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28 March 2024

Finance House AGM approves 25%

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Finance House (FH) shareholders approved cash dividend of 25 per cent for the year ended December 31, 2013, at its Annual General Meeting, subject to obtaining necessary regulatory approvals.

FH recorded a total comprehensive income of Dh117.6 million, a whopping 52.3 per cent increase over Dh77.2 million registered in the previous year. 
Total assets grew by 10.6 per cent to Dh4.12 billion as at December 31, 2013, compared to Dh3.72 billion as at December 31, 2012.

Customer deposits grew by a robust 20.8 per cent to Dh2.18 billion as at December 31, 2013 compared to Dh1.8 billion as at December 31, 2012. This is an all-time high and bears testimony to the continued confidence that the market places in Finance House.

FH recently secured Investment Grade Corporate Credit Ratings of “BBB-” Long-Term and “A3” Short-Term, both with a “Stable” Outlook from Capital Intelligence (CI), the international credit rating agency.

According to CI, “FH’s ratings are supported by a strong capital base, good capital ratios, good liquidity ratios and rising profitability. FH is one of the very few private sector entities in the GCC to have secured an investment grade rating from a reputed international credit rating agency.

In his address to the shareholders, Mohammed Abdulla Alqubaisi, Chairman of Finance House, said: “We are proud to maintain our profitable stance for the ninth successive year since inception. In less than a decade, we have experienced a complete boom-bust cycle and it is gratifying to note that our resilient business model has delivered profitable growth not only during periods of rapid economic growth but also during periods of relative economic stagnation or contraction.”

He said: “We enter 2014 with a strong capital base, robust & proven business model, clearly defined implementation strategies, diversified portfolio of assets, remarkably stable sources of funding and in pursuit of interesting opportunities thrown up by a rapidly evolving market. In the final analysis, our unwavering focus is on enhancing the strength of Finance House Group and in creating sustained long term value for our shareholders.”