Israel Discount Bank Report Second Quarter 2011 Financial Results

By Israel Discount Bank Ltd, PRNE
Tuesday, August 30, 2011

TEL-AVIV, Israel, August 31, 2011 -

Q2/2011 Net Income - NIS 231 million compared to NIS 156 million in Q2/2010, an increase of 48.1%

Q2/2011 Net Return on Equity attributed to the Bank’s Shareholders - 9.4% compared to 6.4% in Q2/2010

H1/2011 Net Income - NIS 509 million compared to NIS 289 million in H1/2010, an increase of 76.1%

H1/2011 Net Return on Equity attributable to the Bank’s Shareholders - 10.2% compared to 6.0% in the first half of 2010 and compared to 7.0% for the whole of 2010

Ratio of Capital to Risk Assets (according to Basel II guidelines) - 13.26%.

Core Capital Ratio - 7.6%

Israel Discount Bank Limited (TASE:DSCT), one of Israel’s leading banks, today reported its Q2 2011 financial results.

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Main factors affecting the Group’s business results in the first half of 2011, compared to the corresponding period:

  • An increase of 16.9% in income from financing activities before credit loss expenses.
  • A decrease of 20.6% in credit loss expenses.
  • An increase of 1.2% in operating and other income.
  • An increase of 4.6% in operating and other expenses.
  • An increase of NIS 29 million in net income from extraordinary items, net of taxes.

Main Balance Sheet Developments as at June 30, 2011:

  • Total Assets increased by 0.2%, amounting to NIS 186.0 billion, compared to NIS 185.6 billion at the end of 2010.
  • Credit granted to the public, net decreased by 1.2%, amounting to NIS 117.3 billion, compared to NIS 118.7 billion at the end of 2010.
  • Deposits from the public increased by 0.9%, amounting to NIS 139.3 billion, compared to NIS 138.0 billion at the end of 2010.
  • The equity attributable to the shareholders of the Bank decreased 4.4%, amounting to NIS 10.4 billion, compared to NIS 10.8 billion at the end of 2010.
  • Total Capital declined by 4.3% to NIS 10.7 billion, compared to NIS 11.2 billion at the end of 2010.

Data Regarding Subsidiaries

    H1 2011
                                                        Return on
                                                        Equity
                                                        Attributable Capital
                                              Net       to           Adequacy
                                              Income    Shareholders Ratio
    Discount Bancorp Inc.                      USD 28 M         7.3%   *16.2%
    Mercantile Discount Bank                  NIS 107 M        14.4%    13.2%
    Discount Mortgage Bank                   NIS 20.3 M         3.7%    16.9%
    Israel Credit Cards (ICC) (the Bank holds
    71.8% of the equity)                     NIS 120 M         22.6%    15.6%

* In conformity with U.S. Reporting Standards

    H1 2010
                                                         Return on
                                                         Equity
                                                         Attributable Capital
                                               Net       to          Adequacy
                                               income    Shareholders Ratio
    Discount Bancorp Inc.                       USD 28 M        7.6%   *14.9%
    Mercantile Discount Bank                    NIS 85 M       10.4%    13.1%
    Discount Mortgage Bank                      NIS 16 M        2.9%    18.1%
    Israel Credit Cards (ICC) (the Bank holds
    71.8% of the equity)                       NIS 120 M       23.2%    16.3%

* In conformity with U.S. Reporting Standards

    2010
                                                         Return on
                                                         Equity
                                                         Attributable Capital
                                              Net        to          Adequacy
                                              Income     Shareholders Ratio
    Discount Bancorp Inc.                      USD 51 M         6.8%   *14.7%
    Mercantile Discount Bank                  NIS 141 M         8.1%    13.2%
    Discount Mortgage Bank                   NIS 30.4 M         2.8%    18.3%
    Israel Credit Cards (ICC) (the Bank holds
    71.8% of the equity)                      NIS 215 M        18.3%    16.2%

* In conformity with U.S. Reporting Standards

    Discount Group - Principal Data from the Financial Statements

    Income and Profitability (in NIS millions)
                             Second Quarter       Half Year          Annual
                                                              %
                              2011  2010  % change 2011  2010  change  2010
       Income from financing
       activities before
       credit loss expenses  1,289 1,091     18.1 2,578 2,206   16.9  4,830
       Credit loss expenses    188   261    (28.0)  300   378  (20.6)   821
       Operating and other
       income                  661   659      0.3 1,314 1,298    1.2  2,660
       Operating and other
       expenses              1,440 1,363      5.6 2,899 2,772    4.6  5,659
       Operating income
       before taxes            322   126    155.6   693   354   95.8  1,010
       Operating income
       after taxes             201   121     66.1   420   229   83.4    552
       Net income
       attributable to the
       shareholders of the
       Bank                    231   156     48.1   509   289   76.1    704
       Return on net income
       in %                    9.4   6.4           10.2   6.0           7.0
    Development of Assets and Liabilities (in NIS millions)
                                  June 30                     December 31
                                     2011    2010 % change     2010 % change

    Total Assets                  186,020 189,417  (1.8)      185,576   0.2
    Credit granted to the public,
    net                           117,289 116,935   0.3       118,666  (1.2)
    Securities                     33,102  38,012 (12.9)       37,176 (11.0)
    Deposits from the public      139,296 140,720  (1.0)      138,011   0.9
    Total Shareholders' Equity     10,671  10,433   2.3        11,152  (4.3)
    PRINCIPAL FINANCIAL RATIOS (IN PERCENTAGES)
                                                  June 30        December 31
                                                 2011   2010         2010
    Total Equity / Total Assets                   5.7    5.5             6.0
    Credit granted to the public, net /
    Deposits from the public                     84.2   83.1            86.0
    Ratio of capital to risk assets (Basel II)   13.26  12.05           13.25
    Core capital ratio                            7.6    7.1             7.6
    Credit loss expenses / Credit granted to
    the public                                    0.50   0.61            0.66
    Interest margin                               1.45   1.30            1.48
    Operating expenses / Total income
    (efficiency ratio)                           74.5   79.1            75.6

Israel Discount Bank

Israel Discount Bank is a leading financial group in Israel.  With nationwide coverage, Israel Discount Bank provides a full spectrum of corporate and retail financial products and services to its clients, both in Israel and key financial centers around the world.  Israel Discount Bank is traded on the Tel-Aviv Stock Exchange under the ticker TASE: DSCT.

Israel Discount Bank Ltd.
Head Office:
Discount Tower
23 Yehuda Halevi Street, Tel Aviv, Israel
Tel: +972-3-5145555
Website: www.discountbank.co.il

For additional details please contact:
SaritWeiss
Spokesperson
Tel: +972-3-5145516
Mobile: +972-52-2-461151
E-mail: spokes@discountbank.net

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