Guaranty Trust Bank plc has released its audited financial results for the
period ended June 30, 2018 to the Nigerian and London Stock Exchanges.
A review of the results shows positive performance across all financial
indices, reaffirming the Bank’s position as one of the most profitable and
well managed financial institutions in Nigeria. Gross earnings for the
period grew by 5.9% to ₦226.6billion from ₦214.1billion reported in June
2017. Profit before tax stood at ₦109.6billion, representing a growth of
8.4% over ₦101.1billion recorded in the corresponding period of June
2017.The Bank’s Loan Book dipped by 10.8% from ₦1.449trillion recorded as
at December 2017 to ₦1.293trillion in June 2018, while customers’ deposit
grew by 10.0% to ₦2.269trillion from ₦2.062trillion in December 2017.
The Bank’s balance sheet remained strong with a 5.9% growth in Total
assets as the Bank closed the period ended June 2018 with Total Assets of
₦3.549trillion and Shareholders’ Funds of ₦497.1Billion. In terms of
Assets quality, NPL ratio improved to 5.8% in June 2018 from 7.7% in
December 2017. Overall, Asset quality improved with Cost of Risk of 0.1%
and adequate coverage of 167.5% for Lifetime Credit Impaired Loans i.e.
NPLs. Capital remains strong with CAR of 22.04% in spite of the
implementation of IFRS 9. On the backdrop of this result, Post- Tax Return
on Equity (ROAE) and Return on Assets (ROAA) closed at 34.1% and 5.5%
respectively.
Commenting on the financial results, the Managing Director/CEO of Guaranty
Trust Bank plc, Mr. Segun Agbaje, said; “In spite of declining yields and
the challenges in the operating environment, we have delivered a decent
half year result. The quality of this result is built on the strength of
our businesses as well as the success of our digital-first
customer-centric strategy in delivering financial services that are
simpler, cheaper and more valuable to our customers’ everyday lives.”
He further stated that “We will continue to focus on consolidating our
leading position in all the economies in which we operate by staying
committed to building a business that is both nimble and efficient whilst
strengthening relationships with our customers and creating business
platforms that provide them with additional benefits beyond banking.”
GTBank continues to be best in class in terms of all financial ratios
posted by Financial Institutions in the Industry as indicated by its
Post-Tax Return on equity (ROE) of 34.1%, Post-Tax Return on Assets (ROAA)
of 5.5%, Cost to Income ratio of 38.8%, NIM of 9.6% and PBT margin of
48.4%. These ratios are testament to competent and experienced Management
and work-force, efficient Balance sheet structure complemented with
Operational efficiency of the Bank. In recognition of the Bank’s bias for
world class corporate governance standards, excellent service delivery and
innovation, GTBank has been a recipient of numerous awards over the years.
These include Africa’s Best Bank for SMEs and Best Bank in Nigeria from
Euromoney Magazine, African Bank of the Year from African Banker Magazine,
Best Banking Group and Best Retail Bank from World Finance Magazine, Best
Bank in Africa for Corporate Governance from Ethical Boardroom Magazine.