LB Finance rated at 'A-(lka)'; Outlook Stable
Fitch Ratings Lanka Ltd has affirmed LB Finance PLC's long term
rating of 'A-(lka)'; Outlook Stable during their annual ratings review
of NBFI's on 2nd August 2016. According to the rating agency the rating
of LB captures its established franchise as the third largest non-bank
financial institution in Sri Lanka in terms of assets, and its
satisfactory levels of capital, which are supported by healthy revenue
generation and sound profitability through its higher yielding products.
Commenting on the rating affirmation by Fitch, LB Finance PLC
Executive Director Mr. Niroshan Udage expressed "This reassures to our
customers our commitment to sustainable growth underpinned by strong
underwriting practices and recovery efforts to deliver maximum financial
stability".
Continuing the exceptional momentum from last financial year, the
company reported a profit after tax (PAT) of Rs. 912 million for the 1st
Quarter of 2016/17. This was an 18% growth from Rs. 776 recorded in the
1st Quarter of the previous year. The Interest Income for the 1st
Quarter was up by 20% from the previous year 1st Quarter and exceeded
the Rs 4 Billion mark.
Amidst several challenges such as low liquidity, higher cost of
funds, volatile margins and slowdown in demand for new vehicles posed by
the external market forces, the company's resilience and adoptability
has helped it achieve a commendable growth in all key business segments
underlying solid financial performance, Mr Udage expressed
The total assets base reached Rs. 85.5 billion with public deposits
being the largest component in the funding mix with Rs. 52.5 billion.
The company remained well capitalized with Core Capital to Risk
Weighted Asset Ratio of 16.2%. |