ANNUAL REPORT 2020

financial statements

GENERAL INFORMATION

An Binh Commercial Joint Stock Bank (“the Bank”) is a commercial joint stock bank incorporated in the Socialist Republic of Vietnam.

The Bank was established under the Banking Establishment and Operation License No.120/GP-NHNN issued by the State Bank of Vietnam (“the SBV”) on 12 December 2018 replacing the Banking Establishment and Operation License No. 0031/NH-GP dated 15 April 1993, and Business Registration Certificate No. 0301412222 dated 17 May 1993 and amendments issued by the Department of Planning and Investment of Ho Chi Minh City. The Bank’s operation period is 99 years from 15 April 1993.

The current principal activities of the Bank include:

  • Monetary intermediate activities including: To mobilise funds in the form of demand deposits, term deposits, saving deposits; to issue certificate of deposits, bonds and valuable papers; to borrow on a short-term basis from the SBV in the form of refinancing; to borrow from other credit institutions and finance companies; and to entrust, to be trusted, to provide agency services related to banking, insurance, and assets management in accordance with SBV’s regulations;
  • To grant short-term, medium and long-term loans, finance leases and bank guarantees;
  • Other financial services: to provide domestic, international settlement services and other banking services allowed by the SBV and international financial services;
  • Other credit activities: to issue credit cards, to discount, re-discount financial instruments and valuable papers; to invest in equities; and
  • Financial support activities: to provide banking financial advisory; to trade Government bonds, corporate bonds; to trade gold; to participate in bidding treasury bills; to trade financial instruments, treasury bills, the SBV’s notes and other valuable papers on the monetary market.

The Bank’s Head Office is located at 1st, 2nd, 3rd Floor, 36 Hoang Cau Street, O Cho Dua Ward, Dong Da District, Ha Noi. As at 31 December 2020, the Bank had one (1) Head Office, thirty-five (35) branches, one hundred and thirty (130) transaction offices located in cities and provinces throughout Vietnam.

Members of the Board of Directors during the year and at the date of this report are:

Name Position Date of appointment
Mr. Dao Manh Khang Chairman 25 April 2018
Mr. Vu Van Tien Vice Chairman 25 April 2018
Mr. Luu Van Sau Independent Member 25 April 2018
Mr. Nguyen Danh Luong Independent Member 25 April 2018
Mr. Soon Su Long Member 25 April 2018
Mrs. Iris Fang Member 25 April 2018
Mr. Jason Lim Tsu Yang Member 12 June 2020

Members of the Board of Supervision during the year and at the date of this report are:

Name Position Date of appointment
Mrs. Nguyen Thi Hanh Tam Chief Supervisor 25 April 2018
Mrs. Pham Thi Hang Full-time member 25 April 2018
Mrs. Nguyen Thi Thanh Thai Part-time member 25 April 2018

Members of the Board of Management and Chief Accountant during the year and at the date of this report are:

Name Position Date of appointment/re-appointment/resignation
Mr. Le Hai General Director Acting
General Director
Appointment on 30 Septermber 2020
Appointment on 1 April 2020
Mr. Pham Duy Hieu Acting General Director Resignation on 1 April 2020
Mr. Nguyen Manh Quan Deputy General Director Re-appointment on 20 June 2018
Mr. Do Lam Dien Deputy General Director Re-appointment on 9 August 2020
Mrs. Pham Thi Hien Deputy General Director Re-appointment on 14 January 2019
Mrs. Nguyen Thi Huong Deputy General Director Re-appointment on 22 January 2019
Mr. Lai Tat Ha Deputy General Director Appointment on 8 October 2019
Mr. Le Manh Hung Director of Corporate Banking Division, member of the Board Re-appointment on 14 January 2019
Mr. Tran Viet Thang Director of Banking Technology Division, member of the Board Re-appointment on 3 March 2021
Mr. Nguyen Hong Quang Director of SME Division, member of the Board Appointment on 21 April 2020
Mrs. Nguyen Thi Thuy Duong Director of Human Resource Management Division Resignation on 2 December 2020
Appointment on 2 June 2020
Mrs. Nguyen Diep Anh Director of Finance Department Appointment on 29 June 2020
Mr. Bui Quoc Viet Chief Accountant Re-appointment on 29 June 2020

The legal representative of the Bank during the year and at the date of this report is Mr. Dao Manh Khang, Chairman of the Board of Directors.

Mr. Le Hai - General Director is authorised to sign the accompanying separate financial statements for the financial year ended 31 December 2020 in accordance with Letter of Authorization No. 18/UQ-HDQT.20 dated 1 April 2020 by Chairman of the Board of Directors.

