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Bancolombia Colombia

RAROC profile and corporate credit pricing model derived from Pillar 3 disclosures.

Cost-to-income
49.8%
Operating efficiency
Effective tax rate
40.0%
Applied to RAROC numerator
Avg corporate PD
2.50%
Probability of default
Avg LGD unsecured
45.0%
Loss given default

How Bancolombia prices corporate credit

Bancolombia is a Colombia-based bank with approximately EUR 154bn of corporate credit exposure (EAD) under the Standardised approach to credit risk capital. The numbers below come directly from Bancolombia's most recent Pillar 3 CR6 regulatory filings and are used to model how this bank prices corporate credit facilities.

ParameterValueWhat it means
IRB approachStandardisedHow the bank computes risk-weighted assets
Cost-to-income ratio49.8%Operating cost share of net revenue
Effective tax rate40.0%Applied to RAROC numerator after EL and funding
Average corporate PD2.50%EAD-weighted probability of default
Avg LGD (unsecured)45.0%Loss share if borrower defaults, no collateral
Avg LGD (secured)25.0%Loss share with eligible collateral
Funding spread35bpBank's wholesale funding cost above risk-free
Corporate EADEUR 154bnTotal exposure at default to corporates

Sample RAROC calculation

On a representative BBB+ rated, 5-year term loan of EUR 25M at 150bp spread with a 20bp commitment fee, Bancolombia would generate an estimated RAROC of 4.44% against a typical 12% bank hurdle rate. To hit that hurdle on this exact deal, the bank would need a minimum spread of 356bp. This deal is significantly below target — the bank would either reprice it or decline.

ComponentValue
Annual revenue (spread + fees)EUR 385,000
Operating costEUR 154,000
Expected loss (PD × LGD × EAD)EUR 28,750
Capital required (FPE)EUR 2,451,320
RAROC (after tax)4.44%
Min spread to hit 12% RAROC356bp

How Bancolombia compares to peers

Out of 59 banks in the OpenRAROC dataset, Bancolombia ranks #59 by RAROC on this sample deal.

RankBankCountryRAROCMin spread
1Qatar National BankQatar9.00%203bp
2DBS GroupSingapore8.18%224bp
3JP MorganUnited States8.12%231bp
4ICBCChina8.06%233bp
5China Construction BankChina8.06%233bp
58Itau UnibancoBrazil5.79%294bp
59BancolombiaColombia4.44%356bp
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Data source

Grupo Cibest/Bancolombia FY2025 Q4 Results (Feb 2026); Q2 2025 6-K (Jun-25); 2Q25 Institutional Presentation; Colombia tax: 35% CIT + 5% banking surcharge

Standardised Approach (no IRB/CR6). Now Grupo Cibest holding. Gross loans COP 265tn (Jun-25), ~COP 256tn (Dec-25 excl Banistmo). Commercial/corporate ~58% of portfolio = ~COP 154tn. Cost of risk ~2.0% FY2025, 90-day PDL 3.5%. PD estimated from NPL/cost-of-risk. LGD estimated from provision coverage (~5.1% of gross loans). C/I 49.8% FY2025. ETR 40% (35% CIT + 5% banking surcharge thru 2027). ROE 15.8%. Reports in COP. Largest bank in Colombia.

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