SCBK HY’22 net earnings edged up 10.89% to KES 5.41Bn which was marginally above our expectations of KES 5.32Bn, while the EPS also grew 9.30% to KES 13.87. The impressive numbers, in the bottom line, were mainly powered by growth in operating income (+10.23% y/y to KES 15.56Bn) despite a concurrent growth in Total Operating Expenses (+9.18% y/y to KES 7.99Bn). Balance sheet expansion remained muted with the loan book (-1.35% y/y to KES 128.52Bn) declining compared to growth in customer deposits (+3.14% y/y to KES 286.91Bn).