Public Bank BhdMYX: PBBANK

2026 First Quarter Investor Presentation

· Issued by Public Bank Bhd
‌Investor Presentation

March 2026 Financial Results

https://www.publicbankgroup.com



‌↑0.4%

Net profit (RM'bil)

↓6.6%

  • 1Q2026 earnings contributed by loan and deposit growth as well as non-interest income

    Profit before tax (RM'bil)

    ↑0.1%

    ↓5.3%

    Q1 2025

    Q1 2026

    Q4 2025

    Q1 2026

    2.32

2.44

2.32

2.31

  • Loans and deposits increased by annualised rates of 5.7% and 5.3% respectively

  • Commendable net return on equity of 12.0%

  • Low credit cost at 0.05%

  • Stable gross impaired loans ratio of 0.5%

  • Solid capital and ample liquidity positions

1.75

1.75

1.88

1.75

Gross loans (RM'bil)

↑5.7%*

Domestic operations

↑6.3%*

Dec-25

Mar-26

Dec-25

Mar-26

445.8

427.7

421.0

452.1

Gross impaired loans ratio

0.51%

Dec-25: 0.51%

Net ROE

12.0%

Dec-25: 12.8%

Cost-to-income ratio

35.5%

Dec-25: 34.9%

NIM

2.11%

Dec-25: 2.15%

Of which:

Q1 2025 Q1 2026 Q4 2025 Q1 2026

Customer deposits (RM'bil)

↑5.3%*

Domestic operations

Gross loan to fund and equity ratio

84.2%

Dec-25: 84.1%

Credit cost ratio

0.05%

Dec-25: 0.02%

Loan loss coverage ratio

147.0%

Dec-25: 149.9%

Total capital

ratio

16.4%

Dec-25: 16.6% π

Of which:

↑5.1%*

453.1

447.1

419.0

424.4

Dec-25 Mar-26

Dec-25 Mar-26

* Annualised growth

π After deducting interim dividends declared subsequent to end of year

Q1 2026

Financial Highlights

Resilient

performance with efficient cost management and superior asset quality



‌Income Statement

(RM'mil)

Q1 2025

Q1 2026

y-o-y

Q4 2025

q-o-q

Net interest / financing income*

2,803.9

2,823.9

0.7%

2,858.0

-1.2%

Non-interest / non-financing income*

796.7

825.9

3.7%

860.2

-4.0%

Net income

3,600.6

3,649.8

1.4%

3,718.2

-1.8%

Other operating expenses

(1,259.5)

(1,295.1)

2.8%

(1,301.1)

-0.5%

Operating profit

2,341.1

2,354.7

0.6%

2,417.1

-2.6%

(Loan loss allowance) / writeback of loan loss allowance

(39.0)

(52.1)

33.5%

17.1

>100%

Other allowance

(4.3)

(3.9)

-9.0%

(4.5)

-11.8%

Share of profit after tax of equity accounted associated companies

14.8

16.6

11.9%

14.4

15.6%

Profit before tax

2,312.6

2,315.3

0.1%

2,444.1

-5.3%

Net profit attrib. to shareholders

1,745.3

1,751.8

0.4%

1,876.3

-6.6%

Earnings per share (sen)

9.04

9.07

0.3%

9.72

-6.7%

* Include Islamic banking business

Profitability

Sustained top-line

growth amid

operating headwinds





‌2.26 2.18 2.21 2.15 2.21 2.19 2.24 2.21 2.19 2.18 2.10 2.12 2.11

Net Interest and Finance Income (RM'mil) Net Interest Margin (%)

2,635

2,708

2,804

2,824

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q1

2023

2024

2025

Q1 2026

Year Average NIM

2.20%

2.21%

2.15%

2.11%

Net Interest Income & Margin

Net interest / financing income grew 0.7%, while NIM declined amid intense market composition



