Vietnam's leading private lender Techcombank books record profit in 2024

By Kha Moc, Hai Yen
Tue, January 21, 2025 | 9:48 pm GMT+7

Techcombank, a major private lender in Vietnam, posted VND27.5 trillion ($1.09 billion) in pre-tax profit in 2024, up 20.3% year-on-year and an all-time high.

According to its 2024 earnings report, Techcombank (HoSE: TCB) earned VND35.5 trillion ($1.4 billion) in net interest income, up 28.2% from 2023. Revenue from services hit VND10.6 trillion ($419.47 million), up 4.4%.

At the counter of Techcombank's transaction office. Photo courtesy of the lender.

At the counter of Techcombank's transaction office. Photo courtesy of the lender.

Last year, TCB’s current account savings account (CASA) reached a new height of VND231 trillion ($9.14 billion), raising the total CASA at the bank to VND565.1 trillion ($22.36 billion) as of end-2024, up 24.3% from early 2024.

The bank’s net interest margin reached 4.2% on a 12-month average, rising by 20 percentage points year-on-year.

As of end-2024. Techcombank’s total assets stood at VND978.8 trillion ($38.73 billion), a 15.2% increase from the beginning of last year. Its credit surged 20.85% to VND640.7 trillion ($25.35 billion).

The lender’s capital adequacy ratio (CAR) under Basel II went up to 15.3% as of December 31, 2024, and the return on assets (ROA) ratio was 2.4%.

Techcombank attracted over 1.9 million clients in 2024, raising the tally to 15.4 million.

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