PAB(SZ:000001) GOLDEN SUN SECURITIES·2025-03-16 02:48Investment Rating - The report maintains a "Buy" rating for Ping An Bank [5] Core Views - In 2024, Ping An Bank reported revenue of 146.7 billion yuan, a year-on-year decline of 10.93%, and a net profit attributable to shareholders of 44.5 billion yuan, down 4.19% year-on-year [1][2] - The bank's non-performing loan (NPL) ratio and provision coverage ratio stood at 1.06% and 250.71% respectively, remaining stable compared to the previous quarter [1][4] - The bank declared a cash dividend of 6.08 yuan per 10 shares, with an annual payout ratio of 27% [1] Performance Summary - Revenue and net profit growth rates for 2024 were -10.93% and -4.19%, respectively, with a narrowing decline compared to the first three quarters [2] - Net interest income for 2024 decreased by 20.8% year-on-year, with a net interest margin of 1.87%, down 6 basis points from the previous quarter [2][3] - Non-interest income showed a significant increase of 68.8% year-on-year, primarily driven by investment income of 24.6 billion yuan, which grew by 53.3% [3] Asset Quality - The NPL ratio for personal loans decreased by 4 basis points to 1.39%, marking the first quarter-on-quarter decline in 2024 [4] - The NPL generation rate for 2024 was 1.86%, down 6 basis points from 2023 [4] Asset and Liability Management - As of Q4 2024, total assets and loans were 5.8 trillion yuan and 3.4 trillion yuan, respectively, with a year-on-year growth of 3.26% and a slight decline of 0.98% [9] - The bank has significantly reduced high-risk loans, with mortgage loans increasing, leading to a 13.6 percentage point rise in the proportion of secured loans since the end of 2021 [9] Business Development - Retail customer numbers reached 126 million, with assets under management (AUM) growing by 4.0% to 4.19 trillion yuan [11] - The bank's private banking client base increased by 7.3% to 96,800 clients, with private banking AUM rising by 3.1% to 198 billion yuan [11]