Rated Financial Institution Banking

An Binh Commercial Joint Stock Bank

Ticker: ABB
A- Current rating
Stable Outlook
4 Rating status
0 SPOs published

About the Issuer

Established in 1993, ABBank is a small-sized privately-owned commercial bank focusing on retail and small and medium enterprises (SME) customers. Retail loans accounted for 56% of ABBank's gross loans as of June 2024; SME 16% and corporates 28%. The bank has leveraged the network of its key shareholders, including Hanoi General Export Corporation (Geleximco) and Electricity Vietnam (EVN, prior to divestment in 2016), to grow its customer base and core businesses.

Basic information
Sector level 1 Financial Institution
Sector level 2 Banking
Ticker ABB
Customer code COM000008

Rating Results

Issuer rating - Long-term
A-
Outlook: Stable
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Credit Opinion

Factors that could lead to an upgrade

(1) The bank successfully implements its de-risking strategy
(2) Establishes a track record of prudent credit underwriting, effective bad debt recovery
(3) Improved competitive position to gather low-cost deposits and grow its core business

Factors that could lead to a downgrade

(1) Its de-risking strategy fails to improve its customer mix and reduce its asset
risks, leading to further increases in new NPL formation rate; or
(2) Its credit exposure to higher-risk borrowers and
segments continues to increase, posing higher downside risks to its asset quality; or
(3) The bank's loss absorption capacity deteriorates, for example, the bank's TCE as percentage of RWA declines for successive quarters or its ROAA declines for successive quarters or its ROAA declines substantially and weakens its ability to retain capital; or
(4) The bank's vulnerability to liquidity risks increases through either higher reliance on short-term market funds ora prolonged weakening in its core deposits

Strengths

(1) stable liquidity from adequate liquid assets

Challenges

(1) higher-than-industry average non-performing loans and a significant increase in retail and SME loan delinquencies
(2) modest deposit franchise

Issuer analysis reports

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Rating Results

LATEST CORPORATE CREDIT RATING RESULTS  |  04/2026
A-
Outlook: Stable

Second Party Opinion

List of Second Party Opinions (SPO) published by VIS Rating for ABB.

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