‌(RM'mil) Composition



Q1 2025

Q1 2026

y-o-y

Q4 2025

q-o-q

Net fee and commission

543.0

542.1

-0.2%

592.0

-8.4%

Of which: - Unit trust income 40%

310.9

331.5

6.6%

352.1

-5.8%

- Fee & commission income 21%

185.9

173.6

-6.6%

205.6

-15.6%



- Stockbroking income 4%

46.2

37.0

-19.9%

34.3

8.0%



Net gains and losses on

financial instruments 3%

34.0

22.5

-33.8%

29.0

-22.3%

Other operating income

126.4

147.6

16.7%

140.9

4.7%



Of which: - Foreign exchange income 12%

95.0

98.5

3.7%

111.8

-11.9%



- Others 6%

31.4

49.1

56.2%

29.1

68.2%



Income from general insurance business 10%

68.7

80.9

17.8%

72.6

11.4%

Non-interest income

772.1

793.1

2.7%

834.5

-5.0%

Islamic non-financing income 4%

24.6

32.8

33.9%

25.7

28.2%

Total non-interest / non-financing income 100%

796.7

825.9

3.7%

860.2

-4.0%

Total non-interest income / Total income*

22.1%

22.6%

23.1%

* These ratios include non-financing income from Islamic banking business

Non-

Interest Income

Non-interest /

financing income increase by 3.7% y-o-y



‌Profit before tax by Operating Segments

(RM'mil)

Composition

Q1 2025

Q1 2026

y-o-y

Q4 2025

q-o-q

Retail operations



45%

1,085.2

1,049.6

-3.3%

1,279.3

-18.0%

Hire purchase

9%



197.1

196.5

-0.3%

127.1

54.7%

Fund management

9%

208.0

216.5

4.1%

226.1

-4.3%

Corporate lending

8%



193.4

177.4

-8.3%

219.2

-19.1%

General Insurance

4%

91.8

92.9

1.2%

85.4

8.8%

Treasury operations

3%

44.3

71.3

61.1%

84.3

-15.5%

Investment banking

1%

18.0

16.0

-10.8%

15.3

5.0%

Others

17%

347.0

392.8

13.2%

302.0

30.0%

Overseas operations

4%

127.8

102.3

-19.9%

105.4

-2.9%

Profit before tax

100%

2,312.6

2,315.3

0.1%

2,444.1

-5.3%

Segmental

Profit

Broad-based

earnings supported the Group's profit



‌Retail Operations

(RM'mil)

Q1 2025

Q1 2026

y-o-y

Net interest income

1,551.0

1,509.9

-2.7%

Non-interest income

216.3

229.4

6.1%

Net income

1,767.3

1,739.3

-1.6%

Other operating expenses

(668.0)

(650.9)

-2.6%

Allowance for impairment on loans and other assets

(14.1)

(38.8)

>100%

Profit before tax

1,085.2

1,049.6

-3.3%

Loans & Deposit-taking (RM'bil) Gross Impaired Loans (RM'mil)

0.35% 0.30% 0.28%



327.2

326.5

320.2

298.0

293.8

276.1

964.4

892.2

848.1

2024 2025 Mar-26

Gross Loan Deposit

2024 2025 Mar-26

Gross Impaired Loans

Gross Impaired Loans Ratio

Retail

Operations

Profit impacted

by lower net interest income and

higher loan loss

allowances



‌Hire Purchase

(RM'mil)

Q1 2025

Q1 2026

y-o-y

Net interest income

299.2

303.4

1.4%

Non-interest income

(0.1)

0.1

>100%

Net income

299.1

303.5

1.5%

Other operating expenses

(79.5)

(93.0)

16.9%

Allowance for impairment on loans and other assets

(22.5)

(14.0)

-37.8%

Profit before tax

197.1

196.5

-0.3%

Corporate Lending

(RM'mil)

Q1 2025

Q1 2026

y-o-y

Net interest income

146.2

135.1

-7.6%

Non-interest income

6.7

7.0

4.4%

Net income

152.9

142.1

-7.0%

Other operating expenses

(6.1)

(6.6)

9.3%

Writeback of allowance for impairment on loans and other assets

46.6

41.9

-10.2%

Profit before tax

193.4

177.4

-8.3%

Gross Loans (RM'bil)

Gross Loans (RM'bil)

80.5

82.1

73.0

47.8

46.7

46.0

2024 2025 Mar-26

2024 2025 Mar-26

GIL ratio

Gross Impaired Loans (RM'mil)

199.7

190.5

162.5

0.22% 0.24% 0.24%



2024 2025 Mar-26

GIL ratio

Gross Impaired Loans (RM'mil)

0.84% 0.95% 0.96%



438.2

449.2

400.9

2024 2025 Mar-26

8

Hire

Purchase and Corporate Lending

Hire Purchase topline growth offset by higher other

operating expenses;

Corporate Lending

PBT impacted by lower net interest income and lower net writeback of loan loss

provisioning



‌79.7

* Excluding money market funds

Mar-26

2025

2024

Q1'26

Q1'25

Q1'24

NAV - Other Funds

NAV - Equity Funds

77.4

80.5

Retail Market

Share: 43.2%*

26.4

25.8

22.3

103.8

106.3

102.0

Net Asset Value of Funds Under Management (RM'bil)

