Ahead of the market. The PKO Bank Polski Group presents its results for 2024.
· For the PKO Bank Polski Group, 2024 was a period of very dynamic growth and development, publication of the new strategy for 2025-2027 ‘Number 1 and Full Stop’, and, above all, following the needs of its clients. · The Group systematically increased its scale of operations and market share in the retail and corporate areas. Its assets increased to 525 billion PLN and the number of bank clients increased to 12.1 million. Financing granted to clients increased by 9.6 percent to 294 billion PLN, and savings obtained increased by 11.4 percent, reaching 604 billion PLN. · The bank recorded a significant acceleration in the area of corporate loans in the fourth quarter and continued double-digit growth in retail loans. The market share in the area of consumer loans increased to 19.41 percent and in the area of mortgage loans to almost 26 percent. · The bank achieved a 19.6 percent increase in income from core activities and demonstrated high cost efficiency. The cost-to-income ratio (C/I) reached an all-time high of 29.5 percent. The Group's net profit exceeded PLN 9.3 billion and profitability measured by return on equity (ROE) reached 19.2 percent. In 2024, PKO Bank Polski advanced to the TOP 3 most recommended Polish banks in the NPS ranking. The bank's services are recommended by both individual clients and clients from the enterprise and corporate segment. · The company's market capitalisation amounted to PLN 74.7 billion at the end of 2024, which means an annual increase of about 19 percent.