[ET Net News Agency, 24 October 2014] China Construction Bank (CCB) (00939) said its
net profit attributable to equity shareholders for the three months ended 30 September
2014 rose 5% year-on-year to Rmb59,636 million.
Its basic and diluted earnings per share were Rmb24 cents. Net interest income amounted
to Rmb111,945 million, an increase of 13.2% from a year earlier. Impairment losses rose
70.2% to Rmb16,302 million.
For the first nine months of 2014, CCB's net profit rose 7.83% year-on-year to
Rmb190,298 million. Net interest income was Rmb323,237 million, up 12.82% over the same
period last year. Net interest margin was 2.8%, up by 0.09 percentage points over the same
period last year.
As at 30 September 2014, considering relevant rules in the transition period, the
Group's total capital ratio, tier 1 ratio and common equity tier 1 ratio, which were
calculated in accordance with the Measures for Capital Management of Commercial Banks
(Trial), were 14.53%, 11.65% and 11.65%, respectively, and were in compliance with the
regulatory requirements. The total capital ratio, tier 1 ratio and common equity tier 1
ratio increased by 1.19, 0.9 and 0.9 percentage points respectively compared with those as
at 31 December 2013.
Compared to the end of last year, the non-performing loans increased by Rmb20,056
million to Rmb105,320 million in accordance with the five-category loan classification
standard. The non-performing loan ratio was 1.13%, up 0.14 percentage points over the end
of last year. The ratio of allowances to non-performing loans was 234.47%, down 33.75
percentage points over the end of last year. (HL)