2 1 Shi Ji Jing Ji Bao Dao·2025-08-28 12:01Core Viewpoint - The company has shifted its focus from scale to a balanced growth of efficiency and quality, as stated by the president of CITIC Bank, Lu Wei, during the mid-year performance release [2][15]. Financial Performance - As of the reporting period, CITIC Bank's total assets reached 9.86 trillion yuan, a 3.42% increase from the end of the previous year, nearing the 10 trillion yuan mark [2]. - The bank's operating income was 105.8 billion yuan, a year-on-year decrease of 2.99% [6]. Net Interest Margin Management - CITIC Bank's net interest margin (NIM) decreased from 1.77% in 2024 to 1.63% in the first half of 2025, but it outperformed the industry average by 21 basis points [4][6]. - The bank has actively reduced low-yielding assets, such as bills, compressing their scale by 1.4 billion yuan in Q1 and 800 million yuan in Q2, which improved the annualized yield of market-based assets by 1.5 basis points [5]. Asset Quality - As of June, the non-performing loan (NPL) balance was 67.134 billion yuan, with an NPL ratio of 1.16%, remaining stable compared to the end of the previous year [7]. - The provision coverage ratio was 207.53%, indicating a stable asset quality overall [7]. Retail Loan Management - The bank has focused on low-risk products, with housing mortgage loans maintaining the highest growth in comparable peers, accounting for 47% of retail loans [8]. - The proportion of high-rated customers in consumer loans increased to 58%, while the proportion in operating credit loans rose to 44% [8]. Light Asset Transformation - CITIC Bank's non-interest income reached 34.561 billion yuan, a 5.1% decrease year-on-year, but the net income from fees and commissions grew by 3.4% to 16.906 billion yuan [10][11]. - The bank's wealth management business saw assets under management (AUM) exceed 2.1 trillion yuan, with a 37% increase in wealth management income [11]. Customer and Asset Optimization - The bank's corporate clients increased by 62,000 to 1.34 million, while retail customers grew by 3.33 million to 150 million [13]. - The bank's focus on high-yield loans led to a 5.8% increase in general loans, while credit bonds' proportion rose by 3.5 percentage points to 24.7% [13][14]. Future Outlook - The bank aims to continue optimizing its asset-liability structure, focusing on quality over scale, as it navigates challenges such as narrowing interest margins and rising retail non-performing loans [15].