Profit Before Tax (RM'mil)

Public Mutual Berhad

208.0

216.5

214.6



Annualised New Premium (ANP, RM'mil)

533.7

616.7

Q1

110.1

159.6

^

160.3

2024

2025

Q1'26



110.1

Wealth

Management

Public Mutual's

PBT recorded a growth of 4.1% y-o-y;

Bancassurance

business remained on positive growth

trajectory



Of which: Unit Trust Business

Of which: Bancassurance Business

‌(RM'mil) Composition

Q1 2025

Q1 2026

y-o-y

Q4 2025

q-o-q



Personnel costs 74%

932.4

952.2

2.1%

906.7

5.0%



Establishment costs 17%

208.8

223.3

7.0%

262.9

-15.1%



Marketing expenses 3%

29.6

39.8

34.5%

40.5

-1.6%



Administration and general expenses 6%

88.7

79.8

-10.0%

91.0

-12.2%

Total other operating expenses 100%

1,259.5

1,295.1

2.8%

1,301.1

-0.5%

Cost-to-income ratio

Total Other Operating Expenses (RM'mil)

Q1 2026

Q1 2025

Q1 2024

Q1 2023

Q1 2022

35.5%

35.0%

35.4%

33.1%

33.2%

Industry:

45.2%

1,043

1,094

1,198

1,259

1,295



Other

Operating Expenses

Prudent cost

management led to 35.5% cost-to-income ratio, more efficient than industry

average



‌Loans - Outstanding Balance and Market Share

17.7% 17.8% 17.8%

424.2

445.8

452.1

397.7

421.0

427.7

Group Loan (RM'bil) Domestic Loan (RM'bil)

Domestic Loan Market

Share

2024 2025 Mar-26

Others,

<1%

Overseas

Operations,

5%

Corporate Lending, 10%

Loans - By Segment

Mar-26

RM452.1 bil

Retail Operations,

Group Loan Growth

6.3%

5.1%

5.7%*

Domestic Loan Growth

6.7%

5.9%

6.3%*

Domestic Industry Average

5.5%

4.8%

6.4%*

Hire

Residential properties

Commercial properties

20.2% 20.1% 20.1%

32.0%

32.4% 32.5%

Of which, financing to Domestic SMEs

31.8%

Hire purchase

32.8%

33.1%

↑4.4%*

Industry:

4.5%*

↑9.5%*

Industry:

8.0%*

↑8.4%*

Industry:

4.7%*

95.9

82.1

2024

2025 Mar-26

2024

2025

Mar-26

Domestic Loan (RM'bil)

Market Share

86.9

93.7

170.4

182.3

180.3



73.0

80.5



Gross Loan in Domestic Operations

Purchase, 18%

66%

18.0% 18.8% 19.0%

Industry:

↑11.2%* 5.4%*

72.0 79.6 81.8

2024

2025

Mar-26

2024

2025

Mar-26

Loan

Growth

Loan expansion

in line with industry growth, with notable strength in SME financing and

hire purchase



0.5% Residential properties

Domestic Operations

Transport vehicles

0.5%

0.3% 0.3% 0.3%

Industry:

1.10%

0.2% 0.2% 0.2%

Industry:

0.61%

521

2019

2024

2025 Mar-26

2019

0.3%

0.7%

0.6% 0.6%

Industry:

1.47%

2024

SME

0.9%

2025

Mar-26

Commercial properties

0.4%

Industry:

3.57%

663

0.8%

665

0.8%

659

2019

2024

2025 Mar-26

2019

2024

2025 Mar-26

270

225

603

606

591

162

191

200

234

544

563

617



‌Group Gross Impaired Loans

1,605

2,225

0.5%

0.5%

0.5% 0.5%

Industry:

1.51%

0.4%

0.4%

Industry:

0.4%

1.40%

0.4%

2019 2024 2025 Mar-26

2,315

2,285



Pre-pandemic:

Of which:

Gross Impaired Loans (RM'mil) Group Gross Impaired Loans Ratio (%) Domestic Impaired Loans Ratio (%)

Loan loss coverage (include regulatory reserve)

Loan loss coverage

0.0001%

63.4

0.02%

0.05%

39.0 34.1

52.1

-1.3 -20.5 -41.1

10.8

-17.1

2024

2025

2026

Credit cost ratio Loan impairment

allowances

(RM'mil)

