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Monday, August 26, 2013

Philippine U/KBs stagnate in the first quarter of 2013

Editor's Note: The Philippine Deposit Insurance Corporation (PDIC) advised consumers to wisely choose the banks where they will deposit their money. The trouble is, most depositors don't and can't read financial statements before they open a bank account. The regulators, whose job is to safeguard the public's money, have not done a good job recently.  In the past ten years, two commercial banks, twenty-one thrift banks, and a staggering 187 rural banks have collapsed, often quite suddenly and without warning. Regulators do have a problem bank list that they do not divulge to the public, for fear of sparking another bank run. So who can the public turn to, to advise them where to put their money? No one, except the banks themselves who will always promote their self-interests. This analysis is an attempt to fill in that knowledge gap, by screening out the weaker banks that seem ready to implode at any given moment.

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.  For a more detailed discussion of this ratio, please visit a previous blog post: The Texas Ratio of Select Philippine Banks  

Based on the individual Published Statements of Condition for the Philippine Universal and Commercial Banking Industry (from www.bsp.gov.ph), Total Distressed Assets of Philippine Universal and Commercial Banks increased by Php 68.367  billion or 11.79% from December 31, 2012 to March 31, 2013.  This increase was offset by a 11.59% increase in their Total Capital Cushion during the same period.  As a result, the Ratio of Total Distressed Assets to Total Capital Cushion of Philippine Commercial Banks increased by a slight 0.42%, from 69.97% as of December 31, 2012 to 70.27% as of March 31, 2013. (Distressed banks are highlighted in yellow).

Those banks that posted significant improvements in this ratio include:
  1. Philippine Bank of Communications (91.76% decrease)
  2. Deutsche Bank AG (59.93% decrease)
  3. Rizal Commercial Banking Corporation (35.29% decrease)
  4. Maybank Philippines Inc. (31.31% decrease)
  5. Philippine Trust Company (23.61% decrease)
  6. United Coconut Planters Bank (23.05% decrease)
  7. BDO Private Bank (22.74% decrease)
  8. Security Bank Corporation (19.26% decrease)

The banks that exhibited significant deterioration in this ratio include:
  1. Chinatrust (Philippines) Commercial Banking Corporation (131.15% increase)
  2. The Bank of Tokyo - Mitsubishi UFJ Ltd (65.09% increase)
  3. Citibank N.A. (60.45% increase)
  4. ANZ Banking Group (55.06% increase)
  5. Internationale Nederlanden Groep BK (35.45% increase)
  6. HongKong & Shanghai Banking Corporation (34.38% increase)

Distressed Banks

Two of the banks with significant increases have been classified as distressed based on their ratio of Total Distressed Assets to Total Capital Cushion as of the 1st Qtr. of 2013.  These two banks ranked as distressed showed significant deterioration in their distressed ratios as of March 31, 2013.  These banks are:


  1. Citibank N.A. (60.45% increase)
  2. HongKong & Shanghai Banking Corporation (34.38% increase)

United Coconut Planters Bank now ranks as the most distressed domestic Universal and Commercial Bank in the country.  Its Total Distressed Assets are more than five times its Total Capital Cushion. It must be noted that this ratio is down sharply by 158.51% from 687.55% as of December 31, 2012 to 539.04% as of March 31, 2013. The second most distressed domestic Universal and Commercial Bank in the country is Bank of Commerce.  Its Total Distressed Assets are almost 1.73 times its Total Capital Cushion.

The list of Philippine banks classified as distressed as of March 31, 2013 are as follows:
  1. Bank of China Limited - Manila Branch (Distressed Ratio of 908.15%)
  2. United Coconut Planters Bank (Distressed Ratio of 529.04%)
  3. Citibank N.A. (Distressed Ratio of 304.47%)
  4. Standard Chartered Bank (Distressed Ratio of 205.32%)
  5. Bank of Commerce (Distressed Ratio of 173.39%)
  6. Philippine National Bank (Distressed Ratio of 121.65%)
  7. Philippine Veterans Bank (Distressed Ratio of 121.53%)
  8. Philippine Bank of Communications (Distressed Ratio of 105.85%)
  9. HongKong & Shanghai Banking Corporation (Distressed Ratio of 106.70%)
Korea Exchange Bank, which had a Total Distressed Asset Ratio of 106.70% as of December 31, 2012 dropped out of the list of distressed banks, with a Total Distressed Asset Ratio of 95.44% as of March 31, 2013.

As a group the distressed banks showed some significant improvement in their Total Distressed Assets/Total Capital Cushion Ratios.  This ratio now stands at 181.08% as of March 31, 2013, down from 211.28% as of December 31, 2012.  For a list of Distressed Banks as of December 31, 2012, please check out a previous blog post: "Philippine U/KBs Improve in the 4th Qtr. of 2012".


Philippine Universal and Commercial Banking System
Total Distressed Assets/ Total Capital Cushion
December 31, 2012 to March 31, 2013
In %















Bank March 31, 2013 December 31, 2012 Variance % Variance
Chinatrust (Philippines) Commercial Banking Corporation 45.34% 19.61% 25.72% 131.15%
The Bank of Tokyo - Mitsubishi UFJ Ltd 4.16% 2.52% 1.64% 65.09%
Citibank N.A. 304.47% 189.76% 114.71% 60.45%
ANZ Banking Group Ltd 86.61% 55.86% 30.75% 55.06%
Internationale Nederlanden Groep BK 33.83% 24.97% 8.85% 35.45%
HongKong & Shanghai Banking Corporation 101.57% 75.59% 25.99% 34.38%
Mizuho Corporate Bank Ltd. - Manila Branch 60.19% 52.81% 7.39% 13.98%
Metropolitan Bank & Trust Company 57.86% 51.59% 6.27% 12.16%
Standard Chartered Bank 205.32% 186.36% 18.95% 10.17%
Bank of Commerce 173.39% 165.01% 8.38% 5.08%
Union Bank of the Philippines 80.28% 76.56% 3.71% 4.85%
Land Bank of the Philippines 55.46% 53.49% 1.97% 3.68%
Al-Amanah Islamic Bank of the Philippines 17.55% 16.95% 0.60% 3.52%
Asia United Bank Corporation 84.42% 81.91% 2.51% 3.06%
Bank of China Limited - Manila Branch 908.15% 891.14% 17.01% 1.91%
Bank of America N.A. 4.80% 4.75% 0.05% 1.05%
Bangkok Bank Public Co. Ltd 2.38% 2.38% 0.01% 0.35%
Philippine Veterans Bank 121.53% 124.35% -2.82% -2.27%
China Banking Corporation 41.80% 44.11% -2.31% -5.24%
JP Morgan Chase National Bank Association 6.52% 6.89% -0.37% -5.42%
Mega International Commercial Bank Company Limited 82.87% 88.58% -5.71% -6.44%
Banco De Oro Unibank 42.90% 46.43% -3.53% -7.60%
Bank of the Philippine Islands 42.87% 46.71% -3.84% -8.22%
Development Bank of the Philippines 45.76% 50.02% -4.26% -8.52%
Korea Exchange Bank 95.44% 106.70% -11.26% -10.55%
East West Banking Corporation 61.87% 69.17% -7.31% -10.56%
Philippine National Bank 121.65% 139.26% -17.61% -12.65%
Robinsons Bank Corporation 34.60% 40.26% -5.66% -14.06%
Security Bank Corporation 21.64% 26.80% -5.16% -19.26%
BDO Private Bank, Inc. 4.85% 6.27% -1.43% -22.74%
United Coconut Planters Bank 529.04% 687.55% -158.51% -23.05%
Philippine Trust Company 36.69% 48.03% -11.34% -23.61%
Maybank Philippines Inc. 40.25% 58.60% -18.35% -31.31%
Rizal Commercial Banking Corporation 48.05% 74.25% -26.20% -35.29%
Deutsche Bank AG 89.67% 223.77% -134.10% -59.93%
Philippine Bank of Communications 105.85% 1284.28% -1178.43% -91.76%
Allied Banking Corporation* NA 62.94% NA NA
Grand Total 70.27% 69.97% 0.30% 0.42%



