Net Income and Profitability
Net income of PHP 16.92 billion, up 1.7% year-on-year and 4.9% quarter-on-quarter; ROE 14.3% and ROA 1.9%, and EPS PHP 3.20 (up 1.5% YoY).
Strong Revenue Growth
Total revenues rose 13.9% YoY to PHP 50.92 billion, driven by net interest income of PHP 39.15 billion (up 13.7% YoY) and trading/ForEx income up 19.5% (ForEx +32.6%).
Loan and Deposit Expansion
Gross loans grew 13.5% YoY to PHP 2.61 trillion; deposits increased 10.4% YoY to PHP 2.84 trillion; loans-to-total-funding ~84% and LDR ~91.95%.
Margin Performance
NIM at 4.57% (broadly stable QoQ, +7 bps YoY); risk-adjusted NIM (after provisions) widened 4 bps QoQ to 3.92%.
Retail / Noninstitutional Loan Momentum
Noninstitutional loans rose to PHP 829 billion (+24.9% YoY) with SME loans up 96.3% YoY, credit card loans +33.3%, personal loans +26.9% (including teachers loans +72% YoY), auto loans +19.3%.
Customer Franchise and Digital/Agency Scale
Customer base expanded to 18.7 million; agency banking expanded to 34 partners and 7,000+ partner stores, with 1,320 stores capable of deposits/withdrawals and agency deposit/withdrawal volume up 5.2x YoY to 88,400 transactions in Q1.
Wealth and Fee Income Highlights
Assets under management surpassed PHP 2 trillion to PHP 2.03 trillion (+18.4% YoY); fee income up 13.9% YoY to PHP 10.54 billion (cards +13.7%, wealth +11%, transaction banking +26.9%, securities brokerage & investment banking +80.2% YoY).
Capital, Coverage and Liquidity
CET1 ratio 13.9% and CAR 14.8%, CET1 capital PHP 404 billion (+5.9% YoY); ECL coverage expanded to 103.5% and total collateral coverage ~138%.
Operational Efficiency and Technology Investments
Cost-to-income ratio 46.2% despite doubling customers since 2022; automation projects (149 in 3 years) expected annual savings of PHP 139 million and headcount reduction of 181; AI and RPA initiatives scaled across fraud detection, document processing and marketing.
Sustainability and Recognition
Issued PHP 50 billion SIGLA social bonds; rolled out EV chargers at 10 branches; received 9 ESG awards and ranked 10th in TIME/Statista Asia-Pacific Best Companies 2026 (highest among Philippine companies).