237.7% 248.7% 251.2







166.2% 149.9% 147.0%

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4

Ageing analysis of total domestic loans

% Ageing Profile of Past Due Loan / Financing

Pre-pandemic

At present

2018

2019

2025

Mar-26

1 mth to

<2 mths

2.6%

2.2%

1.3%

1.4%

2 mths to

<3 mths

1.0%

1.0%

0.2%

0.2%

>3 mths

0.4%

0.4%

0.4%

0.3%

Total >1 mth

4.0%

3.6%

1.8%

2.0%

Industry: 83.0%

Asset

Quality

Broadly stable

asset quality with a domestic IL ratio of 0.4%;

Loan loss coverage ratio at 147.0% reflecting prudent provision

buffer



‌Deposit - Outstanding Balance and Market Share

16.5% 16.4% 16.5%

403.5

419.0

424.4

433.3 447.1 453.1



Group Deposit (RM'bil)

Money Market Deposit and Others, 15%

Deposit - By Type

Mar-26 RM453.1 bil

Fixed Deposit, 57%

Domestic Deposit (RM'bil)

Domestic Deposit Market

Demand Deposit, 17%

Savings Deposit, 11%

Share

Total Deposit in Domestic Operations

Group Deposit Growth

4.9%

3.2%

5.3%*

Domestic Deposit Growth

4.8%

3.8%

5.1%*

Domestic Industry Average~

3.3%

4.5%

4.1%*

88.8

120.3

125.3

125.9

2019

2024

2025

Mar-26

2024 2025 Mar-26

Group CASA ratio

25.1%

27.8%

28.0% 27.8%

Pre-pandemic:

↓0.2%^

-0.7%^

15.6% 16.0%

↑5.9%*

12.2%

233.2

Industry:

10.5%*

Industry:

8.8%*

237.9

71.7

18.4% 18.4%

16.7%

Industry:

Money Market Deposit and Others

11.8%

Demand Deposit

18.2%

Fixed Deposit

11.5%

Mar-26

2024

45.0

2025 Mar-26

58.7

44.0

67.5

2024

2024

239.2

Mar-26

2025

2025

↑22.0%*

2025 Mar-26

64.9

Domestic Deposit Market Share

18.8% 18.7% 18.8%

44.4

68.5

71.8

2024

Savings Deposit

8.9%

↑2.2%* Industry:



Deposit

Growth

Continuous

deposit growth led mainly by core deposits and money

market deposits



Capital Adequacy

17.0%

Industry

Total capital: 17.6%

16.6%

16.4%

Industry

Tier I: 14.7%

14.2%

13.9%

349.6

368.7

13.7%

372.9

Industry

CET I: 14.1%

313.7

333.8



‌Liquidity Risk Indicators



Industry

LTF: 82.6%

Industry

LTFE: 71.9%



17.6%

17.6%

14.6%

14.7%

14.6%

14.7%

95.6% 95.3%











91.4% 92.9% 94.3%

14.2%

13.9%

13.7%





81.1% 82.0% 83.1% 84.1% 84.2%

2022 2023 2024 2025 Mar-26

Gross Loan to Fund Ratio

Gross Loan to Fund and Equity Ratio

2022 2023 2024 2025 Mar-26

* The Basel III capital ratio requirements are inclusive of:

  1. 2.5% capital conservation buffer

    Risk-weighted Assets (RM'bil)

    Basel III Requirement*

  2. Domestic Systemically Important Bank (DSIB) buffer of 0.5% imposed on PBB as announced by BNM,

Common Equity Tier I Capital ------

7.5%

which was effective on 31 Jan 2021

Tier I Capital Total Capital

---------------------------

---------------------------

9.0%

11.0%

Note: PBB did not opt for the BNM transitional arrangement on capital relief

Capital &

Liquidity Position

Healthy capital

and liquidity

positions



‌>21,000

Staff





2024

2025

Mar-26

Malaysian Operations

Public Bank - Domestic

- Overseas

260

3

260

3

260

3

Public Islamic Bank

4

4

4

Public Mutual

28

28

28

Public Investment Bank

1

1

1

Lonpac Insurance

22^

22^

22^

Hong Kong & China Operations

Public Finance

40

40

40

Public Bank (HK) - Hong Kong

- China

30

5

29

5

29

5

Winton (B.V.I) Group

3

3

3

Indo-China Operations

Cambodia Public Bank

32

32

32

Public Bank Vietnam

40

40

40

Public Bank Lao

4

4

4

472

471

471

>2,000

Self Service Terminals

MyPB Internet / Mobile Banking PB enterprise Internet / Mobile Banking

^ LPI Capital Berhad's physical distribution channel includes 21 Lonpac branches across Malaysia and 1 in Singapore

