Company summary
Lion Finance Group is a financial-services group centred on leading banking franchises in Georgia and Armenia. Its main businesses are Bank of Georgia and Ameriabank, providing retail, corporate and wealth-management services.
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BGEO
Lion Finance Group
Banks
- Index
- FTSE 100
- ISIN
- Not specified
- Book status
- 2026 edition — current
Key activities
Retail and corporate banking, mortgages, consumer lending, payments, deposits, SME finance, wealth management and digital banking through its Georgian and Armenian banking operations.
Key markets
Georgia is the core market, with Armenia providing a second major growth platform. Both economies offer relatively high banking growth but also expose the group to regional political and currency risks.
Key drivers
Economic growth in Georgia and Armenia, loan and deposit growth, net interest margins, digital customer growth, credit quality, currency movements, capital generation and shareholder returns through dividends and buybacks.
Key risks
Geopolitical and country risk, currency volatility, credit losses, regulatory intervention, rapid loan growth, funding conditions, concentration in two relatively small economies and changes in regional economic conditions.
Recent Developments
7 May 2026: first-quarter profit rose 14% to GEL 585m with return on average equity of 27.4%. The group also declared the GEL 2.85 quarterly dividend and extended its share-buyback programme by GEL 55m.
Dividend notes
Moved to quarterly distributions while retaining a 30-50% target payout through dividends and buybacks. The Q1 2026 dividend was GEL 2.85 per share, ex-dividend 25 June and paid in sterling on 10 July.
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