GTBank rakes in N147bn profit after tax in 9 months
One of the leading commercial banks in Nigeria, Guaranty Trust Bank Plc (GTB) has raked in a Profit after tax (PAT) of N147bn in 9 months, an improvement from N142.2bn recorded in 2018.
The bank also declared a profit before tax (PBT) of N170.7bn for the period ended September 30, 2019.
The bank’s financial statement revealed that the PBT grew by 3.9% from the N164.2bn recorded in the same period in 2018.
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The Managing Director/Chief Executive Officer, GTB, Mr Segun Agbaje, said the bank’s third quarter result reflected the strength of its franchise and the quality of its business strategy to deliver sustainable long-term value for shareholders.
He said going into the final quarter of the year, the bank would continue to differentiate itself by maintaining a high standard in service delivery and leveraging its resources, expertise and network to enrich the lives of customers.
The bank’s interest income dropped by 5.6% to N224.2bn from N237.5bn in 2018, due to the 6.2% decline in interest income on loans and advances and 7.1% drop in interest income on fixed income securities.
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However, non-interest income grew by 2.1% to N101.8bn from N9.7bn, largely as a result of the 19.9% growth in fee and commission income, as well as growth in other income comprising recoveries, discounts, rebate commissions and mark to market gains on trading investments.
GTB grew its total assets to N3.52tn from N3.29tn in 2018 while net loans and advances increased from N1.26tn to N1.38tn.
Deposits from customers also increased by 5.1 per cent to N2.39tn from N2.27tn recorded in 2018.
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The bank also reported an improvement in non-performing loan ratio, from 7.3 per cent in 2018 to 5.6 per cent.
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