China Citic Bank's 2023 Profit Rose Despite Weaker Top Line
By Kimberley Kao
China Citic Bank's net profit rose 7.9% in 2023, even as its top line fell.
The China-based lender posted net profit of 67.02 billion yuan ($9.32 billion) for the year, up from CNY62.10 billion in 2022, it said in a release of preliminary results late Monday.
Operating income fell 2.6% to CNY205.90 billion, with the bank noting a "severe and complex external environment" during the year.
Operating profit rose 2.15% to CNY74.89 billion, while the bank's nonperforming-loan ratio fell 0.09 percentage point to 1.18% at the end of 2023.
Shares were 2.3% higher at midday, trimming losses this year to 1.6%.
Write to Kimberley Kao at kimberley.kao@wsj.com
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