For the year 2025, the Bank Of Africa (BOA) Benin, a member of the Moroccan banking group BMCE, will allocate to its shareholders on May 15, 2026, a net global dividend of 23.728 billion CFA francs (42.710 million dollars), according to one of the resolutions proposed by the Board of Directors at the Ordinary General Meeting of April 30, 2025.
With 40,561,048 shares making up the bank’s share capital, the net dividend per share amounts to 585 CFA francs per share of 1,000 CFA francs, after payment of the securities income tax (IRVM) at a rate of 5% on the gross unit dividend of 616 CFA francs. The level of net dividend represents 58.5% of the face value of the bank’s share. With a price of 7,985 CFA francs at the close of trading on the Regional Stock Exchange (BRVM) where it is listed, BOA Benin’s share has a yield of 7.32%.
The year 2025 ended with a net profit of 20.107 billion CFA francs (compared to 19.647 billion CFA francs in 2024), after depreciation of 2.410 billion CFA francs, provisions of 7.554 billion CFA francs, and payment of income tax of 1.318 billion CFA francs.
The Board of Directors of BOA Benin proposed to allocate the available profit increased by the optional reserve withdrawal of 4.878 billion CFA francs, totaling 24.985 billion CFA francs, to dividends.
As of December 31, 2025, the bank’s total balance sheet increased by 2.60%, rising from 940.187 billion CFA francs in 2024 to 964.662 billion CFA francs.
During the period under review, the bank held receivables from its customers of 391.724 billion CFA francs compared to 408.395 billion CFA francs in 2024, a decrease of 4.08%. As for the liabilities of this bank on the same customers, they amounted to 711.642 billion CFA francs compared to 734.344 billion CFA francs in 2024, a decrease of 3.09%.
However, the net banking income increased by 10.20%, rising from 46.526 billion CFA francs in 2024 to 51.273 billion CFA francs in 2025.
Operating expenses were better controlled during the year 2025, increasing by only 1.49% to 22.704 billion CFA francs compared to 22.369 billion CFA francs in 2024.
As for the gross operating result of BOA Benin, it increased by 20%, rising from 21.579 billion CFA francs in 2024 to 25.876 billion CFA francs in 2025.
On the other hand, the cost of risk significantly deteriorated, standing at -4.685 billion CFA francs compared to -124.264 million CFA francs in 2024.
As for the operating result, it generated a balance of 21.190 billion CFA francs compared to 21.455 billion CFA francs in 2024, a slight decrease of 1.23%. The result before tax followed the same downward trend, with a realization decreasing from 21.918 billion CFA francs in 2024 to 21.425 billion CFA francs during the period under review.