The auditor of the Bank is Ernst & Young Vietnam Limited.

INDEPENDENT AUDITORS’ REPORT ON THE SUMMARY SEPARATE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
To: The Shareholders An Binh Commercial Joint Stock Bank

The summary separate financial statements prepared on 25 March 2021 and set out on pages from 95 to 100, which comprise the summary separate balance sheet as at 31 December 2020, the summary separate income statement and the summary separate cash flow statement for the year then ended, which are derived from the audited separate financial statements of An Binh Commercial Joint Stock Bank (“the Bank”) for the year ended 31 December 2020. We have expressed an unmodified opinion on the separate financial statements in our report dated 29 March 2021. Those separate financial statements and the summary separate financial statements do not reflect the effects of events that occurred subsequent to the date of our report on those separate financial statements.

These summary separate financial statements do not comprise all disclosures as required by the Vietnamese Accounting Standards, Vietnamese Accounting System for credit institutions and the statutory requirements relevant to the preparation and presentation of the separate financial statements. Accordingly, reading the summary separate financial statements is not a substitute for reading the separate financial statements of the Bank.

The Bank’s management is responsible for the preparation and fair presentation of these summary separate financial statements, which comprise the summary separate balance sheet as at 31 December 2020, the summary separate income statement and the summary separate cash flow statement for the year then ended for the purpose of publishing the financial statements in accordance with Paragraph 11, Article 1, Circular No. 49/2014/TT-NHNN dated 31 December 2014 on modification and supplementation to certain articles of the Financial Reporting Regime for credit institutions promulgated in Decision No. 16/2007/QD-NHNN dated 18 April 2007 and Chart of Accounts for credit institutions promulgated in Decision No. 479/2004/QD-NHNN dated 29 April 2004.

Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these summary financial statements based on our audit. We conducted our audit in accordance with Vietnamese Standard on Auditing No. 810 - “Engagements on summary financial statements”.

In our opinion, the summary separate financial statements - derived from the audited separate audited financial statements for the year ended 31 December 2020 of the Bank - are consistent, in all material respects, in compared with the audited separate financial statements in accordance with Paragraph 11, Article 1, Circular No. 49/2014/TT-NHNN dated 31 December 2014 on modification and supplementation to certain articles of the Financial Reporting Regime for credit institutions promulgated in Decision No. 16/2007/QD-NHNN dated 18 April 2007 and Chart of Accounts for credit institutions promulgated in Decision No. 479/2004/QD-NHNN dated 29 April 2004.

Ernst & Young Vietnam Limited
Nguyen Phuong Nga

Deputy General Director

Audit Practicing Registration No.: 0763-2019-004-1

Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam

29 March 2021

Vu Tien Dung

Auditor

Audit Practicing Registration No.: 3221-2020-004-1

SUMMARY SEPARATE BALANCE SHEET

as at 31 December 2020

Ending balance
VND million
Beginning balance
VND million
ASSETS
Cash on hand 579,345 757,147
Balances with the State Bank of Vietnam 996,258 6,802,645
Due from and loans to other credit institutions 28,367,461 17,776,242
Due from other credit institutions 24,795,071 9,627,855
Loans to other credit institutions 3,572,390 8,148,387
Securities held for trading 2,001,253 -
Securities held for trading 2,001,459 -
Provision for securities held for trading (206) -
Derivatives and other financial assets - 49,812
Loans to customers 62,588,033 56,070,111
Loans to customers 63,293,151 56,802,965
Provision for loans to customers (705,118) (732,854)
Purchased debts 152,085 151,756
Purchased debts 153,234 153,234
Provision for purchased debts (1,149) (1,478)
Investment securities 16,676,923 16,463,267
Available-for-sale securities 15,003,710 15,001,050
Held-to-maturity securities 1,970,387 1,867,538
Provision for investment securities (297,174) (405,321)
Long-term investments 426,324 528,791
Investments in subsidiaries 260,000 260,000
Other long-term investments 182,978 268,791
Provision for long-term investments (16,654) -
Fixed assets 955,727 950,242
Tangible fixed assets 578,998 574,358
Cost 1,139,587 1,077,272
Accumulated depreciation (560,589) (502,914)
Intangible fixed assets 376,729 375,884
Cost 624,943 595,196
Accumulated amortization (248,214) (219,312)
Other assets 3,524,033 2,936,800
Receivables 1,795,895 1,093,907
Interest and fees receivable 772,150 851,290
Other assets 1,112,231 1,119,051
Provision for other assets (156,243) (127,448)
TOTAL ASSETS 116,267,442 102,486,813
LIABILITIES
Due to and borrowings from other credit institutions 26,502,701 16,734,947
Due to other credit institutions 22,904,484 8,465,970
Borrowings from other credit institutions 3,598,217 8,268,977
Due to customers 72,522,120 69,595,380
Derivatives and other financial liabilities 74,781 -
Grants, entrusted funds and loans exposed to risks 937,752 1,161,950
Valuable papers issued 5,605,930 5,191,040
Other liabilities 1,813,315 2,035,850
Interest and fees payable 1,394,148 1,546,071
Other payables 419,167 489,779
TOTAL LIABILITIES 107,456,599 94,719,167
OWNERS’ EQUITY
Capital 5,713,114 5,713,114
Charter capital 5,713,114 5,713,114
Reserves 766,850 603,103
Retained earnings 2,330,879 1,451,429
TOTAL OWNERS’ EQUITY 8,810,843 7,767,646
TOTAL LIABILITIES AND OWNERS’ EQUITY 116,267,442 102,486,813
OFF-BALANCE SHEET ITEMS
Foreign exchange commitments 153,781,044 98,781,375
- Buying foreign currencies 20,428,496 5,589,815
- Selling foreign currencies 20,403,616 5,593,406
- Swap contracts 112,948,932 87,598,154
Irrevocable loan commitments 34,501 32,771
Letters of credit 745,452 546,353
Other guarantees 4,525,446 4,342,411
Other commitments 2,464,767 2,553,650
161,551,210 106,256,560

