数说者·2025-05-05 06:39Core Viewpoint - The six major banks in China have shown mixed performance in terms of total assets, operating income, net profit, net interest margin, non-performing loan ratio, and provision coverage ratio as of the first quarter of 2025, indicating varying levels of growth and challenges across the sector [1][3][5][7][9][11]. Total Assets - As of March 2025, the total assets of the six major banks reached 208.13 trillion yuan, a growth of 4.23% compared to the end of 2024 [1]. - The ranking by total assets is as follows: Industrial and Commercial Bank of China (ICBC) at 51.55 trillion yuan, Agricultural Bank of China (ABC) and China Construction Bank (CCB) both over 40 trillion yuan, Bank of China (BOC) at 35.99 trillion yuan, Postal Savings Bank of China (PSBC) at 17.69 trillion yuan, and Bank of Communications (BoCom) at 15.29 trillion yuan [1]. - ICBC and CCB had asset growth rates exceeding 5%, while BoCom had the slowest growth rate at 2.61% [1]. Operating Income - In the first quarter of 2025, the six major banks collectively achieved operating income of 910.18 billion yuan [3]. - The ranking by operating income is ICBC at 212.77 billion yuan, followed by CCB, ABC, and BOC all exceeding 150 billion yuan, PSBC at 89.36 billion yuan, and BoCom at 66.37 billion yuan [3]. - Only BOC and ABC experienced positive year-on-year growth in operating income, with BOC's growth rate at 2.56%, while the other four banks saw declines, with CCB experiencing the largest drop at -5.40% [3]. Net Profit - The total net profit for the six major banks in the first quarter of 2025 was 350.19 billion yuan [5]. - The ranking by net profit is ICBC and CCB both exceeding 80 billion yuan, with PSBC and BoCom around 25 billion yuan, and PSBC's net profit just 2.57 billion yuan less than BoCom's [5]. - Except for ABC and BoCom, the other four banks saw year-on-year declines in net profit, with ICBC experiencing the largest decrease at -3.81% [5]. Net Interest Margin - The net interest margin for the six major banks continued to decline in the first quarter, with PSBC having the highest margin at 1.71%, down 16 basis points from the full year of 2024, while BoCom's margin was only 1.23% [7]. Non-Performing Loan Ratio - As of March 2025, all banks except PSBC saw a decrease or stability in their non-performing loan ratios compared to the end of 2024, while PSBC's ratio increased by 1 basis point [9]. - In absolute terms, PSBC had the lowest non-performing loan ratio among the six banks at 0.91%, which is less than 70% of the other five banks [9]. Provision Coverage Ratio - As of March 2025, the provision coverage ratios for four of the six banks decreased compared to the end of 2024, except for ICBC and CCB [11]. - In absolute terms, ABC had the highest provision coverage ratio at 297.81%, followed by PSBC at 266.13%, while BOC's ratio fell below 200% to 197.97% [11].