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GTCO Plc Releases 2022 Half year Audited Results… Reports Profit Before Tax of ₦103.2billion
GTCO Plc Releases 2022 Half year Audited Results… Reports Profit Before Tax of ₦103.2billion
Guaranty Trust Holding Company Plc (“GTCO” or the “Group”) has released its Audited Consolidated and Separate Financial Statements for the period ended June 30, 2022, to the Nigerian Exchange Group (NGX) and London Stock Exchange (LSE).
The Group reported profit before tax of ₦103.2billion, representing an increase of 11.0% over ₦93.1billion recorded in the corresponding period ended June 2021. The Group’s loan book (net) increased by 1.8% from ₦1.80trillion recorded as at December 2021 to ₦1.83trillion in June 2022 while deposit liabilities increased by 6.4% from ₦4.13trillion in December 2021 to ₦4.39trillion in June 2022.
The Group’s balance sheet remained well structured and resilient with total assets and shareholders’ funds closing at ₦5.7trillion and ₦845.7billion, respectively. Full Impact Capital Adequacy Ratio (CAR) stayed very strong, closing at 22.0%, while asset quality was sustained as IFRS 9 Stage 3 Loans ratio and Cost of Risk (COR) closed at 6.2% and 0.2% in June 2022 from 6.0% and 0.5% in December 2021, respectively.
Commenting on the results, the Group Chief Executive Officer of Guaranty Trust Holding Company Plc (GTCO Plc), Mr. Segun Agbaje, said; “Our results show an increase in key revenue lines and a strong performance in other financial metrics which reinforce our growth prospects as a leading financial services company. Our priority at the start of the 2022 financial year was to bring the Group’s new businesses on-stream, starting strong with a focus on long-term viability. At present, we have successfully expanded our financial services ecosystem to include HabariPay Ltd, Guaranty Trust Fund Managers Ltd, and Guaranty Trust Pension Managers Ltd, and all of them are P&L positive.”
He further stated that, “These newly created businesses will operate alongside our flagship banking franchise to offer increased value to our growing customer base as well as other stakeholders. We will continue to build on our core strengths of service excellence, innovation, and flawless execution to deliver our corporate objectives for the year and further our vision of being Africa’s leading financial services institution.”
Overall, the Group continues to post one of the best metrics in the Nigerian Financial Services industry in terms of key financial ratios i.e., Pre-Tax Return on Equity (ROAE) of 23.9%, Pre-Tax Return on Assets (ROAA) of 3.7%, Full Impact Capital Adequacy Ratio (CAR) of 22.0% and Cost to Income ratio of 49.1%.
GTCO Plc is a fully-fledged financial services group with banking operations across West and East Africa and the United Kingdom as well as non-banking businesses in several key industry segments including Payment, Funds Management and Pension Fund Management. With ₦5.7trillion in assets and over 28 million customers, the Group remains one of the most profitable and best managed financial services companies out of Nigeria providing commercial banking services and non-banking financial services across eleven countries. Its leadership in the banking industry and efforts at empowering people and communities has earned it many prestigious awards over the years including Best Banking Group in Nigeria and Most Innovative Bank in Nigeria at the 2022 World Finance Banking Awards. It also retained its position as Africa’s Most Admired Financial Services Brand in the 2022 ranking of The Brand Africa 100: Africa’s Best Brands.
Wema Bank Commemorates Nigeria at 64
…To reward 64 customers with cash prizes in The Wema Bank 5 for 5 Promo Season 4 Independence Day Special
Wema Bank, Nigeria’s foremost innovative bank and pioneer of Africa’s first fully digital bank, ALAT, is set to officially launch the 4th season of its reward initiative, the Wema Bank 5 for 5 Promo, with an Independence Day special live draw targeted at rewarding 64 Nigerians with cash prizes in commemoration of Nigeria at 64 on Tuesday, October 1, 2024.
Tagged the biggest 5 for 5 Promo season yet, the Wema Bank 5 for 5 Promo Season 4 is set to disburse N135,000,000 to Wema Bank customers across Nigeria. The special Independence live draw which marks the season’s kick-off will hold virtually on the Bank’s YouTube and Instagram channel, and will reward 64 Wema Bank customers with N5,000 each as against the stipulated 10 winners in the daily draws.
To qualify for the Wema Bank 5 for 5 Promo Independence Day Special draw, customers are to perform a minimum of one transaction between now and October 1, 2024, using the ALAT app, *945# or the Wema/ALAT debit card. Airtime or data purchases, inter-bank transfers, bill payments, cash withdrawals and all other transactions made using ALAT, *945# or Wema/ALAT card, are valid transactions to qualify for the draw.
With N135,000,000 set to be disbursed in daily, weekly and monthly draws, including a special grand prize of N5,000,000, the Wema Bank 5 for 5 Promo Season 4 promises to be a game changer, and every Nigerian can participate by funding their Wema/ALAT accounts and transacting frequently using ALAT, *945# or Wema/ALAT card.
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