2Q/ 1H 2023 Kuwait International Bank KSCP - Earnings Call

Edited transcript of KIB's earnings call conducted on Thursday, 17 Aug 2023 at 13:00 (Kuwait) and 11:00 (London - UK)

Corporate Participants:

Mr. Mohamed Said El Saka

Deputy Chief Executive Officer

Mr. Ajai Thomas

General Manager - Financial Control & Planning/ CFO

Mr. Abdullah Alasouse

Assistant General Manager - Financial Control

Host:

Ms. Ahmad El-Shazly

EFG Hermes

2Q/ 1H 2023 KIB - Earnings Call

Ahmad El-Shazly

Good morning and good afternoon everyone, thank you for joining with us today.

This is Ahmad from EFG Hermes, I am pleased to welcome you to KIB's second

quarter 2023/ 1H 2023 earnings conference call and webcast.

I have with me here today Mr. Mohamed Said El Saka, Dy. Chief Executive Officer,

Mr. Ajai Thomas, General Manager Financial Control and Planning/Chief Financial

Officer and Mr. Abdullah Al Asouse, AGM - Financial Control

I will now turn the call over to Abdullah, without further delay.

Abdullah Al Asouse

Thank you, Ahmad, Good morning and good afternoon everyone.

Please allow me to start this call today by reading a brief disclaimer while full

disclaimer is available to read on the screens in front of you.

Disclaimer: Statements included or incorporated by reference in this presentation,

other than statements or characterizations of historical fact, are forward-looking

statements. Such forward-looking statements are based on KIB's current

expectations, predictions and estimates and are not guarantees of future

performance, achievements or results.

This presentation contains certain data based on internal management estimates,

which may have not been independently verified by a third party.

In addition to the disclaimer I have just read, I request you all to read the full

disclaimer text on slide #2 of our presentation.

Allow me to go through the format for today's call:

Our Dy. Chief Executive Officer Mr. Mohamed Said El Saka, will provide update on

strategy and second quarter financial performance for 2023 followed by Mr. Ajai,

our CFO, who will take you through with the presentation pack for the financial

review in detail.

After concluding the presentation, we will address your questions received

through webcast platform. As the case may be, we will make every effort to

answer the questions received. However, if any questions are left unanswered due

to time constraints, or for any follow up questions that you might have, please feel

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free to contact us through the KIB's Investor relations email address, which you

can find on our website or on the last page of the presentation pack.

The presentation pack is also available for download from KIB website and will also

be published through Boursa Kuwait.

Now, handing over the call to KIB's Dy. Chief Executive Officer, Mr. Mohamed Said

El Saka.

Mohamed Said El Saka

Thank you, Abdullah, Good morning and good afternoon, everyone.

Thank you for joining.

I'm pleased to welcome all the participants to our earnings call to elaborate on

the financial performance for the second quarter of 2023.

KIB successfully launched three new advanced digital platforms during the

second quarter of 2023 as part of digital transformation strategy. The new and

revamped Corporate Online Banking platform; first-of-its-kind KIB Aqari platform

and the upgraded KIB Mobile application.

KIB also partnered with VISA for the "Visa Ready" fintech Enablement program in

an effort to provide both Fintechs and traditional issuers full enablement stacks for

digital issuance speeding up their time to market and addressing the needs for

digital/technology first strategies.

On the strategic front, we have been diligently enhancing our systems and

infrastructure in the short term, thereby strengthening our digital capabilities and

operational efficiency. We have introduced a spectrum of services and are

actively pursuing strategic initiatives to broaden and diversify the value

propositions for our customers.

Transitioning to our long-term vision, we are focusing on nurturing a robust and

efficient business model managed by adept national professionals. We are

fostering an innovative work environment that leverages digitization across all

aspects, underpinned by a robust infrastructure and is equipped to adapt to

market volatility and evolving customer needs. As part of this vision, we have

launched three advanced digital platforms: a revamped Corporate Online

Banking platform, a unique real estate platform, and an upgraded mobile

application for retail customers. These platforms offer comprehensive banking

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solutions, enabling customers to digitally manage their transactions and control their financial operations. Our aim is to develop innovative products and services that cater to the needs of retail and corporate customers, as well as tailored solutions for SMEs and entrepreneurs. This aligns with our commitment to improving cost structures, enhancing profitability, achieving sustainable growth, and strengthening our shareholders' rights.

During June 2023, KIB successfully concluded its capital increase by a rights issuance of KD 60 million, with oversubscription reaching 687%. This has boosted the bank's regulatory capital, capital ratios and will support our future growth aspirations in line with strategy.

Moving to our results for the first half of 2023;

KIB's renewed focus and efforts towards digital transformation and customer centric initiatives, has helped to achieve better results during the first half of the year.

KIB reported net profit attributable to shareholders of almost KD 6 million for the six months ended 30 June 2023 compared to KD 3.2 million in first half ended 30 June 2022, an increase of 88%. This was supported by higher operating income and partially offset by increase in operating expenses compared to similar period last year.

Profit from operations improved to 6.3 million dinars compared to 3.4 million dinars in 1H 2022, an increase of 87%.

Customer deposits decreased by 402 million KD to reach almost 1.9 billion KD a degrowth of 18% compared to 30 June 2022.

I would like to conclude my short briefing, and hand over to Ajai to take you through our financial results in detail and answer any questions that you may have.

Thank you very much.

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