Guaranty Trust Bank Plc has become one of the first few Nigerian companies to release their unaudited financial results for the third quarter period ended September 31st, 2019. Information contained in the result shows that the company performed well across all major financial indicators.
Net Income: The financial statement shows that the GTBank generated N172.9 billion in net interest income over the past nine months of 2019. This is indicative of 1.3% increase compared to N170.6 billion which was generated in Q3 2018. The bank also generated a net fee and commission income of N46.5 billion for Q3 2019 as against N37.8 billion for the same period in 2018. This represents approximately a 23% increase
Profit Before Tax: The company’s profit before tax for the period under consideration increased by 4% to N170.6 billion, up from N164.2 billion in Q3 2018.
Profit After Tax: This also increased by 3.3% to N146.9 billion in Q3 2019, up from N142.2 billion in Q3 2018.
The company’s earnings per share for the period stood at N5.19, as against N5.03 in the third quarter of 2018.
The company’s share price ended trading on the Nigerian Stock Exchange at N27, marking an addition of N0.35 to yesterday’s share price of N26.65.
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