FBN Holdings Records N70bn Profit, to Pay N1.10 Dividend

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FBN Holding Plc Tuesday announced a dividend of N1.10 per share for the year ended December 31, 2013, showing an increase of 10 per cent  above the N1.00 paid the previous year.
 
The dividend, which amount to N35.895 billion would be paid out of profit after tax recorded by FBN Holdings for the year. The audited results made available yesterday showed that the financial institution ended 2013 with gross earnings of  N395.9 billion, up seven per cent from N370.2 billion posted in 2012.
 
Interest income rose by 10 per cent from N295.4 billion to N323.6 billion. While FBN Holdings tried to control operating expenses, which fell by four per cent from N193.5 billion to N185 billion, high impairment charge of N20.3 billion affected the bottom-line. Consequently, FBN Holding recorded profit after tax of N70.6 billion compared to N76.8 billion in 2012.
 
Further analysis of the results indicated that the company witnessed an increase of 22 per cent in customers’ deposit, rising from N2.395 trillion to N2.929 trillion.
 
Loans to customers grew by 15 per cent from N1.541 trillion to N1.769 trillion, while total assets also rose by 20 per cent from N3.228 trillion to N3.871 trillion.
 
Commenting on the results, the Chief Executive Officer of FBN Holdings, Bello Maccido,  said the  prevalent theme over the course of 2013 was one of moderate economic growth within the context of significant regulatory changes in our sector.
 
“Our financial performance was impacted largely due to revised banking charges, whilst the increase in the cash reserve ratio (CRR) impacted our overall performance as reflected through FirstBank, our flagship subsidiary.
 
"During 2013, whilst the Group delivered a year-on-year rise in gross earnings of 7.0 per cent to N395.9 billion, profit before tax dipped marginally by  three  to N91.3 billion,” he said.
 
According to him,  the  diversification and strong natural synergies, in turn, reduce risk and improve the quality of  the company’s  earnings.
 
“With the recent acquisition of ICB banks across four West African countries, the acquisition of Oasis Insurance and our on-going effort to strengthen the investment banking and asset management business through the acquisition of a merchant banking license, the Group is on track to deliver on its promises to its various stakeholders,” Maccido said.
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