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The format adopted in this publication gives the main data relating to banks' activities on one page, to enable their profitability, balance-sheet balances, financial ratios and main development trends for the relevant period to be reviewed at a glance. This is not intended to make a thorough reading of the financial statements unnecessary, as a banking corporation's activities may include very significant data or events, which are not reflected in this format. |
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All the data are included explicitly in the financial statements, or can be derived from them via simple calculations, as will be explained below. |
| Presentation of the data |
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In each chapter the data are further divided into two groups according to the basis of their published financial statements, i.e.: |
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- Data on a consolidated basis. |
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- Data on an individual bank basis (unconsolidated). |
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For a banking corporation which published data on a consolidated basis, no data on an individual bank basis (unconsolidated) are shown. |
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Reconciliation of financial statements In accordance with Accounting Regolations Nos. 12 and 17, the adjustment of financial statements ended on 1 January 2004. Hence data to 31 March 2004 are shown as amounts reported. |
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Amount reported: The amount adjusted to the transition date, plus nominal amounts added after the transition date, minus amounts deducted after the transition date (31 December 2003). |
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Comparative balance- sheet data are shown adjusted to the December 2003 CPI. |
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Regarding comperative data for the Profit and Loss Account: |
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a. The items in the Profit and Loss Account up to Ordinary Pre-Tax Profits are shown adjusted to the December 2002 CPI. |
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b. Items in the Profit and Loss Account from Ordinary Pre-Tax Profits up to Net Profit Are shown adjusted to the December 2003 CPI. |
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The terms used in this publication have the same meaning as in the Guidelines for Preparing Reports for the Public determined by the Supervisor of Banks. |
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The definitions included herein relate to the relevant concepts defined in the |
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Guidelines for Preparing Reports for the Public, as well as concepts related to |
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specific calculations performed for this publication. |
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The concepts are arranged in the order of their appearance under the chapter |
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headings in this publication: Summary balance sheet and profit and loss statement. |
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The bank's share in the whole system |
| Total Banking System |
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Banks whose data are shown on a consolidated basis are included in the whole system on a consolidated basis, and banks whose data are shown on an individual bank basis are included in the whole system on an individual bank basis |
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The banks' and mortage banks whole system is defined as the sum of all the commercial banks excluding: |
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Atzmauth Mortgage and Development Bank Ltd |
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Bank Massad Ltd |
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Bank "Yahav" Le-Ovdei Hamdina Ltd |
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Discount Mortgage Bank Ltd |
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Israel Continental Bank Ltd |
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Leumi Mortgage Bank Ltd |
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Mercantile Discount Bank Ltd |
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Otsar Hahayal Bank Ltd |
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Poalei Agudat Israel Bank Ltd |
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"Tefahot" Israel Mortgage Bank Ltd |
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The First International Mortgage Bank Ltd |
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The data of these banks are not included, because those of the parent bank in each case are shown on a consolidated basis, so that they are included indirectly in the summary. |
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Note: Data on these banks are also shown in this publication, as a result of the system adopted, if the balances ;separately of all the banks covered in the publication were included, balances exceeding that of the whole system would be obtained. |
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The item Total Banking System does not include financial institutions and the merchant bank, and their share in the banking system is not calculated. |
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Rate of income from (expenses on) assets (liabilities); The balances used to calculate the rate of income (expenses) are averages of opening monthly balances of assets (liabilities); on which the income was earned (financing expenses were incurred). In theunindexed local-currency segment the average balances are based on daily balances. |
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Excess of financial assets over financial liabilities; The excess (deficiency) of assets over liabilities on the balance-sheet date in each of the indexation segments, |
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excluding the effect of ALM derivatives and financial options. If liabilities exceed assets ina particular indexation segment, the difference is shown as a negative amount. |
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Problem debt Defined as "indebtedness under special supervision, an overdue debt, a rescheduled debt or one which it has been decided to reschedule but the rescheduling has not yet been implemented, a non-performing debt, or a debt which is considered doubtful, either in part or in total." Credit covered by recognized collateral for the purposes of the limitation on a borrower is not deducted from problem debts. The data for the mortgage banks include loans for which a special loan-loss provision was made according to the depth of the arrears. |
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Main financial ration in annual terms Gross weighted equity: equity at the beginning of the year, plus stock issues weighted according to the time in the year they were issued. |