ISF 1101 Foundation of Islamic Finance

E X A MP LE S OF P R O F I T /D I V I D E ND /H I B A H C O M P U TAT I O N

Example 1

The following daily balances were observed.

Daily Daily
Date Balance Date Balance
1-May 15,000 17-May 7,000
2-May 15,000 18-May 2,000
3-May 12,000 19-May 2,000
4-May 12,000 20-May 2,000
5-May 12,000 21-May 12,000
6-May 10,000 22-May 12,000
7-May 15,000 23-May 13,500
8-May 15,000 24-May 18,500
9-May 14,500 25-May 18,500
10-May 12,500 26-May 18,500
11-May 12,500 27-May 18,500
12-May 10,000 28-May 12,500
13-May 3,000 29-May 10,500
14-May 3,000 30-May 12,000
15-May 7,500 31-May 12,000
16-May 7,500
Total 348,000

The profit/hibah rate is 4%.

To calculate the profit/hibah using the Accumulated Daily Average Method,

Total of End of Day Balancesfor theMonth

Monthly AverageDaily Balance(MADB)
No. of Days in theMonth
348,000
11,225.81
31
No. of daysin theMonth
Profit for theMonth MADB x Profit/Hib ah Ratex
365
31
11,225.81
x 0.04x 38.14
365

In the Daily Balance Method, profit is calculated on a daily basis, using the following
formula,

1
Daily Profit End of Day Balancex Profit/Hib ah Ratex
365

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Example 2

The following daily balances were observed.

Daily Daily
Date Balance Date Balance
1-Jun 10,000 16-Jun 5,000
2-Jun 10,000 17-Jun 5,000
3-Jun 8,000 18-Jun 7,500
4-Jun 4,000 19-Jun 7,500
5-Jun 6,000 20-Jun 6,000
6-Jun 6,000 21-Jun 5,000
7-Jun 4,000 22-Jun 7,000
8-Jun 2,500 23-Jun 7,000
9-Jun 2,500 24-Jun 7,000
10-Jun 2,000 25-Jun 9,000
11-Jun 4,000 26-Jun 9,000
12-Jun 4,000 27-Jun 9,000
13-Jun 7,000 28-Jun 9,000
14-Jun 1,000 29-Jun 7,000
15-Jun 1,000 30-Jun 3,000
Total 175,000

The following multi-tiered profit/hibah rates are applied:

Tier Range of balance Rate

1 Up to 1,000 2.05%
2 1,001 to 5,000 3.40%
3 5,001 and above 4.55%

To calculate the profit/hibah using the Accumulated Daily Average Method,

Total of End of Day Balancesfor theMonth

Monthly AverageDaily Balance(MADB)
No. of Daysin theMonth
175,000
5,833.33
30
No. of daysin theMonth
Profit for theMonth MADB x Profit/Hib ah Ratex
365

Tier Calculation Profit for the Tier

30
1 1,000x 2.05%
x 1.68
365
30
2 4,000x 3.40%
x 11.18
365
30
3 833.33
x 4.55%x 3.17
365
Total 16.03

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Example 3

20,000 was placed in a 6-month mudarabah investment account, from 22 Jan 2014
to 22 Jul 2014.

The bank determined (quoted) the following profit rates for the following monthly
intervals.

Monthly interval Rate

16 Jan 15 Feb 2014 3.50%
16 Feb 15 Mar 2014 3.35%
16 Mar 15 Apr 2014 3.30%
16 Apr 15 May 2014 3.20%
16 May 15 Jun 2014 3.37%
16 Jun 15 Jul 2014 3.25%
16 Jul 15 Aug 2014 3.45%

Profit to be distributed can be calculated using the following method.

No. of
Monthly interval Rate Calculation Profit
days
25
22 Jan 15 Feb 25 3.50% x 3.50%x RM20,000 RM47.95
365
28
16 Feb 15 Mar 28 3.35% x 3.35%x RM20,000 RM51.40
365
31
16 Mar 15 Apr 31 3.30% x 3.30%x RM20,000 RM56.05
365
30
16 Apr 15 May 30 3.20% x 3.20%x RM20,000 RM52.60
365
31
16 May 15 Jun 31 3.37% x 3.37%x RM20,000 RM57.24
365
30
16 Jun 15 Jul 30 3.25% x 3.25%x RM20,000 RM53.42
365
7
16 Jul 22 Jul 7 3.45% x 3.45%x RM20,000 RM13.23
365
RM331.8
Total
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In the event of early/pre-mature withdrawal, profit distributed will be calculated

based on balance held until the time of withdrawal, subject to certain restrictions
and conditions.

For instance, using the same example above, assume that the entire deposit was
withdrawn on 28 May 2014.

No. of
Monthly interval Rate Calculation Profit
days
25
22 Jan 15 Feb 25 3.50% x 3.50%x RM20,000 RM47.95
365
28
16 Feb 15 Mar 28 3.35% x 3.35%x RM20,000 RM51.40
365
31
16 Mar 15 Apr 31 3.30% x 3.30%x RM20,000 RM56.05
365
30
16 Apr 15 May 30 3.20% x 3.20%x RM20,000 RM52.60
365
12
16 May 27 May 12 3.37% x 3.37%x RM20,000 RM22.16
365
RM230.1
Total
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Example Computation of Profit/Hibah Rate

Assigne Income
Funds Weighted Deposit Depositor Profit
Product d Distributio
Pooled Balance or Ratio Profit Rate
Type Weight n
(A) (C) (E) (F) (G)
(B) (D)
5,000,00 3.00
Savings 0.95 4,750,000 25,000 50% 12,500
0 %

1-month 2,600,00 3.90

0.95 2,470,000 13,000 65% 8,450
Mudarabah 0 %

3-month 3,000,00 4.20

0.95 2,850,000 15,000 70% 10,500
Mudarabah 0 %

6-month 1,800,00 4.50

0.95 1,710,000 9,000 75% 6,750
Mudarabah 0 %

9-month 4.80
350,000 0.95 332,500 1,750 80% 1,400
Mudarabah %

12-month 5.10
250,000 0.95 237,500 1,250 85% 1,063
Mudarabah %
12,350,00
13,000,0
Total 0 65,000 40,663
00
(H)

Assume:

Total income earned (y) for a period of one month (x = 1) is RM65,000.

Computational Notes:

Funds Pooled (A) = Total balance of all accounts for the given product type

Assigned Weight (B) = Based on guidelines/stipulations by regulatory authority

Weighted Balance (C) = Funds Pooled (A) x Assigned Weight (B)

WeightedBalance(C)
x Total IncomeEarned(y)
Income Distribution (D) = Total WeightedBalance(H)

Depositor Ratio (E) = Profit Sharing Ratio, as agreed with the depositor (in the case
of mudarabah) or discretionary on the part of the bank (in the case of hibah)

Depositor Profit (F) = Income Distribution (D) x Depositor Ratio (E)

DepositorProfit (F) Total no. of monthsin a year

x x 100%
Profit Rate (G) = Funds Pooled(A) No. of monthsincomeearnedover(x)

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