Prepared by

Mr. Nguyen Cong Anh

Head of General Accounting

Department

Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam

25 March 2021

Reviewed by

Mr. Bui Quoc Viet

Chief Accountant

Approved by

Mr. Le Hai

General Director

SUMMARY SEPARATE INCOME STATEMENT

for the year ended 31 December 2020

Current Year
VND million
Previous Year
VND million
Interest and similar income 6,647,934 6,492,320
Interest and similar expenses (4,303,385) (4,054,971)
Net interest and similar income 2,344,549 2,437,349
Fee and commission income 350,963 323,194
Fee and commission expenses (142,279) (124,760)
Net fee and commission income 208,684 198,434
Net gain from trading of foreign currencies 302,089 195,817
Net gain from securities held for trading 1,553 -
Net gain from investment securities 757,624 574,051
Other operating income 188,568 315,401
Other operating expenses (44,650) (124,975)
Net gain from other operating activities 143,918 190,426
Income from investments in other entities 16,232 22,227
TOTAL OPERATING INCOME 3,774,649 3,618,304
Personnel expenses (919,149) (870,427)
Depreciation and amortization charges (90,841) (86,195)
Other operating expenses (882,954) (938,707)
TOTAL OPERATING EXPENSES (1,892,944) (1,895,329)
Net operating profit before provision expense for credit losses 1,881,705 1,722,975
Provision expenses for credit losses (513,380) (493,975)
PROFIT BEFORE TAX 1,368,325 1,229,000
Current corporate income tax expenses (276,680) (260,045)
Corporate income tax expenses (276,680) (260,045)
PROFIT AFTER TAX 1,091,645 968,955

Prepared by

Mr. Nguyen Cong Anh

Head of General Accounting

Department

Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam

25 March 2021

Reviewed by

Mr. Bui Quoc Viet

Chief Accountant

Approved by

Mr. Le Hai

General Director

SUMMARY SEPARATE CASH FLOW STATEMENT

for the year ended 31 December 2020

Current Year
VND million
Previous Year
VND million
CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES
Interest and similar receipts 6,724,084 6,674,871
Interest and similar payments (4,412,759) (3,650,645)
Net fee and commission receipts 208,684 235,514
Net receipts from trading of securities, gold and foreign currencies 999,575 775,824
Other income 65,210 116,343
Collection of bad debts previously written off 119,364 34,847
Payments to employees and other operating expenses (1,762,939) (1,829,836)
Corporate income tax paid during the year (318,285) (228,438)
Net cash flows from operating activities before changes in operating assets and liabilities 1,622,934 2,128,480
Changes in operating assets
Increase in loans to other credit institutions (333,875) (2,378,515)
(Increase)/decrease in investment securities (2,106,968) 5,405,114
Decrease in derivatives and other financial assets 49,812 58,039
Increase in loans to customers (6,490,186) (4,491,536)
Utilization of provision to write-off loans to customers, securities and long-term investments (627,552) (1,130,635)
(Increase)/decrease in other assets (744,063) 413,848
Changes in operating liabilities
Decrease in borrowings from the State Bank of Vietnam - (6,753,044)
Increase in due to and borrowings from other credit institutions 9,767,754 7,390,970
Increase in due to customers 2,926,740 7,048,081
Increase in derivatives and other financial liabilities 74,781 -
Increase in valuable papers issued 414,890 3,248,002
(Decrease)/increase in grants, entrusted funds and loans exposed to risks (224,198) 9,960
Decrease in other liabilities (77,453) (168,041)
Net cash from operating activities 4,252,616 10,780,723
CASH FLOWS FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES
Purchases of fixed assets (91,710) (121,258)
Proceeds from disposal of fixed assets 1,047 125,233
Receipt from disposal of long-term investments 70,980 -
Dividends received from long-term investments 40,222 22,227
Net cash from investing activities 20,539 26,202
CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITY
Net cash used in financing activities - -
Net cash flows during the year 4,273,155 10,806,925
Cash and cash equivalents at the beginning of the year 22,097,519 11,290,594
Cash and cash equivalents at the end of the year 26,370,674 22,097,519

