Category: Banking and Finance

Nov 14, 2012 (LBO) – Sri Lanka’s Fitch Ratings has confirmed an ‘A+(lka)’ rating of Central Finance Company Plc, the country’s largest finance company at the end of 2011, with a stable outlook. At end-2011, CF was the largest licensed finance company (LFC) holding 13% of LFC assets in Sri Lanka. An upgrade of CF’s […]

Nov 13, 2012 (LBO) – Fitch Ratings has confirmed a ‘BB+(lka)’ rating of Trade Finance and Investment Plc (TFI), with a stable outlook, saying recent fast credit growth needs strong monitoring. “The rating factors in TFI’s strong capitalisation and profitability metrics for a small-sized registered finance company (RFC),” the agency said. “The rating is however, […]

Nov 12, 2012 (LBO) – Sri Lanka’s NDB group profits edged 3 percent lower to 678 million rupees in the September 2012 quarter from a year earlier, with interest and staff expenses rising, interim accounts show. The group posted earnings of 4. 13 rupees per share in the quarter. In the nine months to September […]

Nov 07, 2012 (LBO) – Sri Lanka’s Commercial Bank’s profits rose 11. 5 percent to 2.3 billion rupees in the September 2012 quarter from a year earlier, despite a steep rise in interest expenses, interim accounts showed. Performing loans grew 12 percent to 310 billion rupees in the nine months to September. Non-performing loans grew […]

Nov 05, 2012 (LBO) – Profits at Sri Lanka’s Pan Asia Bank fell 6 percent to 195 million rupees in the September 2012 quarter from a year earlier, amid flat net interest income growth, interim accounts showed. Deposits grew 18 percent to 41. 8 billion rupees. Bad loans grew 7 percent to 2.7 billion rupees […]

Nov 01, 2012 (LBO) – Sri Lanka’s Nations Trust Bank’s ‘A(lka)’ rating has been confirmed by Fitch Ratings with a stable outlook, on a stable credit profile and efforts to improve its franchise, the rating agency said. “Continued consolidation of NTB’s franchise alongside sustained improvements to its credit profile may result in a rating upgrade,” […]

Nov 01, 2012 (LBO) – Profits at Sri Lanka’s People’s Leasing and Finance group, the country’s largest non-bank lender was 795 million in the September 2012 quarter rupees barely changed from 790 million rupees a year earlier. Leasing and higher purchase rentals outstanding were also flat at 79 billion rupees by end September from 78.9 […]

Oct 31, 2012 (LBO) – Net profits of Sri Lanka’s Union Bank of Colombo rose 7.46 percent to 79.7 million rupees in the September 2012 quarter from a year earlier, with interest margins narrowing, interim accounts showed. The bank made 20 cents of earnings per share in the quarter based on 349 million shares in […]

Oct 30, 2012 (LBO) – Commercial Leasing and Finance Company Limited, a unit of Sri Lanka’s LOLC group has been rated (SL)A- with a stable outlook by ICRA Lanka, a rating agency. ICRA has also rated Lanka Orix Finance Plc, another unit (SL) A- in August. The parent holding company was also rated (SL) A […]

Oct 26, 2012 (LBO) – Sri Lanka’s Seylan Bank has reported profits of 589 million rupees for the September 2012 quarter up 48.5 percent from a year earlier, helped by lower investment provisions, interim accounts showed. The bank reported earnings of 1.74 rupees per share for the quarter. In the nine months to September the […]

Oct 26, 2012 (LBO- Sri Lanka’s LOLC group’s ratings have been withdrawn by Fitch Ratings though the underlying ratings with negative outlooks have been confirmed. The parent LOLC’s BBB+(lka) rating, two steps up in the investment grade which also applies to 1.25 billion rupees of senior debt securities has been confirmed. LOLC’s ratings were confirmed […]

Oct 23, 2012 (LBO) – Sri Lanka’s ‘BBB(lka)’ rated Pan Asia Banking Corporation’s rating outlook has been lifted to positive from stable, on ongoing structural improvements made since 2009, Fitch Ratings said. The loan book is largely exposed to small and medium enterprises, individuals and retail customers which have been the bank’s traditional focus, Fitch […]