Mashreq, one of the leading financial institutions in the UAE, today has reported its financial results for the first half ending 30th June 2018.

Key highlights [1H 2018 vs 1H 2017]: 

Steady growth in Net Profit

Operating Income is up by 3.7% and stands at AED 3.1 billion
Net profit for the first half stood at AED 1.2 billion - a 5.2% increase YoY
Impairment Allowance down by 9.6% YoY

Consistently high proportion of non-interest income

Mashreq’s best-in-class non-interest income to operating income ratio remained high at 40.3%
Insurance, FX & Other Income up by 24.2% year-on-year

Solid balance sheet

Total Assets increased by 1.4% in the year to AED 127.0 billion whereas Loans and Advances increased by 7.9% to AED 67.7 billion as compared to December 2017
Customer Deposits increased 2.3% YTD and are at AED 77.8 billion
Loan-to-Deposit ratio remained robust at 87.0% at the end of June 2018

Healthy liquidity and capital position

Liquid Assets to Total Assets stood at 25.9% with Cash and Due from Banks at AED 32.8 billion
Capital adequacy ratio and Tier 1 capital ratio continue to be significantly higher than the regulatory limit and stood at 17.0% and 15.9% respectively 

Sustained asset quality

Non-Performing Loans to Gross Loans ratio remained stable at 2.9% at the end of June 2018
Total Provisions for Loans and advances reached AED 4.2 billion, constituting 179.1% coverage for Non-Performing Loans