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儘管房地產市場持續低迷,招商銀行第一季獲利仍小幅成長。

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-- 招商銀行(滬港通:600036,港交所:3968)公佈第一季利潤小幅增長,儘管該行仍在應對中國房地產市場長期低迷帶來的風險。 根據週三提交給香港聯交所的文件,歸屬於股東的淨利潤年增1.5%,從去年同期的373億元增至379億元人民幣,每股收益從1.48元人民幣增至1.49元。 營業淨收入年增3.9%,從去年同期的837億元增加至870億元。 業績表現平平,是因為該行仍在應對中國房地產行業的風險。截至第一季末,招商銀行表示,其房地產相關業務的信貸風險總額為3,480億元人民幣,年減1.7%。 根據彭博新聞報道,中國房地產市場已連續第五年低迷,包括北京和上海在內的主要城市的房價較高峰下跌超過三分之一。 招商銀行表示,為降低風險,將「加大對『白名單』專案的支持力度,以促進房地產市場的穩定運作和高品質發展」。 彭博產業研究估計,數百萬中國房主的抵押貸款目前處於「負資產」狀態,即藉款人所欠貸款超過其房產的當前價值。 招商銀行表示,其房屋抵押貸款的整體風險“可控”,抵押品充足。該投資組合的加權平均貸款價值比為40.7%,較上年同期上升0.07個百分點。 同時,該集團第一季的營運費用年增2.9%,達到274億元。 本季預期信貸損失較上年同期成長16%,達148億元人民幣。 截至本季末,招商銀行不良貸款餘額較去年同期增加16.5億元人民幣,達699億元。不良貸款率維持在0.94%不變。 招商銀行表示,截至第一季末,其零售客戶數量增加1.3%,達2.27億;管理資產總額較上年末增加4.5%,達17.9兆元。 該行近期以278億元人民幣贖回了2.75億股國內優先股,以結算這些股票的面額和應計股息。

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