Prepared by

Mr. Nguyen Cong Anh

Head of General Accounting

Department

Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam

25 March 2021

Reviewed by

Mr. Bui Quoc Viet

Chief Accountant

Approved by

Mr. Le Hai

General Director

SUMMARY CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEET

as at 31 December 2020

Ending balance
VND million
Beginning balance
VND million
ASSETS
Cash on hand 579,345 757,147
Balances with the State Bank of Vietnam 996,258 6,802,645
Due from and loans to other credit institutions 28,459,280 17,854,550
Due from other credit institutions 24,886,890 9,706,163
Loans to other credit institutions 3,572,390 8,148,387
Securities held for trading 2,001,253 -
Securities held for trading 2,001,459 -
Provision for securities held for trading (206) -
Derivatives and other financial assets - 49,812
Loans to customers 62,588,033 56,070,111
Loans to customers 63,293,151 56,802,965
Provision for loans to customers (705,118) (732,854)
Purchased debts 152,085 151,756
Purchased debts 153,234 153,234
Provision for purchased debts (1,149) (1,478)
Investment securities 16,685,823 16,472,167
Available-for-sale securities 15,012,610 15,009,950
Held-to-maturity securities 1,970,387 1,867,538
Provision for investment securities (297,174) (405,321)
Long-term investments 166,324 268,791
Other long-term investments 182,978 268,791
Provision for long-term investments (16,654) -
Fixed assets 955,727 950,242
Tangible fixed assets 578,998 574,358
Cost 1,140,762 1,078,447
Accumulated depreciation (561,764) (504,089)
Intangible fixed assets 376,729 375,884
Cost 624,943 595,196
Accumulated amortization (248,214) (219,312)
Investment properties 69,980 71,227
Cost 74,030 74,030
Accumulated depreciation (4,050) (2,803)
Other assets 3,712,873 3,108,476
Receivables 1,747,900 1,038,953
Interest and fees receivable 776,959 855,728
Other assets 1,392,708 1,389,566
Provision for other assets (204,694) (175,771)
TOTAL ASSETS 116,366,981 102,556,924
LIABILITIES
Due to and borrowings from other credit institutions 26,502,701 16,734,947
Due to other credit institutions 22,904,484 8,465,970
Borrowings from other credit institutions 3,598,217 8,268,977
Due to customers 72,508,223 69,574,328
Derivatives and other financial liabilities 74,781 -
Grants, entrusted funds and loans exposed to risks 937,752 1,161,950
Valuable papers issued 5,605,930 5,191,040
Other liabilities 1,826,245 2,051,880
Interest and fees payable 1,394,142 1,545,671
Other payables 432,103 506,209
TOTAL LIABILITIES 107,455,632 94,714,145
OWNERS’ EQUITY
Capital 5,714,108 5,714,108
Charter capital 5,713,114 5,713,114
Fund for capital expenditure 994 994
Reserves 811,219 639,633
Retained earnings 2,386,022 1,489,038
TOTAL OWNERS’ EQUITY 8,911,349 7,842,779
TOTAL LIABILITIES AND OWNERS’ EQUITY 116,366,981 102,556,924
OFF-BALANCE SHEET ITEMS
Foreign exchange commitments 153,781,044 98,781,375
- Buying foreign currencies 20,428,496 5,589,815
- Selling foreign currencies 20,403,616 5,593,406
- Swap contracts 112,948,932 87,598,154
Irrevocable loan commitments 34,501 32,771
Letters of credit 745,452 546,353
Other guarantees 4,525,446 4,342,411
Other commitments 2,464,767 2,553,650
161,551,210 106,256,560

