NDB Bank hosts Analyst Earnings Call on 1H 2025 financial results

From left: Vice President and Chief Risk Officer Alex Perera, Vice President Strategy Nadika Ranasinghe, DCEO K.V. Vinoj, Director/CEO Kelum Edirisinghe, Senior Vice President Personal Banking and Customer Experience Sanjaya Perera, Vice President Treasury Damitha Samaranayake and Vice President Finance Azzam A. Ahamat

National Development Bank PLC (NDB) hosted its Analyst Earnings Call recently to discuss the bank’s financial results for the six months ended June 30, 2025. 

This was subsequent to the release of the bank’s financial results to the Colombo Stock Exchange on August 14, 2025, where the bank recorded an institutional all-time high PAT exceeding Rs.4.2 billion.

The Earnings Call was hosted from the bank’s head office in Colombo 2 via a virtual mode with the participation of Director/Chief Executive Officer Kelum Edirisinghe, together with the members of the senior management team. 

The CEO presented a detailed account of salient aspects such as the key macroeconomic trends and the bank’s performance across income, profitability, balance sheet growth, solvency and investor returns.

Discussions further focused on core themes such as asset growth, CASA mobilisation, cost optimisation and strengthening of portfolio quality. The CEO also elaborated on NDB’s continued investments in digital transformation, SME empowerment, sustainable banking practices and support for key national priorities, including export sector growth.

The presentation was followed by a Q&A session where analysts were able to direct their questions to the CEO or any of the panellists present. The Q&A session provided the participants with valuable insights among other things, on the bank’s growth trajectory, interest rate environment and sectoral lending strategies.

The event was well attended by representatives of local and foreign investment firms, research analysts, stockbrokers and fund managers. It was organised by NDB’s Investor Relations Unit, reflecting the bank’s commitment to maintaining strong engagement with the investment community. NDB has consistently conducted quarterly and annual investor calls since 2014, demonstrating its focus on transparency and accountability.

Despite the challenges in the external environment, NDB continues to demonstrate resilience and agility, delivering sustainable value to all stakeholders.