Philippine Universal and Commercial Banking System
Total Distressed Assets/ Total Capital Cushion
December 31, 2012 to March 31, 2013
In Php


































March 31, 2013


December 31, 2012


Variance


% Variance
Bank Total Distressed Assets (In Php) Total Capital Cushion (In Php) Distressed Assets/ Total Capital Cushion (In %)
Total Distressed Assets (In Php) Total Capital Cushion (In Php) Distressed Assets/ Total Capital Cushion (In %)
Total Distressed Assets (In Php) Total Capital Cushion (In Php) Distressed Assets/ Total Capital Cushion (In %)
Total Distressed Assets (In Php) Total Capital Cushion (In Php) Distressed Assets/ Total Capital Cushion (In %)
Bank of China Limited - Manila Branch 6,226,566,132.27 685,633,584.43 908.15%
6,098,052,440.55 684,298,180.30 891.14%
128,513,691.72 1,335,404.13 17.01%
2.11% 0.20% 1.91%
United Coconut Planters Bank 63,212,402,369.73 11,948,563,753.86 529.04%
63,266,790,792.27 9,201,765,912.89 687.55%
-54,388,422.54 2,746,797,840.97 -158.51%
-0.09% 29.85% -23.05%
Citibank N.A. 38,981,191,355.76 12,803,154,229.50 304.47%
24,587,798,465.66 12,957,591,045.32 189.76%
14,393,392,890.10 -154,436,815.82 114.71%
58.54% -1.19% 60.45%
Standard Chartered Bank 5,808,076,301.57 2,828,803,541.61 205.32%
5,281,945,731.70 2,834,198,027.55 186.36%
526,130,569.87 -5,394,485.94 18.95%
9.96% -0.19% 10.17%
Bank of Commerce 33,113,884,699.17 19,097,682,135.51 173.39%
32,487,156,994.44 19,687,666,611.58 165.01%
626,727,704.73 -589,984,476.07 8.38%
1.93% -3.00% 5.08%
Philippine National Bank 101,650,751,378.64 83,561,759,995.75 121.65%
50,766,564,105.82 36,454,637,515.91 139.26%
50,884,187,272.82 47,107,122,479.84 -17.61%
100.23% 129.22% -12.65%
Philippine Veterans Bank 8,509,862,413.39 7,002,089,593.69 121.53%
8,261,265,793.78 6,643,455,486.88 124.35%
248,596,619.61 358,634,106.81 -2.82%
3.01% 5.40% -2.27%
Philippine Bank of Communications 5,127,180,667.39 4,843,878,337.23 105.85%
5,098,149,508.75 396,965,737.97 1284.28%
29,031,158.64 4,446,912,599.26 -1178.43%
0.57% 1120.23% -91.76%
HongKong & Shanghai Banking Corporation 5,236,434,312.10 5,155,376,110.01 101.57%
4,175,703,914.79 5,524,361,185.42 75.59%
1,060,730,397.31 -368,985,075.41 25.99%
25.40% -6.68% 34.38%
Korea Exchange Bank 547,963,102.12 574,154,130.72 95.44%
622,081,667.32 583,041,140.10 106.70%
-74,118,565.20 -8,887,009.38 -11.26%
-11.91% -1.52% -10.55%
Deutsche Bank AG 1,301,322,923.52 1,451,250,289.02 89.67%
3,279,741,854.26 1,465,660,409.12 223.77%
-1,978,418,930.74 -14,410,120.10 -134.10%
-60.32% -0.98% -59.93%
ANZ Banking Group Ltd 2,101,814,224.35 2,426,645,703.15 86.61%
1,387,062,003.08 2,483,140,793.85 55.86%
714,752,221.27 -56,495,090.70 30.75%
51.53% -2.28% 55.06%
Asia United Bank Corporation 9,574,314,652.64 11,341,105,388.50 84.42%
9,466,569,125.56 11,557,038,013.51 81.91%
107,745,527.08 -215,932,625.01 2.51%
1.14% -1.87% 3.06%
Mega International Commercial Bank Company Limited 668,192,835.94 806,269,723.00 82.87%
716,835,863.00 809,226,402.15 88.58%
-48,643,027.06 -2,956,679.15 -5.71%
-6.79% -0.37% -6.44%
Union Bank of the Philippines 42,296,512,583.07 52,688,551,721.95 80.28%
40,003,600,777.57 52,249,323,368.83 76.56%
2,292,911,805.50 439,228,353.12 3.71%
5.73% 0.84% 4.85%
East West Banking Corporation 12,414,495,873.39 20,066,410,961.86 61.87%
12,241,660,915.00 17,697,163,565.41 69.17%
172,834,958.39 2,369,247,396.45 -7.31%
1.41% 13.39% -10.56%
Mizuho Corporate Bank Ltd. - Manila Branch 976,812,466.95 1,622,761,195.48 60.19%
856,008,711.75 1,620,945,314.41 52.81%
120,803,755.20 1,815,881.07 7.39%
14.11% 0.11% 13.98%
Metropolitan Bank & Trust Company 65,185,952,405.94 112,655,751,057.95 57.86%
59,066,123,023.34 114,491,444,450.66 51.59%
6,119,829,382.60 -1,835,693,392.71 6.27%
10.36% -1.60% 12.16%
Land Bank of the Philippines 30,602,262,628.92 55,176,261,963.48 55.46%
27,526,269,033.71 51,456,405,333.75 53.49%
3,075,993,595.21 3,719,856,629.73 1.97%
11.17% 7.23% 3.68%
Rizal Commercial Banking Corporation 20,540,134,877.89 42,748,717,015.67 48.05%
26,931,182,478.09 36,272,524,028.31 74.25%
-6,391,047,600.20 6,476,192,987.36 -26.20%
-23.73% 17.85% -35.29%
Development Bank of the Philippines 16,953,048,173.15 37,050,965,390.28 45.76%
17,699,492,854.59 35,387,649,348.25 50.02%
-746,444,681.44 1,663,316,042.03 -4.26%
-4.22% 4.70% -8.52%
Chinatrust (Philippines) Commercial Banking Corporation 2,999,396,492.50 6,615,784,871.99 45.34%
1,241,753,004.91 6,330,948,365.80 19.61%
1,757,643,487.59 284,836,506.19 25.72%
141.55% 4.50% 131.15%
Banco De Oro Unibank 76,118,647,331.28 177,441,845,877.26 42.90%
76,233,226,086.74 164,200,302,494.77 46.43%
-114,578,755.46 13,241,543,382.49 -3.53%
-0.15% 8.06% -7.60%
Bank of the Philippine Islands 43,644,138,071.24 101,796,874,232.99 42.87%
46,085,756,663.14 98,659,354,960.12 46.71%
-2,441,618,591.90 3,137,519,272.87 -3.84%
-5.30% 3.18% -8.22%
China Banking Corporation 18,589,861,029.02 44,477,168,533.72 41.80%
19,660,385,488.71 44,573,150,968.01 44.11%
-1,070,524,459.69 -95,982,434.29 -2.31%
-5.45% -0.22% -5.24%
Maybank Philippines Inc. 3,654,345,354.05 9,079,475,717.27 40.25%
3,418,141,480.22 5,833,302,969.32 58.60%
236,203,873.83 3,246,172,747.95 -18.35%
6.91% 55.65% -31.31%
Philippine Trust Company 6,745,136,340.64 18,382,183,736.20 36.69%
7,993,333,168.52 16,641,374,510.58 48.03%
-1,248,196,827.88 1,740,809,225.62 -11.34%
-15.62% 10.46% -23.61%
Robinsons Bank Corporation 2,104,079,483.94 6,081,708,945.68 34.60%
2,272,055,418.39 5,643,568,553.73 40.26%
-167,975,934.45 438,140,391.95 -5.66%
-7.39% 7.76% -14.06%
Internationale Nederlanden Groep BK 898,242,611.48 2,655,531,906.93 33.83%
669,970,501.45 2,682,900,657.30 24.97%
228,272,110.03 -27,368,750.37 8.85%
34.07% -1.02% 35.45%
Security Bank Corporation 8,469,118,833.16 39,137,952,338.88 21.64%
8,472,633,153.76 31,614,925,250.60 26.80%
-3,514,320.60 7,523,027,088.28 -5.16%
-0.04% 23.80% -19.26%
Al-Amanah Islamic Bank of the Philippines 78,110,484.90 445,124,546.72 17.55%
83,636,709.00 493,416,267.73 16.95%
-5,526,224.10 -48,291,721.01 0.60%
-6.61% -9.79% 3.52%
JP Morgan Chase National Bank Association 91,228,292.89 1,399,233,600.00 6.52%
96,921,240.33 1,405,934,000.00 6.89%
-5,692,947.44 -6,700,400.00 -0.37%
-5.87% -0.48% -5.42%
BDO Private Bank, Inc. 254,937,650.87 5,260,407,527.13 4.85%
299,711,692.00 4,778,255,132.13 6.27%
-44,774,041.13 482,152,395.00 -1.43%
-14.94% 10.09% -22.74%
Bank of America N.A. 29,150,755.92 606,696,709.20 4.80%
28,752,426.00 604,696,709.20 4.75%
398,329.92 2,000,000.00 0.05%
1.39% 0.33% 1.05%
The Bank of Tokyo - Mitsubishi UFJ Ltd 94,861,210.34 2,278,627,961.84 4.16%
57,456,069.37 2,278,505,311.02 2.52%
37,405,140.97 122,650.82 1.64%
65.10% 0.01% 65.09%
Bangkok Bank Public Co. Ltd 29,335,883.33 1,230,488,677.00 2.38%
28,978,615.90 1,219,794,847.00 2.38%
357,267.43 10,693,830.00 0.01%
1.23% 0.88% 0.35%
Allied Banking Corporation* NA NA NA
13,226,664,523.39 21,015,035,816.61 62.94%
NA NA NA
NA NA NA
Grand Total 634,829,766,203.46 903,424,891,005.46 70.27%
579,689,432,296.86 828,433,968,686.09 69.97%
68,366,998,429.99 96,005,958,135.98 0.30%
11.79% 11.59% 0.42%
































