Full Year 2020 DBS Group Holdings Ltd Media Briefing Transcript
Good morning, and a very warm welcome to DBS' Fourth Quarter and Full Year 2020 Financial Results Briefing.
This morning, we announced full year 2020 net profit of $4.72 billion, 26% lower than the previous year's record. We quadrupled allowances to $3.07 billion as we conservatively set aside allowances of $1.7 billion for potential risks arising from the pandemic. Our operating performance was strong with profit before allowances rising to a record high of $8.43 billion. To take us through the numbers, we have with us our CEO, Piyush Gupta; and our CFO, Chng Sok Hui. I'll now hand the time to Sok Hui. Sok Hui, please.
Thank you. Good morning, everyone, and Happy Lunar New Year in advance. So thank you for joining us for our full year 2020 results briefing.
Full year net profit was 26% lower at $4.72 billion as the bank navigated the COVID pandemic. Operating profit before allowances rose 2% to a
Access to All Earning Calls and Stock Analysis | |
30-Year Financial on one screen | |
All-in-one Stock Screener with unlimited filters | |
Customizable Stock Dashboard | |
Real Time Insider Trading Transactions | |
8,000+ Institutional investors’ 13F holdings | |
Powerful Excel Add-in and Google sheets Add-on | |
All data downloadable | |
Quick customer support | |
And much more... |