Editor's Note: The ratio of Distressed Assets to Total Capital Cushion is a variant of the famous Texas Ratio, which was widely used by US financial regulators to predict bank failure during the US Savings and Loan Crisis in the 1980s and early 1990s. The basic premise is that a bank with Distressed Assets greater than its Capital Cushion is in danger of insolvency, because a significant drop in the value of the Distressed Assets will eat into a significant amount of the bank's capital. A bank that has a Distressed Ratio greater than 100% is flagged as borderline insolvent (highlighted in yellow). For a more detailed discussion of this ratio, please visit a previous blog post: The Texas Ratio of Select Philippine Banks
This is a list of the top distressed Universal and Commercial (U/KB) as well as Thrift Banks in the Philippines as of September 30, 2012. It updates the two previous blog posts: "The Top Distressed Philippine Banks as of June 30, 2012" and "The Top Distressed Philippine Banks as of March 31, 2012".
To see where your bank stands relative to these banks, please check the following previous blog posts: "Philippine Thrift Banks Deteriorate in the 3rd Quarter of 2012" and "Philippine U/KBs Show Some Deterioration in the 2nd Qtr. of 2012" and "Philippine Thrift Banks Continue to Improve in the 2nd Quarter of 2012".
Top Distressed Philippine Banks | ||||
By Total Distressed Assets/ Total Capital Cushion | ||||
September 30, 2012 | ||||
In PhP | ||||
September 30, 2012 | ||||
Bank | Type of Bank | Total Distressed Assets (In PhP) | Total Capital Cushion (In PhP) | Distressed Assets/ Total Capital Cushion (In %) |
The Real Bank (A Thrift Bank) Inc. | Thrift Bank | 9,516,786,838.48 | 905,196,918.56 | 1051.35% |
Bank of China Limited - Manila Branch | U/KB | 5,499,250,349.88 | 674,694,698.46 | 815.07% |
Legazpi Savings Bank Inc. | Thrift Bank | 1,520,590,623.29 | 192,381,540.63 | 790.40% |
United Coconut Planters Bank | U/KB | 57,684,765,438.46 | 8,345,167,762.71 | 691.24% |
Village SLA, Inc. | Thrift Bank | 479,384,798.66 | 85,016,613.24 | 563.87% |
Comsavings Bank | Thrift Bank | 2,197,560,806.67 | 473,592,378.81 | 464.02% |
Iloilo City Development Bank | Thrift Bank | 270,977,193.00 | 66,264,793.70 | 408.93% |
Planters Development Bank | Thrift Bank | 13,269,185,069.91 | 4,513,127,703.18 | 294.01% |
Citibank N.A. | U/KB | 32,833,020,831.09 | 12,989,088,119.39 | 252.77% |
Bataan Development Bank | Thrift Bank | 174,116,633.54 | 77,756,277.41 | 223.93% |
RCBC Savings Bank | Thrift Bank | 13,586,838,184.29 | 7,221,683,741.37 | 188.14% |
China Bank Savings | Thrift Bank | 1,898,139,702.21 | 1,022,928,082.14 | 185.56% |
Standard Chartered Bank | U/KB | 5,005,651,960.87 | 2,819,162,911.12 | 177.56% |
Farmers Savings & Loan Bank | Thrift Bank | 206,232,294.40 | 119,121,673.90 | 173.13% |
Bank of Commerce | U/KB | 32,651,852,421.91 | 19,825,006,462.21 | 164.70% |
Philippine Bank of Communications | U/KB | 8,517,589,737.08 | 5,361,593,642.74 | 158.86% |
Philippine National Bank | U/KB | 50,799,838,940.95 | 32,504,359,516.71 | 156.29% |
University Savings Bank | Thrift Bank | 338,464,989.50 | 229,473,016.94 | 147.50% |
Equicom SB | Thrift Bank | 753,567,755.55 | 526,505,528.17 | 143.13% |
Business & Consumers Bank | Thrift Bank | 111,827,390.14 | 79,127,256.40 | 141.33% |
Luzon Development Bank | Thrift Bank | 646,205,486.15 | 467,765,497.15 | 138.15% |
Hiyas Savings & Loan Bank | Thrift Bank | 234,237,686.41 | 171,907,664.98 | 136.26% |
Opportunity Kauswagan Bank, Inc. | Thrift Bank | 186,298,329.74 | 151,324,998.37 | 123.11% |
Silangan Savings and Loan Bank, Inc. | Thrift Bank | 62,568,695.13 | 51,238,430.87 | 122.11% |
Malayan Bank Savings & Mortgage Bank | Thrift Bank | 1,351,217,546.60 | 1,151,079,672.82 | 117.39% |
Korea Exchange Bank | U/KB | 659,493,409.58 | 595,807,841.52 | 110.69% |
Producers Savings Bank | Thrift Bank | 672,527,873.94 | 649,839,788.62 | 103.49% |
Philippine Veterans Bank | U/KB | 6,780,597,813.35 | 6,638,430,212.16 | 102.14% |
Philippine Postal Savings Bank | Thrift Bank | 840,011,784.78 | 829,916,335.27 | 101.22% |
Security Bank Savings Corporation | Thrift Bank | 1,351,287,204.45 | 1,335,142,276.18 | 101.21% |
Grand Total | 250,100,087,790.01 | 110,073,701,355.73 | 227.21% |
Source: www.bsp.gov.ph
Disclaimer:
This list only serves as a screening guide. It is not a definitive guide and must be taken in the context of other factors. The figures are based on the individual banks' statement of condition as of September 30, 2012 as published in the BSP website (www.bsp.gov.ph). For this analysis, no attempt was made to go through the audited financial statements of each bank. Readers are suggested to make their own investigations and verify the figures presented. Both BSP and PDIC have their own problem bank screening systems that are much more sophisticated in scope and design, given that they have more access to information over the banks they regulate.
Is Maybank Philippines considered a thrift bank? Is it a safe bank to invest in?
ReplyDeleteMaybank is a Universal or Commercial Bank and not a Thrift Bank. It's not on the distressed list using the metrics I utilize. The metrics I use are a screening guide to screen out the worst of the worst banks. I advise all readers of this blog to do their own investigation and verify the figures presented. Read the above disclaimer.
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