* Merged with Philippine National Bank

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' Published Statements of Condition as of December 31, 2012 and March 31, 2013 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. 

Thursday, August 22, 2013

A Simple Stress Test of Philippine Thrift Banks as of December 31, 2012

Editor's Note: This is an updated version of an earlier blog post entitled: "A Simple Stress Test of Philippine Thrift Banks as of September 30, 2012".


In an April 9, 2012 article entitled "Stress Test Proves Strength of PH Banks", "Philippine banks are seen to survive a disaster in which the various lenders are forced to write off loans as large as PhP 36 billion without asking shareholders, the central bank, or the national government for bailout money."  This assertion stems from a recent stress test conducted by the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) on all 55 regular and commercial and expanded license banks.

For Philippine Commercial Banks, these NPLs currently comprise PhP 71.727 billion or 8.46% of the PhP 847.757 billion in Stockholders Equity (SE) as of December 31, 2012.  So, writing off 50% of the Philippine Commercial Banking NPLs would reduce their aggregate stockholders equity by a little more than 4%.

For Philippine Thrift Banks, the NPL levels are much higher on a relative basis.  As of December 31, 2012, Philippine Thrift Bank NPLs amounted to PhP 24.705 billion or 30.50% of the PhP 81.006 billion of Stockholders Equity of the Philippine Thrift Banking System for the same period.  This is more than three times the level of the Philippine Commercial Banking System.  As a consequence, Philippine Thrift Banks, as a whole, are much more vulnerable to a 50% NPL write-off, simply because the NPL levels are so much higher than that of Philippine Commercial Banks.

In a 50% write-off of NPLs would reduce the Stockholders Equity of Philippine Thrift Banks by more than 15%.  Naturally, some banks would be more affected than others.  (Weak banks are highlighted in yellow.  For more information regarding this, please read "Philippine Thrift Banks Deteriorate in the 4th Quarter of 2012").

The stockholder's equity of one bank's equity, The Real Bank,  would be completely wiped out. One other bank, Citibank Savings, Inc., would experience a near wipe-out of its stockholder's equity.  Citibank Savings Inc. is the local subsidiary of a foreign bank and, as such, has little or no capital.  In a crisis, it would rely on its "home-host" arrangement wherein the mother ship (the foreign parent) sends more funds and/or capital when local regulators or counterparties require it.  Seven other banks, namely, The Palawan Bank (56.10% decline in SE), Opportunity Kauswagan Bank, Inc. (51.82% decline in SE), Silangan Savings and Loan Bank, Inc. (39.88% decline in SE), Legazpi Development Bank (37.08% decline in SE), Planters Development Bank (36.19% decline in SE), Bataan Development Bank (32.87% decline in SE), Comsavings Bank (31.27% decline in SE), would be severely affected.

It should be noted that the stockholder's equity of one bank, Inter-Asia Development Bank, is already wiped out at a negative Php 16.307 million.  However, due to other capital accounts, and loan loss reserves, its Total Capital Cushion stands at a positive Php 12.527 million.


