ProCredit in Q1 advances on its growth and transformation strategy with good financial result

  • Loan growth of EUR 174 million or 2.5%; good growth in all client segments and across South Eastern and Eastern Europe
  • Group result of EUR 25.2 million corresponds to RoE of 9.5%
  • Cost-income ratio at 70.8%; strategic investments in growth catalysts begin to level out
  • Management Board proposes to AGM a dividend of EUR 0.59 per share for FY 2024
  • ProCredit Holding promoted to German small cap index SDAX

The German impact banking group ProCredit, which is mainly active in South Eastern and Eastern Europe, has continued its ambitious growth path in Q1 2025 while maintaining good levels of profitability. The group’s loan portfolio grew by 2.5% in Q1, especially with micro and small enterprises as well as private clients. Cost increases mostly related to strategic investments in growth and scaling initiatives executed in the previous year and resulted in a temporarily higher cost-income ratio of 70.8%. The net result for the first quarter, EUR 25.2 million, corresponds to a return on equity of 9.5%. To the AGM on 4 June 2025 the Management Board proposes inter alia a dividend of EUR 0.59 per share, which corresponds to 1/3 of the consolidated result for 2024. Effective as of 9 May 2025, ProCredit Holding has been included in the selection index for German small caps SDAX.

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ProCredit Holding promoted to German small cap index SDAX

  • ProCredit share to be included in the selection index for German small caps (SDAX), effective as of 9 May 2025
  • Based on free-float market capitalisation, ProCredit Holding lists as one of the largest 160 publicly listed companies in Germany
  • ProCredit Holding achieves significant strategic milestone, with potential for further enhanced share attractiveness

ProCredit Holding AG (WKN: 622340, ISIN: DE0006223407), the parent company of the German impact banking group ProCredit, which is mainly active in South Eastern and Eastern Europe, will join the SDAX. This decision was announced yesterday by STOXX Ltd. ProCredit Holding ranks among the largest 160 publicly listed companies in Germany, based on free-float market capitalisation.

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ProCredit sets the course for a leadership transition early on

  • Eriola Bibolli is appointed the future Chairperson of the Management Board
  • She is to assume the role as of 1 March 2026 from Hubert Spechtenhauser, after the regular end of his contract
  • Hubert Spechtenhauser is to remain committed to the ProCredit group as a Supervisory Board member of the ProCredit banks after stepping down as Chairperson of the Management Board at the end of February 2026

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ProCredit group in 2024 with record business growth and good financial performance

  • Loan growth of EUR 784 million the strongest in the group’s history; deposits grow by a record EUR 1.0 billion
  • Group delivers on strategic priorities: loan growth primarily in lower-volume segments; strong growth of smaller banks; granular deposit growth from private clients
  • Group result of EUR 104.3 million corresponds to RoE of 10.2%
  • Strategic growth investments driving temporarily higher cost-income ratio of 68.1%
  • Outlook for RoE in 2025 of around 10%; medium-term guidance with RoE of around 13-14% confirmed amid good progress in the group’s scaling strategy
  • ProCredit Holding increases capital at ProCredit Bank Ukraine by EUR 20 million, with new investment insured under umbrella of German investment guarantee scheme, strengthening positioning for any upside scenario in the country
  • Management Board intends to propose dividend of EUR 0.59 per share (1/3 of consolidated result) for FY 2024

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“We recognise the immense potential of the female economy”

International Women’s Day on 8 March gives us the opportunity to reflect on the significance of women’s empowerment. We talked to Katarina Zdraljevic, our Co-Head of Group Sustainability, about the underrepresentation of females in the global economy, the needs of women-led businesses and the opportunities for the ProCredit group with regard to the empowerment of women. (more…)

ProCredit 9M result: strong loan portfolio growth in line with group ambitions for increased scale

  • Loan portfolio grows by a strong 9.0%, with smaller-volume segments of private, micro and small business clients as the main driver
  • Deposits grow by 7.8% and the number of clients by 7.4%, underlining good progress in the group’s growth trajectory
  • 9M profit of EUR 84.8 million corresponds to a return on equity of 11.3%
  • Good level of profitability as +9.8% increase in operating income and low cost of risk of 8 bps balance strong investments; increased cost-income ratio
  • Updated FY 2024 guidance on selected metrics: loan growth, cost-income ratio and return on equity
  • 1/3 of year-end result earmarked for dividend payout in 2025

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