Saturday, February 3, 2018

Bank of the Philippine Island (BPI)

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1. Company Information
Company Name
Bank of the Philippine Island (BPI)
Sector
Financials
Incorporation Date
Jan 04, 1943
Subsector
Banks
Number of employees
16,692
Board of Directors
Chairman : Jaime Augusto Zobel de Ayala, Vice Chairman: Fernando Zobel de Ayala
Website / E-mail
http://www.bpiexpressonline.com.ph / expressonline@bpi.com.ph
2. Stock Information
Total Assets
1,799,820,000,000
Market Capitalization
383,282,767,837.15
Total Liabilities
1,617,940,000,000
Outstanding Shares
3,929,090,393
Retained Earnings
114,682,000,000
Listed Shares
3,927,425,488
Listing Date
Oct 12, 1971
Issued Shares
3,926,726,543
Board Lot
10
Free Float Level (%)
48.79%
Par Value
10.00
Foreign Ownership Limit
40%
3. Major Stock Holders
PCD NOMINEE CORPORATION (NON-FILIPINO)
PCD NOMINEE CORPORATION (FILIPINO)
AYALA CORPORATION
AC INTERNATIONAL FINANCE LIMITED
ROMAN CATHOLIC ARCHBISHOP OF MANILA
MICHIGAN HOLDINGS. INC
25.81%
10.10%
21.80%
20.10%
8.68%
8.32%
4. Company Descriptions and Business Development
Notes
1. Related companies: BPI, AC and GLO, ALI, MWC, POPI, CHI, IMI
Overview
Bank of the Philippine Islands (“BPI”) is the Philippines’ third largest universal bank in terms of total assets and equity capitalization.  It is recognized as one of the country’s top providers of cross-border remittances, life and non-life bancassurance services, as well as asset finance and leasing. BPI also has a significant capital markets presence, particularly in fixed income and equities underwriting, distribution and brokerage. It is a significant provider of foreign
exchange to both retail and corporate clients. The bank has the country’s third largest branch network.  Founded in 1851, BPI was the first bank formed in the Philippines and was the issuer of the country’s first currency notes in 1855. In 1996, it merged with City Trust Banking Corp., the retail banking arm of Citibank in the Philippines. In 2000, BPI acquired Far East Bank & Trust Company (FEBTC). In 2005, BPI acquired and merged with Prudential Bank. In March 2011, it purchased the trust and investment management business of ING Bank N.V. Manila.  It also has a full control over BPI Direct BanKo, the country’s first mobile based savings bank. In 2016, BPI has spun off its BPI Asset Management and Trust Group (BPI AMTG) to a newly-established Stand-Alone Trust Corporation (SATC) named BPI Asset Management and Trust Corp. (BPI AMTC).

BPI had 821 branches across the country, including 35 kiosk branches, as of end 2016. Additionally, there are 10 BPI Direct BanKo branches. It also has 2 overseas branch and 4 remittance centers and 14 business centers.

Business
Revenue contribution in 2016 (in million pesos)
Consumer banking
Corporate banking
Investment banking
29,225
9,724
6,374
64.48%
21.45%
14.06%

Interest Income (deposit taking, lending, security investments) business accounts for 64% of total revenue. Intermediation business (service charge, commission, etc) accounts for 36%.

Subsidiaries / Associates / Affiliates / Joint Ventures
BPI Family Savings Bank, Inc. (“BFSB”) serves as one of BPI’s primary vehicles for retail deposits and is the flagship platform for retail lending.
BPI Capital Corp. (“BPI Cap”) is an investment house. It owns BPI Securities Corp., a stock brokerage firm.
National reinsurance corp. BPI owns 13.69%.
BPI Philam life assurance corporation: BPI owns 47.67%
There are other subsidiaries for various business activities.

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