Philippine Thrift Banking System
NPL as % of SE
December 31, 2012









NPL SE NPL/SE
Bank (In PHP) (In PHP) (In %)
The Real Bank (A Thrift Bank) Inc. 3,222,766,850.29 1,265,377,014.80 254.69%
Citibank Savings Inc. 2,486,951,318.70 1,471,728,852.82 168.98%
The Palawan Bank 18,704,567.06 16,669,997.10 112.20%
Opportunity Kauswagan Bank, Inc. 83,197,928.00 80,270,857.14 103.65%
Silangan Savings and Loan Bank, Inc. 8,315,990.48 10,426,695.85 79.76%
Legazpi Savings Bank Inc. 136,824,757.59 184,484,675.09 74.17%
Planters Development Bank 2,847,117,574.72 3,933,416,724.92 72.38%
Bataan Development Bank 43,500,675.28 66,174,804.97 65.74%
Comsavings Bank 206,029,584.59 329,437,343.85 62.54%
Philippine Postal Savings Bank 429,267,774.36 720,553,426.82 59.57%
Security Bank Savings Corporation 593,194,254.69 1,164,978,185.29 50.92%
Luzon Development Bank 195,318,430.22 430,630,148.29 45.36%
Sterling Bank of Asia Inc. 813,196,974.83 1,925,297,568.78 42.24%
Pampanga Development Bank 46,551,826.06 110,544,474.60 42.11%
Farmers Savings & Loan Bank 37,600,994.00 100,560,559.07 37.39%
Village SLA, Inc. 26,263,990.41 71,843,132.74 36.56%
Allied Savings Bank 327,204,614.68 965,096,245.83 33.90%
Philippine Savings Bank 4,485,056,371.34 14,057,478,857.55 31.91%
Philippine Resources Savings Banking Corporation 405,464,203.96 1,292,900,034.16 31.36%
Malayan Bank Savings & Mortgage Bank 321,929,248.00 1,035,267,589.45 31.10%
Malasiqui Progressive SLB, Inc. 14,315,768.15 49,987,515.03 28.64%
Penbank, Inc. 74,320,872.77 260,777,698.81 28.50%
BPI Globe Banko Inc. Savings Bank 120,129,632.77 430,485,231.40 27.91%
Hiyas Savings & Loan Bank 44,585,516.05 160,302,962.64 27.81%
Tong Yang Savings Bank Inc. 109,111,957.87 407,290,508.71 26.79%
University Savings Bank 50,160,494.53 206,480,660.11 24.29%
BPI Direct Savings Bank 174,258,655.61 773,096,878.68 22.54%
Sampaguita SLA 11,229,144.04 50,542,973.94 22.22%
BPI Family Savings Bank 3,548,824,537.29 16,011,851,692.99 22.16%
Iloilo City Development Bank 14,869,625.86 67,932,197.37 21.89%
Equicom SB 101,692,569.70 468,281,883.21 21.72%
First Consolidated Bank 387,125,970.42 1,837,644,911.58 21.07%
Lemery Savings & Loan Bank, Inc. 13,752,022.51 69,458,939.81 19.80%
Wealth Bank - A Development Bank 73,493,574.61 376,293,333.07 19.53%
RCBC Savings Bank 1,406,564,983.60 7,471,776,051.03 18.83%
World Partners Bank (A Thrift Bank) 29,262,890.43 156,031,013.98 18.75%
Cordillera Savings Bank 19,364,067.30 104,333,928.64 18.56%
Maritime SLA 11,009,354.29 66,825,925.53 16.47%
Producers Savings Bank 150,342,450.09 1,015,203,873.52 14.81%
Philippine Business Bank 626,147,411.17 4,366,201,214.92 14.34%
Business & Consumers Bank 10,741,580.17 76,198,635.89 14.10%
UCPB Savings Bank 294,135,575.67 2,309,192,732.36 12.74%
Quezon Coconut Producers SLB Inc. 7,095,575.02 56,803,234.03 12.49%
Dungganon Bank 6,633,120.66 64,165,815.17 10.34%
Pridestar Development Bank 7,066,828.55 68,537,310.54 10.31%
Dumaguete City Development Bank 22,162,072.29 218,863,506.18 10.13%
Metro Cebu Public Savings Bank 6,811,800.97 69,109,884.69 9.86%
City Savings Bank 213,188,951.25 2,300,189,245.06 9.27%
Pacific Ace Savings Bank 6,811,790.66 73,957,223.31 9.21%
Century Savings Bank 79,152,574.58 899,914,431.63 8.80%
China Bank Savings 92,723,003.28 1,082,690,980.75 8.56%
Life Savings Bank 5,137,364.70 64,237,143.98 8.00%
The Queen City Development Bank 47,111,032.75 668,964,003.13 7.04%
Northpoint Development Bank 4,600,700.26 72,734,632.66 6.33%
Card SME Bank Inc. (A Thrift Bank) 11,586,934.61 197,354,860.15 5.87%
CityState Savings Bank 30,994,531.21 789,176,374.21 3.93%
Bank One Savings and Trust Corp. 20,048,326.36 528,138,788.26 3.80%
Tower Development Bank 4,161,446.13 113,310,987.90 3.67%
HSBC Savings Bank (Phils) Inc. 89,684,229.65 3,145,449,733.35 2.85%
Microfinance Maximum SB (Maxbank) 1,676,405.54 61,837,099.50 2.71%
Optimum Development Bank 13,702,260.73 685,288,993.87 2.00%
Progress SLA 1,342,455.20 83,696,908.36 1.60%
Merchants Savings & Loan Association Inc. 430,478.95 637,333,846.63 0.07%
BDO Elite Savings Bank 0.00 1,562,651,618.55 0.00%
Enterprise Bank Inc. 0.00 190,077,000.36 0.00%
Isla Bank (A Thrift Bank) Inc. 0.00 635,967,112.97 0.00%
Sun Savings Bank 0.00 76,708,561.42 0.00%
United Overseas Bank Philippines 0.00 705,498,454.77 0.00%
Inter-Asia Development Bank 12,449,224.59 -16,306,811.18 -76.34%
Bataan SLA NA NA NA
Grand Total 24,704,467,692.10 81,005,678,892.59 30.50%


Source: www.bsp.gov.ph



Are NPLs the Right Numbers to Look At?

In a financial crisis, a loan that is current can very well become past due, and a past due loan can become a non-performing loan, and a non-performing loan can become a loan write-off.  The real number to look at are the loans that the banks and BSP already consider doubtful: Classified Loans.

Investopedia.com defines "Classified Loans" as:

"Any bank loan that is in danger of default. Classified loans have unpaid interest and principal outstanding, and it is unclear whether the bank will be able to recoup the loan proceeds from the borrower. Banks usually categorize such loans as adversely classified assets on their books."

The US Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), similar to our very own Philippine Deposit Insurance Corporation (PDIC), defines Classified Loans as:

"Loans classified Loss are considered uncollectible and of such little value that their continuance as bankable assets is not warranted. This classification does not mean that the loan has absolutely no recovery or salvage value but rather it is not practical or desirable to defer writing off this basically worthless asset even though partial recovery may be effected in the future."

In Circular #0247 dated May 19, 2000, BSP defines Classified Loans as loans which possess the following characteristics:
  1. Loans especially mentioned because they have potential weaknesses that deserve Management's close attention;
  2. Substandard Loans are loans which appear to involve a substantial and unreasonable degree of risk to the institution because of unfavorable record or unsatisfactory characteristics;
  3. Doubtful Loans are Substandard Loans with the added characteristics that existing facts, conditions, and values make collection or liquidation in full highly improbable and in which substantial loss is probable;
  4. Loss are loans that are considered uncollectible or worthless and are of such little value that their continuance as bankable assets is not warranted although the loans may have some recovery or salvage value.
The circular mandates that an allowance for probable losses should be set up in accordance with the following schedule:
  1. Loans Especially Mentioned: 5%
  2. Substandard - Secured: 6% - 25%
  3. Substandard - Unsecured: 25%
  4. Doubtful: 50%
  5. Loss: 100%
 As of December 30, 2012, "Classified Loans and Other Risky Assets" of the Philippine Thrift Banking System amounted to PhP 61.508 billion or almost 2.5 times the size of the thrift banking system NPLs of PhP 24.705 billion for the same period.  Consequently, any write-offs of Classified Loans will have almost three times the impact of an NPL write-off.




