MUSCAT– Bank Muscat, the flagship financial institution in the Sultanate of Oman, has announced its preliminary unaudited results for the three months ended 31 March 2023. The Bank posted a net profit of OMR 51.30 million for the period compared to OMR 48.26 million reported during the same period in 2022, an increase of 6.3 per cent.
The key highlights of the results for the period are as follows:
1) Net Interest Income from Conventional Banking and Net Income from Islamic Financing stood at OMR 91.71 million for the three months period ended 31 March 2023 compared to OMR 82.08 million for the same period in 2022, an increase of 11.7 per cent.
2) Non-interest income was OMR 31.50 million for the three months period ended 31 March 2023 as compared to OMR 31.83 million for the same period in 2022.
3) Operating expenses for the three months period ended 31 March 2023 was OMR 48.70 million as compared to OMR 45.76 million for the same period in 2022, an increase of 6.4 per cent.
4) Net Impairment for credit and other losses for the three months period ended 31 March 2023 was OMR 13.69 million as against OMR 12.0 million for the same period in 2022.
5) Net Loans and advances including Islamic financing receivables increased by 8.4 per cent to OMR 9,765 million as against OMR 9,009 million as at 31 March 2022.
6) Customer deposits including Islamic Customer deposits increased by 1.6 per cent to OMR 8,992 million as against OMR 8,853 million as at 31 March 2022.
Key highlights of preliminary unaudited results
| Particulars (OMR millions)For the period ended | 31 Mar2023 | 31 Mar2022 | Change (%) |
| Net interest income & Islamic financing income | 91.71 | 82.08 | 11.7% |
| Other operating income | 31.50 | 31.83 | -1.0% |
| Operating expenses | 48.70 | 45.76 | 6.4% |
| Operating profit | 74.51 | 68.15 | 9.3% |
| Net profit | 51.30 | 48.26 | 6.3% |
| Particulars (OMR millions) as at | 31 Mar2023 | 31 Mar2022 | Change (%) |
| Total Assets | 13,079 | 12,806 | 2.1% |
| Net loans and Islamic financing | 9,765 | 9,009 | 8.4% |
| Conventional loans and advances | 8,292 | 7,635 | 8.6% |
| Islamic financing receivables | 1,473 | 1,374 | 7.2% |
| Customer deposits and Islamic deposits | 8,992 | 8,853 | 1.6% |
| Conventional customer deposits | 7,780 | 7,657 | 1.6% |
| Islamic customer deposits | 1,212 | 1,196 | 1.3% |
| Total Equity* | 2,173 | 2,091 | 3.9% |
* Total equity includes Perpetual Tier I capital of OMR 505 million (2022: OMR 130 million).
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The full results for the three month period ended 31 March 2023 along with the complete set of unaudited financial statements will be released following the approval of the Board of Directors of the Bank at its meeting scheduled later during April 2023.
