Habib Bank Limited (HBL): Analyst briefing takeaways - By Insight Research

<p></p><ul><li><span style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:medium;">Habib Bank Limited has conducted its conference call today to discuss bank&rsquo;s financial performance and outlook. Key takeaways of the analyst call are as follows:</span></li></ul><ul><li><span style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:medium;">HBL&rsquo;s current accounts grew by PKR127bn, which is highest Q1 growth in last 5 years.</span></li></ul><ul><li><span style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:medium;">Bank&rsquo;s advance portfolio recorded a decline of ~20% QoQ, primarily due to high base effect stemming from ADR regulation. All advance portfolio recorded a decline except consumer.</span></li></ul>