Philippine Thrift Banking System
Classified Loans vs. NPLs
December 31, 2012





Classified Loans NPLs Classified Loans/NPLs
Bank (In Php) (In Php) (In %)
The Real Bank (A Thrift Bank) Inc. 7,365,466,009.06 11,229,144.04 65592.41%
Security Bank Savings Corporation 1,832,207,546.10 8,315,990.48 22032.34%
Life Savings Bank 171,683,414.25 5,137,364.70 3341.86%
Philippine Savings Bank 12,103,215,539.95 405,464,203.96 2985.03%
Iloilo City Development Bank 298,585,142.94 14,869,625.86 2008.02%
Village SLA, Inc. 449,504,632.00 26,263,990.41 1711.49%
China Bank Savings 1,536,101,233.09 92,723,003.28 1656.66%
Bank One Savings and Trust Corp. 205,075,040.39 20,048,326.36 1022.90%
Business & Consumers Bank 83,632,670.01 10,741,580.17 778.59%
Dumaguete City Development Bank 169,540,000.00 22,162,072.29 765.00%
RCBC Savings Bank 8,915,418,143.00 1,406,564,983.60 633.84%
Inter-Asia Development Bank 77,098,031.13 12,449,224.59 619.30%
Comsavings Bank 1,275,879,789.57 206,029,584.59 619.27%
University Savings Bank 301,881,570.73 50,160,494.53 601.83%
Legazpi Savings Bank Inc. 627,281,000.00 136,824,757.59 458.46%
Tower Development Bank 16,820,545.00 4,161,446.13 404.20%
CityState Savings Bank 109,707,511.72 30,994,531.21 353.96%
Metro Cebu Public Savings Bank 21,788,122.03 6,811,800.97 319.86%
Equicom SB 318,414,084.49 101,692,569.70 313.11%
UCPB Savings Bank 871,879,199.72 294,135,575.67 296.42%
Malayan Bank Savings & Mortgage Bank 943,996,690.79 321,929,248.00 293.23%
Farmers Savings & Loan Bank 108,830,885.36 37,600,994.00 289.44%
BPI Globe Banko Inc. Savings Bank 347,171,299.46 120,129,632.77 289.00%
Progress SLA 3,571,915.60 1,342,455.20 266.07%
HSBC Savings Bank (Phils) Inc. 225,365,387.78 89,684,229.65 251.29%
Bataan Development Bank 102,400,000.00 43,500,675.28 235.40%
First Consolidated Bank 809,084,393.84 387,125,970.42 209.00%
Tong Yang Savings Bank Inc. 221,895,055.32 109,111,957.87 203.36%
Quezon Coconut Producers SLB Inc. 14,406,237.66 7,095,575.02 203.03%
BPI Family Savings Bank 7,144,944,313.26 3,548,824,537.29 201.33%
Penbank, Inc. 146,700,941.96 74,320,872.77 197.39%
Cordillera Savings Bank 38,180,991.33 19,364,067.30 197.17%
Philippine Business Bank 1,184,818,220.39 626,147,411.17 189.22%
Merchants Savings & Loan Association Inc. 795,000.00 430,478.95 184.68%
Planters Development Bank 5,015,541,380.46 2,847,117,574.72 176.16%
Maritime SLA 18,463,195.45 11,009,354.29 167.70%
Producers Savings Bank 242,913,468.11 150,342,450.09 161.57%
Allied Savings Bank 398,214,763.48 327,204,614.68 121.70%
Philippine Postal Savings Bank 489,404,754.28 429,267,774.36 114.01%
Dungganon Bank 7,410,175.55 6,633,120.66 111.71%
Citibank Savings Inc. 2,732,079,124.20 2,486,951,318.70 109.86%
City Savings Bank 233,835,797.02 213,188,951.25 109.68%
BPI Direct Savings Bank 188,361,996.97 174,258,655.61 108.09%
Lemery Savings & Loan Bank, Inc. 13,764,073.96 13,752,022.51 100.09%
Card SME Bank Inc. (A Thrift Bank) 11,586,934.61 11,586,934.61 100.00%
Century Savings Bank 79,152,574.58 79,152,574.58 100.00%
Hiyas Savings & Loan Bank 44,585,516.05 44,585,516.05 100.00%
Malasiqui Progressive SLB, Inc. 14,315,768.15 14,315,768.15 100.00%
Microfinance Maximum SB (Maxbank) 1,676,405.54 1,676,405.54 100.00%
Northpoint Development Bank 4,600,700.26 4,600,700.26 100.00%
Opportunity Kauswagan Bank, Inc. 83,197,928.00 83,197,928.00 100.00%
Optimum Development Bank 13,702,260.73 13,702,260.73 100.00%
Pacific Ace Savings Bank 6,811,790.66 6,811,790.66 100.00%
Pampanga Development Bank 46,551,826.06 46,551,826.06 100.00%
Pridestar Development Bank 7,066,828.55 7,066,828.55 100.00%
Wealth Bank - A Development Bank 73,493,574.61 73,493,574.61 100.00%
World Partners Bank (A Thrift Bank) 29,262,890.43 29,262,890.43 100.00%
Luzon Development Bank 192,710,117.71 195,318,430.22 98.66%
The Palawan Bank Inc. 18,704,567.06 47,111,032.75 39.70%
Philippine Resources Savings Banking Corporation 1,655,999,037.20 4,485,056,371.34 36.92%
Sun Savings Bank 5,199,118.79 18,704,567.06 27.80%
Sampaguita SLA 28,500,583.91 593,194,254.69 4.80%
The Queen City Development Bank 75,766,048.80 3,222,766,850.29 2.35%
Silangan Savings and Loan Bank, Inc. 16,384,090.99 813,196,974.83 2.01%
BDO Elite Savings Bank 0.00 0.00 NA
Enterprise Bank Inc. 0.00 0.00 NA
Isla Bank (A Thrift Bank) Inc. 34,550,874.58 0.00 NA
Sterling Bank of Asia Inc. 813,196,974.83 0.00 NA
United Overseas Bank Philippines 867,269,011.62 0.00 NA
Bataan SLA NA NA NA
Grand Total 61,507,614,711.13 24,704,467,692.10 248.97%

Source: www.bsp.gov.ph



This level of classified loans should be measured against the bank's "capital cushion" or its ability to absorb losses.  Capital Cushion is normally defined as a bank's "Tangible Common Equity" plus its Loan Loss Reserves.  Tangible Common Equity (TCE) refers to the subset of shareholders' equity that is not preferred equity and not intangible assets.  So it excludes such items as Hybrid equity (like preferred shares) and goodwill.

By this measure, the level of "Classified Loans and other Risky Assets" amounts to 70.08% of the PhP 87.764 billion in Total Capital Cushion of Philippine Thrift Banks as of December 31, 2012.


Philippine Thrift Banking System
Classified Loans as % of Total Capital Cushion
December 31, 2012