Prepared by

Mr. Nguyen Cong Anh

Head of General Accounting

Department

Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam

25 March 2021

Reviewed by

Mr. Bui Quoc Viet

Chief Accountant

Approved by

Mr. Le Hai

General Director

SUMMARY CONSOLIDATED INCOME STATEMENT

for the year ended 31 December 2020

Current Year
VND million
Previous Year
VND million
Interest and similar income 6,684,626 6,525,900
Interest and similar expenses (4,303,080) (4,047,648)
Net interest and similar income 2,381,546 2,478,252
Fee and commission income 383,392 355,078
Fee and commission expenses (189,565) (161,614)
Net fee and commission income 193,827 193,464
Net gain from trading of foreign currencies 302,089 195,817
Net gain from securities held for trading 6,504 -
Net gain from investment securities 757,624 578,778
Other operating income 188,571 315,401
Other operating expenses (44,650) (125,000)
Net gain from other operating activities 143,921 190,401
Net (loss)/gain from investments in other entities (10,611) 2,227
TOTAL OPERATING INCOME 3,774,900 3,638,939
Personnel expenses (928,879) (877,938)
Depreciation and amortization charges (92,088) (87,441)
Other operating expenses (837,356) (905,601)
TOTAL OPERATING EXPENSES (1,858,323) (1,870,980)
Net operating profit before provision expense for credit losses 1,916,577 1,767,959
Provision expenses for credit losses (513,380) (493,975)
PROFIT BEFORE TAX 1,403,197 1,273,984
Current corporate income tax expenses (285,540) (273,309)
Corporate income tax expenses (285,540) (273,309)
PROFIT AFTER TAX 1,117,657 1,000,675
Basic earnings per share (VND/share) 1,956 1,665

Prepared by

Mr. Nguyen Cong Anh

Head of General Accounting

Department

Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam

25 March 2021

Reviewed by

Mr. Bui Quoc Viet

Chief Accountant

Approved by

Mr. Le Hai

General Director

SUMMARY CONSOLIDATED CASH FLOW STATEMENT

for the year ended 31 December 2020

Current Year
VND million
Previous Year
VND million
CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES
Interest and similar receipts 6,760,405 6,708,451
Interest and similar payments (4,412,060) (3,643,322)
Net fee and commission receipts 193,827 230,544
Net receipts from trading of securities, gold and foreign currencies 1,004,526 780,551
Receipts from other activities 65,213 116,318
Collection of bad debts previously written off 119,364 34,847
Payments to employees and other operating expenses (1,726,035) (1,804,241)
Corporate income tax paid during the year (328,515) (239,297)
Net cash flows from operating activities before changes in operating assets and liabilities 1,676,725 2,183,851
Changes in operating assets
Increase in due from and loans to other credit institutions (347,375) (2,436,815)
(Increase)/decrease in investment securities (2,106,968) 5,396,214
Decrease in derivatives and other financial assets 49,812 58,039
Increase in loans to customers (6,490,186) (4,491,536)
Utilization of provision to write-off loans to customers, securities and long-term investments (627,552) (1,130,635)
(Increase)/decrease in other assets (752,734) 170,244
Changes in operating liabilities
Decrease in borrowings from the State Bank of Vietnam - (6,753,044)
Increase in due to and borrowings from other credit institutions 9,767,754 7,390,970
Increase in due to customers 2,933,895 7,314,444
Increase in derivatives and other financial liabilities 74,781 -
Increase in valuable papers issued 414,890 3,248,002
(Decrease)/increase in grants, entrusted funds and loans exposed to risks (224,198) 9,960
Decrease in other liabilities (80,217) (158,942)
Utilization of funds - (30)
Net cash from operating activities 4,288,627 10,800,722
CASH FLOWS FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES
Purchases of fixed assets (91,710) (121,258)
Proceeds from disposal of fixed assets 1,047 125,233
Proceeds from investments in other entities 85,813 -
Dividends received from long-term investments (10,611) 2,227
Net cash used in investing activities (15,461) 6,202
CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITY
Net cash used in financing activities - -
Net cash flows during the year 4,273,166 10,806,924
Cash and cash equivalents at the beginning of the year 22,097,527 11,290,603
Cash and cash equivalents at the end of the year 26,370,693 22,097,527

Prepared by

Mr. Nguyen Cong Anh

Head of General Accounting

Department

Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam

25 March 2021

Reviewed by

Mr. Bui Quoc Viet

Chief Accountant

Approved by

Mr. Le Hai

General Director