Business Delivery Channel





‌Strategic Direction



‌RM'mil

2019

2022

2023

2024

2025

Mar-26

Operating profit

7,283

9,203

8,678

9,183

9,566

2,355

Profitability

Profit before tax

7,134

8,831

8,539

8,932

9,543

2,315

Net profit

5,512

6,119

6,649

7,147

7,224

1,752

Earnings per share (sen)

28.39

31.53

34.26

36.84

37.41

9.07

Shareholder

Net assets per share (RM)

2.25

2.59

2.82

2.97

3.10

3.06

Value

Dividend per share (sen)

14.6

17.0

19.0

21.0

22.5

N/A

Dividend payout ratio (%)

51.4

53.9

55.5

57.0

60.5

N/A

Total assets

432,831

493,263

510,598

543,310

561,651

570,313

Gross loan

330,468

376,892

398,997

424,171

445,758

452,116

Domestic loan

307,164

352,065

372,697

397,656

421,024

427,700

Deposit from customers

353,340

394,719

412,897

433,264

447,114

453,075

Key Balance Sheet Data

Domestic deposit

Core customer deposit

Shareholders' equity

325,199

294,646

43,594

367,144

335,570

50,179

384,918

342,033

54,674

403,481

374,500

57,335

419,011

382,169

59,938

424,373

384,556

59,138

Common equity Tier I capitalπ

37,406

45,648

48,911

49,552

51,229

51,180

Tier I capitalπ

37,564

45,806

48,971

49,612

51,284

51,234

Total capitalπ

46,571

55,256

58,624

59,394

61,246

61,261

Risk-weighted assets

277,906

313,678

333,774

349,571

368,715

372,870

π After deducting dividends declared subsequent to end of year

Appendix



‌%

2019

2022

2023

2024

2025

Mar-26

Industryb

Net interest margin on yielding assets

2.15

2.39

2.20

2.21

2.15

2.11

N/A

Net return on equity+

13.6

12.8

13.0

13.2

12.8

12.0

N/A

Profitability

Pre-tax return on average assets

1.7

1.8

1.7

1.7

1.7

1.6

1.5

Ratios

Cost to income ratio

34.4

31.5

33.7

34.5

34.9

35.5

45.2

Non interest income/Total income*

22.7

18.5

19.6

21.0

23.1

22.6

37.7

Gross loan to fund ratio~

88.9

91.4

92.9

94.3

95.6

95.3

82.6α

Liquidity

Gross loan to fund and equity ratio~

79.2

81.1

82.0

83.1

84.1

84.2

71.9α#

Gross impaired loans ratio

0.49

0.42

0.59

0.52

0.51

Asset Quality

Loan loss coverage ratio

124.1

272.0

181.8

166.2

149.9

Credit cost ratio

0.05

0.10

0.04

0.00

0.02

Common equity Tier I capital ratioπ

13.5

14.6

14.7

14.2

13.9

13.7

14.1

Capital

Tier I capital ratioπ

13.5

14.6

14.7

14.2

13.9

13.7

14.7

Adequacy

Total capital ratioπ

16.8

17.6

17.6

17.0

16.6

16.4

17.6

Domestic market share

Commercial property financing

35.0

33.4

32.6

32.0

32.4

32.5

N/A

Residential property financing

19.9

20.6

20.4

20.2

20.1

20.1

N/A

Market Share

Passenger vehicle financing

29.4

30.2

30.5

31.8

32.8

33.1

N/A

Domestic loans

17.3

17.4

17.5

17.7

17.8

17.8

N/A

Domestic deposits

16.5

16.3

16.3

16.5

16.4

16.5

N/A

Retail private unit trustδ

51.1

45.1

46.3

44.8

43.6

43.2

N/A

0.51

1.40

147.0

83.0

0.05

0.17ˇ

+ Based on average equity adjusted with proposed dividend, if any

~ Gross loans exclude loans/financing sold to Cagamas. Funds include deposits from customers, structured deposits and debt securities issued and other borrowed funds

α Loans exclude loans extended to banking institutions

# Equity comprises ordinary and preferred shares and retained earnings

π After deducting dividends declared subsequent to end of year

b Based on latest available industry statistics

ˇ Average of the top 8 local banks as at Dec'25

* Include non-financing income from Islamic banking business

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