Classified Loans Total Capital Cushion Classified Loans/Total Capital Cushion
Bank (In Php) (In Php) (In %)
The Real Bank (A Thrift Bank) Inc. 7,365,466,009.06 819,806,739.79 898.44%
Inter-Asia Development Bank 77,098,031.13 12,527,419.93 615.43%
Village SLA, Inc. 449,504,632.00 85,106,104.94 528.17%
Iloilo City Development Bank 298,585,142.94 66,532,072.05 448.78%
Comsavings Bank 1,275,879,789.57 394,231,674.83 323.64%
Life Savings Bank 171,683,414.25 65,456,807.08 262.29%
Legazpi Savings Bank Inc. 627,281,000.00 361,050,520.81 173.74%
China Bank Savings 1,536,101,233.09 911,544,737.69 168.52%
University Savings Bank 301,881,570.73 228,612,951.12 132.05%
Bataan Development Bank 102,400,000.00 77,754,277.41 131.70%
Philippine Resources Savings Banking Corporation 1,655,999,037.20 1,280,833,710.22 129.29%
RCBC Savings Bank 8,915,418,143.00 7,182,065,835.47 124.13%
Planters Development Bank 5,015,541,380.46 4,476,918,961.89 112.03%
Business & Consumers Bank 83,632,670.01 79,778,218.98 104.83%
Farmers Savings & Loan Bank 108,830,885.36 120,105,189.66 90.61%
Security Bank Savings Corporation 1,832,207,546.10 2,117,832,548.04 86.51%
Malayan Bank Savings & Mortgage Bank 943,996,690.79 1,150,906,649.00 82.02%
Dumaguete City Development Bank 169,540,000.00 217,297,074.83 78.02%
Philippine Savings Bank 12,103,215,539.95 16,065,835,469.57 75.34%
The Palawan Bank Inc. 18,704,567.06 25,911,081.73 72.19%
Citibank Savings Inc. 2,732,079,124.20 3,917,361,113.08 69.74%
Equicom SB 318,414,084.49 526,478,368.74 60.48%
United Overseas Bank Philippines 867,269,011.62 1,444,345,423.54 60.05%
Philippine Postal Savings Bank 489,404,754.28 877,330,533.58 55.78%
Penbank, Inc. 146,700,941.96 285,232,586.90 51.43%
Opportunity Kauswagan Bank, Inc. 83,197,928.00 170,899,309.83 48.68%
BPI Family Savings Bank 7,144,944,313.26 15,860,798,666.60 45.05%
BPI Globe Banko Inc. Savings Bank 347,171,299.46 782,143,645.87 44.39%
First Consolidated Bank 809,084,393.84 1,970,817,172.11 41.05%
Bank One Savings and Trust Corp. 205,075,040.39 522,793,794.10 39.23%
Luzon Development Bank 192,710,117.71 492,360,638.92 39.14%
Sterling Bank of Asia Inc. 813,196,974.83 2,083,878,433.82 39.02%
Allied Savings Bank 398,214,763.48 1,029,058,182.69 38.70%
Pampanga Development Bank 46,551,826.06 126,267,718.61 36.87%
Tong Yang Savings Bank Inc. 221,895,055.32 627,270,962.27 35.37%
Sampaguita SLA 28,500,583.91 84,232,190.43 33.84%
UCPB Savings Bank 871,879,199.72 2,579,430,757.11 33.80%
Silangan Savings and Loan Bank, Inc. 16,384,090.99 51,238,430.87 31.98%
Cordillera Savings Bank 38,180,991.33 123,806,190.07 30.84%
Philippine Business Bank 1,184,818,220.39 3,852,281,882.85 30.76%
Metro Cebu Public Savings Bank 21,788,122.03 71,210,205.16 30.60%
Maritime SLA 18,463,195.45 69,271,831.58 26.65%
Hiyas Savings & Loan Bank 44,585,516.05 175,599,508.50 25.39%
Malasiqui Progressive SLB, Inc. 14,315,768.15 57,487,437.99 24.90%
Quezon Coconut Producers SLB Inc. 14,406,237.66 58,253,245.56 24.73%
BPI Direct Savings Bank 188,361,996.97 787,541,250.61 23.92%
Producers Savings Bank 242,913,468.11 1,045,373,505.87 23.24%
Lemery Savings & Loan Bank, Inc. 13,764,073.96 74,467,764.45 18.48%
Wealth Bank - A Development Bank 73,493,574.61 417,967,098.12 17.58%
World Partners Bank (A Thrift Bank) 29,262,890.43 182,889,092.93 16.00%
Tower Development Bank 16,820,545.00 115,765,899.34 14.53%
CityState Savings Bank 109,707,511.72 808,185,795.23 13.57%
City Savings Bank 233,835,797.02 1,947,420,462.29 12.01%
Dungganon Bank 7,410,175.55 62,935,596.15 11.77%
The Queen City Development Bank 75,766,048.80 678,792,264.05 11.16%
Pridestar Development Bank 7,066,828.55 74,627,626.02 9.47%
Century Savings Bank 79,152,574.58 873,232,215.08 9.06%
Pacific Ace Savings Bank 6,811,790.66 75,921,914.77 8.97%
HSBC Savings Bank (Phils) Inc. 225,365,387.78 2,861,807,423.16 7.87%
Sun Savings Bank 5,199,118.79 77,692,055.29 6.69%
Card SME Bank Inc. (A Thrift Bank) 11,586,934.61 201,058,032.28 5.76%
Isla Bank (A Thrift Bank) Inc. 34,550,874.58 631,893,880.25 5.47%
Northpoint Development Bank 4,600,700.26 93,901,080.98 4.90%
Progress SLA 3,571,915.60 83,990,340.37 4.25%
Microfinance Maximum SB (Maxbank) 1,676,405.54 61,231,684.17 2.74%
Optimum Development Bank 13,702,260.73 675,732,293.95 2.03%
Merchants Savings & Loan Association Inc. 795,000.00 640,602,537.64 0.12%
BDO Elite Savings Bank 0.00 1,507,557,562.16 0.00%
Enterprise Bank Inc. 0.00 203,469,413.04 0.00%
Bataan SLA NA 0.00 NA
Grand Total 61,507,614,711.13 87,764,013,064.02 70.08%

Source: www.bsp.gov.ph




Stress Test Scenarios

Aggregate

So how will a 10%, 20%, 30%, 40%, and even 50% write-off of Classified Loans affect the Total Capital Cushion of the Philippine Thrift Banking System?

In the aggregate, if Classified Loans amount to 70.08% of the thrift banking system's Total Capital Cushion, then it follows that a 10% write-off of Classified Loans will reduce the total capital by 7.01% and a 50% write-off of classified loans will reduce the thrift banking system's Total Capital Cushion by 35.04%.

Individual Banks

A 10% write-off of Classified Loans would nearly wipe out the Total Capital Cusion of one bank (The Real Bank) and severely impact (by 30% or more) the Total Capital Cushion of  four more banks (severely affected banks highlighted in yellow).

  1. The Real Bank (89.84% reduction in Total Capital Cushion)
  2. Inter-Asia Development Bank (61.54% reduction in Total Capital Cushion)
  3. Village SLA, Inc. (52.82% reduction in Total Capital Cushion)
  4. Iloilo City Development Bank (44.88% reduction in Total Capital Cushion)
  5. Comsavings Bank (32.36% reduction in Total Capital Cushion)

A 20% write-off of Classified Loans will totally wipe out the Total Capital Cushion of three banks and severely impact the Total Capital Cushion of five more banks:

