
Core Viewpoint - Ping An Bank's strategic transformation towards retail banking and corporate business has shown initial success after over two years of adjustments, with a focus on quality improvement and long-term value creation rather than short-term scale expansion [1][2]. Financial Performance - In the first half of the year, Ping An Bank reported revenue of 69.485 billion, a year-on-year decrease of 10%, and a net profit of 24.870 billion, down 3.9%, with both declines improving compared to the first quarter [3]. - As of June 30, total assets reached 5,874.961 billion, a 1.8% increase from the end of the previous year, while total loans and advances grew by 1.0% to 34,084.98 billion [3]. - The bank's non-performing loan (NPL) ratio decreased to 1.05%, down 0.01 percentage points from the end of the previous year, with a total of 18.556 billion in recovered bad debts, a 13.8% increase year-on-year [4]. Retail Transformation - The retail loan scale has stabilized, with high-risk loans largely cleared, and the bank has focused on enhancing customer acquisition through self-operated channels, which now employ approximately 1,100 staff [6][9]. - The bank's retail loan balance reached 17,259.78 billion, with mortgage loans accounting for 64.3% of personal loans, and wealth management fee income increased by 12.8% year-on-year [6][9]. - The bank aims to improve the quality of retail assets while managing liabilities effectively, with a focus on reducing high-risk deposits and enhancing the proportion of demand deposits [9][10]. Corporate Business Development - Ping An Bank has increased its support for key sectors such as advanced manufacturing, green finance, and technology finance, with corporate deposits growing by 5.4% to 23,671.33 billion [11]. - The bank's corporate loan balance increased by 4.72% from the end of the previous year, with a focus on optimizing the asset-liability structure and enhancing the quality of corporate clients [12][13]. - The number of corporate clients reached 909,100, a 6.5% increase year-on-year, with strategic client loan balances growing by 15.8% [13].