PKO Bank Hipoteczny Spółka Akcyjna with its registered office in Warsaw at ul. Puławska 15, 02-515 Warsaw, registered in the District Court for the capital city of Warsaw in Warsaw, XIII Economic Division of the National Court Register with the KRS no. 0000528469; NIP: 204-000-45-48; REGON: 222181030; share capital (paid-up capital) PLN 1,611,300,000
Ladies and Gentlemen,
on behalf of myself and the entire PKO Bank Hipoteczny SA team, I have the pleasure of presenting to you the report showing the financial results for the financial year ended 31.12.2024.
It was a special year for us as we celebrated the Bank's 10th anniversary. We recorded the second highest net profit in the Bank's history at PLN 130.3 million. This very good result was achieved despite the challenges that affected our business. One of these was the new edition of the statutory credit holiday programme, which decreased our net result by more than PLN 20 million.
For the last few years PKO Bank Hipoteczny SA has been and still is the undisputed leader among mortgage banks in Poland both in terms of total assets, loan balances and mortgage covered bonds issued. As at the end of 2024, the Bank's total assets amounted to nearly PLN 17.4 billion, of which PLN 16.6 billion was attributable to its high quality residential loan portfolio. Thanks to the commitment of the entire team, mortgage loan sales reached PLN 559 million. The balance of mortgage outstanding covered bonds amounted to PLN 7.2 billion, which represented more than 42% of the total value of outstanding covered bonds issued by mortgage banks operating in Poland. By organizing and carrying out successive issues, we are continually contributing to the development of the mortgage covered bond market in Poland, and this is a source of great satisfaction for us.
The year 2024 was also the period in which we continued to implement PKO Bank Hipoteczny SA's strategy for 2023 - 2025. We engaged in achieving our five strategic objectives having a strong business and equity position. Among other things, we have been developing a special offer as part of our ESG activities, which is one of the pillars of our strategy. Together with PKO Bank Polski, we are creating an offer that supports sustainable development by offering mortgage loans and contributing to the building of our “green” mortgage bond issuance potential.
Invariably, in line with our strategy, we maintain a safe level of risk in the Bank's operations. Both the capital and liquidity ratios are at safe levels, significantly above regulatory requirements, which, combined with the high degree of collateralization of the issued mortgage covered bonds (as at the end of 2024, the level of overcollateralization was 111.3% against the required 5%), allows them to maintain their Aa1 rating. This is the highest rating available to Polish securities.
Our Bank is made up of exceptional people who are capable of achieving ambitious goals as well as completing ground-breaking projects. It is thanks to the daily commitment of each and every employee that the Bank not only achieves such good financial results, but also sustains its competitive edge. This ensures that we remain a trusted partner to our customers, investors and sole shareholder, PKO Bank Polski.
We are constantly innovating and raising market standards. I would like to sincerely thank my Bank Colleagues, Business Partners and Shareholder for the results achieved in 2024.
I believe that we can look with optimism at the challenges ahead. I am convinced that the Bank's stable foundations and strategic cooperation with PKO Bank Polski SA will ensure that 2025 will also be a period of growth and further good results for the Bank. I invite you to read the 2024 annual report.
Yours faithfully
Wojciech Papierak