  1. The Real Bank (179.69% reduction in Total Capital Cushion)
  2. Inter-Asia Development Bank (123.09% in Total Capital Cushion)
  3. Village SLA, Inc. (104.83% reduction in Total Capital Cushion)
  4. Iloilo City Development Bank (89.76% reduction in Total Capital Cushion)
  5. Comsavings Bank (64.73% reduction in Total Capital Cushion)
  6. Life Savings Bank (52.46% reduction in Total Capital Cushion)
  7. Legazpi Savings Bank Inc. (34.75% reduction in Total Capital Cushion)
  8. China Bank Savings (33.70% reduction in Total Capital Cushion)
A 30% write-off of Classified Loans will totally wipe out the Total Capital Cushion of four banks and severely affect (reduce by 30% or more) the Total Capital Cushion of ten other banks:
  1. The Real Bank (269.53% reduction in Total Capital Cushion)
  2. Inter-Asia Development Bank (184.63% in Total Capital Cushion)
  3. Village SLA, Inc. (158.45% reduction in Total Capital Cushion)
  4. Iloilo City Development Bank (134.64% reduction in Total Capital Cushion)
  5. Comsavings Bank (97.09% reduction in Total Capital Cushion)
  6. Life Savings Bank (78.69% reduction in Total Capital Cushion)
  7. Legazpi Savings Bank Inc. (52.12% reduction in Total Capital Cushion)
  8. China Bank Savings (50.55% reduction in Total Capital Cushion)
  9. University Savings Bank (39.61% reduction in Total Capital Cushion)
  10. Bataan Development Bank (39.61% reduction in Total Capital Cushion)
  11. Philippine Resources Savings Banking Corporation (38.79% reduction in Total Capital Cushion)
  12. RCBC Savings Bank (37.24% reduction in Total Capital Cushion)
  13. Planters Development Bank (33.61% reduction in Total Capital Cushion)
  14. Business & Consumers Bank (31.45% reduction in Total Capital Cushion)
A 40% write-off of Classified Loans will totally wipe out the Total Capital Cushion of six banks and severely affect (reduce by 30% or more) the Total Capital Cushion of thirteen more banks:
  1. The Real Bank (359.38% reduction in Total Capital Cushion)
  2. Inter-Asia Development Bank (246.17% in Total Capital Cushion)
  3. Village SLA, Inc. (211.27% reduction in Total Capital Cushion)
  4. Iloilo City Development Bank (179.51% reduction in Total Capital Cushion)
  5. Comsavings Bank (129.45% reduction in Total Capital Cushion)
  6. Life Savings Bank (104.91% reduction in Total Capital Cushion)
  7. Legazpi Savings Bank Inc. (69.50% reduction in Total Capital Cushion)
  8. China Bank Savings (67.41% reduction in Total Capital Cushion)
  9. University Savings Bank (52.82% reduction in Total Capital Cushion)
  10. Bataan Development Bank (52.68% reduction in Total Capital Cushion)
  11. Philippine Resources Savings Banking Corporation (51.72% reduction in Total Capital Cushion)
  12. RCBC Savings Bank (49.65% reduction in Total Capital Cushion)
  13. Planters Development Bank (44.81% reduction in Total Capital Cushion)
  14. Business & Consumers Bank (41.93% reduction in Total Capital Cushion)
  15. Farmers Savings & Loan Bank (36.25% reduction in Total Capital Cushion)
  16. Security Bank Savings Corporation (34.61% reduction in Total Capital Cushion)
  17. Malayan Bank Savings & Mortgage Bank (32.81% reduction in Total Capital Cushion)
  18. Dumaguete City Development Bank (31.21% reduction in Total Capital Cushion)
  19. Philippine Savings Bank (30.13% reduction in Total Capital Cushion)

A 50% write-off of Classified Loans will totally wipe out the Total Capital Cushion of six banks and severely affect (reduce by 30% or more) the Total Capital Cushion of seventeen more banks:
  1. The Real Bank (449.22% reduction in Total Capital Cushion)
  2. Inter-Asia Development Bank (307.72% in Total Capital Cushion)
  3. Village SLA, Inc. (264.08% reduction in Total Capital Cushion)
  4. Iloilo City Development Bank (224.39% reduction in Total Capital Cushion)
  5. Comsavings Bank (161.82% reduction in Total Capital Cushion)
  6. Life Savings Bank (131.14% reduction in Total Capital Cushion)
  7. Legazpi Savings Bank Inc. (86.87% reduction in Total Capital Cushion)
  8. China Bank Savings (84.26% reduction in Total Capital Cushion)
  9. University Savings Bank (66.02% reduction in Total Capital Cushion)
  10. Bataan Development Bank (65.85% reduction in Total Capital Cushion)
  11. Philippine Resources Savings Banking Corporation (64.65% reduction in Total Capital Cushion)
  12. RCBC Savings Bank (62.07% reduction in Total Capital Cushion)
  13. Planters Development Bank (56.02% reduction in Total Capital Cushion)
  14. Business & Consumers Bank (52.42% reduction in Total Capital Cushion)
  15. Farmers Savings & Loan Bank (45.31% reduction in Total Capital Cushion)
  16. Security Bank Savings Corporation (43.26% reduction in Total Capital Cushion)
  17. Malayan Bank Savings & Mortgage Bank (41.01% reduction in Total Capital Cushion)
  18. Dumaguete City Development Bank (39.01% reduction in Total Capital Cushion)
  19. Philippine Savings Bank (37.67% reduction in Total Capital Cushion)
  20. The Palawan Bank Inc. (36.09% reduction in Total Capital Cushion)
  21. Citibank Savings Inc. (34.87% reduction in Total Capital Cushion)
  22. Equicom SB (30.24% reduction in Total Capital Cushion)
  23. United Overseas Bank Philippines (30.02% reduction in Total Capital Cushion)
Please bear in mind that a number of these banks are already very weak and are in distress.  Please see a previous blog post: "Philippine Thrift Banks Deteriorate in the 4th Quarter of 2012"). Moreover, their capital can be overstated.  See a previous blog post "Can Philippine Thrift Banks Charge their Unbooked Losses Against Retained Earnings? - December 31, 2012".  As such, any reduction in their capital cushion could knock down an already weak bank.


Philippine Thrift Banking System
Classified Loans as % of Total Capital Cushion
December 31, 2012

















