    * FY PROFIT ATTRIBUTABLE HK$3,260 MILLION VERSUS HK$6,509
MILLION
    * IN FY, NET INTEREST MARGIN ROSE FROM 1.73% TO 1.85%
    * DECLARED SECOND INTERIM DIVIDEND FOR YEAR ENDED 31ST DEC
2019 OF
HK$0.35 PER SHARE
    * AS AT 31ST DEC, 2019, COMMON EQUITY TIER 1 CAPITAL RATIO
WAS
15.6%
    * FROM LATEST RESULTS, CAPITAL ADEQUACY AND LIQUIDITY TEST
RESULTS
SHOW LEVELS SUFFICIENT TO ABSORB IMPACT OF STRESS FROM
CORONAVIRUS

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