BANGKOK, Jan 12 (Reuters) - Tisco Financial Group Pcl
* 2014 net profit 4.25 billion baht ($129.22 million), barely changed from a year earlier, due to falling lending, especially from the auto hire purchase sector, it said in a statement.
* This compared with the 4.1 billion baht forecast by StarMine.
* Says 2014 lending down 8.3 pct on year due to the weak economy and lower auto sales; loans for hire purchase business down 9.6 pct from a year earlier.
* Says non-performing loans (NPLs) at 2.57 pct of total loans at the end of 2014, up from 1.73 pct from a year earlier. Source text for Eikon: Further company coverage: ($1 = 32.8900 Thai Baht) (Reporting by Khettiya Jittapong, editing by Louise Heavens)