Classified Loans Total Capital Cushion Impact of 10% Loss on Total Capital Cushion Impact of 20% Loss on Total Capital Cushion Impact of 30% Loss on Total Capital Cushion Impact of 40% Loss on Total Capital Cushion Impact of 50% Loss on Total Capital Cushion
Bank (In Php) (In Php) (In %) (In %) (In %) (In %) (In %)
The Real Bank (A Thrift Bank) Inc. 7,365,466,009.06 819,806,739.79 89.84% 179.69% 269.53% 359.38% 449.22%
Inter-Asia Development Bank 77,098,031.13 12,527,419.93 61.54% 123.09% 184.63% 246.17% 307.72%
Village SLA, Inc. 449,504,632.00 85,106,104.94 52.82% 105.63% 158.45% 211.27% 264.08%
Iloilo City Development Bank 298,585,142.94 66,532,072.05 44.88% 89.76% 134.64% 179.51% 224.39%
Comsavings Bank 1,275,879,789.57 394,231,674.83 32.36% 64.73% 97.09% 129.45% 161.82%
Life Savings Bank 171,683,414.25 65,456,807.08 26.23% 52.46% 78.69% 104.91% 131.14%
Legazpi Savings Bank Inc. 627,281,000.00 361,050,520.81 17.37% 34.75% 52.12% 69.50% 86.87%
China Bank Savings 1,536,101,233.09 911,544,737.69 16.85% 33.70% 50.55% 67.41% 84.26%
University Savings Bank 301,881,570.73 228,612,951.12 13.20% 26.41% 39.61% 52.82% 66.02%
Bataan Development Bank 102,400,000.00 77,754,277.41 13.17% 26.34% 39.51% 52.68% 65.85%
Philippine Resources Savings Banking Corporation 1,655,999,037.20 1,280,833,710.22 12.93% 25.86% 38.79% 51.72% 64.65%
RCBC Savings Bank 8,915,418,143.00 7,182,065,835.47 12.41% 24.83% 37.24% 49.65% 62.07%
Planters Development Bank 5,015,541,380.46 4,476,918,961.89 11.20% 22.41% 33.61% 44.81% 56.02%
Business & Consumers Bank 83,632,670.01 79,778,218.98 10.48% 20.97% 31.45% 41.93% 52.42%
Farmers Savings & Loan Bank 108,830,885.36 120,105,189.66 9.06% 18.12% 27.18% 36.25% 45.31%
Security Bank Savings Corporation 1,832,207,546.10 2,117,832,548.04 8.65% 17.30% 25.95% 34.61% 43.26%
Malayan Bank Savings & Mortgage Bank 943,996,690.79 1,150,906,649.00 8.20% 16.40% 24.61% 32.81% 41.01%
Dumaguete City Development Bank 169,540,000.00 217,297,074.83 7.80% 15.60% 23.41% 31.21% 39.01%
Philippine Savings Bank 12,103,215,539.95 16,065,835,469.57 7.53% 15.07% 22.60% 30.13% 37.67%
The Palawan Bank Inc. 18,704,567.06 25,911,081.73 7.22% 14.44% 21.66% 28.88% 36.09%
Citibank Savings Inc. 2,732,079,124.20 3,917,361,113.08 6.97% 13.95% 20.92% 27.90% 34.87%
Equicom SB 318,414,084.49 526,478,368.74 6.05% 12.10% 18.14% 24.19% 30.24%
United Overseas Bank Philippines 867,269,011.62 1,444,345,423.54 6.00% 12.01% 18.01% 24.02% 30.02%
Philippine Postal Savings Bank 489,404,754.28 877,330,533.58 5.58% 11.16% 16.74% 22.31% 27.89%
Penbank, Inc. 146,700,941.96 285,232,586.90 5.14% 10.29% 15.43% 20.57% 25.72%
Opportunity Kauswagan Bank, Inc. 83,197,928.00 170,899,309.83 4.87% 9.74% 14.60% 19.47% 24.34%
BPI Family Savings Bank 7,144,944,313.26 15,860,798,666.60 4.50% 9.01% 13.51% 18.02% 22.52%
BPI Globe Banko Inc. Savings Bank 347,171,299.46 782,143,645.87 4.44% 8.88% 13.32% 17.75% 22.19%
First Consolidated Bank 809,084,393.84 1,970,817,172.11 4.11% 8.21% 12.32% 16.42% 20.53%
Bank One Savings and Trust Corp. 205,075,040.39 522,793,794.10 3.92% 7.85% 11.77% 15.69% 19.61%
Luzon Development Bank 192,710,117.71 492,360,638.92 3.91% 7.83% 11.74% 15.66% 19.57%
Sterling Bank of Asia Inc. 813,196,974.83 2,083,878,433.82 3.90% 7.80% 11.71% 15.61% 19.51%
Allied Savings Bank 398,214,763.48 1,029,058,182.69 3.87% 7.74% 11.61% 15.48% 19.35%
Pampanga Development Bank 46,551,826.06 126,267,718.61 3.69% 7.37% 11.06% 14.75% 18.43%
Tong Yang Savings Bank Inc. 221,895,055.32 627,270,962.27 3.54% 7.07% 10.61% 14.15% 17.69%
Sampaguita SLA 28,500,583.91 84,232,190.43 3.38% 6.77% 10.15% 13.53% 16.92%
UCPB Savings Bank 871,879,199.72 2,579,430,757.11 3.38% 6.76% 10.14% 13.52% 16.90%
Silangan Savings and Loan Bank, Inc. 16,384,090.99 51,238,430.87 3.20% 6.40% 9.59% 12.79% 15.99%
Cordillera Savings Bank 38,180,991.33 123,806,190.07 3.08% 6.17% 9.25% 12.34% 15.42%
Philippine Business Bank 1,184,818,220.39 3,852,281,882.85 3.08% 6.15% 9.23% 12.30% 15.38%
Metro Cebu Public Savings Bank 21,788,122.03 71,210,205.16 3.06% 6.12% 9.18% 12.24% 15.30%
Maritime SLA 18,463,195.45 69,271,831.58 2.67% 5.33% 8.00% 10.66% 13.33%
Hiyas Savings & Loan Bank 44,585,516.05 175,599,508.50 2.54% 5.08% 7.62% 10.16% 12.70%
Malasiqui Progressive SLB, Inc. 14,315,768.15 57,487,437.99 2.49% 4.98% 7.47% 9.96% 12.45%
Quezon Coconut Producers SLB Inc. 14,406,237.66 58,253,245.56 2.47% 4.95% 7.42% 9.89% 12.37%
BPI Direct Savings Bank 188,361,996.97 787,541,250.61 2.39% 4.78% 7.18% 9.57% 11.96%
Producers Savings Bank 242,913,468.11 1,045,373,505.87 2.32% 4.65% 6.97% 9.29% 11.62%
Lemery Savings & Loan Bank, Inc. 13,764,073.96 74,467,764.45 1.85% 3.70% 5.54% 7.39% 9.24%
Wealth Bank - A Development Bank 73,493,574.61 417,967,098.12 1.76% 3.52% 5.28% 7.03% 8.79%
World Partners Bank (A Thrift Bank) 29,262,890.43 182,889,092.93 1.60% 3.20% 4.80% 6.40% 8.00%
Tower Development Bank 16,820,545.00 115,765,899.34 1.45% 2.91% 4.36% 5.81% 7.26%
CityState Savings Bank 109,707,511.72 808,185,795.23 1.36% 2.71% 4.07% 5.43% 6.79%
City Savings Bank 233,835,797.02 1,947,420,462.29 1.20% 2.40% 3.60% 4.80% 6.00%
Dungganon Bank 7,410,175.55 62,935,596.15 1.18% 2.35% 3.53% 4.71% 5.89%
The Queen City Development Bank 75,766,048.80 678,792,264.05 1.12% 2.23% 3.35% 4.46% 5.58%
Pridestar Development Bank 7,066,828.55 74,627,626.02 0.95% 1.89% 2.84% 3.79% 4.73%
Century Savings Bank 79,152,574.58 873,232,215.08 0.91% 1.81% 2.72% 3.63% 4.53%
Pacific Ace Savings Bank 6,811,790.66 75,921,914.77 0.90% 1.79% 2.69% 3.59% 4.49%
HSBC Savings Bank (Phils) Inc. 225,365,387.78 2,861,807,423.16 0.79% 1.57% 2.36% 3.15% 3.94%
Sun Savings Bank 5,199,118.79 77,692,055.29 0.67% 1.34% 2.01% 2.68% 3.35%
Card SME Bank Inc. (A Thrift Bank) 11,586,934.61 201,058,032.28 0.58% 1.15% 1.73% 2.31% 2.88%
Isla Bank (A Thrift Bank) Inc. 34,550,874.58 631,893,880.25 0.55% 1.09% 1.64% 2.19% 2.73%
Northpoint Development Bank 4,600,700.26 93,901,080.98 0.49% 0.98% 1.47% 1.96% 2.45%
Progress SLA 3,571,915.60 83,990,340.37 0.43% 0.85% 1.28% 1.70% 2.13%
Microfinance Maximum SB (Maxbank) 1,676,405.54 61,231,684.17 0.27% 0.55% 0.82% 1.10% 1.37%
Optimum Development Bank 13,702,260.73 675,732,293.95 0.20% 0.41% 0.61% 0.81% 1.01%
Merchants Savings & Loan Association Inc. 795,000.00 640,602,537.64 0.01% 0.02% 0.04% 0.05% 0.06%
BDO Elite Savings Bank 0.00 1,507,557,562.16 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00%
Enterprise Bank Inc. 0.00 203,469,413.04 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00%
Bataan SLA NA 0.00 NA NA NA NA NA
Grand Total 61,507,614,711.13 87,764,013,064.02 7.01% 14.02% 21.02% 28.03% 35.04%